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Love McKenna
xo.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Sister Bell
When I was attending school at the LDS Business College I took a communications class from Sister Bell, she was a very loving sweet down to earth woman who was extremely Christ like and understood people better than anyone I have even met in my life. As I was cleaning out old papers I had saved to my laptop I found this paper I wrote in Sister Bell's class and I decided to post it on my blog so that every now and again I can go back and read it, and maybe it will be something that someone else needs to hear. <3>
I believe that having a positive attitude is a huge part of how a person’s life will turn out. There is nothing like meeting a person who always looks on the bight side of things and finds joy in the little things of life!
Growing up I was never one of the people who found the bad in things, but I don’t think I was the most positive person. I would always think about all the things I wish I could change about myself and my life. It wasn’t until I moved down to cedar city and became friends with a girl name Amanda that I learned to change the way I thought about myself and my world around me.
As Manda and I became friends I slowly started to learn how much good there was in the world and to be grateful for the things I had been given. I had a wonderful family who supported me, I had good friends who were always there for me, and I had everything I needed right at my fingertips. Life was good.
But I think the most important thing Manda helped me to learn was learning to love myself. Whenever I was with her she always had something to say about how beautiful we looked, and how skinny we were, and how our eyes were so pretty and blue, and how were had gorgeous hair. No matter how bad we actually did look, she always had something good to say about us. After always hearing her say these this all the time I finally started thinking them. And to this day I always find something I like about myself when I look at myself in the mirror in the morning.
Then there is my cousin Cailie, I have never met anyone who can find so much positive in everything! She is always telling me the things she loves about everything. And after spending many hours reading her blogs I decided that I want to be just like her someday.
Cailie and I have a thing that for everyday in the year of 2009 we will do something new every single day. They don’t have to be huge major things like going sky diving. Just something that we can remember, and tell to other people.
When I started doing this I noticed that I had a much better attitude about my day and how it would turn out. Because there was something new to look forward to that day. And that meant that it was going to be a different day than the last one.
We both started a blog and on my blog a decided that I would also included quotes I had heard and things I had seen during the day that made me happy. For example, one day I was waiting for the trax train to come an it had started snowing and there was an old man across the street from me and when he noticed that it had started snowing he leaned his head back, closed his eyes, and with a big smile on his face held out his hand to catch some snowflakes. Although I’m sure this old man probably had no idea that anyone was watching this simple little action. But it made me so happy to see that something so simple could bring such joy to someone.
Have you ever heard of the chain reaction? Like when someone does something nice for you, you want to do something nice for someone else? Well I believe that we could start a chain reaction of good attitude. So why not try? Because a little bit of a positive attitude could go along way.
ATTITUDE
Growing up I was never one of the people who found the bad in things, but I don’t think I was the most positive person. I would always think about all the things I wish I could change about myself and my life. It wasn’t until I moved down to cedar city and became friends with a girl name Amanda that I learned to change the way I thought about myself and my world around me.
As Manda and I became friends I slowly started to learn how much good there was in the world and to be grateful for the things I had been given. I had a wonderful family who supported me, I had good friends who were always there for me, and I had everything I needed right at my fingertips. Life was good.
But I think the most important thing Manda helped me to learn was learning to love myself. Whenever I was with her she always had something to say about how beautiful we looked, and how skinny we were, and how our eyes were so pretty and blue, and how were had gorgeous hair. No matter how bad we actually did look, she always had something good to say about us. After always hearing her say these this all the time I finally started thinking them. And to this day I always find something I like about myself when I look at myself in the mirror in the morning.
Then there is my cousin Cailie, I have never met anyone who can find so much positive in everything! She is always telling me the things she loves about everything. And after spending many hours reading her blogs I decided that I want to be just like her someday.
Cailie and I have a thing that for everyday in the year of 2009 we will do something new every single day. They don’t have to be huge major things like going sky diving. Just something that we can remember, and tell to other people.
