gabe-ography.

Gabeography in one of my favorite things ever. I actually have quite the collection and I don't know that I have ever shared any with you all. Gabriel is very passionate about taking pictures and I'd say he's got a bright future. Here are some of his more recent pieces of art. 

Walker's underwear. HAHAHAHAH (don't tell him his underwear are on the internet)

this is actually a pretty good picture of my dad...

* all photos credited to Gabe Holloway

A Christmas Duet

This is my Christmas gift to you. (probably the lamest gift you've ever gotten...) I was taking this seriously... my dad was not. He gave me bunny ears? How old is he?

you don't really have to watch this.
I'm putting it on my blog for my posterity to enjoy.
I hope the Internet is still a thing when my Grandkids are wondering how cool I was when I was 18...

A Very GRACE AND TODD Christmas Presents: Oh Come All Ye Faithful

Isn't it crazy...

The impact that our parents have on us? I seriously think I would be a crazy drunk hobo without my adorable parents. I love my mom and dad. They are really 2 of the best people that have ever lived on this planet. I'm so glad that they met each other, fell in love and had oneheckofa daughter. And four really cool sons.

Lets talk about Christmas.

People, I LOVE CHRISTMAS. I get butterflies and a giant smile on my face when I think about it. I am in love with Christmas(time). What is not to love about it? Lights, snow, hot chocolate, sledding, Christmas songs, shopping, family, food, giving, 12 days of Christmas (we call our grandparents and sing to them everyday) chocolate advent calendars (which I left at home so I will have to eat 16 chocolates in 1 day. Yay!) Christmas parties and movies, sleepovers, and Gabe is 4.... Santa still comes to my house, and I think he will for a while. Having little siblings is the best. And just the feeling of love and happiness! it's the best. If you're not obsessed with Christmas, shame on you.

A few things:

• Lifelong dream is to spend Christmas in NYC

• Some favorite Christmas songs:

           -"That's what Christmas Means to Me" by Paul Young
           - James Taylor's, "Go Tell it on the Mountain"  (I love James almost as                   much as I love Christmas)
           -And really? Is there anything better than *NSYNC singing "O Holy                         Night"? (You should hear my mom and I belting this one in the kitchen                 while we cook)
          -and lets not forget Gabe's favorite, the Glee version of "We Need a Little                 Christmas." He is OBSESSED.
          -Plus lots of other incredible songs.

• This should be fun!
• Did you know why rings go on the left hand? (this has nothing to do with Christmas... except that my parents got married 2 days after Christmas in 1989.) 

Thanksgiving day

1. dinner

2. parents

3. brothers

4. backyard baseball

5. satchel 

6. pies

7. egg nog

3 things

Dumb things:

• Naked lady pregnancy photos. Maybe when I'm pregnant I'll think it's beautiful or something... but for now it's disturbing.
• Facebook
• English 1010

Things that I really want:

• To go home and see my mom
• an iPhone
• One solid friend in Logan (don't freak out mom, I'm fine, I have lots of good friends just not a best friend, which is cool :)

Movies I watched yesterday:

• Finding Neverland
• 13 going on 30
• 13 going on 30 (it's good!)

Things I love that, until recently, I didn't know I loved:

• Parks and Recreation (T.V. show...)
• Logan in the Fall
• Store- bought cookie dough!

Things I am going to do today:

• Homework
• Gym
• Take a nap

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. 

some photos.

love and miss.

I love my roommates, I love my new friends, I love how people are drinking and smoking and watching R rated movies all over campus and we stay at home and paint our nails and pop popcorn and watch a movie. I love Logan. I love my bike. I love this campus and I love laughing with all these random girls that we met at lunch or at a party or downstairs or at church. I love that I'm friends with so many people that I would NOT have been friends with in High School. I love my new ward. I love meeting people from tiny towns in Utah and big towns in Alaska, Pennsylvania and New York. I love Utah State University.

I miss my mommy. I miss her so much. I just want to hug her for 3 seconds. I just want her to hold me and tell me I'm doing a good job being friendly and outgoing and kind. I wanna watch a movie or go on a walk with her. I miss my bed. It was so big and so perfect and it was made just for me. Everybody has the exact same beds here. I don't like it. I miss the sound of the chickens squawking in the morning and I miss talking to dad while he plays in the garden. I miss Walker and his constant rolling his eyes at me and Nolan always being SO weird and Satchel always writing me nice notes and giving me hugs and Gabe wanting to help cook and mowing the lawn with me.

Loving and missing.

we done did some picture taking.

classy grandparents.

My grandparents went to the Grand Canyon for their honeymoon. they are the cutest people ever. 

HAPPY (ALMOST) 50th ANNIVERSARY!

i love you. 

Arizona.

Dad, Nolan and I drove to Arizona for a couple days. Lots of baseball, food, family and fun. 

ice castles.

So... I follow Marissa's Blog. she's cute. a little while ago she posted about going to these ice castles and i thought it was the coolest thing EVER. so i looked it up and convinced my parents to take us on Presidents Day. It was an incredible adventure. 

here are 8 billion photos to check out. wahoo!