id love to stay, but i mustache

what a beautiful day is has been

:)

this christmas eve was sooo much different then all the ones we've had before.

there wasn't any wild gingerbread house competitions. no christmas eve party. no white elephant exchange. a total absence of family crammed into every bedroom and sprawled out on every couch...

just mama, pops, scooter, tay, and i.

it's the "off year" for us. also known as THE WORST THING THAT COULD EVER HAPPEN DURING THE HOLIDAYS. the year when all of our married siblings go to their in-laws house, instead of ours.

don't get me wrong, the five of us still party like wild animals.. but it's weird only have five instead of eleven, without the nephews and niece!

today was good though.

since we're leaving for mexico tomorrow, (technically seattle then mexico, but whateva) we decided to play it cool and keep it easy so we can dip out right when church is over.

(can you tell we're extremely anxious?)

we watched prison break all morning. of course...

then me and my mama escaped the chaos and went to get our toes done! ohh. how i want to steal those massage chairs in the dead of the night and relocate them right in front of my over sized television. 

prison break+massage chairs? YES! PLEASE!

then! mission: impossible.

if i can't get michael scofield OR sherlock holmes under my christmas tree in the next 6 hours, tom cruise will do.

all i want to do now is become a spy, or at least get a gun, or some crazy knife.

i should probably stop watching shows about breaking out of prison or killing everyone that's in my way of saving the world.

just before we did the traditional opening of christmas pajamas, we decided to brush up on the true meaning of christmas. 

we quizzed taylor on what she thought christmas was all about, and she nailed it. well, most of it.

she got the whole baby Jesus thing. and she got mary. but when we asked her who baby Jesus's earthly father was her response was... "uhhh. joseph smith."

wrong. joseph smith was defiantly NOT Jesus's earthy father.

then my mom took us to her willow tree nativity to further explain who was who, and what happened when. 

we quizzed taylor yet again! asking her who mary was holding.

her response? ..."uhhh. a baby."

yes taylor. just a baby. no big deal. IT'S JUST BABY JESUS.

love that girl..

after all the present opening and picture taking i headed over to the walters to do some extreme waxing.

it. was. glorious. 

we waxed arms, legs, noses, backs, chests, eyebrows, armpits, mustaches, and even toes!

if any of you know tom walters, let it be known that i waxed that man's nose and he was a champ! we had to cover his awesome stache of course, but we got that bad boy clean!

along with all the other walter boys and in-laws.

talk about cheap entertainment. 

loved it.

 now it's almost 2:00 in the morning. me and taylor are sprawled out in my bed watching alvin and the chipmunks, singing along to every song. tay keeps yawning extremely obnoxiously (maybe it's a hint that i should turn off my paper lanterns and call it a night.) but i know she's loving herself some chipmunks right now! and when she says "chipmunks" really fast it sounds like shizmunks.. so i might just leave it on a little bit longer for my own selfish pleasure (name that movie!).. :)

i'm ready for santa.

and the sooner i go to bed, the sooner morning will come, and then! santa time.

don't forget to say your prayers!

merry christmas

:)

8

"congratulations, i'm a hundred years old"

laptop? fixed.

ginger = happy.

the family is awesome.

i love.. you guessed it. i love being home.

today i got my nails did, sang my heart out, and i even straightened my hair! we had a big christmas adam's dinner of homemade pasta, salmon, potatoes, delicious salads and my mamas famous homemade rolls.

we even opened some christmas presents a wee bit early.

(thanks for the beautiful shirts kellie.. love them! :))

and now we've all gathered into our cozy basement, each of us with our own spot on these big leather couches, feet up, drinks in hand, movie playing.

i dont wan't to leave, but it's only going to get better from here.

tomorrow is christmas eve, then christmas, then mexico.. then the new year.

 it's on.

on like donkey kong.

9

blue tights and late nights

bad news.

my laptop is still broken.

good news?

it's getting fixed as we speak.

my pops figured the whole thing out while me and breanna were off eating glorified salads from the bistro and snapping pictures in fields filled with nothing but iced over weeds and frigid air.

and did i even have to ask? nope. he just took it from the house and left.

love that man.

i've been worried about myself lately.

worrying about if i've been doing everything i'm suppose to be doing, if i'm strutting down the right path... and blah. blah. blah. then i stop being so deep and weird and snap back to reality...

things are just fine.

i'm eating red velvet cupcakes without regret, dancing around my kitchen, and reading my scriptures like they're the twilight saga.

 sure, everything isn't perfect.

i still screw up here and there.

i miss certain people. i miss them a lot.

but i'm trying.

and i think i'm doing just dandy.

