to bring the world His truth...

well, it's here.
september 29, 2010.
i'm a missionary.

all i can say is, "far and wide 
we tell the Father's story, far 
and wide His love proclaim."  

God be with you till we meet again...
. . . in april 2012.  loves!  

pedestrian is human being.

today on the way home from Logan i saw a billboard that said, "save a pedestrian, save a life..."  doesn't that seem kind of obvious?  

is this ad relevant to you?

 went to smith's today to develop some pictures.  photo down for the day.
went to rite aide today to develop some pictures.  photo down for the day.

went to great clips today, said "cut an inch".
an inch and a half and a heck of a lot of layers later,
i have a new hair-do.
good thing i trust tricia.  hah!

had the strangest dream this morning, with the tingey family?  weird.

it's supposed to rain today!!

going to logan tomorrow!  so excited!  hopin' the leaves are red, at least a bit?!

devin wanted me to grow my hair out... oops.

the mission to-do list is down to just a few small items.  hooray :)

i'm hoping the family pictures we took the other day will be done before next week!

next week at this time i'll be in the MTC.  WOWzers.  no big deal.

yesterday my mom said "there comes a time when you just have to
move on.  it's time for you to leave, sara."  ha ha!  glad i'm not the
only one that's bored out of their mind sitting around home!

"20 years in debt, 20 years in the government, 20 years can never get me by" --america - non stop listening!

aaron christensen updates his status on facebook like every two hours.  crazy boy.

glee came back last night!  too bad this is the only episode i get to see.

wednesdays are good days.  

blah.

in all my spare time today i was just reading over some of my old blog posts from last year and the beginning of this year.  wow, i used to be such a better blogger than i am now.  my posts recently have been so boring.  my apologies to you, all 3 faithful readers!  hah!  right now my life consists of these 3 things: family, devin, and mission prep.  not too exciting.  well, that's not true, it's all exciting, but not so much blog-worthy exciting.  i only left my house once today, for like 10 min only.  here's to proving my laziness:
7:00 up for family scripture study
7:30 back to bed
10:00 woke up for reals, made myself french toast
10:15 wasted lots of time on facebook and blog stalking
11:00 studied preach my gospel
1:30 realized how long i'd been sitting there without moving, went to the bathroom and played piano for a second
2:00 started writing farewell talk #2
4:30 started reading some conference talks and studying preach my gospel again
5:30 took hannah to library
5:50 read some more scriptures, finished pmg chapter
6:15 organized the mess in my room, gathered some more stuff for the mish, got lost on facebook again
7:30 dinner with the fam
7:55 jam session with hannah on piano and cello
8:15 fhe with the fam.  low key
8:50 rootbeer floats
9:00 went to room and read old blog posts, thus the purpose of this post
10:30 i will be in bed.  missionary curfew calls, after all.

wow, such an exciting day, right?  I MISS BEING BUSY.  however, lovin' all this study time!

so, here's to a recommitment to making the next 9 days of blog posts better than they have been this summer... lo siento, again.

"sometimes i like the 5 dollar cheeseburger, but other times i'm satisfied with a french fry or two.  yes, just one or two."

my voice shall echo thy message sweet

"trusting my all to your tender care
and knowing thou lovest me,
i'll do Thy will with a heart sincere,
i'll be what you want me to be.

i'll answer dear Lord, with my hand in thine, 

i'll go where you want me to go."  

525,600 minutes

i miss being busy!  this break from life has been nice, but i'm pretty excited to get out of here and have a busy life again.  busy is my middle name and i haven't been living up to that, ha ha!  10 more days, friends.  10 more days.  

porch swing

"picture you on a front porch 

your smile shows your teeth 

i'm sittin on the stairs

got this image with me

i give you everything that you want

on top of all that you need

and all that i ask in return 

is a lifetime with me

and i know that it's a good thing

and time goes slow when you're on a porch swing

life can show me everything

when i look at your ring 

ask me again in 5 years 

it'll still be the same

except for one thing

and that's just your name

we'll watch this little town grow

everything new seems so strange

but you're still in my arms

and your eyes don't change

and i know that it's a good thing

and time goes slow when you're on a porch swing

and life can show me everything 

when i look at your ring"

love this song, thanks for the fun find, ems!  <3

7 napkin kind of girl.

that's right.  7 napkins.  i hate going to a restaurant and they bring you... one napkin.  my sandwich tonight was hecka messy and let's be honest, that can get embarrassing.  cowboy grub has the same problem.  can't i get me some napkins?  7 please.

