it's really really really happening!

on sunday i have my big bishop's interview, so tomorrow i will be finishing up last minute details on my mission papers!

i can't believe it's happening already!!

when i was a little girl, i always thought sister missionaries were so old.

i have always, always wanted to serve a mission. yes, i get a bit nervous about it once in a while- but it's an excited nervous! i've always known this is what i'm supposed to do. there has never been a doubt in my heart that this is what the Lord wants and needs me to do.

I know that my Redeemer lives. What comfort this sweet sentence gives!

18 DAYS until they can go in!

p.s. i'd love to hear which photo you think i should submit!

love, sister breckenridge

younger yesterday

i wanted to add this to my playlist, but i guess it's not as popular as i thought. here are the words, though! (p.s. the music is fairly awesome too.)

All my life I’ve been searching for you,

My flower in the sun.

The fireworks light the city sky,

I can see it in your eyes.

Love is here, it’s clear as day.

We're not too young to know,

Not too young to find our way.

We were younger yesterday,

So much more to know, don’t let this moment slip away.

Everywhere I look, reflections of our love,

The sun shines up above.

Now I see how this love has come to life.

You opened up my eyes.

Love is here, it’s clear as day.

We're not too young to know,

Not too young to find our way.

We were younger yesterday.

So much more to know, don’t let this moment slip away.

It won’t be long before the summer's gone.

Today the world is ours.

You’ll always be the only one.
Today the world is ours.

Love is here, it’s clear as day.

We're not too young to know,

Not too young to find our way.

We were younger yesterday.

So much more to know, don’t let this moment slip away

love, katie

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

I really wanted to tell you about yesterday. The topic of our Sacrament meeting yesterday was peace.

John 14:27 says: Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

This Sacrament meeting was one of the meetings in which I have felt the Spirit the strongest. I couldn't hold back my emotions, because I felt like the Savior was so mindful of me. I could truly feel his love and his concern for me. Next time you can grab a hymn book, read "Master the Tempest is Raging." I've always liked this song (mainly for the tune,) but I never truly understood it until today. We sang this for one of our hymns, and I could hardly sing because the tears just streamed down my face.

During Relief Society, I met with President Lifferth (my branch president) to talk mission stuff. Before we started, however, he looked at me and told me he had been watching me during Sacrament meeting. Oh boy, this started the tears all over again. We had an excellent talk.

I am very sure and I feel very hopeful about the future. But sometimes life gets really lonely. Even though I'm surrounded by people, there is a big part of me that is always lonely because there is only one person who can fill that spot in my soul.

The Lord is our only true source for peace. I am so grateful that He knows me so well to know that I needed a little reassurance after this last week; a little extra love; a little extra peace.

I am so grateful that my heart was open to receive this revelation.

somewhere

"...well I see trees of green and
red roses too,
I'll watch them bloom for me and you,
and I think to myself,
what a wonderful world."

goal #1: check

7.10.10
hiking timp. easy enough, right?

we hiked alllll night.

and almost froze.

when we saw the saddle, i thought we were almost there. ha ha ha...silly girl.

<---fat fingers!

^ i have to admit, i
actually cried at this point.
much scarier than the
photo makes it look, folks.

best part of the whole thing? sliding down the glacier.

my goal #1 this summer was to hike it. honestly, one of the hardest things i've ever done.

also, one of the most terrifying things i've ever done. i was sure i would just slip off a cliff any second to my death 4,000 feet below.

after the pain subsided the next day, i was able to fully realize and appreciate what i had just accomplished.

and it made me feel awwwwesome.

if only...

if only i were rich. and a model.

i would buy these. and every vintage dress and accessory in the book.

yes pleeease??

shabbyapple.com

also...i would travel the world in my classy vintage dresses.

laugh out loud

my chronic diseases class this semester is awesome. i definitely haven't learned a lot about chronic diseases yet, but i've learned so much about leading a healthier, and therefore happier, life.

you've heard it plenty times: laughter is the best medicine.


it may not be the "best" medicine, but it's certainly a good one!

did you know that a two-year-old laughs about fifty times a day? compare that to adults, who only really laugh about two times a day.

i still refuse to text or type "L.O.L." during daily conversation (except in this case.) but get this:

laughter oxygenates your body, leaving you feeling more energized.

laughter can increase your level of infection-fighting antibodies.

laughing during the day can help you sleep better at night.

laughter promotes good relationships.

laughter reduces stress and helps you become a more positive person, therefore helping you through challenges.

not to mention, laughter is a good workout for your abdominal muscles as well as your heart.

. . . . . . . . . .

cool, right?
two-year-olds laugh at the simplest things! i don't recommend laughing as much as a two-year-old (because people will think you're c.r.a.z.y.) but i'm definitely going to try to laugh a little more!

LOL

the learning process

so i'm taking classes this summer.

and sometimes my head wants to explode.

especially during my geography class.

i love the class, don't get me wrong. geography :)

but there are two downers:

1. it's at 8am.

2. it's just hard to like the class when there's a certain boy (well, he's at least 35) who sits front and center everyday and has something to say about everything. quite literally, everything. and they're not even close to being intelligent comments. yes, i know interacting during class helps in the learning process. but please... please stop or i'ma throw my pen at the back o' yo head!

(...i will be keeping a tally of the number of times he comments in class on Friday and will report back shortly thereafter...)

sweet dreams

"If I could write out my own dream
For the next time that I sleep,
You'd be the first one that I see
And I the last one that you keep.
The dream would go on and on
While we sway
Against all things thrown our way.
And the morning would be so cruel when it came,
With sunshine and warmth to bring,
For announcing the end of my sweet dream.
For announcing the end of my sweet dream."

-Greg Laswell