Credits

So, it's a day late, but Happy Thanksgiving!
This post brought to you by:

The Gospel, without which, nothing else would really matter
My family (what would life be without them?!)
The Adventure Buddy (You continually amaze me. 1000 points)
My Consciencee (It's a blast-I love it! 1000 points to you, too)
MM--who has very cool initials, and is a very cool person
Kiwi Banana, whose stinkin' guts I love!
and all my many other friends, who I can't even begin to list here because then no one would want to read this. Although, people do like to see their name in print. I'm pretty darn lucky to have known you all.
Sleep, which is a very beautiful thing and can solve many problems
School (I know, it may sound like I complain about it, but it's part of the student handbook. I really do enjoy school)
Work. I mean, nonstop treasure hunting? Seriously, what a great job!
Seasons
Mountains
Laughter--it makes me happy
Random services
Gravity--never take it for granted.
Breathing (an often overlooked thing, but one we should all be happy about)
Kids, who really make the world a better place. It would be so sad if everyone were adults!
Technology, without which this entire post would be non-existant
Bright sides. They are everywhere.
Books. More specifically good books, which is a discussion for another day.
Indoor plumbing. Do you realize you are in the lucky miniscule minority to have such a great thing?
Milk. Especially chocolate milk.
Furniture (it makes such a difference!)
() and ... I use them excessively. 
Fonts--I really am such a font nerd
The Puddle
Music
Tons of other things, which can generally be summarized by:
Life. Pretty much, it's amazing. One big amazing adventure--how did I get so lucky?
The letters N, T, and the number 17

Oh, yeah!

Over the summer, I helped my nieces and nephews make a birthday cake for their mom. Being the unpracticed cake decorator that I am, I decided to decorate with M&M's. Quick, easy, and kid-friendly, no way you can go wrong there. My favorite part of the whole thing was watching my 2-year old nephew. It went a little like this:
I would give my nephew some M&M's.
He would put them in his mouth.
me: "No, those are for the cake!"
Him: (looking at me with complete sincerity) "Oh, yeah!"
He would then take the M&M's out of his mouth. Very slobbery.
Me: "No, eat those. Put these ones on the cake."
He would then put a couple of M&M's on the cake.
Repeat.
The first thing I would like to point out is that M&M's are great. And sometimes, you should just enjoy the great things in life, rather than sticking them on the cake and waiting for later.

But I would also like to point out that, admittedly, 2-year olds are pretty smart and he had a great thing going. And it seems pretty ridiculous to think that he actually forgot what to do with the M&M's, right? But this week, I've been wondering. Because there are a lot of times when I find myself saying, "Oh, yeah!" to things that are so obvious. Like, life is good, you are awesome, you can do this, it helps to read ALL of the information, sleep is important,  eat your veggies, read your scriptures, say your prayers, it's not the end of the world, BREATHE...things like that. So obvious, yet so easy to forget. And I'm really really grateful for all the people who remind me of those things, and keep handing me M&M's even though there is a really good chance I'm going to eat them instead of put them on the cake.

So, I'm going to leave you with the words of a very wise First Choice: Don't Forget To Be Awesome. Because you are.

Oh, yeah!

Naps: The key to world peace

Today is one of the days of the week where I don't have to be anywhere in the morning, and as always, I slept in. It happens every week: The night before, I swear I'm going to go to bed on time, and get up on time, and get an early start to the day. The next morning, I roll out of bed well after alarms (yes, I use 2) have gone off. And then I enter into this emotional dilemma. On the one hand, I'm always terribly frustrated with myself for falling into the cycle yet AGAIN. (Seriously? Where's the discipline?!) On the other hand, I think that sleep is a beautiful thing, and every extra minute of it I can steal is probably better for me--and the world--in the long run. And even the short run. So how mad should I be that I let my body get what it needs?

Which leads to our discussion for the day: World Peace. I have a theory that if adults took more naps, we would be well on our way to world peace. Think about it. When a young child is tired, they act cranky and mean. And what do good, smart adults do? Put them down for a nap. Problem solved.

When an adult is tired, they act mean and cranky. Sure, they aren't throwing their toy cars at people's heads or hitting and throwing tantrums (how silly would that look?). Instead, they are threatening to launch nuclear weapons. And, silly us, we just assume that they are being a tyrannical dictator and then we impose sanctions or send an army out and invade. We never stop to think that maybe they just need a nap. A kid who is sleep deprived gets sleep. An adult who is sleep deprived gets sent out into the world to make decisions that affect everyone around them. Somewhat illogical, I say.

So, pamper yourself today. Do your part for world peace, and take a nap!