You Look so Young ...

So something you should know. I don't just look 13, I am 13.

I am ever immortalized in this age. Ask anyone. The other day, the man at the grocery was shocked when mom told him I was 21. "No way, I thought she was like 13 or 14." Don't worry sir, I still am. There is a part of me that will never grow up.

I love to sing and dance and just be silly like a 13 year old. There is something innocent and happy about just being 13. So even though every July 23, people congratulate me on completing another year of my life, I just smile and say thanks. I'm still 13 at heart. Always will be and will certainly look it for a long time.

BREAK

My business calculator is safely tucked away!

It's time for quality time with the family. Time for movie watching, book reading, and PLAYING. Lots of it. Time to just relax and eat. I'm trying to break into the 100's ;)

So close, but yet not

Hello it's me and I'm blogging when I probably shouldn't be.

Financial Accounting tomorrow at 11 am sharp. Help. Lots of help. Scared, stressed ... ahhh. Wish me luck? Gosh this semester has been something else. I'm surprised I've survived. Well I almost have.

One more week. Yeah, only the hardest week of the semester.

See the World through Open Eyes

Open your eyes wider. Can't you see how bright things are? Possibilities.

You are never lost when you can see the temple. It makes things bright - always.

Yesterday, I got a call from New York City. An invitation. I accept.

Love,

Amy Melissa Hansen

ENJOY

ENJOY. This is what I write at the top of my planner every week. Be grateful. I am grateful for the challenges and struggles I am facing because they mean I am being streched. Yes, at times it is painful, but when I look back all I can be is grateful.

"Wow, I did it. I've come so far!" I am changing. I am growing. My character is being build. Yes, I am still Amy Hansen, but I am a better one. That is the goal of this life.

And so every week at the top of my planner I write ENJOY. It reminds me to be smile and be grateful for the times when I feel lost and completely overwhelmed. The Junior Core changes you into a better you, so ENJOY :)

Best Friends

I love petting zoos. When I see an animal all I want to do is pet it or talk to it. I believe animals understand humans. They aren't dumb. They get the gist of what you're saying.

So I talk to them . I tell them my problems and successes, but mostly I just talk. I ask them for their opinion.

At my wedding, I want a petting zoo. I want black and white animals -- horses, swans, rabbits, lambs . . . No, I'm serious. Oh, and I also want a root beer fountain.

Just Bee Yourself

It's me and it's summer. I love summer. It is the best season of the year because it means my sunshine, beach days, shorts, sun dresses, my birthday, and family time. So guess what?! I ended up leaving the country. I spent a week in the Bahamas and it was wonderful :)

And now I am doing an internship at a financial firm and I love it. I am learning so much and the best part is that work begins every morning at 9 am with some hot chocolate, Steward Weitzman heals, and a skirt suit of my choice. I sit in front of my computer screens in my office and watch the market to the hum of Bloomberg reports.

Guess what else, I start riding hunter jumpers again on Saturday. Can't wait to be on a horse again. Pure joy. Oh and I got on a dirt bike last week for the first time in way too long. Life is good.