college thoughts...

I don't remember anything academic from my first year of college, especially my first semester. Usually I am referred to what one might call a 'crazy dancing machine that explodes with crazy happiness all the time' --I guess you would understand what I mean if you knew me personally--But anyways, my memory fall 2012 is a blur. Let's be honest, does anyone remember the first semester of college? I knew I would have a blast anywhere I was. Its my natural way about life. I also knew going to a small college in a small town with a largely populated Mormon community would be bodacious. OH MY WORD! I made so many new friends all at once and we always would do crazy things! Usually involving bon-fires by the river, riding in the bed of someone's truck, or dance parties at friends' houses.

Now. As of late, I, and many others have noticed a change with me. It was perceived as a concerning change. To be honest I was getting tired of people thinking there was something wrong with me. At times it was hard to keep my cool when I was approached about my personality. The truth is, there is no specific reason I am the way I am now. I have been more focused on school work, preparing to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and probably just hit a good bubble of maturity. I don't hang out in large co-ed groups all the time anymore because A. half of my friends are serving missions and B. the other half is all married and that would just be awkward. "Wow Melanie, haven't you made nay *new* friends?" Of course, but it truly is not the same as those friends made my first year of college. There are a couple reasons I don't go hang out with a ton of people all the time. I am dating someone that I am so head over heels for and he lives in another state than me. I want to be cautious with appropriate settings for my situation. For example, being in a relationship and constantly hanging out with a group of the male gender. I still have guy friends but I am careful because I am 200% faithful to my boyfriend. He deserves the best and I will be the one to treat him as so. Another reason is that as I am in the Sophomore year of college, my courses are more difficult. Lastly, my roommates and I get along so well and we have a lot of fun together just being home or whatever.

All in all, don't you fret. Melanie has always & will always be a super social butterfly. I still make friends left and right and have a phenomenal social life (if I do say so myself). Compared to my first year of college I have....matured? swooned over a man? or maybe just found new focuses? Whatever the exact reason may be, I have changed and it is awesome because I am still awesome. And that statement does not make me superior or conceited. I know it, I love it, I live it!

Quotes: Phase 1

WARNING: These quotes are all anonymous because I wouldn't want to embarrass anyone who I have caught  saying things that made me giggle or caught me off guard. Some of the quotes I have collected are from church settings. Just to keep the correct moods, I will separate the quotes into 2 categories. The Funnies and The Gospel Truth. I am so excited to make you enjoy pieces of my life!!! Please read below.

The Funnies

• Ive always thought, 'why run when you can skate there?...that's when you say 'get thee behind me Satan!'

• I'm just so happy with you' "I'm Batman"

• There was a noodle on my watermelon juice!! ...and yeah that is the weirdest thing I've ever said.

• If macaroni and cheese has a sister, it would be your lip.

• Melanie is as cute as a button, but buttons aren't cute. She's like a llama..a baby llama.

• 'Are you still living in the Residence Towers?' "No, we're in Egypt"

• Sometimes we just need people in our life that we can look at and say 'ew'

• 'Everyone has hair' "No. Voldemort doesn't have hair"

• Okay. You have a kissing limit. You passed it 30 kisses ago.

• Your body is a temple. No. Your body is a hut.

• I'm glad you still want to be my friend. 'Yeah well you've kind of grown on me...like mold'

• Oh Mel...you don't have to do anything for me to love you. Like...if you were jello, I'd still love you every second.

• Oh oh I just got sucked into a rainbow!

• I think drinking leads to hipsterism.

• I feel like crap on toast.

• You cant stretch your butt, that's stupid.

• You're so cute. I just want to wrap you up in a napkin and take you home.

• Mel, are you made out of jello? Tell me the truth.

• H, tell me something I don't know about you. 'I have chronic diarrhea'

• 'Bahh! You are so...NOT graceful today!' "I'm a BOY! and I'm excited for Christmas!"

• 'Okay ese' "I'm not your ese, I'm your final"

• You're so cute. I want to tickle you until you fart.

• 'Bill Gates scares me' "What do you mean?" 'His quotes scare me'

• I'm so nice to you, I'm like Hitler to everyone else!

• You're so cuuuuuute! I just wanna pull your nose.

• 'Ouch!' "What?" 'I hit my elbow and I have tender flesh'

The Gospel Truth

• First observe, then serve.

• Without the family, there is no plan; There is no reason for it.

• Salvation is personal & Exaltation is a family matter.

• Don't miss an opportunity to grow.

• An individual who is arrogant or who lets his or her emotions influence decisions will not be powerfully led by the Spirit.

• There is no shortcut to excellence or competence

• Our mistakes of the past don't define us, they refine us.

• Negative thoughts are the termites of the soul.

• Sometimes the decisions we think we make, we don't make at all. Our will has no part in the decisions our genes dictate.

• The more we give to the Lord, the more he will give us opportunities to use our agency.

• A change of heart is a change of motive.

• The Holy Ghost is the cleansing agent of the Atonement.

• You don't know everything, but you know enough....we were built to succeed. 

• The past is to be learned from, not lived in.

• When you love what you do, everyday is a holiday.

• The problem isn't the problem. The problem is how you handle the problem.