LATELY

The church history tour posts are coming soon, I can promise you that. But until then, here is a little list of current happenings/things I'm loving lately:

 

-This poem by Sarah Kay. (the rest of the video is pretty good, too). (yay for TED talks).

-Planning new upcoming photo shoots.

-This documentary, because I love photography & I love fashion & I love old men & I love documentaries in general, so this one is basically made for me.

-How everyone is wanting to set me up with their friend/nephew/coworker/boy they took braces off the other day. Is this what being almost 18 feels like?

- I'm really into the work of Tyler Knott Gregson lately; he's attractive and has some rad tattoos and is a pretty great photographer, but mostly I just love his poetry. Check out some of my very favorites of his here, here, here, here, here, here, here & here. Also I'm really excited about the new book deal he just got! Definitely buying that one. 

-Photographing a wedding.

-Old friends that move back to Oregon (Hey Haley! Here's your shout out!)

-This blog. Not only is LL cute & stylish, but she's also a super inspiring writer. I may or may not have started following her on instagram & twitter, too. & she may or may not be my newest girl crush.

-Knee length destroyed denim skirts. (two of my favorite examples found here & here). I mean, 90s much? Fantastically terrible much? I'm in love.  

-& last but not least- this is the story of my life.

 

 

I FOUND THIS POST IN MY DRAFTS. IT'S REALLY OLD. OH WELL.

It's time to get real here, okay guys?

If I'm being completely honest, these last couple months have been really sucky. Like in a everything-little-thing-is-going-wrong-but-i-don't-really-have-a-good-reason-to-think-my-life-sucks kind of way. Do you know what I mean? Yeah, I don't either. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm a big baby. Lately I've been finding myself complaining about the little things and not trusting in God and his timing. I could sit here and name off all of the dumb things that have happened since school started, but I wont, because that would be obnoxious and no one would want to read it. Instead, I'll share all of the things I am thankful for. Because it's November, dangit. And looking on the bright side of things always helps. 

  

THINGS THAT I AM THANKFUL FOR:

//taylor swift and her new cd, because it's perfect in every single way//friends that make me laugh//the temple//movie marathon parties//oregon in the fall, because i'm pretty sure this is exactly what heaven will look like//dutch brother's peppermint hot chocolate//a loving family//my three best girlfriends, and talk about a little 'last hurrah' in disneyland//having my licence and a car that i can drive in//a mom that will take me out of school for the day to go shoe shopping//playing the guitar and piano//hunter hayes//real, paying photography jobs//missionaries; past, present, and future.//the new missionary age change, and other answered prayers//sweater weather//my advanced junior english class, because we're basically like a family and i've never, ever laughed that much in school//instagram//blogging//the talents i have been given, because they make me special//seminary//journaling, even though i am terrible at it//pink hats that i am pretty sure are magical//cherry vanilla sprites//"no school november"//the beatles//boys with nice hair//

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//

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.