blizzard.

well, the list is done! i can't believe it's already been thirty days.

it's just a reminder to me about how fast that time is flying.

literally, these past four months have been the quickest of my entire life. i've changed so much and have done a lot of growing up. or at least i'd like to think. i can't believe i'm almost done with my first semester as a college freshman! i can't wait for next semester. i feel like everything is going to be cemented and a lot of plans will fall into place. and i definitely am looking forward to everything.

tomorrow we get out for thanksgiving break. break. i love that word. i'm looking forward to the home cooked meal, lots of naps, seeing my grandparents, seeing friends...and then i'll probably throw some homework in there, too. actually, i'll be doing a lot of homework. ...joy. but on the upside, when we get back from break, we only have to go to class for about another week and a half. thats 7 physical science lectures, 7 music 101 lectures, 4 american heritage lectures, 4 BOM meetings, and 4 living prophets class periods. ahhhhh. the excitement is overwhelming. me and the library are going to become even better friends come these next few weeks.

oh, and on a side note, there is a BLIZZARD warning for utah. blizzard. yeah, i've heard of there being snow showers and sleeting and stuff like that from where i've lived my entire life, but never ever have i been in a blizzard. we'll see what this is like. if you're traveling in this storm, BE CAREFUL!!

la dee da.

DAY THIRTY
your favorite song

i almost wanna refuse to answer this question. it's just too hard. i live off music. we listen to it in the room, in the car, while i'm reading, while we're getting ready, when it's christmas, when we're dancing. literally...all the time. i'm listening to music as i write this.

when you believe- whitney houston and mariah carey

so there are alot of songs i love. so i don't know how to answer this question.

lately, my favorites have been christmas music. that's just because i'm so darn excited about it. :] and i love, love, love instrumental music. my favorite instrumental artists are jenny oaks baker, jon schmidt, and a new favorite: yanni.

music makes us happy, sad, pumps us up, is fun to dance, is praise-worthy, is soft and calming...the list could go on forever.

you try and pick a favorite...not that easy, huh?

knowledge is power.

DAY TWENTY NINE

in this past month, what have you learned?

i've learned a lot this past month. i mean, that's the main thing i am doing right now. learning.

i'm learning about rocks, and the economy, and the living prophets, and Book of Mormon stories and about the romantic age composers, along with a lot of other things.


i'm also learning a lot about me. but that would be not just in the past month, but more like over the past couple of months. i'm shy. but i've learned that i'm not as shy as i thought and meeting people is getting a lot easier. i've learned how much i really don't like eating at the cannon. i love cooking. and can't wait till i'm out of the dorms cooking for myself. i've learned that i can do hard things. if i have a positive attitude, it's possible. i've learned that i'm going to be okay and that i shouldn't worry so much. i've learned that i'm vulnerable. but i've also learned that is a weakness and a strength in itself. i've learned it's okay to spill your soul to good friends and just cry it out. because it will get better. i've learned optimism is key. i've learned you can be happy if you try. i've learned that good things are going to come to those who wait. i've learned a lot. and i've got a whole lot more to go.

then and now.

DAY TWENTY EIGHT
a picture of you from last year and now, how have you changed since then?

<--then.......now-->

how i have changed. well first off, i look a lot different. my hair is longer and i have bangs. and i think i look slightly older as well.

i am in college now. i am smarter now than i was then. (or so i'd like to think). i've learned a lot since then. i've met some amazing people and made life-long friends.

i'm just as happy, if not happier.

change is good.

why?

DAY TWENTY SEVEN
why are you doing this 30 day challenge

i never used to post on my blog. i would do a post once in a blue moon.
i came across this list when i was looking at a friend's blog.
i used to think that blogging took up a lot time, but really, it doesn't.
a quick little post every day gives me the ability to look back and see what i did that day and what i learned.
and even if i don't write much, i feel like those who are reading this might actually care what i write, which means a lot.
this blogging thing has been really nice for me. i can expel some of my thoughts this way and I'll always have it to look back on and reminisce.

i hope you'll keep reading.

friendles.

DAY TWENTY SIX

what do you think about your friends

well, i think my friends are pretty great.

otherwise, i don't think i'd be friends with them.

i have many friends.

some that are new, some that are old.

all of them are special to me in some significant way.

what's in the bag?

DAY TWENTY FIVE
what i would find in your bag

phone: obviously this is important to have.

chapstick: burt's bees to be exact.

bobby pins: just in case.

lotion: because Utah is dryyyyy. and i like to smell good. :]

perfume: cause i like to smell good.

blood glucose meter: it's a life saver. :]

camera: just in case of a kodak moment.

wallet: driver's license and $$$$.

mints: minty-fresh breath!

probably some other random stuff like pens and pencils and scrap papers.

FB.

DAY TWENTY FOUR

your last five facebook status'

Kara Ann Forsey: there are probably twenty christmas trees up in the wilk...along with christmas decorations...and they're playing christmas music....it's time to just accept reality, people!

