Somedays...

Things just don't go as planned. . .

 

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And you work until seven,
Have a friend planning on dropping by at seven,
Have a long-missed volleyball invitation with a visiting friend at seven,
Have a brother coming to help you change a flat tire at seven,
Have a phone call needing to happen at seven,

Oh bother.
I promise I don't mean to overschedule my time...
it just happened.

Playing Catch-Up

To lose few people who read my blog

Sorry for my absence.

I've been playing, 

but I have also been slacking.

But I shall catch you up quickly NOW:

I have probably been overdosing on these lovely things:

Thanks Aunt Robin and Uncle Blake for letting us raid your patch.

Here is a picture from the earlier "letterized" Beach Boys experience

Ashley, me, and Shayna excited to be there.

Firework boats were made and sent down a nice little. . ."stream"

The launch

I got to take off to Bear Lake with the Savage Tribe and I loved every minute of the lake, butterflies, cabins, food, fun, and mostly the people. I love my family so much!

Bocce Ball - I missed the game as I sat on the dock by a Jet Ski
we couldn't use in the stormy winds

Now that's what I call service

I love butterflies AND this beautiful girl! :)

Candy Bar Game. :)

Hooray for shakes and my mini-twin. :)

Grandpa and the girls in the Hot Tub... I love that Grandma made it into this photo too.

:) p.s. it was also my mom's birthday this month*

(p.s. other cameras were utilized so I didn't end up with very many photos

and I will be posting my butterfly holding photos)

Before that adventure Grandpa took us to dinner with the same tribe and two six-year-olds took some great photos.

Best of friends

After the big adventure I got to attend the zoo with one of my best friends 

for one of my favorite men's birthdays (despite all of our fights)

I love Australia.

Hooray birthday boy #1

I ate delicious Caspers with the sister group. :)

And I have been on many a walks.

To top off the last bit of this summer update of life Shayna, Michelle and I took off
to Bear Lake where we had a wondrous photo shot...

photos will appear someday.

(Caspers is out next stop on photo shoot locations)

* Happy birthday to this gorgeous lady below:

Thanks for EVERYTHING you do for me. For listening. For advice. For letting me listen. For knowledge. For you example. For your faith. For your strength. For your fun. For your relaxed attitude. For your love and the example of it. For your joy. For your peace. For being beautiful and so much more. I love you most!

In the Words of James Brown

"I'm back!"

(beware this is an extremely long post)

Wow. The past few weeks have been insane.

Finals was . . . insane in a bad way 

BUT I am glad to say that I have officially graduated from college. . . 

Now what?

I guess anything is possible.

Find a dream and follow it!?!

Literally Right after my last final I ran out and hopped in a truck 

which whisked me away from the troubles and worries that finals left me with.

I was tired and the week of craziness taught me a lot about myself.

I hopped on an airplane or two and jumped aboard a cruise ship which took me to foreign lands and I learned the following:

1. I love the sun more than I thought.

Except when this happens BUT this rag thing really worked so all was well. :)

2. This book is unbelievably amazing.

3. Inadvertently playing a continuous game of  MadGab makes for a lot of inside jokes and even more laughs.

4. So does the fishbowl effect on some cameras.

 

That's priceless stuff right there.

 5. And pouring vinegar from the buffet line on your sunburns to take the heat out.

6. The water is beautiful in Cozumel, Mexico.

 7. Celebrity look-a-likes hang in the same places I went.

We found Waldo!

A little Dr. Phil?

Johnny Depp anyone?

8. Ziplining is fun (especially through the rain forest).

9. Coasta Rica bus drivers are fearless but sometimes their roads help them get stuck after rain.

Went right off the road and couldn't get out. Oops.

10. Ports can be somewhat boring places when you have a lot of time to kill - so you just take pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 11. People might just pretend their cars are taxis to make money and the nearest beach may be 10 minutes away by car but you can sit by the ocean by walking three.

12. Bus drivers in Panama are insane (as the traffic is too). You know you're lucky when they say, "Don't worry. We have the best driver in the tour, his average is one accident a month and his last one was three weeks ago so we are safe."

13. That same bus driver sees a sloth HIGH in the trees and backs the bus up while on the road so those on the bus (who are late back to the port) can see it.

