"Seeing isn't believing. Believing is seeing".- Judy

Currently watching: Santa Clause aka Best Christmas movie ever.

Highlights of Fall 2013 Semester:
-Shooting with Jacob and Ryan at R Mountain
-Lots and lots of long boarding
-Sledding!
-White Elephant Christmas Party where there were... interesting gifts;)
-Civil Defense Caves
-Potatoes from Bishop Jeppeson
-Dressing up as a bumblebee just for Dani
-Ice caves with Chris and Chaun driving
-Haunted Mill
-Group date to Dr. Slaughter's House of Terror
-Reading. Thanks Taylor for the new addiction
-Literacy Practicum, love my kids!
-Decorating for each holiday
- Friday night Ultimate Football
- Bonfires
-Video games at Ryan's apt
-Premiere of Catching Fire in St. Anthony
-Plenty of roadtrips
-David Nail Concert in Boise
-Telling stories when the power went out
-Roommate date to see Thor 2 after we ate Mongolian Grill
-Table Topics
-FHE: Buffalo Wild Wings, Corn Maze, lots of consuming food, bonfire
-1 YEAR anniversary
-Pranks: I have a reputation now
-watching Christmas movies on ABC channel
-Starting with miniature golf and  end up playing hot lava at Fat Cats
-I ended the semester with 3 A's, 2 A-'s and 1 B

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! :)

"There's an endless road to rediscover."- Avicii

Currently listening to: Hey Brother by Avicii

THINGS THAT MAKE MOLLY HAPPY :]

- Sledding at the dunes

-Christmas parties
- The snow looks so pretty stuck to the branches

-Passed Doc's final inspection with flying colors! No more cancer for me haha.

-Shopping

- Playing card games with FHE brothers

-Donuts near the dunes

-4 days until I'm done with Finals!

Winter Bucket List

Everyone complains about the cold and the snow, and while that is understandable...

I just want to enjoy what I have right now! You can't do half the things on this list in July!

- Sledding
- Hot Chocolate
-Give someone a whitewash
-Decorate Christmas Tree
-Watch Santa Clause and Home Alone
-Christmas Party
-Eggnog
-Read Luke 2
-Roast mallows on the stove
-Bonfire
-Build a snowman
-Make New Year's Resolutions
-Christmas Countdown
-Read Christmas books
-Picture w/ Santa Clause
- Decorate Gingerbread House
-Make sugar cookies
-Watch snow episodes of Gilmore Girls
-Sit in a hot tub

You ARE ready. You ARE prepared. So Rise and Shine.

This video is so fantastic! Just what I need for Finals Week.

"For YOU the Laws of Physics are Merely a Suggestion"
THINGS THAT MAKE MOLLY HAPPY:]
-Fantastic teachers who prepared me for State Exams so I can be certified to become a teacher
-Talking to my siblings on the phone, even if it is only for a few minutes
- Diet Coke w/ Lime
-When I am up late and the apartment is sooooo quiet
-Going to Utah this weekend!
-T minus 7 days until I come home and cook up a storm in the kitchen with the family
-The rose some random lady gave me at the store last night
- Between the moon and the snow, you can see clear at night, even though its midnight.
- Tori. You make me so happy that you are my friend(:

Tori won this beauty at my bowling lesson in PE. I told her to sign her name next to mine. Now we are one :)

Ummm yeah that's it.... Off to take my Literacy State Exam #2 and #3!

"Do you wanna build a snowman? It doesn't have to be a snowman..."

Currently listening to: Christmas at 22 by the Wonder Years, Frozen Soundtrack

Guys. December 6th was my one year anniversary! (my roommates called it my birthday :) It took me about 10 years to find all these pictures, and then I realized I switched two of them backwards but whatever. It was worth it.
I asked my doctor, and she said I could choose my "anniversary" date, whether it be the day of my surgery, or the day of my last round of chemo. I chose my surgery, because it makes me closer to the 5 year mark, and 'cured.'
So December 6th was really fun. I went with my roommates to see Frozen (lovelovelove) and giggled the whole time. Then we went to Costa Vida where my awesome friend Dani hooked me up and loaded my nachos up with sweet pork! and horchata mhhmmmm yummy. Then later Kate Harward Bise took me out to McDonalds and we just sat and talked for.. like an hour. Every time I see Kate, we just pick up where we left off and it's like no time has passed. We talked about China amongst other things (but mainly China ha)

Throw Back to one of the best semesters ever- when we were roomies!

Some of these pictures need explaining... So while I was still smooth bald, I went to an old roommate's house to hang out for the night. Well, her current roommate went to hair school, and is a beautician now, and they talked me into trying out fake eyelashes. I laughed when I saw the pictures. While the overall experience was fun, I will never try fake eyelashes again. They did not stay on very well, and kept getting in the way of my vision.
It's kind of weird to think about all that happens in one year! I am so thankful for modern medicine.
One year ago, I found out the pesky cancer was gone, AND I can still have kids! So basically, my life is freaking fantastic.
THINGS THAT MAKE MOLLY HAPPY:]
-Redneck sledding! (we covered ourselves in trash bags and threw ourselves down the hill. Epic night, one for the books! (thanks Jacob and Ryan for dragging me out of my apt) 

this may possibly have been the 5th try...

