HIMYM Reaction (yes, there are spoilers)

Its over. Nine seasons later and countless hours and its finally over. I would be lying if I said I was perfectly satisfied because I am not. In the end, its Robin. After all this time. And the perfect mother DOES die. I liked her so much! And you never meet Barneys number 31. And I still think Robin and Barney should have ended up together because they were perfect for each other. I also feel like the middle part was really rushed and didn't establish the Robin-Ted relationship enough. Barney's moment with Ellie is about the sweetest thing in the whole world though. I guess I see how Ted and Robin should be together but I liked the mom so much and I think its sad that she never was really apart of the group and now she definitely isn't. I also really loved Barney and Robin together and it makes me sad and kind of mad that the ENTIRE NINTH SEASON ENDED UP WITH ONLY A THREE YEAR MARRIAGE. I loved Robin but the fact that she wasn't in their lives for the whole episode and then PSYCH she ends up with Ted.
Marshall is hands down my favorite character and Lilly is a solid number two.
I loved this show but I am sad to say that it ended with this like resentfully sad taste in my mouth. I wanted to like the end so much but now when I start at the beginning and watch all 9 seasons again, it will be sad and not like I hoped.

Granted I really liked what this person said

That would have been the "tv ending," though. Think about the best parts of this show. Lily leaving for San Francisco. Ted and Robin's first break-up. Marshall's father's death. Robin finding out she couldn't have children.

The reason those moments hit so hard were because they were real. This show is at its best when it doesn't give you the picture perfect ending. Life is messy, which is what this show has always been trying to say. Ted met the mother, he fell in love with her, and as he said last season, he would do anything for just 45 more days with her.

He didn't get those 45 days, though, and he spent 6 years missing her and devoting his life to his kids. Living in the past, which is exactly what she told him she didn't want him to do. This was him finally letting go and reconnecting with the first love of his life. It doesn't cheapen his relationship with Tracey at all. If anything, he's finally honoring the one wish she had for him.

BECASUE I AM AVOIDING HOMEWORK AND I FEEL LIKE IT

I agree with the one the most. Plus it has a graph

You Scored as Emma Woodhouse

Emma is possibly one of the most loyal characters of Austen, always wanting better for those around her and doing all she possibly can to make it happen. Her motives sometimes get in the way of her good intentions and her own opinions can end up ruling her actions, but she has a good heart. She loves to be social and is welcoming to most, unless they are too silly to tolerate. While she sometimes changes her behavior to make others feel comfortable, she knows who she is and is always bettering herself.

Emma Woodhouse

66%

Elizabeth Bennet

63%

Elinor Dashwood

63%

Jane Bennet

59%

Marianne Dashwood

53%

Lady Catherine

44%

Charlotte Lucas

38%

You are Anne Elliot of Persuasion! Let's face it; you're easily persuaded, particularly when friends and relatives try to use "the Elliot way" against you. But this doesn't mean that you don't have conviction. Actually, your sense of duty is overwhelming. And though you won't stick your neck out too often, you have learned to speak up when it counts. To boot, you know how to handle sticky situations. You love deeply and constantly.

You got: Fanny Price. You’re quite shy and have often felt like an outsider, but around your closest friends you aren’t afraid to open up. You’re fiercely loyal and kind to everyone (even if they don’t always deserve it). While you hate exercise, you love reading and learning.

You are Elizabeth Bennet. Everyone’s favourite heroine, you’re witty, clever, and great company – and, of course, have a rather lovely pair of eyes, if you don’t mind us saying so.

Your result for The Jane Austen heroine Test ...

Elinor Dashwood

66% romance, 46% sauciness, 52% etiquette, 71% intelligence

You're always aware of social obligations and have more than your fair share of sense. You would never say something out of anger or in poor taste. This may lead some (like, perhaps, your saucy little sister) to accuse you of being cold. Nothing could be further from the truth! It's just that you don't believe in making a scene. Respectable gentlemen everywhere swoon for you (though you'd never admit it). But you only have eyes for one. He is lucky to have you. Ideal matches: Edward Ferrars, Mr. Knightley, Captain Wentworth Guaranteed heartbreak: John Willoughby, John Thorpe Not worthy of your affections: Frank Churchill, Captain Benwick

Becasue I had to...and I agree....and it had a graph....

Which of Jane Austen's Gentlemen Would You End up With?

