White Noise

So you know that episode of Boy Meets World (one of Disney's better shows) where Shawn comes to sleep over at Cory's, and Shawn can't sleep because the noise is different than the noise at his home? And so Cory decides that they should get a white noise tape to help him sleep. And Shawn gets one that reminds him of home.. and the tape sounds like downtown New York, and he goes right to sleep but Cory can't.

Sorry for that awfully long explanation for an episode, but what I'm trying to get across here is that's how I felt last night.

All night long there was a super annoying beeping sound in that darn construction right by my apartment. It's getting a little ridiculous. There was an also a really loud ambulance at one point in the night. And not only that, there were people just chatting it up in the lobby. To those people: I'd like to let you know, I'm trying to sleep at a reasonable hour, and you're messing it up for me. I realize that you're just a freshman that want to have a fun college experience because you're free! But let's get real here. You're ruining my relationship with sleep. And I don't appreciate it.

So needless to say, it was a rough night last night. And I still had to wake up ridiculously early. Yay for practice!! Too bad I love it too much to give it up for sleep time. Maybe it's good for me though. All I know is I look like this in the morning:

#notamorningperson (excuse my twitter lingo on a blog)

So excuse me if you see me today and I'm not in the greatest of moods. Feel free to tell me I'm being ridiculous. I'll get over it :)

Much love. 

Apologies and some words and stuff

Hi.

I'd like to formally apologize for missing a couple of days... I mean every resolution has to be broken somehow, right? But I know you all sincerely missed my posts, so I'm super sorry you had to go without hearing from your number one blogger.

Alright, now that we've gotten the formalities out of the way, it's ranting time. Topic? Grammar.

Now, I'm no English teacher, and I do have my fair share of mistakes in life, but let's get one thing straight.

You're, your. To, too, two. Their, they're, there.

Okay, so that was three, but really guys?? These are literally the easiest things to know the difference between. And people switch them ALL the time. I think facebook might be an English teacher's nightmare. So I decided, out of the kindness of my heart to help y'all out here.

You're the best. Your facebook page. I want to go clubbin'. This is too rad. I had two pizzas last night. Their bags are super cute. They're super weird. Check out that attractive man over there.

Help much? You're welcome.

Now this may be an oxymoron, but part two of this post is my other pet peeve. Those few people that designate themselves as the facebook grammar police. Now, I hate it as much as the next guy when someone misspells something, or uses the wrong form of you(')r(e), but let me tell you something. Just because you comment EVERY time saying "*neighbor lol" does not make you seem smart, or funny. It makes you obnoxious.

That's really all I had to say.

Notice: I'm not trying to be the "grammar police" in part one of the post. Just a sister trying to help a girl/boy out!

Also notice: the punctuation and grammar in the following pictures. I know, they're funny. But they have a good message, so take it to heart please :)

Real life applications:

love forever,
jess

Relationship Status

Maybe I'm jumping the gun, but as you know, valentine's day is right around the corner. Kind of.

So let me just set something straight here.

I am definitely not one of those girls that goes around pitying herself and boo-hooing about how she's eternally single and whatnot and crying about "single awareness day" or whatever. That=not me. If I'm single, I'm single; if I'm in a relationship, I'm in a relationship. It's as simple as that. But I just saw a quote that I thought was pretty darn cute, and I suppose it could apply to me these days... So I inserted it below for your convinience :)

"I'm not single, and I'm not taken. I'm simply on reserve for the one who deserves my heart because they say good things take time."

Cute right? I thought it was pretty adorable. So those of you feeling bad about yourself these days, don't! It'll happen when the time is right. And for now enjoy being single. Because there is beauty in everything: in marriage-ness, relationship-ness, and even single-ness. So love your life, whatever situation you're in!

You're welcome for being such an inspirational person ;)

Much love.

Love Yours.

Alright, this post is solely dedicated to all the roomies out there. Mine in particular, but I guess all can apply.

