I love going down to where he grew up and spending time with his family. There's always lots of loving, laughing, and really good food! They are the greatest.
Plus. Check out that view. Farm boy lover had it pretty good growin' up.
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Showing posts with label home away from home. Show all posts
Monday, February 24, 2014
Down to Delta
Chance and I traveled down to Delta so that he could work on both of our cars. (I'd being lying if I said I didn't love that Chance knows how to fix cars.... saves me money.... and... DANG!! ;)
I love going down to where he grew up and spending time with his family. There's always lots of loving, laughing, and really good food! They are the greatest.
I love going down to where he grew up and spending time with his family. There's always lots of loving, laughing, and really good food! They are the greatest.
Monday, May 6, 2013
i'll tell you this:
another version of "in my head" to help catch up on the last week or so:
-my laptop finally had its last day. the backlight would no longer come on, and that made it extremely difficult to do anything on it. Luckily i was able to see just enough to get my documents onto a flash drive so i could use the school computers to finish finals week. but i'll tell you this: it was a pain.
-my good friend rashad has been trying to get UVU to put up a palestinian flag in their hall of flags, since they claim that there is a flag representing where every student it from... i took some photos for his for the paper.. and i'll tell you.. that's legit!!
-finals over. NAILED my exit interview of the early childhood program. praying that i passed biology. and saying goodbye to UVU.. maybe for forever.
-i have my own fix it felix! and i'll tell you this: i'm so glad i didn't have to spend a boat load of money and have someone at the store fix it. Thanks chancer:)
-my baby brother is going to NORWAY on his mission! he leaves aug. 21. and i will tell you..... how bitter sweet it is. im so proud of mckay, but im going to miss him like CRAZY.
-im so excited to teach preschool. and i'll tell you, i was so sad to say goodbye to the preschoolers of orem elementary. they sure brightened my days!
-i moved back home to sandy. who knew i had so much stuff?... and i will tell you... i'm not so happy about it. don't get me wrong, im excited to have another summer with mckay before he leaves for his mission. for real. i love him:) however... my life is kind of in orem now.
here's to long(ish) distance! whoohoo..
-may has begun which means a whole lot of birthdays around here! and ill tell you this, a candle over facetime is just as heart felt as one in person.. and speaking of candles, mom asked me to use my artistic ability... so i did. and everyone loved it.
-it was a weekend full of photography for me! and i will tell you this, photographing weddings and couples are probably my favorite thing! a little nerve wracking for my first wedding shoot, but i feel like it was successful. and i was so lucky to have my cousin nicole there to help me, since she actually acted like she knew what she was doing.. haha great first experience! and a thanks to steph and steve who did a couples shoot for me.. what a darling couple!
-i've been home for about a week now. and i will tell you: im bored. mckay is at school all day. i haven't started my job yet. (oh yeah, did i mention i got a job at a preschool?! YES!!!) all my friends are on missions... or at school. that leaves one pretty lonely aub. :(
-and for random's sake: maybe im not completely sure who i will marry one day, but i will tell you.... i am STOKED to get married. like way excited. like i kinda wish i could just fast forward...
then again. life is good now. so i'll wait for my time. :)
-my laptop finally had its last day. the backlight would no longer come on, and that made it extremely difficult to do anything on it. Luckily i was able to see just enough to get my documents onto a flash drive so i could use the school computers to finish finals week. but i'll tell you this: it was a pain.
-my good friend rashad has been trying to get UVU to put up a palestinian flag in their hall of flags, since they claim that there is a flag representing where every student it from... i took some photos for his for the paper.. and i'll tell you.. that's legit!!
-finals over. NAILED my exit interview of the early childhood program. praying that i passed biology. and saying goodbye to UVU.. maybe for forever.
-i have my own fix it felix! and i'll tell you this: i'm so glad i didn't have to spend a boat load of money and have someone at the store fix it. Thanks chancer:)
-my baby brother is going to NORWAY on his mission! he leaves aug. 21. and i will tell you..... how bitter sweet it is. im so proud of mckay, but im going to miss him like CRAZY.
