Priceless

This world is EXPENSIVE!!! Holy cow. I'm feeling it hard core at this point in my life. I do not have a job and my previous savings are starting to run out. Not to mention there are going to be a lot of things I have to pay for really soon. A car, a new apartment for the summer and then another new one for the next semester, fees, books, a wedding, and all that kind of stuff that comes along with marriage! The list just goes on and on. It tends to stress me out. But, there are some things I realized over the past few days. Sure life is kind of expensive, especially for someone my age but I wouldn't trade it for anything. There are too many things in this world that are well worth living through the other costly things.

I'm talking about things that are priceless. Things that I wouldn't want to ever miss and I would never get rid of. I would go into debt 7 times over if I got to keep these things. Here's what I think is priceless:

Sunsets. The beauty of the horizon as the sun falls below the mountains is breath taking. No matter what season it is or if there are clouds or snow on the ground or birds in the air. Sunsets are fantastic. Sharing them with someone you care about is even better! They, amazingly, grow in splendor when you can watch the colors change with the person you love the most.

Babies. Babies are my favorite!! Especially newborns. The innocence of a new life amazes me every time. Their little laughs when they are happy, their eyes when the open for the first few times, their small fingers and toes, their first smile. It's all so fantastic! Even when they cry, its a beautiful thing because it shows life and emotion. So much personality can be put into such a small body and nothing can beat that. Again, sharing time with a child with someone you love just heightens that experience. Watching them interact with something so small and pure changes your perspective of them, always for the better.




Music. Ah, I love music. Not that bang your head and rock out music, real MUSIC. The echoing sound of a piano as it hits its last chord after a wonderful concerto, the deep, rich sound of a cello played just right, the blending voices of a well practiced choir. It's not something you can see but it's something you feel and you know its beautiful. Playing music, listening to music, writing music, loving music. That is priceless to me.

Finally, the last priceless thing on my mind tonight is someone you care about. All the things I talked about above are so much better when a significant other is involved. Along with everything else in the world. School is better, long car rides are better, beaches are better, weekends are better, laughing is better, living is better, loving is better. Any experience, old or new becomes something that no amount of money in this world could buy. Something that you want to keep and remember forever, no matter the cost.


I hope you guys have thought about things that are priceless to you while you were reading this. Life is so full of these small experiences, yet we take them for granted. Live your life, love your life. Until next time. Con amor. <3

Media

Oh you sneaky media you! You get me all sucked in so that all I want to do is waste my life away in front of a computer screen! That's not very nice or very fair. I think you should apologize... and mean it! My mom says that if you say sorry that means you're not going to do it again, so don't say it unless you really are serious about it. ((awkward silence)) Yeaaaah, I didn't think so!
I definitely have been stuck on my computer a lot the past few days..
weeks.. months... ok a really long time. Which is weird because I have school and homework and a fantastic boyfriend but I feel like I am always online! Some of you may feel the exact same way. Wanna hear what I do online all the time. Well here's a small list: Facebook, Iwastesomuchtime, Pintrest, Email, Dearelder, etc, etc, etc. Not to mention this blog! Why in the world is the world so focused on the media, dang it?! The things I look at definitely aren't even worth the time I spend on here. But what to do? Make a goal to not be online so much? Yeah tried that. Toss my computer? Somehow I don't think that will be very beneficial in the long run. Run and hide? I think that seems to be my best option as of right now... Though, ideally, probably still not that great. Maybe the only thing to do is to stay exactly where I am and just complain to the rest of the online world about how I wish I wasn't online all the time. Hey, yeah that sounds perfect! Yup, thats my plan of action. If you want me, now you know where I may be. Until next time!

Like a child...