I found this lovely picture on pinterest today that almost exactly describes my life every day ever since I've been in college. Check it out.

Note: Please ignore the alcoholic beverages in the photo. Pinterest/facebook/blogging/absolutely nothing are our late night addictions.

Well? What more can you say other than "let's go to bed at 9 tonight" ends up being "shoot! It's one already??" Hence why we are always so exhausted.

Picture #2 I found on pinterest as well.

We honestly ask ourselves this every day. I'm not so sure everyone else would agree, but we entertain ourselves--that's all that really matters right?

That's all I wanted to say. Peace an blessings. Love my roommate. Love yours--it makes life a whole lot more fun.

Get it Done

I have a mild case of writer's block at the moment. And I'm tired. So I guess I'll just leave you with a quick thought and be on my way....

Everything happens for a reason; now is right on time. So don't dwell in the past--live in the now! And get it done.

Much love. 

Honey Badger Don't Care

Needless to say, it was a pretty darn successful day today.

I realize that 90% of you could care less about my cheering career, but it's a big part of my life sooo if you don't care then you have my permission to skim :)

I kept having these nightmares. Cheer nightmares. About how when I get back into it, I'll be awful. And then I won't be able to double down... and then I'll get kicked off competition and my coach will hate me. And then I'll cry a little. And then I won't know what to do with my life.

But guess what?? Today we got to stunt!!! (in case you didn't hear me say that 50 times already) And my nightmare didn't happen. Hallelujah! I'm so so happy. No more cheer nightmares for me!

Us. Just kidding.

Anyways, I also got my whole class schedule figured out finally! Yay!! No more stress. Plus I'm taking a cooking class! Which I'm decently really excited for. Why? because it's satisfying my childhood dreams to become a chef a little bit.

Also, MONDAY!! Mondays are the best because I get to hear what's going on with my missionaries. Mostly Brayden just emails home that day, but his are the best. There's just something about his that make me want to be a better person. I guess that's true for all missionaries. That's what makes them so great! I wish I could be a boy and go on a mission right now... but I guess I can be a missionary here right? I was called to the Provo, Utah mission. Maybe that can be one of my new new year's goals. (I should really start writing down these goals)

And last but not least, we watched the Alabama vs. LSU game for FHE! Best suggestion for a family night ever, if I may say so myself.... I might be a little biased but it's whatevs. I mean, me and Lex were the only ones really watching, but I'm fine with that. Go Bama! Roll tide roll. Maybe honey badger should have cared a little bit more...But we won't judge him I suppose. Sorry. I'm sure you don't care about that so I'll move on.

So then that's all I really did. But that's all a girl really needs right?

Anyways, I'll be done telling you about my lovely day :)

It's About Time

What, can my stunt group just stunt tomorrow?? yes! Am I excited?? more than you know! Are we gonna reclaim our title as number one stunt group?? Of course!!

I realize this was the shortest post ever, but to compensate that I'll give you a pretty picture to look at :) You're welcome!

The world's best stunt group.

Morph Thing

New discovery: morphthing.com. If you ever feel like wasting a few hours of your time and getting a few laughs, feel free to head on over to this website.

I thought it would be fun to do one of those "make a baby" things with my sister and brother-in-law because they are due with a little baby girl soon!! (Yay!!) So I headed over to google and discovered this lovely website. So without further ado, here is Steph, Caleb, and their little bundle of joy.



Steph



Plus Caleb



Equals this poor child...

Note: These pictures may or may not look a lot different from how they actually look. 


So then Lexy discovered that you can morph their faces into just a regular person and I had a LOT more fun with this one...

Presenting: Staleb

Hahaha funny right?? Wait, it gets better. Lexy had a hay-day with my face and other peoples soo for your enjoyment, I suppose I'll show you the best ones here:  

So I made a few of her that aren't quite as bad, but I'm sure that they'll make for a good laugh...