"you're all smiles and silly conversation as if this sunny day came just for you... tell me what's right with you"  -- when did you fall, chris rice, on repeat!

mission shopping:  done and DONE.  after days and days of shopping practically everyday we finally finished the daunting task.  woo!  it's a good thing too, the lady at macy's recognizes mom and i now... awesome.

CANADA!

yesterday at the sister missionary mall, devin walks up to the counter and awkwardly asks... "can i purchase something here?" made my day.  pretty sure he's the only boy that ever goes in that blessed store.  what a good sport he is!  "i'm glad i get to see your shopping side.  that's important."  baaa.

i think the amount of times i've been to provo this year has way exceeded the sara ence limit.  oh but guess what... moving there in 2 weeks.  good thing i only have to stay for 3 ;)

i'm really missing my logan autumn!  with all the leaves starting to change down here i keep thinking about how much i love logan in its brilliant red fall-ness, and wow.  logan-sick am i.

i wrote a "last will and testament" today.  just so these young fellas and fellow don't have to fight over my stuff while i'm gone:

ba ha ha.  

turns out having only church music on your ipod isn't such a bad thing after all.

our waitress at red robin tonight was so bubbly... and an awesome saleswoman.  i would've order liver and onions from her, had she asked.

would you still be friends with me if my hair looked like this everyday?

on npr the other day they were interviewing this guy who had written this book about the periodic table of elements... one "everyday" story for each element.  you could call in while he was on the radio and talk about your favorite element from the table, and also share personal stories you had with different elements.  do people really have regular occurrences with the periodic table, like that they'd be willing to call in and share?  

it's a pretty fun feeling to still be on summer break when everyone is so stressed with school and such.  i sit home and read all day.  and LOVE it!  don't worry though, soon i'll be busy again.  busy preachin' the word!  mmhmmm.  

devin called to invite me to my own brother's birthday party as his date.  ha ha, always something new with this boy ;)  happy happy happy.  

i saw a car for sale today.  it had window chalk on it that said, "car 4 sale.  runs good.  runs real good."  

i miss hannah's hilarious stati.  they've gotten real deep lately.  nbd.  

i'm listening to christmas music right now HA HA.  i guess that holiday display at macy's really got me excited today.  don't judge.  it's a one hour deal.  

lovin' this: 

just a country lovin' girl all the time all the sudden.  104.3 is my new best friend.  

i love what ashlin said today, "i wish facebook counted as a class in school... i would have a really good grade."  wouldn't we all, sista?  wouldn't we all.  

also, the other day, ashlin's little 5-year-old sister called 911 like 10 times with a friend, then had to talk to an officer about it for a good little while.  funny funny.  

i still need a haircut.  but i want to grow it out.  but i want to cut it.  but i think i'll grow it out.  but tomorrow i might cut it.  gahh i don't even know anymore, someone tell me what to do  :P

the world needs more places like this: 

 

the right to hold you tight

today i finally finished the "rainy day" box,
and BOY is it good.  can't wait to give it away!

that is all :)  

loves her momma's lemonade

i hate the sound that goodbye's make.

can't believe i have to start saying goodbye to people.

what a crazy time.

:(  

victims

"more often than not, love jumps at us unexpectedly
in moments when we start to fall little by little,
unknowingly, more and more, until it's too late
to break that strategically secret connection."

pain throws your heart to the ground

but love turns the whole thing around.
no, it won't all go the way it should,
but i know the heart of life is good.

whit.jen.sar.kate.

