4/6/14

ADVENTURING

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A few days ago something pretty came in the mail. Yes, that camera right up there. I've been going back and forth about getting a new camera for ages and finally decided to do it! And man am I happy I did. It's the Canon T5i and I love it. It's a great camera for me and what I need right now. I'm so excited for the pictures I'm going to take! 

Since I was so excited I decided to go out and have a picture-taking day of sorts. It was beautiful out, not warm exactly, but not cold either. And the light was just perfect too! Let us all take a moment and thank the photography gods for coming together to turn everything into perfection on the blessed day of my camera arrival. Also, do you see that little bud coming in?? Hooray for springtime! It really was the funnest of adventuring days. It just made me even more excited for summer so I can I can just be outside all the time making memories with my new lil' camera buddy. 

Oh yeah and I'm addicted to diet coke so the day was not complete without a stop at Sev. Heaven help me.

3/28/14

CURRENT SUMMER FAVORITES

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1. Ray-Ban 2. Anthropologie 3. Free People 4. Ona 5. J.Crew 6. Globe
Oh the weather these days... It has been fluctuating back-and-forth between warm and not-so-warm, as it tends to do in springtime, and I've had enough of it! I'm ready for some heat gosh dang it! Unfortunately, there's not much I can do to talk Mother Nature into deciding it's ready to be summer so instead I've been soothing  my hot-weather cravings with these babies right up here. These 6 items are all on my wishlist for summer and I can't wait till it's warm enough so I can put them to use! I'm especially excited about that camera bag. It's perfect no? 

What are your current summertime faves?

3/16/14

ST GEORGE

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So if you actually scrolled through that massive dumping of photos I just posted and actually got to this point, I'm proud of you. Truly I am. This past week, has been amazing. And when you have amazing weeks you've got to write about them, right? Well, it's been the funnest I've had in a minute and I just want to gush about it. 

My friends and I decided it was time to take a break and relax in warmer weather, it being Spring Break and all. So we packed our bags and all headed to St. George, Utah for the week. I have been craving 70 degree weather for the longest time so it was just what the doctor ordered. We spent our days eating, hiking, exploring, tanning, swimming, and sleeping. So basically just having an awesome time and not even thinking about anything that was remotely stressful or unfun. When on vacation it is against the rules to think about anything other than having the best time of your life. So that is just what we did.

Also, why has nobody ever told me Zion's National Park is the coolest, prettiest place ever? Like, I live in the same state as this amazing place and no one ever bothered to tell me that I was an idiot for never going. Well until my pal Joshua did. He smacked me upside the head and was all like, you crazy! Get your act together! So I did, and we adventured to Zion's, Zion's and I fell in love, the end. I'm going back like 50 more times before I die and exploring that entire place. So many times while I was there I just was in awe. I was in amazement that places like this are real. They aren't stuff of paintings and fairytales. They aren't photoshopped or retouched, they're really just THAT beautiful. If places like that don't convince you that God exists, I don't know what will. 

I also made friends with some cows in the little town of Grafton. Animals know when you're taking pictures of them I'm convinced. That cow is posing for me I'm telling you! I really wanted to hop the fence hug him because he was so cute but he probably would of trampled me so I thought twice. I still love him though. (I have a problem with loving every animal I see, sue me).

Needless to say, I'm terribly sad that I'm home. I'm dreading having to go back to school and work tomorrow and having to face real life. And also having to figure out my life for the summer... which basically means locking myself in a room and applying for internship after internship. Please pray for my soul that I won't go crazy! But hey, I guess we have to do the not so fun stuff sometimes so the fun stuff is that much sweeter, right? 


3/3/14

ME + DONUTS 5EVER

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If I could be best friends with any food, I'd be best friends with a donut. Because they are just delicious and have never done me wrong. Donuts and I will be in love 5ever. Cause 5ever is longer than 4ever, you know.

These particular donuts are from the cutest little shop called Beyond Glaze. I'm obsessed with them and I'm sure I'll be back at least 50 times before the month is up. Bikini body?? Ehh I think donuts taste better than skinny feels but idk. I'm biased probably.

2/25/14

MUSIC IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL

When I find good music I can't help but want to tell everyone about it. So, today's post is dedicated to sharing one of my new faves: Noah Gundersen. If you have never listened to him, today is the day that you rectify your mistake. He is a genius and I can't stop listening to him. His new album "Ledges" just came out a couple weeks ago and it's basically all I listen to these days, so I just couldn't resist sharing his musical genius with the world (aka my 40 followers lol). This song is the first on the album, but seriously, go listen to the whole thing, it'll blow your mind. Alright I'm done gushing now. The end.

2/22/14

THE MONTH OF LOVE

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Yes, yes I know, Valentine's Day was a week ago and I'm a bit late on this post. But hey, I like to think of February as just the Month of Love, so I'm still good, right? And I was in St. George over Valentine's weekend so I have an excuse (ha). I've always loved Valentine's Day. Even when I've been single in the past. Because it's just a day to show the people we love that we love them, even if it isn't a significant other.

February 2014 has been one of the most magical months of my life; it really has been quite lovely. I finally started working again, which hey, doesn't really add to the "magic" per-say… but a girl's gotta pay the bills am I right?! And it feels good to be doing something productive with my time rather than just watch endless amounts of Netflix everyday haha. Other than that, life is just happy and I find myself waking up smiling from ear to ear every single day. It's just wonderful when life goes like that isn't it? It's such a nice feeling to have, to feel like I'm finding my place in life after these past few months of feeling so lost after returning from London. I feel like I'm on way to figuring out where I'm going, and that feels real good.

I hope you all had an amazing Valentine's Day, whether you were with your love or your gals…or a tub of ice cream and Netflix! And with that, I wish you all very happy Month of Love!!

xoxo