When I started doing this I noticed that I had a much better attitude about my day and how it would turn out. Because there was something new to look forward to that day. And that meant that it was going to be a different day than the last one.
We both started a blog and on my blog a decided that I would also included quotes I had heard and things I had seen during the day that made me happy. For example, one day I was waiting for the trax train to come an it had started snowing and there was an old man across the street from me and when he noticed that it had started snowing he leaned his head back, closed his eyes, and with a big smile on his face held out his hand to catch some snowflakes. Although I’m sure this old man probably had no idea that anyone was watching this simple little action. But it made me so happy to see that something so simple could bring such joy to someone.
Have you ever heard of the chain reaction? Like when someone does something nice for you, you want to do something nice for someone else? Well I believe that we could start a chain reaction of good attitude. So why not try? Because a little bit of a positive attitude could go along way.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
my past two months in a nut shell :)
Wow, what a crazy past few months I have have. . .
In the past two months I finished my summer classes at Snow College, Went on a crazy two day road trip with my cousins and sister to New Mexico to visit my family,was in the car when it hit a dear, got stranded in Cortez's Colorado, read the book "the notebook", hung out with my family, saw a hot air balloon, took a ride on a camel, flew on an airplane by myself, packed up every thing I own, moved from Ephraim into my cousin house in Lehi, lived out of a duffel bag for a month, got a closet, unpacked all my stuff, took a tour of different hair schools, got a spray on tan, decided to go to hair school at Evans, Dropped out of college, became a bum with no life, looked for jobs, got a job interview, didn't take the job, rode my bike around with cailie, took crazy pictures, went to Idaho Lava hot springs, floated down a river, got allergies, a cold, a sinus infection, and asthma all at once, took some strong drugs, punched cailie in the back in my sleep, had crazy dreams, went on a road trip with Deidre to Ephraim, got my laptop fixed, cried, broke my phone, fixed my phone, ate a cookie monster cookie, went to the nickelback concert and also saw saving able, papa roach, hinder, got beer spilled on the back of my legs, lived with lauren for two days, painted my nails yellow, went to a rest home and made some new friends with some old ladies, decided I wanted to take a break from school and be a nanny for a year, cried, talked to my mom and decided that I didn't want this, called Snow college and got back in. . . Welcome to my life.
This weekend and next week: Pack up everything I own again into my trusty astro van henri, move into park place apartments, register for classes, find a job, start over again.
In the past two months I finished my summer classes at Snow College, Went on a crazy two day road trip with my cousins and sister to New Mexico to visit my family,was in the car when it hit a dear, got stranded in Cortez's Colorado, read the book "the notebook", hung out with my family, saw a hot air balloon, took a ride on a camel, flew on an airplane by myself, packed up every thing I own, moved from Ephraim into my cousin house in Lehi, lived out of a duffel bag for a month, got a closet, unpacked all my stuff, took a tour of different hair schools, got a spray on tan, decided to go to hair school at Evans, Dropped out of college, became a bum with no life, looked for jobs, got a job interview, didn't take the job, rode my bike around with cailie, took crazy pictures, went to Idaho Lava hot springs, floated down a river, got allergies, a cold, a sinus infection, and asthma all at once, took some strong drugs, punched cailie in the back in my sleep, had crazy dreams, went on a road trip with Deidre to Ephraim, got my laptop fixed, cried, broke my phone, fixed my phone, ate a cookie monster cookie, went to the nickelback concert and also saw saving able, papa roach, hinder, got beer spilled on the back of my legs, lived with lauren for two days, painted my nails yellow, went to a rest home and made some new friends with some old ladies, decided I wanted to take a break from school and be a nanny for a year, cried, talked to my mom and decided that I didn't want this, called Snow college and got back in. . . Welcome to my life.
This weekend and next week: Pack up everything I own again into my trusty astro van henri, move into park place apartments, register for classes, find a job, start over again.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
grow old with me, the best is yet to come
July 1st, 2009
- The power went out when I was at walmart
- I went to Fish Lake, and ate dinner with Jeff and his little sister; and Sky was working there!!!
