pay it forward. {divine fire.}

wow what a weird eventful day.
lets start with the morning.
so after i woke up and got ready i trudged out to my car.
lo and behold it was buried in a large blanket of fresh snow.
after taking a while to unscrape each window carefully.
i got in and threw her into reverse.
thats when things went bad. i was stuck in my stall.
class was to start in 4 min and i knew i wouldn't make it in time.
well me being the brave soul that i am i got out of my car.
i then noticed the huge line of cars to get out of the parking lot.
choosing the one closest to me i asked if i could hitch a ride.
{trust me when i say i would have never done this but a girl last week did it to me.}
she said yes and i made a new friend.

after class i realized i needed to book it home because i had to take my roommate to work.

trying to walk as fast as i could with out slipping and dying is harder then it looks when the ground is ice.

all the sudden a car stopped behind me and asked me if i needed a ride.

i was so relieved she was seriously a angel sent from heaven.

well now came the part where digging my car out had to happen.

my roommate had dug out my tires as much as she could while i was in class.

she then pushed as i drove in reverse. 

nothing.

luckily we had kitty litter. ha.

we put some behind the tires and tried again.

boom. we were out!

she made it to work only like 4 min late.

i decided its my turn to pay it forward.

when i drive home or to school i am going to keep my eyes peeled for the unfortunate person walking in the bitter cold. then pick them up and take them home.

next eventful thing.
today is my half birthday. {yep the big 20 1/2!!}
its kinda a big deal in my family.
we don't get presents but we do make brownies.
well i am the one who usually remembers everyones half birthday so the chances of my family remembering were slim. {don't worry i still love them :)}
as 5:45 came around i decided to call my brother.

this is our conversation

brooke: hi guys! is josh there?

josh: hello?

brooke: hi josh! so did you make brownies today?

josh: umm no why?... IT'S YOUR HALF BIRTHDAY!!

brooke: why yes, yes it is!

josh: no but i will make some. 

brooke: ok send me a pic when they are done!

josh: ok bye!

brooke: bye josh love you!

about 30 min later i get a text from mom.

"HAPPY HALF BIRTHDAY BROOKE!"

hahaha. i asked if josh had told her.

she then sent me this pic.

what a stud.

last eventful thing of the day.

we also had our ward christmas party tonight.

we had baked potatoes and salad.

along with some ice cream.

delish!

it was fun.

we sang songs and ate food.

we also made new friends.

i like new friends :)

blog highlight #5

today i am highlighting my friend tamela from a college life for me.

i met tamela this year from competing in the miss pg pageant.

she is so talented and so cute.

she has the greatest personality and style.

her blog is about her college adventure.

it also includes delicious recipes.

and it includes her outfits. honestly they are amazing.

check out her blog and trust me you won't be disappointed.

happy. {leona lewis.}

i might be on a spiritual high.

and i really don't want it to leave.

testimony meeting was awesome.

sunday school was well sunday school.

relief society was heart felt.

and the christmas devotional was uplifting.

i love being LDS and i wouldn't change it for the world.

i love knowing who i am and what Gods plan is for me.

it is truly the reason for my happy life.

so i forgot to feature a blog yesterday so we will do two today!

blog highlight #3

what is life without family?

although my older sister and i live 5 hours away from each other, blogging is a way i can still stay in touch with her life.  I love reading her crazy stories she has with her husband and their "baby" rex. {yes he is a dog.} and it makes me so happy to know that she is happily married to her best friend. she is such a good example to me and i look up to her so much.  she is the one who first introduced me to blogging and she knew i would be obsessed. obviously she was right! if you want to read about her lovely life she lives follow her here!

blog highlight #4

lets continue on the family theme.

i love the holidays because it means not only family time but extended family time! 

sadly this year we haven't done much with my mom side of the family... yet.

but because my aunt blogs i get to stay caught up on her life and her families life.

i love reading my aunt shauna's blog from sum of 7.

she is witty and takes the cutest pictures of her kids.

recently they had a HUGE wind storm that knocked down SOOOO many trees.

check out her blog to see the pictures.

seriously it blew my mind.

HUGE trees that have been standing for YEARs on the ground.

here is to families.

my list. {the killers.}

winter bucket list. {might be subject to change :)}

Make reindeer food

Visit Santa

Decorate sugar cookies

Go hot tubing

See Christmas lights

Watch holiday movies

Make gingerbread house

Volunteer somewhere

Give secret Santa gifts

Build a snowman

Ornaments

Make fancy hot cocoa

Decorate Apartment

Take winter pictures.

ramble on. {led zeppelin.}

random note #1
IT'S FRIDAY!! {woot woot}
not only is it any friday.
today is a special friday.

it is the last friday in SUU fall semester.

it was the last test before finals.

it is christie {my roommate.} half birthday.

which obviously means a party needs to happen.

random note #2

so i am the secretary in my relief society here in school.

last night we had a leadership training meeting.

so much information was given, along with a lot of amazing things to live by.

here is a dose of quotes for the day:

"be PATIENT with yourself, perfection is NOT necessary nor required in this life, but in the next.  what is required and expected of us is IMPROVEMENT AND GROWTH in this life."

"life NEVER gets easier. it just gets DIFFERENT."

"we should DEMAND improvement in this life. and when we do our best, HE is always there to make up the DIFFERENCE."

"we have the OPPORTUNITY to change families for ETERNITY, we must invite every girl {person} in our power to come unto him. that is our RESPONSIBILITY.

random note #3
sometimes i try new things with my hair.
sometimes they are a disaster.
sometimes they work out.
this was a no heat hair curling idea.
after a little help it was a success.

poor quality {again.} but you still get the idea :)

blog highlight #2

ok the girl who ate everything is the very first food blog i ever started following.

actually it is in my top 3 favorite food blogs that i follow.

every thing i have ever made from her blog has been a success!

she is currently pregnant right now so her posts aren't as often as they usually are.

but who can blame her? 

she is pregnant and some foods are just repulsive when you are pregnant {or so they say.}

she always has fun stories to go along with her posts.

and she has step by step photos that make everything look so appealing.

don't know where to start? 

here are my 3 most favorite recipes from her blog.

monkey squares.

cake batter truffles.

oreo truffles.

let it snow. {michael buble.}

here we go.
25 days of blogging day 1.

between thigh high boots.

pea coats.

sparkly sweaters.

bow headbands.

jeggings.

and hot chocolate.

i survived cedar city's idea of december 1.

poor quality. but you still get the idea.

blog highlight #1

each day i want to introduce you to one of my favorite blogs. 

well it only seems fitting that we start with ashley palmers blog. {365 days with ashley.} 

we met as sophomores in high school through a mutual friend 

but it wasn't until our junior year and woman's choir that we truly became friends.  

she would tell me all her crazy happenings and keep me entertained {and on key} for the entire class. 

she is so fun to be around and holy cow can she tell a story.

 she gets you rolling for days. 

although i don't see much of her anymore {due to going to different colleges.}

 i love to stalk her blog and still get a crack out of all her posts. 

she loves life and honestly i am so blessed to know her. 

read her blog if you want a good wholesome laugh.