-im so excited to teach preschool. and i'll tell you, i was so sad to say goodbye to the preschoolers of orem elementary. they sure brightened my days!
-i moved back home to sandy. who knew i had so much stuff?... and i will tell you... i'm not so happy about it. don't get me wrong, im excited to have another summer with mckay before he leaves for his mission. for real. i love him:) however... my life is kind of in orem now.
here's to long(ish) distance! whoohoo..
-may has begun which means a whole lot of birthdays around here! and ill tell you this, a candle over facetime is just as heart felt as one in person.. and speaking of candles, mom asked me to use my artistic ability... so i did. and everyone loved it.
-it was a weekend full of photography for me! and i will tell you this, photographing weddings and couples are probably my favorite thing! a little nerve wracking for my first wedding shoot, but i feel like it was successful. and i was so lucky to have my cousin nicole there to help me, since she actually acted like she knew what she was doing.. haha great first experience! and a thanks to steph and steve who did a couples shoot for me.. what a darling couple!
-i've been home for about a week now. and i will tell you: im bored. mckay is at school all day. i haven't started my job yet. (oh yeah, did i mention i got a job at a preschool?! YES!!!) all my friends are on missions... or at school. that leaves one pretty lonely aub. :(
-and for random's sake: maybe im not completely sure who i will marry one day, but i will tell you.... i am STOKED to get married. like way excited. like i kinda wish i could just fast forward...
then again. life is good now. so i'll wait for my time. :)
Friday, October 5, 2012
best friends and murriage
round 4.
snapback and nature shirt day.
still goin.
ALSO
JESS GOT MARRIED!
OFFICIALLY!
and she was beautiful!
and her reception was beautiful!
i seriously adore them to pieces!
and i LOVE WEDDINGS!!
and there's a photo that I TOOK
that she displayed at her reception.
i got warm fuzzies when i saw it... :)
and to end the night
with my best friends since birth?
couldn't think of anything better.
i laugh so much when im with these girls.
ahhh... i love them.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
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?
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?
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
my beautiful ecuador
i have just returned
from what very well may be
the best 12 days of my life
up to this point.
Now, i'm going to try to explain something,
but i really don't know if it will make sense...
when i have an event i am looking forward to
{like going to ecuador, or any trip},
months before it actually happens
i spend a lot of time imagining i am in the middle of it.
and then when i actually am there,
i think about how not long ago i was just imagining
what it would be like, and now it's really real!
i put myself into awe, realizing that what i have been imagining
is really happening.
in the beginning when i am only imagining, it seems like it is so very far away,
and then when i am in the middle of it, it seems as though it might not ever end.
then i realize...
i never imagine the ending.
i never think about what it will be like
when it's over and in the past.
i never anticipate the feelings of leaving and saying goodbye
to the place and the new people i have grown close to.
maybe because leaving and saying goodbye aren't my favorite things...
complicated feelings fill my heart and mind at the end of such experiences.
i am incredibly grateful that i had this opportunity
but it's difficult to accept that it's over.
that i'm leaving.
i want it to start all over again.
i know that's not possible...
and i am glad it all has happened.
but.
i want to meet more people.
i want to have more adventures.
i want to learn more about myself.
i want it to continue.
i want more time...
but then,
some of the most comforting feelings fill my heart.
and it's these feelings that keep me going:
no regret.
i can honestly say i have no regrets from this trip.
trials came, and were overcome.
all of the blood, sweat, and tears paid off.
