'tis the season.

It's December and I have been thinking a lot lately about Christmas. I live with this wonderful girl named Holly, so technically we have been celebrating Christmas since October. (she thinks since her name is Holly she has the right to celebrate Christmas whenever she wants.) But anyways, Christmas. This year it has a different meaning for me. As I was listening to my favorite Christmas song, "Cold December Night" by Michael Buble the line "call it the season of giving" stood out to me. Receiving seems to have taken over and Santa is overshadowing the reason for the season. Don't get me wrong, Santa is great, but in a manger in Bethlehem is where our focus should be.

I don't know if it is because I am older or because I have realized how much I love my family from being away that I have changed my view on Christmas, who knows. All I know is, I decided that Christmas now stands for "more Christ", I'm channeling my four years of Spanish here, mas means more, get it? The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints put out a video, He is the gift. Heavenly Father sent His son so that we can gain eternal life. Most everyone knows the scripture John 3:16. This is why we celebrate Christmas. Jesus Christ is the light and the life of the world. On my Mary Engelbreit calendar for December there is a quote by Sam Friend, "There is in each one of us so much goodness that if we could see it glow, it would light the world." During this great season of giving we should all notice the light of Christ in others. There are so many opportunities to give of yourself and allow others to share in your light. #sharethegift, people.

talf with a hint of dtes.

Family, the people you grow up with. Blood relatives. The people you literally get to spend forever with. Mine may be small but boy, are they special. Let me tell you about them. First, I just want to start by saying sisters are the best, nothing can beat them. And I, I have three of them. I also have been blessed with two parents. Mom and Dad, as I call them (unless I want something, then it is Mommy and Daddy).

We will start with Dad (even though he is not the oldest. sorry mom :P) My dad Trevor D. Peck is one of the greatest men I have ever known and I am so lucky to call him dad. Not only is he the most hard working, driven, friendly person I have come across in my 18 years of life but he is also the most hilarious. No one can make me laugh like my dad. The funniest thing about him is I can never stay mad at him, it is truly impossible. His witty, sense of humor just does not allow it. He is kind and strong, but the thing I love most about him is that I know he loves me. I know he would do anything for me and that is so important to me. He makes me feel safe and I know I can go to him with anything. He is supportive and pushes me to be my best. I love this man more than anything. He is more than a dad to me, he is my friend, favorite doubles partner, and comic relief. I am so blessed to have him in my life. I love you dad. 

Mom (the real oldest) Not that it shows AT ALL. She is the most beautiful human on the planet not only on the outside but on the inside. She is what I want to be when I grow up. She has the best heart and is the most thoughtful. I love how easy to is to talk to her and she always knows exactly what to say. She is corky and the most adorable woman ever. She can brighten a room with her smile and would never say "no" to anyone (well unless they asked her to do drugs or something, then I really hope she would say no. haha) My mom is the perfect example of a mom. She is my rock. My biggest cheerleader and absolute best friend. She is the most selfless person in this world and is constantly looking to serve and never ever expects anything in return. She is caring, loving and smart. I would not be who I am today without her. She is my hero. My friend. My inspiration. I love you mom.

Dayna. Most of you know Dayna and I just have this special bond. I don't know what it is but I just love the crap out of this girl. Since day one back in 1996 she has been the person I look up to most and she has not failed me yet. She is brilliant. Outgoing and just spunky. She does not let anyone push her or her sisters around. She is my personal body guard and therapist. Dayna is drop dead gorgeous, but the best part about her is she doesn't even realize who beautiful she truly is because to her the inside matters most. She is always looking for the good in others and does not dwell on the past. Dayna is my best friend. My go to shoulder to cry on. My role model. The person I hope to be even just a little bit like. My laugh until we pee our pants buddy. The only person who understands music like I do. Dayna is the greatest person you will ever meet, I promise. She is my shorty. I love you Daynz. 

