question of the week:

what advice would you give a younger you?
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i missed my question of the week on tuesday, just totally spaced it. so i'm doing it 2 days late.
i really liked this question from my aunt peggy. my blog friend em did this sort of a while ago...it was kind of a "this is what i liked then" and "what i would tell her now"...one of my favorite blog posts ever. so thought provoking and interesting. her blog is private so you can't read it, but maybe she would let me copy and paste it here? maybe not. anyway, i want to do it in that format because it was so good. i won't come close to the awesomeness, but i'd like to try it anyway!

that girl.

her favorite things:

• seminary with alice and sister hicken, the best teachers ever.
• falling asleep in front of the fire place after seminary and before school (and often sleeping straight through first period).
  
• cheerleading.
• singing beauty and the beast songs with michelle in miss nevin's class.
• having every single class with michelle junior year.
  
• tim espinosa and anthony lewis (and brian stoltzfus and so many others).
  
• michelle, jill, lara, jess and renee.
• ditching class to do nothing at all.
• x-men (seriously).
• seinfeld parties.
• house-sitting in 4 hills and feeling like a grown up.
• summer, logan, and hunter.
• playing cards until the wee hours of the morning every night that summer with everyone who was home from byu.
  

what i'd tell her:

• compete in state, even though it hurts. you'll regret not going.
• do your algebra homework. you need to know math.
• take english in college even though you don't have to.
• don't worry that you don't date. you will eventually.
• you are NOT FAT.
• don't be in such a hurry to have kids. they'll come. in the meantime, enjoy the freedom! you have forever to be a parent.
  
• study. college is supposed to be fun, but you're also supposed to learn something.
• don't kiss him. you know who i'm talking about.
  
• give up the great condo for the crappy alpine court. it'll be worth it.
• when you see morgan after that last basketball game, don't say "have a nice life." say something meaningful. it's the last time you'll see him alive.
• visit your high school friends during college. stay in touch.
• when you get that prompting to major in political science on the first day of american heritage on your first day of college, listen to it. don't waste the next 2 years doing something else.
• don't get that credit card. you don't need it and it's only going to cause trouble.
• don't stop reading scriptures and saying your prayers.

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what advice would you give a younger you?


i got permission to post em's (hurray!), so here it is:

Her favorite things:

• Ace of Base
• Her older brother. Driving with Jake. Going to his baseball games with friends.
  
• That Silver VW bus
• Kellan McConnell
• The occasional lie (of a basketball practice) just to go to the park to be ALONE.
  
• Bongo jeans
• Eating fruit with Katie's yogurt dip and watching a movie with friends
  
• Grocery store trips with mom
• Basketball- playing, watching (NBA, College, HS)
  
• Trig class
  
• Singing the sweater song with Eve
• Jeans and a sweatshirt
• Waking up 5 minutes before leaving the house for seminary
• Bagels
• Having her own room
  

What I'd Tell Her:

• Ben. Don't kiss him. It's gross.
  
• Tell your mom. It's not that embarrassing.
  
• College junior year- don't live with them.
• You'll still think Jake's the greatest.
  
• Don't worry. You'll be able to have a child.
• Listen to Dad more. He knows what he's talking about.
  
• Whenever you think you're going to grow up and be fat. STOP. You're not. In ten years you'll be trying to gain 10.
  
• Sleep more. Eat more.
  
• In college- that day after the shower. You'll know what I'm talking about. Stick up for yourself. SAY SOMETHING. Get angry.
• You'll still be friends with those high school girls and think the world of them.
• Yes, pick Stover. (Even though it's a dump).
  
• He will be hot. He'll be smart. He loves God. He'll be a great dad. You'll love him more than you can imagine. He'll bring out the good in you. He'll love you unconditionally. Yes, write in that green book.
  
• Bake him those cookies. Talk more. Lean into him. Don't be so scared. He's already whipped.
  
• When you have the chance- get the 4WD. You'll live in snow longer than you want.
  
• Keep trusting God.

it's good, huh?