{ missin' these ladies tonight! } 

so true it's painful.

member what i said earlier about all roads leading to provo?

guess where i'm going today...  ;) 

leaf spin.

my favorite time of the year is spring, when it's just getting warm enough to walk outside in a short sleeved shirt and a light jacket.  no more snow, no more coats, flowers budding, birds to wake me up in the morning, and school's almost out for summer.

but, my almost favorite time of the year is fall.  I LOVE FALL WEATHER!  i love football games.  i love the changing leaves.  i love pumpkins.  i love fall holidays and the upcoming holiday season.  i love back to school (even though i didn't get to do that this year...) i love sweatshirt weather.  i love pulling out my jeans again.  i love cold fall nights.  i love cuddling in the fall - cuddling in the cold is the best time to cuddle ever, he he!  i love cleaning out my room and bringing my long sleeved shirts to the front of the closet.  i love fall!!  

3 weeks?

so, i'm leaving in 3 weeks from yesterday.  :)
after watching future sister jessica myers open her call
yesterday (brazil, santa maria!), i got another wave of
mission excitement.  this week, reality's been setting
in that i really am leaving so soon, i'm really going
on a mission... leaving my family, leaving devin,
taking a break from school and real life, for 18 months...
going to live in another country with complete strangers
for 18 months.  WOW.  18 months.  but, as i was watching
the cute little MTC videos ("the district"- they're great!), i
got both so excited and so nervous.  i've said it before, but
i've never been so excited and nervous about any event in
my life.  the closer i get to leaving, the more stuff i gather
and add to the perpetual piles in my room, the more i read
preach my gospel and study my scriptures, the more i attend
the temple, and the more i just stop and think about what
i'm getting myself into, the more i just have to stop and
breathe.  today i wrote one of my farewell talks, and just
picturing myself up in front of the congregation giving
my talk, with everyone i love there, i just got this gut-
falling, heart-wrenching feeling that i am leaving.  i am
leaving, and soon.  3 weeks goes by SO fast.  i'm leaving
in 3 weeks.  WOW.  3 weeks.  3 weeks from yesterday.

he's got a point

last night: (after devin decided to stay in salt lake rather than go to his fhe at b.y.poo.)

s: "thanks for forfeiting fhe to be with me :)"

d: "yeah.  that family isn't eternal anyway."

s: "i'm glad you think the ence family is"

d: ";)"


at dinner on sunday david, aunt ally, kristen, and i had an interesting discussion about the newly created singles ward dilemmas.  no more ward hopping, guys.  this is for real.  they mean business.  funny though - ally (whose husband, my uncle greg is the singles ward bishop in holladay) was saying there's a flaw in the system - we want people to meet each other in the singles wards, but not go to church with their significant other.  "church is not a place to cuddle and scratch backs of the one you love... it's a place of worship."  (so true...)  david said his bishop said "if your girlfriend is in another ward, that's too bad.  join the ward activities committee and organize an activity with her ward.  but when you come to church, you don't bring her, and when she goes to church, she don't bring you."  ally and i wonder how this works, exactly.  just food for thought.   the singles ward system never ceases to entertain.  haaa.


ps i wrote the longest blog post this morning then never posted it and it got erased.  boo mac, boo. 

i feel my savior's love in all the world around me

did i ever mention that we got up for the sunrise at my cabin deep in the heart of the mountains?  gorgeous!

good morning mountain world!  

"these fries are so yummy!"

so... the parentals are out of town for 6 days.  partyin' it up in powell.  today they hiked a mountain to get coverage to call us... hah.  what dedicated parents, i love it :)  anyway.  it's been a great [exhausting] weekend playing mom.  definitely another eye opener of how much my mom really does for all of us.  i can now see why she sometimes comes home and says she never wants to drive again, and the house seems to be a bit messier all over today, hah!  we've had a happy weekend though, culminated today with front row above the dugout bees seats and an exquisite dinner at five guys.  here's to another happy weekend!  
huzzah!  

elder mcrae :)

i got a letter from my dear friend alex mcrae today!  he's doing great and i'm so proud of him and how much he's grown up already, just in 3 months!  but one paragraph he wrote really stuck out to me today: 


"the lord will bless you, and in the times of need just get on your knees and plead with the Lord saying that you are doing what he wants and that you need his help to accomplish those things and he will give it to you. when you ask ye shall receive." 


i needed that reminder today.  thanks, alex!  sure miss you!  