You know, this world kinda stinks sometimes? Wanna know why? Because kids can't even really be 'kids' anymore! Don't you remember going to parks and playing for hours on the swings and slides, building sand castles, playing tag or even boys chase girls for heaven's sake?! Those days were SO fun. I remember not having a care in the world! The only thing that mattered was who mommy was going to let me play with that day... and of course what kind of sandwich I would have for lunch. (personally, I had a buttered bread and a buttered toast everyday...:) ) Now though, things for kids aren't so fun. Sure they go out and play with friends and maybe make it to the park to play occasionally but it seems to me like the world is trying to squish out all the innocent left in them. I mean the other day I heard some little girls talking about calorie intake! What the heck!? I didn't even know what a calorie was when I was that age! (I just pretend not to know now... haha)  I used to play dress up with my sisters when we were younger but it was almost always a contest to see who could look the goofiest, and now there are shows like Toddlers in Tiaras where crazy parents dress and make up their kids for competition! What is this world coming too? Sure its fun to "dress pretty" and to "wear mommy's make up" and all that but how the kids see it now is just ridiculous. And mind you, I'm only 18 years old so a lot has changed in a short period of time! It's kind of sad...
But since we all know that complaining doesn't help in anyway, guess what I've been doing lately? Being very childish. It's almost as if I'm trying to live a child's life for those who don't/can't and honestly I'm having so much fun. Just in the past week I've been more of a happy-go-lucky child than anything, much less a college student! Here's what I did: I've gone to a book store and read children's books, played with toys at Walmart, bought suckers, and painted those little sunlight catchers that you can get at craft stores! Wanna hear the best part? I've done all of those things with a date! Right now I feel super lucky because not only do I have someone that cares about me in a deep mature way, I have someone that will be a child with me all the time. Girls, if you can find someone like that, keep him! I know I plan to! Boys, be that guy. ;) Everyone, live life to it's fullest. Even if you're not a child, it's never too late to have some fun. Don't miss out on all the fun parts of life because you're trying to be "like everyone else" or "mature and responsible". Even the most mature and responsible people know that letting loose and having fun is a necessity of a full life. Lets all have some fun! :D

Writers Block

Writers block..... I have it! Bad! I used to have so many ideas of what I would want to write about here on this wonderful blog but now I am stumped! I have at least five different drafts saved on here, yet to be finished, and maybe never published. Some of them need a video or a picture, some need words, some just don't even make sense! Have you ever had something happen to you that just took up all your time and brain power from then on out? Well that is kind of exactly what happened to me. I'll tell you the story now, just in case you're curious.
So once upon a time there was a girl named Araleigh and she just kind of lived life. She just had a normal life that rarely changed. Get up, get ready, go to classes, get home, do homework, eat, watch TV, go to bed. Repeat, repeat, repeat. The only exciting part of any of her days was when she heard from her missionary. She counted down days, even hours, until she would hear from him sometimes. Then something amazing happened. She got a message from said missionary saying that our mutual friend Dakota would be bringing something to me, sent from the missionary himself. Needless to say, she was kinda excited. So she waited all day to get this surprise.. not really paying attention in classes or when she tried to do homework. Finally the time came when good ol' Dakota was standing outside my door. He handed her a little red bag that she quickly ripped the stuffing out of only to find a camera. She was a little confused at this point, she already had a camera. All of a sudden, Dakota grabs the camera out of her hands, turns it on and points it at her saying only "OK go." She stood there not knowing what to do until from around the corner...... walks her missionary in the flesh!!! Her eyes opened wide and she looked at her roommate behind her as if to say "Is this really happening?! Please tell me this is really happening!?!" Then she ran and hugged him as tight as she could while he kind of laughed and she almost cried. It was definitely a tender moment, and it was all caught on video! After that, the rest is sort of history! They lived happily ever after and all that kind of stuff. :)
In case you didn't guess, the girl in the story was me... ;) and the missionary was Nate. It's been a week since he's been home and we spend every second of extra time we have with each other. Which might explain some of my writers block seeing as all I really think about is him too. And once I can get the video to upload to my computer, I will put up my post about surprises for you guys to see! I hope you liked my story because it was based off a true story! I'll keep you updated on how the story really does unfold! Until next time.. <3

Fantasy Wedding

For all you girls out there, have you ever dreamed about your perfect wedding? I know I have! I may only be 18 right now but I can pretend can't I? And since my mind has been spinning with wedding thoughts lately I figured a good out for me would be to put them all up somewhere and I chose this blog. Ready for this guys?! Araleigh's Fantasy Wedding only here on Life of a Teenage Nobody.
First off on many girl's wedding checklists are the colors of the wedding. I would like mine to be purple and gold. Somewhere around these colors:

