On My Mind

I have a lot on my mind.

~Last Day of School.

~Finals Week.

~Wishing it were more like spring and less like freezing.

~Need for Sleep.

~Comprehensive Finals.

~A Bridal Shower.

~This Fabulous Talk

(http://lds.org/general-conference/2006/10/and-nothing-shall-offend-them?lang=eng&query=Elder+Bednar+Offend)

~Decisions. Decisions. Decisions. So many decisions. And I once heard from a very wise man that decisions determine destiny. I also heard today that the years of ones 20's, meaning 20-29 I presume, is the decision decade. The time of ones life to make pretty much the most important decisions that the rest of ones life and eternity hinge on. I am 20. Already into the life and eternity changing decisions.

What's a girl to do when she doesn't feel like she has a clue?

Let me know, because I have a real close friend who is in that situation...

GC

I love General Conference.

April General Conference means spring.

And Provo is allowing us to catch a glimpse of spring for at least two days.

I love the blue skies.

The green grass.

The sunshine.

The idea that finals will be over before we know it and summer is just around the bend.

The fact that Seattle is in my near future.

The fact that Seattle is not too soon though.

Because I especially like Provo right now.

I love spring.

I hope it decides to stick around momentarily.

Spring Break 2010

This is the life.

Serious Distraction

I am seriously distracted right now.

I have just about one million things to do this week and there is only one thing on my mind.

You see my mom sent me a little Easter package.

I get a package once a year from my parents. It comes around the time I need new contacts. Last year Valentines Day. This year Easter.

I received a couple of treats to accompany my contacts.

Among the treats were two boxes of fresh Peeps. Peeps are a classic Easter treat. But I do not like them fresh. So upon arrival three days ago I immediately opened the plastic that covered the Peeps in a desperate attempt to let those little guys harden up. Well it takes longer than you think folks. Or maybe just longer than you want. I have checked time and time again, still soft as ever.

So the serious distraction comes as I sit here wondering how long it will take until I can enjoy those Peeps in all their glory?

If you know, let me know.

Then I can get back to my million things I have to do.

Happy Spring.

Looking to the Sky

One of the most awkward things in life (at least in my humble opinion) is when you see someone that you have met before, maybe only once or twice, and you totally remember them, but you have no idea if they remember you.

This happens to me frequently on campus.

I am not one to say hi, but I also don't want to be rude. So I usually look to the sky. Actually I immediately look to the sky. Some people pull out their phones but I am not quick enough for that. The great thing about the sky is that it is always quite available for these tricky situations.

Sometimes I am indoors so I look to the ceiling. Today a crazy thing happened. I was in the SWKT, which is where I have church, so I am quite familiar with it. I had a run in with one of those people I have definitely met before but I was not about to say hi. So I looked to the ceiling. The light fixtures were so interesting. I couldn't believe I had never seen them. It kind of made me smile.

I am Mallory Hazel, and I look to the sky to avoid the awkward hi.

What do you do?

Real Excited.

What to know something I am really excited about.

St. Patrick's Day.

Like what a random holiday right.

I mean for me it has always just been wear green. No leprechauns have ever crashed my school or house. No pots of gold. No rainbows. Just green.

When I was in kindergarten I remember having a green sweatsuit. Awesome, especially for St. Patty's. So I rocked that outfit. I also put on a lime green shirt underneath and made sure I put on my green underwear and shoes. Then I had to go stand in front of the class and they had to point out what green I was wearing. No one could see my green shirt so I got them good.

Anyways I am pretty excited for St. Patrick's Day.

No particular reason. I am just a random person.

Thought Provoking Question of the Day:

How to you exercise courage when you don't have a lot of courage?

Thank You Thank You

Two of my favorite words of all time.

THANK YOU!

Thank you thank you!

I love writing thank you notes.

I love saying thank you.

I love those two little words.

Probably mostly because I love when people say thank you to me :)

So shout out a thank you to someone today! For real.

Happy Birthday To Me.

I am twenty.

Twenty years old.

20.

Wild.

Happy Birthday To Me!

I sure do love my life and birthday and family and friends.

Thanks mom for you know bringing me into this world.

Thanks parents for raising me well.

Thanks brothers for making life a crazy adventure.

Thanks extended family for all the support.

Thanks roommates for always being there for me.

Thanks neighbors for always coming over.

Thanks BYU for educating me.

Thanks Provo for housing me.

Thanks life for letting me live.

20 is going to be a good year. I can just tell.

Flourishing Families Research Project.

I was recently accepted into a Research Project for my major. I am kind of really excited about it. For the interview process I had to write a paper for it. I would like to share it with you. I think this paper captures my love for marriages and families.

I feel passionate about marriages and families. All my life I considered what I would do when I grew up. I had dreams of interior design, educating children, and even professional cheerleading. Never had I considered making my ultimate goal to become a mother also a part of my college education. When I found the Marriage and Families Emphasis major in the School of Family Life, all my doubts and questions about what I wanted to do disappeared because I knew I wanted to be involved in building the family unit. My studies in classes since that time have become some of the most meaningful things I have learned. My love for family life has increased beyond what I could have ever imagined. I love learning about this beautiful subject and want to incorporate it into my life so that I can help others.