Hahaha they're funnier if you know the people, but I feel like they're still too great not to share.

That's all I really had to say today :) I apologize for the lack of profoundness... over and out.

Incentive

So guess what! Not only is this blog one of my new year's goals, but if I write on it I can also get extra credit for it in my writing class! Can I get a holla??

So basically I have some new incentive to do this whole blog thing. Working out so far? check.

Do I have anything interesting to say today? nope. Except Anna can stunt next week!!! Hallelujah. Finally. Cannot wait!

That is all :)

My Awfully Wonderful Day

Alright, before you start reading this, I want to warn you, It'll be a long one that's decently serious... but a great and inspiring one! So stay tuned if you've got the time or the attention span :)

You know those days when you have literally the worst day ever, and somehow one or two things happen that make them the best? Yeah, that happened to me today. Let me tell you the list of stressful things that happened today:

1. I had to go up to Salt Lake to go to a class. Salt Lake parking stresses me out.
2. On my way back, I got pulled over. No warning. Just a ticket.
4. Lexy lou was late to her class because of it. I felt bad.
3. This kid has only $100 in her bank account.
4. This kid forgot to pick up her paycheck so $100 dollars will have to suffice for the next week. Normally that wouldn't be a big deal but tuition/cheer shoes/books have to be paid this week. Awesome.
5. I haven't been able to cheer with my stunt group for like a month and a half. I miss it.
6. I went to change my Salt Lake class and get 3 more credits so I'm a fulltime student and guess what! Hold on my account. Because I haven't paid my tuition yet. But I need my scholarship in there so I can pay it, but the scholarship only sets in if I'm a full time student. Can't be a full time student until my hold is off. Dillema? yes.
7. The game that I thought was at 7 was actually at 5 so I had to stress and run back from home because I was helping the boys out and I was late. I hate being rushed and late.

Pretty great, right? Well here comes the great part, it ended up being a really good day. Why? Pinterest. Missionaries. And the gospel. Three of my favorite things helping me to remember how great my life really is!

Why Pinterest? The night before I had saved a picture for my background that I got from pinterest that says "Chin up, Beautiful." I didn't think anything of it when I put it as my background, I just thought it was cute. But after I got my ticket, I was bawling. I checked my phone and saw those words. They gave me a little courage to help me throught the rest of the day. And every time something bad happened, my phone would remind me that everything would be okay. And number two reason why Pinterest helped was I was scrolling through and Brenna pinned a quote that said "It's up to you to find beauty in the ugliest of days." Cool right? I can still find beauty in my day, no matter how awful it was!

Missionaries? It's amazing how one little letter can make you so happy. I sent Brayden a letter like a week before thanksgiving, and I just barely got a letter from him!! Yay! I love letters so much. Three pages that literally made my day. Especially the end of it. He was telling me about how hard it was out there, but then he said, "All of us are weak and unable to conquer some things in our lives on our own but thank Heaven for our dear Savior. And thank Heaven that he knows more than we do. [Mosiah 4:9]" This made my day soo much better because I realized how even if I am having a bad day, Heavenly Father is always there for me. He can help me conquer my trials, even if they are just little ones. Then I looked at Chris's blog to find that they posted his first letters!! Hallelujiah I finally get to hear from him. He talked about many wonderful things that made my day feel so much better as well. They were similar to Brayden's but he also talked about how he is starting a "grateful" journal. Where he writes 10 things a day that he is grateful for and it makes him see the good in his life and be so much happier. Sooo I got a new journal and wrote down the quote, "It's up to you to find beauty in the ugliest of days" and then put 10 things that made my day great! It made me feel soo much better.

So that is why my day was sooo wonderful today! I love my life. I'm so so grateful for the gospel in my life. It brings me so much happiness, even on the worst of days. Thank the Lord often for how blessed you are. Because He loves you and gives you so so much. We are so blessed.

My Obsession

Three words. Pretty. Little. Liars.

