I can't believe that WRTG 150 Honors is done.
:/
bummer really.
i just want to give a shout out to Professor Elliott. possibly best instructor ever? i'm definitely feeling it :)
also. classmates. y'all are fantastic.
I guess what I really want to do right now though is reflect on this semester as a whole. the things i've learned and want to remember
1) I am a Daughter of my Heavenly Father and he loves me. So so much.
2) I can do hard things.
3) Life is sometimes mundane. It's supposed to be that way. I heard someone tell me the other day, quoted by one of the apostles maybe(?), life is like riding a train. There are going to be moments of beautiful landscapes, or times of graffitied walls, and than there are times of simply travel...but we are all just on our way back home.
4) Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.
5) "We should involve the Savior in every aspect of our life...because he already is"
6) My life is a gift. My life has a plan. My life has a purpose, in heaven began... I will follow God's plan for me.
7) I get to choose what my life is going to look like. small decisions lead to the big
8) Listen to the prophet's and apostles. They truly are the mouthpiece of the Lord.
9) Listen to the Spirit. Strictly follow.
10) He lives.
I am grateful for the semester, and all the personal growth that it has brought for me!
I pray I never forget.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Blog #13
Well?
...Ya.
What a BLESSING it was to go to London! :)
Kind of academic suicide...but it really has been worth every sacrifice I've had to make.
The first day we got there and visited Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and Tower Bridge. But then went to sleepies, because DANG JET LAG!
The next day we attended Windsor Castle. That mostly took up our entire day but it was so stinking fun. It was about an hour and a half outside of London, so our family hopped on a quaint little train and headed to see the Queen! haha. We spent an hour our two going through the exhibits of the castle there. Then we went to the River Thames just underneath the castle. We fed swans! haha. it was great fun. then we had dinner...oh man... it was the most adorable little restaurant I have ever seen. We sat outside surrounded by the glorious trees and flowers, looking up to the castle! We returned late that night.
The next day we went to the London temple. WOOO_HOOO. my brothers and I got to participate in baptisms there. it just made me realize JUST HOW MUCH WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE! Then we walked around the gardens there for a little bit. and then went to another quaint eating revenue. I'm telling ya. They just dot the landscape! AWH. I'm in love. haha. And for inside jokes purposes: GIANT OATY NOBBLY. :) Then we went and viewed the "essentials". Big Ben, Parliament, the London Eye. TOO MUCH FUN.
Saturday we filmed with my papa at the St. Luke's Cathedral. My my it was beautiful... We just got to sit there, listening to a beautiful choir fill the empty spaces of that beautiful cathedral. AND? I met my childhood rolemodel. WENDY. From peter pan. It was so stinking intimidating, meeting the girl I wished I could be for so many years. Super cool though! And that night we went to Wicked. Love that show!
Sunday we played it more layed back and just went to the countryside. We saw stonehenge! but really just enjoyed the countryside, namely salisbury. It may have been one of my favorite days. Just gathered at a park, with my family, of which i love more than ANYTHING ON EARTH. :) Yup. Salisbury was beautiful.
But ya! There was my slight itinerary.
Really though? The thing that I loved the most while I was there? MY FAMILY :)
...Ya.
What a BLESSING it was to go to London! :)
Kind of academic suicide...but it really has been worth every sacrifice I've had to make.
The first day we got there and visited Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and Tower Bridge. But then went to sleepies, because DANG JET LAG!
The next day we attended Windsor Castle. That mostly took up our entire day but it was so stinking fun. It was about an hour and a half outside of London, so our family hopped on a quaint little train and headed to see the Queen! haha. We spent an hour our two going through the exhibits of the castle there. Then we went to the River Thames just underneath the castle. We fed swans! haha. it was great fun. then we had dinner...oh man... it was the most adorable little restaurant I have ever seen. We sat outside surrounded by the glorious trees and flowers, looking up to the castle! We returned late that night.
The next day we went to the London temple. WOOO_HOOO. my brothers and I got to participate in baptisms there. it just made me realize JUST HOW MUCH WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE! Then we walked around the gardens there for a little bit. and then went to another quaint eating revenue. I'm telling ya. They just dot the landscape! AWH. I'm in love. haha. And for inside jokes purposes: GIANT OATY NOBBLY. :) Then we went and viewed the "essentials". Big Ben, Parliament, the London Eye. TOO MUCH FUN.
