he's married

our friend brian wilder,
the one who came to visit,
the one who always said "aubrey! aubrey!",
the one who loves lord of the rings,
the one who makes me laugh a lot...
he's married!!

so happy for him!


yay for marriage.
one day i'll get married.
that will be fun.
and maybe my pinterest will be put to good use.
but for now,
i'm enjoying the single life!
woohoo!

{PS}
making new friends is fun!
we should have a handful of visitors this year!

reunitttteeeedd

i know i've been down here for about a week now
but tonight is pretty much the first night me and ann got to really be together!
we went to a tail gating party with my family
for the first BYU game.
just like we did last year :)

good food.

good family.

good friends.

if i haven't mentioned it,

i'm so happy to be back down here with annie.

get ready for all of our adventures!!

good luck bad luck

-bad luck: i woke up 10 minutes late... so i didn't get breakfast

-good luck: the fact that i woke up at all

-bad luck: i couldn't go to institute with nick

-good luck: i found the stone from my ecuador bracelet!!
    {i prayed hahaha i know its kind of dumb but i thought i'd try, and when i found it one of my co workers said he prayed too and looked for it for like 20 minutes yesterday!....so sweet!}

-bad luck: a bottle of soda fell off the shelf and exploded all over. i had to mop it up.

-good luck: i don't have my health book yet, but i got a 9 out of 10 on the first quiz!

-bad luck: some creepers asked me to sit with them at lunch.... way awkward.

-good luck: i talked to chance at his work! what a sweetheart

-bad luck: my last class is 2 and half hours long

-good luck: i had a nice winning streak at ward bunco


ha.

it was a day of good lucks and bad lucks.

but i thought it kind of made the day interesting!

and i still like school.

weird.

thoughts in my head.

-people at work are nice. it makes it easier to go so early. and i love cesar and his accent.

-grilled ham and cheese again for lunch, but on sour dough bread, suggest from ashley. good call.

-good thing i brought harry potter for this 2 and a half hour break.

-i wish i had an infinite little satchel.

-if some one is reading, is it polite to start talking to them?.... can't decide.

-the stone from my ecuador bracelet fell out:( no where to be seen. i really am so sad... it was so pretty..

-if my physical science teacher is going to be this funny all year, i will be just fine. "i ate cinnamon bears for every meal for like a week............ it really messed me up." i'm still laughing out loud about it.

-school is freezing! this walk all the way out to the ME building is nice...

-i feel different. in a good way. a very good way.

-so glad to have stephanie anderson as a teacher again!

-i can't believe her son asked her if i was going to be in her class again.... haha i blushed..

-ilikeschool..... what?
{that one particularly shocked me...}

-the last time i said i like school was probably in preschool....maybe their is a correlation between that
 and the fact that it's my major... hm...

-breaking things is fun.

-i have really great friends. like really great.

-i hope i sleep tonight........

first day of school! first day of school!

post title credit to finding nemo..


but like it says!
it was the first day of a new school year!
kind of back to high school days
in the way that i now have to get up early every morning.
it's not as bad as i thought it would be!
and i'm kind of determined to become a morning person...
i just don't know how likely it is to attain that characteristic...
but i now have a job so 8 am to 12 is it.

and guess what.
nick played celine dion on the shuttle for me.
and guess what.
work was good, i caught on fast {because they didn't even train me on what i'm supposed to do!}
and guess what.
campus is packed. 33,000 students enrolled, and you can tell.
and guess what.
my health class shouldn't be very stressful.
and guess what.
i get free lunch from work. grilled ham and cheese...so good.
and guess what.
my english class is half face to face half online. didn't know that when i signed up.
but guess what
we are going on a field trip to capitol reef for 3 days! umm cool!
and guess what
i went to fhe tonight and it was fun!
and guess what.
i'm actually looking forward to tomorrow...

