Senior Class Officer Love

Newly elected Senior Class Officers - May 2010

Sister Ward's Farewell - December 2012

Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend Sister Danielle Ward's missionary farewell. She was called to the Billings, Montana mission and will be a superb (danYell lingo) missionary.

Danielle is one of the most amazing people I've ever met. Truly, words can not describe this girl. She is so loving and kind to everyone. EVERYONE. That is not an understatement. DanYell can and does make anyone and everyone she knows feel like a million bucks.

I had the opportunity to serve as a Senior Class Officer with her my last year of highschool.

The four of us (class officers) became extremely close, and I love each of these girls dearly.

I am so proud of all that they are and all that they are becoming. Somehow I know that the four of us will always remain in contact and be able to pick up right where we left off.

Sister Ward is off to serve the Lord and I could not be more proud of her! See you in 18, Danielle.

A Summer Weekend in Pictures

I'm not sure what's going on here, but I love it. Haha

Just a Saturday night hike.

Moving day, part one. 

Sara takes pictures of us mid-laugh. I missed my life partner.

Mustache mugs!

My friend, Stache. 

Swim hair & a mustache. 

Great friends.

Friday night Camie & I went swimming. We went of the diving boards a few times, chatted in the water, and we were out & on the way home and hour later. It was a short and sweet pool trip, and super fun. Then, camie and I ran home and got ready for a night of adventures. We stopped at yogurt land (of course) and then picked up ashlee. We went to the dollar store and came home with white mugs. We painted mustaches on them and chatted. Then miss sara came over and we chatted some more. Have I mentioned how much I've missed my friends? Because really, I have.

Saturday I came home to a Uhaul parked in my drive way. It was a truly bizarre feeling to pack up my house and load it into a truck. We decided to put anything we didn't absolutely need into storage so that when we get new carpet we won't have to move as much furniture & so that our house looks a lot bigger when people start looking at it. It was an all day project rewarded by my favorite, a moose tracks shake from artic circle.
That night, Camie, Sara, Chel, and I decided to "stroll" up ensign peak. We chatted all the way up and took pictures at the top. We made friends with a couple at the top and admired the sunset for a couple of minutes then booked it down. Sara was craving a Frutista freeze so we headed to T.B. Along the way we listened to Call Me Maybe & American Pie. Is there a better combination? We retired to Chel's house, facebook stalked her boyfriend, then cuddled to watch Friday Night Lights. I teared up, again and Sara cried. That is one heck of a show. Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Loose.

I have missed these girls so very much and had a fabulous weekend laughing with them.

I Went Back to Panem this Weekend

I finally had the kind of a weekend that I have been craving for months. A weekend with no plans and no commitments. After work on friday I went for a run and decided that what I longed to do more than anything was read. Lame perhaps, but I am a girl that finds happiness in the simplest of things. So I went home, put on my sweats, and traveled to Panem. It's been far too long since I visited and 800 some pages later I'm sad that I soon have to leave. I read the hunger games friday, catching fire saturday, and hope to finish mocking jay tonight.
Don't fool yourself, however, I'm not a complete freak. I managed to leave my book for a couple things this weekend:

I ran a 10k (6.2 miles) bright & early Saturday morning with my Dad. I ran it in 62 minutes. I was hoping for under an hour, but I feel as if 62 minutes is respectable. It was beautiful weather and was a great race. The first of many this season.
PS. please excuse my disgusting face. I look high & gross. I promise I'm much cuter in real life.

I convinced Ashlee to go with me to get my favorite treat: frozen yogurt. And even better, at menchies they have heated peanut butter that you can drizzle over the top. It's basically a marriage of my two favorite foods.

Cute ashy with her yogurt. I won't even mention the toy they gave us with our purchases. Ash loved it WAY too much.

Also, I now have a new bucket list item. I will be attending the Kentucky Derby, preferably sitting in Millionaire Row, wearing an extravagant hat cheering for a horse with a name like
"I'll have another."

Colors Fest - Before

We went to the colors fest today and parked five miles away... during our hike we took these.

Funny things from the festival:

Camie kept getting smacked with colors as we walked down the street, I blame her crocs.  

One girl smacked my neck with color...she didn't just throw it, she smacked me.

"I should have worn crocs" - ashlee

Awkwardly getting yogurt in orem all covered in chalk.

Two words: culture shock. 

After pictures to come.

A Girl Named Ashlee

Happy Birthday to my best friend!

We've been through it all together. Literally.

Pokemon.

Cody Bedke.

Daycare.

Slumber parties.

Birthday parties.

Crushes.

Middle school.

Soccer teams.

Fights.

Dances.

Dates.

Driver's licenses.

Boyfriends.

Kissing.

Graduation.

College.

and much more to come.

Here's to 13 years of friendship. I am so blessed to have you in my life and am so grateful for all the adventures we've had ash. I can't wait to grow up even more together! I can't wait to see where life takes us :)

I love you friend.

Happy birthday.