MOVING! AHHHHH!

Yes that’s right folks, this girl right here has moved! I have taken a giant leap all the way for Springville to Provo Utah! ;) I am now living down the road from my school and work. It has been…. an experience and it’s only been three days! First of all I have three roommates. One of them is super Mormon, one is super not, and one is super friendly but she seems like a good medium. Jenna (the medium) shares a bathroom with me and I love it because she actually wanted a system. She makes plans to make sure that the next year runs smoothly. I am a fan!

I just feel all adult and grown up! I live on my own (sort of), with my own dishes, my own comforter, and my own pans, and my own food, and rent! I pay rent! I can’t do that I’m still a baby! Haha. Time is flying so fast! And it's true what they say, Provo is a meat market! I have been asked on three dates in the three days I've been here! The whole time I just wanted to say “I’m sorry but you’re to Mormon for me.” Hahaha just kidding! Two of them seemed like very nice guys.

Now for a few thoughts on my favorite topic, MUSIC! I have found a few songs that I feel I must share with you! One of these is Merry Happy, by Kate Nash. This song talks about being in a relationship that you love with someone that makes you ‘merry happy’ and then it ends. The reason I love this song is that Kate doesn’t talk about the world crashing down with the relationship. Instead she says “So I learnt from you.” Another part I love is when she says “I can be alone, I can watch the sunset on my own.” I love that. I can watch the sunset on my own and feel its warmth and beauty and be happy all on my own. I love it! Plus I always love unique voices, and I love Kate Nash’s!

The second song I must share with you all is one I have known and loved for a long time now but I am falling in love with it again. This would be the song Sugarcane, by the amazing Aussie, Missy Higgins! I swear I will sing this song to my child if I ever have kids. The song begins by singing to a child. She says that the baby is safe for now, but she is just beginning a game that will change her forever. Then she sings “So grow tall sugarcane, eat that soil and drink the rain. But know they’ll chase you if you play their little games, so run, run fast sugarcane.” The second verse is the all time best part. Missy sings about herself, and how she has found a way to love her and not care about others, but the ballerina has not found that yet.

And for the last song I have a radio hit that you’ve all probably heard, I Won’t Give Up by Jason Mraz. My favorite lines of this song (which are most people’s favorite lines) are “Even the stars they burn, some even fall to the earth, we’ve got a lot to learn and God knows we’re worth it,” and I also love the part where he says “Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use the gifts and tolls we’ve got yeah we’ve got a lot at stake” and then “We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in. I had to learn what I’ve got, and what I’m not, and who I am.” The biggest reason that I love this song is because I feel like it is interchangeable. The song is geared towards a typical dating/marriage relationship. But when I hear this song I don’t think of me and a guy. I think of the three most important relationships in my life. My family and I, God and I, and myself and I. These are the three relationships that have taken the most work and were the most painful. These are the people who I will be with for my whole life and never stop working to be closer to. Accepting, getting to know, and loving my family, God and myself have been the biggest challenges ever but I am so much stronger for it and I will continue to become stronger for it.

And of course I have posted a little playlist of those three songs for you to listen to if you’d like. 

♥Final Words: Life is an adventure, so take it and make the best you possibly can of everything that is thrown your way!