Happiness is....getting noticed

Red lipstick (Can you tell i'm obsessed?)

The best calling ever

Texts from old friends letting you know they were thinking of you

Huge dances where no one grinds or gets nasty

vegans who eat ice-cream

Y-chromosomes

Only having classes TWO days a week

Being busy

Long maxi skirts that are really low maintenance

Sitting with Shuffle at Devotional! And our new weekly dates!

Just a little bit of Diet Coke

Student Ambassadors

Getting that homework done remarkably quick.

Getting noticed

Having your comments appreciated by a teacher

Someone playing with your hair

Starting to notice his hand in your life

My jean jacket that matches everything

Finally getting to the Gym!

New Running music

Van Gogh's Starry Night over my bed

Friends who deserve to have awesome romances

Good/ Fun FHE groups

Working in Rexburg

breakfast burritos from the MC

Taking some dang cool classes

Quotes that you really needed to hear

Getting packages in the mail (even if you pay for them)

Ranch flavored Corn-Nuts

Crystal light

When your sock buns looks great all day

Big bang theory

Once upon a time is on this sunday! WOOP WOOP! 

Roommates who make you chocolate chip pancakes

Online Shopping

So many times I want to buy beautiful clothes, and then I think:

It's the most wonderful time of the year {FALL}

I luh-huv fall. 

It's possibly my favorite. 

(Even more than Christmas... don't tell Santa)

I love fall colors, fall clothes, fall holidays, fall foods, fall activities, fall semester,

Fall Bucket list:

Find, and proceed to wear a very dark red lipstick frequently

Visit a corn maze
(Cough, not to brag or anything, but this is me, Stephanie and Lauren on the cover of corn bellies map)

Break in my new Steve Maddens

Watch Hocus Pocas

Read my scriptures 1 hour a day

Go apple picking and make an apple pie

Actually plan a Halloween costume

Eat as many pumpkin flavored things as possible.

Go to a pumpkin patch and carve an awesome pumpkin!

Instagram daily (@lexpatt)

I love you autumn:

Hey, Yo. Thanks for the idea. 

Happiness is.... FINDING LOST CELLPHONES!

Loving classes

bonding with roommates

getting an awesome calling (BIRTHDAY SPECIALIST?!?!? HECK YA!)

boys that smell really good

breakfast burritos

having little freshies over for dinner

Birthday cake Oreo ice-cream

The best Popsicle ever!
Roommates you bring you pizza from work
feeling like you look nice
Having fast internet again
$3.75 maxi skirts! 

getting a phone call from my missing phone!

pretending we made those cupcakes we gave you
four donuts for $0.99

GOING TO A SCHOOL WHERE PEOPLE TURN IN LOST CELL PHONES!

Little Bo Peep, has lost her..... phone.

A list of embarrassing side affects that happen when you loose your smart phone:

1. Can't remember what you needed to get at the store because your list was on your phone

2. Don't know what the recipe for the homemade eye makeup remover was, and don't have pinterest to look up

3. Can't find roommate when she is lost in Walmart

4. Can't call work when you need to know your schedule

5. Can't ask your friend about the homework because you don't know where they live

6. Can't make definite plans for the weekend

7. Can't call your parents to tell them you lost your phone

8. Also can't call T-mobile to ask about your options

9. Suddenly, you are very anti-social because you can't invite people over

10. You sit alone at devotional because you can't find your friends

11. Uncontrollable grouchy-ness at the lost and found people

12. Fairly consistent face-palms every time you reach for your pocket

13. Can't wake yourself up in time for class

14. Can't contact ANYONE because you don't know their numbers

15. Tripping in the dark because you can't light the way

16. Phantom rings (You think you hear your ringtone)

17. Uncontrollable crying

*Cell phone come back! You can blame it all-on-me!

Happiness is......Ganham Style

Getting to Rexburg safely 

Working IN Rexburg

Diet Coke after a long day

Finally seeing my Freshie friends after 2 years!

Dancing to Ganham Style TWICE

Only having classes 2 days a week! (HOW DID I GET SO LUCKY?!?!)
Breakfast Burritos with Emily from the MC
Spenc-in
Laughing really loud with your awesome roommates
The starry night poster that hangs over my bed
Swedish Fish
College life
College courses (Now ask me if I feel the same way in a few weeks)
Planners covered in post it notes
My new Co-workers

For day's when your spirit needs some feeding

Please watch this when you are ready. Not before. Not too late. But when you are craving some spiritual nourishment.