Emily. Wow. I wish I could describe her as well as she can run. She is fast, like lightning McQueen fast. I love watching her run. She is the girl that got me through high school. Emily is kind and sweet. She can get any boy she wants because she is the most beautiful 16 year on the planet. She is so much fun. I could do anything with Emily and have a good time. She is my favorite to binge watch Netflix with and when we are in the car together, you better watch out because you know we will be jamming. She is my best friend. She is smart, really smart. I love her spunky personality and her ability to make everyone she meets feel loved and accepted. I wish I had her outgoingness and ability to just be yourself regardless of others.  Emily is feisty and I love her sooo much, I could cry thinking about it. I love you Em. 

Sarah. The baby (even though she looks nothing like a baby anymore). Well she is a little genius and excels in everything she does. All A's in school, check. Kicks butt and scores goals in every soccer game, check. Can make friends faster than light travels, check. She is just good at everything. She is funny. Sarah is the comeback queen, fighting with her is tiring because she is just so brilliant with words it is ridiculous. She is the glue to all the sisters and keeps us in line and up with traditions. Sarah is the last and final piece that makes the Peck family so special. Sarah is beautiful, her hair and smile, Seriously, you are not suppose to look good with braces but she does. Sarah is what I like to call my mini me, even though it is her that I want to be like. She is my soccer idol. I love you bear. 

That is my little family. Can you see why I love them so much? They are all individually so great, but when we all get together is my favorite. Whether it be playing cards at the cabin, hiking, playing soccer on the beach, long board/bike rides though the neighborhood, trips to Disneyland, car rides, skiing or my most recent memory, funerals via facetime from three different states. We lost a furry, loving, spastic member of our family. Cinco, our only dog and brother. Through him, we have become closer as a family. We gathered together Friday night. Emily facetimed me and Sarah facetimed Dayna. We stood together in the garden in the of our backyard where my dad had buried Cinco to share our favorite memories of him and what we loved most. Tears were shed. Funny moments were recalled. And the spirit was felt. I did not think I was capable of loving my family more than I already did but in that moment my heart was overflowing with so much love for them. 

These five people make up the best parts of me. They are my everything. Families can be together forever and that is the greatest thing I have ever heard. Yes, we may be silly and at times dysfunctional but that is what makes us great. We love to laugh and just be with each other, We are a family. Ohana means family and family means no one rides alone at Disneyland.  Well, at least that is what it means in our family.

it's the little things.

  I don't know if you all saw my post on Facebook this week about moments that matter most, it was a Mormon message. Well if you didn't, go watch it. In life I feel like it is easy to get caught up in things that don't really matter that much. Everyone is so worried with what classes they are going to take next semester, getting a job, and becoming successful. Yes, these things are important but "Happiness is a way of life, not a destination". I feel like everyone needs to drop what they are doing, unpack the suitcase of stress and notice the little things. The trees, someone walking alone, an uneven sidewalk (those will get you, every time), the way the mountains look when the sun is setting, or the way people laugh. All these things may be small but to me, they are the big things.
  There is this song my sisters and I love, it is called Dream Big. It was on an EFY cd a few years ago. I love the lyrics and the message of this song. My favorite line is "when you laugh be sure to laugh out loud, because it will carry all your cares away, and when you see the beauty all around and in yourself, it will help you feel okay." So just stop, smell the roses if you will. Turn off your phone and dance in the rain. Put the to-do list away and call a friend. Smile, smile all the time, at everyone you meet. I mean seriously it takes so much more energy to frown, so why even do it? We were all sent here with a purpose, you are who you are because Heavenly Father needs you to be you. Along with my love for music, comes my absolute obsession with quotes. Everyone loves Dr. Seuss, he is just a great guy, well this great guy said one of my favorite quotes of all time, "Be yourself, because the people that matter don't mind, and the people that mind, don't matter." I live by this quote. There is no one else in this world like                                                          you, so be you! Too much time is wasted caring what people think.                                                        Just do you.

You don't need other people to make you happy or a certain grade or a special occasion. Life is a special occasion. We all need to spend time doing more of what makes us happy. A few things that have made me happy today have been so small like Holly Palmer's reaction to the Marketplace being decorated for Christmas, going to art with Cass and her cute texts to me throughout the day, buying groceries, having to write on the board in English because I may have been falling asleep, and experiencing my first snow fall of winter with my fellow Arizonian Kate (people were definitely laughing at us). It is just the little things. Who would have thought snow, out of all things, would make an Arizona girl happy?