10

tre

my beautiful sister is c o m i n g  h o m e.

and she's bringing her beautiful baby and her dashing husband with her!

i cannot wait.

this means:

random homemade dinners.

fun sisterly visits.

bonding time with little mason.

televison marathons.

jam sessions. (jam as in music, not the jelly)

tech lessons with kritt.

sleepovers in their cozy little home.

masons curly little head running around.

the civic.

more and more of little mason.

desert nights.

clothes swapping.

dating advice up the ying.

and another safe haven

:)

kritt is 5 hours away from little ol' lehi.

i'm 11 hours away.

something is disgustingly wrong with this picture.

see in 11 days sister

loves and turtle doves

ceiling glued balloons

it's only wednesday.

and my laptop is b-b-b-broken!

that little piece that you can plug your charger into, to you know.. charge your laptop... IS GONE. the whole thing is missing. straight gutted from my laptop.

i'm praying that i can find that dinky little thing somewhere in this big ol' house of mine... or i'm going to become a life sized chucky.

3

be thou an example of the believers

alexis lord.

YOU.

i know nothing about you.

i have no idea where you're going to school, if you still live in moses lake or not, how long you've been a member, or what on earth you're doing with your life right now.

but i do remember having seminary with you.

yeah, i only went when my mama physically took me to seminary every morning after drill team.

all the other times i was skipping, doing God only knows what.

but when i did go, you were always there.

and you didn't just sit in the back, quietly watching us have our discussions and singing scripture masteries with those cheesy dance moves that we all secretly loved.

you were right there with us! well, more like right there with them. i was the poor example..

but you knew your stuff. you would answer tough questions, ask even better questions and at times you were answering questions that i had pondered about for years.

i have no idea if you were taking missionary discussions, or if you were even baptized yet.

back then i didn't really care.

but i do now.

i saw you at church yesterday. (you look amazing by the way)

you went and sat by yourself during sacrament.

alert and attent. paying close attention.

then you sat in front of me during sunday school and relief society. 

answering questions like you had been a member your entire life.

you had taken full advantage of every opportunity to learn more about everything and anything! it showed as you answered every little topic that came up, and you answered it well.

and there i was, sitting behind you silently kicking myself for not being exactly like you.

i've had the gospel for 19 and a half years. 

why haven't i taken full advantage of it?

you are one of the greatest examples to me.

i have no idea if your family even supports you, or if you being a member is okay to all of your friends or not.. but if it wasn't for your example i wouldn't of gained even a further testimony of the gospel. 

you're coming to church. you're doing what you're suppose to be doing. you glow.

that glow ate at my soul yesterday.

i want to be just like you.

thank you.

keep up the good work.

i have a human heart and i approve this message

church was great yesterday.

lilly and breck gave talks all about marriage, engagement, and what they wish they would've known before they had gotten engaged. 

not only are they both some of the funniest cats around.. but they had some good points.

scott kept hitting my knee throughout the entire meeting, whispering "write that down!"

my iphone note pad is full of all kinds of advice now.

so! i'll share :)

#1 be happy NOW.

so many of us, especially during this time in our lives are delaying our happiness.

don't even act like none of you think; "once i graduate, i'll be happy." or "once i get married, i'll be happy." OR! "once i move there, or do this, or do that.. i'll be happy."

I TOTALLY DO!

sure, i'm happy with where i am now.

but secretly i'm thinking.. well once i do this or that i'll really be happy.

well, i'm an idiot and so are all of you.

go and read 2 Nephi, chapter 5.

Nephi teaches us all about living in a manner of happiness... and in no way did Nephi have a peachy life.

 but as Nephi says, "we lived after the manner of happiness."

 they chose to be happy. and they weren't tucked inside decent apartments going to an amazing university. they were running into the wilderness and building a new life.

who even knows if half of them were married, or graduated from wood cutting school, or doing whatever.

either way.. they were happy.

