smellin good...

i don't think i will be buying any lotion, body wash, or perfume for awhile! my wonderful family gave me tons for christmas!
here are a few of my favorites lately...



victoria's secret heavenly





bath and body works...
forever sunshine, midnight pomegranate, & japanese cherry blossom



chance by chanel

congrats to michelle & tyler!

my brother is getting married!!
i have to say that they are a match made in heaven!
i am so excited for them both & i can't wait to have another girl in our family!

laughing

1. to express certain emotions, especially happiness or delight, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied by corresponding facial and bodily movements.
2. to feel or suggest joyousness; appear bright and merry






...i simply love to laugh :)
laugh. smile. have a great night.

a good way to end a semester!

after finishing my last final yesterday all i wanted to do was be lazy...& believe me, i was soooo lazy!





anna & i watched ever after & you've got mail back to back.
& while we watched those we ate....




cookie dough, oreos, & other treats that i probably should not have indulged in!
we took goofy pictures...






& to end the night perfectly jon & i watched a movie in the fort him & his roommates made in their movie room :)



now a three week break until spring semester!!

whatta wednesday :)

this is what i woke up to this morning...



...how lovely! :) it was so cold today!
but i can now say that it is starting to feel like christmas!

oh what a day! i pretty much spent all day locked in my room studying for my math test until jon came and rescued me! what a sweetheart, we went on a triple date to yummy cafe rio and made gingerbread houses! here is our masterpiece!

to study or not to study?

what i find myself doing instead of studying...


blogging & facebooking...gets me every time!


eating way too many cookies & snacks



cleaning & doing dishes (always seems to make me feel so much better!)


& talking on the phone...well i guess just talking in general.
me and my roommates seem to have a problem with that.

but i've got to get off and focus...only two more finals to go & then it's christmas break!
wish me luck & have a good night!

find the joy in your life

ok. so i know i said that i would become this crazy blogging machine and get back on top of this.
but it is hard. especially when i have no idea what to write about.
i guess it takes practice though. so i am trying!

lately i have been thinking a lot about bucket lists and what i want to do with my life.
here are a few of my thoughts...

1. get married to prince charming in a beautiful white castle.



2. raise an amazing family

"families are the compass that guide us. they are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter." -brad henry

3. become a nurse and help others in any way that i can

4. travel the world











there are so many more things that i would love to do, but i'll save the rest for later.

for now i am just trying to enjoy every second of my life, and it is going great.

what are men to rocks and mountains?
-jane austen

so much has happened...

i wish i could cover everything that has happened this fall to it's entirety, but that would be a very long post. so i will just fill you in here and there and show you pictures of what has been happening in my life lately.



i met this really great guy. and i have had a blast with him. we have been dating for almost two and half months now, and each day is always an adventure with him. i can't say that i have ever laughed/smiled so much in two months.



like i said...we have our adventures together. although this picture is not of jon and me, it is of his roommate and his date trying to do what we did. if you have never heard of trash bagging people, you should look into it.
it is worth it! (but make sure you get big enough trash bags!) ;)



i got a new job! i am still working with some wonderful elderly people, but i now go to their homes and i get to work with them individually. it has been a great opportunity so far. i love working one on one with them, they are all truly amazing people.



i spent thanksgiving with my wonderful family and we took some fun family pictures! it is so nice having them only an hour away (compared to thousands of miles away)



i scored a 199 in my bowling class! whoo! 7 strikes baby!
it was a miracle.


(picture taken by my wonderful roommate sara lyon)

even though the snow may be pretty and fun for a couple of weeks, i am beginning to dislike it more and more. especially when going to school early in the morning in -10 degree weather.
past the cold...logan is such a great place!

i hope you are having a great fall...i know i sure am.

i will blog more later...i am going to get back on top of this and become a blogging machine.
you just watch and enjoy!