So to all the people out there, be happy (: Smiling looks good on everyone. Appreciate the little things, because you will come to find that they really were the big things.

just what I "kneaded"

Have you ever had one of those days where you just want to be alone? Everyone is annoying and you just want more than anything to get in your car and drive far away. Well Saturday was just one of those days. I just woke up annoyed from a dream I had the night before, the weather was gloomy and not helping at all and I was just mad at the world. I just wanted to get away, to get off campus, so since I do not have a car up here I decided to go for a run. Fall, as I have mentioned before is just beautiful, everything about it just calms me. Running through the fallen leaves along side a creek, passing over cute little bridges and by parks where there are actually children playing. It just felt good to be off campus and run. There was a light sprinkle and I could see snow on the tops of the mountains, I wished more than anything that my Arizona blood would allow me to stay outside for longer than an hour but that is just not the case. It is freezing here. So naturally I decided it was going to be a Netflix kind of day.

I spent the rest of the afternoon curled up on the floor in my comforter watching Friday Night Lights, because nothing says fall like football, right? As I sat there crying every time the Panthers (the TV show's football team) won a game I realized that days like the one I was having were okay every once and awhile. I just needed a day to do things for myself. After three episodes, yes, three, I talked with my mom and sisters for awhile. That surprisingly did not make my day better. I found myself longing to be with them. Sarah and Emily were showing all the candy they got from trick or treating and telling me about the haunted house they went to. My mom said the weather was beautiful and that they had just gone on a family walk. My dad had text me a few nights earlier and it just made my week. I know you all probably think I am pathetic, an 18 year old in college who sometimes wants to go home, well guess what? I don't happen to care what you think. I will never apologize for how much I love my family. Saturday I just felt like I have been at an eternal summer camp, but I just need to come to the realization that my parents are not coming to pick me up and that I will probably never live at "home" again. 

So, as you can tell Saturday was not the most fun day I have had up in Utah yet but Saturday night just might have been. I have this roommate who always seems to know when I am down or sad. She always makes sure that I am doing okay and that I am smiling. Yesterday night she did exactly that. I didn't feel like doing anything but then she invited me to go for a drive with her and get Kneaders (desserts are half off after nine). On our drive we just talked about everything. She told me she kept thinking "what would Taylor's mom do when Tay is sad?" that made my heart smile. I do not know how I got so lucky to be blessed with such a thoughtful person in my life like Cassidy Kay Gummersall but I am so thankful for her. It turns out a long talk, cream cheese brownie, and drive to Brigham City was all I really "kneaded" and of course a great friend like Cass to make my not so great day, a pretty incredible night.

home is where the heart is.

I'd say my surprise visit was a success...

 I have come to the conclusion that I have THE best family ever. You really don't realize what you have until it's gone, but now, I have to admit that my parents did a pretty good job and that little sisters aren't always so annoying. It is sad that it took living on my own to recognize this. I mean I always knew I had the most hard working dad and the most thoughtful and genuine mom, but now I understand the method to their madness. I knew that Emily was the fastest girl on the planet and had the spunkiest personality that qualified her to be my best friend. I knew Sarah was a little smartie, but man has she matured into the most beautiful and strong twelve year old to ever walk the halls of the Peck home. I missed these things but coming home makes you appreciate them so much more. Two months is a long time. I wish time would just freeze while I am gone, but that is just unrealistic. Time keeps a ticking and everything changes. There is a different feeling about Arizona now. Peoria will forever be my home, but home is where the heart is and mine currently resides in Logan. The people that I love most in this world and some incredible memories rest just outside of Phoenix but I know that it is just not where I belong anymore. As much as my heart hurts and aches to be there to protect my little sisters, I know Logan is where I am meant to be.