Or maybe Purple and Silver! Oh boy now I'm conflicted! I had chosen purple and gold awhile ago but I really do love silver more than gold so maybe like this:

The last two colors of the first picture would be more base colors where the first two are the main ones. And if I chose to do the purple and silver, I would probably have a dark, deep purple, and a lighter lavender purple with the silver accent color. If I was super fancy and super rich I would put together a reception area similar to this. The purple and gold is the first one and the purple and silver is the second:

But since I'm neither of those, my reception room will be a little less fancy. Which is still very okay with me! The next thing I think of is Bride's Maids and a Maid of Honor. The thing with me is I have two very best friends and a bunch of other really good friends and then my sisters. Hmmm how would I set that all up? I'm still a little murky with this one but I think I'll just have two Maids of Honor and a few choice bride's maids consisting of friends and maybe my two closest sisters. Whoever you are, you're going to be part of a lucky few. ;) Outfits and coordinating will have to be planned later because I am not the fashion guru of the family.

Next is the dress for me! Thankfully my family was just recently given a BEAUTIFUL dress that my mom says I can use for my own wedding! That cuts cost down a lot, hallelujah! 
 It's a mix between these two dresses I think. I actually haven't even tried it on so I'm not positive on what it looks like with someone inside it but I do know it is absolutely gorgeous!

Lets see, next on my list is location. Being LDS I plan on being married in an LDS temple. There are SO many to choose from so I think I will show you my top three! First is the Laie, Hawaii Temple. Oh is so so pretty! It's not very realistic though but I still thought I would show you. Then is the San Diego Temple in California. It looks like a castle! And while it is a little more realistic, that still probably won't happen. Finally is the Brigham City, Utah Temple. It's in between my two homes, Logan and Kaysville so I think it will be perfect! This one actually is realistic so for now that is my plan. It's very very beautiful isn't it?

Then we have things like guests and invitations and decorations and photographers and a cake and food! Oh boy so many little details! All I know is I want many family members and friends there from both sides of my large family as well as his family. Invitations will most likely follow the purple and gold pattern and my one of my wonderful aunts is an amazing photographer! She did my senior pictures so I would love for her to do my engagement and wedding pictures as well. My grandma also makes wedding cakes so I would ask her to make one for me too! Thankfully they're all family so maybe they'll cut me a deal, eh? ;) As for decorations and food, I'm not that picky. My husband can choose the food because I'm sure that will interest him the most and my very artistic sister and fabulous mother have already offered to help with the rest!

It is a little weird to think about a wedding at my age. I'm only in my second semester of college and barely 18 years old. But it excites me sooooo much! I probably won't be married for AT LEAST another year so I have time to figure out all the tiny baby details and find the man for me. (I kinda need him for the whole wedding thing to happen anyways haha) Either way, I'm stoked for the future! Hooray for weddings!!! <3

Wasting Time

So... I heard this quote once that went something like this: "Wasted time enjoyed is not time wasted". Or something along those lines. Meaning, if you enjoy what you are doing when you are doing nothing at all, then you aren't really wasting it, right? Personally, when I am watching some of my favorite TV shows or reading a good book I don't feel like I'm wasting my time at all. Then there comes a thing called iwastesomuchtime.com... It is a wondrous website of magical fun-ness and if you have nothing to do for the next, oh, five or six hours then you should check it out! BUT, if you are easily distracted.... DON'T DO IT! Go work out or watch a movie or hang out with friends or read my blog more (hehe) or something but don't get sucked in (like I have) to the time waster of all time wasters! Many of you may have already succumbed to the site so you know exactly what I mean but if you haven't and I have not poked and prodded at your curiosity enough, here are some of the things you will find on that website:

Oh, cough cough, I hope I haven't made you want to spend hours looking at hilarious photos and videos on that site... that would just be awkward... Welp, until next time folks! <3

Family, Friends, and Roommates

So I saw something kind of cool today on a girls binder that was sitting next to me... It was a set of pictures that looked like this:

I thought it was very cute and clever so I made one of my own! Awe cute friends and family. :) Then I thought about it for a second and came up with this:

I do actually quite like my roommates (contrary to what my venting post might have shown) and we get along a majority of the time. I'm very glad I got to room with them this year! Love you guys <3