27 days. but who's counting.

now that september is here, the countdown is really here!  devin told me to stop counting days... so i did... but it's hard when all the sudden it's september 2nd and i'm leaving in just 27 days!  (4 weeks from yesterday).  still lots to do to prepare... but wow, i'm getting excited!

it's finally hitting me and setting in that it's almost time to be gone.  i don't think it will hit how long i'll be gone until i get in the mission field... but i'm at a content place right now, so no stress, baby, no stress.

"we must protect this house" - oh man.  utah football and ence family tailgating starts tonight.  as hannah says, "i'm more excited for college football than school starting..."  she's fo real.  go utes!

did i tell you about our john mayer adventure?  no?   well, it was excellent.  best concert of my life, devin clark: mission accomplished.

my cousins just won "family of the month" down in southlake, texas where they live.  check their story out here.  *sniff sniff* so proud of you guys.

i found this yesterday and it made me not only want to go back to quickwater right NOW, but also to go out and move some pipe!  hah.

and this one:  look how little coleman is!!  

also found some old efy treasures of pictures.  amazing what the catacombs of this computer hold, hah! 

spoon me with the fam last night.  best yogurt ever.  i could eat there everyday.  i told my dad we should get a frozen yogurt dispenser in our freezer to replace the poopy water dispenser.  mmm.  someday.  someday.  

i'm lovin' this fall weather!  bring out the sweatshirts!!  

lots to do this day, i better go.    

mellow monday.

i woke up to the most amazing rainstorm this morning!  fall is surely in the air.  It was chilly today, and i love that.  long pants and sweatshirt weather, but the sun's still shining.  mmm.  honestly, today was really hard.  it was weird to think about all my usu friends starting school today, going to their new fhe's and having a blast with new roommates.  and call me pathetic, but i really, really missed him today.  provo isn't TOO far, i know... but i was so sad and mellow today about that.  the first day apart is always the worst.  and i think reality about him being gone for school then me up and leaving for a mission is finally starting to set in.  hard.  thank goodness for friends like annie carney and ashlin anderson... i know i can always count on them for a pick me up :)  on a brighter note, i read all morning, curled up in my bed, listening to the rain on and off for hours.  devin called at lunchtime and made my whole day, (after a small but much needed cry).  i ate graham crackers and frosting in milk, which always reminds me of ashlin... and is one of my favorite treats!  i broke my desk chair today... awesome.  this afternoon i accompanied the skyline musical auditions.  today i realized how old i am because 1. i didn't know anyone that auditioned 2. when mr. gundersen was introducing me to the new(ish) dance teacher, he said, "sara was a senior 4 years ago, in 2006."  wow!  graduated in '07, thank you, gundy, for making me feel ancient... but seriously? was it really 4 years ago that we were starting our senior year?!  gahhh. 3. everyone in high school looks so tiny!  4. i saw a girl i used to babysit walking in the halls and thought, there's no way she's in high school.  ouch.  tough realities today.  but all in all the auditions went well.  always interesting to hear the commentaries of the teachers after the students leave the room, ba ha ha.  nothin' like an insiders' scoop, eh?  after auditions, i started walking home: the sun mid-sky, a bit cloudy, but then blue skies smilin' at me.  it was the perfect chilly fall weather and it smelled of freshly cut grass.  the perfect afternoon.  em.ja.ne and i talked a considerable amount today (compared to what we have been doing lately) and i got one of her inspirational messages in my inbox, which made me extremely happy!  always a boost to hear from that girl!   speaking of ems, tonight she informed me of the gorgeous sunset, which to me is always a great reminder that the Lord loves  me and is here for me, even for something as simple and silly as missing a boy.  lots of other things happened today, but i'll just leave it at that.  i was reminded today, however, how much i love the hymn "lead kindly, light."  "lead kindly, light, amid the encircling gloom.  lead thou me on."  definitely one of my favorite hymns.  i am grateful today for the peace the gospel brings and for how happy my family can make me.  fhe tonight was so great.  tomorrow... john mayer and owl city... :)  my missionary bedtime is fast approaching, so happy monday to all and to all a goodnight!

turn the page

the best summer of my life ended tonight.

feelin' a little somber at the moment.