- my hair is curly, and while I am still figuring out how to style it, I love my hair!
-CHINA. It's getting real. I have been stalking places to go, foods to eat, clothes to bring. I am flying out February 4th, and I am getting excited!
- I"m doing the polar dip on New Year's Day at CDA lake, and I talked others into going with me!
- Home Alone 2 and Santa Clause- greatest Christmas movies ever.
-Listening to the Frozen soundtrack as we're all in the kitchen making dinner
-Moments with the roommates (like when we all see what Disney princess we are...http://www.brainfall.com/results/which-disney-princess-are-you/) I'm Jasmine, apparently I'm adventurous
- Snapchats!
-Eggnog
- My Star Wars snowflake
-Reading Books for pleasure! (Thanks Taylor for letting me borrow your kindle so much:)
- Christmas music: be it Punk goes Christmas or the traditional Carol of the Bells, I love it.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas :)

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A Good Teacher

I wish I could give credit due, but all I know is I got this essay from my Literacy class, and it is written by an 8th grader.
But I love it.

To be a good teacher: one must love kids, love education, be caring, dedicated, cheerful, etc. Yeah, we've all heard it before. We've been writing this essay since 2nd grade. It's what we're expected to tell you in our big, colorful words for our big colorful grade. Sure, I agree. It does take all that. But maybe it takes a wee bit more hmm?

Maybe a good teacher needs passion. Not necessarily for teaching, but for life. Perhaps they need to be rebellious and independent, as opposed to standard issue model A.

I think a good teacher should teach what's in their hearts. They should be outrageous and have fun with their subjects. They should be there to give advice but they should not force it upon those who don't want it. 

A good leader should understand that being free spirited doesn't mean you're stupid and that being shy doesn't mean you have no opinions. I think a good teacher could could let loose and be casual. Let us have our freedoms without losing control. 

They must realize that I am not 4, nor I am 40. A good teacher should never fear a good idea. They should never fear a new idea. They shouldn't be afraid to make mistakes. they should respect me and my privacy, understanding that this will bring respect to them.

A good teacher must realize that we are individuals. They should involve us in discussions and teach us about reality and things that are relevant to us. They should understand that we don't need to be sheltered as much anymore. Now we need to be taught. 

A good teacher listens.
A good teacher learns.

Things that make Molly happy :]
- I get to see Catching Fire tomorrow!
- Snapchat
-Kiwi Loco with long time friends
-my curly hair
-free pizza
-good books
- getting handwritten letters in the mail
- got my visa application sent off in the mail, and filled out my deferral! china for the win!

Civil Defense Caves

Bonfire

Feeling my way through the darkness, guided by a beating heart. I can't tell where the journey will end -but I know where to start

Currently listening to: "Wake me Up" by Avicii
So you know how everyone does there "I'm thankful for...." for every day in November? I'm just going to do it all at once. I don't take life to seriously, so some of them may seem silly. That's just me and my personality :)

David Nail Concert in Boise

THE ABC'S of WHAT MAKES MOLLY HAPPY :]
Apples, Adventures
Books, Brothers

Costa Vida, country music, concerts  
Doctors! They're sorta my best friends:) Dancing
Education
Family, fruit snacks, friends

Yeah in this scenario I'm Ryan Gosling

Grandmas!
Hair! (I've had 2 haircuts since the whole bald thing!) Hummus, Henna
Icecream
Jobs
Kindle
Letters in the mail, longboarding (still learning but I freaking love it)
Mountain Dew: Code Red, Making New Friends




Notes ,
Opportunities
Pop (NOT soda), Pranks, Parents
Reading, Road trips
Steak,  Star Wars, Sisters
Traveling, Trees, Teaching, Tan lines (because that means I spent some time in the sun!)
Under the stars
Video games
Washington (love my home state!)

Yoga


I am so grateful for all the opportunities that I have had over this last year. This was the year I started going to real concerts, going on more road trips, and visiting more places: Minnesota, Oregon, Boise. And in the upcoming months I will be traveling to Seattle, Texas and China.  I want to have no regrets in life, especially the college part of my life.


Something else that makes me really happy is not putting too much thought into my adventures. They can be random, and sometimes spontaneous.  It makes life fun, because you are too caught up in the moment to worry about the future.

I am so grateful for my summer job that I have every year to go back to. It helps finance my adventures for the rest of the year.

This semester has included some of the best teachers I have ever had in attending BYU-Idaho. I actually enjoy going to class because of their preparation and the way they present the materials and help me to become a better teacher.

This may seem obvious, but I still feel the need to say it. I am creeping up on my 1 year anniversary from my big nasty surgery. It's a little weird looking at my scars and remembering what my life was like this time last year. That's not really what I want to talk about... The point is: my health makes me happy. I am now a healthy 21 year old woman. With hair.


Teaching is my passion, and I am so thankful for the fact that I have found my passion in life. I love helping other people figure out their own purpose. I love helping the underdog, or giving people chances that other people normally brush off. It gives me reason to even get myself out of bed in the morning. Even when I feel like this:




I cannot fully describe the love affair I have with long boarding right now. When I look outside and it is a sunny afternoon, the first thing that comes to mind is that I want to go long boarding. Its so peaceful, just you and the board going somewhere, anywhere. It's so satisfying, becoming better every time I go out.

Do these pictures have anything to do with anything? Not a bit. But I was looking through some pictures taken this time last year and miss my long hair- And I had lots of fun just messing around with Photoshop :)