Rekindle the Spark

Being the artistic person that I am...I'm sure many of you will not be surprised of my facination for painting and photography. While my mother was in the process she found two of my high school art water colors that I absolutley loved. Takes me back 9 years. But still fun to see. I always loved lanscapes. My mom threw away a lot of stuff in California in the process of moving to Utah, but somehow these two painting never made it to the trash. My mom said when she found them, after discarding my art works, she knew she would have to keep. They must have not made it to the trash for a reason. And honestly, I was quite surprised to see any of my high school art work still around. Lately, I've realized how much I love sunsets. So one day on my day off I drove around Orem, and Pleasant Grove taking pictures. My mom calls and asks me where I am and what I'm doing. "Ummm I'm just driving around to no where, taking pictures." LOL But truly, a picture really ...

Easter with the kids was awesome this year. I helped Chrysa and Orion find the phenominal silver and gold eggs. This was a cute little easter egg hunt at Ligia's place. Unfortunately Alex was gone doing sales during this time. But we had a blast anyways. Here's Grandpa-Pito-Pepe (my Dad) with the kids. This is shortly after having his stroke, while my Mom was in California in the process of moving to Utah. He was still having difficulty understanding what we were saying. So when I told him we were going Easter egg hunting, he thought I meant we were going out to eat eggs. Which in his mind was a treat, because since his stroke he was eating a very strict vegan diet at the time. I'm pretty sure he was confused why I was so desperate for eggs that morning. He later realized it was Easter weekend. :) Here I am with the my niece and nephew. After running around and scrambling to get all the cool easter eggs. I loved easter egg hunting so much. I can't wait for...

Time to catch up on my posts! :) The first thing I'll update my blog on is...my poetry. One thing I've come to realize...is that my poems are never deep truths of my heart. They're more like ambiguous turths of my realizations. I wish my poetry wasn't so rhymey, but I guess that's just me. I would like to work on writing deeper works that evoke thought and encapture my spirit. I will need to step out of my comfort zone. But for now, I can still enjoy my child like rhymes. Poetry is fun! I recommend it to everyone to try. Write about anything...anything that matters to you. This poem is more of my realization of the effect we can have on others with the gospel. By getting to know me, people often get to know who and what I believe in. Even at times I forget or feel that God is not really there. At least, the adversary would have me believe that. What a blessing it is when I can see the spirit of God in others, and it helps me when I am down, the same way I...

Yeah! That's right I'm back. I can't believe my last post was during Christmas??? Really. How did I let the time slip right by me. So much to say...but no time to say it all in. I've done some remodeling on my blog. Changed some stuff around that needed revamping. :) Well, life right now isn't so perfect. No boy in the picture, nope. The more time that goes by, I realize Justin (my first boyfriend) was more of a infatuation, something that I thought I wanted but not really. Do I want to get married? Yes! But to the right guy, at the right time. So maybe I should get to working on that. But you know what. Life is good. There are always going to be bills piling up, things to do, people to see. And I've come down to the realization that you just can't always have perfect order in everything. You work hard, try your best, invite the spirit of the Lord to be with you, and that is that. There really is no need to get depressed. Really the only ti...

Yes, I'm am jumping on the band wagon that my dear sweet friend Tiffany has started, by sharing my top 10 favorite holiday Christmas songs! I put careful thought into my songs, and I realize, unlike my sister, they're not all warm and fuzzy. And you actually may have never heard of some of my songs. Some of these songs take me all the way back to my middle school years in choir, or my high school years with perhaps one of my favorite teachers of all time, the ridiculously crazy Mr. Carter. Looking over my songs, I kind of laugh because a lot of my songs are more childish and fun. But I guess that's just the "kid at heart" in me. And here they are in no particular order: 1.Here Comes Santa Clause- How can you not love this childhood jingle?!?!? This song just says Christmas Spirit all over it. With the reindeer and the bells in the background. It gets me excited, and spirited like a little child all over again. 2.Carol of the Bells- This song is by far the...

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. 1. I don't really like chocolate. 2. I had the meanest jaw surgery ever, where I had to have my mouth wired shut for a week (losing 25 lbs. in a week is not healthy and doesn't feel good at all). 3. I've never been outside of the United States. 4. Hawaii is my dream vacation, and have never been there. 5. I'm more comfortable in my dance clothes and sweats, than wearing anything else. 6. I find joy in beautifying myself, and doing my make up and hair, it gives me a sense of peace. 7. I'm OCD about random things like labels facing outward, and keeping things on counters in some sort of geometrical organization. 8. I just rediscovered how much I love apple butter. 9. I always have crushes on guys who never want me. 10. My boyfriend now, is my first boyfriend ever. He's the first guy to ask me out on a second date, and he's the first g...

Tearing muscle tissue in my leg, was by far the most frustrating ordeal to cope with, at a time when I felt so motivated to complete my university education. The shuttering thought of humiliation I went through in the hours and hours of endless therapy still haunts me. Day after day for 3 months straight, just learning to walk, run, and jump again, are the memories that still scar my mind. I dread of the nightmare I'd be in if I were to ever find myself back in that crummy situation. If you had asked any of my schoolmates back in high school where I would be in 7 years, they all would have definitely said graduated from the university. Now that I was determined to come back after working a long hard summer for school payments, I find myself still short of money. A girl with no money can't go to school. Barely making ends meet with bills, is no way to live. Be prepared for the rainy day, because you never know when in the blink of an eye your course is to change completely...