Confession of a typical college student... or perhaps not a typical college student...

So, this past semester, I decided to take a load of classes that wasn't too heavy. Granted, it was more that required, I looked up all the professors on ratemyprofessor.com. I picked the easiest ones, so I was able to have a lot of free time during the semester. Despite the fact that this time was precious, I spent it all watching movies/TV shows. That is my confession. While I could have been taking more classes or doing something more productive with my time, I made the decision to be a lazy bum and watch things on my computer. I think that more videos were played on my computer than actual work was done on it. Well, I discovered many TV shows this semester that I now am addicted to, so I thought I would share.

1. Obviously, number one would be The Office

2. This one almost ties with The Office: Psych

3. Monk- fortunately/unfortunately, this season was the series finale of Monk so it will no longer be on TV. But I do have all the seasons...

4. Modern Family- funny show

5. Community- I credit this one to Danielle

6. 30 Rock- because I love Tina Fey

7. Parks and Recreation- because I love Amy Poehler

8. Lie to Me- I love this show... fantastic... love the accents!

9. Glee- this show is so interesting and it gives me laughs every week.

So now you can see that I had a lot of free time to watch all of these shows. I promise that this semester I will do better to challenge myself and take harder classes.

Long Time No Write

Well, it has been a long time since I put anything on this blasted blog of mine :) I think today, being as it is Christmas and all, I will put up some of the things that I love and thoughts I have been having :)

1. I love traveling- my goal is to one day travel the world (hopefully with a husband ;) and visit every temple. I want to go all over and experience everything the world has to offer.

2. I love my family- even though they all have their flaws I wouldn't trade them for anything else in the world.

3. I love my roommates. I have heard my fair share of horror stories about roommates. I lucked out definitely :) Aurelia and Kels have become two of my best friends.

4. I love to cook. I am going to put a cookbook together while I am in college and publish it. I like reading cookbooks and sometimes recipes can be too elaborate or expensive for college students. So, I am going to put one together specifically for college students.

5. I love pictures. I haven't been good lately about taking pictures but I am going to catch up on some soon and I love looking at pictures my friends and others take.

6. Soon, I am going to put a list together of everything "Morgan". I want to make sure I write down everything that I come up with because there aren't many people I can talk to... so, I want to write it down... this probably doesn't make any sense at all, but oh well!

7. Christmas is my favorite holiday. I love picking things out for people and seeing their faces when they open it. It is also a whole month long holiday if you really think about it so, why wouldn't it be the coolest holiday?

8. I love going to the gym. It not only is helping me get into shape but it gives me more energy. I may not especially like it when I am there but afterwards I feel so much better.

9. I want to go on a mission. I have decided that I need to start saving for one, in case it is what my Heavenly Father has in store for me. So, I am going to.

10. I need a job :)

Well, I hope this is sufficient... I must go now, and play Wii with my brothers! Merry Christmas everyone!

Changes

So I have been thinking a lot lately about things. I have changed so much since I have been at college. In a good way of course. I have learned so many new things and also things about life in general. I have learned a lot about friendship as well. When I graduated high school, I thought that the friends I had were great. I thought that we were relatively close. I have learned that that's pretty much not the case. Just being here at BYU, I have learned that friends are so much more. I have found the best friends a person could have- I can talk to them, we might not all love the same things but we are all willing to try new things and all of our diversity just meshes. I love these people so much and I am so glad I have been given the opportunity to grow and to learn so much. I have been able to get to know so many good people and experience great things. Yep, that's my life and I love it!

You've Got Mail

Also, I love writing to missionaries and getting mail in my cute little mailbox!

Sniffles and Lawn Mowers

Doing laundry on Tuesdays/Thursdays makes me happy. It is when the grass around my house gets mowed... and I love the tantalizing smell of freshly mowed grass.

That's all.

P.S. I hate being sick and everything that comes along with it :(

Hmmm... Just Some Sunday Pondering...

So basically if you haven't already heard, President Monson came and spoke at a devotional at BYU! YAY! It was so overwhelming to be able to see and hear the prophet speak directly to you. It was a totally different experience being able to see him speak directly rather than hear him on TV or on the radio... So yes... it just made me super-duper excited for general conference... I can't believe its THIS WEEKEND! AHH! Super exciting! But yes... just thought i would share that with ya'll...

Another thing I have been thinking about lately. I really need to start making sure I read my scriptures and say my prayers everyday. And with a temple so close, I need to make it a priority to go every week. So basically I need to do this!

President Monson! Yes we were that close!

The line was forming... It was so long...

Me, Julia, and Bethanie... the three amigos who camped out starting at 6 in the morning!

Julia and I waiting in line... listening to some tunes.

