this one time.

i stood on a frozen lake.

 and played hanging with friends with matt schinn.

and warned mark to not walk to the light.

 and went to ward temple night.

 but it was too busy so we went to jordan river instead.

 and i got mexican hot chocolate. it was delish.

the end.

mountains majesty

my snowboarding class ended a couple weeks ago. sad face.

this was the last day on top of the mountain.

i love snowboarding so much. it is such a release for me. it keeps my mind off everything else in my life because i can only focus on what i'm doing in that moment while i'm riding. and it's a gorgeous escape from the p town. 

i've discovered a new love for these mountains. i've lived in provo for almost three years and i have only just realized the power and beauty of driving ten minutes up the canyon. there is something about them that is so calming, like the ocean, but in a different way. i hope everyone can partake of mountains like these at some point in their lives.

snowboarding 101

first time: 2005. park city. my snowboard instructor sister taught me. five stars for best learning situation ever.
second time: 2006. brianhead. i went off a jump and loved it. went off again, a tad too fast. freaked out, fell and blacked out, got taken down in a mummy bag sled of shame. four stars for taking a jump my second time.
third time: 2007. brianhead. first two runs i hated snowboarding. third run i remembered why i love it. three stars for not facing the jump again and getting the worst sunburn ever right before seeing zac efron.

i started my snowboarding class yesterday. let's look at some of the highlights. or just lights:
- my instructor's name is joe. and he said gnarly within the first five minutes.
- i don't know what joe looks like, due to the reflective goggles.
- apparently i can't ride heel side anymore to save my life.
- apparently i'm the only one in the group who can't ride heel side.
- joe now calls me toe side.
- i need to lift weights or something if i want to ever do more than two runs a day.
- going to yoga after was the best post snowboarding decision ever.
- nature is kind of extremely pretty.

i'm excited to get better and test myself more. hopefully it will help me become a better risk taker.

break.

this song plays in my head as i get ready to head back to p town.

weather the weather

well. it snowed.

for some reason it was quite calming to see first thing in the morning. 

even though it was 630 and i wasn't supposed to be up for another two hours.

i wish i could capture the mountains.

they're my absolute favorite part of utah.

switch.

provo is starting to make the switch from a colorful fall to a frost adorned winter.

love it all.

weeks go by.

i swear the weeks are going by faster than they ever have.

so here's a little picture book to the last few weeks.

in my sensation and perception class we did a lab where we were deprived of sight and then hearing. it was really cool! and it made me very grateful for my ability to see. sterling thought it was hilarious to make faces at me while i was blind. cool.

enjoyed our first snow. and a pretty sunset.

adam ruri came to town! so we ate dinner at guru's and then hit up golden spoon with a bunch of friends of course!

it's always good times when adam ruri comes to town.

i got these cute shoes in the mail from my aunt. love them!

got to see these cuties [along with their parents] for two seconds. love them so so much.

um, hearts in my cereal? yes please!

my outfit for my washington seminar interview, so i can intern in dc... fingers crossed!
honestly, i wish i could dress like this everyday.

lindsay gave me the best compliment when i came out with this outfit: you look like mad men. mission. accomplished.

and then right before she took the picture she said wait keep your legs crossed like that! it makes you look skinnier and taller!
hence the weird laughing face.

time is seriously flying by.

i just got kind of excited.

remind me of this post in january.

image via weheartit

no joke.

what i saw when i woke up yesterday morning.

what i saw when i woke up today.

why provo? why?

seriously guys.

