Day 30, Woo Hoo!!!

We are finally to day 30! I'm so happy that I took this challenge and had something to blog about for the last 30 days...although I did have a few fun things happen during that time that I didn't blog about. I'm hopeful that now that I'm in the habit of blogging regularly that I will blog at least once a week...we shall see:)
Day 30 says to post a picture of yourself from today (I had no time to take a picture) and to write about 5 good things that have happened since starting this challenge.

1) I have learned more about myself
2) I have been pretty consistent about blogging each day which hopefully will help me to blog regularly
3) I have learned how to write posts ahead of time and have them post at a later time:)
4) I have learned that each post doesn't need to be a novel to be a post!
5) Sometimes just a picture is enough:)

Day 29

Day 29 says to tell three wishes that you have....
1) To marry a man that I love and that loves me
2) To be able to have children (either naturally or adopt)
3) To have a happy and productive life:)

Day 28

Day 28 says to write about something that stresses you out...for me one of the things that stresses me out the most is being behind at work. I have a lot of cases at work and it is really easy to get behind...but at the same time, two of the attorneys that I work for only have court one or two weeks a month (they just have an insane amount of files on those days) so when they get back from court it is really busy for about a week while I try to process all of the files that they have brought back and then I have a week or a week and a half of not so much crazyness and then I start the process of getting all of their files for their week or two of crazyness. It is stressful and annoying to me when I'm not on top of everything and even though I try my best I do make mistakes and while I realize that is human it still drives me nuts:)

Day 27

Day 27 says to post an original picture of the city you live in....I don't have any pictures of North Salt Lake which is the town I live in but I do have a couple pictures of some architecture in Salt Lake which is a place I have lived and worked...

Day 26

Day 26 says to post about your dream wedding...my dream wedding would be to marry someone that I love more than life itself in the Temple and then have a small reception/luncheon with family and really close friends. I'm not really interested in a big shindig:) Here are a couple of pictures of dresses and reception ideas that I find pretty.

Day 25

Day 25 says to put your iPod on shufle and post the top ten songs;

1) With a little help from my friends (Across the Universe soundtrack)
2) One debt away (Middle Class Rut)
3) Yellow Submarine (The Beatles)
4) Stronger (30 Seconds to Mars)
5) In the next room (Neon Trees)
6) The Moment (Safety Suit)
7) Screenwriting an Apology (Hawthorne Heights)
8) Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
9) Stay the Same (The Shoes)
10) Birds of a Feather (The Civil Wars)

Day 24

Day 24 says to write about something that you have learned. I have sat here for about 20 minutes trying to think of something to write about and I'm having a really hard time thinking of anything. I can't think of anything substansial at all so I guess I will say that I have discovered that I really enjoy traveling and going to concerts:)

Day 23

Day 23 says to post about your favorite movie. I don't really like to watch movies very much but there are a couple of movies that I really  like although I wouldn't say that I really have a favorite. I really like Top Gun (although not as much now that I have seen it as an adult), The Little Mermaid, 500 Days of Summer, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Holiday, Beatuy and the Beast and The Lion King.

Day 22

Day 22 says to post about what is in your purse. Right now my purse has my wallet, my day planner, lipstick, keys, two cameras (one film, one digital), a check from work, my cell phone and a lot of receipts.

Day 21

Day 21 says to post your favorite picture of yourself of all time and say why it is your favorite picture. I have already posted my favorite picture...I'm sure that my favorite picture has changed several times. This is my favorite picture right now because it is a picture from the best concert I have been to so far and it is with one of my very best friends and the lead singer of my favorite band:)

Day 20

Day 20 says to write out what your nicknames are, when I was thinking about what my nicknames are I could only come up with a couple and one of them is not really appropriate. My friends call me hooker (the inappropriate name) I'm not really sure why that nickname started but we all seem to call each other that:) I also have the nicknames Steph or Stephie and my nieces call me Aunty. I can't think of any other nicknames though.

Day 19

Day 19 says to write about something that you miss. I miss my family. I miss getting to see my nieces and nephews grow up and learn new things. I miss seeing my mom and sister everyday. I miss seeing my other siblings and my step mom and my dad. But at the same time I know that I'm where I'm supposed to be doing what I'm supposed to be doing. So for now at least I will continue to miss my family and look forward to all of the times that I'm able to go home and see them and look forward to them coming to see me.

Day 18

Day 18 says to tell what your favorite place to eat is...There are several places that I like to eat at on a pretty normal basis but I really love the Melting Pot and I like that it is a place that I can only go to a couple times a year. I like that when I get to go it really feels like a treat:)

Day 17

Day 17 says to write about something you are looking forward to. I'm looking forward to going to New York in May. I'm so excited to go to the east coast and be able to see some of the places that I have seen on movies and in pictures and always wanted to see. I'm a little afraid that I might love it there so much that I will want to live there and that is just to far from my family and friends:) Here are a few pictures of some things I'm hoping to see while there.

Day 16

Day 16 says to write about my dream house. Instead I will just show you a few pictures. I think I could look for hours and probably not find exactly what I'm looking for but my dream home would somehow mix elements of a southern plantation home with a modern interior/feel. I love the idea of a huge front porch where my family could gather on summer evenings and I also like the look of an old southern plantation home and the amazing details in the moulding, the floors and all the history that would be in a home like that but at the same time I really like the simplicity and look of a modern interior. I love clean simple lines, open airy space and a home where everything has a place and things are clean and in order. So here are two pictures :)

I found both of these images on Google.

Day 15

I'm almost an entire week behind...not to surprising really but I will catch up today:)
Day 15 says to tell what your favorite scripture is and mine happens to be John 15:5 which says; I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. I don't remember when I became attached to that verse but I do remember why I originally became attached to it. My step mom decorated with grapes in her kitchen and had that verse on a plaque, I remember that I didn't really get it at first but the only other verse that I knew was John 3:16 and I decided that John must contain some pretty great stuff:) As I have gotten older this verse has become more of a reminder to me, it has helped me to try my best to model my life after the Savior. I have come to learn that I need my savior to do anything. I need his guidance, love and the security and steadiness that comes from remembering that through him I can become and do anything that is good and of the Lord. I can become who he wants me to be and that who he wants me to be is so much greater than what I have in mind. Though him I can bringeth forth much fruit.

Day 14

Day 14 says to post a picture of myself from last year and tell a little about how you have changed.

I think in the last year I have become more confident, a little less shy and a little more grown up:)

Day 13

Day 13 says to write about your goals. I feel like I have written about this alot already this year. And by alot I mean two or three times:) A few of my goals for this year include; learning to be comfortable enough with myself to dance, to become more vulnerable (realize that not everyone has to like me), save $500 by the end of the year and pay a full tithing.

Day 12

Day 12 says to mention the one thing that you can't leave the house without. Mine is my cell phone. It has very much become a part of me:) I have forgotten it at a friends house or at home before and it totally throws my day off.

Day 11

Day 11 says to write about what your favorite TV shows are. I don't watch a lot of TV but my 4 favorite shows are; So You Think You Can Dance, Criminal Minds, How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang Theory. I love the creativity of SYTYCD, I love the drama and thought process behind Criminal Minds and I love the humor of How I Met Your Mother and Big Band Theory!