Terrific Tuesday.

If you do the will of the Lord...

you will 

BE BLESSED! 

immensly

so immensly.

I have been trying hard lately to follow and accept the will of the Lord in my life.

(which is usually difficult for me because patience is not usually my strongsuit) 

Last Tuesday, through all the stress from life, I was given a break.
An extreme pay off of recent determined effort happened. 

I was overwhelmed with tremendous blessings.

Tuesday, September 27,2011

Three amazing things happened:

(1) I was picked up by a Biochemistry Lab here at Utah State to do Undergraduate Research

-(it was amazing Dr. Johnson emailed me, interviewed me, and that day

 I was given a position in his lab)

For anybody who knows my future goals this one is huge.

The first week of school I interviewed for a phlebotomist job

 at the Plasma Center in Logan Utah....

I was admitted to their second step of the hiring process two days later

and then!

I didn't hear from them for 4 weeks.... (ugh...it was so frustrating) 

but then this same Tuesday I received a phone call from them 

telling me I had a second interview and we were going to check hours

the next day I was OFFICIALLY hired! 

So number (2) was I got a job!!! Doing Phlebotomy, which I love.

(3) I am going to New York 

on a whim?

YES.

on a college budget?

YES.

with no adults?

YES. 

to see a special premier of my favorite show?

YES.

(my whole life I have wanted to go two places New York & Italy) 

I fly out tonight on a red eye flight.....

saying that I am ecstatic would be a huge understatement. 

then I received a sweet selfless cherry on top of my Terrific Tuesday...

I had already had one of the most amazing yet tiring days and was studying alone in my apartment when I got a knock on my door.

When I answered it, 

the sweetest simple note

cinnamon rolls

and

a jar of beautiful sunflowers.

(hence the picture) 

I loved it.

It was the nicest gesture and just what I needed.

(don't tell anyone, but it was so nice it made me cry)

I know that the Lord had a hand in all of these wonderful blessings.

Did I deserve them?

Probably not.

But the Lord loves us and is just waiting to bless us and does bless us each and everyday. All of His actions are for our benefit and although it may not always seem like it...

they are. So trust in the Lord..

He will not lead you astray and know that He blesses you each and everyday. 

Love,

Emily Sue 

P.S. Sorry I haven't blogged...life has been crazy this is just a small update on my life more is to come. 

College Legos.

Ever since I was little, I have loved putting things together. 

My most recent project was a desk chair that I bought from IKEA.
(aka the land of confusing unfinished furniture)
I couldn't wait to put it together. :) 

Success!! Can't wait to use it this semester in college. 
Is it sad that this is how I spent my Saturday night?
Maybe.
But I loved it. 
I felt just like a little kid again.

 Love,

Emily Sue

P.S. Did I mention...I love legos? & Always have.

My Emotions.

Lately my emotions have been running around rampant 
like hyper little children. 

I can't control them and they can't control themselves. 

They like to take me on horrible heart wrenching rollercoaster rides....

that make me want to see my lunch again. 

I wish I could get them under control....

Put them down for a nap...

but instead I find my self yelling things like:

careful that's hot!

ahh not mommy's new toothbrush 

clean up after yourself!

Enough is Enough!

If you don't stop crying I am gonna give you something to cry about!

How many times to I have to tell you NO!? 

....at my many crazy metaphorical children.

Love a metaphorical emotionally drained mother,

Emily Sue

Vampire Weekday.

My tan this summer has suffered dramatically. 

Compared to the other summers of my life I am pathetically white. 

This is all probably due to the fact that 

I have been spending quite a few of my summer days 

indoors with a needle in someone else's arm. 

You could say that this summer I have become quite the professional vampire. 

I take other peoples' blood for a job. 

Is this creepy? 

Maybe. 

Do I love it though? 

ABSOLUTELY. 

150 blood draws and counting. 

Love your blood drawing friend,

Emily Sue 

P.S. Despite my new found love of blood drawing....I still don't like Twilight. (Harry Potter fan for life!!!)

fresh footsteps.

GO WHERE YOU'VE NEVER BEEN.

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known"

- Carl Sagan

-I've had the wonderful pleasure this summer

 of going places I've never been 

and 

doing things I've never done. 

It is absolutely exhilarating. 

I love it. 

Hope you too have taken a step out 

of your warm comfort zone this summer 

and taken the opportunity to 

truly broaden your horizons. 

Doing so will only make your 

world bigger and brighter. 

Love,

Emily Sue

(picture taken at the Pleasant Grove "G" above beautiful Utah Valley during a summer sunset)

Happily Ever After

Let me riddle you a ditty, it's just an itty bitty, little thing on my mind.

about a boy and a girl

trying to take on the world

 one kiss at a time.

Now the funny thing about, ain't a story without it, but the story is mine.

And I wish you could say, that it ended just fine.

We all want to know, 

how it ends.

Oh, happily ever after....

 wouldn't you know, wouldn't you know. 

Oh, skip to the ending, 

who'd like to know?

I'd like to know!

Author of the moment,

 can you tell me, do I end up,

 do I end up happy?

Is happily ever after just a cliche?

Will mine ever come? 

Questions that have haunted my mind since I knew I existed.

I'm tired of the statistics, the averages...

I know what the world says

That it only happens in movies

OR

within the pages of those "fictional" children's books

No matter what life decides to throw at me

it will never extinguish 

the hope of little girls like me 

that someday, somehow

my happily ever after 

will come. 

even if it does say 

in the fine print: (eventually, date still pending) 

Love,

Emily Sue

... as always still waiting, not so patiently, for my Happily Ever After.

