spontaneity is our middle name

we hang out at the mall on friday nights.

over it.

today i feel like eliza dolittle in  my fair lady when i say, 
"goodbye, m.r.g., you shall not be seeing me again."   :( 

senior represent!

welp, learned my lesson not to pray for things to keep me busy.  what i thought was going to be a long, boring, lazy last 3 weeks of the semester has suddenly turned into a jam packed, full, stressful, CRAZY last 3 weeks.

on the bright side, i got a cool shirt today for being a senior.  that sounds so old.  senior in college, really?

 i win in 2010.  

utah state.  best school ever.

  

sme365

day nine --> a photo you took

just one?  he he he, please see here

meh

asking
on
dates
is
the
most
nerve-
racking
thing
in
the
world.

there's
definitely
a
reason
that's
supposed
to
be
the
boy's
job. . .

big round schoolhouse

if you thought the world was small before today,

YOU HAVE NO IDEA.


 

sub.zero.

good news, friends.

SUBZERO is comin' to LOGAN!!

don't worry, i brought it up.

oh, just having a conversation with michael about why we could never get married.

michael: "it'd just be great if you could just turn into a heathen as fast as you can mike, maybe even consider going to the U" (trying to guess what i was going to say when i accidentally typed "it'd" without the rest of the sentence...

sara: "no, i think you're definitely (sadly) destined for BYU.  and you're gonna meet some crazy, i mean adorable, BYU girl and get married and have BYU raised children.  it would've never worked between us - we'd have fought about BYU way too much..."

michael: "too funny :) but you're right, what would've happened to the poor children?  raised in a home with such contention? they would've been scarred!! ;)"

sara: "they would've sided with their mother, naturally... but i'm gonna laugh when you come to our 15 yr. reunion with all of them, they'll all parade in in BYU shirts and hats. i can just see it now :P bleh."

michael: "what's funny is that since i've been back, my byu feelings have actually really been growing.  think it has something to do with having to hang out with U kids."  { feelings really been growing, seriously?!  i almost said something 4th grade-ish, like why don't you just marry BYU }

sara: "what's so wrong with U kids?  not righteous enough for ya?"

michael: "now try not to judge me even though i know you will... but yes, that's exactly it. what you said was right, U kids aren't righteous enough for me.  make sense?"



sadly, this is one of his more normal days.  love you, dearest michael.  don't love your school choice, or your typical BYU personality.  meh meh meh meh.

firelight

spring fevah!
it's the worst and the best all at the same time.

this weekend was rockin'!! 
- first bonfire of summah- picnics in the sunshine- barefoot walks on campus - climbing trees- hammock sittings - naps on the lawn- true aggie night- bridal shower- staying up way too late- talking with dear alex, mike, griffin- 2 nights with kara - stake conference- cheesy joseph smith fireside- playing with russell, nate, ben- spending 24/7 with heather- laughing with jackie today - bawling through the last song- sending my mom 50 birthday texts- planning next weekend, ha ha- not doing homework when i should be- soakin' up all this glorious SUNSHINE!- and more . . .   :)  
life is goooood. 

only 3 more weeks till the 801!

hahahaha

 yes, this is my roommate.  yes, she sleeps like this often.  

just 2 people in love.

let me tell you a little something about my mom.  birthday = national holiday for the ences.  you wake up and feel like a million dollars with your room and the bathroom decorated, walk downstairs to find a table full of confetti and crepe paper, a personalized, customized, hand-painted sign in the window, and crepes, hot and ready.  growing up i'd always try and guess what "theme" my mom would use for each birthday :)  i'd smile simply thinking about the hours and hours and late nights and early mornings it would take for mom to get ready for each birthday.  she really does know how to make you feel like the most important thing in the world.

so my mom's birthday is monday.  not just any birthday, #50.  the big 5-0.  if you knew my mom, it wouldn't surprise you that she didn't want any big party, no fancy hoo-hah you're 50 let's invite everyone you know over to celebrate.  just a "small gathering with immediate family".  but that didn't stop my dad from making this the best birthday yet for her :)  daddy called me yesterday, just to talk, because he felt like it.  that doesn't happen very often, so that in and of itself made me smile all afternoon.  i asked how his week was and he replied about this amazing book he's been putting together for my mom - letters and notes from all 200+ of our relatives - all my mom's brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, nieces, and nephews.  amazing.  every single one of them wrote something.  he got teary talking about the amazing things they wrote about my mom, the things that were repeated over and over, and her strongest characteristics that everyone loves about her.  i can tell he was so proud of this book, and i'm proud of him too.  it will make momma cry and i just know she'll treasure it forever!!

i can't tell you how happy it made me to listen to my dad talk about what he has planned this weekend!  all my mom's favorite things packed into a weekend long celebration.  temple and dinner last night, hiking this morning, tulip festival, movie this afternoon, chinese buffet for dinner.  tomorrow, all the grandparents and our newlyweds are coming for dinner (SOO sad i'm missing it!!).  by the time her real birthday on monday rolls around, she will be so celebrated out she won't know what to do with herself.  my dad loves my mom so much, and i am extremely grateful for that simple truth.  it is evident in the way he treats her, the way he looks at her, the way he jokes with her, the way he knows when it's time to stop, the way he holds her, and the way he talks to me about her.  she is his eternal sweetheart, and that brings a smile to my face.  i know most families these days are not like that, even some of my closest friends are now torn apart by separation, divorce, anger, hateful words.  satan's attack on the family is frighteningly working.  all i can say is, my family is the greatest blessing in my life.  it's days like yesterday i am reminded just how much they mean to me, and just how much we all mean to each other.  but yesterday i was reminded just how much of a sweetheart my daddy really is, and even though they're older and have been married 25 years, the excitement about love and being in love still exists.  i need to find a man like my dad to marry.

happy birthday, mom!!  :)