Bethanie and I... waiting in line...

Livin the Life

I have been super busy lately, so now that I have a chance, I will update my many readers on my life thus far at BYU. I have two amazing roommates, Kelsie Carver and Aurelia Andrews. They are a total blast to be around. Haha. My classes are going good, overwhelming at times but I am loving them for the most part. I am taking Music 101, Biology 100, Sociology 100, and New Testament. They are fun- I have Biology and New Testament with my cousin Jeremiah and I have Sociology and Music with Mikelle. Fun times. In October, I start my Nursing 180 class which should be ultra fun. My ward is amazing too, I was called as the Relief Society 1st Counselor and it is definitely a ton of work. I thought Young Womens was a lot of work but this is insane! So many meetings! But I am having a blast doing it- the other sisters in the presidency are so much fun! So yeah, just a little update on my life and how I am doing!

Paige and me... I seriously haven't seen this girl since I was a beehive! Great times!

Jeremiah and I. He kind of needed to shave lol... But he looks like Danny from Grease in this pic! Haha...

Mike, Marci, Jordan. John, my awesome roommate Kelsie and me... at the Fall Fest... total blast!

Me putting my STELLAR orange KitchenAid mixer to good use!

9/16/09

So yesterday marked the fourth year since my father has passed away. I wasn't sure quite what I should do, because I was all by myself. I prayed about it and I ended up having actually a really good day. I baked chocolate chip cookies, because I always remember my dad eating the cookie dough while my mom and I were baking cookies... and she would always get mad at him... Then Kelsie (my roommate) and I watched Bedknobs and Broomsticks because I always used to watch that with my family and it tends to remind me of my dad. Then I went to the Provo temple. That was so cool because I was able to take pictures (below) of the temple... I think our temples are so pretty. But I took a few pictures of my CTR ring at the temple because it is so special to me. My dad actually ordered my ring for me a few days before he passed away and I didn't know about it until it came... so I guess you can say that it was his last gift to me. Then I came home and watched The Princess Bride with John and Kelsie. A great ending to a hard but rewarding day. Then today I got up the nerve to give blood! AHH! I am so afraid of needles... and I figure that I need to get rid of that fear if I want to become a nurse. And, my dad always used to give blood because we have a rare blood and he felt it was his "duty". So I made him proud the last couple of days and I know that he is proud of me for being at BYU... so there... my last two days basically in a nutshell...

Goodbye Vegas, Hello Provo!

So basically I am totally out of my element! Haha... I am 383.52 miles away from home! Yesterday was my first day of the class I am taking at Late Summer Honors. It is basically going into depth more about the disciple John and his writings. The first day was so overwhelming I had to call my mom after! I had no clue what was going on and I just wanted to go home! So sad... but any who... I said a prayer that I would be able to get through all the reading (80 pages just last night) and that I would be able to understand the class and learn and grow more from it. Today was much better. The class went good, I participated as much as I could and I followed along in the scriptures and the other books. So preparation is good! In fact it is great! But yesterday I had to purchase myself the basic BYU gear... a sweatshirt, and a football shirt... haha... the bookstore is huge! It even has its own candy store in it! But yes today class went good... the devotional this morning was particularly good. The speaker spoke about how BYU is such a unique opportunity and members elsewhere only dream of coming here. He said to take advantage of all the school has to offer... and to not fall into the same pattern and begin to take for granted the opportunity this is. So I will have to remember that and definitely take advantage of all the nifty and amazing things it has to offer. But yes... I am missing home... indeed my little brothers and my mom... and everyone from work and church and my friends... but I am so excited to be on this new path in life. I am way excited because my Mom and my Uncle Mike are coming up tonight because tomorrow I am moving into my fall housing in Wyview Park! Yay so pretty... Here's a picture! Just to show my excitement! I haven't seen them personally... this is just the picture off of the BYU website!

But yes... I am mucho excited because tonight my Mom and I are going to go eat food and then go on a Provo adventure! Shall be fun! Whoo Hoo! Talk to ya'll soon!

My Favorite Thing #4

So my next favorite thing is my brand new Photoshop Elements 7... It is wonderful and these are a few of the pictures I edited so far! I think they are pretty cool...I love pictures and taking them and this is just making them even better.