last week was possibly the craziest week of my life.
it includes but is not limited to:

driving back to p town.
moving my stuff slowly but surely into my new apt (yeah i moved to a different apartment complex but it's still in the same ward i was in before. which means i still have friends. cool. pics to come soon.)
starting my psychology of gender class. 9 am baby. woot woot.
working all day tuesday wednesday thursday.
unpacking all of my clothes before opening my closet and finding out i have zero drawers of any sort to put my pants and such. super cool.
going to my friend corey's birthday dinner at california pizza kitchen. yummm.
going to walmart and buying super awesome plastic drawers.
oh and i'm sorry snow, who invited you?
my family coming into town!
waking up at 6 am for niki's 8 am graduation. awwwesome.
pretty much spending all of friday with my family: eating. talking. taking pictures. watching penelope and fantastic mr. fox.
watching the jazz game (um of course i totally knew they were in the playoffs and it's a huge deal....)
getting free smoothies at mcdonalds.
sleeping in on saturday. finally.
going to magleby's for all you can eat french toast. soooo goood.
helping niki pack.
shopping! (totally did some serious damage at forever and nordstrom.)
ate at zupa's with my mom and sarahmaines.
hanging out with the peeps.
church. (looking for the new boys people...)
watching star wars. (love me some episode 1 obi-wan and episode 2 anikin. mmmm...)
going to niki's house for the most delicious birthday dinner i've ever had. and it wasn't even my birthday.
unexpectedly sleeping over at niki's house. (who doesn't love the feeling of sleeping in your clothes, contacts, make up and all?)

that was my attempt to shorten my super busy week view for you. apparently it didn't work.
no worries, for all that reading you get some pics!

hope the start of your week was awe and then some.

tradition....TRADITION!

saturday i watched the first half hour of general conference (which i am catching up on as i type. yay for the internet!) and then went to help jess with her film from 11 to 6 pm. 

for a little girls night out while the men went to priesthood session, we saw dear john (verdict: i liked it. sad. duh. but channing tatum is so worth the two hours and money.) 

before we left, we definitely did not put these signs on the doors of the boys in our ward while they were at the priesthood session. it is not a tradition i have brought with me to byu. and it was definitely not fun.

sunday was so great and relaxing. i slept in til about ten and then went over to apt 203 with sarahmaines and watched general conference with the boys. i love conference so much. it really brings this life and what is important into perspective. we went on a nice walk between sessions, even though it had snowed the night before (dear provo. it's april. just sayin.) 

after the last session, we all went to sarahmaines' family's house in alpine and had a delicious dinner and stimulating conversation. sometimes it is really refreshing to be in an established home instead of an apartment...

overall a great weekend! and now my snister is here for the tegan and sara concert and i'm excited to see her.

to watch some of conference, click here.

two weekends. one post.

i havent written about my president's day weekend yet. so i'll do that now...
some people from my ward planned a zions national park hiking trip and since my hometown stomping ground is a half hour away i decided to join in the fun. gabriel and i went down friday night, met up with the others saturday morning, and then headed to zions. we hiked emerald pools and angels landing.
i've done angels landing before (exactly 4 years ago) so i thought i had it in the bag. holy crap was i wrong. the last part of the mountain aka the hardest part of the mountain aka the part of the mountain that has chains to hold on to so you don't fall down to death still had a decent amount of snow on it but i was determined to get to the top again. let's just say i may have seen my life flash before my eyes a few times and i'm glad i wasnt a pioneer.
afterward i did feel very accomplished though. even if my muscles had to pay for it for the next two... ok three days. i havent pushed myself that hard in a very long time and it felt goooood. more pics are here. it was so good to be home too. i love my family!

this weekend sarah, megan and i went to a concert. it was nik day, truman, and benton paul. it was so great! read more about it here.

hearts and horizons

my friday:

i walked outside and it was snowing my favorite kind of snow. big flakes. lots of them. and it wasnt sticking to the ground. so perfect.

treat day at work. and i didnt eat any! be proud. peanut m&m's are my fave.

i saw this on the way home from work. how great is that?! on the opposite side of the balloon it said 'i love you'. aw. fer cute.

leah and sarah and i went to see valentine's day but like 10 minutes into the movie the sound stopped working. so we got a raincheck ticket. kinda disappointing, i was really looking forward to it, but that's ok! life is great.

we went to panda instead (which i decided i dont like. i used to. but now i just feel sick after eating it. too bad.) i got this fortune. i think it's telling me something. i had just been talking to my daddy-o about broadening my horizons. hmmm...

haha and this is the first time i havent immediately thought 'in bed' at the end of a fortune! go me.

great start to a weekend! hope your's is awesome as well! :D