- - -

why must all good things come to an end?

complimentary water.

yesterday was another marathon date day.  woot.

11:00am.
car mechanic.
wait for aaron and elena.
drive to provo.
check in liberty square.free cookies and lollipops.
move stuff in to room.organize shelves (kind of).
try to contact roommate.
drop elena off.
drive to mtc.walk around mtc.
devin's interview.pick elena up.
costco chicken bakes.frozen yogurt and smoothies.
drive home.
pick up katie jane.
drive to snowbird.
spa day!
swimming in the rain.
HOT tub in the rain.
eucalyptus steam room.
relaxing on the massage chairs.gorgeous foggy mountain view.
complimentary water (ha ha).
eucalyptus room again.
heat room.
warm showers.
full amenities in the locker room.
high balcony lookout.
drive home (in the fog).
crepes and ice cream.
"the perfect crepe".
ghost town.home.
12:00am.

i dare say it was an epic 12-hour-date-day.

ps. does it seem like this week went by waaay fast to anyone?

he said, "hey!"

bucket list #17: write a good love song.  check.  (just imagine the tune... i guess...)

he said, "hey, how ya doin'?  it's been a while, but hey!"
she said, "hi, how's it goin'?  yeah, i think i recall your face..."
he said, "cool, let's play!"  she said, "alright, you pick the day."

tuesday night they climbed a mountain, watched the freeway cars go by.
he laughed, she giggled.  and then she sighed.

he said, "hey, how ya doin'? there is so much i want to do... with you..."
she said, "alright, let's get goin'!  PS i like you!"
so they grabbed a piece of paper, started writing down some things

pretty soon they were country dancin', tie dyin' shirts and shoes.
holdin' hands, makin' plans... she said, "you're the boy, your turn to choose"

he said, "hey, let's go on a picnic!"  she said, "...okay..."
so he took her on a picnic, then showed her up in croquet.
he said, "baby, don't worry.  i like you anyway!"

pretty soon they were horse back ridin', watchin' movies until dark.
findin' every single lookout, and nearly every park.

he said "oh, oh, oh, will you be my summer love?"
and she said, "oh, oh, oh, i will be your summer love!"

he said, "hey, then it's settled!  you are my summer love... now."
then he paused just to say, "sara, kiss me right now."
he tucked her hair behind her ear, said, "kiss me right now."

pretty soon they were kissin', dancin' underneath the stars
he played with her hair, she said, "you've captured my heart...

 oh oh oh, you are my summer love."
he said "oh oh oh, you are my summer love!"

he said, "hey, it's time to go... it's getting close to midnight."
he drove her home, held her close, then said "good night!"
she went upstairs to her bedroom, knew it was just a matter of time

before he sent her a message... her phone buzzed twice.
"sweet dreams tonight, baby!  i love you more all the time!

and oh oh oh, you are my summer love.
oh oh oh, you are my summer love!"

so she curled up in her bed and dreamt all night of her summer love.

. . .

just a few pictures to make you smile this day:

huzzah.  

(thanks to feel good about yourself tuesday for these!)

a place of love and beauty

today is a day i have subconsciously
been preparing for and looking
forward to my whole life.

