Alright, Alright, I'll Be a Conformist :)

YEAR IN REVIEW!!!
Everybody's doing it these days. Didn't ya hear?
Besides, I like being a conformist. :)
Except...I can't really remember back that far. :/
How do all you fantastic bloggers do that??
Sooo because my mind happens to draw a blank....I'm going to do a
HALF-YEAR IN REVIEW!!!
Starting with May...

May
Biggest event in my life?
Graduated high school. :)

Right after I turned the tassle. :) Go me!








June to July
Moved away from home to work at a Girl Scout Camp in Park City.
Craziest summer of my life.
I learned soooo much about people and I ate WAY too many cookies. Especially Samoas!! :)

yes, this is me touching a deer! SOOOO AWESOME!!
(Notice my Aggie pride before I even started school??

I'm just that fantastic.)

Polar Bear Dip!! Basically jumped into freezing cold water at 7:30 in the morning. 

Exhiliarting to say the least.

August
Moved to Logan & became a full-fledged Aggie!!
No.
I'm not a TRUE Aggie. Yet... ;)

September
Found out that my cousin Megan happens to be one amazing chica.

October
Was a nerd for Halloween

Also, I started a love affair with blogging!!!
AND
I met this amazing lady who happens to be SUCH an inspiration to me. :)
Okay...technically we met in August...but whatevs. ;)

November
Hardest month for me.
It kind of sunk in that I'm a grown-up.
What?
Grown-up?
What kind of a word is that, right?

December
I...
Found out that my 12 year old sister is better than me at the piano.
Realized that I'm an amazing girl despite being boyfriend-less.
Had an epiphany about the kind of person I really am: Kindness goes a long way.
Discovered Justin Bieber's song "Mistletoe" (made my life a whole heck of a lot easier) ;)
Grew closer to my Savior Jesus Christ.
And of course
December wouldn't be complete without Christmas. :)


HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!! Thanks for following my blog! Love you guys! <3

Cupcakes & Old Times Sake

SOMETIMES
I just like doing stuff for old times sake.

Hence, the Cocoa Bean Cupcake Cafe!!

It's this adorable cupcake shop in Rexburg.

I like to self-indulge here. (Ssshh! Don't tell!)

BUT

this place has a special nitch in my heart.

I was just texting one of my good buddies, Kim.

AND

it reminded me of the Cocoa Bean.

In high school, this was where we would hang.

We would get the Love Potion frappe (which doesn't have any special powers, but I secretly got it just because I wanted that special someone to fall in love with me.)

AND

the "Better-than-Whatever" cupcake.

*insert eyebrow raise*

One time,

my friend, Sarah, even answered a guy to a dance with one of their cupcakes.

It was adorable to say the least. 

RANDOM THOUGHT:

I'm totally buying my BFF Sadie one of those cupcakes RIGHT NOW!! She's moving next week & it's kind of breaking her heart.
I'm grabbing my car keys as I'm typing. yeah. I kinda rock like that.

Dear Boys Linky Party

Dear Chocolate Shake,

I really don't care what you think.

So stop.

Sincerely,

Elisabeth

Dear Manly Man,
I learned my lesson.
Could we try again?
Thanks.
Sincerely,
the girl you should love

Dear UpDog,
I've never met you,
but I've heard a lot about you.
AND
because of that stuff I've heard about you,
I've decided that we should meet.
Cordially,
Elisabeth

Dear E=mc2,
I might have been thinking about you
over Christmas break.
I really should slap myself.
but I won't.
Love,
Elisabeth

Dear Valley,
When I heard you were home for Christmas break,
all I could think about 
was getting one of your bear hugs.
*sigh*
Cordially,
Elisabeth

Walking Fashion CRISIS!!!!

You will never believe what happened to me this week.
Totally horrifying.
I had to cover my eyes,
it was that bad.
AND
a tear might have been shed.

I RIPPED MY PANTS!!!!

AND
not just any pants.
My skinny jeans.
The jeans that make my life possible.
The jeans that make me feel like a rockstar.
I'm.
Completely.
Devastated.
Soooo
I was looking online for some new ones
AND
I FOUND SOME!!
However,
they didn't come in my size.
AGAIN
I.
Was.
Devastated.
AND
I'm plum out of ideas.
Anyone know of an amazing store that sells amazing skinny jeans??
THIS IS A WALKING FASHION CRISIS!!!!!!!!!!

Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After

The title is a tricky one.
Because NO
this post isn't about MY once upon a time
OR
MY happily ever after.