Saturday we filmed with my papa at the St. Luke's Cathedral. My my it was beautiful... We just got to sit there, listening to a beautiful choir fill the empty spaces of that beautiful cathedral. AND? I met my childhood rolemodel. WENDY. From peter pan. It was so stinking intimidating, meeting the girl I wished I could be for so many years. Super cool though! And that night we went to Wicked. Love that show!
Sunday we played it more layed back and just went to the countryside. We saw stonehenge! but really just enjoyed the countryside, namely salisbury. It may have been one of my favorite days. Just gathered at a park, with my family, of which i love more than ANYTHING ON EARTH. :) Yup. Salisbury was beautiful.
But ya! There was my slight itinerary.
Really though? The thing that I loved the most while I was there? MY FAMILY :)
Blog #12. Jessica=1 Personal Demon=0
My issues paper went pretty well in the end :) I couldn't be happier!
At this point I would like to share my brief history of... DUN DUN DUN... research papers.
In high school I had a writing teacher who really didn't favor me. It was unfortunate enough that he disliked me at the start, but then it was even worse when I gave him reason to. Let me explain.
During the final months of the class I was taking from him, I found myself very consumed in the school production I was involved in. This was right around the time that we were beginning research for our papers. I found myself waking up in the morning, going to school, coming home, showering, eating food, heading back to the school to do my hair and make-up, PERFORM, and then come home and attempt any homework into the late night hours. Needless to say, there were days my homework wasn't very good, and there were days more homework wasn't very, done. He knew my situation and tried to work with me, because I literally had NO time. But it was just kind of an awkward position for everybody.
Once the play was finished I found myself very much involved in my studies, unfortunately, I had fallen a little bit behind in my writing class.
It was kind of forced procrastination if you ask me.
ANYWAYS. in the end, i did poorly on my research paper. I felt like my teacher didn't give me any good reasons as to why I had receive the grade I did, and so I made the judgment call, "I must be a bad writer". I believe it too.
So, approaching our research projects for WRTG 150 Honors.....Oh ya, i was scared out of my mind. But guess what? I was determined! Determined to prove to my previous writing teacher, my parents, my friends, but really all in all to prove to myself that I COULD WRITE.
Well folks? I CAN WRITE.
If I put my mind to it, work hard, and give myself sufficient amounts of time, I CAN WRITE.
(Jess? You can do it. =] )
Scoreboard? Jessica 1 Personal Demon 0.
At this point I would like to share my brief history of... DUN DUN DUN... research papers.
In high school I had a writing teacher who really didn't favor me. It was unfortunate enough that he disliked me at the start, but then it was even worse when I gave him reason to. Let me explain.
During the final months of the class I was taking from him, I found myself very consumed in the school production I was involved in. This was right around the time that we were beginning research for our papers. I found myself waking up in the morning, going to school, coming home, showering, eating food, heading back to the school to do my hair and make-up, PERFORM, and then come home and attempt any homework into the late night hours. Needless to say, there were days my homework wasn't very good, and there were days more homework wasn't very, done. He knew my situation and tried to work with me, because I literally had NO time. But it was just kind of an awkward position for everybody.
Once the play was finished I found myself very much involved in my studies, unfortunately, I had fallen a little bit behind in my writing class.
It was kind of forced procrastination if you ask me.
ANYWAYS. in the end, i did poorly on my research paper. I felt like my teacher didn't give me any good reasons as to why I had receive the grade I did, and so I made the judgment call, "I must be a bad writer". I believe it too.
So, approaching our research projects for WRTG 150 Honors.....Oh ya, i was scared out of my mind. But guess what? I was determined! Determined to prove to my previous writing teacher, my parents, my friends, but really all in all to prove to myself that I COULD WRITE.
Well folks? I CAN WRITE.
If I put my mind to it, work hard, and give myself sufficient amounts of time, I CAN WRITE.
(Jess? You can do it. =] )
Scoreboard? Jessica 1 Personal Demon 0.
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