upcoming weekends.

I live for the weekends now that I'm in college. When I lived at home the weekend meant watching the boys while my parents went out, mowing lawns and cleaning the house. Now it means FREEDOM! Free from school and pretty much all responsibility. and so... without further ado... I present to you... PLANS FOR ALL OF THE REMAINING WEEKENDS IN 2011.

1. First USU basketball game and The Howl
2. Cedar City with Chenoa to visit Cynthia and Ann
3. BYU/USU Basketball game and Home for Jarmans Farewell
4. nothing planed yet.
5. THANKSGIVING
6. Nothing planned yet... (Jane...)
7. Mommy's coming up to hang out all day Saturday
8. CHRISTMAS
9. Christmas...
10. Arizona.

also I've been listening to the She & Him Christmas album all day.
and I haven't posted very many pictures recently.

road trip with my best friend.

(if you consider the 70.5 miles from Logan to Centerville a road trip...)

this awkward photograph was taken 1 year ago at Utah State. 

and now we're here for real. together. 

I adore her. 

also: 400th post right here. boom bam baby. 

class.

my whole life I've tried to be classy. I have always wanted to seem like someone with the name Grace Holloway. It seems classy and composed. It's taken me 18 years to realize that no matter how hard I try I will still walk all the way across campus with my skirt tucked into my undies, people will still bump into me  in the cafeteria and I will still spill my boiling chicken noodle soup all over myself, the floor and the 8 people nearest to me. No matter how hard I try I forget to shave my legs, I leave half of my hair out of my ponytail and I trip up a staircase with thousands of people and I get trampled. I'm missing an earring, I didn't pluck that lone black hair on my chin, there's a booger hanging from my nose, I forgot to bring a pen to class, I lock myself out of my room I can't stop biting my nails so my nail polish is chipped, my backpack is unzipped and everything falls out, I step on peoples feet and spit in their faces when I talk, I laugh my annoying laugh at all the wrong times. I try so hard and will continue trying but I'm not sure I will ever consider myself a classy gal.

I TRY. 

18 years ago.

I will be 18 in 11 minutes. goodbye childhood. i loved every minute. i'm on the phone with walker, my best friend forever. last childhood chat with the child thats always been right by my side for as long as i can remember. Dear Walker, thanks for being the best part of my childhood. My happiest memories are of you and I just being together. I love you.

good thing i'm supposed to be the adult and he's more mature than me.

Painting

I went home for Labor day.

and we painted.

My mom had this HUGE blank canvas so we just squirted away. I think it will dry in about 48 years. 

hiking.

TODAY I WALKED FROM THE BOUNTIFUL TEMPLE TO THE SALT LAKE TEMPLE. LOVE ME SOME 12 MILE HIKING WITH MY WARDIES. 

Things I've done this summer besides work. (I know... MORE pictures...)

TOOK THEM TO LAGOON.

TOOK THEM TO THE ZOO

planking...

Sunday Evening Walks by the Pond. 

TOOK THEM SWIMMING

just the first week of what's about to become

  THE GREATEST SUMMER EVER. 

cool stuff

Pirates 4 at midnight. (I looked good, they looked lame.)

Ufreakin2 (marry me Bono?)

Scholarship awards 

Satchel's baptism (i'm curvy, not fat)

flips. 

THESE CRAZY PEOPLE:

left us alone overnight for the very first time. Walker and I make a great couple wouldn't you say?

He made dinner

I cleaned and made cupcakes

The next morning we sent them off to school!

Gabe watches satchel's bus all the way down the street. 

ALSO!

THESE:

Have become a big hit at our house. 

Hello Seattle.

I know you're ready for a picture/ travel journal overload. 

DAY 1. 
Tuesday April 5th 

Pikes Market

Sang in St. James Cathedral

Top of the Space Needle

DAY 2

Wednesday April 6th

Workshop at University of Washington. 

(thanks Annie for the pic :)

Seattle Temple

DAY 3

Thursday April 7th

To Canada!

Singing in front of Parliment Building in Victoria. 

 Butchart Gardens.

Night in Victoria

DAY 4 

Friday April 7th 

Ferry Ride from Victoria toward Washington

Mariners Game

                                       

DAY 5 

Saturday April 8th 

Bus Ride Home!