It's about my FAVORITE TV SHOW OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!
If you haven't watched this yet.
You should.
If for no other reason,
you should watch it because this guy is in it:

AND
he happens to be very attractive. :)

The Epitome of Christmas

My little sister reeks of Christmas spirit.

This is her:

Adorable, right??
Her name is Bridget and she is nine years old.
She's the epitome of Christmas.
Because she's the youngest, my family has been very careful to not let her know that Santa isn't real.
Even though she should probably know by now.
Heck,
I knew when I was six!
It was completely devastating, by the way.
Anywho,
she still believes and that just makes Christmas ten times more enjoyable.
On Christmas Eve,
she was coming down the stairs and she said,
"Elisabeth, can you ask mom and dad to come here for a second?"
Me: "Why? Santa hasn't come yet. You can go into the living room."
"Oh, right." *she laughs* "I forgot."
She then proceeds to say..
"It's not like he's invisible or something."
HAHA!!
I know, right??
She's just so hilarious.
Bridget makes everything soo much better.
When she's not crying or fighting with her siblings, she's one amazing chica.
Couldn't ask for a better sister.
Merry Christmas everybody!!! Hope you reek of Christmas spirit!! :) :)

Shopping with my Mother

Going shopping with my mom is always an adventure. We did all our Christmas shopping and got some groceries while we were at it. ;)
Shopping is a rather complicated process, I had to break it up into steps:

Step 1: We get up around 8ish and leave for Idaho Falls around 9.

Step 2: Once we get there, we go to Target.

Step 3: Then, it's on to the mall. Upon which, Bath & Body Works is always a must.

Step 4: For lunch, we make a pit stop at our fav restaurant SIZZLER!! :)

Step 5: Next, we begin our trek down to Sam's Club. I love Sam's Club. Probably my favorite store ever. Free samples is where it's at.

Step 6: Then WinCo. Ugh. 'Nough said.

Step 7: And last but not least, Sarah's Candy Cottage. It's this super adorable candy shop and it has these scrumptious little cheesecake balls, toffee, truffles, fudge, homemade licorice, YUM to the O!!! :)

BUT
if you ever going shopping with my mom, there's a few...."disclaimers" I must share with you:

-She always buys extra. The first six items she grabbed at WinCo weren't even on her list! :) And at Albertson's, she bought not one, not two, but FIVE cases of pop. JUST because they were on sale. ha!
-It takes her longer than she expects to shop. She says "Oh, I'll be home by five." At six o'clock, we're still at Winco.
-Manipulation to the max! If I'm REALLY nice, I can usually get her to buy me things I need, that I should probably buy. (This isn't a disclaimer, just an added bonus)
-And last but not least, she ALWAYS buys candy. :) :)

However,
I think the best thing about shopping with my mom is the fact that we can read each other's minds.
Seriously...we really can.
At Sarah's Candy Cottage, this lady was talking to a cashier.
The cashier knew her pretty well because she asked
"So, Lisa, where are you headed for Christmas this year?"
The lady then proceeded to say...
*prepare to be shocked*
"Oh. We're going to Mexico again."
Me and my mom gave each other this look of I-wish-I-could-go-to-Mexico-once-let-alone-multiple-times.
And then bust up laughing.
It was priceless.
Shopping with my mom is seriously an adventure. :)

I Know, Right??

The scene is set:

I'm snuggled up in my polka-dot comforter and I've got my fav San Diego hoodie on. Hood up.

Facebook is up. Blogger is being used. Spotify is being listened to.

AND 

I'm thinking. 

A lot.

Maybe too much?

Ugh.

I overthink a lot.

BUT 

I love thinking about the things I say.

You know.

The statements/words that you use ALL THE TIME. 

AND

you use that statement/word for like a month and then you start using some other clever, quizzical phrase. 

My statement that I've been using recently is "I know, right?".

AND

I say it just like a Valley View girl.

It's okay.

I know I'm one of them at heart. No big deal.

Any-who,

I always say "Ugh". Not just a sound. I actually say the word.

It's great fun.

Also,

have you noticed that boys have tried bringing 'gnarly' back?

Sick. 

My friend got a letter from a missionary and he called her a 'gnarly girl'. ha!

How lovely. 

What's your phrase?

Just Some Thoughts

My sincerest apologies guys.
I've been quite ill recently.
I even passed out this morning. :) Got some nice bruises to show for it. ha!
BUT
I'm okay now. No worries. Just the stomach flu.

