one last post.

one more good thing. because it is awesome. doesn't this quote just make things better?

"Faith is something greater than ourselves, it enables us to do what we've said we'll do, to press forward when we are tired, hurt, or afraid, to keep going when the challenge seems overwhelming and the course uncertain."

-President Gordon B. Hinckley

for good lyrics. because they are too good not to share.

(Elphaba) I'm limited
Just look at me - I'm limited
And just look at you
You can do all I couldn't do, Glinda
So now it's up to you
For both of us - now it's up to you...

(Glinda) I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you

Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good

(Elphaba) It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...

Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you

(Glinda) Because I knew you

(Both) I have been changed for good

(Elphaba) And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the thing I've done you blame me for

(Glinda) But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share

(Both) And none of it seems to matter anymore

(Glinda) Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood

(Elphaba) Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a bird in the wood

(Both) Who can say if I've been
Changed for the better?
I do believe I have been
Changed for the better

(Glinda) And because I knew you...

(Elphaba) Because I knew you...

(Both) Because I knew you...
I have been changed for good.

WICKED is good.

NO NO NO. I do not mean sin! I mean the play, sillies. I love Wicked! I had the opportunity to see it when I went to CA for choir. I'd had the music for long before that (thanks to bff) but I hadn't listened to it much. I knew some of the songs, but they made SO much more sense after seeing the awesome musical. Well, this is a random post, but I just turned on the music tonight and remembered how much i love it!

fav. songs:

*I'm Not That Girl (i can relate to it, sadly. haha)
*Dancing Through Life
*For Good (REALLY great message too!)
*Defying Gravity (this one was TRULY amazing live!! ahh..)

hike hike hike

I went on a 12 mile hike today. We left at 6:00 am and started hiking around 6:30. There were six of us in the group and we got to this point in the trail and decided to go up the mountain, instead of following the trail. We just kept climbing. Then, my friend's sister's friend, Heather, and I decided not to go that way anyway. So, we returned back to the where the trail was and hiked towards the peak for about another half hour. Well, we decided that since we had been gone 3 hours, we should turn back because we had all been planning on turning around at 10, and we really had to use the bathroom! We started hiking down, which took us a lot longer than expected! We returned to the parking lot two hours later, at 11:30 am. Well, we called to see where the rest of the group was. They had decided to just hike to the top (we had been about 3 miles away when we turned back). Which meant that we were in the parking lot for two hours. Haha. Man, sometimes it's crazy how slow time goes! We sat on the car for an hour (yes ON. We didn't have the keys), and then walked around a bit. Then we went up a different trail for 10 minutes (where i spotted the dragonfly and took pics), and returned back to the lot. We tried finding shade because the afternoon sun was quickly approaching. I ended up getting a little burnt, but then we could see the remaining posse members coming down the mountain on the switchbacks. They looked so little up there!

After an eventful morning, I'm pretty tired! And red. But here are some pictures, for your viewing pleasure. Including: pretty flowers, snow on the mountain, bffs, dirty feet, dragonfly, and more!

i wish it were fryday

Yes, i know it is FRIDAY. But, today I want to go swimming. I want to tan. I want to fry. Not literally. But a pool would be nice! I'm so excited to go to SEVEN PEAKS next week! It will be very fun, and very worth it! I wish I had a nice pool to lounge about in. But, since I don't, I will just count the days till seven peaks. That, and find a friend with benefits (aka a pool, or a relative with one...).