.apartment.77.

Yesterday the girls of #77 spent the afternoon up in Park City.
Lunch at Ruby Tuesday...not the best decision but we enjoyed each other's company!
Shopping around the outlets. Most of you know that this girl is NOT a shopper.
Although I didn't buy anything (poor college student) I still had a blast just being with my 4 favorites.
We all keep telling each other how blessed we are to have each other.
These are girls I can come home to cry to.
These are girls who I would stay up until 3 AM with just to share funny stories.
These are girls who will make me laugh until my tummy aches.
I just love these girls.
I am truly blessed and I wouldn't want it any other way!

Terann ||| Mikayla ||| Courtney ||| Annie ||| Megan

** Oh did I mention we saw Ryan Gosling at Sundance?? ;)

Oh and I got to end my night with dinner and games with my fam damily. I love that crazy group of people!

.oh.hello.

Oh hello there! I've had a few people tell me to update my blog and I tell myself everyday that I need to post but  something always comes up. So here is a quick list of updates!

= Winter semester has started...not gonna lie...I'm struggling with switching my mind over from fall semester.

= I have a new roommate. Her name is Megan. She is pretty amazing!

= It's been 3 weeks since I last bit my nails. For those of you who know me know that I have a bad habit of biting my nails. Looks like I'm doing well with this New Years resolution.

= Beyond Measure will be going to the ICCA's (national acapella competition) in a month!

= Speaking of BYM, we now have an official director and he's the bomb!

= My sister Jessica is getting bigger and bigger with a baby cooking in the oven. We are both sure it's a boy. Her husband, Jake, thinks it's a girl. Only April 13th will tell!

= I love my family more and more everyday. The time we get to spend together is priceless.

= Trent's brother, Justin, just got married to the beautiful Megan. It was a beautiful wedding and they looked so happy.

= I started dancing again. I couldn't be happier.

= I got a new job at Tucanos Brazilian Grill! STOKED!

= I've been keeping up with The Bachelor and to be honest...I can't take Juan Pablo seriously but he is fun to look at and that show is entertaining.

= We got to skype my little brother on his mission on Christmas and it was the best part of that day. I miss him so much and he is doing so well!

= I am now an avid reader. My parents got me a Kindle for Christmas and I read every night now.

= Trent still makes me a happy girl and I am so grateful for him.

= Did I mention I stopped biting my nails?! My roommate Megan loves painting nails and it pretty dang good at it so she gives me manicures which prevent me from biting my nails.

= My sister Bethany and her husband, Andrew, have moved to Switzerland for his work and they are loving it. I'm happy for them and this adventure but I miss them everyday.

= I got a new calling! I was released as the music coordinator and called to be a visiting teaching supervisor. Wish me luck!

Well folks...there ya have it! It's a small update but life is good! I am happy as ever. I am doing things that make me happy and are helping me grow. I love my roommates. I love my friends. I love my family. I am one lucky girl to have such a blessed life. 

.winter.wonderland.

I loved waking up this morning.

Peeking through my blinds.

To see a winter wonderland. 

I loved having the same feeling I

did at that sight when I was 5.

It's magic.

It's beautiful.

It's CHRISTMAS!!!

Ya...I loved today.

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I had an INCREDIBLE week and I can't wait to tell you about it :)

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It's 2:20 AM and I just got done with the homework I should have done before I went to Laguna...

Oh ya did I just say LAGUNA!? Posts and pictures to come. Don't fret.

We Never Walk Alone.

I have gotten into this new habit recently {okay...in the last 2 days} where I have read a General Conference talk before I go to bed and when I wake up. I'm not going to lie, I feel like General Conference talks have been something I have taken for granted throughout my life. I have amazing friends who read talks on a weekly basis and they have that spirit of Christ about them as they live their lives. It's something I have ached to have for a while but I have never taken the initiative to really sit down and read a talk or two. A few nights ago I was exhausted and feeling quite down. I opened up my phone and opened up the handy dandy Gospel Library app. I downloaded general conference talks not knowing which one to read. I came across President Monson's talk at the General Relief Society Conference. "We Never Walk Alone". Those 4 words sucked me right in. I opened up the talk and began reading. Tears were in my eyes as I felt this overwhelming calm feeling that I haven't had in weeks. I slept like a baby that night only to wake up and read another talk by our lovely apostle Elder Holland. {one of my favies}

I am grateful for the new habit. I have many habits {biting my nails, playing a game of sudoku before going to bed, picking at my split ends, talking to myself in the car...hey I get lonely sometime}. Some of my habits aren't the best I know... but I think I'm going to like this new one.

"You will one day stand aside and look at your difficult times, and you will realize that He was always there beside you."

-President Thomas S. Monson

.sometimes.

Sometimes life kicks you in the butt. 

And it hurts.

Bad. 

Sometimes you try so hard.

But it doesn't get noticed.

Sometimes you just want to stay in bed all day.

But you can't.

Sometimes you just want to cry.

But your tear ducts are already dried out from lunch time's cry.

Sometimes when someone asks, "What are you going to do?"

All you can say over and over again is..."I don't know..."

Sometime those "I don't know's" get old and all you want is some sort of a solution. 

But those "I don't know's" are sticking around. 

Sometimes you want to hear a "yes".

But a "no" seems to get in the way.

Sometimes...just sometimes...

"I DON'T KNOW."

But I'm trying...

I guess that all you can really do at this point.

Keep trying.