Your Result: Captain Wentworth (The Soldier Boy)

 

85%

You are a kind, gentle, patient and humble person with a truly well organized mind and nerves of steel. However, your timid and shy nature can lead you to depend too much on the advice of others. Don't worry, though. If you can learn to rely on your own judgement you'll win yourself a rich navy hero in no time. Though somewhat prideful, and a little pettish - this hero hides a wealth of devotion and an affectionate nature under a guise of cool disinterest. And once he's yours, he's yours for keeps. Well, you know what they say about a man in uniform.

 

78%

Mr. Bingley (The Boy Next Door)

 

69%

Col. Brandon (The Father Figure)

 

63%

Mr. Darcy (The Aloof Prince)

 

54%

Mr. Knightley (The Best Friend)

 

50%

Henry Crawford (The Bad Boy)

 

23%

Mr. Collins (The Prick)

YOU DONT KNOW HOW LOVELY YOU ARE

Friday Adventures Part II

Justin got his mission call to Orlando FL and I am so proud of him!
James party was a blast
Ok if I liked parties it would have been a blast but frankly they are not my thing
But the Ferris Wheel at the Fair? Totally worth....alright maybe it was a little overpriced.....$5

And then back to James becasue I love Elisabeth and then to Stacies house for some Frozen and major bonding. I had more fun yesterday than I have had in weeks...

and let the party begin because Thursday is DISNEYLAND!!!

Friday Adventures Part One!!

Number 2 on my AZ Bucket list is complete!! The Phx art museum was so amazing. I really love museums and art and Kate and it was JUST TOO MUCH AWESOME

Constellations

flourish

Makeup and Goldfish

LOOK AT THIS. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN SO SOAK IT UP.
and no, i am not talking about the goldfish, that happens all the time.
its makeup and curled hair. and clothes that aren't a tshirt.
ok its not that big of a deal but I had time to look pretty this morning.

Today I signed up of BYU housing and my roommate's name is Cassandra and she likes country music, so we will see how that goes. BUT i am in Hinkley AND on the same floor as Kate. So thats cool. ALSO Abbie and I have two of the same classes (Physical Science and Into to Music) AND WE DIDN'T EVEN PLAN IT. It takes a lot of skill to be awesome coincidentally. I tell ya.

Last night I worked and then I went to Stacie's and watched 13 Going on 30 and ate ice cream and it was awesome because really we spent most of the time talking which, considering we have two classes together and are super tight friends, dosen't happen a lot. I mean we talk but not like catch-up-deep-talk talk. Its more like did-you-do-the-homework-yes-you-suck.  

Tonight holds work and Tiffany's party.

Queen of the Eyesores

Hello this absolutely beautiful morning. 

But first: a thought.

STOP WAITING FOR FRIDAY

for summer,

for someone

to fall in love with you,

for life. 

Happiness

is achieved when

you stop waiting for it

and make the most

of the moment you're in now

For this record, this is a Holly in her natural habitat. I just finished mowing the lawn and took a shower and I have no makeup on and my bed isn't made and I am wearing a Young the Giant T-shirt and jeans and a ball cap. I got seriously beat up while mowing the lawn. First of all I am sore from the hike yesterday and so lifting bags full of grass and leaves and dirt was making me crazy and also making me feel very weak. I also got literally beat up by the trees because they hate me and I am stupid and think I can get around them and end up with scratches and bruises and puncture wounds. Ok I didn't actually get punctured but I am going to have a serious bruise where it tried.

I am having a Shins complex. It is literally the only band I listen to right now 

I have psychology and work today and I am really hoping I can go to the MIM tomorrow. 

Comforting Sounds

I AM, I AM, I AM

Ah but first: A Thought
"We are the generation of nostalgia. We grew up in the age of transition. From hand-written letters to electronic mails. From film to digital.We were fascinated by new things, neglecting the way we spend out afternoons. Cupcakes and tea. Play-Doh and Polly Pockets. Young and naive. Technology completely changed the way we waited and we grew up too fast. The simple things in life seem more meaningful now.We grew up in the age of tradition and have become the generation of nostalgia."