:)

full day

indeed it was a full day.

church {uplifted}
amelia's baby blessing {impressed, humbled}
cole's farewell {he did great...i'm gonna miss him!}
grandma's house {food never disappoints}
school blessings from my father {so grateful}
back to coles to visit {i'm really gonna miss him!}
to the walters to visit {my favorite family!}
back home to grab some stuff {i forgot to bring hangers to college!}
drive back to orem {some quality time with annie:) }


full.
but filled with love!

she's perfect....

and i took those photos myself!! :)

last day of summer?

what did i do on my last day of summer?
i went to an all you can eat sushi place with my best friends,
emmie edward and cole
and then
i went to the katy perry movie at the dollar theater with
with just cole.

would i have done it differently if i had actually realized
it was the last day of summer?


nahh...

it was one heck of a summer.
one to remember.
one i learned a lot from.
one i grew a lot from..

oh summer always has a special place in my heart.

now on to my second year of college!
after all,
this is the diary of a college girl!
and the girl with the woody pack pack is back!

it's friday night and i don't mind

i've started the last harry potter.
it's a friday night.
i started at 6:00.
my friend nick came in my room and says
"aubrey! it's a friday night! come party!"
so i say
"....what time is it?"
he says
"9:30"
WHAT?!
no way no way.
it did not feel like i was reading for that long!
then again
HP does that to me.


reading (especially harry potter) on a friday night
is just as great
as hanging out with friends,
in my opinion....

:)

and here we go again

a long day of finishing packing

shopping

and moving!

for some reason i only packed half as much as i did last time i moved....

but i can't figure out why..

a successful trip to savers!

people,

my mom can bargain shop.

i got a few shirts

and all my bedding, including sheets, pillow shams, bead spread, dust ruffle and an extra blanket {that is amazingly soft} for 55 dollars!

that's a steal!

so i'm back at village on the parkway

with my best friend annie.

another school year coming.

a new job.

we will see if a new aubrey comes with it!

here we go again!!

lagoooooon and an elder

well.
the summer is coming to a close very quickly.
and my group of friends usually does
"ultimate fun week".
i think you can put together what it means...
last week of summer means you have to end it with
really ultimate fun things!

well this year wasn't quite successful as passed years.
however there was still some ultimate fun-ness {yes that's a word...} involved.

LAGOON!

a lot of people think lagoon is ghetto
and lame.
which,
compared to a lot of other places
it is...
haha but i still like it and it's still fun!
especially when we get half-off coupons!
i just love rollar coasters so much!!

it really was an exhausting day...

but the fun isn't over!

my good friend tanner howell had his mission farewell on sunday,
which i attended.
but i didn't go to his house after.
BUT i went to his house tonight to say goodbye.
it was really sad!
i'm gonna miss him and our nightly chats...
i know he will be a great missionary and i'm really proud of him!

good luck tan tan :)

i do adore.

it's been a while.

but here is what i have been adoring as of late.

tripod{brand new} - $3 

picture frame/markerboard/cork board - $1

miniature bench {for photography purposes} - $2

"the notebook" book {i'm a sucker for this love story} - 50 cents

i wasn't expecting one for like three more weeks!

it makes me feel creative and fancy.

lovely song.
on repeat all day.

being a photographer is the best.
look at those eyes.
that nose.
that mouth.
and i'm proud of myself for taking that picture!

dates

i have gone on two dates in these last 2 nights.
with boys?
no...

a daddy daughter date.
and a mommy daughter date.

shakes with daddy.
president monson's birthday celebration with mommy.

i love my parents
and spending time with them :)

who needs boys....

stop and look

true.

peace.

it was a hippie day.
cause i had greasy hair
and i like to line my wrists with bracelets
and wear one feather earring.
just one.

my hippie headbands from ecuador

really come in handy

for days like these.

{PS}

went to aida in which trent starred.

he rocked the house!!

i have such cool friends.

all natural

my brothers birthday happens to be 

at the same time there is always a big meteor shower.

so for his birthday he likes to go out in the middle of no where

and watch the shooting stars.

not only did we get to see shooting stars,

but check out this sunset.

no editing needed for these.

i was amazed and in awe

as i watched the sun settle behind the mountains.

seriously life?

you are so awesome.

living

1 car.
4 1/2 hour drive.
5 people.
2 days.
14 hours of hiking.

this amazing trip to zion's nation park consisted of:

waking up at 5:30 am.

