THIS ONE'S FOR LAURA

Once upon a time, Laura asked me to dedicate a blog post to her. I said "sure thing!" but since I'm basically the worst blogger on the face of the earth...it never happened.
But guess what? This girl turned the big 1-6 on Tuesday (even though, if we're being honest she's been the big 1-6 for awhile now...)
So here ya go, LSK! This ones for you!

 

Reasons why having a Laura as your best friend rocks:

 

-She has the best fashion sense ever and an endless amount of colorful gap tees, and she (almost) never minds when I raid her closet and steal things and don't give them back for months.

-She's got great taste in music and will be your concert going buddy till the sun goes down. (not sure if that just made any sense...?)

-Also she listens to terrible music sometimes, but makes it seem awesome and cool and I don't know how she does it? Like, I've never seen someone dance and sing to Fergie quite like Laura does.

-She's basically a member of the family because she comes with us on all of our family vacations and thus, has to put up with my dad's endless teasing.

-She's the only one I can talk in hashtag to without automatically feeling stupid and wanting to take it back. #indatub #wifey #handsineachothersbackpockets #holla #hashtag

-We both hate the same things. It's great.

-She puts up with my teasing her about her age. She's 1 1/2 years younger than me and I never let her forget it...

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURA! ▲▲▲

 

 

HERE'S A LITTLE DITTY ABOUT MY 4 BEST FRIENDS

 

I'm the type of person that tends to get along with guys a lot better than girls.
There's not really a reason for it, I don't think, but 90% of my friends are guys. That's just how it worked out.
My guy friends are seriously amazing. But sometimes you just need a girls night, you know?
So here's to Laura, Cassidy, Cerena, & Whitney.
I am so very thankful for these four.

I GIVE A CRAP ABOUT AN OXFORD COMMA

 

I've seen Vampire Weekend in concert twice before, and both concerts were unforgettable. It was back in my middle school days, when I was young and naïve and didn't even know what a mosh pit was (and holy cow was I surprised when that started happening. I had no idea what was even going on!) The venues were small and the tickets were cheep. VW had only just released their freshmen album and they weren't very well known- so it was fun and intimate; I swear Ezra Koenig stared straight into my soul for half of it ;)

 

 This concert, however, was completely different-in a good way! Vampire Weekend has released two more CDs since then and have become a pretty popular band. The venue was huge and the lights and effects and such were crazy! So. Much. Fun.  

 

 

Obligatory pre-show pictures with our loot. And I mean, how cute are these shirts?! Favorite concert T's by far.

These cuties opened for Vampire Weekend. They're in a band called The High Highs (which is an absolutely fantastic name ;) and they're from Australia. Major babes.  

Post-concert pictures because it was THAT GOOD.

Also, Vine. I'm obsessed with Vine, people. I didn't understand it at first but now I do. Obsessed.


▲▲It was super hard for me to narrow down, but you can check out a few of my very favorite VW songs here, here, here, here, & here.▲▲

LAURA'S A BABE SAY WHAT.

Here's an instax that I took of Laura the other day.

You can see more pictures I took of her at my photography blog!

BOWLING.

we woke up early {9:00. ha!} on new years eve day and went bowling.
and even thought i am the worst bowler ever {B and i tied for last place. how does that even happen?} i had a wicked awesome time.
it may or may not have been my favorite part of winter break.
i love my friends!

TODAY.

"I love your outfit. It reminds me of something
I would pin on pinterest."

"You Remind me of Audrey Hepburn. Seriously.
You kind of look like her, and you're just so classy!"

Today, I received the two best complements ever.

I also found out that guys facebook stalk. Guys facebook stalk! Who would've thunk it.

And I got an Instax camera for Christmas. I'm so excited, you don't even know. 

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. :)

Weekend

my weekend consisted of sleepovers, making oreo truffles with my family, meeting up with friends at a pioneer activity, winning cupcake eating contests, learning how to square dance, shoe shopping, and lots of eating. ;)

"you'll shoot your eye out!"*

 in between morning and afternoon conference yesterday,

erik and hunter taught laura and i how to shoot a gun.

 it was terrifying, and my arm is hating me for it today, but i ended up having a TON of fun. :) 

{and, i'm not going to lie, i felt pretty hardcore.}

 "i think everyone is just automatically more attractive when holding a gun. seriously. you could give a gun to anyone and they would be good looking."

"this sounds like something i could interpretive dance to."

"you don't have to say yes...yet. but you cant say no."

"consider this scenario: if there was a bomb scare at your school, and there were dinosaurs and fog surrounding the outside, and you knew i had a helicopter, what would you do?"

