Mr. Right (Draft II)

My friends know me well enough to know that I am a picky dater.  Ridiculously picky.  But I'm fine with it, I'd rather be single for months at a time instead of go on dates that won't go anywhere but just to date. Really I don't like dating much, but that's what the topic of every bit of life advice I've gotten from people lately has been.  From meeting with my bishop last week to lessons, conversations with friends all the way to an encounter this past weekend I was at the temple in St. George where 67-year-old Jim.  He gave my friends and I some advice since we're all "21 and single".

He says there are only three traits that your husband needs:

1. No bad habits
2. Ambition
3. Intelligence

Well, the length of this list that I made a year and a half ago definitely exceeds the three necessary traits.  Can I fix it?  Maybe.  I guess I don't have to be so particular.  I am though, because I'm sure there is someone out there who sings hymns at church, has my taste in music, a dirty mind but is super spiritual and knowledgeable about the gospel.  Oh and wears corduroy pants with good shoes.  All in all my list is pretty up to date though.  He exists.  Those 3 up there are good though, and necessary but everything can be figured out and really after living with Rachel I could live with anyone. (Just kidding Rach love you).  I have to add a number four and five. Four--has a testimony and five--hilarious, like belly ache laugh hilarious.

I found a paper in my scriptures though that says 

My Future Husband:

After I filled out the characteristics I wanted when I was 14 I crossed it out and wrote

My Future Husband Self:

It's true though, just like you are what you eat.  Kind of, in a way--you are what you marry.  And it will only work if you both are 100% invested and willing.  So I hope that when I get married and am Jim's age that my husband still doesn't have any bad habits, because that's a long time to live with someone annoying me.  It's fine though, I'll be in love.  

CURRENTLY LISTENTING TO:

dear tehya

happenings of my july:

1. i toilet papered a house full of boys and dropped my debit card on their front lawn. they used it to buy toilet paper and got us back. totally blew our cover, my bad.

2. one of my very best friends caitlin and her family came to visit for a few weeks from virginia. i love seeing them and catching up! look at her talent....here.

3. another one of my besties got married! congrats to shelby and jaden, i wish i could link their name to their new "married blog", but if you know shelby and her computer skills, creating a blog and uploading pictures is a little ways down the road for her. she is so happy! me too, cause i caught the bouquet.

4. i went to bear lake for a family reunion with my mom's family. it was a blast! i got some onion rings and a raspberry shake so the trip was basically complete at that point.

5. i got a white iphone. like tehya (she is in my top 3 friends for real) meet her. ughhhhhhhhhhh i feel so trendy. but i like the phone too much to put it away. the only bad thing so far is that there are 7 different text tones. that's IT. and 70% of my friends have iphones as well so it's getting reeeeeeeal annoying when they get a text and i think it's mine. (i ♥ instagram!)

6. i went to an esthetician to get my face cleared up. let me try and put that visit into one sentence for you. needles enter your skin, pressure is applied, acid, or fire, whichever name you prefer, is applied all over the skin until it dries. it worked though. this lady is magical. now i have her home product and it feels like slivers instead of nice exfoliating beads, and then just a little camp fire instead of a welding torch on my face. still, it's near torture.

7. i met new friends in salt lake. this has become a regular part of this summer and i have never been happier. the greatest part about it is that these new friends are people that i already knew (who they were) them through friends('s facebooks). it's totally cool and normal. at least now we are real life friends.

8. my roommates and i found a house and signed a lease! we are living between the nordstrom rack and tjmaxx/homegoods. so my money is basically already gone. i'm picking the key up tomorrow morning!

9. i went to a giant slip and slide in slc.

10. while in j crew i was asked if i worked there. i was SO happy. 

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