Happiness is....floral sunglasses

Family birthday parties that don't get rained out 

The smell of fresh and hot apple crisp 

Getting out of work early

 Finally finding the jean jacket I've always wanted 

Days that my "sock bun" works out 

Boys at the bank 

14 hour work days (or surviving them)

 Not one, not two, but FOUR boxes of pizza at work 

Chelsea made us cookies 

Staying in bed all day when you feel icky

 Getting things done a sheet of coconut dreams 

The secret to happiness

Kim Kardashians "ugly cry" and instantly feeling better
Strangers who make you feel good 
Seeing a cousin you haven't seen in 2 years
Great Grandpa's
^and him wearing your floral sunglasses

Who am I?

I stole this post idea from Cristina and from Brianne. (Check out their blogs too!)

Probably for most of you, none of these answers will be much of a surprise to you, but I thought it would be a fun blog post to look back on later in life.

1. Student

I am currently a university student. I am officially starting my 5th semester up in Idaho in just a few days. 

I am thinking about changing my major to International Studies, but I am waiting to make sure that is really something I would be interested in.  

This picture basically sums up my life in college:

2. Shift Lead

I work for a really awesome company/retail store called DownEast Basics and I really love it. It is one of the best jobs a college girl could ask for. The only set back is my new shopping habit! (Oh no!) For the past couple of months I have basically been running my store down here in Utah while we were in between managers, but as I transfer up to the Idaho store, I am excited to go back to being a normal associate. I love the girls I work with so much and we are all really great friends. I am so lucky to have this job. 

3. Tiki

I have been a counselor at Retreat for Girls for 2 summers and it has literally changed my life. If you want to read more about my experience as a counselor read this. My counselor nick name is Tiki!

4. Disney Lover

I've always loved Disney Movies. 

ALWAYS.

I even got the chance to WORK at Disney World, and I thought I would get sick of Disney,

but I didn't.

In fact, my obsession became worse. 

5. Daughter

I have such great parents. 

Now that I am in college I appreciate them more than anything.

They are a great mixture of supportive and letting me be my own person. 

I also just want to put out there that I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father who loves me, and I love him.

This I believe

6. Favorite Niece/cousin/sister to all

I am the oldest sister, and cousin on both sides of my family. 

And they all adore me (THEY BETTER!)

I throw Harry Potter extravenanza's for my cousins, complete with HP food, banners, houses, house points, dressing up and a HOUSE CUP. 

Which brings me to..... 

7. Harry Potter Nerd

Obsessed. I am obsessed.

Probably more obsessed than you.

I listen to podcasts, 

read and re read each book,

read fan fiction,

listen to wizard rock

the whole nine yards. 

(Also, if you haven't seen a very potter musical, you should spend your next 2 hours doing that...)

p.s. We are all a day late to our term at Hogwarts

Well what did you guys think? Did you learn anything new? Tell me in the comments below!

Sometimes strangers make me believe in humanity again.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Sadly, today is one of those days :

Was at work until 3 a.m. 

Didn't fall asleep until almost four

Haven't washed my hair in 3 days (not cute)

Convinced I was going to stay in bed all day

oily face

feeling yucky

feeling weepy

all I wanted was my heat pad and a sleeve of coconut dreams

So I finally roll out of bed around 4 p.m. (not a good day) because I really have to go to the store and buy some necessities. I felt gross, probably smelled, but I knew it was going to be a fast run so I through on some clothes, a hat for my hair, and a scarf to distract from scary look. 

As I am walking down an aisle and contemplating which product to by, this lady stops in the isle and tells me 

"I just want to tell you that you look beautiful. I love the look you have and I wish I could pull it off"

At first I said nothing, partially because I was so stunned, and partially because I thought she was joking. But then as I was processing she continued,

"I really think you look great and I just thought you should know it."

I literally almost cried.

I told her I was so grateful she had told me that and how icky I had been feeling that day. She said that she always tried not to suppress compliments when she thinks them. The woman was just a tender mercy. As her and her daughter started to walk away and I  turned with a huge grin on my face back to my product choosing, she once again turned and said

 "Ya! My daughter is right, you are just rocking the 'I'm a movie star who is trying to go to the grocery store like a normal person', look!". 

Again I expressed my gratitude for such an awesome compliment. 

As I continued through my trip around the store, I felt like I was on cloud nine. I had felt so icky and gross all day and in a matter of a minute a complete stranger made me feel beautiful and capable again. 

