Rap Battles. My thang!

Last weekend BYU had student rap battles! It was so much fun! James and I had a blast! AND Cr4w (a group of talented mormon/return missionary rappers from Provo). They are so talented! Look them up! Here's one of their videos. They are so funny!!

Anyway! It was sooooo fun!

Self Evaluate.

So I've been feeling super unmotivated lately.. Especially in my schooling. When I have tests or papers due, I wait until the last minute to cram in information and write it out. This is SO UNLIKE me. I usually start my study preparation about two weeks before the exam and I usually start working on a paper the moment I hear about it. My "unmotivated self" always feels tired and stressed out. But my "organized/plan ahead self" feels calm and everything is done at good quality and turned in on time. I miss the "organized/plan ahead self."

AND, I've been working on registering for classes next semester and now that I have a degree I'm working toward, its crunch time! I need to straighten up and do better. I just can't find the motivation. Ugh... It's annoying. On the bright side I got a gym membership and I have been working out in the mornings! So thumbs up for that! And only that haha!

All I'm saying is that I need to be better. Starting now. In our Family Home Evening this past week, my husband shared this message from President Dieter F. Uchdorf:

"How many times have we started something and not finished? Diets? Exercise programs? Commitments to read the scriptures daily? Decisions to be better disciples of Jesus Christ? How often do we make resolutions in January and pursue them with red-hot determination for a few days, a few weeks, or even a few months only to find that by October, the flame of our commitment is little more than cold ash?One day I ran across a funny picture of a dog lying next to a piece of paper he had shredded. It read, “Certificate of Dog-Obedience Training.”We are like that sometimes.We have good intentions; we start strong; we want to be our best self. But in the end we leave our resolutions shredded, discarded, and forgotten.It’s human nature to stumble, fail, and sometimes want to drop out of the race. But as disciples of Jesus Christ, we have committed not only to begin the race but also to finish it—and finish it with our torch still burning brightly. The Savior promised His disciples, 'He that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved'." 

Hmmm... How many times? I'm recommitting to finish the things I start. Our budgeting, my projects, diet, my education, etc. I need to stay motivated and do this once and for all.

:)

College Life... At it's Finest

Sooooooo, college. It's, well, going. My classes are fine and stuff, but I feel like I'm always either, at work, in class, doing homework, studying, or cleaning the house (and then I'm sleeping the other 6-7 hours of the day). Don't get me wrong, I still do fun things from time to time, like date night once a week with my husband!

(This is when he took me to go see the Goosebumps movie last week! It was sooooo good!!)

Anywho, I feel like I need a hobby, you know?

So I'm asking all of you!

HELP ME FIND A HOBBY!

Here are my stipulations:

• It's gotta be fun
• Not expensive
• Something I can do in the winter and summer (it doesn't have to be outdoors, but it can if you got a good idea)
• Not too time consuming (a hobby that I can stop and pick back up if need be)
• Something that I can do on my own (it can also be something that can include other people, but if I was by myself, I'd still be able to do it)
• Something to help me actually take a break from from my "to-do list"

Alright everyone, if you have good suggestions of ideas, let me know! You can comment on this post, or message me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or my email - moanafaagai@yahoo.com. 

Anything helps! I want to hear the ideas :).

Welllllllllll, in other news, I found out what I going to major in!! I've been meeting with the career advisor at my school for a while now and after several meetings, tests, sorting through results, researching potential majors, I found it! I'm majoring in.... SOCIOLOGY! I'm excited! It's SO different from when I started college (as a pharmacy major). I'm interested to learn why people do what they do. And my minor is in Family Life. So many adventures up ahead! My goal is to graduate in two years. Hopefully sooner than that, but we'll see :). I feel like I'm finally working toward something now :).

OH YA!
P.S. I like to do calligraphy a little :)

It Must Be Midterms....

I am so sorry that it's been a while since I last wrote! but I've been crazy busy with work, homework and studying like nobody's business, haha! It must be midterms time.. hmm.. Any who, what's been going on besides all that?

Well, last weekend James and I had our mission reunions! It was a blasty blast! We went to mine first in Salt Lake City.

So many fun memories! It was wonderful seeing my mission president and his wife! And James got to meet them too! It was wonderful and I got to see so many people I served around! It was amazing! Then we drove up to Ogden to got to James' reunion! That was fun too! I got to meet James' mission president and his wife. They are definitely awesome people! And I can tell that they care for James very much. And I was able to meet people that James served with/around. All-in-all it was such a wonderful night!

Then Saturday and Sunday was.... GENERAL CONFERENCE!!!

I learned so much! And is was great to see who the three new apostles are! So many good quotes and words of advice and counsel. I loved every minute. I can't wait to read it all in the ensign and study everything! It's my favorite :). If you missed it, that's alright, just click the picture above and you'll get caught up :).

I'm so grateful for all that I'm experiencing. Not everything is super easy, but things are definitely great and I'm learning and growing so much. I love it.