 But that doesn't mean I won't drop in for a visit or two, to talk with The Queen herself or tackle my boys. I will always need a little Royce and Ryker fix. And you can never stop me from going to visit one of my absolute favorite people on this Earth. My Nonny. She is just a ray of sunshine. Everything about her makes you happy. She never forgets a thing and is always so excited to see you. She is a true example of Christ-like living and one of the greatest people I know. I love her more than words could describe. She holds my heart and I will forever be grateful for her example in my life. Of course I will always make time to visit with my grandparents. My awesome Grammy fixed my blankie that was made by her mom, my other beautifully perfect Nonny. I am so thankful for her in my life. If you know me at all, you know how much I love that blankie, so that meant the world to me. And going to my Grandma and Papa's house is a must. I love them so much. They are the best, I honestly cannot name a time when they weren't in my life cheering me on. I have learned so much from them and continue to learn from their example everyday. Arizona is like a mason jar filled to the brim with people I love and moments of my life I wouldn't change for anything.

Well, this has been a pretty scattered blog post, but I just want to wrap it up but saying I have the best life. How I got so blessed, I don't know, but I am so thankful for how my life has played out. I just have so many reasons to smile and that is all thanks to the wonderful people who made this weekend so special. I could not be more happy to know that I get to live with these people forever. We are bond together for eternity and that is the best thing I have ever heard. 

 Peoria will always hold so many memories that I will never forget, but for now I will have to say goodbye to the beautiful sunsets and focus on staying warm during the winters of Logan. 

let life FALL into place.

Last week I decided to try something new. Life was getting stressful and I just couldn't keep up with all my emotions. So, naturally I put my headphones in, turned on my sad songs Pandora station and had a good cry. During my pity party I decided I was going to just let things happen instead of trying to make them happen. Let me just tell you, this week has been pretty great. It is funny to see how much stress you are actually causing yourself by trying to plan or make things go your way. Life is crazy and sometimes you have to let go. If Carrie Underwood were here she would probably say "Let Jesus take the wheel" which is some solid advice. This week was hectic but as the weekend came and went, I watched so many of the things I had been trying to force, fall into place. The Lord works in funny ways but He knows what is best for you. I have learned this week that if you put your trust in Him and build your house upon His rock, you cannot fall. Through much pray and following of prompts this weekend turned out to be great. Not to say that it went smoothly at all, but it was more like the storm before the calm, you could say (I know it's the calm before the storm but I switched it up, get it?). Anyways speaking of not falling and things falling into place, it happens to actually be fall. I have never really had experience with leaves changing but I hear that "Everything begins again when the leaves get crisp in the fall" that is how I feel this week was for me. It's fall now and I have decided that along with the leaves, I am going to start over. Being on my own and being around people who have just met me, has been one of my most favorite things in the world. I can be whoever I want. I have completely taken advantage of this and have been working to find out exactly who I want to be. I am definitely still learning and taking each day into account but slowly and surely I am finding myself. This week especially has helped me make some decisions about who I want to be. While I was walking about the Little Bear Bottoms corn maze this Saturday I realized that life is like a maze. There are going to be those people who use the map to find the most effective and fast way out, people who get lost, enjoying every second of it, and people who didn't prepare and are afraid of outhouses, so they rush through and don't even stop to smell the corn husks. Personally I want to get lost in life. It's already short enough, why not do everything you can to make it longer? Life happens. Happiness is a choice. So like The Beatles once said "Let it Be."

weekend get away.

To say this weekend was one of the best weekends of my life, would be an understatement. First, there is nothing more special than sister time. It has been awhile since Dayna and I have really been able to spend some quality time together, but this weekend was just the fix I needed. Second, I got to spend my weekend attending all four sessions of LDS conference at the conference center, and to say that made my life would not even come close to describing the spirit I felt there. My heart was truly happy. To be in the same room as the Prophet, Thomas S. Monson, and his apostles is a feeling that cannot be put into words. Those men are called of God. Their words were inspiring. Third, I also got to spend time with some pretty nifty young men. They made me laugh all weekend and I am thankful for their amazing example. Fourth, we went to a freaking haunted house and took a beautiful (but slightly steep) hike, if it even qualifies as a hike, up a hill to watch the sunset over the Bountiful temple. Now, you can understand why my heart aches to relive this weekend over and over again. To be surrounded by good, uplifting people who just know how to make me smile was just what I needed. My cheeks hurt from the constant smile that has not left my face since 3:30 pm on Friday afternoon. I know in all my post I mention how thankful I am for my life but it is sincere. Through living prophets and apostles on the Earth today I know I have a Heavenly Father who has a plan for me and has placed me here with people who I need or need me in this life. I know he has a plan for me and I am going to do everything in my power to live accordingly in order to obtain my full potential. I know if I build my foundation upon Christ I cannot fall. I am so thankful for the people in my life and for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. My heart is full (pretend that was not the cheesiest thing you have ever read, because it is true). I am excited to see where my life goes and to continue to fill it with people who can help make me a better person and disciple of Christ. Easily, October 4th, 5th, and 6th were ones for the books. Even though I had to squish in the middle seat, only won once in bananagram, and smelled awful from whatever the heck they spray on you in the nightmare on 13th, this weekend was perfect. Excuse me while I try to find the rewind button to my life.

