Crushes, Old Friends and Blogs

Hey there!

Fun Fact: I forgot that I have a blog, to which I am supposed to write about the interesting things that go on in my life. Or something like that. Anyway so here I am writing you another lovely post about yours truly, Jade Pearl.

Funny thing about blogs, you kind of forget about them when life takes you by the shirt cuff and takes you for a wild ride. Then you get so busy with everything in your life that you forget, or rather push back, the other things in your life. It is not until you are soaking it all in that you remember those things. You tell yourself "Oh yeah! I should probably catch up on that!" But you never do, because you are too busy with the other things that life throws at you, until you come to another state of ease where you tell yourself that you are going to remember and catch up on those things that you forgot about. And those things could also be people, who have simply slipped from your mind and your life in the process. Then you go on this total thought tunnel of your past memories, and to think it all started when life whisked you to an adventure.

Well my life adventure started when I started working at Snowbird Summer and Ski Resort, where I was working on rides and meeting pretty amazing people! I was also working at an elementary school, teaching kids to be leaders and mentors as they go onto their education. But the real adventure was at Snowbird, where I was conducting rides, making memories, and living in the mountains. My favorite ride was The Mountain Coaster, which was a nice little roller coaster that I spent most of my time on. Well my first Remember Moment happened on my way up the coaster and riding through the lovely mountain trail. I started thinking about my old friends from grade school and what they have been up to now and how their life has been treating them. I then started thinking about my old crushes. I mainly thought why in the world did I like them in the first place. Then I got to thinking about what they are doing now and the fun times we had back then(let's face it, most crushes are from friendships with the hopes of becoming more). This whole Revisit of The Crushes reminds me of Sting's song "Brand New Day", you should listen to it, it's good shit. Anywho, after all of that I thought about the this lovely blog and how I should update it. I of course didn't because I got busy working at Snowbird and life in general. School started up again, I decided to double major, wrote an article about my school's hookup culture, and studied abroad in Italy.

I didn't actually make an effort to update this blog, until I was in Fiesole Florence, Italy. I was sitting there on this ledge, looking at this amazing view of Florence, when I had realized that I need to reconnect with my people who follow this blog and give it an update. Granted the internet connection isn't the greatest and enjoying Italy kind of took precedence, but I made sure that when I got home I would write this post. Now look where we are, I am typing this and you are reading this.

It is funny how you can get carried away with life and all of its adventures, and totally forget how you even got there. The crushes, loves, old friends, and memories are what makes us the people we are today. We are so consumed by who we will be in the future and who we are now, that we forget that it is the events of the past that mold us into our present selves. I should probably stop typing and you should probably stop reading and enjoy the festivities, it is The Eve of Christmas Eve.

When in Doubt...Carpe Diem

These past couple of weeks have been quite interesting. You see my laptop had died, and I don't mean I forgot to charge it so it died. I mean I restarted my computer and it decided not to wake up because the motherboard had breathed it's last breath. Now after a brief college student panic attack, I pulled myself together and Carpe Diem. Whenever I would get antsy about something or when something when go wrong, my mom would tell me to just Carpe Diem. She would say it so much that I got sick of it and would mimic her whenever she would say it, but after awhile I actually enjoyed the phrase and partake in it quite often. Scratch that I Carpe Diem every single day. So while my laptop was in laptop heaven, I decided to seize the day and figure out my options. Lucky for me, my school is packed with computers that I can use at library or the residence halls and my current two block course of Latin for Beginners doesn't involve me using a computer. Thank the Mighty Heavens for that dead language! On top of my computer dying, I also collectively asked 10 guys to dance with me while I was at two different house parties. They all said no, which is there loss because I am a pretty awesome dancer, but at least I was able to seize that moment and ask them. To me, Carpe Diem isn't about always seizing the day and doing something extraordinary, Carpe Diem is about seizing the day in every decision that you make and make sure you take some sort of risk. Whether it is asking your crush out on a date and you get those WONDERFUL butterflies in your stomach because you know it's your crush and that is kind of a big deal, or if it is deciding to not go to a concert because you figure relaxing at home and taking care of yourself is way better then bracing the bitter cold hoping and praying that the venue hasn't reached the 500 capacity limit. Carpe Diem is a way of life for me because without it, I probably wouldn't be the risk-taker I am today. My mom always said "that there are risks in everything but it is up to you to take them." So when in doubt take a risk and Carpe Diem. I TRIPLE DOG DARE YOU!

Love and Other English Words

February 15, 2014, some people call it the after effects of Valentine's Day. Others call it Single Awareness Day. I call it Saturday. You see I am not a huge fan of those holidays. Scratch that until about a few years ago, I loved Valentine's Day and Single Awareness Day, then I realized that they were just commercialized or fad holidays that has consumed our minds. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good love story and seeing some of my friends get into relationships, get engaged or even married. All that stuff just gives me warm fuzzies and causes me to be the hopeless romantic that I am. What I don't like is how Valentine's Day is supposed to be the day to show your true love for that "special someone," which is why you need to buy them chocolates, flowers, jewelry and those candy hearts that are made of chalk. Then on February 15th, you are supposed to either acknowledge that their are single people out there in the world, or you are supposed to be proud of the fact that you are single as if it is a bad thing. I'm sorry but I have been single for 19 years and I don't need to have a holiday in order to let me know that I need to be aware of my single status. I know that I am single and sure it gets lonely at times but that is what friends and family are for. Granted, I am guilty of throwing out a few single cliches for myself and my friends ("your time will come," "you gotta love yourself before you love somebody else," etc., etc.), but when you comes down to it, I know for a true fact that I am loved even if I don't have a boyfriend. Just because you don't have that "special someone" to share all your moments with, doesn't mean you aren't truly loved by others. With Valentine's Day, I hate how people focus on the word "love." Sure it's great to love someone and to be loved by someone, but do we really need a holiday to express it. It's not like you will be bottling up your love for someone all year long and then you burst it out like confetti on February 14th. That would be ridiculous, you see people show their love for others all year round and in different ways too. On Valentine's Day, I don't focus all on the love, but I also focus on the other things in life. I mean my friends know that I love and care for them and that I have their back no matter what. But I also enjoy the company that I keep who are not my friends...yet. I am excited to see the guy who looks so jubilant while eating a cakepop or apple at my dining hall. Or talking about how the boys at your school are full of so much pulchritude that you just sit there and smile out of speechlessness (that may be a slight exaggeration, but you get my point.) Or that moment of exhilaration when you see someone else doing what they love the most. Better yet that warm-fuzzy feeling when a friend does a random act of kindness and buys 12 roses to 12 different girls. Valentine's Day or Single Awareness Day shouldn't revolve around the fact that you are single or that somebody loves you, because we are aware of that 365 days a year every year, but it should be like a Second (or First?) Thanksgiving where you appreciate the company that you have and the positive feelings that they give you.