Today's just been one of those lazy days.
Watched Jane Austen's Persuasion. (My FAVORITE movie)

Made some ADORABLE crafts.
AND
talked all the small town talk with my BFF Sadie.
I also wore my Free Hugs shirt, which always makes me stoked.

P.S. Like the new revamp??
I love it A LOT!!
Super fun!
Thanks a bunch to Elise for making my header!!
Well...I kind of tweeked it a little, but she put the main idea together.
Love her lots!

Can I Be Conceited For A Second??

I love how much I've changed.

Look at me!
I am SO SMALL!!

I was five years old in this picture.

                               I was in 8th grade in this picture

and NOW look at me!!

Cute, right?

If you ever told me how pretty I would be. I would have thought you were nuts. 

If you ever told me how much of a people person I would be. I would have thought you were insane.

I never imagined that my life would be more than I ever dreamed of.

I never imagined that I would love reading and writing.

I never imagined that I would actually BE in college. 

What a dorkie little girl I was:

I actually owned a pair of hott pink corduroy pants when I was in sixth grade and I WORE them. Bleck.

The change I've seen in myself is AMAZING!

I'm not perfect. I know that. I've just been able to see myself in a different light. 

And that's awesome.

I've learned that you've just gotta be yourself and be happy with that.

Self-confidence is an automatic man/woman attract-er.

AND

self-confidence is something that I definitely have.

HOWEVER

I still have my moments of 'I wish I was skinny' or 'Why doesn't he like me?'

BUT

for the most part, I like myself. And that's a talent I will always cherish.

P.S. 

I just felt like be conceited just for a second. Can you blame me?? ;)

Dear Boys: I Kind Of Like You :)

Dear Hitman,

I might have a baby crush on you.

But boy is that "baby" gettin' bigger!

Love,

Elisabeth

Dear E=mc2,
My roommates may think you're nice
and you may be extremely attractive
BUT
I see right through you.
You've got a man-ego.
UNswimmingly,
Elisabeth

Dear Horticulture,
I go to class just to stare at you.
I promise I'm not a creeper.
You've just got some serious eye-candy goin' on.
Bashfully,
Pretender
(a.k.a. this is someone else's dear boys post)

Dear Alien,
Tomorrow is our LAST class together.
I've just gotta get up the courage to talk to you.
That's probably not going to happen.
BUT
a girl can dream can't she??
Begrudgingly,
Elisa.Beth.

Dear Slap-stick,
You're kinda cute.
AND
I'm really glad you notice me.
It kinda makes my day.
Quite cordially,
Elisabeth

Dear Attractive Man with a Nerd Name,
Why am I attracted to you?
It will never happen.
Discouragingly,
Elisabeth

Dear E=mc2,
I might have changed my mind about you.
Sighingly,
Elisabeth

Dear Alien,
I TALKED TO YOU!!!
I cannot begrudge any longer.
Love (with a big silly grin),
Elisabeth

Part 2: I'm Weird Because.....

I'm Weird Because.....

--I like winging tests. Studying makes me feel overwhelmed.
Warning: It never works, but I do it anyway.

--If you read Katilda's ladder theory:

Instead of two ladders, I have three.

1. The Friendship Ladder

2. The Romance Ladder

AND

3. The you're REALLY attractive Ladder.

--Every time I drive into Sugar City, I can't help but let out a little squeal.

--I'd rather have deep convos with my dad than my mom.

--Earrings are my weakness.

--I get paranoid when people touch my stuff.
    A very irrational irritation, but nonetheless, a paranoia.

--I LOVE COUNTRY DANCING!!

--I'm a really open person. Sometimes...too open. ha!

--I've listened to Mistletoe by Justin Bieber 26 times in the last hour.

--I thought me and my cousin, Megan weren't going to get along AT ALL as roommates.
Actually, it's been the complete opposite.


--I will always and forever be an English person.
Numbers suck. Literally: They suck intelligence from my brain.

--I love Taylor Swift.

--Long socks and big sweatshirts = <3

Link up ladies!

Why are YOU weird??
I want know I'm not the only weird one out there!! :)

Because...let's face it: Everybody's got a little quirk inside them. :)

Take Dating Advice From Bambi

Me and my adorable cousin Megan were talking about being twitterpated
and we decided that men should take dating advice from Bambi.

Step 1: Decide never to become twitterpated

Step 2: Become twitterpated because it just happens.

Step 3: Pursue the doe

Step 4: Get the other guy jealous (if there is another guy)

Otherwise, skip to step 5. :)

Step 5: Fight for her and WIN!     