i love you a bushel and a peck.

Being on your own is scary, don't get me wrong I love it but at the same time all I want is to be in Peoria, Arizona on Softwind Dr playing soccer in the front yard with bear, driving around playing music with Em, talking about anything and everything with Dayna, hugging my mom, and playing basketball out back with my dad. Yes, you got it, I am finally homesick. I am surprised it took me this long, considering I have the most amazing family in the world. But here in Logan a  little piece of my heart is breaking with every missed soccer game or cross country race. Every missed Sunday dinner made by my dad or lunch note from my mom. It is hard having such wonderful people in your life. I just wish I could be here but there at the same time. I feel out of the loop and all I want is to see them everyday. I know I am where I am suppose to be but I wish they weren't so far away. Thank goodness for technology though, Skype, phone calls, texts, even emails are my favorite things ever. But they are not the same as really being there for everything. I just keep telling myself how lucky am I that I have people in my life that  make saying goodbye so hard. Then I think that I am even luckier because I never really have to say "goodbye" to them. They are stuck with me forever. I just miss the little things, family dinner, watching Reba reruns after school, and believe it or not mom, but I may even miss the chore chart. I miss laughing about nothing and jumping on the trampoline. I miss sitting up in the theater room with Emily watching episode after episode of Gossip Girl. I miss braiding Sarah's hair. I miss Dayna's laugh and our long talks. I miss my mom tucking me into bed every night. I miss my dad's hugs and his cooking. My roommates are great but they don't know how to play traffic or house and there are no Webkinz here or little people to bring to life. Mail time just isn't as fun when you have your own mail key and don't have any one to race you to the mail box. I even miss my sisters taking my clothes so much that I have started telling my roommates to please wear my clothes. There is just a certain bond that comes with having all sisters, it is one that nothing can break. Not even distance. Even though our little family of six is split between three states right now there is nothing in this world that will ever break the bond I have with my sisters, and my mom and dad. I love them more than a blog post could ever convey. So tonight I am sending big hugs and all my love from Logan to Peoria and Rexburg. I love you all a bushel and a Peck and a hug around the neck.

I am a Mormon.

This morning I had the amazing opportunity to walk to the Logan temple to do baptisms. As I was walking there with three girls I have come to love like I have known them my whole life and two of the sweetest guys, I couldn't help but think how much my Heavenly Father loves me. I have been trying to be better lately. A better example, a better friend, and a better student. I have been striving to find answers to questions I have had for awhile and I know my Heavenly Father is listening. While I was sitting in the chapel of the temple waiting to do baptisms, I was reading in the doctrine and covenants. I love the doctrine and covenants, it says a lot about missionary work. I have always wanted to serve a mission and I know it is a righteous desire but sometimes I feel it is not in the cards for me, but then little things like the cute old man who gave my confirmation blessing shakes my hand and says "there is another missionary hand shake" I still don't know if I am suppose to go but that is not going to stop me from preparing. Here in Logan I have seen the hand of The Lord in my life in more ways than one and I have also experienced some trials, which is to be expected, but The Lord never gives you anything you cannot handle. Here I have met my soul friend, who has literally been sent from above. She is how I know my Heavenly Father is aware of me in this life, she is the reason I can laugh almost anything off and the reason I am still sane. This week has not been one of my favorites but like my last post "not everyday is a good day, but there is something good in everyday." Yes, this week has been rough but it has brought me closer to my Heavenly Father and has made me realize his hand in my everyday life.