{yes, there really was blood, sweat, and tears.}
i did everything i wanted to do.
i said everything i wanted to say.
i performed every show how i wanted to perform.
i may not have had a perfectly accurate show,
but i did not save it for the last show to give it my all.
my heart and soul was in every performance.
i remembered why i was there.
i believe i fulfilled the purpose that i was meant to fulfill.
to spread the message of
peace,
love,
and happiness.
the message that we are all one people
no matter our skin color,
the language we speak,
what we believe in,
or where we are in the world.
and to think,
i wasn't even planning on being a part of this group.
it's so amazing how everything happens for a reason.
amazing how God knows me.
i know i'm supposed to be where i am.
i have had many confirmations that i made the right decision.
and now
i can't even think about what or where i'd be with out all of it.
i am so proud of myself.
so proud for taking risks,
for getting out of my comfort zone,
-or even better- expanding my comfort zone.
for being myself,
for believing in a better world,
for connecting with people,
for knowing that even i can make a difference,
for having a true love for people i don't even know,
for having the faith to be a part of this amazing experience called
Synergy.
oh how amazing it is to live.
to really live.
i never want it to end.
i left for this trip saying that someone in ecuador needed me
and i had two weeks to find them.
and though i do believe i found them,
i have been enlightened that
i may have needed them even more.
i am forever changed.
i saw this quote the other day
and it explains my feelings exactly:
"You Get a strange feeling when you have to leave a place. Like you'll not only miss the people you love, but you'll miss the person you are now at this time and place because you'll never be this way ever again."
and so
to ecuador
and all those who i have met and come close to,
i say "see you soon".
not goodbye.
because
"goodbye means going away, and going away means forgetting"
and i will never forget you.
ever.
{PS}
full detailed report coming soon
from what very well may be
the best 12 days of my life
up to this point.
Now, i'm going to try to explain something,
but i really don't know if it will make sense...
when i have an event i am looking forward to
{like going to ecuador, or any trip},
months before it actually happens
i spend a lot of time imagining i am in the middle of it.
and then when i actually am there,
i think about how not long ago i was just imagining
what it would be like, and now it's really real!
i put myself into awe, realizing that what i have been imagining
is really happening.
in the beginning when i am only imagining, it seems like it is so very far away,
and then when i am in the middle of it, it seems as though it might not ever end.
then i realize...
i never imagine the ending.
i never think about what it will be like
when it's over and in the past.
i never anticipate the feelings of leaving and saying goodbye
to the place and the new people i have grown close to.
maybe because leaving and saying goodbye aren't my favorite things...
complicated feelings fill my heart and mind at the end of such experiences.
i am incredibly grateful that i had this opportunity
but it's difficult to accept that it's over.
that i'm leaving.
i want it to start all over again.
i know that's not possible...
and i am glad it all has happened.
but.
i want to meet more people.
i want to have more adventures.
i want to learn more about myself.
i want it to continue.
i want more time...
but then,
some of the most comforting feelings fill my heart.
and it's these feelings that keep me going:
no regret.
i can honestly say i have no regrets from this trip.
trials came, and were overcome.
all of the blood, sweat, and tears paid off.
{yes, there really was blood, sweat, and tears.}
i did everything i wanted to do.
i said everything i wanted to say.
i performed every show how i wanted to perform.
i may not have had a perfectly accurate show,
but i did not save it for the last show to give it my all.
my heart and soul was in every performance.
i remembered why i was there.
i believe i fulfilled the purpose that i was meant to fulfill.
to spread the message of
peace,
love,
and happiness.
the message that we are all one people
no matter our skin color,
the language we speak,
what we believe in,
or where we are in the world.
and to think,
i wasn't even planning on being a part of this group.
it's so amazing how everything happens for a reason.
amazing how God knows me.
i know i'm supposed to be where i am.
i have had many confirmations that i made the right decision.
and now
i can't even think about what or where i'd be with out all of it.
i am so proud of myself.
so proud for taking risks,
for getting out of my comfort zone,
-or even better- expanding my comfort zone.
for being myself,
for believing in a better world,
for connecting with people,
for knowing that even i can make a difference,
for having a true love for people i don't even know,
for having the faith to be a part of this amazing experience called
Synergy.
oh how amazing it is to live.
to really live.