Kara Ann Forsey: ouch.

Kara Ann Forsey: baby, it's coldddd outsideeee.

Kara Ann Forsey: to go to the library or not to go to the library?

Kara Ann Forsey: ‎"I hate L-O-V-E things." - Andrea Sarah

cravings.

DAY TWENTY THREE
something you crave for a lot

twenty two.

DAY TWENTY TWO

what makes you different from everyone else

i AM in fact different from everyone else, i mean...no one is the same, right?

this is the biggest difference about me from most people. (except where i am living now.)

I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

it's a difference that's defined my life, changed my outlook, influenced my behavior, uplifted my spirit, and given me hope.

this life is hard. so, so hard. and now more than ever i am realizing this. i can't do it on my own. and as i learn and grow, i am coming to understand that that's the point. and that's why i've been blessed with the restored Gospel. i have no idea where i'd be if i didn't have the church in my life. everything would be different. i hope that everyone can experience the happiness that i feel through the truths i know. i wouldn't have my life be any other way. :]

these are a few of my favorite things.

DAY TWENTY ONE

a picture of something that makes you happy

this one was a hard to narrow down.

because pretty much everything makes me happy.

...but there are definitely exceptions to that.

raspberries...or any fruit.

peanut butter.

sunflowers.

sunsets.

daisies.

hammocks.

stars.

sister.

DAY TWENTY

someone you love

i feel like i haven't said enough about this person. and she deserves to have a whole lot said about her. she is my best friend. i owe her a lot. she gives me advice...whether i want to hear it or not. i feel like she is really experienced in life. she's lived more than me and i look up to her more than she'd think. since this summer i've gotten closer to her than i've ever been. and we've also fought more than we've ever fought. but she always, always calls and makes up with me. so i know she loves me. and we have really great conversations nowadays. she actually considers me old enough now to talk to me about serious things. but the point is, she's amazing. the best sister i could ask for. and i love her.

nickname.

DAY NINETEEN
nicknames you have and why you have them


i don't have very many nicknames. in fact, i don't ever really go by nicknames because my name is so short. some of the ones i do have....

kara beara
this one is kind of standard. it's my name and a word that rhymes with it. my grandpa used to call me this. and still does, i think. and most people pick up on it and sometimes my close friends call me this.

sameekio, sam, sam-ee-kay-oh (you can say it any of these ways.)
this is probably the weirdest nickname you've ever seen, right? welllp, i have NO idea how this one got made up. i have two older brothers and when we were younger they would make up weird nicknames and somehow they all stuck. my brothers still, to this day, call me this. and i love it.

the housewife
this one is new. my roommates deemed this the perfect nickname or title for me. i have become, following in the footsteps of my mom and sister, the 'momma' of the group. i'm always concerned with what everyone is doing and making sure everyone is okay. and they joke that i'm going to be 'the perfect housewife' when i'm older and that i'll cook for my husband and just be as peachy as pie. :]

lil poopy
this is what hillary calls me. it started out one day, when she was sick, i was up early getting ready for class and i wrote on our mirror with dry-erase marker something along the lines of "don't be sick! feel better, lil poopy. and just remember...your momma loves you. :]" haha. and it stuck. so now that's what we call each other.

megan
this one isn't really a nickname. but sorta. i would probably answer to this if you called me megan. and it's all bryan ray and ryan faber's fault. when i first met them this summer, they got my name confused with andrea's other roommate and called me megan. and no matter how many times i insisted my name wasn't megan, it didn't really matter. so i gave up. silly, right? but then they finally figured it out and started calling me kara...thank goodness. :]

kara ann
this is indeed my name. but i think of it as sort of a nickname because usually people you call by your first name. but this in fact my first and middle name. ha! so i like to think it's a nickname. it's short and sweet. and my name.

i love nicknames and really would go by any nickname. as long as it's nice. :]

i dreamt a dream.

DAY EIGHTEEN
plans/dreams/goals you have

i used to think i had a lot of dreams.

grow up, graduate high school, go to college, become a doctor, get married, have a giant house and a bunch of kids and be filthy stinking rich.

pretty much a standard type dream to have, right?

well, i can cross a few things off my list for sure.

grow up...working on it

graduate high school...check

go to college...check (still in the process)

and there are also things i will permanently remove from my list.

become a doctor...just ain't gonna happen

giant house...maybe? but i'm content with anything

filthy stinking rich...that'd be nice, ha.

right now, i'm working on figuring out what i want to do with my life. yeah, i know, i'm still really young and i have a lot of time and blah blah blah...i've heard it all. but i think that if i don't start thinking about it now and planning for it...i won't be prepared when the time for a decision actually comes.

GOALS:

survive this semester. which i WILL do.

enjoy my classes next semester. i WILL have a positive attitude about this.

