Emily Marie is Me

I completed the first thing from my 101 list!! 83. Go to a park and swing on the swings - DONE 5/17/14 There was even a trip involved! Amanda and I drove up to Logan on Friday night to spend some time with Katie friend! This trip was originally planned for her birthday weekend back in March, but life got crazy for everyone, so we came up two months later instead. (And I just have to say, I was amazed at how GREEN everything was on the drive up. I don't think I've ever seen landscape that green before. As we drove through the canyon to get to Logan, I just stared.) We left Provo when we were both done with work, and we got to Logan around 8 pm. Katie called us right as we were pulling up, but we told her we wouldn't be there for another 30 minutes. Then we doorbell-ditched her birthday card. We're so clever :) Later that night, a bunch of Katie's friends came over for games! We saw some old friends and met some new people. It was SO FUN!! It made m...

Honestly, I'm still trying to figure that out. There are definitely some constants in my life: my belief in my religion, my love of laughter, and my desire to be better (to name a few). That last item is the reason for all this - I know I can be better, and I want to be the best I can be. Right now I'm not, but it's okay! I'm 21, I'm on my own, I'm working and going to school, I'm single, and I have no idea what I want to do with my life. It's an interesting and difficult time; the perfect place to start becoming awesome. I do appreciate where I am, who I am, and what I'm doing; but I know that I have an adventurous spirit and a lot of potential just waiting to break free! I've just been a little too stuck in my comfort zone to let them out. --------------------- Enter 101 in 1001 ---------------------   A very good friend and hero of mine, Sara Pennepacker, introduced me to something called "101 in 1001" - a list of 101 things t...

Learn how to curl my hair Read my height in books (5'7") Complete 4 cross stitch projects (one for me!) Go to a concert Get a pedicure Lose 20lbs Try 101 new recipes Buy a car Read all the standard works Do 15 crafts from Pinterest Learn how to play a new song on the piano Travel to a new state Paint a picture with Bob Ross Complete 101 tutorials in Photoshop/Illustrator Attend 5 museums Go tubing down a river Grow a plant from a seed and keep it alive for at least 2 months Learn to embroider and make something from a kit Feed a giraffe Make a quilt Get a massage Be in a relationship Run a 5k Sing at a karaoke night Go to a live sporting event Learn how to play a song on the harmonica Write a collection of poems Batting cages Play 51 new games Ride in a hot air balloon Read all Harry Potter books again Visit a rest home (sing, play games, listen) Zumba!! Buy a new swimming suit Learn how to do a smokey eye Submit something to a Threadless ...