Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!
For this post I have a variety of thoughts I would like to share. I will break this post up into two  different sections.

Faith in Humanity Restored
I work at a Hawaiian Fast food restaurant in the food court at my college and we sell Dole Whips like they sell in Hawaii and at Disneyland. While I was working on Monday night this guy came up to buy one and then asked me to deliver it to a girl sitting and doing her homework. At first I thought that he was buying it for a cute girl he saw in the food court but then he said he had seen her spill her's right when she sat down so she did not get to eat any of it. He bought her a new one and then asked me to go deliver it to her anomalously. It was the sweetest thing. When I went up to give it to her it looked like she was having a stressful day and after I explained why I was giving her a brand new Dole Whip she just said, "Are you serious?!" She had the biggest smile on her face. This small act of service brightened my day even though I personally had nothing to do with it! Afterwards I decided I wanted to be like that guy. I want to be the type of person who notices other people's problems and instead of just being an innocent bystander, does something to help that person.

Little things I am Thankful for: 
In the spirit of Thanksgiving I thought I would provide a list of just some basic things that I am thankful for:

• Comfy beds
• Umbrellas on rainy days
• Long socks with boots
• warm clothes in cold weather
• glasses for my poor eyesight
• a freshly made bed
• White rice
• Fruit flavored water
• My amazing family
• cozy sweaters
• The ability I have to go to class and learn
• BYU football and the fact we beat Utah State!
• Greys anatomy
• Strawberry applesauce 
• Warm bubble baths 
• Movie theatres
• Family game time
• Frozen pizza
• Fuzzy blankets 
• My Savior Jesus Christ
• The wonderful church I belong to
• Indoor plumbing
• Modern medicine 
• The internet 

When Life Gets you Down: 

On November 25, my family visited my older brother Adam's grave sight. He died about four years ago. November 25 would have been his 31st birthday. My brother Adam had a saying that "When life gets you down, eat a glazed donut". Things were not always easy for him but he still found joy in the little things. I love this quote because it reminds me to be happy and thankful for the small things in life. 

I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving with friends and family! 

My Zest for Life

Hey you beautiful human who has happened to stumble upon my blog. My name is Chorus Ann and I am a freshman in college. I have decided to start this blog because 1. I love sharing my life stories with people and 2. I want to help people in any way that I can. So what is up with this blog title? My Zest for Life. Ever since I was a kid my wonderful parents have been telling me that I have a passion and love for life more than they have ever seen. They always say how happy I am. One day at a church activity, my parents were asked to pick one household tool that describes me. They picked a lemon zester because I have a certain zest for life! To me this kind of confused me because I thought everyone was this way. That was until I went to high school and college and people would always ask me why I was so happy all the time I pondered that question until the only answer that made sense was "Why not?" Why wouldn't we be happy when there is so much to be happy about. Now before you click out of this blog and say "Gross another blog post about a over privileged white girl who has had the perfect life" stop, because that is far from the truth. I have had my fair share of hardships in this life. That is one reason I wanted to create this blog so I can help others with similar experiences as me. But before I do that I feel as though I should introduce myself a little. I grew up in Denver, Colorado and I now attend Brigham Young University as a pre-nursing student. Now you are probably thinking, "Is this girl Mormon?" Yes. Yes I am. But even if you are not Mormon please keep reading because that is not what the majority of my posts are going to be about. I have two older brothers, a younger sister, and a younger brother. I will talk more about them in later posts. I have two wonderful parents who I love very much. I love chick flicks, I was a gymnast for 8 years, and I love to sing. This is somewhat ironic because my name is Chorus, and yes that is my real name. There are three reasons for this: 1. My parents met in marching band in high school. 2. My mom was a music major in college. and 3. They named me that after the Hallelujah Chorus of angels in the Bible and in the Book of Mormon. I love my family and my friends. I absolutely love taking naps and watching vloggers on youtube. I am so excited to start this new chapter in my life. This blog will be about my college life, my past experiences, my daily thoughts, and life tips I have learned over the years.