- Jeff took me up to the top of Ephraim and we danced in the headlights of his car to cute music :) it was very romantic and you could see over all of Ephraim and Manti. :)
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
i need you
June 30th, 2009
Jeff and I made a rice and egg concoction out of a "cooking for two" cook book. It was actually pretty good.
June 29th, 2009
Jeff and I went up to the Manti temple and sat on the hill and talked, and watched a cute family talking about the temple. It was extremely beautiful and peaceful.
Jeff and I made a rice and egg concoction out of a "cooking for two" cook book. It was actually pretty good.
June 29th, 2009
Jeff and I went up to the Manti temple and sat on the hill and talked, and watched a cute family talking about the temple. It was extremely beautiful and peaceful.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
tell me you feel the way i do
So between my family moving to New Mexico, and me moving to Ephraim I got very bad at my blog.. Sorry, but i'm going to start again!! so here we go:
June 28th, 2009
Jeff, Merri, Nina, and I put together a puzzle of Mr. M & M
June 27th, 2009
Jeff and I went out to lunch with his parents at the cheese cake factory, and we parked in a handicap space!! and I went and took pictures at Matt and Lys wedding. That is the first time i've ever been to a wedding.
June 26, 2009
Today Jeff and I went to a dance/party thing in west jordan. and outside we roasted marshmellows in the rain! We also saw this boy dressed up really weird walking down the street.. it made me laugh really hard!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Instructions For Life
- Take into account that great achievements involve great risks.
- When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
- Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
- Learn the rules so you know how to break the properly.
- Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
- When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
- Spend some time alone every day.
- Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
- Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
- Live a good honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
- A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for you career.
- In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
- Share you knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
- Be gentle with the earth.
- Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
- Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
- Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
- Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
grow old with me, the best is yet to come
February 28th, 2009
Decided that I was going to think differently about everything I looked at.
February 27th, 2009
Sat in a shopping cart at work :)
Decided that I was going to think differently about everything I looked at.
February 27th, 2009
Sat in a shopping cart at work :)
February 26th, 2009
Helped my dad at the college night at CHHS!!!!
February 25th, 2009
Went window shopping in the district at 12:30 am.
February 24th, 2009
FREE PANCAKES AT IHOP!!!
February 23rd, 2009
Went and got my nails done with Melissa and Karen at high tech nails ( they are still on 8 weeks later lol)
February 22nd, 2009
Went to my grandma's grave by myself and laid on the ground. and looked at the sky.
February 21st, 2009
Went to Guitar center and played with the guitars, well I just watched Spencer and Trent play them.
February 20th, 2009
Hung out at the West Jordan walmart with my Cedar friends, Trent and Spencer
February 19th, 2009
Wore a barbie bandaid, but I didn't have any cut.
February 18th, 2009
My dad and I went to this huge warehouse place, it was really cool!
February 17th, 2009
Got (fake) proposed to and I said YES!!!
February 16th, 2009
Melissa, Sara, and I went to chili's and just ate chips and salsa, french Fry's, and chocolate cake. YUM!
February 15th, 2009
A lady backed into my baby aka my clunker. No one has ever hit my car before.
February 14th, 2009
Put a stick on tattoo in a weird place on my body.
February 13th, 2009
Go shopping for a bridesmaid's dress! :)
February 12th, 2009
Used a world friendly bag
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Would you go with me
February 11th, 2009
Today my daddy and I went and worked at the cannery down town. It was pretty fun. We made apple sauce... I was a tester... which didn't work out so well because I don't eat apple sauce... and it turned out that the other lady that worked with me didn't eat it either. ha ha So the guy was like well one of you has to taste it, and make sure it taste okay. So this old lady is like I will, and so she takes a bite and just stares at the guy and he's like how does it taste? and then she asks, "what should apple sauce taste like?" ha ha I was like going to die from laughter. and this guy just looked at us like we were the two most dumbest people ever. It was great.