14. Cashew nuts come from a fruit. 

15. The Panama Canal is C-O-O-L. Cool. Period. The end.

They let us touch the walls.

The gates closing behind us. :)

16. Seeing dolphins out your dining room window is a great gift to someone for Mother's Day.

17. Friends can be made in days and just through interacting around food. Also when you say thank you, hearing my pleasure in return is happy.

Our waiters and waitress.

Love them!

18. Grandpa's can be hilarious, birthday songs can be more fun than you think they can, and watching Grandma and Grandpa together is sweet.

19. I can say I have experienced a canceled, missed, and delayed flight within 24 hours. Airports aren't that fun of places after so long.

20. There's no place like home . . . too bad I didn't have one set up when I left.

*sigh*

Adventure. Is a wonderful thing!

I loved spending time with Shayna, BreAnna, Grandma, and Grandpa. 

That's where the treasure truly lies; the inside jokes we have, the memories we have together, and the songs we can't get out of our heads.

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa ever so much!

p.s. as I found these pictures there are MORE so you will be hearing about this for a while or so. :) Happy Summer.

Made it and Outta Here

Whew.

I have survived the roughest finals week of my life!

(literally, it was tough . . . especially with all the papers, moving, and cleaning)

I also learned (remembered) a lot about myself like how incredibly cranky I get when I am stressed (oops, sorry callers of USU),

and that when I have to stop in the middle of the test to calculate whether or not I could pass the class if I literally bomb it, I probably should have studied more,

and how much I love and really appreciate friends who reach out when I "don't have time,"

and who provide things for me even I don't know I need,

and the beauty of spring really can make everything right for a bit,

and how incredibly, stinkin' blessed I am,

And now, I am (as far as I know) a college graduate!

YES!

(if anyone wants to hire me let me know . . . ;) just sayin')

Right now I am headed out to have an amazing adventure!

Pictures will follow soon!

:D

p.s. I am LOVING life right now!

Some Day Needs

Some days you just need some Sleeping Beauty with a best friend.

Some days you just need a BIG group of people.

Some days you just need one-on-one time.

Some days you just need a bunch of excited roommates . . .

 . . .in your room.

Some days you just need to have a picnic and enjoy the sunshine.
Some days you just need a good cry.

Some days you just need pizza and bread.

Some days you just need to take a trip down to conference.

Some days you just need a big handful of chocolate chips.

Some days you just need a few texts from a best friend . . . 

. . . and a call from her little sister.

Some days you just need a good book and the scriptures.

Some days you just need a really good hug.
Some days you just need to go to get "grow-cher-rees" . . .

. . . with your sister

Some days you just need recognize the moments of life.

It's just another, oh oh, oh ordinary day.

Cleaning a bedroom is much more fun with a six year old 

and I learned sometimes even a little Justin Bieber helps.

Crayola doesn't make a color for your eyes.

I could never get sick of excited kids and storybooks.

And I truly believe this:

"For Attractive lips, 

speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, 

seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, 

share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, 

let a child run their fingers through it once a day.
For poise, 

walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
People, more than things, 

have to be restored, renewed, revived, 

reclaimed, and redeemed. 

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, 

you will find one at the end of each of your arms.
As you grow older, 

you will discover that you have two hands, 

one for helping yourself 

and the other for helping others."
— Audrey Hepburn

I love my school for reasons such as this:

I really like these:

Oh the random joys of life.

Speaking of Life, I think am going to get me some at the store. ;)

MIA

Well you see I can explain that.

It's spring break.

And before that . . . well I had tests and stuff.

Plus nothing much to write about.

Oh spring break. How it brings back memories of this:

Oh I love adventure. *the SaraLee bagel bag is not a part of the story . . .

I miss that Black Rock Country - but mostly the fun getting there and back.

Also lately I really want to:

My family and I. We love frogs. . . and I don't think any of us kissed any in all the years we've been . . .

Go camping.

Or maybe just 

Make pizza with my friends with no worries or cares allowed.

*sigh*

Although I've relaxed and recuperated,

I think I need a break of some other sorts 

but I am not sure what I need to satisfy that . . .


wasn't much of a post but it's what you get for now. 

p.p.s. kend when are you coming for some guac? 
If all else fails I guess we could schedule a night and a movie 
and just pretend we are enjoying deliciousness together.