#2 the list.

if any of you were ever a mia maid you know exactly what i'm talking about.

once you hit the beautiful age of 14 your young womens teachers sit you down and have you create a list of attributes you want in your future husband.

then they have you keep it (which you know we all do because we're all wondering who the heck this SOB is going to be and if they'll really match our list of our ideal husband) and then compare it to whatever boy you find when you're wondering if he's the one.

 they also have you make a list of things YOU want to be when you're looking for the one.

now my ward never did this, but tonight i might just write up a list... don't judge me.

i've blogged about this before; but before you can ever truly love someone else you must first love yourself.

this works for the expectations of what you want in your future spouse. 

if you want someone who knows their scriptures, maybe you should get to know yours.

do you want a spouse who is temple worthy and actually attends the temple on a weekly basis? are you attending the temple on a weekly basis? are you even temple worthy?

i can promise you if you make yourself the kind of person you would want to marry, then you'll find the person you really can marry since you can't marry yourself like sue sylvester.

#3 while being single, take the time to work on YOU!

times are simple while you're single.

trust me. i know.

i've even noticed while i mini dated a few people here and there.

while yes, it's possible to still be awesome and date whoever you want.

but it's tough to stay on track! sometimes you lose focus.

suddenly you stop reading your scriptures as frequently, or praying every morning and night.. just because you flag yourself as being too busy.

but you're never too busy for these things.. and once you find "the one" you both should be able to make each other better people by doing these things together. 

but until then.. take this time to make yourself a better you.

make yourself the best you can be without the influence of others while you can! you need a concrete foundation before you can ever begin to add on anything else.

#4 do not settle.

i know what you're all thinking.

"shut up! i know not to settle. we're only told that everyday of our lives."

but really. do not settle.

an easy way to quickly check whether you're settling or not is to ask yourself this;

is it what I want?

is it what THEY want?

and is it what HEAVENLY FATHER wants?

breck said he truly knew that lilly was the one when he asked Heavenly Father if she was and he knew that's what Heavenly Father wanted.

HELLO! it IS His plan..

#5 is it love, or lust?

too often affection can become the main focus of a relationship, so don't let it.

if you truly love someone you should want to know about their goals, needs, how they see the rest of their life, and all of their hopes and dreams!

not just what they're doing at 1:30 in the morning on a lonely night.

figure out if you have much in common before it's too late.

if you could care less about who the person really is, don't even bother.

a good test to see if your relationship will last without affection is to go two weeks without even touching each other.

if your relationship doesn't budge, you're golden.

but if it crumbles before your own eyes.. obviously it wasn't the real deal.

now you will fight, and in no way will it be perfect.

but whatever is suppose to happen will happen.

simply trust in the Lord, and he will never lead you astray..

done and done.

 5

"i just want to touch your body."

i've never laughed harder.

my family is hilarious. oooh, how i've missed them.

i looooooooovveee being home!

i feel like i say that every time i come home, but there's something about this time that makes it so much sweeter.

maybe it's the fact that my mama is a wizard in the kitchen, and she's been whipping up christmas goodies like martha.

maybe it's taylor. and the fact that she is extra sassy this time around.

maybe its my home town and all the beautiful people in it.

or all my old favorite restaurants. 

or my best friend.

or my home ward i've missed so much. or the singles ward!

maybe my giant comfy bed, or my mamas hot chocolate.

maybe it's EVERYTHING.

yeah.. probably everything.

moses lake is my haven.

rolling down superior ct. is one of my favorite things in the entire world.

i know exactly what's waiting for me at the very end of that beautiful cul de sac.

when i come here i refocus. 

i forget about which boys to like, what clothes to buy, who to hang out with... and blaaah. blaahhh. blah..

when i'm home i get some serious family bonding time in, i reconnect with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, and i remember what life is truly about..

when i come home i'm not just happy...

i'm joyful.

OOBER JOYFUL.

6

tomorrow

i give you all full permission to hate me.

i missed a few days of blogging.. waaahhh!

tomorrow i will blog.

and i will blog hard.

good night world.

candy canes

my eyes keep readjusting. i. need. sleep.

provo, please make up your mind.

if you're going to give me snow, GIVE ME SNOW. stop teasing me by having it all melt away before 12:00.

today mavericks hot chocolate totally replaced starbucks forever. sorry starbucks..

i think i might be a little bit too obsessed with my new glitterfyed nails.

i simply cannot stop starting at them.

i need to get my toes done before mexico!

speaking of mexico.. totally got my passport. and in record time.

it literally came a week and a half after i applied for it.

talk about a christmas miracle.