So here was my blonde moment of the day/ confession: I never knew that apple sauce was made from real apples... I know. How much dumber can you get?? Go ahead and laugh. So after we spent a few hours working there I'm in the car with my dad driving home and I tell him that I didn't know apple sauce was made from real apples, and he was laughing really hard at me, and then he asked me what I thought they were made out of? and I said fake apples? Like how those instant potato are made from fake potato's... ya then I found out that instant potato's are actually made from real potato's...
I'd rather be broke down with you by my side
February 10th, 2009
My Little brother Eli taught me how to make farting noises with my knee pits!!!
February 9th, 2009
Keith and I went to a movie at the District and he bought me flowers! :) I have never had a guy buy me flowers before ( not counting the ones you wear for dances, cause I have 9 of those ).
My Little brother Eli taught me how to make farting noises with my knee pits!!!
February 9th, 2009
Keith and I went to a movie at the District and he bought me flowers! :) I have never had a guy buy me flowers before ( not counting the ones you wear for dances, cause I have 9 of those ).
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Tell me that we belong together
February 8th, 2009
I went to church with Trent, I've never been to another religions church so it was really cool to
February 7th, 2009
I experienced SPOON ME for the first time ever! And it was so good!! yum yum yum!! I also bought an awesome jacket that says "spoon me" on the back!! It's dope!!
February 6th, 2009
ROAD TRIP!!! Lauren and I went on a road trip to St. George! I have never gone on a road trip with Lauren and It was a blast!! I freakin LOVE LAUREN LOU!!!
I went to church with Trent, I've never been to another religions church so it was really cool to
February 7th, 2009
I experienced SPOON ME for the first time ever! And it was so good!! yum yum yum!! I also bought an awesome jacket that says "spoon me" on the back!! It's dope!!
February 6th, 2009
ROAD TRIP!!! Lauren and I went on a road trip to St. George! I have never gone on a road trip with Lauren and It was a blast!! I freakin LOVE LAUREN LOU!!!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Lights will guide you home, and I will try to fix you
February 5th, 2009
Today I scared people with this weird stick thing I found.. ha ha I got the best reaction out of Noel...
February 4, 2009
Vivianna and I went on a double date with guys from my singles ward, Keith and Chance!
First we went to Classic Skating and went roller skating! ha ha okay so here's the thing... I used to roller blade, and the brakes were on the back of them... So I put on these roller skates and of course I cant even balance in them which doesn't make sense because they have 4 wheels, like a car. and then when I try to stop myself I would lean back thinking the breaks are back there. but no they are on the front... ha ha so I pretty much almost fall like every ten seconds. ha ha I made a fool out of myself. but It was actually pretty fun once I kinda got the hang of them. and it is totally something I would try again.
So after that closed we went to play games at walmart. When we fist got there the boys started playing with those machines that you move that claw thing and you grab the stuff animals. Well at the end of the night Vivianna had a heart thing and I had a dog with a heart on it. :) So then we got stickers from the nice door welcomer and then we went and played with some toys and just walked around until we ended up stopping by a TV that was playing a movie. and we sat our self down on the floor and relaxed and watched our show.
After that we went back to my house and spent the rest of the night watching t.v.
Sitting on the floor at walmart watching TV
Dont ask... ha ha ha
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
lean on me, and i'll lean on you, and we will be okay
February 3rd, 2009
Today I helped Christan answer Noel to a dance. It was pretty darn cute! He went to her dance practice with a bunch of flowers and gave her them and said "your answer is in the flower". But it was really in a container of flour that was in her bedroom. :) I miss the good old days of high school, and asking/being asked to school dances!!
Today Lauren and I also worked through the card section at work.. ha ha it was pretty interesting... who in the world writes the stuff for all those corny cards anyways??