8 hours through the narrows

post hike naps!

brick oven pizza.

wake up at 5:30 again.

hike to angels landing.

tops of angel's landing. 4 hour hike. 

an amazing view of god's creation

and one of my best friend's getting engaged at the top!
SO excited for you jess!!!

a drive home,

with a stop at dairy queen for food.

a cheap grilled cheese sandwich and a corn dog.

{i am a child}

and pouring rain when we got home :)

my body is exhausted,

but it was so worth it.

the trip was a blast.

it was kind of a random trip

with a kind of random group of people.

but that's probably why i liked it so much.

it wasn't easy.

but i love knowing i can do hard things.

and i love this feeling of living.

{PS}

possibly one of the funniest moments:

we decided to get papa johns pizza one night

and we were trying to get a half of what everyone wanted.

we were all in the car

everyone was snappy because we were so hungry,

and we're on the phone with the papa johns guy

trying to tell him our order.

it got really confusing so finally jess took the phone

and finished telling the guy the order.

as soon as she finished we saw brick oven.

jeff says- "cancel the order!"

jess says- "wait. are you joking!?"

jeff takes the phone and cancels the order...

hahahahahahahahahaahaha

maybe you had to be there...

i'm sure the guy was happy not to make such a confusing pizza...

but clearly,

brick oven is better....

good times...

i can be excited..

usually there are a few random days
in the summer
that i get the urge for the christmas season
and all that it brings.

one of those days was today.
don't get me wrong though.
i love summer
and i'm not taking these summer days for granted.
but i don't mind getting a little excited for
-cooler weather
-fuzzy socks
-hot cocoa
-temple square lights
-christmas sweaters
-the grinch
and all that jazz.

and if this christmas season
is half as good as the last,
i will be completely happy.

but i know it will be better.

it's still 4 months away.
{well actually 2 for me, since i play christmas music the day after halloween...}
but i can still be excited,
can't i?

synergy 2012...the end.

8 years.
23 medleys.
10 solos.
countless dance classes.
countless rehearsals.
buckets worth of sweat and tears.
unforgettable memories.

it all made me who i am today.
it's the reason i know have the songs i know.
it's the reason i have half the friends i have.
it's the reason i have the confidence i have.
it's half the reason i know who i am.
it's the reason i can dance.
it's the reason i can sing.
it's the reason for my understanding.

it will always be my passion.
i will always be a performer.
and i will never forget my time here.

i owe a big thanks to Kim Clayton
who i call Papa C,
because he really is like a father to me.
he has taught me so much
and i will be eternally grateful.

it's been a wild ride.
and i can't believe it's over tonight.
i am truly blessed...

Father's House

as i laid in bed last night,
thinking of today's plans
i realized i had nothing going on
i had nannying off- no more picking up crayons!
i thought to myself,
what should i do?
i'd like to be productive
on this day, so fresh and new.
the thought came to me quick,
and then it was set.
"i haven't been to Father's house in a while."
this goal was going to be met.

i awoke this morning,
tired as i always am.
"i'm going to see father today!"
but first breakfast- toast with jam. :)
i changed my clothes.
i wanted to look nice.
i was going to my Father's house,
possibly looking for advice.

i said a prayer in my heart
and hopped in my car,
just a short drive,
His house isn't very far.

i entered his house,
grateful to be there,
i greeted His workers,
and their smiles, they were happy to share.

i sat in His chapel
enjoying my visit.
i could not stop smiling,
for i knew my father was present.

as i entered another room
my father smiled and said,
"i'm glad you are here today"
there was nothing i wanted to be doing instead.
His spirit filled my heart
i smiled and softly replied,"me too"
for when my Father had said His words to me
i knew that they were true.

in these moments in His house
i felt my Father's love for me.
that i am his child, He my Father
and He wants me to be the best i can be.

i told him that i would visit again
he hugged me tight and said "i would love nothing more"
i know that these visits will help me come closer to Him,
of this, i am completely sure.

i love the draper temple,
oh so very much.

life of a nanny.

life.

the game of life everyday.

several times.

forts.

building forts.

there's something so fun about having your own little fort.

mud.

playing in the mud, making mud pies.

the feeling of cool slimy mud between your fingers is oh so satisfying.