I love Summer.

I'm My Father's Daughter

Yeah yeah. These glasses don't make me look like a super model. But there were bugs getting in my eyes. So I stole my dads glasses. 

They didn't work super well. 

Lots Happen in One Year.

I just spent some time going through posts from a year ago - around the time I graduated.


2 things.

1. It's crazy that I had no idea that exactly a year from then I would be in the MTC. Seriously. That's insane. NO IDEA people. No idea.
2. My writing on this blog has gone downhill since then. My writing isn't as...fun? good? Whatever the word is. It's probably because I had more to blog about and more time to think about my posts in order to make them semi entertaining.



A lot of stuff has happened this year.
People keep saying that in the year and a half I'm gone, not a lot will happen. And I thought that too. Until I evaluated this past one and realized that a ton of stuff goes on.


Things will be happening.

I'll come back to 5 new nieces/nephews. Let's make that 6, just for fun. I'll miss a siblings wedding. Van Noy and Hoffmans senior year? Yeah. I will miss it all. Just BYU sports in general...I'll really miss it all. My oldest niece will be in 7th grade (ha. what?) My dad will be hanging around the house all day everyday. He will probably also have placed 1st in 2 triathlons and, heck, probably participated in an Iron Man (is that what they're called?) My parents and little brother will take a trip to Hawaii without telling anyone. My room will be painted some lame tan color (that better not happen actually). My nephew will be better then me at piano. One of my best friends will be married (and who knows...maybe having a child), another best friend will be married or engaged. My best friend from elementary school will be married (I know...elementary school. But we are still friends and she is still one of my favorite people ever). The basement will be finished. My sister will live in New York. My youngest brother will have been on his mission for at least 2 months.


I'm not saying I want all these things to happen. But they probably will. Some of them I know they will because they are already in the process of getting ready (marriages...some of the nieces and nephews...basement...etc).



Off to Zermatt I go to get some gelato while I have the chance!


9 days.

Dandelion Wine

 As I posted on my instagram last night, this book really is the perfect summer book. There is something about the book that really pulls you into it. Like...really.

I needed something to read to fill up some time that I've spent wasting the past couple of weeks so I decided to read a book! At first I started Peter and the Starcathers, which is an easy and fun read. But then I saw Dandelion Wine. Goodbye, Peter! So I'm going to try and finish Dandelion Wine with in a week and a half. I just need to get one more read in before I head on my mission (less than two weeks! Ah!!!).

in honor of Dandelion Wine

Also. I love taking pictures of my nieces and nephews. They are my all time favorite subject. (Sorry, nature and adults)

Happy Mothers Day, Mom :)

To literally the best mom out there. Happy Mothers Day!

Love you. 

Uhhhhh

Totally getting this to wear forever and ever.

Honestly???

And She Lost Her Golden Locks

Before:

After:

Yeah. So I chopped and colored my hair. And let me tell you, in a year and a half I will have my blonde back! And my hair will obviously be longer then as well - cause I'm not cutting it!

Why did I do this? You may ask.


On my mission I didn't want to have to worry about keeping up the color and when my roots are showing too much it drives me crazy. So I went more to my natural (eh, kind of ) and more brown color.


And please. Do not say you can hardly tell my hair is different. Because IT IS.

Let's shed a little tear for the state of my hair.

Now let's get over it and worry about it in  a year and a half.

Good Deal!

28 days and I leave for the mish. eeeehhhhhhh.

 *exhale*