2014

Overly enthusiastic about that jump...

Pssshh...

Ugh...

I don't know what's worse- my face or the pose I was attempting 

That face...

I got caught in a spider web

Oh my word...

Yeah 

Derp 

Double derp 

If you couldn't tell from the face I was falling 

Those eyes! Yikes!

Landing on this jump somehow really hurt my knees- and thus this face came to be...

Chipmunk cheeks

Hazelnut 

 A brief explanation because it seems that I have multiple pictures where I am randomly doing the most terrible faces. We have this cat. It was a stray for a long time, but both of my younger brothers adopted it stating that our other two cats liked her.

My mom and I had unofficially been calling her the 'Bearded Lady'. Yes, that is correct. Oh- and another thing- I do not like the cat. She scares me.

Well, my little brothers adopted the cat and renamed her as Hazelnut. For a while I would still call her the Bearded Lady until one day Matthew heard me. He stopped dead in his tracks, then turned with the most serious look on his face."Cora," he said in a somber voice"What would Jesus call her?" Ever since Matthew's little insight I have been trying to do better and be kinder to the cat...

Lovers Leap 

Hazelnut 

Hazelnut 

"Why didn't you warn me?!"

Me:"I don't feel so good..." Tali:"Well- you don't look good either...."

Crazy cat lady 

The extreme frustration of jumping shots...

It seems so strange that 2014 is already over and a new year has begun. Last year was hard. Parts of it were so fun and so happy- but other parts were so hard. Disappointment. Loss. Learning that someone you loved and trusted wanted to hurt you. Learning to forgive. 

It seems like there were so many happy moments that I never want to forget, and so many hard unhappy moments that are hard to forget.

I think that 2014 will be remembered because I learned who my true friends were, and I learned that I love who I am and that other people love who I am and don't want me to change. I think that that was the hardest part of what happened to my friendship. It was a lie. 

She told me that she thought one thing about me, but then turned completely around showing me what she really thought about me. I should have know. 

I learned to love myself for who I truly am, and forget who she said I was. 

I also have so many new friends and closer friends because what was once the closest friendship I have ever had was broken. Being hurt by her showed me who my true friends were. The ones that protected me, stayed by my side, allowed my to cry on their shoulder, and just listened to what I said. 

2014 was hard, but it has allowed me to grow. I am able to be a rose even if I am surrounded by thousands of little thorns. 

I love posts like this because they make me laugh, and they show how life really is. I feel that so many times we are caught up in a perfect image that we show the world- No one is perfect! These 'bloopers' make me laugh, but they also allow me to know that I don't have to be perfect! 

I am so excited for a bright new 2015. Every year I try to set a few new years resolutions that I can actually follow. In the past they have been things like reading my scriptures more and writing in my journal more. This year I have resolved to try and complete my 18 before 19 list and be happier. I want to be a light to others and spread happiness. 

2015 Is full of changes for me. Adulthood, college, graduating, living on my own, jobs.... So much will change- but though the last year has been so hard I have learned one thing- Change is good! 

"Be believing, Be happy, don't get discouraged. Things will work out!"- Gordon B Hinckley