a new week.

{Blouse & Jeans: f21; Sweater: Thrifted; Shoes: Target}

Things I’ve learned this last week:

- Moms make everything better

- I have the best roommate

- Stalking yourself on Facebook and laughing at so many ridiculous pictures will sure get you out of a bad mood

- Everything will turn out just fine

- It is better to make a decision, even if it is the wrong one, than to not make one at all. Because no matter the outcome you will still learn something from the experience

- Jamming out to music is the best

Sorry I wasn’t around that much last week, but I just had so much going on that I just need a little break!

Happy Monday!

zions national park.

{We stopped by a little ghost town on our way to zions national park.}

Here are some pictures from my trip to St. George that I took over the long weekend with my friend and her family. One of the days we hiked Angels Landing in Zions National Park and it was absolutely gorgeous! I loved it and if any of you have the chance to hike it, please do!

Coming here to Utah I definitely had a negative attitude because one) I had to leave home earlier than I thought I would and two) I’ve never really liked Utah to be honest. I thought the mountains were ugly and brown because I was used to the green forests of Oregon. Except since coming here I’ve definitely have had a change of heart {and i really think taking geology had to do with this!}. All during the hike I marveled and couldn’t get over how beautiful the mountains and the views were. It was incredible!

This is the conclusion I came to, it’s a total different kind of beauty – the beauty that is in Utah and the beauty that is in Oregon.  That you can’t even compare the two.

Happy weekend my loves.

Photos: Simple Flare Photography

may the odds be ever in your favor.

{Sweater: j.crew; Skirt: Thrifted; Boots: Target; Tights: f21}

I know I’m one of the last people to read the Hunger Games but have you read them? If not, seriously you need to read it right this second.

My roommate gave me the book for my half birthday a couple of weeks ago {who doesn’t celebrate their half birthday….} because she really wanted me to read it so we could go see the movie together, which I am SOOO excited for. Yeah I’ve definitely watched the trailer one to many times. Also, I am a very firm believer in reading the book before you go see the movie, plus, the book is always better!

So I totally read it in two days over the long weekend, started it Sunday morning and finished it Monday night. When I get really into books I literally cannot set them down and then I get so passionate and emotionally invested that I kinda get depressed when it’s over…lets be honest, we are all like this! But good thing there are two more books in the series!!

Happy Monday!

2012.

{Jacket: f21; Sweater & Button up: h&m; Pants: Levi’s; Shoes: Target}

2012 is the year of being BOLD.

This year I want….

to be bold in deciding what I want to major in.

to be bold and start learning french.

to be bold in moving forward, and not dwelling on the past.

to be bold in figuring out who I am and who I want to be.

to be bold in being more confident

There are many other smaller things that I want to be bold in doing this year, these are only a few.

I know that the things I want to accomplish will take more than 2012 but I want to make a bold start.

What are some things you want to accomplish or start doing this year?

{anti} resolutions

{Strip Shirt & Scarf: h&m; Blouse: Thrifted; Pants: Old Navy; Jacket: f21}

As the end of the year is coming to an end, I realized I don’t like resolutions.

Because…

One, I can never keep them.

Two, half the time I forget to set them.

Three, I don’t really understand how they can be effective.

You know what I like to do instead? {I just decided this is what I like to do instead….}

I love to make to-do lists, so why not just make a to-do list of all the things you want to accomplish. No timeline, no nothin’!

Just a list of goals that you want to accomplish in the future.

Sounds good to me! SO after the new year I will share my to-do list of goals.

christmas eve and oreos.

Every Christmas eve we have certain traditions that we do: fondue, chimes, nativity, singing carols, exchange one gift. But this year we added in a few fun little games.

One being having to move an Oreo from your forehead and into your mouth by only using your facial muscles.

The girls dominated, the boys on the other hand not so much…

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

t’was the night before christmas…

…and the house was about to crazy with festivities!

The stockings are hung, trees decorated, mistletoe hung for some smoochin’, and christmas cheer has been spread all around the house.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

Now don’t go drinkin’ too much egg nog!

denying winter is coming.

{Skirt and Slip: Anthropologie; Shirt: f21; Tights: Macys; Shoes: Target}

This outfit was worn in mid-October,  not lately as it has been trying to snow the last few days and I’m pretty sure I would have frozen my tushy off if I had…{I have a low tolerance to temperature}.

I was in the car yesterday with my sister and I was staring out the widow at the white capped mountains and I said to her…

“I will literally cry the day that white crap comes down to the valley floor”

Sorry folks but I am not a fan of the snow. And yes I know that it will eventually snow here in Utah. Am I denying that will actually happen? Why yes, yes I am.

But I did just finally unpack all my winter gear, which I have to say is low in supply…

Here is to an interesting winter.

here comes pippi longstocking.

I hope you all had a spooky Halloween! This year I decided to be Pippi Longstocking, and this costume was so fun to wear! Even though I did have to be careful while walking past people…haha.

By the time Halloween came around I was all partied and costumed out. haha.

Friday, I went to a dance party with girls from my floor.

Saturday, I went to a Halloween party with my sister.

Then on sunday, I went over to my sisters and made dinner and watch Practical Magic with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. We had never seen it before and we LOVED it. Definitely one of my new favorite halloween movies. I kinda want to watch it again….

When monday rolled around it felt like Halloween was already over. So the roommate and I stayed in and watched Hocus Pocus, one of my favs.

How was your Halloween??!

mothers and daughters

My mom, as the creative woman she is, has had this vision of doing a mother daughter photoshoot for the longest time, so before my sister and I went back to school for fall term we met up with our fabulous photographer friend Meg {She also took my senior pictures} and made it happen.

It was so much fun and I just love Meg to death and the pictures are so beautiful! I had a hard time picking my favorites!

Enjoy!

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