Life is so good. I just finished my first Spring Break of no MCC classes and now am about to have my high school Spring Break. So really I didn't get a break which wouldn't be so bad if everyone wasn't leaving to do supercoolandrediculouslyawesome things. Monday nights are my favorite because I get an email from my cousin Mathew and the newest episode of How I Met Your Mother airs. Having to wait a week for the next episode instead of having it on Netflix is a real pain. White Collar is my newest netflix crush and things are getting pretty serious if you ask me but we haven't technically had a DTR. I am so happy for this week though because I don't have to wake up early and have all sorts of fun things planned.  I made this list of all the things I want to do in AZ before I leave for school. I am not doing all of them this week, but hopefully a couple!

AZ Bucket List
Sedona
Phx Zoo
Phx Art Museum
Desert Botanical Gardens
Hike Camelback
Night hike on Sunset Hill
MIM
Scottsdale Museum for Contemporary Art
Heard Museum

I registered for BYU classes today! I am taking Tennis, Physical Science and Into to Music and I seriously cannot wait. I am hopefully going to be in Helaman Halls and am going lottery for my room mate but for fall I am rooming with Kate and I can't wait!

I read Hamlet and the Bell Jar and am currently reading a book about, and with artwork by Degas and its fascinating. I am also reading all of the family history stories we have in books and things and its so great. This is family history I can connect with. I am really digging The Shins right now and they are what I listen to on the way to school in the morning when I am watching the sun rise and I am not gonna lie, its pretty cool. While driving around town though I tend to listen to NPR because the news really is really cool. Really.

Two of my good friend, Justin and Jonah, are getting their mission calls this week and its kinda stressing me out because its just weird. A year ago Justin wasn't active and Jonah was just so immature and its been so cool to see them come this far. And so weird. I am growing up and its freaking me out.

"I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am, I am, I am"
Sylvia Plath- The Bell Jar

If I Have a Daughter- Sarah Kay

If I should have a daughter…“Instead of “Mom”, she’s gonna call me “Point B.” Because that way, she knows that no matter what happens, at least she can always find her way to me. And I’m going to paint the solar system on the back of her hands so that she has to learn the entire universe before she can say “Oh, I know that like the back of my hand.”

She’s gonna learn that this life will hit you, hard, in the face, wait for you to get back up so it can kick you in the stomach. But getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air. There is hurt, here, that cannot be fixed by band-aids or poetry, so the first time she realizes that Wonder-woman isn’t coming, I’ll make sure she knows she doesn’t have to wear the cape all by herself. Because no matter how wide you stretch your fingers, your hands will always be too small to catch all the pain you want to heal. Believe me, I’ve tried.

And “Baby,” I’ll tell her “don’t keep your nose up in the air like that, I know that trick, you’re just smelling for smoke so you can follow the trail back to a burning house so you can find the boy who lost everything in the fire to see if you can save him. Or else, find the boy who lit the fire in the first place to see if you can change him.”

But I know that she will anyway, so instead I’ll always keep an extra supply of chocolate and rain boats nearby, ‘cause there is no heartbreak that chocolate can’t fix. Okay, there’s a few heartbreaks chocolate can’t fix. But that’s what the rain boots are for, because rain will wash away everything if you let it.

I want her to see the world through the underside of a glass bottom boat, to look through a magnifying glass at the galaxies that exist on the pin point of a human mind. Because that’s how my mom taught me. That there’ll be days like this, “There’ll be days like this my momma said” when you open your hands to catch and wind up with only blisters and bruises. When you step out of the phone booth and try to fly and the very people you wanna save are the ones standing on your cape. When your boots will fill with rain and you’ll be up to your knees in disappointment and those are the very days you have all the more reason to say “thank you,” ‘cause there is nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline no matter how many times it’s sent away.

You will put the “wind” in win some lose some, you will put the “star” in starting over and over, and no matter how many land mines erupt in a minute be sure your mind lands on the beauty of this funny place called life.

And yes, on a scale from one to over-trusting I am pretty damn naive but I want her to know that this world is made out of sugar. It can crumble so easily but don’t be afraid to stick your tongue out and taste it.

“Baby,” I’ll tell her “remember your mama is a worrier but your papa is a warrior and you are the girl with small hands and big eyes who never stops asking for more.”

Remember that good things come in threes and so do bad things and always apologize when you’ve done something wrong but don’t you ever apologize for the way your eyes refuse to stop shining.

Your voice is small but don’t ever stop singing and when they finally hand you heartbreak, slip hatred and war under your doorstep and hand you hand-outs on street corners of cynicism and defeat, you tell them that they really ought to meet your mother.