*{quick! name that movie!}

general conference {saturday session.}

 {laura and erik and i. we're babes, don't deny it. also, please note that i am wearing a bowtie. bahaha.}

oh boy, where do i begin? today was conference. it's a time set aside twice a year where our prophet and church leaders speak to us worldwide. i love conference weekends. i always hear the things i needed to hear, and i find a whole lot of comfort in their inspired guidance and love.

things that i learned at conference today:




when you read the scriptures, it makes it easier to obey the commandments. scriptures are tools to help us. use these tools. they are pure truth. read your scriptures every day. studying & memorizing scriptures is like filling a filing cabinet full of friends and truths that can be called upon at any time. great power comes from memorizing scriptures. ponder what you read.


when you pray, believe you will get an answer. god will answer in his own way and in his own time. never give up. always pray. make prayer a daily habit. trust in the lord with all your heart. listen for the voice of the spirit that is felt rather than heard. as you seek revelation, you will walk in the light of the lord.


whom the lord love, he corrects. learn of the church before you go around preaching it. trust in the lord with all your heart. testimonies come little by little. our testimony + faith in the lord + knowledge of the plan of happiness is what we need to get us through hard times.


dreams we have now can be fulfilled later in life. do not give up on your hopes and dreams.


no building is more important than the temple. go to the temple often, as often as you can.


learn of christ and follow his example. christ is the perfect example. when we serve others, we are serving christ. those who are lost rarely even realize they are lost. we need to help and love them.


we are being raised in enemy land. we are the strongest of the strong, the bravest of the brave, the best of the best. we were saved for this day and time to fight for our beliefs and help others do the same.


do not believe that you are not good enough, not smart enough, not pretty enough, etc. those thoughts are from satan, and they are not true. the worth of souls is great in the sight of god. we are everything to god. the lord uses the scale very different from that of the world to measure self worth. he loves each and every one of us. we are all special and we all have a reason to be here. do not let satan discourage you.


i am a daughter of god. i am a daughter of a king.


the book of mormon will help us with our problems and give us guidance.


some of the greatest souls that have ever lived are not in history books.


do not worry. live your life to the fullest. go on a mission, get married, have a family, watch your children and grandchildren grow up. you will not run out of time. everything will work out.


the church is pressing forward--press forward with it.


do the best you can, and the lord will do the rest. all will be well. do not stress.


be humble. do not complain. be a good influence to those around you. let your light shine to the world.


no matter what, you are not invisible to your father in heaven. what is going on now will not be forever. love your heavenly father in word and in deed. he sees you as his child. he sees you as the being you can and will become. he wants you to know that he loves you.


there is always time to serve others. service can be small. let us be as quick to kneel in prayer as we are to text. get rid of the time wasting things in your life. make sure being busy means you are being productive. continue to prepare to meet god. use the internet for good.


it is better to look up.


always remember christ. pour out your heart in prayer. have a hearing ear and a seeing eyes both directed upward.

a few of my favorite things

in honor of president's uchtdorf's message about turning the mundane into the majestic,

 i would like to list off a few little things that have made me very happy this week.

being the oldest kids at skate world.

making brownies in a mug.

cute handouts from young womens.

 the weirdos i see walking down the street. :)

my handsome little brother.

my friend Tristin, who wears bow ties to school.

"ode to CasiDee" {written by the wonderful Whitney.},

 a pola of me from efy,

a letter from my favorite missionary,

 the most awkward photo booth strip of Laura and i from OMSI,

 and my favorite poem called "In Life."   

 this hunky man.

and this beautiful quote from Gordon B. Hinckley.

girls camp reunion

remember when i went to girls camp?
well, last night i went to the girls camp reunion.

it was so great to see all of the girls again!
this was my last year as a camper. i'm sad that i wont be going back to camp again!

this is how laura and i spend a saturday night.

{we have the gift of song, no big deal.}

yes, we are making a band.

and yes, it will be amazing.

Last Week Of Summer

this week i:

- Went to olive garden with Laura and Erik. Accidently laughed when our waitress said her name was Latoya. Erik called her "La-toyota." Ate my weight in breadsticks. Drove around town singing at the top of our lungs. Went to the grocery store and bought face paint so Erik could dress up as the Joker. Convinced Erik to grow his hair out like James Dean. Watched Monk and Lost.

- Bought the most beautiful boat shoes ever! I also bought a pair of toms. (Pictures coming soon.)

- Decorated my binder. (I am seriously so proud of this thing.)

- Had a sleepover Laura. We did dishes (see the 5th picture...hehe) stalked our old missionaries on Facebook and watched 3 episodes of Lost. (We are almost done with the series!)

-Went to Ward Softball and found out that I totally rock at boxing. Yo Adrian!

- Went to the library. The man checking me out (I mean, checking my books out) tried to have a whole conversation with me about Alfred Hitchcock. It was awkward...

-Made an 80's music video.

-And ate way to much ice cream for one week.

School, here I come!

Laugh Attack

I'm going to miss summer.

Dear Laura,

Happy happy birthday my dear.

Love you like a fat kid loves cake! :)

I was going through old photos last night and found these gems.