The Important Folks In My Life

So today... I have no clue what it was but it all hit me like a head-on collision with a semi-truck... I AM LEAVING my beloved Las Vegas... I am so stoked but at the same time there are so many people that I will miss...
-My mom... for everything she does for me all the time...
-My brothers... we have so much fun together and will dearly miss them
-The girls in my ward... they always seem to cheer me up and they are an example to me...
-My leaders... they have grown to be my friends and I enjoy the guidance they provide me with.. -Corey Paris... he is one of my best friends and a crack up to be around... from shopping together to singing along with Elton to playing tennis... he is always a joy...
-Tuesday... my twinner bff... we have so much fun together and we never have to worry about whether or not the other will like something... it is like we share a brain
-Kristen and Ashley- we have had so many fun memories and talks in the car before school and sleepovers and especially work with Kristen... it is always a blast...
-Josh and Lincoln- haha Lincoln is like the older brother I never had... lol he is always honest and keeps me on track (for the most part) and Josh... oh Josh... first of all I will miss making fun of him everyday... it always puts a smile on my face! and I will miss all of the silly things he does... like bringing in a picture of Zac Efron totally out of the blue... and him complaining all the freaking time... haha...
So yeah thats pretty much it... this was all inspired by work today and Corey leaving and me buying my ONE-WAY plane ticket... and realizing that I really do need to clean my room! haha... Work today... especially lunch was what topped it all off... I don't know what it was about it... but I just cried like a baby! haha dumb I know but its my life so don't judge lol...

Favorite Thing #3

JOHN KRASINSKI!!!! Ok, he is a man who needs no introduction... haha... but he plays Jim Halpert on The Office.. I LOVE HIM!!! All of the actors help to write their characters on the show and this guy is just my favorite... His relationship with Pam is just so cute and it makes you want one of him for yourself... And he is completely sexy.... haha... I was my wish at Girl's Camp to be on The Office and to marry him and it was hilarious what Sister Payne did to make it come true... It did haha... and I am married to him now... IF ONLY! But yep... he's one of my favorite things! That sexy beast!

The Oblivious Movie Ticket Buyer... HELP!

Ok... So this may be a blessing or a curse... But I seem to be completely OBLIVIOUS to everything that happens around me. I like to think that I am not naive, but it seems like whenever something happens or someone is talking to me that I am completely ignorant to the underlying meaning... if there is one. For example, there is this totally hot guy at the movie theater. He always talks to me when I come up to get my ticket or get my food and it always seems like I get him when I am standing in line. So tonight, my little brother Dallin and I went to go see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and of course, as always he was there. And when I go up to get my ticket, I always get flustered and I have no clue what to say. But tonight, it was odd to me. I went up and we were talking as usual and he told me that he had seen me at Walmart the other day and had tried to say hi to me but I didn't see him. But the friend I was with did. Okay... What am I supposed to think by this? I mean come on, he is the guy I buy my movie tickets from... I have never met him apart from buying my movie tickets... and he says hi to me at Walmart? Ok, yes I think he is FINE haha but what am I to do?? HELP ME!

The Mound

So today is the day I decided that I need to clean my room. Now you don't understand quite what this entails. Its a lot of work because I only clean my room once every two years or so. So at the moment there is this pile in the middle of my room with everything you can possibly imagine... everything I have bought for school next year, every piece of clothing that I own, every piece of paper I have ever written on, and there is probably even other things I cannot even comprehend. Though I am saying that I will clean my room right now, the truth is that I probably won't start for a while... possibly even a day or two. I HATE doing it... But it has to be done in order for me to get on with my life... So for that reason I will probably put it off three or four days... because I don't want to face the reality that I am growing up... I hate it. But whatev, eventually I will stop dilly-dallying away and get down to it and take care of The Mound. Wish me luck!

Favorite Thing #1 and 2

So confession... I love Costco... every time I go I discover something new... For instance... This weekend my family bought this big tub of chicken salad... made at Costco, and I LOVE chicken salad. So this morning I took some chicken salad to work and I got so excited when I got there that I just ate my chicken salad for breakfast. And then I ended up eating chicken salad for every other meal the rest of the day. So yep... I guess this can be two of my favorite things. haha...

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

So basically I adopted this habit from my best friend Tuesday... Everything I love I seem to deem my favorite... That is what I like to call pretty much everything I come across... So in my blog every now and then I will write about the things I come across while living my life that I love... So enjoy...

My Amazing Leaders... I Love and Will Miss Them So Much

"When you save a young woman, you save generations."
-President Gordon B. Hinckley

So many things have been happening lately that have caused me to stop and ponder about the last 4 years. I have had a lot of personal challenges throughout high school, and my leaders in young womens have been there every step of the way. On Sunday in our ward, Ashley, Tori, and I were "welcomed" into Relief Society. What was even more depressing was that they were telling us that unlike how in young womens you are there for 6 years and then you move on, there is no moving on once you are in Relief Society. You are there UNTIL YOU DIE! Well, I have had some amazing leaders in the past and I have just been thinking about all of the stuff they have done for me and the sacrifices they have made for all of the girls in our ward.

