goodbye&hello.

goodbye utah. actually. goodbye united states of america. I love my country and all. but it has bore me to tears. so I have found a new place of residence. for the next 9days that is. sandyport nassau bahamas. if you are trying to contact me. you should stop. my phone is disabled for the time being. I hope you understand. if you need to find me ill be lounging on the beach. soaking up the sun. being served virgin bahama mamas by dark skinned males. the events of the past two days have gone as follow. go to sleep at 3am. wake up at 7am. finish packing. drive to airport. Get on plain. get off plain. get on plain. get off plain. for the last time. arrive in bahamas. pick up luggage. find taxi. drive to the house. call my mother. let her know im safe. call the boyfriend. let him know im safe. and I miss him. let soren convince me I wanna go swimming. go swimming at 2pm the morning. go to the grocery store. come home. talk some more. sleep. wake up. Pick up nick from the airport. come home. sleep. go to lunch. go to the beach. come home. rent a movie. blog. its been quite a relaxing day. not having to worry about any of my worries and just live. it feels absolutely wondrous. I could get used to this. I was nervous to come.now nervous to leave. life is good. life is great. life is wonderful.

funny faces and flowers.

I consider myself lucky. very lucky. I mean what girl comes home from work to find that her boyfriend has left two dozen of her favorite color roses on the kitchen table? it is hard to find guys like him. ones that dance with you in the kitchen and sit in your room and take endless amounts of pictures of us making silly faces. yuup. I gotta winner. no debate there. I have been with him twenty four seven the last month. And I still can't get enough of him. I get these stupid butterflies everytime he looks at me that makes me feel like im six. And I love it. he kisses my forehead and whispers in my ear picks me up and spins me around. I guess I can't get over how amazing he is. how did I get so lucky. goodness.

i have a surprise

but im not telling.

yet.

im no longer single.

and this is my boy.

fire away.

when in desperate need of pain relief. i have figured out the perfect remedy. to scare pain away. first you will need a handful of friends. that you can be yourself around. you will need stretchy black pants and an oh so comfortable baggy shirt. you will need an oversized chocolate shake brought to you by your loving mother that gives way tooo many kisses on your cheeks because she claims that they are chubby. they wont be chubby for long. so i'll take advantage of this.  you will need a giant bottle of ibuprofen. a yankees world series baseball cap. skull candy headphones that were purchessed for you. prefferably blue.  you will also need your summer crush sitting next to you rubbing your back. maybe even holding your hand. and showing you funny jokes and good songs on his phone to keep you distracted. but. the thing you will need the most. is a blessing from your daddy letting you know that you are gonna get better soon. mix all of these things up into one big bowl and its the best pain pill you will ever take. no sickness is gonna mess with me now. come on pain. hit me with your best shot.

fire away.

happy birthday benjamin.

my saturday night has been great. one of the best in a very long time. family brings the most joy. at least i think its true. and. i have the best family ever. so that is a plus. my mom chose the right kids to adopt. anyway. let me fill you in on why this night was so good. it started out with me. and my sister. being in a really good mood. and i thought to myself. might as well make good use of this. right? exactly.so i walked into my brothers room. and forced him to get off his butt and come hang out with us. finally after 15 minutes of nagging. he agreed. we got into his car and decided to go see transformers 3. after arriving at the movie theater. he came up with an amazing idea. nickel city. so we hoped back into the car. and drove right to nickel city. and this is where the fun and games began. literally. we can be a very good team when it is needed.

 

driving to nickel city       winning tickets          counting tickets

955. thats how many tickets we were able to conjure up. i felt like it was a pretty good amount. for being there for only about a half an hour. with 5 dollars each in nickels. we got our moneys worth. and there is no need to worry. we used our tickets wisely. very wisely actually.

 creep one                creep two              creep three

yes we got a good laugh out of this. actually lots of good laughs. after realizing that we were having so much fun together. rachel and i realized that it is bens birthday on monday. so. we did what any good sisters would do. we dedicated this night full of fun to my brother. since we work on monday and cant celebrate then. after playing with our staches. we all went out to get bens birthday dinner. costa vida. brought it home. sat on our back deck and ate while the dogs played. it was a good night. one that i will not be forgetting any time soon. so i would like to say. happy birthday brother bear. you really are such a great big brother. i love you. ya.

have you joined the obsession?

i definitely have.

welcome to

in case you didnt know.