The flourishing families’ project really intrigues me because not only would I be able to study families, which I love to do, but I would be able to focus primarily on the positive interactions in family life. I feel like too often negative aspects of family life are studied and sometimes those statistics can be discouraging. I truly believe marriages and families can succeed and that the highest happiness can be discovered in this unit. I desire to bring that principle to light as families struggle through the hard times that accompany family life. If the world can see the beauty of the family, even the blessing of the family, I believe more families will stick through the tough times and make their relationships in the family a higher priority in life.

Things That Make Me Happy

1. I am so happy I am not a Freshman. Especially right now. Seriously all the Freshman are arriving and getting all settled in and accomplishing all the things they have to do. New roommates. New classes. New campus. Really when I was a Freshman I had no idea about anything. It is pretty stressful and scary. So glad I am past that.

2. There was an emergency wildlifer call this morning when I woke up and checked my phone. So I contacted Viv and Ash and told them. By the time I was out of the shower both were rocking their tees. Then we went to NSO training wildlifeing it. So great. It was the first time the three of us have all worn our wildlife shirts together. It was perfect.

3. I am wearing my dreamcatcher earrings. And I love them. They add to the spirit of the wildlife for me.

4. I got a letter in the mail. I love checking my mailbox and actually having something in it.

5. I love life. Life loves me. Let's take another trip to Disneyland. How about around Christmas? YES PLEASE!

Reasons I Write

I love to write in my journal. I have for a long time now. What use to be a suggestion from church leaders has now become a passion. I love taking a few moments every night to write. I write about what I do, what I think, what I learn, what I experience, what opportunities have come to my life. I write about anything and everything. I just began a new journal. It is not really a big deal to complete a journal anymore because I have come to realize that when one journal ends only the pages run out. Not my ideas or experiences. So really a new journal is just a need for more pages. My first journal covers 1997-2005 while my most recent journal does not even cover an entire year. I love to look back on all my journal entries. They usually bring a lot of laughter. Here are a couple of reasons I continue to write.

I write so that I can remember that on November 21st, 1997 "I play with Stehpen" and two days later "I play with Jordn."

I write so that I can remember that on Saturday April 3rd, 2000 "I went to conferens in the new building. It was my first time. It was long."

I write so that I can remember that I have been in "love" with everyone from Bryan Duffy in 5th grade to... well let's just say I have been in "love" a lot!

I write to remember that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all.

I write because what is truly important in my life continues to change. I like to remember what was important to me during different period of my life.

I write to remember that I live each day and I need to be thankful for every day of my life.

I write because time passes so fast and in my writing I can hold on to moments of time. I can capture these small moments and keep them close to my heart.

I've Learned To Love To Read

On December 2nd 1998 I was awarded one of the few things I have won in my life. It was the Hawthorne Book Fair Essay Contest. I got first place and won a book of my choice. I was in second grade and I wrote a 50 word "essay" about why reading is important. Here is my winning entry :)

Reading is important because when you know how to read, you can learn many things. Anything you want to learn, you can read about in a book and find out how to do it. Reading makes you smart!

I love to read. If you learn to read, you will like it too!

Somewhere between second grade and now my love of reading has faded. Not lost, just faded. I still liked to read a good book on occasion, but I often found myself using my time for other activities.

Recently I have found myself with a lot of extra time on my hands. One day out of boredom I decided to pick up a book. I found the love of reading that I had forgotten. I echo what I wrote in second grade. I love to read. If you learn to read, you will like it too! (Explanation point included:)

The End Is Near

You know when you are reading a really good book and you want to know how it ends but it is kind of bittersweet because it is so good you really do not want it to end. I think I am reading a book called Freshman Year- The Best of Times. And I am in the last chapter. It is called The Final Moments. This has two meanings. Finals are this week. BLAH. It also means that it is my final moments. My final days in Wyview Park with all my friends. The final days of being one of the three chipmunks. The final Sunday in the 81st ward. A final date night (momentarily). A final episode of Glee with Viv. The final day of classes. A final cram session before a final test. The final page is near. Although I am not sure how I will close this book out, I do know that I will have wonderful memories in this book I have created. And although this book may be finished I am excited to get started on the next one. So many wonderful adventures are yet to be had. I guess the beginning is near too :)

Ten Things I've Learned Freshman Year #7

Follow Your Bliss

Just do what makes you happy.

Do the things that bring you the purest form of joy.

Follow your bliss.

Smile.

Laugh.

Love Life.

Take another trip to Disneyland!

Take Me There

First I love Rascal Flatts.

The song "Take Me There" seems an appropriate title for the one thing that lets me share a part of my life.

I am not very good at writing though.

I don't have eloquence or a unique style that allows me to share my thoughts in a readable way.

But I love remembering.

The past.

I love dreaming.

About the future.

And I love having a place besides my brain where all these thoughts can be stored.

My brain just can't handle all of them.

I probably won't write things of great importance.

Just thoughts and ideas.

But here is just a partial glimpse about the everything about me.