Idioms

So, here are some idioms, and here is what I think about them. Do I agree? or do I disagree? (I was kind of bored at work, so that's how this came about.)
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.=True, it's best not to rely on one thing. Have options.
When life deals you lemons, make lemonade.=True, make the best of what you've got.
The grass is always greener on the other side.=Traulse. It depends, usually true-but some people don't know how good they've got it and when they look at someone else they think the other person has it better.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.=True. Don't count on something because you don't know what you're gonna get.
All's fair in love and war.=FALSE! There are things you just don't do! End of story.
Ignorance is bliss.=True. If you don't know something, it can't hurt you.
Easy come, easy go.=True. Anything that comes easy to you can likely be taken away just as easy.
Don't bit the hand that feeds you. =True. You don't hurt someone that helps you.
Actions speak louder than words.=So true. A similar one is: What you're doing is so loud, I can't hear what you say.
Drastic times call for drastic measures.=Traulse. It really depends on the situation.
Every cloud has a silver lining.=True. There's pretty much always an upside to every situation. One that goes along with this could be: Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.
It takes two to tango.=True.
Let bygones be bygones.=True. Just forget about disagreements or arguments and move on.
Variety is the spice of life.=True. The more experiences you have, the more exciting your life can be.
You can't judge a book by its cover.=True! Get to know someone/something "read the book" if you will, before you pass judgment. You may miss out on something great.

NeWs

Well, Christmas is over. All in all it was a great Christmas this year- despite that my brother and his wife weren't around to celebrate with the whole family. I think that's why it didn't feel like Christmas until we were all in Ogden doing the tradition thing-but they still weren't there. There was a hole, at least for me anyways.
On the gift front-I received and unexpected package from my Joseph in Switzerland. I got a massage table, some clothes, DVD's and some jewelery.
My sister and Jarmo are leaving tomorrow to go back to Houston.
My uncle, Tony, announced that he's getting baptized! It's way exciting and we're all congregating down in Lake Havisu City, Arizona on January 10 and my cousin Michael is going to baptize him.
My Heidi was in a car crash on Saturday, she and her mom actually. They're alright- it could have been a lot worse than it was. Heidi's mom has a wicked sprained and bruised ankle-not broken. Heidi has a concussion. She was actually speaking a lot better than I expected cause when I had my concussion I was not speaking near as good as Heidi. They both have bruises, and burns from the chemicals with the air bags. I was with Heids for a couple hours Saturday night and by the time I left, she was looking a lot better than when I got there.
And, I have officially danced a hole in the bottom of my hardshoes...now I need duct tape.

Happy Christmas!

It's Christmas Eve and I'm still confused on how it got here so fast. It's still not feeling a lot like Christmas for me, but tonight I'm sure will change that. I'm going to my aunts in Ogden for our Christmas Eve traditions which will be awesome.
My sister Nicole and her husband Jarmo (Jason) flew in from Houston late last night. It's been a while since we've all seen each other so that's cool.
Nothing too much to say though, just happy wishes to all.

Someone Said...

So, I stole this idea from Lindsay's blog. It's a list of my favorite quotes-in no particular order. Some of them don't have an author, but they're still good nonetheless.

• "Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despite to forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that in a years time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings. To great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings." -Andre Maurois, Writer
• "Those who bring light and sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves."-J.M. Barrie, writer
• I am a dancer. I believe that we learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living.... In each it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which comes shape of achievement, a sense of one's being, a satisfaction of spirit. One becomes in some area an athlete of God. ~Martha Graham, c.1953
• "Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are." -St. Augustine
• "I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing." -Agatha Christie, writer
• "The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next."-Mignon McLaughlin
• "There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them."-Vicki Baum
• "Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there."-Josh Billings
• "Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."
• "All you really need is that one person to trust. That one person you know will always tell you, "Everything will be alright..." and somehow, for some reason, you always believe them."
• "Her favorite song will tell you more about her than her mouth ever will."
• "A dancer dances until it hurts, a real dancer dances through the pain."
• "Behind my smile is everything you'll never understand."
• "Next time you're mad, try dancing out your anger."-Sweetpea Tyler

Well, there you go. Just some of my many favorites, who knows-there may be a part 2 of this in the future.

Hair, Finals and Boxes.

So, I dyed my hair. I love it. Tim says I dye my hair more than he waxes his eyebrows...I hope that's true...haha. I loved having the way blond highlights in my hair-surprisingly-so we tried to do the whole thing that color; it didn't look right. My hair color almost looked confused and dull (to me anyways). So on Saturday-we did this! The box said "chesnut". As you can see, it's a dark red. I am definitely a fan of it.
It's December! Yay!..... It's finals weeks! Yuck! I am half way through them though, so far I'm doing pretty well I think. Anatomy on Monday is going to be a royal pain. Keep your fingers crossed for me! After this next week, I will officially be half way done!!!
My parents surprised me with a real Christmas tree! It's so pretty! I was very delighted when I saw it. This is my second real Christmas tree (my first, given to me by Joseph). It's beautiful.
I sent off boxes to my missionaries. (well, 4 of them.) Yes, maybe I didn't need to. Yes, I put a lot of money into the contents of said boxes. Yes, I put a lot of money into sending said boxes. But honestly- I don't care. They're out there, away from home. Who knows what they're getting this holiday season. I don't want them to feel sad, neglected or anything like that. My brother said that Christmas on missions suck, and if that's the case for these boys-I hope my box will bring them some cheer and comfort to know that I love them and I am keeping them in mind this Christmas. (They're pretty amazing boxes, I'm not gonna lie. I'd love me if I sent me a box like that...haha. I almost feel like Santa Claus to these boys. I love them.) So I think about what these boxes will do for them, and nothing else matters. It makes it all worth it.