I am a student at USU. I love to play soccer. I am a sister. I am a laughing machine. I am an organized hoarder. I am a people person. I love the beach. I could spend everyday at Disneyland and I am a Mormon. 

I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the true church on this Earth today and without it in my life I would be completely lost. I am thankful for temples and that there is one just a short walk away in Logan. I have a strong testimony of prayer and I use it daily in my life. I know that I am a daughter of a loving Heavenly Father who sent his son to atone for my sins. I am beyond grateful to know that my crazy little family can be together forever. I am thankful for the priesthood and for the example of the young men who hold it. I am grateful to know that there is a living prophet on this Earth today, Thomas S. Monson. I am especially grateful for patriarchal blessings and the guidance mine brings to my life. I know that my redeemer lives and that I can return to live with him someday. And that makes me happy.

make today count. you'll never get it back.

Life is short. I mean high school felt like FOREVER, but then I think about how I have already been in college for a month and that just shows how fast time flies. It is easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life but sometimes I wish I could just hit the slow motion button. I wish I could capture each moment in a tiny jar to save for later. Like listening to your best friend make up a funny bed time story, writing post it notes back and forth to your friends while sitting in silence in the library, or staying up way past the time you promised yourself you would go to bed in order to talk to the cute guy down the hall. A wise friend of mine always says "You never remember the nights where you got enough sleep", this describes my life. I can't even tell you the last time I was in bed before one, but I can list a thousand moments that have made my last four weeks ones to remember. As I walked around the beautiful campus of Utah State yesterday, I just kept thinking about how great life is. How everything seems to just fall into place right when you need it most. I know this is not a coincidence, that I have come to find some of my greatest friends are from  Boston, Rexburg, Colorado, Utah and even just down the street a ways in Gilbert. That I have come to call Logan my home. I know I have a loving Heavenly Father who put these amazing people into my life and guided me to Logan, Utah. This place just has the best feeling about it. That is why I want everyday to count for something. I know "Everyday may not be good, but there is something good in everyday" and I am determined to find that good. We are all here for a reason and our lives have purpose. Each one of us is here to add something to this world, we have the chance to impact the lives of the people around us. My mom always tells me to lose myself in service because it gives you the opportunity to forget yourself and help others. I can't even express in words how thankful I am for my life. I have gone through my fair share of hardships to get here but with the help of my Heavenly Father I know I am where I am suppose to be. Today is the only September 18, 2014 so find a way to make it count.

(Just a few moments this week that I wish I could capture in those jars I was talking about (:)

#blessed

High School never was my favorite. I just never found my place there. There was nothing to invest in. Being in college, even just for the short two and a half weeks I've been here has been a squillion times better than high school ever was to me. Here everyone smiles as you walk by, saying hi to a stranger is NOT going to kill you, and being yourself is cool. You sit by a new person everyday and meet new people constantly. Friends, well true friends were a hard thing for me to come by in Arizona, but here I instantly made eight new life long friends. Today, I just wanted to say how thankful and truly blessed I feel to have been put into a dorm with these amazing girls. Heavenly Father works in mysterious ways but the outcome is always more than you could have ever expected. I have been praying for a long time to meet a group of girls like the ones I have the pleasure of living with for the next year. When I first got my room assignments I was suppose to be in building D of the LLC but some complications came up and I had to switch rooms. I was so upset. I kept asking why nothing ever work out for me. Why no matter what I did, something always went wrong. My wise and wonderful mother told me that there was an opening in the Honors House and that she thought I should take it. I was so frustrated. All throughout high school I never fit in. I hated being the outsider. The thought of moving in with a dorm full of honors students and me being the only one not in the honors program just made me feel very self conscious. I just kept thinking about how much I had been praying for a good college experience because high school didn't really work out. I prayed again, I have never received an answer to my prayers more quickly than I did in that moment. A calming feeling came over me and I felt like I should read my patriarchal blessing. I found my answer there and told my mom to make the switch. I put all my trust in the Lord and prayed that I could feel good about my decision to switch buildings.

