oh Jesus I love you, and Buddha too.

This week we have been learning about Buddhism in my Humanities class. In the last week I have gone to a meditation seminar and tried to live past my Holy Envy for Buddhism. Has it worked? nope. I've pretty much turned to embracing the idea. {in a non sac-religious way, still 100% believer in the Gospel of Jesus Christ}

Listen to this:
Buddhists have "the right" ideals that they live by every day.
The Right
1. Views
2. Intetions
3. Speech
4. Actions
5. Livelihood
6. Effort
7. Mindfulness
8. Concentration


The second part of Buddhism I am trying to embrace is the following:
Referring to an instrument: a tight string can be plucked, but it would brake; therefore being of no use. On the other hand a loose string is of no use because it can not be plucked.

Lastly, I love meditation and Yoga. At the seminar the director showed us this mindfulness website that was an introduction and a beginners guide to meditation and mindfulness.

I love learning about all the cool ideologies that different religions. They all have a different way to embrace good Christian living, and there is no harm in that.

In honor of my new found fascination for Buddhism I made Thai Coconut Curry Noodles for dinner. {okay, I also made it because we got everything for it in our Bountiful Baskets and I was already planning on making it}

And I have also been listening to good ol' Mason Jennings 

Oh, how I have holy envy for some things Buddhist.

Happy Tuesday!

just blame my broken iPhone

Last week I planned a date. How did it turn out? It didn't.

I  had volunteered Robert & I to go help out at an Elementary School Halloween Carnival. {okay, so it doesn't sound like the most romantic date, but I was so excited!} 

It started off with a failed attempt to sell our plasma and Robert having to run home. {long story}

Then, we left to head out to Burton Elementary. Somehow I missed that there are two Burton Elementary Schools in Madison County; we ended up at the more historical {or just ghetto}, Burton Elementary. 

{Robert was pretty bummed}

To ease the date disappointment, I decided to take our date not to the real Burton Elementary, but instead:

{Mesa Falls}

 I was planning on keeping our obligations to help the little children; however, my iPhone is broken and we couldn't find our way there {it was completely out of my control}. Happy day; I have a broken iPhone!

Can I just say that spontaneous dates are out of this world? Let me just also say that the perfect way to end a busy week & a date is just a good episode of Psych. 

sometimes

There are those sometimes days that only seem to happen at a certain time in life.
Sometimes, I wake up in Rexburg, it is 36 degrees, and it urges me to listen to Christmas music a little too early, and sometimes I just crack.

Sometimes I do my Physiology lab prep while Robert studies and I just get really excited and take my excitement out on my notes. Sometimes my professor just laughs and says he doesn't know how I am so scattered brained and yet still finish my lab first with all the right answers. {after looking at this:}

Sometimes I don't wear enough clothes to school and sometimes it just snows.

Sometimes Rexburg decides to skip Fall, and sometimes I just wish I could combine
  

Fall in London {Hyde Park}

& 

Robert

But sometimes cuddling {with Mr. Husband and my Anat & Phys textbook}, listening to Christmas music, and watching the snow fall is just as good.