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The other day in seminary, we talked about our hopes and dreams for the future.

This is what I decided:

I want to go on a mission for my church. I want to go to Africa and help build a school. I want to run a marathon. I want to learn how to surf and sew and to play the ukulele. I want to travel the world. I want to go to Brigham young university to become a special education teacher. More specifically, I want to work with deaf and blind children. I also want to continue photography, maybe even shooting some families/seniors/weddings on the side. I want to be fluent in Braille and American Sign Language, as well as Spanish and Dutch. I want to get married in the temple and have a family. I want to help change the world for the better. I want to live an awesome life, one that people will remember.

TEACHER THINKS THAT I SOUND FUNNY, BUT SHE LIKES THE WAY YOU SING.

a little back to school video i made with my siblings a few months ago.
are they the cutest, or what? :)

{song is "we're going to be friends" by the white stripes.}

Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were married on January 29, 1958, and they stayed happily married for 50 years.

 I love all of these photos of them, they are so stinkin adorable.

a few random thoughts before i head off to school.

I've been driving a lot lately. It's pretty wicked awesome. I even test drove some mini coopers with my good friend james dean the other day. It was fantastic. I've decided that all I want for Christmas is a red convertible mini coupe with white racing stripes. please. 

On a completely unrelated note, have you seen the Irish kid on Glee?
OH DANG. He is so stinkin cute.

I think I am in love.

Halloween-Part Two!

 we dressed up like frogs, {original, right?}

and met chewbacca.

you can tell by the looks on our faces that it was basically the best night of our lives.

after taking my brother and sister trick-or-treating, we pigged out on candy and looked at old pictures. it was a good night. :)

this is the only good thing about waking up at 6:00 AM.

things that make me happy:

taking pictures//the nice guy at mcdonald's that put peppermint in my hot coco and made the chocolate sauce look like a smiley face//elvis laughing//reading preach my gospel before bed//finding notes from friends in my scriptures//dinner with the missionaries//a good book to read//this mormon message video//long phone conversations with far away friends//meeting chewbacca//knowing that i only have 3 days of school this week//all of the brightly colored trees//looking at pictures of my parents when they were young//wearing boots everyday last week//decorating my bedroom//an extra hour of sleep thanks to daylight savings//

Halloween- Part One!

On the Friday before Halloween, my friends Jacob and B threw a big Halloween party. The rule was: "If you're not wearing a costume, your not allowed in the door." So everyone went all out. (I went as Audrey Hepburn from Breakfast at Tiffany's!) We played games and rocked out to songs like Monster Mash, Ghost Busters, and Teach me how to Jimmer. :) It was a blast!

equal parts nerdy and elegant.

 

we've got bieber fever! it's undeniable!

 

And remember my theory on blurry pictures being the best pictures?

Well drum roll please for my favorite picture ever.......

Tada! I love my friends. :)