"i love to see the temple, i'll go inside {today}" 

:)  

back to school, wha?

everyone's starting school today. or next monday.
then there's me.  just chillin' at home.

no big deal.

music.life.love

moose jaw

yesterday, when whitnaaay and i got caught in the wind storm... on the lake... in a canoe... we couldn't stop laughing.  we were rowing forwards but moving backwards.  my. arms. kill. today.  so great.

summer 2010 was by far the best summer of my life.  for many, many reasons.

i love that carson is always baking dessert.

david castillo is HOME.  i think he may be the last of the guys (oh, besides kendrick.)  love all these wonderful RM's!

the typical conversation at mandy's wedding the other week: "i don't think we've met, what's your name?" "sara ence" "sara, where did you go to high school?"  "skyline..." "oh me too!  what year did you graduate?" "'07..."  (pause)  "me too!  why don't i recognize you?"  (usually a fit of embarrassment for a minute from them, me just laughing to myself) "oh, i know who you are, but no worries, we didn't talk, like at all, so no stress."  "i still feel way bad though..."  hah!  what a joke.  that's what i get for dating someone in another world of social class than me :)  love it.

i get to see melissa k today and i'm sooo excited!

went to the zoo on tuesday.  the bird show just about killed me with cheesiness.  but the monkeys were thoroughly entertaining.  do have to say though... what the heck - why did they get rid of the hippos?!  the nature's nightmares were a little frightening as well... the giant spider and pirahna's and the fruit bats.  when the guy asked if we had just eaten fruit my mom answered no.  after he explained that we didn't want to attract any fruit bats to our scent then opened the door i thought to myself, "i just ate a bag of grapes... and a banana... awesome."

thursdays are always good days.  mmhmm.  love thursdays.

i'm happy!  that's all.

canada.  can't wait.  the closer it gets the more excited i get.  devin would probably tell you differently, but it's not his mission, it's mine :)  ha ha ha...

already in post-LEAP depression and missin' my LEAPers like craaaazy!  i'm pretty sick of this one week friendship stuff.  EFY and LEAP were awesome, but it's always so sad after the week to leave your new best friends :(

i love writing random feel-good notes to people!  just spreadin' happiness, no big deal.

this shirt smells like him.  driving me crazy.

this country song just came on that says "it won't be like this for long" and it's so true - life can change so fast!  especially at this stage.  just another reminder to e n j o y e v e r y m o m e n t !  

happy summer closing!

castillo

GUESS WHO'S HOME?!

:D 

oh devin.

sure love this boy.  

copy genius.

just another successful week of LEAP!
LEAP 2010... by far the best yet.
the caliber of students and the levels
of energy and motivation and excitement:
unsurpassable!  wow.  i'm amazed at what
a fantastic week it was.  always fun to:

see old faces:

be with best friends again: 

recruit loved ones to a new way of living: 

be reminded that i'm a 10 :)  

and of course, make lots of new best friends!  

{ soarin' turkey haters for life.  best group EVAH.  mmhmm. }  

i heart LEAP.  forevah evah!  forevah evah! 

leap LEAP leap

it's showtime!  

he's a 10.

 about 'p.s. i love you'...

"so my favorite part of the movie was when the mom is
talking to the daughter about going into a room with
someone there to acknowledge you, to be with.  you
totally do that to me.  like tonight when i got to hold
your hand and everyone wanted to know if i was dating
you and i got to say yes!  i'm the one with the amazing girl."

it doesn't get more adorable than that.  i'm tooooo luckyyyy!  <3

tonight devin surprised me with tickets to see john mayer!
it was my "reward" for finishing the book of mormon in
4 days - which beat his record of 5.  boo yah!
i've seen john mayer once a couple summers back and it
was by far my favorite concert i've ever been to!!
so, naturally, devin said, your "best" concert has to be
one with me... so you're going again.  hooray!  i thought
he had already come and i was sad i had missed it... but yay!
apparently parker and laci are coming with... which will
be a blast as well!  what a sweetheart.  drivin all the way
up on his first day of school to take me to a concert then
driving all the way back the same night.  again, too lucky.

tonight was the perfect date.  i say that a lot, but it always is.
some boys just know how to charm... and i'm dating one of them!

can't wait for cali tomorrow!  

a sit down man-to-man

lovin' all these summer rain storms!

happy wedding day to kyle and katelyn turner
and chandler and katie townsend!  i heart weddings.
what happy couples <3

bucket list item #26: read the book of mormon
in one sitting.  this week: done and done.

on a mission high... again... life couldn't be bettah!!  