Step 6: Protect her from hunters and dogs.           

Step 7: Love her forever.

Step 8: Make her the queen of the forest. :) 

P.S. Watch Bambi

Shhh....Don't Tell!!

I will admit:

I'm a speed demon.

I'm also one of those annoying drivers that will tailgate you if you're going too slow.
I always do California stops.
And I've been known to run a red light from time to time. (FYI: Both times, the streets were deserted. Accident averted.)

HOWEVER

I've only ever been pulled over three times and none of those times had I gotten a ticket.
I was feeling pretty proud of myself. 

Until today.

My rebelness didn't pay off.

I got a speeding ticket. 

Ugh.

Bleck.

Oi.

Sigh.

Now you can laugh at me and tell me to go slower.

I know.

I know.

*insert roll of eyes at myself*

P.S. I've decided that policemen are A LOT nicer in Sugar City then they are in Logan.
*insert hysterical laughter at myself*
What can I say? I'm just me and if I drive like a maniac then so be it. :)

P.S. Vintage Wanna Bee Giveaway!!

Vintage Wanna Be is having a GIVEAWAY!!
Giveaways kind of rock my world. :)

ANDVintage Wanna Bee stuff is kind of amazing.Kind of?What am I saying?It IS amazing!!!! :)

Part 2: Walking Fashion Crime?? I THINK NOT!!!

Struttin' my rebelness in fashion.

(Jacket: Rue 21, Plaid shirt: Maurices, Necklace: found it in my little sister's room.)
Pattern-on-pattern.
Boo TO THE yah!!
Walking Fashion Crime???
More like a walking fashion guru. :) :)

SOOOO There's This Guy....

I really should just make my blog a boy blog.
It's kind of ridiculous how much I talk about boys. I apologize in advance.
HOWEVER
there's this guy...
I won't give TOOO much away because well...this is a public blog and he could totally read it, WHICH kind of defeats the purpose of liking a guy in the first place because you don't really want them to know that you like them..Hmmmm....
ANYWAY..
there's this guy....
Before I knew about his existence, me and my roommate were in my room cuddled up on a bed. We watched two horrible chick flicks in a row. Bleck.
Needless to say, we were both kind of haggard.
THEN
we walked out of my room and BEHOLD
there happened to be an extremely attractive man sitting on our couch.
I almost crumpled in embarrassment. I was wearing sweats. My hair was in a gruesome messy bun. I hadn't showered and I was overall disgusting. Not pleasant.
He was SOOO nice though!! He asked us what our names were and genuinely tried to get to know us.
AND GET THIS!
HE'S BEEN TO SUGAR CITY!!!!!!!!!
Sugar City, Idaho. My hometown, which I cherish with all my heart. HE knew where it was and had been there multiple times. GAH! I almost died. haha :)
SOOOO he was sitting on the couch and he hadn't stood up yet, but right when he stood up, the most amazing thing happened.........HE WAS TALLER THAN ME!!!!!!!!!!!!
My breath was gone. I. Was. Speechless. 'Nough said.

MY Happily Ever After

If you haven't listened to the band He is We, then you need to reincarnate yourself because you just died. :)
One of my guy friends actually showed them to me. They're SOOO amazing. I've been listening to them all day.
One of my favorite songs is called "Happily Ever After"...

♫...oh, happily ever after, wouldn'tcha know, wouldn'tcha know, I'll skip to the ending. I'd like to know, I'd like to know...do I end up, do I end up happy??♫

Crazy lyrics right?? (Cute music video too) :) I've kind of been contemplating that question: Do I end up happy?? If ONLY I could have a glimpse into the future!! Will I end up with my high school crush? Will I end up with a guy in my ward? Or a guy in one of my classes? Will I get my first kiss from the only man I will kiss forever and always? Or will I end up kissing a couple guys to find the right one?

I do believe every girl in the history of the world has/had/will have similar questions to mine. It's just how girls are, I guess.
P.S. I'm kind of twitterpated over here, SOOOO that's the reason for this here post. :)

I guess I'm just excited to finally find MY happily ever after.

Girl's Night Out!!!

