I Might be a Little Obsessed...

But just a little! Honest! If you have seen my Pinterest... you probably have noticed that 96.729% of all my posts the past week have been about weight loss, being fit, being healthy, etc, etc, etc. Well there is a reason for it. I am bound and determined to lose some weight! And I will do it! It will kick my butt.... but it's gonna be worth it. I want the body that I can feel comfortable running in just shorts and a sports bra! I want to get my belly button ring redone and have it look sexy this time around! (Not that I will run in just shorts and a sports bra, or get that piercing, that's just what I would like....). I can't stop until I've turned my body into a fit little specimen!

That's not the only thing I have as a goal. My artwork, most specifically my photography, is lacking. Which is why my goal for 2012 is to complete at least two photography projects. Even if they're small, I just need to take some time out and DO IT! This semester I am in an oil painting class, aka a really hard class. For me that is. But I have probably learned more in that class than in any other class I have taken in my entire life. Right now we are working on landscape painting, and you have probably already guessed that my landscape is a Nevada scape!! And I am proud to say that I did the drawing perfectly without any help or instruction from the teacher! The values, temperature, etc.... we will just have to wait and see.

And lastly, I'm addicted, yes addicted to my itunes. At the beginning of this school year I think I had over 10,000 songs.... meaning way more than necessary. So my goal is to clean it completely out. Well... not completely, just get rid of the crap I don't listen to. It's a slow progress, but I'm currently down to 8100ish! This may sound like a lame accomplishment, but I'm seriously so excited.

I Love My Parents!

Now more than ever! Well, at least now I am noticing it. I love talking to my mom about stuff and telling her what's on my mind. And I'm also starting to realize just how much they spoil me. Where would I be without my parents?? NOWHERE!!! It's unfathomable where I would be. And I like talking to my dad on the phone, even though it's kind of awkward. All you college students know what I mean. When you leave home, you wanna talk to mom, right? But I love calling my dad now because he just cracks me up which just makes my day! And I know it makes his day when I call him, and especially when I tell him I love him. (I don't come from very vocal about love family, so it's kind of a big deal). I wish I could find the words. I just love my parents. :)

Dr. Pepper (Some Call it Love)

Heidi got a lot of soda for her birthday. Meaning she got twelve 2-liters of Dr. Pepper. And a 12 pack. So we decided to have a little fun.

She needs to work on her acting skills.

I Love Being an Art Major!!

And here is why:

1. I am weird. And because I am an art major I don't have to explain to people why I am the way I am. I say I'm an art major and they just naturally accept my weirdness. So nice!
2. Our opening songs in class... they aren't hymns or anything like that. No, we watch music videos on YouTube. Like, Walk Like an Egyptian by the Bangles. And it totally goes with what we are learning.                                                                                                                                             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWP-AsG5DRk 
3. I get introduced to new artists, or just old ones that I didn't know before. Like the Shaggs. (Side note, if you don't know of them, don't look them up. They hurt my ears, but were an entertaining little joke. And a good lesson). Actually, you should just listen to them.               http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxPsXPCR5MU
4. I get to do art, my favorite thing ever, ALL THE TIME! Well, most the time anyway.
5. I get to carry around a big bag that makes me look like a professional.
6. I make priceless works of art and get to be proud because it's all mine.
7. People look at my work and comment. They criticize it, they praise it, they cry over it, they laugh and joke and examine it. And it's mine.
8. Because it's the right thing to do.

Big Break!

There is always something on our minds. Sometimes it weighs us down for just an hour, sometimes for our whole lives. Or sometimes just two years, give or take a month or two. And then there is that day, you wake up and for the whole day, you don't think of that something. And it's the best day ever! But then, what is replacing that something? Maybe it's better to have the original something weighing you down, then to have something new take it's place. But hey, I'll take a break!

It's All Over Now...

This isn't a typical Lanette post. I don't think anyway.  But it's literally all over. You know, my 9 month break from school. I thought that this break would really suck, but in all honesty it has been the best 9 months of my life. I don't know if they were the absolute hardest. The first few of them definitely were. And they sure weren't the easiest. But they were definitely the best. I learned a lot about myself. Figured out a little better what I want. More of who I am at this point. The usual self discovery business. But I also learned other important life's lessons and blah, blah, blah. And now that it is time to move on there is so much that I am going to miss. I'm not a crier, but some of this stuff almost has me in tears.

Laren. Odd isn't it. Our whole lives all we did was fight. And now we are almost like the best of friends it seems. We spent pretty much every day together. And I can't think of a single time we fought. We would just joke around and have a good time. And find reasons to escape and run into town. (I've pretty much taught the booger how to drive ;) ). And all kinds of other random crap. Good times. Good times.

I will really miss my nieces and nephews. I love my babies! It's going to be so weird to be childless. It will take some getting used to. And I'm really going to miss having the little kids teach me how to be an adult! (Ok, that sounded really Relief Society of me, but I'm serious).

I've accomplished so much living at home. I have no desire to really share those accomplishments. Instead I'm going to "hide under a bushel". But I'm proud of my success. Earlier I wrote about trying to find patience and happiness. And I did! I've never been so happy in my life, and I am still very impatient, but hey, I have improved. I don't let the little things bother me as much, and I spend most of my time searching for happiness and the good in others.

Sorry about the Relief Society post. But I just wanted to share my happiness at achieving some goals and vocalize the fact that I have a heart. :) Over and out.

Photography

This sunday I got to take pictures of my brother and his family up Water Canyon. I love taking pictures!! Anyway, they aren't edited or anything but I think they are great!

This is the most photogenic child I know.

 That's all folks! I hope you enjoyed!