Happy Birthday Mom!!

On this day I want nothing more than to wish my absolutely amazing mother Happy Birthday!! She is the most incredible woman I know and she have given me so much throughout my 22 almost 23 years of life. I hope that some day I can be the mother to my children that he has always been to me. I wish my wonderful mother the greatest of days today and shhh....but I am going to surprise her tonight when my dad takes her out to dinner. So more pictures to come. Best daughter ever? I think yes haha!

Single Act of Kindness

Like I have said before I try to live my life by the quote Carpe Diem. I try to seize the day in my own way and make the best of every moment. This being said I can't always say that I have the best of days or that I am always a happy person...I have my crabby days where I would rather lock myself in my room and not see anyone, but instead I put on a smile and try to make the best of those days. Today is one of those days unfortunately. I have early morning class and I didn't get much sleep at all last night, so my day hasn't started quite like I had hoped. After class I came home craving a bowl of cereal and I pour a bowl of Captain Crunch and go for the milk...low and behold I am out! Unhappy yet again and still craving that cereal I head to the local Pac'n'Save grocery store. I grab the milk and head to the checkout with the cutest old lady I have seen in a while. I set my milk down and she rings it up and she asks in this very cute and polite voice "Hi dear how are you this morning?". Thousands of complaints ran through my mind, and I could have easily expressed my outlook on the day, but instead I responded with "I'm doing just fine, thank you. How are you doing?" At that question the lady looked up from the register and gave me a smile. After handing me my milk and change she stopped me and said "I have been here since 6 this morning, and you are the first person to ask me how I am doing. Thank you so much!" With that comment I stopped dead in my tracks and gave her a big smile. The single act of asking how her morning was, made her day, and in turn completely changed my view on the day. I was just being polite and it ended up making someone so incredibly happy that it made me happy in return. I don't claim to be the nicest person or happiest person all the time, but I do know how to be polite and courteous. So today for all of you reading (if anyone haha) go out and be polite today, ask someone how they are doing or give them a helping hand, because it could very possibly make that person's day or even your own. God Bless!

Winter is finally here

Well, we have been spoiled with 60degree weather for too long and Mother Nature has finally come to realize that it is January. Last night was spent with a good friend and a walk, on a 50+ degree evening, the tides have changed and today we woke up to 20 degrees, 15-20mph winds and flurries. Quite the change, and that 3 block walk to class was filled with tears and frozen snot. Winter gave me a friendly smack to the face and a great look for 11am class. I must admit though that I have been missing the snow that Nebraska winters bring. The only thing that could make this introduction to winter better would be sharing the couch with a special someone and a big mug of hot chocolate! Hope you all are enjoying this Humpday and the introduction to winter 2012. God Bless and happy readings!

First Time for Everything...

Welcome fellow bloggers, family and friends I have finally decided to intoduce yet another distraction from school with this blog. As the title states there is a first time for everything and this is my first blogging attempt. I can't say that this will be an exciting blog or anything of the sort but it will be a place where you can take a small look into my daily life. With the title of my blog being Carpe Diem (Seize the Day), I'm giving you a look at my life moto, because you never know when your time could be up so live each day to its fullest and SEIZE THE DAY!! I hope you enjoy my blog and I wish each and every one of you the very best in your daily lives...God Bless!