Master Carpenter

I'm so thankful that Heavenly Father created the plan of salvation for all of us. It truly is a plan of happiness. Yes, unpleasant and sometimes terrible things happen to us in our lives. But everything that we go through will make us the type of person God intends for us to be. As we draw closer to Him, He will show us where we need to improve ourselves, and He has given us the gift of repentance so we can change and become like Him. It's like Heavenly Father is a carpenter who is showing me where my rough edges are and giving me the sandpaper to do it. The sandpaper is abrasive and it hurts, but if I keep using it I'll end up smooth and it will be worth every pain. I'm so grateful for the atonement and the ability to change and be forgiven. I know that Jesus Christ is God's son and that He loves us, and He suffered for our sins, felt our pains, and ultimately died for us so we could become like Him and live with Him again.

Geocaching is so much fun!

Who knew that following a GPS along trails to find boxes of hidden trinkets could be so fun? It was even better because it was the geocaching app was free. Sam and I picked a perfect day, and we found 3 sites! Next time we'll bring something to add to the boxes (maybe a bouncy ball?). 

We were geocaching pros!

It's autumn time, it's autumn time!

There is just something about fall that I love.
When the wind catches the leaves in a whirlwind
The chilly mornings where you snuggle deeper into your covers
Moist pumpkin pie with a dollop of whipped cream
Wearing comfy cardigans, sweaters, scarves and jeans
Squirrels scurrying about collecting acorns for winter

A Ten

A few days ago I was walking to the library on campus and took this picture! It basically made my day, until..

I ate purple califlower for dinner!

If I could rate that day on a scale of 1-10, it would definitely be a 10!

My collection

Everyone grows up collecting things. Some of my collections are a little out of the ordinary, such as holiday Barbie dolls, erasers, coins, rocks and most recently pictures of signs. In the world there are some pretty weird/odd/funny/unique signs. So lately I've been taking pictures of them. So here is my first installment of my sign collection. 

Expectations

I came to grad school at K-State having many expectations. But the thing with expectations is that often you find that things aren't they way you expected them to be, and you have the tendency to be disappointed. For me this is half-true. I am disappointed in some ways but in others I never expected them to be so wonderful. 

I've been here about a month, and I still don't feel like I'm in the flow of things at school. It's such a new experience and I still feel unsure of myself. Trying to choose my research topic is proving to be the biggest challenge. I want to choose something original, exciting and useful that can be applied to industry but great ideas like that don't come easily. 

Yet at the same time I am so happy, which I believe is stemming from the fact that I am trying with all of my strength to be an obedient and faithful disciple of Christ. I'm also happy because of the friendships I've been able to make within the branch. I love attending institute, church and I can't wait for general conference this weekend!

What's a girl to do?

Follow my though process for a sec: