Question and Answer Session

, Question time! I'm going to leave this up, and you can ask me ANYTHING. Don't be shy at all. I'll answer anything. No matter the topic. It could be personal, religious, etc. I don't care. This will be up for 24 hours. Post as yourself, or post anonymously. Ready.... Set... Go!

Vent time...

What is the definition of caring about someone? I'm pretty sure it does not mean that you lie to them, for weeks on end. It doesn't mean making them cry, and having it have NO effect you whatsoever. It doesn't mean that you go out and forget about the person. It doesn't mean that you all of a sudden want to apologize for hurting that person and say that it's killing you. I call B.freaking.S. You didn't care. Don't pretend you do. If you did, you wouldn't have lied. If you did, you would have stayed my friend and wouldn't have given up a best friend for someone like that. (No offense :]) Seriously Drew. Don't make me freaking laugh.

Great Grandma, I thought maybe I should help you out since you mentioned that you didn't ever know who I am talking about. Here's a little synopsis.

Tyler: The guy that I'm currently "writing on a mission." Him and I have been best friends for years, and he liked me for a very long time. He asked me to Junior prom first, which I said yes to. But then I started dating my ex, Nathan. Nathan wanted to go with me so I went back on my date with Tyler and went with Nathan. Tyler is currently in Uruguay for 2 years serving a mission for my church. He's been out for 14 months and still has 10 left to go. During this mission, I'm not allowed to talk to him on the phone, text him, or see him. It is strictly letter writing the whole entire time. I can't even email him. But, that's okay. I still go on dates and stuff, but I really want to date this kid when he returns in October 2010 :] If you'd like, you could think of him as my "boyfriend" I guess, but we aren't totally. Let's just say it's a complicated situation, but I feel as though I need to date him and see where it goes when he gets home so I write him weekly.

Nathan: As I said in the post above, Nathan is an "ex" of 9 months. We were never "official" but we were doing everything that a couple does. He came to school here at BYUI, and cheated on me. 3 times. Bad thing is, I found out from the girls. I met the girls somehow someway, and then they'd talk about Nathan. Then we'd find out that he was dating me, and getting.... with the other girls. He's now on a mission in Arizona, and we don't write much. I lost all respect for him.

Drew: A guy here at school that I met. Him and I became close friends, quickly. He is a Returned missionary. He went on a mission to Canada. He was my best friend and I thought I could tell him everything. He would say that he loved me and stuff until one night, he decided not to be friends with me because he magically got a girlfriend and had been lying to me for weeks. I don't handle lying very well, so we aren't friends anymore. He broke my trust. Stupid boy.

Jon: You met him. He's the one who owned the landscaping company and came to visit me in Colorado. When I broke up with him, he went crazy and depression set in. We've tried to be friends over and over, and it's just now getting to the point where he can handle talking to me. I'm trying to be his friend, but he's still super hurt.

As for girls that I would talk about in the blog posts:

Lindsey, Emily and Carolyn are my roommates here at school.
AnnCheri is my best friend of about 6 or 7 years.

I think that's all I talk about :]

Oh, and grandma, when I say the names Edward or Jacob it's that Twilight movie thing. :] Not actual guys.

I love you family. Can't wait to see you all again.

Did my plane make a wrong stop?

I feel like I'm in friggin Antarctica at this very moment. I'm chilling in my dorm, back in Rexburg, freezing my tush off! What is wrong with this place? It's always so friggin cold! Ugh! It's nice to be alone though. I like having it all to myself. I need to find dinner though.

Colorado was fun. It was nice not to have to fend for myself for a little while.

One thing about being alone.... I think too much. I'm sitting here, stressing myself out. I hate it when I do this. I worry about everything and I think too much into stuff when my mind isn't distracted. These next 3 weeks will be hell. So, do me a favor. Don't take it personal if I'm a complete biotch to you. I hate not knowing my REAL science grade. And I'm worried about failing. I can't wait to see my roommates again though. I missed them a ton this week. Well, time to go back to eating Ramen and hot dogs. I'm off to find food, then hopefully I'll continue my New Moon reading, and then maybe start on Dear John? I dunno.

Bye :]

New Moon Review

That's right. I'm going to do one, just like everyone else. Dang am I a follower or what?

Alright. So of course I did read the book. I skipped over paragraphs while I was reading. A lot of it was boring, and I don't even remember getting the details about the Volturi. So, I wasn't expecting much. I wanted to see it so badly, but I was expecting it to suck really bad and I thought maybe it was possible that the special effects would be just as bad as the first one. (I am different from everyone else. I loved Twilight.) I was proven wrong.

The beginning was slow. I was sitting there thinking "What the crap? If it's like this, I'm going to leave." Then, Jacob ripped his shirt off. And yes, I almost hyperventilated. But, he still had his long hair, which I find weirdly unattractive on most guys, but he still was sexy. That got me into the movie. Then the rain scene came along and I think I passed out. I wanted to scream, out loud. One thing I have to say is, I envy Taylor Swift. She better not let go of this one, and if he breaks up with her and she writes a "poor me, he's a jerk" song, I'm going to flip. No one messes with my Jacob. I'd have to say I am officially Team Jacob in the movies. In the books, no. I have my own view of what Jacob would look like, and he's more "rough and tumble" with Bella in the book. In the movie, he's so freaking romantic and sweet. In the book, Edward is hotter. RobPat just doesn't pull it off. I mean, I think he's hot just because who he is, but I think they could have casted Jacob as Edward. I would have been so fine with that. Oh yes. Double fine with that.

I can relate to Bella now a lot more. Saying goodbye, sucks. It sucks bad. And sometimes, you do have bad dreams, but let's not get into that. Not a whole lot of you would understand where I'm coming from.

Cried, twice. The first time was when Edward left Bella. I know how that kinda is, and it freaking sucks. I wanted to slap Edward. Who the crap says "I don't want you?" You deserve to be hit in the cahoonies. The second time was when Jacob was about ready to attack Edward at the very end, then Bella says that she'd always choose Edward. The look on Jacob's werewolf face was so heartbreaking. You can SEE the love he has for her (which is more then you can say for Edward and Bella. You can't feel the spark between them like you should.) I wish he'd win. :[ So yes, I cried.

Bella did a lot better this time. She has officially redeemed herself. Alice looked different, but Ashley Greene is still really pretty. Emmett is still hotter then heck. Jessica is still.... eh, large chested, but I think she's gained some weight. Mike is fat. End of story. No longer hot in my opinion. Carlise is still the hottest older man alive... MMMMHMMMM. The rest aren't worth talking about. Wait, Charlie. He's still awkward, but he did a lot better of an acting job as well.

Bottom line, I LOVED IT. I WILL see it probably 8-10 times total in theatres. Jacob is by far the hottest man alive, and if I didn't have Tyler, I'd probably go for it. ;] Just kidding. Tyler just needs to.... get tan, dye his hair, and spend hours on end in the gym to get the body of a steroid user (no, I know Jake didn't use them) and he'd be my own little Jacob AND Edward in one. haha. Just kidding. He's got the personality of them both though. Wow. I'm totally spacing. I'm going to go into my own little world and finish watching Hercules and then get ready to go eat some turkey. Happy Thanksgiving. (I think they should make a National Twilight Day and we should get school and work off to watch Twilight and obsess over it all day. All in favor say, Yay.)

I'll fall in line...

And I will post everything I'm thankful for.

-My mom, dad, and sister.
-Other family
-Friends that stick by my side.
-Roommates that I get along with and have fun with.
-A great University that I have the opportunity to attend.
-Having my basic needs.
-Being able to walk, talk, hear, speak, touch, and feel.
-Patience.
-The Gospel that I have in my life.
-Having all the people that love me.
-Tyler :]
-Agency.
-Everything that I own.
-knowledge in basic things like cooking, cleaning, etc.
-the knowledge that I hold.
-the blogs that entertain me. (Kristin, Emily, MBP, BBL, etc.)
-my love for animals.
-Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn.
-The ability to look at Jacob in New Moon, and it not be illegal. Yummy!
-The ability to dream.
-the ability to have a car.
-the temple.
-missionaries.
-The Atonement.
-My Heavenly Father and Savior.

There is obviously a lot more I am thankful for, but this list would take forever to type. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Hope it's a great one for everyone. I get my Thanksgiving and Christmas today because I won't be with my dad for Christmas.

My wonderful Life in Denver, CO...

I love it here. Almost as much as Post Falls. It's so much warmer then the Rex. I got to see Mikayla the other day. I miss that girl so much. Saw Karli's mom. Uh. Yeah. We got a new puppy :] I get my Christmas tomorrow. Can't wait. TURKEY! :] I miss my roommates a lot though. Well, no. I don't miss Lindsey. She's lucky I can't freaking throw all her crap out on the lawn when I get home.

Semester is over in 3 weeks :] I had a dream about Tyler's homecoming! So, I'm happy.
It's my daddy's birthday. I love you daddy :] And my grandma's birthday too!

Twi-Hard

So Em and I just watched Twilight! No, NOT New Moon. So don't ask. And no spoilers. But, I forgot how obsessed I am with that thing! I love Edward. I love how sweet he is, and I even love how crazy he got while kissing her. It was hot. haha. I love Jacob. Oh how sexy that man is. Oh how funny he is when he glares at Edward. That look cracks me up. Oh how amazingly awkward Bella is. She has the same facial expression through the whole movie. She looks like she had botox and she talks through her teeth. Carlise is the hottest pale blonde vampire in the world. Yummy. Esme and Alice are so dang cute. So friendly. Jasper and his constipated look. Oh yes yes. Emmett! Sexy as heck!

I could continue, but I should stop. Can't wait to see New Moon. AHHHHHH officially addicted again.

I came here to make you dance tonight.

Not blogging last night. No, I didn't go to see New Moon, but don't get me started on that venting session. I wanted to get my homework done so that I could go to sleep. But, once again, no sleep until about 2AM. I don't even know how I do it. But, I do it. Last night I finished all of the previous blog posts from my guilty pleasure.
These boys are the greatest. Truly. I laugh at their blog posts, and the haters really make my day. I feel like I've known them forever and that I'm loyal to them. Which, I kinda am. I would fight for them if someone said something completely out of line. Funny thing is, I havent even seen what they look like. Which is a good thing. I will never see what they look like I'm sure, and I'm completely fine with that. 100%. Seeing what they look like could risk making their hotness factor decrease miserably. I don't want that. :]

I leave for Denver tomorrow morning. How amazing is that? Real food, real bed, REAL LIFE! NO classes for a week. Couldn't be freaking better. And yes. I will see New Moon, but until then, DO NOT SPOIL IT! I will seriously never talk to you again. Peace :]

Best night ever! Kinda... haha.

Went out with the girls. Heck freaking yes. That was an amazing night. Got my car jumped! Thank you AAA! I was a dummy and turned my car off right after he left and had to call him back to jump it again. :] Sorry it's so short. I'm going to taco bell.

I got all my homework done before hand too. I'm excited to sleep YAY! ♥ I love sleep! It makes me all warm. I love you all! 2 days before I go home.

Check list.. almost complete.

30 tons of homework: Check.
Dinner eaten: Check.
Exhaustion: Check.
Plane Information: Check.
Facebook checked: Check.
Blog posted: Check
Shower: Next on my list.

Looks like I need to do one thing before I can go to bed! Sweet! Night!

Guess what made my day?

I was sitting in my room when Carolyn and Lindsey slowly come through the door. They handed me a letter, and I thought it was a letter from one of the many missionaries I am writing to support through their mission or just to say hello. I took it, looked at it, and literally screamed bloody murder. I almost started crying. After last night, I needed that. The Lord is obviously making me well aware that getting rid of Drew is a good thing and I am obviously being blessed for obeying promptings that I have been given. The letter contained amazing things that I needed to hear. I was super happy, and it totally made my day! Yay right? Yes Yay! I ♥ that kid so much.

Dear Facebook....

Dear Facebook,
YOU ARE GAY! Stop taking my freaking profile offline due to site maintenance. You say that it will be up in a couple hours, and it ends up taking days. Knock it off. I have crap I need to do that I can only do on facebook like figure out what I'm doing Wednesday. But, NOOOOO. You have to be retarded. Stop. It's pissing me off. Stop using your gay site maintenance on my profile. Do it to one of my roommates or something every once in a while.

Sincerely, Autumn

Blessings in Disguise

So, here's the thing. There was this boy here, Drew. He told me he loved me, he wanted to marry me. He was my best friend. We had so much fun together. Well, his Grandpa had a stroke today, and he needed me. I dropped everything I was doing, and went to comfort him. He held my hand today. He told me he loved me tonight. He was literally my best friend. He kept telling me that he was hanging out with his friends. And then tonight he told me he was going on a walk. 3 hours laters, he came on and said "Sorry, I took a walk, and then had to talk to my family for a while about my grandpa." Well, he was acting weird and I asked about it. He said, "Well, I really like this girl, and I want to date her. I don't want to break your heart." This was a total shock to me. 10 minutes prior, I had told my roommates that I didn't care if he got a girlfriend. But, I broke down. Like, I went out into my living room, AND BAWLED! THEN, I get on facebook to delete him from my friend, and he had ALREADY changed his status to "In a relationship." I FLIPPED. Like, nervous breakdown flipped. He had told me he was waiting for me. He wanted to kiss me. He held my hand today, and he LIED about where he was all the time. He lied. I think this is what upset me the most. I was so upset, and honestly, jealous.
My roommates came out and comforted me while I was shaking. They brought up a good point that calmed me down. Drew made some dumb decisions. He's an RM, but he wasn't where he needed to be. His maturity level was way lower then it should be. Plus, they said, that this could be confirmation that I made the right choice. It may have hurt me, but it opened my eyes. I just thought I'd say *insert very rude comment here* (there was a very rude comment there but i deleted it) But anyways, I'm hurt yes. I was surprisingly upset about it all. But, this has to be a blessing in disguise. I now have nothing standing in my way of waiting for Tyler. Keep an eye out for those blessings in disguise. Sometimes things may crush your heart, but that may be the Lord's way of FULLY and COMPLETELY showing you that you're doing the right things. This is really hard for me, i just lost my best friend, but you know what? I KNOW I'm better. I KNOW that I'm doing the right thing. I KNOW that my Heavenly Father answers prayers and wants us to be happy, but sometimes you have to go through pain to get that comfort and happiness. I may be down a "friend" but I am now free to continue my life. The Lord works in amazing ways.

Crazy Besties...

Enough Said. I.Love.Them

Another who am I?

I stole this from Emily, but I loved the idea, and I asked her. Besides, she stole it from another friend. So it's okay :]

I feel: cold, stressed, and excited for a break. It's like -38458349348 degrees outside right now, and let me tell you, it sucks. Na. It's just like. 20? Or something? I dunno. And this semester is getting stressful.

I Want: a break from this all. I want it to be this coming Saturday. I want a letter, and I want to be able to see into the future. I want it to be October 2010. I want food right now. I should make some.

I Love: my family. They are my support system. I love my friends. Without them, I don't know where I would be. I love memories, they are what keeps me happy and faithful. I love my roommates. They keep me sane this semester.

I Miss: Chick-fil-A, my family, Post Falls, and Tyler :]

I Crave: ALL of my mom's food. Idaho Chicken, Taco soup, chicken enchiladas, etc. HECK! I miss ALL REAL food.

I Heart: everything. My Savior and Heavenly Father. My church. My family. Tyler of course. BYU-Idaho. Temples. Water. Sunflower seeds.

I Know: that the Lord knows what's in store for me and will never put too much on my plate.

I Live: to see people smile. Smiling is amazing. It makes someones day. I live to impact someone's life someway somehow. I live to be someone that anyone can come to for advice, or just to rant and have a shoulder to cry on.

I Adore: taking photos. I love the memories they create. The feelings they create can impact a someones life forever.

I Covet: people who have money and don't have to worry about what they spend.

I Believe: in the gospel and that the Lord loves us. That Jesus Christ is His Son. Christ sacrificed his life for our sins. I believe that Joseph Smith restored the gospel and saw the Father and the Son. *more could go here. Testimony would go here, but it's too long*

I Can't: do anything graceful. That means gymnastics, swimming, dancing, etc.

I Struggle: with knowing that I'm doing the right thing.

I Have: the greatest life. Amazing Family, Great friends, Wonderful Missionary, and I have the greatest opportunity to attend this school.

I Am: someone the people come to when they need someone to talk to, forgiving, loving, loyal and supportive.

I Remember: back in the old days when school was easy and the hardest decision you had to make was whether to play four square or tether ball.

I Cherish: all the times that I have with the people I love.

I Hope: to one day live the life I want. Have the career I want. Be with who I want.

I Wonder: how people could not believe in God.

I Think: a lot about life, and what my future will be like.

I Smell: Carolyn's nail polish.

I Dream: as working as a veterinarian in the future.

I Dislike: people who argue with others when they know they are wrong.

I Dig: the word "dig." It's a funny word that I would never use in my normal day vocabulary.

I Laugh: at people who think they are smart. I also laugh whenever my roommates decide to tackle me and give me a full blown wedgie.

I Try: to be a better person then I was the day before. I try to become closer to my Heavenly Father and do what He would want me to do.

Did you learn something? Good.

Stake Conference-♥ 2 hours
Waiting for a missionary-♥ 2 years
Friends that are boys that don't know what it means to be a friend-priceless.

P.S. I drank 5 bottles of water today :]

The run of the night...

Was the greatest thing ever!
You should all try it. Even in 30* weather. You can't even tell. :]
I'm actually really proud of myself!

My weight loss plan...

Well, my goal is about 35 lbs. in 10 months. Completely realistic right? I think so. Well, since I've been taught to set little goals, I set little goals.

-I am going to drink 4-5 bottles of water a day. Water is a lot of your weight. It also shows that if you replace your soda with water, you can lose 30 lbs in a year. Well, personally, I don't have a year, but if I drink water, I should be able to start losing it.

-Get some sort of exercise everyday. Obviously walking to class isn't enough. I'm going to need to A) Kick Emily and Lindsey's butt into gear and run with me. or B) Get them to go to the gym. I think the run will be a lot easier though.

-Eat fruits and vegetables. I already have started that. In fact, I live off of bananas, apples, etc. I even bought stuff for salad the other day! Crazy huh? Yes Yes! I think this will all make me feel better too!

Cross your fingers. I'm out.

I think BYU-Idaho is trying to kill me!

Okay no. I'm trying to kill myself for all the times I didn't go to science :/ I've been studying for science since 4:30 this afternoon. It's now 10:30. If you do the math right, that's 6 hours of studying for one class. Luckily all my homework is done so I can go to bed, and study some more tomorrow.

I think today, I should blog about... who I am.

As of November 12, 2009, I am currently:
♥ A BYU-Idaho student. 1st Semester freshman.
♥I live here in Rexburg in the Fall and Winter and I am still taking my "freshman" classes.
♥ I plan to major in Animal Science with an emphasis in Animal and Vet Science.
♥ I will also be minoring in photography.
♥ I can't get myself motivated to go get exercise very often except for the few walks that I take with Lindsey and the walks I get by going to class.
♥ I love snowboarding, and it is the one thing that completely takes my mind off of everything.
♥ I pretty much quit soccer although I'm hoping to play when I go home.
♥ I am currently "Waiting." For those of you who don't get that, I'm waiting for a young man who has gone to serve our Lord in Uruguay for 2 years.
♥ And yes, this means I love him.
♥ I do go on dates.
♥ My best guy friend just so happens to be Drew Frazee.
♥ My best girl friend just so happens to be AnnCheri.
♥ At first I didn't want to go home to Post Falls, but now I miss it.
♥ I have a great family. My dad lives in Colorado with his girlfriend, and 2 dogs. My mom lives in Idaho with my stepdad and 2 dogs and a cat.
♥ My little sister and my mom are literally my best friends. I tell them anything and I love them with everything I have. I'd do anything for them.
♥ Family means everything to me.
♥ I love to cook actually, even if I'm not perfect at it.
♥ I weigh too much for my liking.
♥ Animals are a huge part of my life.
♥ I love my church (LDS) and would never trade it for anything in the world.
♥ I have a very strong testimony and find one of the most relaxing things to do here at school, is take a midnight walk to the temple and sit there. On the grounds. Thinking. (I did this last night for the first time.)
♥ Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ are where my top priorities lie, and that will never change.
♥ I vandalize driveways with chalk, write all over windows with window marker, and oreo-cookie cars.
♥ I also watch Disney movies when it's a bad day.
♥ I think the best day ever would be curled up with hot chocolate, my snuggie, watching a movie and having nothing to worry about.
♥ I am not perfect.
♥ I don't normally admit my feelings to anyone.
♥ I am very careful who I fall for.
♥ I will never give up my dreams, no matter what.
♥ My friends are important to me.
♥ I'm very picky when it comes to guys.
♥ Be a good friend, you'll get one in return.
♥ I'm afraid of failure.
♥ I don't take compliments very well. This is a downfall.
♥ But I like being complimented.
♥ If I tell you how I feel about you, I mean it.
♥ I AM Me :]

Have you ever.....?

-Gotten your homework done by 10PM in college? I have. Today.
-Got offered to be taken out for dinner, and told to choose whatever you wanted? I have. Today.
-Gotten writers cramp from writing a total of 10 pages (different things)? I have. Today.
-Drank a total of 4 Propel waters? I have. Today.
-Gotten a headache from trying to plan your 8 semesters of classes, as an assignment? I have. Today.
-Froze your butt off from the Rexburg wind? I have. Today. And EVERY OTHER DAY!
-Gotten the best email of your life? I did. Today.
-Found the best songs that are now at the bottom of this blogs playlist? I did. Today.
-Finally realized that I CAN get off the computer at 10:02 and maybe, possibly get to bed before midnight? I did. Today!

HECK YES! I'm peacin out so that I can get some shut eye. Or maybe just some "relaxing away from homework time."

My eyes!

THEY BURN! Ugh. I don't know why?!? It's really bothering me though. So, I have study groups up the ying yang this week. Fun huh? I think not!

Whatever to do to get my grades up I guess. Wait, no. GRADE! My science grade is the only bad one.

I went to take a test today, and the freaking line, was out the door! OUT THE DOOR. I waited in line for 45 minutes for a simple 10 minute test. How does that happen? It was pretty annoying.

Did you know that no matter where you are in the world, the moon is no bigger then your thumb? Check it out :] It's true!

Oh, and I asked for a boob job for Christmas ;] JUST KIDDING MOM AND DAD! Well, I put it on my Christmas list with a "jk jk jk jk" after it ;]

I'm sorry that this blog is boring and sucks.. Comment and give me some blog Ideas so they arent so terrible. For each topic, I'll write about it. I'll write in the order they are received :] GET COMMENT POSTIN!

Fireside Talk about MG's

Taken from a Fireside from Vaughn J. Featherson. This is a GREAT talk. I am amazed by it!

"Question: Is it good for a fellow to leave a girlfriend behind? Answer: Is it good for the sun to shine?

Have you ever heard of a mission call telling all missionaries to get rid of all girlfriends? Do you think that you could be a better missionary if she were there to help you? I think you could.
Most of my best missionaries during the three years that I served left a girl behind, you notice that I said girl not girls; there isnt time for more than one. Of course the first duty is to the Lords work, which you have been called to do, second is your family, and third is to the girlfriend, and this you should always remember. I always interviewed all missionaries as they entered the field, and one of the questions I asked was, Do you have a girlfriend at home? If the answer was yes, I would say, Can I have her name and address, and would it be alright if I wrote her a letter? Of course this would scared the poor fellow to death then I would bring the color back into his face by telling him that I only wanted to write her a letter and tell her how lucky she was to have the opportunity to share this mission for the next to two years with one of the Lords chosen servants. And if she was faithful, her testimony would become stronger in the gospel because of it along with a little more advice that I would touch on later. Young men, do not ask a returned missionary for advice on a subject. For if he has be jilted, should we say, hes giving poor advice. Pray about this together and if you feel that you could do a better job, then go ahead, there is nothing wrong with it. It is better to have her support, then to go out there wishing that you had it, this is more frustrating then worrying about a Dear John, and believe me, there wont be one of those if its right in the beginning. The Lord always answers prayers to those who honor him.

Have an understanding with your parents so they can encourage her and make your girl happy by showing they have faith in her and love her. Let her parents know your plans, also and in most cases they will stand by her when she gets lonely. If you show them respect as well as the girl, they will be behind you all the way. Write her once a week or more, you can almost always write two letters a week on P-days. There is plenty of time if they are not books. Tell her about your mission and experiences, let her live your mission with you through your letters, send her a snapshot once in awhile. Yes you could let her make a scrapbook for you- mom is not going to have time- and she (your girlfriend) would love that.

Remember that behind every successful man there is a good woman, so why shouldnt it be good to leave a girlfriend if you feel that she is that special? Forget that old story, 2 years is a long time. Why I have known girls to wait 2 or 3 years. Also, the story that you will change a lot- you will only if you make yourself scared in letters, etc... You will only change in the fact that you will be more mature, have a greater testimony, and mind.

Now girls, make sure that you do the things that will help you grow along with the missionary. Study the gospel; stay active in the church, pray often- morning, noon, and night. Watch out for those lonely returned missionaries. Youre not in a hurry to get married. At the very most you will be 22 or 23 by the time he gets home and that is about the right age to start thinking about marriage. Write happy letters every week. Let him know that you still care. He will be looking for those letters even if he is real busy during the week and on P-days. Yes, you could send him a snapshot of yourself- he would love that. So what if you dont take good pictures, anything will look good to him. Why you will be so busy getting the education you need, working in and out of the church, learning to sew, and all of those lovely things, learning to cook fancy things, but most of all the basic things.

If the occasion arises and you feel like you want to accept a date now and then it o.k. but again, beware of those jilted R.M.s, they are dynamite. Stay close to your parents. Oh, yes, there isnt any harm in leaving a girlfriend at home if you are both determined to fulfill that mission together. It will not be the big job you think, but the happiest 24 months of both your lives. When you both are back together again, it wont be long before you are sure of each other because of your pure maturity. I can say these things because it happened to me; and I know of many others who have experienced the same things. "

This link also makes me happy! READ IT! :]

The Carpenters!

They are amazing. End of Story.
I had forgotten about them until I heard a song of theirs today.
I remember when I was a little girl,
I begged for their cassette tape for Christmas.
Carpenters+Me=LOVE

My wonderful postal service

I HATE my postal service life. I do. I never get anything in the mail! Ugh. Tyler letters? Negative. Negative. Negative. The postal service SUCKS!

Dear Postal Service,
I hate you. I hate how slow you are. I hate how you open every freaking letter I send to Tyler, and I hate how you open anything that gets sent back to me. Kick your butt into gear would you? I'm sick of watching my roommates, particularly Emily, getting stuff. She gets letters all the time, and it sure as heck doesn't take 4 months to get a letter. AND HE'S IN CHILE. Do you know where Chile is postal service? It's almost right NEXT to Uruguay. Stop being gay, and give me my freaking letters or I might just pay to fly there every week and hand deliver them to him, and then stand patiently over his shoulder to read his letter back to me--not really. I'd get in big trouble. But please, postal service, make my day, and speed everything up. Thank you and I hope you have a great day.

Autumn Potts

Shampoo my...

Oh never mind. I won't finish that. That was something that was said to me, and it made me laugh so flipping hard I almost died. AND they didn't spell my name right. If you're gonna diss me, spell my name correctly. Please. Maybe then, I'll take you seriously.. wait, no I wont.

Anyways, I had such a testimony building experience today. I got to fight for what I believe in when a MEMBER decided that she doubted the church and it's teachings, and then shut down and refused to listen. It made me sad because I truly care about her, but I gave up. She didn't want to listen. But through that, my testimony grew like crazy. I was amazed!

I love this church so much. It is the foundation of my life. Everything I do, I think about if my Heavenly Father wants me to do it. I have become so much closer to Him since I've been at school, and I couldn't be any happier.

I have a lump on my neck, and it's starting to worry me. It might just be me, but I think it's gotten bigger. It's actually began to bother me too. Its making my neck really stiff. I think my mom is making me a doctors appt this week. I need to stop stressing over it, but with medical stuff, I only think of the worst. It feels like it's on a tendon, so hopefully it's only a pulled tendon and not something more serious. Crap.

2 more weeks before break! Heck. yes. :]

My Guilty Pleasure

I thought I'd tell you all about my guilty pleasure blog. Mormon Bachelor Pad is the poster child. I don't think I've ever been so excited when I see a post from anyone. I see a post from them and totally go straight to it. No matter what I just so happen to be doing at that moment. I drop everything to read about Jake, Calvin, or whatever their roommates just so happen to be up to.

Jake, I don't think you're a douche, but I do think you have a lot to learn. I hate to say, I'm kinda becoming Team Calvin. For the longest time, your posts were amazing. And I enjoyed reading them, but the last ones have been really boring. I have almost fallen asleep and have chosen to skim over them instead of reading thoroughly and commenting. BUT, I just read your last one. Great! I didn't fall asleep. I believe you just redeemed yourself Jake. I'm no longer on any team.

Calvin, you're such a sweetheart to all those girls that come into your life. At the beginning, I was all for Jake. The way he acted with Andrea was so amazingly sweet. But it seems like you both have some sense of respect.

I invite anyone who doesn't read it, or doesn't know about it to click the link above, and start from the beginning and read it. They will become famous one day, and I know it.

BTW, if you guys had T-shirts, I'd totally buy one.

Now, I just read another favorite blog of mine. My LaLa Land. She posted a link to take a quiz about my blog personality. Here's what it says:

Your Blogging Type is Kind and Harmonious

You're an approachable blogger who tends to have many online friends.
People new to your blogging circle know they can count on you for support.
You tend to mediate fighting and drama. You set a cooperative tone.
You have a great eye for design - and your blog tends to be the best looking on the block!

I agree with EVERYTHING-minus the last part. I wish I could design mine all cool :p

What's the best destresser?

Talking to people that listen, understand, and sympathize. Talking to those who love you. Talking to those who care. Talking to those who can vent to you about their problems and trust you to listen as well. Seeing family and seeing them happy. Writing. Anything. Letters, poems, stories, anything.

Face it. Life is one big stress ball. It's how you deal with it that changes the outcome of it all. :]
Gotta love those destressers :]

I love you mommy! I love you Shania! Thanks for coming to visit! I missed you guys so much!

As Promised...

Emily and AnnCheri are the lucky ones! AnnCheri, I'd post your kiss story, only I'm not sure I know what was said, or done or whatever. I wasn't exactly oodling over what was happening. ANYWAYS, here we go:

Emily: I love you! You are a great roommate most of the time. I know we both get attitudes with eachother, but we get over it super fast. You are thoughtful, and get so excited over seeing me, or the other roomies. Your laugh can make me so happy. I'm glad that I can talk to you about Tyler, and you can somewhat understand what I am talking about. I'm glad I met you. Without you, my life would be dull. Who else would I watch girly movies with? Or buy crap loads of CRAP, and eat it all with when we decide one night to actually be real MGs and sulk. You're amazing and I'm going to miss you tons next semester, but I'll come see you and Carolyn in good ol' Mesa. I promise. I love yeewwwwww!



AnnCheri: Do I really need to post it here? I swear I just sent you an email about this. You've been my best friend for years! And that will never change. Everything we've been through, and we're still here standing. Now that I think about it, you've been there for every single relationship I've been in. And you were there when they ended and I needed someone there. You are there when I stress about Tyler even though you KNOW he loves me. And that comforts me. I love you girly, and I will be right here the whole time. Don't get upset that Em's is longer. I just sent you an email, and don't feel like I need to repeat myself. haha. I love you!

My mom is here! Yay! She came and surprised me from home! I'm so happy. I missed her, a lot actually. We get so much time to catch up! I love her so freaking much.

I'm gonna finish up so I can shower and go to bed. NIGHT!

My First Kiss

Oh dear. Here we go. My roommates told me that I should blog about my first kiss story. So, I will. I had a lot of "kisses" before this story. Well, not a lot. And they were like... 5 year old, kiss you and run away stories. The first one that actually meant something was given to me by a kid named Nathan.

Nathan and I had dated 7 times in Middle School. Mind you, this is MIDDLE SCHOOL. Our relationships never lasted longer then 2 weeks, and the 2 week one was over Christmas break where we never saw eachother. Anyway, in 8th grade, I was going to do my normal volunteer work at the humane society, when I remembered that Nathan loved animals as well. I called him up, since I still had a crush on him. He wanted to go. So my mom went and picked him up at his house, our parents met, la dee da dee da. We got to the shelter, and my mom was walking separate dogs then we were. We walked a couple, and then got tired of it. So on our last dog, he stopped me behind this fence where no one could see, and tried to kiss me. Being the "play hard to get" kind of girl I am, I turned away and he felt rejected. He laughed and said "Oh, rejection." I just smiled and continued walking. Once I took the last dog inside, (my mom was still outside) I put it in it's kennel and hung the leash over Nathan's shoulder and said "you put it away" and grinned. He smiled and put it over my shoulder, then I put it back over his. He then took the leash, put one end in one hand, and the other end in the other hand and carefully put it over my head, around my neck then took the ends in one hand, pulled me in and kissed me. Yay! haha

OK OK I know it's not very romantic, in a dog kennel, but the whole leash idea was cute, and the fact that he was able to think on his toes like that was adorable. Plus, I love animals, so it didnt bother me much. I was in 8th grade! I thought it was cute! So sue me. Needless to say, all my other kisses have been quite more, romantic and not as cheesy. (Okay, so some are cheesy, maybe even more so, but whatever.)

After that, my mom took us to Dairy Queen, and he held my hand from the backseat the whole way. I was in the front seat. I don't know how dumb we thought my mom was, but she knew the whole time. I'm sure she gets a kick out of this story everytime she thinks about it.

I wanna hear all your first kiss stories! Start sharing in the comment section ;] Comment in mine, and I'll make a post about what I think about you in my next blog.

Night guys :]

Pretty much the happiest person ever :]

Wanna know why?
I'll give you a quick list.

-I'm feeling much much better now! I was sicker then a freaking dog! I don't know what it was. Maybe utter and complete exhaustion? I don't know. But I slept for 14 hours straight :] It was nice. And now I feel like... 10000000X better.

-I got an email saying that my Book Of Mormon grade was in danger. So I emailed the professor saying "uh, what the heck? It was just at a "B" how could it be so low that you are telling me to drop the class?" But, it was in more "professional" terms. Well, he emailed me and said "Oh, don't worry about that. I didn't mean for it to go to you. Your grade is fine." But in more professional terms.

-A friend of mine has a friend in Uruguay with Tyler. And her friends family has a webpage for their son. She told me to look at it and see if I saw any with Tyler. I looked, and low and behold, there was one from the MTC. He looked so happy! It made me almost as happy as getting a letter from him! I loved it so much! Ahhh!

-Lindsey and I went for a walk today, and a puppy came and said hi to me! I know this sounds stupid, but with my love for animals, and the fact that I haven't seen a dog in months, this made my day better.

-AnnCheri got a skype. I haven't seen her wonderful shining face for a long time! Yay!

-Lindsey's brother got engaged! I know this is like "What the----?" but I have been waiting for a long time, as has everyone else, for him to propose! I love it! I was so excited!

-Thanksgiving break is like, 2 weeks away! Time for a break!

-I went to Mill Hallow for dinner. OMG is it amazing! Mom, I'm taking you there this Saturday. I got my peach, raspberry smoothie, and almost died.

-Found out my mom really IS coming this weekend! Yay! I get to see my mom and my little sister!

-My $100 dollar hold from the gas station has been taken off from my card!

-I aced my American Foundations Test.

How can this day get any better?!? I'm in a super happy mood! PLUS! My roommates (minus Lindsey) and I went to the park tonight, and went on the swings. Swings make everything perfect. (pics below)

We were moving every muscle in our face, then snapping a picture :]


Awww. Hehe


I kinda like this one :]

Oh boy...

Here it comes. I might get to be with the other 20% of our school with swine flu. Haha. Not. I have a lump on the back of my neck (well more like the side) and it's been there for a few months. Last night I was sleeping, and I felt a pain in my neck and head, and now my eyes hurt, I have a headache, I'm a little dizzy, and I feel like I'm gonna be sick. Great right? I took Airborne and I am now going to shower, and sleep. That's all I can do. Homework is done. Night.

So I know my parents will HATE this post...

Mostly because it's all mushy and gushy and lovey and stuff, but I know a lot of my MG's read this as well, so I know they'd love it. Just FYI, writing it made me cry. I had forgotten all the things we did together when he was here. I left out quite a few for lengths sake too. I called AnnCheri, and she cried as well. Mostly because she was there for it all. Here we go. This was posted on a facebook board by me. The topic was to "write a letter" to your missionary, but obviously you don't send it off. It was to remember the memories. :]

Tyler,

-Remember when I called and told you I was having a bad day and you put roses under my drivers seat? This was only after you had told me to look at my car once, and I had. You just needed my door unlocked.
-Remember when you would drive a half an hour to see me, hold me, and tell me everything would be okay?
-Remember meeting me at EFY and asking me to swing dance? I told you I didn't know how, but you forced me.
-Remember when we went slacklining with Nathans brother and you did a handstand on the slackline?
-Remember when you held me up so that I wouldn't fall off the slack line?
-Remember when you asked me to junior prom and I said yes?
-Remember when I ended up ditching you for Nathan?
-Remember the late night phone calls where you would tell me everything was okay?
-Remember when you begged me to take your fish while you were gone? I fought you on it until you got me to agree.
-Remember when you showed up to drop off the fish? You stayed for hours.
-Remember when I held off kissing you the last day I saw you because I felt like I would be kissing a missionary, even though you weren't set apart? That didn't stop you. You lifted my chin and kissed me softly to let you know you cared. Even when I cried.
-Remember me being your last kiss before you left?
-Remember when you were dating Amanda Scott and I was totally jealous. Secretly.
-Remember late nights at Denny's?
-Remember when you called me "love" and I laughed.
-Remember when you told me to teach Matt a thing or two?
-Remember when we were fighting at Denny's and you took AnnCheri's side? I'm sorry for that.
-Remember when we went and saw all your old teachers? They gave me crap my senior year for dating you, although they all thought it was adorable.
-Remember when I gave you a letter the day you left? I told you to wait until you were on the plane to read it.
-Remember when you forgot it and had to have your parents send it to you?
-Remember when I held back the tears, until I went to turn away from you for the last time?
-Remember when we took Fade and Charmander to the dog park together? They were so in love. :]
-Remember when I came to you house and you led me into the woods to show me some cave?
-Remember when we laughed cuz we swore that Nora and Daniel had made out after we left them?
-Remember when I sword fought with you? Even though I really thought it was dangerous.
-Remember when I told you I loved you?
-Remember when I told you I had a boyfriend?
-Remember when I felt a prompting to wait?
-Remember all my friends telling me they knew you'd want to be with me when you came home?
-Remember there's a girl back home, who loves you more then anything. I would do anything for you, and I think about you all the time.
-Remember me Tyler?

I love you,
Autumn

Yeah. Mom and Dad, Im sure that makes you wanna gag just because you hate thinking of your "little girl" all lovey and stuff, but you know what? You guys should know how I feel.

MG's. If you wanna do this, I would love to hear your memories. This really really helped me. Like, a lot.

My grandma pretty much told me to marry Drew today. I hope she was kidding.

Lindsey and I went for a walk. She was stressing pretty badly, but I'm glad she knows she can cry and stress and I won't laugh at her. I needed a walk anyways.

I signed up for my Winter Classes for continuing Education. Right now, I have 14 credits. I'll be taking 7 in the Winter. Another 14 in the Spring, and then I'll be done with Foundations except for the religious ones, and I'll be able to start my Major and Minor classes in the Fall of 2010! Heck freaking yes right? I should be able to graduate either the 6th or 7th semester! Yay!!!

Anyways, MG's, what's your memories? :] Or, those who arent MGs, what do memories do you want to remind someone of?

You could spend your whole life...

Holding on. That's right. It's Tyler's 13 month mark. I have 11 left to go. I never knew how waiting could give you so much patience. But, I know that this will make everything go great! The Lord has blessings waiting for me because I am being obedient and putting as much faith into Him as I possibly can. I am trusting that He knows what's right for me. Everything will be that much sweeter when I do get to see him.

Thing is, I now have someone waiting for me. I have a best friend who is waiting to see if things will work out between Tyler and I. He says he loves me, and feels like he needs to follow his heart. Wanna know what's crazy? I told him I can't kiss him. I have to be loyal. And he's fine with it. He respects it. He actually follows through with it. Even when we are alone. That's a little less then a year where he won't kiss a girl. And, I feel as if I'm holding him back from meeting someone he should be meeting. But, he swears it's what he wants to do. I can't stop him. I also have an ex that is hoping that things don't work out with me and Tyler so he can try to get me back. O_o I personally know these boys are wasting their time, but whatever floats their boats. At least I know that no matter what happens, one of them will always be there and won't regret a single thing. He truly is my best friend and I don't know where I would be without him.

My mom might be coming this weekend! That makes me so happy! I miss him so much! She is trying to hide that she might be coming, but, I mean, come on mom. You ask what I'm doing this weekend so that you don't bother me. BE REAL. You are such a dork. And if you come, you better bring Shania! If you tell me you're coming, I'll set aside all of Saturday to hang out with you guys. I.love.you.

That picture at the top? Yeah. That's me, E.S.P, and C-money for Halloween. They were pirates. :]

Lindsey and I are gonna go on a double date this week. I'm making her take some guy from our FHE group ;] I'm gonna drag Drew along with me. We're gonna go to this place called Mill Hallow. It's the best sandwich/smoothie place in the world! Yummy.

So I'm going to start putting together a Christmas package for Tyler. I'm going to have to send it soon since it takes so dang long for anything to get to the stupid country of Uruguay. My cousin told me to send him a bunch of plastic CTR rings for the little kids. :] Anyone else have any ideas? Throw them at me. Remember, no cookies/homemade food. It will be stale by the time it gets there, but I could use all the help I can get.