IKEA is where its at.

(click on IKEA for their site)

if you havent been there.

(that would make you a deprived individual).

you need to hop on this bandwagon.

and go.

so what if everyone else is doing it.

this is a good addiction.

let me name some reasons.

you need to stop by this lovely home decor store.

1: they have mini kitchens and rooms that inspire you to remodel yours.

2: everything there is cute.even the garbage cans.

3: they have the best restaurant inside.

4: its cheap cheap cheap. for poor college students like us.

5: they have everything from toilet seats to stuffed animals to napkin holders.

6: beacause they have a little yellow IKEA bug.

im IKEIAN.

are you?

say hello

to ashtynn and lexi fairbanks.

these two names are the definition of my summer. 

everyday all day.

they are my new best friends.

yupp.

you got it.

im a nanny,

(( lexi ))

(( ashtynn ))

(( the both if us ))

(( the both of them ))

let me tell you something.

i think i have fallen madly in friendship with these girls.

apperently

im a princess.

 

kinda.

when did i become this person?

i was never the girly one.

now i wear a crown.

princesses never existed. 

now i am one.

i always thought princesses got to boss everyone around.

but thats not true.

being a "princess".

i have done more for other people.

than i have for myself.

this experience in miss Pleasant Grove has gave me a new out look.

being "royalty".

all eyes are on you.

constantly.

little girls look up to you.

so.

you need to be the best you can be.

its helped me grow up.

and become who i want.

i have met the most amazing women.

made amazing friends.

so.

being a princess for a summer is worth it.

 even if im just 4th attendant.

WELL MY SUMMERS BOOKED. but thats okay.
ill still be having fun.
lots of parades.
lots of meetings.
and.
lots of memories.
so.
i did the miss Pleasant Grove Scholarship Pageant.
it went well.
i got fourth attendant.
and i am very happy with that.
it was a very stressful couple of months.
but.
it paid off.
i finally get a crown.
a real one.
hahaha.
it was a life goal i guess.
for opening number.
i wore converse high tops on stage.
haha.
all the other girls had heels.
at first.
i was self conscious.
but it was my personality.
so who cares?
not me.
i liked my swim suit.
just simple black.
with a jeweled x on the back.
classy.
yet stylish.
i murdered my onstage question.
hahaha.
it was bad.
but oh well.
and i sang.
singing in front of people.
ahhh.
it gives me such a rush.
my passion for sure.
i sang happy by Leona Lewis.
i wore a red sparkly knee length dress.
i felt gorgeous.







and my evening gown.
ORANGE.
i loved it.
Lois spinder found it for me.
$15 bucks at ross.
yep.
we know how to shop.
or.
she does.
haha.
it was gorgeous.
and also made me feel so good in my skin.







all in all.
the pageant went so well.
and i had so much fun.
here are some shout outs.
to some people that i couldnt have done it with out.
my mother of course.
my sister.
always giving me moral support.
lois spinder.
my personal shopper.
Terry.
my pageant director.
staci spinder.
helped me through it all.
and my hostest Talia R.
all these people help me so much.
i could never thank them enough.
but.
i am saying it right now.
THANK.
YOU.

i love you all.
wish me luck to a busy.
and eventful.
but amazing.
pageant summer(:

SUMMER. SUMMER. SUMMER.

Im pretty sure that today is the best day ever. Its like 85 outside i swear and i spent the day with my sister. oh and to top that off my mother told me i might be going to the BAHAMAS this summer. yeah thats right. it would just be me soren and my best friend kari. pretty sure it would be a party.summer is finally here. summer in the city(: i cannot wait for this.