Dating advice from my dad...

"Well, I just want you to be happy. I want him to 'ring your bell'.  Life's too short if he doesn't... or too long, depending how you look at it."

Hahaha, I just love my family! :) 

I love Landen SO much

My brother Landen is one of the funniest people I know.

Case and point:

Text from Starlee to Landen: 

I just saw the 24-year-old version of you! Crazy!

Text from Landen to Starlee: 

No way! I just saw the 67-year-old version of you! Weird!

What did I do today?

Oh, nothing too out of the usual... except 

APPLY FOR GRADUATION!

Ya, no big deal - i'm just 11 weeks away from my masters degree. Feel free to count down with me! :) 

Good to Great

I'm reading the book Good to Great by Jim Collins for one of my classes and the opening page reads:

"Good is the enemy of great.  And that is one of the reasons why we have so little that becomes great."

Wow - this got me thinking.  I feel that there are quite a few things I have become good at over the years, but have I become truly great at anything? Probably not yet.  Will I become great at anything? I hope so...
How does someone become great? Who is the judge of great? How long does it take to become great?

Don't be shy - I want to hear what you are good at right now, and how you plan to become great!

Such a lovely weekend

Ah, i'm loving how my worlds are colliding and allowing me to enjoy the very best of both my worlds!

Salsa dancing with a few of my very favorite Provo friends.

Gymnastic night with all my SLC besties!

Serious organization project - the garage. I'll have to post before/after pictures, it was a rather intense project.  

{Note: Professional organizer would be in my top 5 of dream jobs, right after travel show hostess, & Spy, and right before flight attendant & movie star.}

And to top it all off, a little Miss America and a fresh coat of nail polish! 

Hmmm, the only trouble i'm going to have with my new life arrangements is finding time for homework & job searching. 

I am LOVING life! 

Everyone knows ...

the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.

 the second best way is through sugar cookies!  

 Here is wishing you all a very merry 

 & sweet Christmas season. 

{Jaden and I hope your holiday season is fully of yummy icing}

Help! I'm being held hostage...

by finals week! Demands still left to fulfill:

• Program Eval paper
• Terms test
• Ethics essay exam
• Grantwell reflection essay

I'm so very close, and yet no matter how much I do it just keeps going....

It's about this time of night that I really wish this button were real.  And that it was possible to blow up finals week! 

Be honest, it's strangely therapeutic!