Urban Dictionary: "Shayna"

1.	Shayna
	in the yiddish language, means pretty, or beautiful. Shayna maidela! you look so shayna tonight sweetie.
2.	Shayna
	Noun: 1. A celestial being on earth with he purpose is to bring true beauty and knowledge to the human race. 2. A super sexy woman who knows how to treat her man right. "You are my Shayna tonight." "I wish you were Shayna."
3.	Shayna
	Belongs to TeeJay...the most sexy female in the country. Smart as all (heck) with strategically placed tattoos and everyone wants her but cant cause Teejay will destroy you. Yo, I wish I had Shayna...but Teejay is there. Hmm...I like this Urban Dictionary thing ;)

She's So Shy

It seems like lately I've noticed more of my shy-ness coming out. Ha...I feel like I do pretty well sometimes, if I'm in the right frame of mind.....but I just get soo anxious sometimes around people that aren't my family members. I don't even know if anyone knows that! But there ya go, a big secret of Shayna. I guess when I say I do well at times, it really means I have put on a face, its not really me, but we are told all too often that we need to be a certain way--friendly, outgoing, cheerful, loving, lifting others up.....and I try to do that, but when it comes to people who don't know me well I guess I get really afraid of just being normal and me. Because I am really quiet....and reserved. But inside my brain there are all kinds of cool things going on! I just wish I could be able to open my brain up and let it out. And I do honestly like other people and care about their lives and stuff, I just don't know how to get that across. In my family I am such a different person! I love them soo much, and know that no matter how I am, they will love me back. And it's not like I'm a bad person around them, I'm just me. But I guess I try to guard *me* a lot, then I get all anxious about it....and then it just makes it worse. haha! Oh boy....I guess the Lord gives us weaknesses for a reason. .....sigh......I just hope whoever guy tries to go after me can figure out how to do it haha.....

No Restraint

So I have come to really appreciate people who don't hold back. This can be the man who throws his arms around you in utter adoration....or the server at the restaurant who tells our manager that he should stop telling us to get busy when all HE does is stand around and chat......or maybe the roommate who says "get out of our apartment!" Haha oh.....I love people like that. Probably because I hold back waaaayyyy too much.....I think I need a man like that in my life.. :) Thank goodness I have such great sisters.... :)

Re-Discovering Old Discoveries

1. Racquetball is one of those forgotten, yet incredibly fun sports. We had our ward activity on Saturday at Noah's. I thought it was great! It got me back into my racquetball swing. There was also wallyball, lots of pizza, pool, good music, great people....

2. Having dinner together nightly helps to re-kindle friendships. Kleresa made up this delicious stuff.....I don't even know what was in it, but man! It was soooo good! And we play the finger-on-the-nose game to figure out who is gonna pray. Camille lost..er..won.

3. Black and white makes anyone look better. Just some fun with my camera haha....sometimes I try to take the pictures that everyone else takes..you know, those classic poses....

4. Christmas trees should come down a lot sooner than January 24th...Yes, our Christmas tree is still up........for wayyyy too long. We decided we would just decorate it for each holiday--pretty soon it will be covered in hearts for Valentine's day.

5. Even though we have our differences, I believe all people can come to a point where they find common ground, and form great relationships.

6. After a year and a half of owning this camera, I finally figured out how to put it on black and white, sepia, and do other color options. It's like a whole new world has opened up to me!