E*X*H*U*A*S*T*E*D

i feel like some of my greatest posts have come in the middle of the night. please dont ask me why i'm blogging at one in the morning when i should be doing my reading or heaven forbid, sleeping. i just felt like writing. i dont even know why.
i was driving back to my apt from home tonight and realized that i had A TON of reading to do over the weekend and did NONE of it. yes, i'm awesome. or i just get distracted. so i wander in my room a few minutes ago, pull out my book and this is what i read,"since the early 1980's, many in the field of second language learning have supported, indeed made possible, the revolutionary movement taking us from grammar-based to interactive approaches grounded in social interaction.... blah blah blah."
yea. that lasted about 30 seconds and then i pulled out my computer and that led me here. summer school is hard. especially with so many distractions.

wow i just got really tired. here are some sweet pics from the strawberry days rodeo and of course, the backstreet boys concert which was, btw, ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS.
Thanks dad! And happy birthday Lor! life is good. besides the whole summer school thing.
ps. going to cali this weekend with the b-rit. so freaking excited. love roadtrips with that girl and i'm in dyer need of serious vaca. and the beach. so i can wear my bikini.

a little taste of inspiration

"Stay with me. Lets just breathe."

-Pearl Jam

"Simplicity is the outward sign and symbol of depth of thought"

-Lin Yutang

"You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. Its just a matter of paying attention to this miracle."

-Paul Coelho

"I dream my painting and then I paint my dream."

-Vincent Van Gogh

"The belly rules the mind"

-Spanish Proverb

"We are still masters of our fate

We are still captians of our souls"

-Winston Churchill

"And I dont know why but with you I'd dance

In a storm in my best dress

Fearless"

-TSwift

comings and goings

Still living in Provo. Here's the latest.

Melissa's baby shower. She's due the beginning of July and she's just adorable. She doesn't even look pregnant in this picture. She's going to be such a good mom. It was so fun seeing everyone too!

I ate sushi for the first time with my ADORABLE new roommates. I seriously LOVE them. I lucked out BIG time.

All the nephews came in town for memorial day weekend. It was SOOO fun. I love them.

AK and AROD dominated again. I love summer because I love tennis.

Taylor. He's adorable. He just gets bigger every time i see him.

Lori graduated from BHS! Isn't she gorgeous?? I cannot believe she is so old. For those of you who don't know she is going to Idaho State on a full ride scholarship to play volleyball! She's so excited and we are so happy for her!! She's a rockstar!

Josie got married and we went to her shower. Ashlie and I got her these over-sized underpants and ironed on some awesome stuff. It made her laugh.

She loves us. Because we're hilarious.

Ashlie came in town for the wedding and it was SOOO good to see her. I miss her more than words can say.

We had our annual breakfast and swim party. It was a blast.

My good friend Kenzie is Miss Lehi and she had an open house to get ready for Miss Utah. Isn't she gorgeous??

Did you know David Archuleta wrote a book? A memoir actually. I went to his book signing at Deseret book on my lunch break on Tuesday. I didn't get the book nor did I wait in this line to get his autograph.

Yea it was pretty much insane. But it was a good time. I am just a big fan of David. Thanks to Brittney who let me drag her along. She's such a good friend. And we are officially roommates again. Life is good. We don't get much done but we always have a good time.

Here's to a great summer!

"Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with friends and family. One day each of us will run out of tomorrows."

-President Thomas S. Monson. (Finding Joy in the Journey - General Conference Oct. 2008)

PS. I love this picture. I want a giraffe at my wedding.

WANDERLIST

Ok here it is. The much anticipated WANDERLIST (inspired by Alex and Mina). I have put much thought and effort into this list. I was a list of about 50 but I have narrowed it. It was really hard.

PS. I love traveling. A lot.

First off, here are the places I've been (outside the US):

Russia, New Zealand, Samoa, Italy, England, France, Spain

"travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent."

-Miriam Beard

1. Go on an African Safari and then volunteer in a school in Africa for a year

2. Visit the pyramids in Egpyt. Then go to Cairo.

3. Scuba dive the Barrier Reef

4. Greece - for at least a month

5. Go to Kyoto Japan for the cherry blossom festival and experience the night life in downtown Tokyo.

5. Bike through Denmark

6. Stay in a 7-star hotel in Dubai

7. Taj Mahal (and other parts of India)

8. Party in Brazil during Carnival and then wander around all of South America

9. Study in ancient Jerusalem


10. Live and volunteer in Mexico

11. Learn Italian and go back to Italy. but go through rural parts of Italy too and eat pizza for every meal.

And I'm going to buy a really expensive camera and take millions and millions of amazing pictures.

I am simply inspired by people and culture.