miss emma.

today was one of those days when i won.

i woke up at 730 and felt good.

i was tired and would have rather stayed in bed, but i still felt good.

and i got up and i took a long hot shower.

and when i got out, i peeked out my window to check the weather and low and behold, it was raining cats and dogs.

at this point, i had a choice: i could complain about the weather and feel sorry for myself that i'm not basking in 80 degree california sunshine, or i could make the best of the situation.

and i chose the latter.

i did my makeup and blowdryed my hair and got to wear one of my new leather jackets and then i slid on my ugg boots.

now, i've mentioned it before on my blog, but i have a tendency to develop attachments to inanimate objects.

you might think it's silly, but i love my ugg boots.

they make me feel safe and warm and at home.

and when i put them on this morning, at 830am, i just felt like i'd reconnected with an old friend.

i previously mentioned that i struggle in my living prophets class and i'm not sure why, but it's been my hardest class so far.

today, my luck changed.

i got 17/15 points on my living prophets quiz. i'm a champ.

i was in such a good mood because i conquered living prophets.

the living prophets manual is no match for me.

it is words on paper, and i am a human being.

i am smarter than my living prophets manual.

i was feeling so good, in fact, that i got out my blackberry storm and sent random loving texts out to my brother and my sister.

because i miss them, and i miss their goodness.

and i hope they carry their goodness around at tesoro high school all day, everyday.

and i imagine that they have a glowing aura because of their goodness, and that every other titan looks at them and wonders why and how they are so good.

that is just my little vision for them, because i love them.

and they are really so good.

better than i was at their age.

i certainly hope you, my dear reader, get the chance to know them in your lifetime.

after class i drove to my sweet grandma's.

i've started the tradition of going to grandma's house every week after class and i love it.

i walked into the garage today to say hi to my grandpa and he pulled me in for a hug and said "how's my favorite doing?"

as if i needed him to tell me i'm his fav.

but still, it's nice to hear it.

my grandma is a hero.

she feeds me and tells me amazing stories and has the most beautiful jewelry and her house feels safe.

my grandma bought a macbook last week and i helped her get started with the internet and gmail and google search.

i'm so excited for her to be able to learn and research through her new computer.

she is someone who genuinely loves education and knowledge, and i am so excited for her to be able to explore endless gateways of learning.

a couple of weeks ago in book of mormon class, we learned that Heavenly Father compensates for the bad things that happen.

he makes up for them with extra blessings.

i believe it. thoroughly.

and i've seen it happen in my life.

and oh how glad it makes me.