Really fun way to understand emotions through images and I loved reading my results too: http://www.youniverse.com/quiz/personality
This is what I got for me...
Mood: I'm a Sofisticat
- You're an adventurous soul with a bit of a romantic outlook
Fun: Thriller
- Family is top of the pops for you. For kicks there is nothing like a little affection to give you a buzz.
Habits: Back to Basics
- Music is a really positive force in your life - and a big relief if you're feeling stressed. (SO TRUE!)
Social: Fun
- You don't like to take things too seriously.
So today around lunch time, Sanya asked me if we could look through her new cookbook together. And honestly? I didn't want to. I didn't wanna sit and be all cutesy with her on the couch and look at every recipe and make a comment about each one...
But then I had a thought. What makes what I want more important than what she wants?
I wanted to not look at the cookbook.
She wanted me to look at the cookbook.
And if I had gone with what I had wanted, it kind of would have been the same as me telling her that compared to me, her thoughts and wants aren't as important as mine. And that's just a mean thing.
But people (including myself) do it ALL the time...someone asks them to do something, they say no cause it's not what THEY want. Mylanta how selfish we all are...seriously.
It's kinda sad to think about.
Needless to say, I ended up going through the cookbook with her. And it made her so happy...and shouldn't I have thought of that from the beginning? Shouldn't her happiness be more important than my silly wants?
Something to ponder.
You know something? I'm not a relationship guru. You probably all know that already but seeing as this post is gonna be about relationships and me giving advice I figured I should have that disclaimer before I begin...haha.
So lately I've been doing a lot of thinking. Like about relationships and what makes them work and what causes problems and how people get through them...just a lot of general stuff. And recently I've also been giving people a lot of advice too (don't worry...it was asked for...I didn't just jump into anyone's business, haha) and so it got me doubly thinking. And I asked myself...if I had to come up with the "key to a relationship", the one thing that will help get you through almost anything...what would it be?
Took some pondering, but I confidently have my answer: In order to maintain a loving relationship and have it last through the years, you must learn to forgive and forget.
Those two things...together, have been one of the hardest obstacles I've had to hurdle with David. Neither are easy, and I don't think they're that natural either. They require letting go of the need for fairness and justice...and I do enjoy a good-size portion of both of those. But it's turned out that I'm much happier without them. Because instead of the focus being who's right and who's wrong...the focus turns to expressing love and mutually agreeing to move past something in order to be better together.
So those are my wise words of wisdom for the night...for all of you in relationships, all of you thinking about being in a relationship, and all of you who are happily single but will someday get married. ;D
I got to see my Jenny! I got to see my Jenny! La la la la la la laaaa!!!! *dance party*
Earlier today I was working on homework and I passed the piano (atop which my phone was perched) and I checked to see if I did. Getting all excited and thinking it was David, I flipped my phone open and saw that it was from Jenny...JENNY. MY JENNY. I quickly clicked on it and it was her asking if I was doing anything today. I very excitedly replied NOPE! and then CHARGED up to the stairs (atop which my mother was sitting) and attacked her with a hug screaming "JENNY TEXTED ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The next fifteen minutes was spent figuring out how we could see each other/what worked/times and all that and also putting real clothes on (I previously had fake clothes on...aka, pajamas). It all haphazardly worked out so that my brother's friend's mom gave me a ride to Franconia Park...haha!
So we got there...sat in the car talking about my upcoming senior year for a bit, AND THEN SHE PULLED IN! Happy happy joy joy!!!!
The rest of the afternoon was spent with me and her walking around the park having wonderful conversations, plopping on a bench and having wonderful conversations, and then playing on the playground! The playground there...oh my word, SO AWESOME. It had so many cool gadgets and jawn that I had never seen before in my life!
So uh yeah...awesome day today. :)
P.S. Hi Jenny!!! ;D
Soooo...being as I'm technologically challenged, I dunno how (or if I even can) reply directly to comments so I'm just making a blog post.
SHOUT OUT TO RACHEL (from study hall...haha) FOR STILL STALKING MY BLOG AND BEING THE MOST AWESOME NEW FRIEND I MADE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR!
Aaaaand...
Dear Cara, the link was http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/8TSNbv/www.sadanduseless.com/2011/05/words-on-pictures-parody. Enjoy!!! :)
I'M HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday morning, my dad and Josh and I all left for Wildwood, NJ for a vacation!!! (Sanya joined us Sunday afternoon) This was HUGE cause my family doesn't do vacations...like we've gone to Ledgebrook a couple times, but that's been more like camping than a legit vacation...and we've NEVER done the beach vacation. So we were looking forward to this for a LONG TIME.
And it didn't disappoint. :) It was a GREAT week down there!
Saturday we moved all our stuff into the condo we rented, walked down the Boardwalk (LONG WALK...we did a lot of walking the past week, haha), played some games in the arcade, then went and watched Richard (son of a friend...he's my age) play soccer on the beach with his team. I guess there's this huge "Beach Blast" thing that happens down there each year...I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT! Haha...but it was fun watching the game. And we got to meet Kevin, a friend of Richard's.
Sidenote: Every single time we saw Kevin (which was only like...three times), I had SUCH a difficult time saying his name normally...have any of you ever seen 3-2-1 Penguins? Cause if you have, you know where I'm going with this...on that show, there's a penguin named Kevin, except they don't say it normal like...it's hard to explain, but the emphasis is more on the VIN...it just sounds really goofy, and whenever I think Kevin, that's the only way I hear it in my head. But I tried very hard to say his name normally. :P
ANYWHO. We then went to the beach a little...but then decided to go back to their hotel and went in the jacuzzi there. :)
And I just realized that this post could get ridiculously long going over every single detail...so I'll only hit the really memorable stuff:
- I barely tanned (the 50 spf sunscreen really worked...*sniffle*)
- One time I feel asleep on our blankets at the beach, and dad built a moat around me so when I woke up there was this trench around the perimeter of the blankets and it FREAKED ME OUT
- We built a very complex sandcastle
- A guy came up to me and asked me to talk to his friend cause the friend was too shy to come up to me himself
- I ate very yummy food
- Got freckles on my nose!
- Went mini-golfing (AND I WAS BEAST)
- Played lots of games at the condo
- Saw the sunrise at 5:30 in the morning...it was phenomenal
- Pulled into the WaWa parking lot blasting a Christian song and jamming out like no other (everyone in the car in the space next to us cheered when we got out)
- Had a ridiculously fun time playing in the waves every single day
Picture time! :) (with captions at the bottom)
Me and Josh...I had sunken into the sand so when he stood next to me he was so much taller than me. ;D
The moat dad built around me...with me sleeping and attempting to tan. :P
Me and my bro and sista! (Notice the red, white, and blue...haha!)
The morning of the sunrise.