i never want it to end.
i left for this trip saying that someone in ecuador needed me
and i had two weeks to find them.
and though i do believe i found them,
i have been enlightened that
i may have needed them even more.
i am forever changed.
i saw this quote the other day
and it explains my feelings exactly:
"You Get a strange feeling when you have to leave a place. Like you'll not only miss the people you love, but you'll miss the person you are now at this time and place because you'll never be this way ever again."
and so
to ecuador
and all those who i have met and come close to,
i say "see you soon".
not goodbye.
because
"goodbye means going away, and going away means forgetting"
and i will never forget you.
ever.
{PS}
full detailed report coming soon
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
HASHTAG USA
here's how it went.
i saw american flag shorts on pinterest.
i wanted them.
annie wanted them too.
we put it on our summer list.
i went to orem today.
we decided to make the shorts.
we went to DI.
found shorts for 6 dollars.
paint for 4 dollars.
go to the park.
paint our shorts.
i saw american flag shorts on pinterest.
i wanted them.
annie wanted them too.
we put it on our summer list.
i went to orem today.
we decided to make the shorts.
we went to DI.
found shorts for 6 dollars.
paint for 4 dollars.
go to the park.
paint our shorts.
i've decided to celebrate the 4th of july like christmas,
since it is my favorite holiday.
so i made an american music playlist to listen to the whole month before.
i'm going to decorate.
and now i have the apparel!
you could say i am STOKED!!
i love america.
i love shorts.
and i love love.
so it all works out pretty nicely,
don't you think?
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
wednesday in orem
zupas
the lorax
texas road house
{excuse me sir,
please come and poke my eye out again.
yes these glasses are fake.
can't you see they say 3D on the side?!
and yes i'm wearing a barbie sweatshirt}
how to train your dragon.
can i just have a night fury please?
thanks wednesday in orem.
you rock.
the lorax
texas road house
{excuse me sir,
please come and poke my eye out again.
yes these glasses are fake.
can't you see they say 3D on the side?!
and yes i'm wearing a barbie sweatshirt}
how to train your dragon.
can i just have a night fury please?
thanks wednesday in orem.
you rock.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
orem
i spent most of the week in orem
for annie's birthday
then my birthday
and then since my nanny family went out of town
i just stayed there.
it's always a party down there
and i love my friends down there!
annies roommates are so welcoming to me
and just make me feel like another roommate.
i love it!
the nights were filled with movies,
talking
and laughter!
i love how much i laugh here.
on friday we went to visit annie at zupas
because that's where she works.
i didn't have any money
but i scored on everyones left overs... haha.
on our way out
terann couldn't get her car started.
after lifting the hood of the car
and trying to get it to work
a man came and asked us if we needed help.
i just love people sometimes!
i love when they are so willing to help!
it really makes my day!
he helped us and we were on our way.
thank you stranger!
after mine and annies rehearsal on friday
i went back to orem with her.
we didn't get home until about 2 in the AM!
crazy.. i know..
since we are still running on adrenaline
we eat some food
and just chat for a bit.
i just love spending that time with ann!
it's really the best!
in the morning annie's roommates planned a roommate picnic
and invited me!
it was so nice of them!
aj made delicious food
and we took it up provo canyon.
we were driving for a while before finding a spot to stop,
but none of us minded.
utah is so beautiful!
and those mountains and lakes and just everything
is seriously breath taking!
the food was so good
the company was so good
and just being outside felt so good!
there are so many things i want to do this summer outside!
after the picnic ann and i had to get ready for our performance
at the gateway.
most of our friends from orem came to see us!
i LOVE that they are so supportive!
it really meant a lot.
ending the night
and the weekend
by going to the capitol to see my baby brother at prom
{since i didn't get to see him leave..}
and out to zach's
to hang out with friends there.
edward even bought me a cake for my birthday
just like he said he would.
it really has felt like my birthday everyday!!
what a great week!