Now I didn't want to blog about this story today because I wanted you guys to know that an amazing stranger made me feel much better about myself today. I'm blogging about it because I want you all to consider the difference you can make in a complete strangers life. That woman could have thought her compliment, but kept it to herself, but instead she was bold and shared her kind thoughts which was really exactly what I needed to hear. 

Sometimes people have bad days and they really  need to hear that they look good, so with all the bad, sad and maddening things going on in the world, why not try to make it a little brighter for those around us-

-even (and maybe especially) if they are complete strangers

Big Books

I have had a lot of desire to read books lately. But I have the usual excuses of "I am too busy" always hovering over my shoulder. (Although somehow I manage to be on pinterest for an hour... hm...... )

That's one of the reasons I loooove audio books. I know some people have issues with listening to books, but to me, it is all the same. I get to enjoy every single second of a book that I would have reading it, plus I can do it while I am riding in the car, doing the dishes, getting ready for the day. When I read, I sometimes find my head wandering and thinking about all the things I should be doing, so I close my book and go do what I "should" be doing.
I've recently decided to read/listen to the unabridged version of  Les Miserables. (*Insert your gasps and shudders of amazement here*) I can't WAIT for the movie to come out this December, and I thought it might be kind of cool to read the book before the movie comes out. I'm sure many of you are aware of this.... but the unabridged version is..... MASSIVE. I'm talking smaller print and bigger than HP7 if you can believe it. Daunting? Quite. But it makes me think of this, which makes me laugh:

I am also hoping to somehow manage to read/listen to the hobbit before I see the movie. That's a lot of book in a relatively small amount of time. Better get going...

Happiness is.... Pina Colada's

Watching the Vlog Brothers from oldest to newest

JCW's

Thanksgiving Point

FINALLY seeing Alee after her summer in India

Watching the 25 anniversary concert of Les Miserables

New shoes! :)
Family Pictures!
Spontaneous trips to Park City with some of my best friends
Finally eating really good food when you haven't eaten all day
Park City main street during the summer evenings
Bags with fringes/Buying new tires. (JK)
World Market
APPLE PIE CARAMEL APPLES
Google maps
Having lunch with old friends
Meeting your new (nice) roommate
Pretty yellow dresses that are long and can flow in the wind
Wearing flats so you can walk and dance all night
Pina colada's
Brianne coming for a surprise visit!
Dancing the night away
My cute Great-Grandpa:


Finally playing "Betrayal" again
COWBOY CAVIAR
This funny video.
And now for some nerdy humor:

Happiness is....pink baths

Spending all day with my baby sister

^and the fact that she is over the neon, sparkly clothes

Finally getting around to wearing my fedora

Fun birthday parties at the Munoz home,

the lightest cotton candy I've every eaten

The two biggest pinata's I've ever seen:

My new Happy Book
The perfect scenery for 7 Brides for 7 brothers
^Getting to the show SAFELY
^Getting to see my friend josh do some awesome tricks
Graham Cracker/ Marshmellow/ Chocolate krispies
Seeing two out door shows in two days
Open Letter's to Wizards:

Taking the time, spending the money and "wasting" the gas to go to education week after work for 3 days

A new great manager for the store

^The confidence I have that she will do a great job. 

Friends who want to spend as much time with you as you want to spend with them

Cheese-cake factory

Great big cups of Diet Coke

Cookies at work

Fancy stuff baths that turn PINK

Awesome Prophet and Apostles to lead us through their example:

^Pres. Monson at a Jazz game

Happiness Is.....quick trips to the DMV

Pretty Toenails

Free Yellow Lace Toms
^And the girl who pointed and whispered to her friend "I like those!"

A Bridal shower!

Again... Bright Pink Lipstick

Looking Cute for Church

(...And late someone recognizing me at work because of it.)

Leaving an hour early for no good reason

Finally getting errands done

My short trip to the DMV

Wandering around the mall with nothing to do but look at all the pretty things

Chili's with my best friends

^Meeting their boyfriends

^And approving

Mrs. Fields

Apartment decorating

Getting excited for fall semester

Late night "Temple talks" with Erin

Being famous!

One best friend home, one to go
Color Me Katie
Even though I am team Michael ,This makes me Happy:

                                 

New Pants

FINALLY getting paid! (wheew!)

Cafe Rio with my "supy awky" girls 

Re-listening to "A Fault in Our Stars" 

^and crying over it. 

Putting the NEWSIES soundtrack on my Ipod.