LIFE, MAN

Do you ever just feel like your life is just a rotation of various Taylor Swift songs?? Cause man, I feel like that allll the time. It's a fun time bein' a twenty-somthing guys (that was not sarcasm, although it may seem lol). xoxo

OBSESSED

Guys.....I'M OBSESSED WITH THIS SONG. I CAN'T STOP LISTENING. LIKE, YOU KNOW I LOVE IT CAUSE I CAN'T STOP TYPING IN ALL CAPS. Seriously people.. isn't music the most magical amazing thing ever? Music inspires me in everything (honestly I really mean everything) I do. It inspires my photography, my spirituality, and often times my friendships and relationships. If I had musical talent I would make music my life but alas (whenever I use 'alas' in a sentence I instantly feel like 50x smarter). Oh well I guess all these talented people need peeps like me to just appreciate their music. 

But really, can't wait until Vance Joy's album comes out in September. If the rest of his album is anything like this song I will be one happy camper. Okaythatsallbye.

UTAH IS RAD

The more I travel the world, the more I have come to love my home. Cause honestly people, my home is a dream. The mountains of Utah are my happy place. Especially this time of year when the summer rain has made them unbelievably green. I mean get a load of that beauty up there! ^^^

I absolutely love going on hikes but even more, I love exploring the backwoods. It makes me feels all legit like I'm some flower child who lives in the woods (lol I'm so weird sometimes guys who am I). But really I love it because it's so quiet and I'm all alone; it makes me feel like I can really think and sort through my thoughts. It really is the most peaceful thing. Well, peaceful besides the fact that I almost tumbled down a rocky hill in my exploring attempts (haha I wish I was kidding).

Being outside in nature is one of the places I really feel like I can get in touch with my spiritual side. Lately, I feel like I've been letting that side of me go and it was so nice to have the time to feel closer to God and think about the ways I need to be better. It was so so nice to come out of it feeling like I had a clearer head. I went home feeling renewed and ready to work harder to be where He wants me to be.  Isn't lovely having times like these? Neature sure is neat.

CALIFORNIA

My mom, my two sisters, my baby nephew, and I all took a trip down to California for a few days. We've all been needing some time off and trust me, it was just what the doctor ordered! We spent one day in Newport, one day at Disneyland (which was my favorite day by FAR), one day in Laguna, and our last day shopping around Santa Monica. It was such a lovely trip, we were all a bit sad to come home. Until next time California! We'll be dreaming of you until then. 

P.S. A few of the pictures above were taken by my sister Sara. 

THIS SONG IS THE REAL DEAL

I've been obsessed with this song for like a month so like... you know the drill. Listen to it and feel happy and such. Have a wonderful Tuesday!

HEBGEN LAKE VIDEO

Here is a little video I made from our trip to Hebgen Lake a couple weeks back. Make sure to watch it in HD. Enjoy friends!

I KNOW THE HEART OF LIFE IS GOOD

So today started off horribly. Ugh. You know it was just one of those days where everything was just not going my way.

To start off, I woke up to a text telling me that the house my friend and I were planning to rent this fall was no longer available. It was supposed to be a sure thing and suddenly it was just gone! WHAT?? Guys, it was the PERFECT house. Perfect location, perfect roommates, perfect price. And it was incredibly adorable. The disappointment was real.

Then… on my way to work, I realized that in my fluster in getting ready in the early morning I’d somehow managed to wear my black bra with the sheerest of white shirts…. Guys I looked like a ho. There was no time to turn back and change, I was already late to work. I swear people, sometimes my life is just one big awkward moment.

Finally, at work I had a meeting with my boss to go over plans for the future. I’d had my life all mapped out for this coming semester and after the meeting I wasn’t sure what to do. I have three job opportunities for the fall and I thought I’d made up my mind on which ones I was going to take. But after the meeting I suddenly was panicked, not sure if I’d made the right choice. EVEYTHING WAS FALLING APART. STRESS CENTRAL. HELP. This day was just throwing me for a loop! I swear, every time I feel like I have everything figured out, I realize I absolutely don’t.

So, I left work to go grab some food, cause food makes everything better (lol). As I sat at the longest stop light everrrr, I was feeling pretty sorry for myself. All of a sudden, out of nowhere, I was hit with the most overwhelming feeling of how blessed I am. I suddenly thought about the many people in my life that I love and that love me and I was overwhelmed with how I grateful I was for them. And geez… really?? Am I really complaining about having TOO many awesome opportunities? People would KILL to have TOO many opportunities, there are so many who don’t have enough. It was the most beautiful, simple of moments.  I swear, just like that, my day was turned around. I just knew, that everything would work out okay, even though it wasn’t clear how. I was overcome with emotions of gratitude and joy. I said a quick prayer of thanks to my Heavenly Father for this tender mercy, and drove on.

Life is never as bad as we think guys. There is a bright side to every situation.

HEBGEN LAKE

So yeah sorry for the picture overload....okay well not really that sorry, but ya know. 

This past weekend a friend of mine invited me and a bunch of other pals for a weekend up at his cabin in Hebgen Lake, Montana, Have any of you ever been there? If you have, you know what I mean when I say that this place is straight up heaven. No jokes guys, I fell in love in two seconds flat, it's unreal. I don't even care that I have 33 mosquito bites (not exaggerating), I'm still head over heels for this place. The pictures don't do it justice at all. Basically now my new life dream is to buy a little cabin up there and spend the rest of my days living on the lake. 

Besides boating, paddle boarding, relaxing and having the best of times, we spent a day in Yellowstone National Park, which is just about a 15 minute drive away. Yellowstone is probably one of my favorite places on the planet. There is seriously no where more beautiful. Really, this weekend couldn't have been any more perfect.

Needless, to say we are all having serious withdrawals and are trying to cope with the fact that we can't spend all our days up at this magical lake. Until next time Hebgen, I promise to love you forever ❤.

P.S. I'm making a little video from the weekend as well so stay tuned!