for annie's birthday
then my birthday
and then since my nanny family went out of town
i just stayed there.
it's always a party down there
and i love my friends down there!
annies roommates are so welcoming to me
and just make me feel like another roommate.
i love it!
the nights were filled with movies,
talking
and laughter!
i love how much i laugh here.
on friday we went to visit annie at zupas
because that's where she works.
i didn't have any money
but i scored on everyones left overs... haha.
on our way out
terann couldn't get her car started.
after lifting the hood of the car
and trying to get it to work
a man came and asked us if we needed help.
i just love people sometimes!
i love when they are so willing to help!
it really makes my day!
he helped us and we were on our way.
thank you stranger!
after mine and annies rehearsal on friday
i went back to orem with her.
we didn't get home until about 2 in the AM!
crazy.. i know..
since we are still running on adrenaline
we eat some food
and just chat for a bit.
i just love spending that time with ann!
it's really the best!
in the morning annie's roommates planned a roommate picnic
and invited me!
it was so nice of them!
aj made delicious food
and we took it up provo canyon.
we were driving for a while before finding a spot to stop,
but none of us minded.
utah is so beautiful!
and those mountains and lakes and just everything
is seriously breath taking!
the food was so good
the company was so good
and just being outside felt so good!
there are so many things i want to do this summer outside!
after the picnic ann and i had to get ready for our performance
at the gateway.
most of our friends from orem came to see us!
i LOVE that they are so supportive!
it really meant a lot.
ending the night
and the weekend
by going to the capitol to see my baby brother at prom
{since i didn't get to see him leave..}
and out to zach's
to hang out with friends there.
edward even bought me a cake for my birthday
just like he said he would.
it really has felt like my birthday everyday!!
what a great week!
Monday, May 14, 2012
another birthday!
a birthday today
for someone very special to me!
ANNA MARILYN!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
the plan was this:
make a video of all her friends/family saying happy birthday to her.
check.
she loved it.
surprise her with friends when she came home from dinner!
check.
she was surprised.
she loved it!
yay!!! it was so fun!
after a little partyin'
we went and saw some golden lab puppies.
oh my
cuteness killed me.
haha they were so precious!!
back to the apartment for some more partyin
and then our friend joseph let us light some floating lanterns for our birthday.
SO COOL!!!!!!!!
just a really good day i would say :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FANN I LOVE YOU!!!!
for someone very special to me!
ANNA MARILYN!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
the plan was this:
make a video of all her friends/family saying happy birthday to her.
check.
she loved it.
surprise her with friends when she came home from dinner!
check.
she was surprised.
she loved it!
a few people that were there
love me some chance!
happy birthday to my bestest friend!
we are all roommates.. basically
yay!!! it was so fun!
after a little partyin'
we went and saw some golden lab puppies.
oh my
cuteness killed me.
haha they were so precious!!
back to the apartment for some more partyin
and then our friend joseph let us light some floating lanterns for our birthday.
SO COOL!!!!!!!!
just a really good day i would say :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FANN I LOVE YOU!!!!
Thursday, May 10, 2012
road trip
as me and fann traveled from
orem to sandy every week
we just decided it was like a road trip.
so today i went from sandy
to orem!
just to play with my best friend!
we went to lunch
and a fiesta!
good times
are always in orem. :)
orem to sandy every week
we just decided it was like a road trip.
so today i went from sandy
to orem!
just to play with my best friend!
we went to lunch
and a fiesta!
good times
are always in orem. :)
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
open mic
me
trent
annie
and bre
have been planning to go to open mic night
at the Velour live music venue in provo
for a few weeks now,
and trent promised he would play.
trent
annie
and bre
have been planning to go to open mic night
at the Velour live music venue in provo
for a few weeks now,
and trent promised he would play.
there was so much talent there.
i love to see how different everyone is
and i am curious about all their stories.
and it's a great place to take pictures!
successful night.
{ps . i couldn't even stay away from orem for one night... HA!}
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