Quote of the day:
"Humor is an attitude. It's a way of looking at life and telling others how you feel about what's happening around you." - Gene Perret
Today I helped Christan answer Noel to a dance. It was pretty darn cute! He went to her dance practice with a bunch of flowers and gave her them and said "your answer is in the flower". But it was really in a container of flour that was in her bedroom. :) I miss the good old days of high school, and asking/being asked to school dances!!
Today Lauren and I also worked through the card section at work.. ha ha it was pretty interesting... who in the world writes the stuff for all those corny cards anyways??
Quote of the day:
"Humor is an attitude. It's a way of looking at life and telling others how you feel about what's happening around you." - Gene Perret
Monday, February 2, 2009
I will never let you down
February 2nd, 2009
Quote of the day: "If you judge people you have no time to love them." -Mother Teresa
Today I told someone a secret I have never told anyone before.
I also ran a red light. (Not on purpose though, I thought I could make it so I floored it, and it turned red right as I got to the line, but by then I was going to fast to stop... So I had to run it!)
Quote of the day: "If you judge people you have no time to love them." -Mother Teresa
Today I told someone a secret I have never told anyone before.
I also ran a red light. (Not on purpose though, I thought I could make it so I floored it, and it turned red right as I got to the line, but by then I was going to fast to stop... So I had to run it!)
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Lucky i'm in love with my best friend
January 31st, 2009
Today I went to a "Led Zeplin's Get The Lead Out" party.
It was actually a "come and look at our house" party. It was fun, and there house was so freakin drop dead gorgeous!! I'm jealous!
Today I went to a "Led Zeplin's Get The Lead Out" party.
It was actually a "come and look at our house" party. It was fun, and there house was so freakin drop dead gorgeous!! I'm jealous!
Dani and I playing Rock Band... ha ha I was so into it i was singing with my eyes shut... not really tho.
My mom and Lisa
Friday, January 30, 2009
You have stolen my heart
January 30th, 2009
Today I went to the open house of the new draper temple with Justin and his family. It was so gorgeous!! If you get the chance to go take it!! It's so worth it! Then I went out to eat at famous dave's. and after we looked at some cars online to buy! All new things! P.S. Can I just say that I love Justins family.
and I.love.Justin.and.Lance!!!
Today I went to the open house of the new draper temple with Justin and his family. It was so gorgeous!! If you get the chance to go take it!! It's so worth it! Then I went out to eat at famous dave's. and after we looked at some cars online to buy! All new things! P.S. Can I just say that I love Justins family.
and I.love.Justin.and.Lance!!!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
I'd rather be with you...
January 29th, 2009
Today I forgot my gas cap at the gas station.. ha ha opps.
I got to work the front of the store. Bonus!
January 28th, 2009
This was a day of lots of new's:
1. I went on a date with a guy that our mom's set us up. 2. We got super lost driving to park city and had to turn around like 5 times,But it just made it so much more adventureous! So it was okay. 3. Went to a new place to eat, it was something rosa... 4. Ate Goat cheese and spinach, and liked it.
January 27th, 2009
After work Lauren and I had to close, so we played dress up in all the pretty clothes!
Today I forgot my gas cap at the gas station.. ha ha opps.
I got to work the front of the store. Bonus!
January 28th, 2009
This was a day of lots of new's:
1. I went on a date with a guy that our mom's set us up. 2. We got super lost driving to park city and had to turn around like 5 times,But it just made it so much more adventureous! So it was okay. 3. Went to a new place to eat, it was something rosa... 4. Ate Goat cheese and spinach, and liked it.
January 27th, 2009
After work Lauren and I had to close, so we played dress up in all the pretty clothes!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
I need to be bold, need to jump in the cold, need to fall in love with a boy like you!
January 26, 2009
Have you ever noticed that you put your right leg in your pants first?
Well I decide to mix things up a little bit, and I put on my clothes starting with the left side first.
January 25, 2009
Noel came to my singles ward with me and after we ate dinner as a ward... I love singles wards!!! Esp. mine!
January 24th, 2009
-I got my hair cut by Cailie!