If you're a girl, you know that there's nothing like a Girl's Night Out. Girl talk, games, inside jokes, LOTS of food, facials, hair, and buying matching purple sweatshirts. :)
Girl talk includes the following topics: BOYS, hair, chick flicks, how hott Robert Downey Jr. is, and embarrassing moments. :)
A heavenly experience, yeah?
However, girl's night out isn't perfect without the perfect girls!!! :)

 

Pretty rad, right?? These girls kind of rock my world. :) :)

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS is what my face looked like today:

BECAUSE....................................
I FINALLY did it!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOO to the YAH!!
What did I do you ask??
WELLLLL
this whole semester I've kind of been drooling over this incredibly adorable man in one of my classes.
He always sits in front of me and every time I see him, I say to myself...
"Self, you need to talk to this man."
But EVERY TIME, I fail.
HOWEVER
today was different!!! :)
*insert dramatic tone*
It was our last class together. I just HAD to talk to him. It was either that or live with the fact that I was a chicken. That was definitely NOT going to happen.
I was going to give up entirely, but THEN
he walked in and sat right next to me! GAH!
I knew it was divine providence. I was SUPPOSED to talk to this man.
AND
I FINALLY DID!!!! It was an incredibly awkward conversation on my part. I thought I might have just passed out from my heart beat coming out my ears. SOOOO I wasn't really thinking straight. But I did it. I talked to him.

To be truthfully honest: this isn't just about talking to a cute boy. I'd subconsciously made it a goal and I did it!!! It kind of gives me a little bit of a boost. Kind of like "Hey, you can set a goal and you can accomplish it". :) WAY TO GO GIRL!!!! :) :)

I'm a Guest Poster!! :)

Hey guys!!
I'm guest posting over at Alexis Laughs :)
http://alexislaughs.blogspot.com
Go over and check it out.
I think it's pretty funny, but sometimes I think I'm funnier than I actually am. :) ha!
You should go read it anyway. :)

ya know when a man holds a door open for you?? Yeah, that kinda ROCKS!! :)

FIVE!!!

Yes, I counted!

FIVE guys held the door open for me today.

I was amazed.

Sometimes I'm surprised by the simple acts of kindness being displayed throughout campus.

SOOO here's a door-hold story for you....:)

     Today I needed to go to the library and study.

Begrudgingly, I started walking. Right before I got to the door, a boy came out of the door in quite a hurry. 

AND ya know what he did? 

Come on. Guess.

You failed, because what he did was he pushed the little handicapped button that keeps the door open. 

And he did it just for me.

Thoughtful, right?

I totally counted it as a door-hold because I thought it was AWESOME!!!

Another time today, this REALLY cute guy held TWO doors open for me 

AND ANOTHER time...well....I guess you get the picture. 

There's nothing more impressive then when a guy holds the door open for you. AND NOT because you're on a date. When a guy holds the door open for you on a date, it feels a little forced because it's "expected" of him. But I'm talking about the kind of door-hold when you least expect it.

My favorite is when a guy is walking in front of you and you're heading into the same building. He looks over his shoulder and when you approach the door, he holds it open for you. OH MY HECK! SOOOO sweet!!! :) :)

I love random acts of kindness. They just make my whole day. :) :) 

BUT it kind of helps if there's a cute boy involved. :) 

Polka-Dots and Tutu's

Everything's just polka-dots and tutu's around here.

My comforter has polka-dots

My backpack has polka-dots.

AND

<---------I kinda wish I had a tutu.

But if I did, I might wear it in public...socially acceptable much? :) Probably not. :)

However,

everything kind of is polka-dots and tutu's. Literally this time. :)

Life's been stressful. Recently, I've been extremely negative. Negative about my schoolwork and how hard it is. Negative about the people I'm surrounded by. Negative about boys. Negative about myself. Negative about the gospel. Everything really.  BUT then I called my grandma. She's a saint. I was bawling my eyes out because of all this negativity and my grandma told me to stop crying first of all. (Which was kind of hard to do at this point) and then she started telling me all the wonderful things about myself. She told me I was a good girl. She told me I was beautiful and she told me she believed in me and to just hang in there.

What a glorious perspective she gave me.

We were talking about living with people and how hard it is. She said (quote) "Being married isn't any different than what you're going through right now. Your grandpa leaves his dirty clothes everywhere and it bugs me, but I just pick it up and move on."

After this heartbreaking/glorious/beneficial conversation I had with my grandma, I realized that positivity is the key to...well...everything. Then I started thinking about all the blessings I have. I started thinking about the positive things. Now, I'm positive. Positive about the fact that I'm living with my completely wonderful cousin. Positive about myself. Positive about creating friendships rather than romantic relationships. Positive that Utah State is the school for me. Positive about changing because I know I need to, not because somebody tells me to. Positive that the gospel is true and that Heavenly Father loves me.

Positive that tutu's and polka-dots can lift your spirits no matter how negative you are.