Sister McArthur is first up on the list of amazing leaders. Affectionately known as "squirrel" and "Big Mac", this lady has taught the lessons in Laurels. They are amazing and almost every week she had me crying (which is hard to do!) She is so inspirational and I love her to death. And now she is pregnant again! So exciting. The genuine love she has for all the girls she teaches is just extraordinary. She even loves you if you eat her apples. She has helped me to be more proactive and to love myself. She sees such a light in every girl she teaches and it comes across every time you talk to her.

Sister Davis is so amazing too! She is such a great person. Despite her fantastic hair skills, she is not afraid to get down and have fun with all the girls! She was always in young women but she was never actually my leader. She is so hilarious and a kick to be around. She has also taught me a lesson in learning. She is so talented in hair and she recently had the opportunity to go back to hair school. She is doing amazing in her studies while balancing her church responsibilities and her responsibilities as a wife and mother.

(Sister Payne, Sister Clayton, Sister Simpson) This is an amazing pic... I have used it before because these women have such a light about them that just radiates onto everyone around them. I think that this picture just captures that perfectly.


Sister Payne has to be my absolute favorite. We are definitely "Sisters from different Mistas". She is just outstanding. I hope that someday I can have the scrapbooking skills that this woman has. Along with those stellar skills, she has amazing patience- something that I am so weak at. Also, I have gotten to know her husband better too. Just seeing them together, and the love he has for her is just astounding. He will drive round trip like 10 miles just to go buy her a diet coke with lime from Sonic. He is always thinking of her and what will make her happy. I am so using him and my dad as guidelines for my husband someday. But not only that, Sister Payne is so freaking hilarious. She has never actually been my leader either, but she loves all the girls, so I guess I was included in that. She is so creative and organized and I hope someday I can be like her.


Sister Clayton is such an inspiration as well. Despite all that she has gone through, she still is the YW President and is an excellent one at that. What she has gone through has only strengthened her. Like Eleanor Roosevelt said, "A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water." This quote first reminds me of my mother and then second, reminds me of Sister Clayton. I have a great love for this woman- when I served as Laurel President, she only taught me how to serve with love. She is so amazing. When I first found out they were releasing Sister Simpson as Young Women President, I didn't know what I was going to do. My heart sunk. No joke. But when they announced Sister Clayton was called as Young Women President, I was relieved. I remember her amazing lessons as a Mia Maid and I was just so overjoyed to have her in Young Womens again.

Sister Simpson is a great woman too. She and Sister Clayton are sisters. I remember when she was called as Young Womens President a bunch of us went to go heart attack her house. We indeed got caught however, by her husband who is a cop. Dang, it was all Colby's fault. Here's a picture of it because I remember we got all dressed up and were so stoked about the night... we just had to take pictures. Haha... the only picture I could find was of myself, but Tori and Ashley looked great too...

This woman is so funny and I love how she always thinks I am hilarious, because I totally am not! lol But I absolutely love her to death!

Last but most certainly not least... Sister Nish. She is such an amazing woman. I have been able to get closer to her especially over the past year and a half. At girls camp last year I really got to know her and Casey better. I loved Casey so much and it was so sad to see him go- but he is so in a better place now. Her children are so strong too. I have had the opportunity to babysit them for the past few years and Lani asked me to help them after Casey passed away. I felt that it was only a small thing I could do to be there for them after everything Lani and Casey had done for me. She is so strong and takes everything that comes her way. She is incredible and I absolutely love her to death!

So these amazing women have impacted me so much in my life and I definitely would not be the same without them in it. I will be so indebted to them and the service they have provided me. I am so grateful for the lessons and everything these women have done for me. They have taught me how to live my life and how to be more Christlike. They have changed my life and I will miss them all so much when I leave for school. I will miss hanging out with them, texting them, and seeing them every week! I love you guys!

Happy Birthday to Me!

So last Saturday was my birthday! The magical 18! Danielle, Ashley H., Heather, Kylee, Tori, and Corey went to dinner with me at BJ's. So here's some pics from that! And I got a bunch of orange kitchen stuff from my mom and she also gave me Photoshop 7! The brand new one! LOVE IT! ABSOLUTELY!! And the one of Danielle's car is her fabulous parking job- we thought it was so great we just had to take a picture!

The Start

So lately I have been hearing a lot of stuff in church and so forth about writing in a journal and leaving something for the next generation. Well, I figured a blog would be a way of doing that... and I like to be on the computer so it is definitely a match made in heaven. So this blog isn't an outlet for my frustrated thoughts or anything, just a way to let my life unfold and for my friends and family to see what I am up to. So yeppers... have fun reading!