Am I obsessed?? Maybe. Is the newest episode up on hulu? Yes. Am I loving it right now?? OF COURSE!

I really don't understand why I love it so much but it is SO addicting. It's the best thing that's happened to me since lost. Thank you Steph for introducing it to me. So I apologize that you had to read my rant about it, but if you haven't seen it, start because it's the best thing in the world.

All I'm saying is it better not end stupid like lost did.

And I have a secret crush on aria's little brother even though I'm sure he's younger than me but whatevs.

That's all :)

Introductions

Now, I know that anyone reading this probably already knows me, but I feel like this has to happen before I can pour my heart out on these pages/posts. So here's Jessica in a nutshell:

My name is Jessica Erin Walker. Born of goodly parents, Chuck and Melissa. They are two of the most wonderful people you will ever meet. I'm lucky to be spawn of those two.

I am 18 years of age and I've loved every year of it. Except sixth grade... we can go ahead and omit that one from that statement.

I have a best friend. Her name is Steph, and she's the greatest sister on this earth. She's also the most beautiful woman alive and is married to a winner: Caleb (also considered a candidate for the best friend category). They are also expecting a sweet little child soon! Baby Holland Grace, due February 7th; that day cannot come soon enough.

I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I love my church so very much. I am so so blessed to have the gospel in my life. I am so grateful for my Heavenly Father and Savior. I owe everything to them. Also, the Book of Mormon-- the best book. If you haven't read it, read it. One of the most powerful books I've read (my new years resolution number two: read the Book of Mormon at least a little every day) It's a true book. Every word. And so is my gospel. I am a happy woman because of my religion.

I attend the great school of BYU. Cougar Pride all the way! My first semester of college is officially done, and I plan on being here for like 7 more. Maybe more maybe less, we'll see :) I'm so so blessed to have the opportunity to cheer on my cougars from the sideline in a cute little uniform with my team. That last sentence was a little bit of a mouth full so in case you didn't catch that, I'm a cheerleader for BYU. I have 5 wonderful roommates living in my dorm with me. The one that lives in my room with me is the one and only Lexy Anderson. She's a wonderful little gem that I'm lucky to be related to. Every day I'm amazed she still wants to be my roommate, but she seems to put up with me pretty well. Luckily. I've loved college so far, and I'm excited for some new adventures to come.

Music. I like every kind of music I've come across so far, except the kind that screams at me. Country is particularly my favorite. I love me some twang. But, fun fact: I can also rap the verses of many rap songs, including the Busta Rhymes part of Look at me Now. And I was raised to love the oldies (thanks dad) just to show you how wide of a variety my music selection really is.

I can be the quietest or loudest person you'll ever meet. Confused? don't be. That's just how it is.

Sometimes I feel the need to sing really loud to the radio. Although I can't sing even a little bit. I also like to dance in my room when I'm alone. It's about as great as my singing, but trust me, it's a good time.

I have a shoe obsession. These "about me"s are now becoming random facts... sorry, I just felt like I had to add that one in.

I'm a business major, emphasis on entrepreneurship. One day I would like to run the world. Just kidding, but I at least want to run my own business.

I guess you could say I like to cheer. Okay, I love it. A lot.

If I was stranded on an island, all I would ask my genie for would be milk and ice cream. And a pocket knife in case I got a craving for meat. But mostly milk and ice cream.

I guess I can add more later if I feel the need to tell you more about myself, but that's about all there is to know about me!

P.S. This whole blogging thing: so far so good.

Happy New Year!!

So basically, this is my third blogging attempt (embarrassing, I know) but no matter how many times I fail at blogging, I keep restarting. Why? I think my story needs to be told. Maybe not for you, but for me. New year's resolution?? possibly. So heres to a brand new chapter in my life: the new year! The year of the blogger. Hopefully. Welcome 2012!! May you bring great adventures and happiness :)

-Jess