AND! walking dead. i can't stop watching it.

we totally found a way to watch all the season 2 episodes we've missed out on.. and let's just say; if a zombie apocalypse happens anytime soon, i will survive.

my flowers are still beautiful, and smell quite delicious.. :)

beyonce and brand new have been on blast for days now. talk about the ultimate combination.

i can't wait to go home.

i can't wait to begin my christmas shopping. yes.. BEGIN.

and right now i can't wait to read my scriptures and crawl into my bed.

10

art majors

 here we are again.. round two baby.

me and james ventured on over to sarah's to fnish up james's art project.. and let me tell you.

it's looking pretty dang good..

instead of krispy kreme's and hot chocolate, tonight it's orange juice and brownies..

i think i've ate five too many brownies, because i'm about to pass out on this couch.

elf is on. the blue christmas lights illuminating sarah's apartment set about the coziest nap area ever imagined.. and this blanket i'm wrapped up in has to be stitched with pure love. it's heavenly.

i find myself in mismatched socks again, most likely about to stay up way too late, and sniffing far too many fumes.

 and i love it :)

11

"because my heart and hers are the same"

what to blog about today...

baaahhhh!

to be honest, i just want to go to the temple. or temple lights. or both. actually yes, BOTH!

AND I JUST WANT TO GO HOME.

and i never want to go back to school.

i also get slightly depressed when i have to leave my bed each morning.. it's so comfortable and nice to me. 

i may be in love with it. how worldly of me..

i've been partying too hard. i need to recoup.

good night all you beautiful people. 

12

crazy colored skittles

 we all know sundays are my favorite day of the week.

i literally count down the hours until another sunday will roll around.

 i get all kinds of nourished.

church was amazing. my ward is amazing. and my bishop? amazing.

 erica keck. this is your moment.

her and i packed down chocolate like willy wonka's chocolate factory was shutting down.

she's amazing, and probably a girlfriend i'll never ever lose.

 plus, she listens to my cheesy christan music.. that's a true friend right thur.

some of the roommies, erica, julia, and i had the saddest excuse of a christmas dinner after church.

it's the last sunday we'll all be together until 2012, and we went out in style.

a decadent meal of macaroni, tuna, hot chocolate, saltines, pretzels, and pasta covered with poison. pretty sure that alone made us the poster children for the life of starving college students.

afterwards we all snuggled up into deereys and i's twin sized beds and went into straight hibernation.

 four hours later... scotter, james, and i all wondered on over to ms. sarah crofts :)

i love this girl.

she made roast, and i'm still extremely suspicious on whether or not there was drugs in it, because it. was. delish.

we sat around listening to christmas music, sucking on candy canes, and were surrounded by beautiful people. 

before sarah leaves for california her and i are forgetting the world and getting pedicures. girl date? you bes believe it. also, i am so sorry i keep forgetting my laundry at your house sarah... but the second you stop forgetting to make me my knife i'll stop forgetting my laundry.. ;) 

jay kay! or am i? you decide.  

 i am about to be all blogged out for tonight.

keola introduced me to something amazing just barely, but right after that grant introduced me to something else equally amazing which i cannot explain at this time, because i don't break pinky promises..

i'm making them sit through bag of bones right now.

AKA the gayest stephen king movie ever created, but anytime all of us are together in apartment 332 it's a good time.

i have to finish off my mountain dew, and i have to finish off all these skittles..

mickell, where are you?

i and love and you

saturday, you worked me.

cramming 10 people into a 5 seater was just the beginning.

but! then we added a few things, liiiiikkkkeee..

strangers houses.

discovering new music and listening to it like you're a gypsy.

ultimate charades.

not having a single client at school all day.

being disgustingly thirsty.

accidentally taking a three hour nap. 

alisa passed out in the car.

yankee candles.

big macs.

cut throat mafia. plus, me killing everyone.

charley cracking her skull open.

dancing in a gym with beautiful stain glass windows with nothing illuminating the room by moonshine. (THAT was probably the most gawjuss moment i've eva described.) 

cinnamon covered pretzel bites from the mall. thank you josh.

clean rings.

clean earrings. 

jordan sparks.