(500) Songs of Summer

Well maybe not quite 500, but I do have a lot of music suggestions that I have been needing to share

(and lest you thought I had lost my edge for music...
 my disclaimer is that I 
discovered most of these songs a while ago!) 

So here is a list of songs (oldest to newest) 

I have been enjoying selfishly ;) 

Here's the key.... 

if your music taste is anything like mine

 these are my favorites :)

1. How Great Thou Art- Carrie Underwood
2. Sing for Me (acoustic)- Yellowcard
3. With You Around- Yellowcard
4. The Harold Song- Ke$ha
5. 2 Atoms In a Molecule- Noah & the Whale
6. 5 Years Time- Noah & the Whale
7. L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.- Noah & the Whale
8. Fishin' In The Dark- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
9. Blue Skies- Noah & the Whale
10. Shape of My Heart- Noah & the Whale
11. Give a Little Love- Noah & the Whale
12. Rocks and Daggesrs- Noah & the Whale
13. A Mess it Grows- He is We
14. We No Speak Americano- Yolanda Be Cool Vrs DCup
15. Hello- Martin Solveig & Dragonette
16. Best Love Song- T-Pain feat Chris Brown
17. Booty Work (ft. Joe Galaxy)- T-Pain
18. Hand Clap- Elijah King feat. T-Pain & Young Cash
19. Where them Girls At (feat. Nicki Minaj)- David Guetta, Flo Rida
20. Just a Kiss- Lady Antebellum
21. Better with the Lights Off- New Boyz
22. Give Me Everything (feat. Ne Yo, Afrojack, Nayer)- Pitbull
23. Boom- Snoop Dogg
24. Blow- Ke$ha
25. Holy Toledo- Crystal Bowersox
26. Mine All Mine (Acoustic)- Crystal Bowersox
27. Bluebird- Christina Perri
28. Distance- Christina Perri
29. Young Forever- The Ready Set
30. All Star (feat. Joe Moses)- Tydolla$ign
31. Tonight Tonight- Hot Chelle Rae
32. Love in America- JTX
33. You and Me- Parachute
34. Feel Your Love- Kim Sozzi
35. (Drop Dead) Beatiful [feat. Sabi]- Britney Spears
36. Goodnight- Sabi
37. Alone Again- Alyssa Reid
38. Super Bass- Nicki Minaj
39. Lights- Ellie Goulding
40. Stronger- Mandisa
41. All About You- Chris Brown
42. I'm Into You (feat. Lil Wayne)- Jennifer Lopez
43. No Sleep- Wiz Khalifa
44. Say Hello- D. Brown Ft Dab
45. Do It In the AM (feat. Far East Movement)- Frankmusik
46. I'll Survive You- BC Jean
47. What Kinda Gone- Chris Cagle
48. Tomorrow- Chris Young
49. Invisible- Josh Gracin
50. Hey- Matthew Morrison
51. Blessings- Laura Story
52. Wonderman (feat. Ellie Goulding)- Tinie Tempah
53. Love Suicide (feat. Ester Dean)- Tinie Tempah
54. Till I'm Gone (feat. Wiz Khalifa)- Tinie Tempah
55. White Dress- Parachute
56. What I know- Parachute
57. Something to Believe In- Parachute
58. Philadelphia- Parachute
59. Kiss Me Slowly- Parachute
60. Forever and Always- Parachute
61. Unusual- Kate Voegele
62. Impatient Girl- Kate Voegele
63. I Love You This Big- Scotty McCreery
64. Like My Mother Does- Lauren Alaina
65. How to Love- Lil Wayne
66. Light Up the World- Glee Cast
67. Barefoot Blue Jean Night- Jake Owen
68. Pretending- Glee Cast
69. Don't Wanna Go Home- Jason Derulo
70. Brighter Than the Sun- Colbie Caillat
71. Pumped Up Kicks- Foster the People
72. I Would Do Anything for You- Foster the People
73. Houdini- Foster the People
74. This is Country Music- Brad Paisley 
75. New Favorite Memory- Brad Paisley
76. God Must've Spent- Brad Paisley
77. Iridescent- Linkin Park
78. Coming Back Down- Hollywood Undead 
79. Dirt Road Anthem- Jason Aldean
80. Working On a Tan- Brad Paisley
81. Today is Your Day- Shania Twain
82. Made in America- Toby Keith
83. You Were Meant for Me- Jewel
84. Dreams Don't Turn to Dust- Owl City
85. The Real World- Owl City
86. Miss Me- Andy Grammer
87. Liar Liar- Christina Grimmie
88. Lucky- Marc Broussard
89. Emily- Marc Broussard
90. Love Me If You Can- Toby Keith
91. Look At Me Now (feat. Lil Wayne)- Chris Brown
92. Knee Deep (feat. Jimmy Buffett)- Zac Brown Band
93. Can't Go Back Now- The Weepies
94. Always Spring- I'm from Barcelona
95. Forever Today- I'm from Barcelona
96. You Make Me Feel (feat. Sabi)- Cobra Starship
97. Stereo Hearts- Gym Class Heroes
98. Stitch By Stitch- Javier Colon
99. California King Bed- Rihanna
100. Give- LeAnn Rimes
101. Friday is Forever- We the Kings
102. Love You Like A Love Song- Selena Gomez
103. Ours- Taylor Swift
104. Easy Please Me- Katy B

Sorry again that it is soooo late...Happy Listening 

Love always,

Emily Sue

P.S. all my favorites have links to the youtube videos for easy listening
P.P.S. This is for you abs hope you enjoy it sorry for the wait.