--friday--

so usually today i would post about my favorite things.... ya know? favorite fridays?! but........ i crashed my car today, i guess my bad driving finally caught up with me.  it was really sad, and quite unfortunate.  i hate admitting that it even happened. i feel emotionally drained and afraid of how everything is going to turn out, and honestly quite stupid.  but i thing this is one of those times when heavenly father is throwing one of those curve balls at you and you can either stand back up and take some more or stay down and give up.

one thing you have to know about me is i am not a quitter.  i am stubborn.  and generally i always get what i want... and if i don't get it right away i will work as hard as i possibly can to get it.

that being said i'm not going to give up because life has a lot to offer me.  now i get to always get my work out in every single day (since i'll be riding my bike to work till my car is fixed)! WOO!!! because who doesn't feel better once they've worked out.  i might get over my fear of public transportation! and once again i am reminded of my amazing family and friends that are always by my side.

so what is my favorite thing today... well last night me and syd and em had a sleepover and that's always a favorite (also we had a delicious dinner at pizza factory)

the shine project posted a fantastic post yesterday! and thats a favorite check it out here!!!! <3

and tonight i'm still going to retreat down to st. george for a fun weekend of hiking around zions because as my aunt tonja says "heavenly father wants us to be happy and not to punish ourselves." and as my uncle tad says "if you didn't do it on purpose there is no reason for punishment".

so here is to hoping for better times ahead but certainly being very grateful for what i have today, here, and now. who knows maybe this will help me plan my finding joy in trials devotional ;)