and finally crawling into bed at 2:30, falling asleep like an angel. 

saturday. saturday. saturday. you're the greatest.

help your brother's boat across, and your own will reach the shore

i know i only blog about this about everytime i blog.. but i can't help myself.

my brother is amazing.

i can promise each and every one of you that i wouldn't of been enjoying these past few months as much as i am if it weren't for that man.

he couldn't come to graduation, but made up for it by taking me on a womb date afterwards.

he texted me that morning and planned out the whole thing.

the second i read the text..."where do you want to eat? pick anywhere!"

i was in.

we ended up going to p.f.changs and then to comedy sports.

i will testify that comedy sports is one of the best date spots ever.

i was with my brother and it was still the best moment of my life. those kids are hilarious, plus the place has classic rootbeer in fancy glass bottles! 

even better.

let's get gushy.

my brother is the man.

he has it all together.

multiple callings that he owns on a daily basis, a BYU attendee, a weekly temple goer, a freestyle rapper, a part time model, and an ironman.

and on top of all of that, he finds the time to fit me in :)

even if it's a hot coco run.. he's there when i need him.

he knows when i need him.

and even when i want to shut the whole world out, he still gets all up in my bidnis.

i wouldn't want to be here with anyone else.

he's the worlds greatest.

plus, he's a babe.

hurry up and come home steph. let's get it poppin!

graduation

i did it.

it didn't hit me until i was walking across the riantree parking lot towards graduation.
walking alone.. kicking myself for not telling my parents that i was graduating until the night before. 
but i did it.

hair school isn't a big deal to me whatsoever.
i mean, come on.. it's hair school.
but then i think back to all the times i defended it when people would try to talk it down.
i don't care who you are, but going to a consecutive 2,000 hours of school is kind of a big deal.
i know all of you college kids can easily miss a few days of classes and bounce back like some kind of chuck norris prodigy... but us hair girls aren't done until each and every one of those hours are earned and counted for.
surrounded by girls from all different backgrounds for 2,000 hours can be the most entertaining thing on certain days.. or the worst thing thats ever happened to you.
some days i catch myself wishing i was killing 2,000 zombies then being surrounded by girls for 2,000 hours.
do you know that we have to learn and memorize each and every bone in the human body?
i bet you have no idea what color a 7/06 is, or that you can mix a 6/06 and 8/06 to make a 7/06..
do any of you even know what you acid mantle is? or exactly how many layers of skin you have?
OR! that you can easily kill someone with a little mix of bleach, hairspray, cotton swabs, and three bobby pins?


i totally just made that last one up... but really..
it's not as easy as everyone talks up to be.
i've dedicated, well maybe not "dedicated".. but more sacrificed over a year of my life to gain an education that i can make bank off of easily in the first year.
i may of done it by the skin of my teeth, and i may or may not still have about a month and a half yet.. but..


i did it.

13

tomorrow.

 i be so tired.

so tomorrow i will blog about how glorious today was.

 

deal? deal.

15

"since u been gone"

FAILURE.

it's 1:34AM.. and i'm just now blogging.

it completely slipped my ginger mind! but i am totally wide awake right now.. so i'm going to pull the whole "i haven't gone to bed yet, so technically it's still thursday" crap.

tomorrow i'm graduating for hair school.

now pick up your jaw while i kill the shock factor on that one. not graduate graduate, i still have about 400 hours to do. but! by the time the next graduation rolls around i'll be long gone.. so it's my time! :)

kind of sad i didn't decided to tell me mama until today, because i kind of secretly wish she would be there tomorrow, but hello! it's practically mid december... if any of you know that women she's neck deep in all kinds of christmas right about now.

 she's the greatest woman in the world.. so i guess i'll have to spare sharing her for this one event.

yesterday i reread my very first blog post.

