My baby sis

Saturday I had the opportunity to go Prom dress shopping with my little sister and mom.  It was so much fun.  And the dress my sister picked is GORGEOUS! Maybe not so much the dress,  but her in the dress.  Beautiful.

We went dress shopping, got chocolate,  and shakes.  It was the perfect girls day.  I love spending time with my mom and sister.  I wish we  could do it more often.  

My sister is amazing.  Absolutely amazing. She always puts others before herself.  She's honest and sweet. But definitely has some sass. She's beautiful and incredibly smart.  She's humble. She's dependent,  trustworthy,  easy going, and  helpful. I look up to her more then she will ever know.  We have traditions that we do every year without fail. I look forward to them so much. I love going shopping with her and spending time with her.  I'm so glad she's in my life. And she's going to look incredible for her prom. (she's gonna hurt me for writing this post about her haha,   but I wanted to tell everyone how amazing she is :)) 

Wasting time

I'm taking a break from talking about how Jackson and I got together, and just to talk about something else that had been on my mind lately.

Do you ever get on Facebook or instagram or whatever social media networks you get on a little too much? Do you look at pictures of people you dont even talk to or don't really care about and compare yourself to them? Oh she's so pretty,  or they always go on so many trips and adventures,  or their life is perfect. Have any of these thoughts crossed your mind? Not too mention,  do you have an awful addiction to checking these sites? I'm terrible about this. I'm constantly comparing my life and accomplishments to things people post. And that's not fair to myself. And I waste way too much time checking them all day,  and for what? To be hard on myself? It has to end. Hardly anyone posts about their struggles or trials on these sites. They post about the good times,  the fun times they have.  It's not fair to myself to compare my bad times with their good times. So I deleted Facebook and instagram off my phone, and I'm not going to check them. Don't get me wrong these sites do have positive aspects. I LOVE being able to see what my loved ones are up to.  It's nice to see pictures of them and posts. But I need to take a break from the media. I need to remember that I shouldn't compare myself to others. And I need to break my addiction to my phone. I spend way too much time doing absolutely nothing on it,  when I have so many other things I could be doing.  Some fun,  some not.  But I shouldn't be wasting my time on my phone. So if any of you are anything like me,  maybe give this a try.... No media,  delete it off your phone and see how much more you can get done everyday and see if it makes a difference with how you see yourself or your life. Remember that we aren't here to compete. We aren't here to see who can have the nicest house or prettiest clothes or fastest car.  We're here to better ourselves,  to be more kind,  compassionate,  caring,  loving,  understanding,  and to be more like Christ. And this includes to ourselves. Sometimes we are harder on ourselves then anyone else.  And we shouldn't be.  We should strive to be better,  but be able to forgive ourselves if we make a mistake or fail at something. The important thing is that you keep trying.  Everything will work out the way it's supposed to. And I think these are things I especially need to work on myself.