The first few days were rough. I never felt like I wasn't suppose to be here though. I just missed my family. I remember walking back up from saying goodbye to them and there was one of my new roommates, Audrianna Dehlin. I didn't know it then, when she gave me and hug and asked if I was okay, that she would soon become one of the best friends I have ever had. She is Audge to me now and one of the most genuine people I have ever met. I have never trusted someone so quickly in my life. She was the first person I told about not being in the honors program. She is like my mom away from home and the most friendly and kind human being on this planet. I have no idea how I have lived a whole eighteen years without knowing her.

Katelin Whaley. My fellow Arizonian and one of the sweetest people on the this Earth. She is Kate and is just soooo great. Not only does she have the most beautiful curly brown hair but also the most beautiful heart. I can go to her with anything and we take the best walks together. She has the most awesome personality and is full of surprises. I can't believe I have been living an hour away from such an amazing human being and I am just now getting the privilege to meet her.

Cassidy Gummersall. If you want a spectacular friend and your own personal comedian. Cass is your girl. I cannot even put into words how much I love this girl. She is a true example of Christ like living and can make me laugh more than the average person can. She blogs, runs and can "break the pole" better than anyone I know. Cass is also the best listener. I have waited a long time for a friend like her to come along.

Holly Palmer. The most spunky, crazy, jolly, loving and caring person you will ever cross paths with is Holls. She can make you feel good just by sitting in the same room as you. Her favorite color is yellow, which I feel describes her perfectly. She is a little ray of sunshine that makes everyday a good one. Her ability to care for people the way she does is awe-inspiring. Her name really suits her. I am sooo glad I can say I have met someone as great as Holly Dawn Palmer.

Jessica Christensen. I have never met someone who could whistle as good as this girl Jess can. Her musical talents are insane. Jess is my roommate and I could not have asked for a better one if I got to pick one out myself. Not only can she sing and play the organ like a champ, she is a total BRAIN. I love her dedication to her school work and the fact that she still has time to draw the attention of every boy who comes her way! I am more than glad to call this girl my roommate.

Kelci Peterson. The RA. She is the most fun loving girl you will ever meet. She is always surrounded by people because they are just drawn to her. She is so friendly and a totally awesome dancer! I am super glad she decided to be an RA.

Karina had to leave and I only got to know her for a short week but she is the nicest person you will ever meet and I hope she is having a blast and a half in NYC.

I have so many things to be thankful for but today I thought I would express how blessed I feel to have these seven wonderful people in my life. I know that we can receive answers to our prayers, and in the Lords due time, he will answer them. I am thankful for prayer and the wise counsel of my parents that got me here in this room, room 101 with these wonderful girls. I love every single one of my roommates and I just had to let everyone know.

(this has been a more serious blog post by Taylor Alexis Peck)

Hello everyone. Welcome to my blog.

So today I decided to become a blogger. I just want to give a quick shout out to my home girl Sassidy (Cassidy Gummersall check out her blog specialoccasions.blogspot.org). She is my blogspiration. Well there you have it. Times with Taylor has officially begun. I'll just introduce myself and why I started blogging. I actually wanted to start a vlog so that I could post all my totally sick dance moves but I couldn't figure it out. Type what I say. Oh hehehe. Hehehehe stopppppp ittttt. Ok. So I'm currently a college student at USU. I have THE MOST amazing dormmates on this planet. And if you just said "well that's debatable", then you're lying to yourself and you need to reevaluate your life. Now I don't want this to be a mean, judgmental blog, but, it's safe to say I have the best life in the world. And this is where you all get to read about it. Also I'm a cheerleader. So haters gonna hate. That's by Abe Lincoln. I just wanted to share a few bits and pieces of my life. Soooooo if you don't like it, haters back off. Lincoln also said that. Because it's time with Taylor. And that's me. Also thank you to my scribe Sassgirl. Also know as Audge. Or if you will, Audrie. Anna. Audrianna.Thank you, that's all.

Sassidy and I just chillaxing.

yeah, college. wooo. 

these are the amazing roommates I mentioned earlier. don't you just love them? 

that's all. kiss kiss. adios.