"things to be excited for in 2011" 

number one being my brother coming home from his mission.. greatest moment of my life.

number two being graduating from school.

but i'm not.

talk about disappointing.. i won't be graduating until january/februaryish.  

as i look back on why it's taken me so long though, i dont really care. it was worth every minute.

i experienced life.

life straight up owned me at times, and sometimes it was my best friend.

my sisters became my best friends, i got ditched coming back from las vegas, i met every guy in the book (good and bad), i lost who i was but found myself all over again. i ran away to san diego and had to fish my camera out of my own urine in vegas.. i learned how to cook! i got to see mason and abby each turn one year old. i experienced my first pothole devastation. (those things can annihilate any tire.) i got to see katy perry in concert. i was able to visit my best friend in good ol' rexburg.. along with my grandma. (love that women.) i experienced my first birthday away from home. i went through at least five fish. i gained a few best friends. i got one awesome sunburn. i helped welcome little baby dylan into the world. i witnessed a horse completely snap it's leg in half. (heartbreaking, i will tell you) i enjoyed many a few thunderstorms. i lived alone for three months. i discovered gmh.com. i got yet another nephew.. bryce taylor. i spent an unhealthy amount of hours at the pool. i became a beach bum with my family in oregon. i got an incredible amount of ish stolen from me. i shot my first gun and was dang good at it. i road tripped with a band full of british strangers. at one point i became a total book worm and i even rushed the BYU football field, hand in hand with my brother..

point is.. i may not be graduating exactly when i want to be, but i don't regret a single thing.

it's 2:23 now.. thankfully i took a good long nap today.. and i'm still running off of red bull.. whaaatt?

good night world.

don't forget to say your prayers ♥

16

winning

i have spent the last four hours in zombie mode.

i still haven't got any extra hours of sleep, but let me tell you.. it's been good times.

me and james went with ms.sarah croft to the B66 bomber. 

also known as santa's workshop. 

sarah is helping james create a master piece and you betta believe i hopped onto that party train. 

really i was just the DJ of the night and designated picture taker.. plus sarah is sweet enough that she's letting me take care of my dirty laundry at her house for freeee.

she's a gem.

any who... i have no idea how i am still alive.

i've had one too many laughing attacks, and my insides are making the weirdest sounds.

i'm running off of straight krispy kreme's, mountain dew, and hot chocolate.

why would i ever pump that crap into my body at 11:30 at night?

i have no idea.

my laundry is still going.

james and sarah are still creating this master piece.

and i am running around in unmatched socks, a formal black top, my favorite vans sweater, and my ginger hair is all kinds of messy.

talk about a success. 

17

red hots

after a long day of school, a salsa run, and a trip to the mall, me and alisa escaped to the temple.

well really, alisa left to the temple and i started beating myself up inside about not going.

but! she forgot her recommend and came back to grab it.

of course i took that as a sign that Heavenly Father was telling me to go to the temple with alisa.. so i went! and it was magical. 

i completely forgot how amazing the temple is.

it can change everything.

i've been on one for weeks now! whatever it is, it's made me start going wild! doing whatever i want and just running a muck.

running off of a total of 5 hours of sleep for days now... and i can't even settle down to take a stupid nap.

but none of that mattered once i walked my ginger self into the temple tonight.

going during finals week is about the best idea EVER.

no one is there. i practically meditated i felt so free.

...probably the greatest moment of my life.

i pray day and night. i pray during the day. i am constantly praying.

i read my scriptures daily. i attend church every week.

i'm doing everything i'm suppose to be doing, but i wasn't going to the temple like i use to.

i forgot how much Heavenly Father loves me.

yes, i know He loves me. i can feel Him everyday.

but i forgot how much He REALLY loves me.

He's created all kinds of things just for me. He's given me an amazing family, an amazing life, amazing people..

and then He created this haven for me to escape from the world whenever i need.

a place where nothing matters but Gods work.

heaven on earth.

it was such a wake up call for me.

where had i disappeared to?

i felt awful. like i had jipped Heavenly Father for giving me so much, and me not taking advantage of every possible glorious opportunity to grow closer to Him.

what a selfish thing of me.

but not anymore.

i think i prayed for forgiveness enough times that i'm clean now..

the temple is about to become my best friend again.

it'll be superb.

18

cheese sandwich and white fudge oreos

december.. you keep delivering.

i actually caught myself enjoying school today.

i love my director. i love all of my teachers. and i love love love all my classmates. 

i also have a minor girl crush on the client i got today.. she. was. amazing.

and she totally hooked it up for a job at in n out.

do you know they start you out working ten bucks an hour! 

TEN DOLL HAIRS! ...just for washing down tables! 

ridiculous i tell you. ridiculous.

i pulled the ultimate surprise on desiree today.

when we went back to the big ML for thanksgiving she found the most darling coat in vans.

it fit every inch of her black little body perfect!

but it was far too expensive to purchase for a coat you'll only wear for one third of the year.