DREAMS:

i don't really know what my dreams are now. i think i need to live a little more and hopefully i'll figure them out by then.

PLANS:

thanksgiving break!! sooooo looking forward to this. i get a break, AND home cooked food. ahhh, bliss.

christmas break! this is farther away, but i am SO excited to go home and spend time with my family.

I really wanna go see the lights at Temple Square when December rolls around. we're planning on making it a roomie trip. :]

hermione.

DAY SEVENTEEN

someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why

i'm gonna be honest in saying that i have never even thought about this before.

my life can be really tough sometimes. and things don't really go my way, as of late. but i honestly don't think i'd ever switch lives with someone.

but

i guess since this says just for one day...i could try and think of someone.

i've always wanted to live a fairytale. full of magic and happiness, adventure and trials of bravery. and the perfect story that encompasses all of that...Harry Potter. but no, i wouldn't be Harry. i'd be Hermione. she is a girl, after all. if you couldn't tell by now, i love Harry Potter. the story can be dark at times, but in reflection, the main idea that is presented to me is love. and friendship. and being brave even when you are faced with the scariest and harshest of trials. and in the end, coming out victorious. that's what it's all about. and Hermione is super smart and pretty, and can still kick butt. (also, go watch the trailer here if you haven't yet! and get your tickets because they're selling out fast!)

moi.

DAY SIXTEEN
another picture of yourself

DJ turn that music up.

DAY FIFTEEN

put your ipod on shuffle: first ten songs that play

Mat Kearney: Annie

Gavin DeGraw: Change is Gonna Come

Avril Lavigne: Things I'll Never Say

Jay-Z: Excuse Me Miss

Relient K: More Than Useless

Colbie Caillat: I Never Told You

Coldplay: Yellow

Maroon 5: Goodnight Goodnight

Paramore: Ignorance

Dierks Bentley: Settle For a Slowdown

ma familia.

DAY FOURTEEN

a picture of you and your family

dear.

DAY THIRTEEN

a letter to someone

girls, do you ever remember the instances when you would write a letter to your future husband? we've done it numerous time in young women's and for other projects, but i always get caught up on what i want to say or even lose the letter. so...i'm going to give it another shot. for the whole world to see...

dearest love,

sometimes i wonder who you are. what you will be like. what you will look like. if you even exist. if you'll think i'm funny, or just plain silly. i day-dream over and over about the wonderful life we're going to have. i think about us being old and crinkly and holding hands watching TV on a Sunday afternoon. i almost feel silly writing you a letter. i don't know who you are, but i'm already in love with the idea of you. i'm gonna be careful when choosing you, though. and picky. (but not too picky). i want you to love dogs. and think my freckles are cute. and bring me daisies just because. and tickle me even when i say not to. i want to have FHE with you even if it's just the two of us. i hope we can cook together....i hope you're a good cook. we should buy a hammock. i wanna be comfortable enough around you to be able to sing my heart out and not feel embarrassed about how off-key i probably am. i wanna read the scriptures together and for you to teach and enlighten me. i wanna go camping and star gaze with you. i hope you'll like me as much as i like you. i'll be keeping my eyes open. but not too open just yet. i can't wait to meet you.

love, kara

the start of it all.

DAY TWELVE

how you found out about blogger and why you have one

i found out about blogger a couple of years ago. i actually made a private blog to take the place of a sort of diary. but then i never kept up with it and just decided not to use it anymore. then this summer, i moved out to Utah. i had a lot of free time and it was a whole new experience living out on my own. and i wanted a way for everyone to be able to see what's going on in my life. and this was the easiest and funnest way to do that! figuring everything out and trying to make it cute was definitely tough, but i've finally gotten the hang of it...and love it.

so because of all my blogging, i've come across other blogs.

and i have a few favorites...

nienie

bride blog

Kaity*Kami*Chad

Zac*Jamie*Gus

food gawker

andi!

ELEVEN.

DAY ELEVEN

another picture of you and your friends

day ten.

DAY TEN

songs you listen to when you're happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad

i love music. but then again, who doesn't?

happy: well, this is really dorky, but i love Christmas music. at any time of the year. it makes me so happy. and my roommates make fun of me for it, but i don't care. and other than Christmas music, love songs and happy songs make me...well, happy! :]

sad: i feel like a lot of country songs are usually sad. and so if i'm sad, i'll probably listen to them. it'll usually be a song that reminds me of some memory that i miss. or feeling i miss. or person i miss.

bored: i'm pretty sure any type of music would fall under this category.

hyped: ke$ha. haha. her music is so funny and fun to dance to. and lady gaga. and any popular or current stuff. me and my suitemates are always jamming out to something.

mad: i'm usually never mad. but if i had to think of something that would cover this emotion, Taylor Swift would definitely do the trick. she is the girl who somehow know my heart and soul backwards and forwards. weird, huh? she says everything in her songs that i've never had the guts to say or admit. and her new albumn rocks.