-Hung out at a hair salon all day long.
-Did someones hair in a hair salon.
-Went to a institute dance at the U of U .
-Was in a contest with Lauren for our costumes, and I won a fire head wrap!!
-Bought a coat, that normally cost $100, for $15!!!
Have you ever noticed that you put your right leg in your pants first?
Well I decide to mix things up a little bit, and I put on my clothes starting with the left side first.
January 25, 2009
Noel came to my singles ward with me and after we ate dinner as a ward... I love singles wards!!! Esp. mine!
January 24th, 2009
-I got my hair cut by Cailie!
-Hung out at a hair salon all day long.
-Did someones hair in a hair salon.
-Went to a institute dance at the U of U .
-Was in a contest with Lauren for our costumes, and I won a fire head wrap!!
-Bought a coat, that normally cost $100, for $15!!!
January 23, 2009
I went to Cailie's Cello concert!!! I have always had a secret desire to play the Cello... and now I really want to play it!! But it looks really hard!
January 22nd, 2009
I went hip hop dancing at studio 600. I really miss the dances on campus at SUU. :(
But it was fun. I was glad to go dancing with my dancing buddy Manda again!!
i.love.dancing.
January 21st, 2009
So for my new thing my mom wanted me to look up dead people on the computer... Ya I tried, I really did, but my ADD kicked in and I ended up going to the kitchen to get a quick snack and instead started baking a cake.. Talk about having ADD!!! ha ha I have never baked a cake at 11:30 at night, and I was trying to be all creative.. so I made the cake in circles and stacked them on top of each other. I also put orange jello in it!
My masterpiece!!!
January 20th, 2009
So on my way home from school on the trax I was just sitting there minding my own business and this big guy dressed in all leather came and sat across from me... and a few minutes later a lady came and sat next to me... well i took a quick glance at her, and just kinda wondered who would go out in public dressed like that... (ha ha, I know that is really rude of me, but if you saw her you would of thought it to!) anyways well the guy in leather started talking to her and when she answered it wasn't a girls voice I heard. But I was to scared to look so I just leaned against the window and kept my face in my book... Well when they stood up to get off I just had to look and it was a man in women's clothing... with girl hair and makeup and everything! EW... So new thing of my day: Sit next to a cross dresser on the trax. (This is one I hope never happens again.. )
January 19th, 2009
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!!!
In honor of this wonderful day... I made a picture of Martin with my jewelry!
Monday, January 19, 2009
When it rains it pours and opens door
January 18th, 2009
In church we held the hymn book upside down and sung the wrong verses. ha ha luckily no one was sitting by us...
So thinking we were being all cool and creative Cailie and I decided to have a waxing party! Cailie waxed my eyebrows and I waxed part of her eyebrows and her tummy! ha ha even though it had like no hair at all... it was something I had never done. So we did it anyways!
In church we held the hymn book upside down and sung the wrong verses. ha ha luckily no one was sitting by us...
So thinking we were being all cool and creative Cailie and I decided to have a waxing party! Cailie waxed my eyebrows and I waxed part of her eyebrows and her tummy! ha ha even though it had like no hair at all... it was something I had never done. So we did it anyways!
January 17, 2009
New things: -Went to the biggest institute dance ever! (also the coolest).
-Went to a coffee shop and watch people perform, Paul sung and played his guitar!
-Watched Dragons infernal showdown in the coolest car CD/DVD play ever!
-Ate something new at chili's.
January 16, 2009
Today Lauren and me found a baby orange inside of Laurens orange! Coolest thing ever!!
We also thought it would be fun to jump in the dumpsters and pretend to surf! Benz looked at us really weird when we asked him to come and take our picture. Lol
January 15th, 2009
So on my way home from school I went and got on the trax and I was sitting by myself and this werdo guy came and started talking to me, well long story short I called my dad so that I wouldn't have to talk to the creepo. But when I was getting off he gave me his card... ha ha Here is a picture, so you can see what I have to put up with everyday...
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