LOVE ME DO

 I'm currently editing the (literally) hundreds of pictures I took during my little trip to Seattle earlier this week.
Until those are done, here are a few iPhone shots.

On our way home from Seattle we stopped in Redmond to check out a prom dress store. Earlier that day we were told by a stranger that it was amazing. We showed up, took a look around, and came to the conclusion that it was so not amazing. (hello obnoxious amounts of glitter and $400 price tags!) Instead we walked around and took pictures in front of all the fun murals. Then we did a little antique shopping and had an in depth conversation with the owner of the shop about lipstick. It was a fun day. 

 

(T-shirt: PacSun, Jacket: Tommy Hilfiger, Pants: Gap {buy here!}, shoes: Cole Haan,Watch: American Eagle {buy here!}, Sunnies: Target). 

FILM // LAST SUMMER

I finally got my film from last summer developed. Here's a few of my favorite shots.

ROADTRIP PART FOUR: UTAH

Because of Canden's finger we had to stay in Idaho a few extra days, and therefore only had three days to spend in Utah. We had plans to visit some friends and check out the BYU campus, but decided to forgo those because we were so short on time. I guess we'll just have to come back next summer, right? And maybe while we're at it, I can get my senior pictures done by Matt Clayton? Pretty please? :)

We spent the first day at Temple Square. And boy, was it amazing. I spent forever talking to the sister missionaries. One of the sisters was from Washington (which is only a few hours away from where I live) and had gone to an art school there, so we talked about that for a while. Her companion was from a little town in Italy that my mom visited earlier in the year, so we talked all about that too. My mom told her that she had met two elders while she was there and bought them gelato and talked with them for awhile. It turns out that one of those elders is a really good friend of the sister we were talking to. Small world, right?! I told them that I was really interested in serving a mission and they got so excited. They smiled real big and hugged me and told me all about how great serving a mission is. I had the best time, and it made me want to serve a mission even more. 

Day two was spent up at park city, where we shopped til we dropped and watched the skiers practice. (only to find out that jef-with-one-f and emily where there the very next day. what. the. crap. i was so upset.) 

And then day three was spent doing more shopping and spending more time at the temple.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROADTRIP PART THREE: A BIRTHDAY HE WILL NEVER FORGET.

            On August 8th we decided to go canoeing for Canden's (my little brother) 12th birthday. He was now an official boy scout, and he desperately wanted to get his canoeing badge.
          When we arrived at the river all 20 of us got situated, organized, and into our separate canoes. I went with Canden and Jack, our 10 year old cousin. We didn’t get very far down the river when we decided to stop and wait for the rest of our family. Another one of the canoes (caring two of our younger cousins and a foreign exchange student from Japan) paddled up to us to also wait. They lost control, and ran into the side of our canoe.
            Out of nowhere, I hear Canden yell, “My finger! It fell off!” Yeah right. I thought to myself. Canden was notorious for being overdramatic about things and besides, the other canoe barely hit ours. I looked over at Canden just in case, and to my dismay saw blood everywhere. I stood up and leaned over him to get a better look at his finger. You know when you cut a hotdog in half long ways, and both sides just kind of flop over? Yeah, that’s what his finger looked like.
            My instincts (and multiple years of first aid training) kicked in. I quickly took off the T-shirt I was wearing over my swimsuit and wrapped his finger up with it to try to stop the bleeding. Fearing he was going into shock, I hugged him and whispered, “It’s going to be okay. Don’t worry, it’s not that bad. Everything will be fine.” An ambulance then came and rushed him to the nearest hospital, 2 ½ hours away.
           The doctor said the canoe must have hit his finger just right, because it literally exploded. He fractured the bone and had a partial amputation, but his tendons, muscles, and arteries were in perfect shape. Long story short, it was a miracle.
           While he was at the hospital with my mom and dad, my cousins and I threw him a little surprise birthday party. We decorated the whole house with balloons and streamers, the whole getup. All of our younger cousins drew him pictures and made him cards, while us older cousins wrapped presents and made food. When he came home a few hours later, we turned on the lights, jumped out at him and yelled "surprise!" Even though his finger was all wrapped up and he was clearly still pretty out of it from the drugs, he was so happy! He couldn't stop smiling and laughing and telling us all about the new chuck norris jokes he made up. Oh, that little boy.

ROADTRIP PART TWO: MORE IDAHO

          After we left our first stop, we drove up to rexburg to stay with some more cousins. And oh, rexburg. We had quite the adventures while staying here.
          We went to the sand dunes, which was a total blast. Once everyone was ready to go home, we went down to our cars to see that all of our shoes had been stolen. After saying a prayer, we had the feeling that we should start digging around in the sand. We started finding shoes here and there in various places. After an hour or so we gave up and went home, still missing two sets of shoes. I was so mad!
         We also went shopping, took a tour of the BYUI campus, ate lots of junk food, and went running every day. I loved going running there. We had this perfect path we would take. Four miles, starting and ending at Lanie's (my cousin) house. We only passed by a few homes, which was perfect because I always feel really self conscious when I run. And they whole way you could see the temple lights out in the distance. It was beautiful.
    

ROAD TRIP PART ONE: IDAHO? OR...

Over the summer my family and I went on this big road trip for five.weeks.

First stop? Our cousin's house in Idaho! Unfortunately we were only able to stay for the night. I did, however, manage to do a little exploring while we were there. I ended up finding some really cool places!

 You can just call me the horse whisperer.