LA in 2 days.  thatswhatsup.

graham crackers and frosting for breakfast. mmhmm.

shooting stars and skylines after a bonfire and canyon drive.
perfect tuesday date night.

love. in. a. box.  after feeling a little conflicted for a bit,
i finally got an answer to my question this week...
and can i just say 1. life is good and 2. the Lord knows me.
i love when i am reminded of that in simple ways.

56 days till MTC.  wooot.  can't wait!!

missin' efy this week!  alright alright hey.

LEAP.  enough said.

i need to go straighten my hair and read some more.

mmkay.  byee.

listless.

neglecting everything and everyone.

boo.  

"GIRLS" --parker adams.

after being away for 4 weeks,  

the next 28 days will be bliss.  

but as taylor and taylor say, 

all roads lead to provo. so of course

one of us were bound to have to leave 

for there eventually (again). the good 

news here is... i'm going there too... 

just not for another 2 months :)  

oh how i love being in the same city!  

lots to do this week, but absolutely no where to be.  this is the life. 

oh, hello august... when did you show up?!  

nothin' like a little morning yoga, eh?  

lots of weddings this week. 

august is another month of love.  

efy is full of creepy stalkers.  

who knew teenage boys could be so bleh. 

(gotta love it... i think...) 

brace yourselves:  i love provo.  

i know, big news, right?  enough said.  

but the "all roads lead to provo" idea  

seems to be frighteningly true 

as of late in my life.  best.  

already missin' my efy  week 10 babies!  

it's going to be a 10 sort of day(week).  

i just know it.  

"i like my whole houuussseee!

i can do anything good.. yeah yeah..."  

530.

i'm going to read the whole book of mormon this week.  

688.

result of efy:

the amount of 14-17 year-old facebook friends
you have triples in just 3 weeks.  love.

have we not reason to rejoice?

"when you strip everything away
we are all so alike."

i love efy thursdays with all my heart.

efy love.

"be strong and of a good courage.
be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed.
for the Lord thy God is with thee
whitersoever thou goest."

--joshua 1:9

we sang as we walked and walked and walked and walked and walked and walked and walked. . .

back in the slc.
psyche... only for 12 hours.
then back to blessed provo for 2 blessed
weeks of efy.  have i mentioned
recently that EFY ROCKS MY WORLD?! 
cuz it does.  big time.  i've only had a 2 week
break but i'm DYING to get back to efy.
alright alright hey.

{ oh hey, tyler }  

montana was spectacular.  had a couple CRAZY 

adventures, and i almost died hiking this thing: 

IN SHORTS AND A T SHIRT.

yeah, see those dark storm clouds rolling in?  no bueno.

but we'll save that story for another time.  

hummm... tonight i realized how pathetic i am 

when it comes to sir devin.  

but hey, no big deal, i feel great about my pathetic-ness. 

(and luckily he does too... ba ha ha...) 

can't wait for another stellar LEAP adventure. . .

just 2 weeks away.  when did that happen?  

how can summer be coming to a close already?! 

GAAAAHHHHH  

{ i heart LEAP. } 

i've gone blogging inactive.  sorry i never post anymore.  

but i find all this internet fasting strangely refreshing.  

66 days till da MTC :)    

seeing all those alberta license plates at glacier 

national park made me stokkkked.  

oh canada.  

also, did i mention we went to a llama fest?!  

i will remember this day forevahhh.  

i even ran into some efy friends there! 

{ embrace the teacher thumbs up. } 

it's on my bucket list to take the perfect rain picture. 

i've come close a couple times... like this weekend: 

but it still isn't perfect.  someday.  someday. 

life is good.

BIGfork

life is so simple,
and that's what makes it so great.

off to montana tomorrow.