Gotta Love Puck :)

OOhhhh short post.

I'll admit it: I'm a total Gleek.  I LOVE Glee. I'm torn between two characters as my favorite: Puck, and Will Schuester. I cannot wait till Glee comes out on DVD- and how early it comes! But yet, this post is about me spending four and a half hours on the facebook graffiti app.  I dunno where this creative spark came from, but I had the sudden urge to draw Puck.  And draw him I did.  This is the first thing I've actually spent time on/ drawn in months. The first thing I drew on the computer in going on a year.  And dang, it felt good to get back into my creative ways.   I guess I found a good happy place Krista. :)

And just wondering.... this might sound a bit conceited but it really isn't- for anyone else who draws.  When you're finished and you step back and look at what you've accomplished, do you also feel surprised that YOU made that? And just you wonder "how the hell did I manage that?" Cause I do often, and I love that feeling. xD  I 'spose it's cause I never really expect any of my things to turn out good, so I'm really proud/surprised when they do.

The Perfect Day

I have been not the greatest person to be around due to my mind being completely occupied with stress. Between the tests, friend drama, missing home and keeping updated with Tiger’s latest affair, I have missed out on so much going on around me. I have forgotten that today is a perfect day. Why would today be such a perfect day? Well, it’s not just one day. Everyday is the perfect day. But the perfect day for what? Well, that part is up to you.

There is a good chance that at some point in your life you have told someone to essentially “butt out and let me live my life.” I sure have before. Well here you go. Here is your life. Close your eyes and imagine the door opening for you. All your dreams are here waiting for you.

These days it is extremely easy to get caught up in this fast paste of the world. Heck, even in farm country PA it gets hectic. Instead of just going through the motions like it is just another day, maybe you should try to make today yours. What you need to do to own this day? What do you need? Some days I think I need a hug from a friend, just to make it through the day. Or other days I think I need the boy next to me in class to smile at me. Then other days I just can’t find anything. Those are the days where I need to try harder. There is always something there to make it a perfect day.

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within. ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

I found this quote today and I just fell in love with it. Seriously, I am head-over-heals. We set the date for the spring. ;) This quote can probably be interpreted in so many different ways. Find your interpretation.

I know that when the light is shut off around me, my light glows. I hope that each and every one of you find the courage to say that yourself. It’s important to have faith in yourself. Remember, “if you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.”

This is why it is important to find reasons to make everyday worthwhile. Now, of course you can’t go skydiving everyday or eat your favorite food (Alaskan king crab legs for me!) because it is just unrealistic. And of course there is going to be that Spanish oral final that is looming over you, but that’s when you figure out a way to own it. Unfortunately, I have not been gifted with the talent of easily picking up a language. But I have made it my goal to not let that stop me. Knowing that there would be no way for me to get through that class on my own, I asked for help. I went to tutoring everyday that it was available. Today I had my Spanish oral exam and I am proud to say I was confident with the outcome. I am sure it is nowhere near perfect. But I did my best. And today became the perfect day.

Find Your Happy Place.

Vacation. One entire month off. No school. No work. No book. Is this real? Needless to say I am stoked about winter break! I am looking forward to spending some good old quality time with my mom and then of course my 2 best friends: Nicole and Jen! YAY!

So right now I am breaking a sweat studying for finals. Yes, you can actually do that. It’s your mind rejecting all the information you are trying to cram in there.

In between my study time I watched the most adorable video on hulu.com! Seriously, it took me out of my horrible “I hate teachers, school and learning” mode and brought me into “Christmas ROCKS” mode! So click on this link and get ready to absorb the Christmas spirit!

All those out there who are extremely overwhelmed with things, like myself, I have a few helpful tips for you. Due to unfortunate issues, my mood hasn’t been the most gracious one, but today something changed.

Just a few hours ago, I went to the boy’s basketball game at my school. Basketball has been my outlet for years, but I had lost touch with it this past year. Going to the games gives me this overwhelming feeling of happiness. I just love the game.

I challenge you to find something that you have a passion for. It is important to have something to go to that will make you feel better, because, everyone deserves to be happy. Of course you can’t be happy all the time, but when you start to see that grey cloud hovering over you for quite sometime, go to your happy place.

Also I think it is imperative that you have more than one thing to go to when you are down. Sometimes people can’t be reliable so don’t just pick people. Of course I have gone to my friends to pick me up, but nothing quite did it like basketball.

I am really excited to hear about your own personal happy places. So please share! Who knows you might have a good idea for me or other people out there.

I hope you guys have a fabulous holiday, but don’t worry we will talk more before then!

Imagine....

I am so sincerely sorry for not posting.  It's been crazy lately and I still don't have the time right now to post a proper.... post.  But I just have to post this.  It's a song from last week's Glee episode.  I won't lie, it almost brought tears to my eyes.  I absolutely love this show, and this was fantastic.  I think everyone should see it sung in the episode, but since there's no clip from it online on youtube or hulu, I'm embedding a video of just the song.  Hopefully if you're up to it, you'll go to hulu (I'll post the link to the episode under the youtube video) and skip ahead to 31:00.  I hope you love it as much as I do.




Hulu link: http://www.hulu.com/watch/109904/glee-hairography#s-p1-so-i0