the one where i explain my blog name & how i came to have said blog.

talkative-beautiful-happy.

dear readers (if there are any of you out there),

my name is Gabriella Bonita Heroux. Gabby, for short. 

Gabby means talkative. if any of you know me, you know that this describes me PERFECTLY.

My middle name, Bonita, means beautiful in Spanish. i promise i'm not being narcissistic or anything. that's actually my middle name. & I'm not telling you this so you all know i'm pretty or beautiful or whatever. i'm telling you this because i LOVE beautiful things. i am also a firm believer that you can find beauty in absolutely everyone. whether it's this cute little nugget:

or this guy:

i think it's fascinating how so many little things can all work together to make one human being. 

and why yes, i DID get an A in biology. 

go Ms. Burras. 

go beauty.

My last name, Heroux is spelled almost the same as the French word for happy, Heureux. and let me tell you something. i LOVELOVELOVE being happy. i love making other people happy, i love seeing other people be happy, and i just love being happy. 

SO THERE YAH GO, my blog name explanation. 

A few days ago at efy (mormon camp) i got this note:

"if you were a book you'd be Harry Potter. you have a lot to say but it's all so entertaining!"


THAT IS THE BEST COMPLIMENT EVER. 

A lot of people tell me I talk a lot. And I do talk a lot, I'll be the first to admit that. But being told that everything i say is ENTERTAINING? that is just gold to me. This little note (written by the greatest of all people, Sam) got me thinking. I don't even say HALF the things i'm thinking. "but how is that possible?" you all are probably thinking. "she talks so much, she probably says every single thing that randomly pops into her brain." but here's the thing guys: I HAVE A QUICK BRAIN. the people around me are only hearing approximately 1/7th of everything i'm actually thinking. and previously, i used facebook/twitter to get out most of what else i was thinking. but my brain just keeps getting quicker & quicker and people just keep getting more annoyed & even MORE annoyed with my constant posts. and then an idea popped into my head: MAKE A BLOG. you love reading them, you don't have to worry about if people are actually listening or just pretending, and you get to talk about WHATEVER YOU WANT. so there it is boys and girls. the story of how i got a blog.