Two Truths and A Lie Reveal

Question #9 from this post was two truths and a lie...and now I'll tell you which was which!

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1. I've only visited two other states - TRUE

I'm not a big traveler - I'm still discovering most of my own state! When I was 18 months old, I visited Oregon. Then when I was in seventh grade, my family got to go to Maryland/D.C. to participate in a government health study because my little sister has this rare disease. That, folks, is the extent of my traveling outside of California - and really, Oregon hardly counts since I have no memories from it!

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2. I've never tasted coffee - FALSE

It's against my religion to drink coffee, but I swear it was an accident! In middle school, I went with two of my friends to a little coffee shop to get something to drink. I ordered a vanilla bean frappuccino (you know, the one without caffeine) and one of my friends (also a Mormon) ordered a chocolate frappuccino. She took a couple sips, and said "Hey, Niamh, this tastes funny. Try it!" I did, and I'd never tasted coffee before then, but the taste is close enough to the smell that I could tell what it was. And, to be honest, I was not impressed. I have no intention of ever trying coffee again! {sorry, Em:)}

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3. I'm deathly allergic to rabbits - TRUE

So "deathly" is probably a bit of an over-exaggeration, but you should have seen me the last time I came in contact with a rabbit! Everything was itchy and bumpy and red...and I didn't think about how I should probably wash my hands before touching my eyes, so I was rubbing them, and I kid you not, my eyeballs were swollen. Like, not the skin around them, but the eyeballs themselves. They had actually swollen around the edges of my contact lenses, and when I took the lenses out, they left a dent. In my eyeball. It was nasty.


Now that you know more about me than you ever wanted to...have a great weekend!

linking up with covered in grace!

Dear Boys,

Dear Boys in General,

I'm sick of you all.

Love,
Niamh



Dear Duck,

We all know you're totally leading me on. And, regardless of how happy it makes me (how you do it, not the leading on part), it's not cool!

Love,
Turtle



Dear D,

I don't like you anymore. Or approve.

The BFF




Dear Spaniard,

There's a house in my neighborhood for sale. Move here and be wonderful.

Lovelovelove,
La Senorita



My dearest Stripling Warrior,

Can we just get married now?

All my love and then some,
Your Virtuous Woman ... in training

I Don't Even Know...

....and that's why I need to learn to just turn things over to God. Some things, I can't control, and that's okay. What's not okay is holding on to them and letting it eat me up. I do that a lot - constantly wondering If I had done such-and-such differently, would it have turned out better? Could I have done anything? Why is this happening???!

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 I'm kinda just feeling guilty about life in general right now. And to make things even better, I started my homework without reading my scriptures. Blech. I'm going to go do it right now, so I won't just be half-reading it while I'm pretty much asleep, but still.

I need a vacation. Like, one of those spiritual ones, where you go to some cabin in the wilderness with nothing but food, your scriptures, and a yoga mat. That seriously sounds fabulous right now.

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Look at that picture...If God can make something as magnificent as that, He can help me through anything and everything, if I let him. I've just got to let him!

This week is going to be great, guys. It's a wonderful world, and we have a wonderful Father. 

Hello, Fall!

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Technically, fall starts this month! In my neck of the woods, it won't actually get fall-y outside until mid-October, but here's my "Good-bye Summer, Hello Fall!" post anyway!

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I'm missing...

+ my John Frieda shampoo. This doesn't have anything in particular to do with summer, but my poor hairs weep!
+ swimming

+ when I had time to read books for fun
+ when I had more free time than I knew what to do with
+ sleeping in until 7 a.m.
+ day trips

I'm not missing...

+ that 100+ degree weather we were having...even though it's supposed to come back this week

+ sweating through every outfit the second I stepped out the door
+ wasting my free time

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I can't wait for...

+ the leaves to change color!
+ wearing boots and long socks
+ breaking out my pea coat
+ rain! thunderstorms!
+ hot chocolate on chilly mornings
+ curling up with a book and a blanket (I will make time!)


Fall can't get here soon enough!

Bleccchhhh.

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Excuse the messed up blog. I was messing around...and now I'm too lazy to fix it. I'll take care of it later.

My apologies,

Priorities

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I've only been in school for a couple weeks now, but I feel like I've already got my priorities mixed up.
Last year, I would come home and have scripture study before I did anything else. This year, I barely get a chapter in before I collapse in bed.
That's not how it's supposed to be, guys, and I'm already feeling the side-effects.
Everything really is easier when I put God first. So starting Tuesday (because we have Labor Day off!!!!!!), I will get back in the habit of reading my scriptures as soon as I get home, and reap the rewards!

Have an amazing week - and have an awesome holiday tomorrow!

It's Me Again!

Because I like talking about myself, and I think I came up with some pretty awesome questions, I'm going to answer the questions I made for the Liebster Award!

#1) If you were given the opportunity to live forever, would you take it?

Absolutely. I've never liked the idea of dying. I know there would be setbacks, and there are reasons that we only live for a certain amount of time, but still. Think of everything you could do!

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#2) What is an everyday object that brings back memories?

Obviously there are lots of objects that bring back memories {good and bad} ... but I'm going to say whipped cream. Ever since we were little kids, my cousin and I have had this thing where at every family gathering, we would each have my uncle {his dad} fill our mouths with whipped cream. He would keep adding it until it collapsed on our face - it was a mess! Then we would have to try to swallow it...good times:)

#3) Would you rather be "dazzlingly clever, angelically good, or divinely beautiful?"

I'd like to be angelically good. I'm okay with just being averagely smart, and plain looking, but it'd be so nice to be good. It can be so hard sometimes!

#4) What is the most trouble you ever got in as a kid?

This is a really hard question...I honestly didn't get in huge trouble. But I was constantly getting in little trouble for trying to be the mom and ordering my little siblings around. 

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#5) Out of all the classes you've ever taken, which was your favorite?

I've taken a few "Celtic Studies" classes that I loved. They focused on Gaelic language, culture, and music, all of which are gorgeous. 

#6) Who's your celebrity look-alike?

When I was younger, people always told me I looked like Dakota Fanning. I can see the similarity between pictures of me in, like, 2nd grade and her in Charlotte's Web, but I don't have any pictures of me from then to show you. I still get it sometimes now, but I really can't see the resemblance.

#7) You know those jokes that make you laugh every time, regardless of how dumb they are? What's your favorite?

This is what comes of taking two years of Latin...

Guy walks into a bar, says “Gimme a martinus.” 

Bartender says, “You mean martini?” 

Guy says, “If I wanted two, I would have ordered two!”

#8) What's your favorite pick-up line? What's the worst?

Best:

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Worst:

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#9) Quick! Two truths and a lie!

1. I've only visited two other states

2. I've never tasted coffee

3. I'm deathly allergic to rabbits

{guess which is the lie in the comments! I'll tell next week}