BUT.. that didn't stop my mama :) ..that angel she is.

that coat has been burning a hole under my bed for weeks now.

i've been dying to give it to her.

today she was about to go on the prowl for a winter coat when i had to lock her inside the apartment! i was suppose to wait and give it to her before she left for brooklyn, but it was time.

watching her peel off the bright red wrapping paper melted my heart.

she opened up the box and stopped when she saw the beautiful blue coat carefully folded and tucked away in it.

her afro head snapped up, tears built up in her dark eyes, and a smirk began to erupt from her lips.

"it's the coat." 

"it's the coat." 

"it's the coat." 

that's all she could say!

"it's the coat."  she unfolded it and held up like mufasa holding up simba.

"it's the coat."

her eyes were about 2 inches wide and she stared at the coat in disbelief.

now i know this moment sounds way magical, but it probably could've been a million dollar hit video on youtube.  

she was dumbfounded, and she literally said "it's the coat." at least 500 times, tears streaming down her face.

me, alisa, and tilly are all practically having children we're laughing so hard.

all of us watching as desiree got off the couch, still holding the coat up like simba, and walked around like she was being tazed, eyes going all kinds of crazy.

all of us cried, and now we all have sick packs from so much laughter.

FHE was delightful.

we had a gingerbread house making contest! 

i was far too bust eating all of the cotton candy, chocolate covered cinnamon bears, and red hots to actually help construct any gingerbread house whatsoever.. but i took some dang good pictures..

my FHE group is probably the grestest one on earth.. and i WILL drop kick anyone who tries to tell me anything differently.

you better believe we had another christmas concert.

i'm sure it sounded awful to everyone else, but we were living in the moment and being complete mariah carey prodigies with dancing skills like madonna.

we burned thousands of calories and guzzled water like we had just came out of a drought. 

the party animal in me just died.

i'm going to watch "walking dead" and pass out in my bed now.

thanks for reading :)

19

i love kansas, i love boys.

i have nooo idea what to blog about.. but i promised i would blog everyday and i don't break a promise.

so here i am... :)

last night was wild. we owned the night!

so many dance parties, and soo many creeps.

my legs fell off, and we found that alisa has about the sweetest indian call we've ever heard.

at one point we were in desperate need of a bathroom and started knocking random doors.

have you ever accidentally interrupted a gay couple in the midst of a heated fight?

cause we did, and he was a sassy little thing i'll tell you..

taco bell? our new best friend.

bullet bike guy, if you ever read this.. know that you're a babe.

dumpster diving at krispy kremes was such an epic fail, so just a heads up.. never try it. all you will get is crusty icing all over you.

i have never met so many random boys. but let me tell you provo! you have some good boys for the pickin'

  oh, and by the way.. i still have my tat on. it's solid.

today was grand.

i love love love sundays!!!

it's the only day of the week that i can actually breathe. 

lots of family time, hot chocolate, roommate lovin', too much food, christmas music galore, jammin' out, laughter, and Jesus time.

i'm set for another week

20

t minus 4 hours

one bucket list.

three sexy beasts.

two towns to wreak havoc on.

thousands of possibilities.

so little time.

leggo

the key to being awesome is doing awesome things at awesome times

today keeps blowing my mind.

first of all i need to tell my mama i love her. her phone calls save me. she tells me what's up, but in a loving mother way.. and. it's. awesome.

i miss stephanie. in 22 days she'll finally be back in utah. but where will i be?!

...washington. we suck at timing this out right sista.

school was good today!

i found one more thing to be grateful for today, and his name is kim.

my two time a weeker old man, who always tips me $3 for a wash.. $5 for a haircut.

i've always loved him but today i figured out why.

cause he's awesome.

he's in his late 60's and he's still got it! i can tell him anything and everything and he will give me the best advice i've ever heard. 

usually he'll be able to twist some church principle into it that really has nothing to do with anything, but it works.

for example; the 13th article of faith. "we believe in being honest, true, chaste..." see. when kim is talking about how the Lord wants us to be "chaste" what it really means is that he wants people to chase after us. and in my situation, boys.

  i like that...

 anyways. i'm kind of in the middle of being awesome with my favorite people...

so i gots to go!