Day 19.

"Nicknames you have; why do you have them?"

well let me just start out with saying... MY NAME IS NOT SHORT FOR ANYTHING AND YES, IT IS MY REAL NAME. i have been asked that questions more times than i can count, and i can count really high folks. so on to nicknames i actually have.

1. JJ -when i was little i was called this a lot, but now mostly just my mom and sometimes other people in my family call me that :] it came mostly because i'm named after my dad.
2. Jay -only my family calls me this. its pretty obvious, since its the first letter of my name. my sister Ally is the one who calls me this the most :]
3. Jon -it sounds weird that people would call me this, but only certain people are allowed to call me this, and from them it doesn't sound weird. only my family and like 2 other people are allowed.

and thats it. my name doesn't call for many nicknames, but its ok because i love my name

Day 18.

"Plans/Dreams/Goals you have."

have a cute little family :] 4 kids seems like the perfect number, but who knows how many little cuties ill have! i would also love to adopt a kiddie.


graduate college! it will be a while...



be a full-time missionary! it will be awhile though since i'm only 18 and cant go till i'm 21 :[



study abroad. i wanted to do it in England for the LONGEST time, but now i'm not sure where i should go. i guess where ever the wind blows, right??



visit here. obviously here, not as in visit this child, but somewhere in South America. i just happen to like this image :]



marry, i mean meet, this man....ahhh i am obsessed with Lee Pace...<3

Sound and Fury

so for my ASL class, we had to go watch a movie tonight. it was called "sound and fury". i didn't even know what it would be about when i stepped into that movie theater, but about 5 minutes in tears were already falling down my face. i honestly don't understand myself sometimes, and tonight was one of them. i was crying through about 80% of the movie. it was about an all Deaf family, and their little 5 year old girl wanted to get a cochlear implant to be able to hear. if you aren't informed about the subject, you need to know there is huge controversy over implanting young children with them. but i had never felt such emotion about it until i watched this movie. the things is, i COMPLETELY understand both sides of the argument, and the fact is that it is a really hard decision. i can not imagine the struggle that Deaf family went through, or the struggle of little Heather, the girl wanting an implant. she barely knows who she is or who she will become at so young of an age, but yet is faced with such a life changing choice. there is something about the Deaf culture that just draws me in. to me it is beautiful and so expressive. there are certain cultural aspects that most hearing people just don't understand. it may sound really weird, but i think i felt so emotional because i pictured me down the line, when i started having children, and having a little deaf baby, and imagining how much i would love them, yet being faced with this struggle. over all, i have to say i really enjoyed that documentary. it was really informative, and a great picture into a world i don't quite understand.

Day 17.

"Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why."

this question would be a breeze if it said "someone you would want to spend a day with" but alas, it does not. so give me a second to think of someone....


alright! i have decided! so to switch lives with someone and to make it worthwhile, they would have to be totally different than me, and have some talent ive always wanted. also it wouldnt hurt if they were friends with someone i adore, and lived in a cool place. also, this person MUST be a girl. so who did i decide?!



Colbie Caillat!!! she has an amazing voice, can play the guitar and other instruments, she has an awesome name, and she is gorgeous in a unique way. one of her bff's is also Jason Reeves, who I happen to be in love with but thats besides the point. it would be pretty awesome to Colbie for a day :]
although i'm sure i could think of tons of other people i would love to switch lives for just a little, i really adore Colbie's music, and anytime i hear even one second of her songs i just start smiling. who wouldn't want to bring such an amazing gift to peoples lives?! i sure would :]


p.s. on a side note, as i was walking home from the gym today, i heard this guy, he was picking up trash and random leaves with a little stick and putting them in a bucket, but he was whistling, and it sounded so awesome, i couldn't tell if it was a flute or his whistling! well obviously i could tell, since i saw him doing it, but you get the point.

Day 16.

"Another picture of yourself."



at the beach! cant wait to go back to California in just about 7 weeks! summer is going to be sooo much fun :]