at the moment.

I'm obsessed with: getting invitations done

I can't live without: my toothbrush

I dislike: this bed I'm sitting on (too squishy)

I'm good at: shaving kent's head

I can't be in the same room with: people who laugh really really loud - like with their mouths open - it makes my ears hurt and makes me scared

I love to smell: my freshly laundered clothes

I love the sound of: rain hitting the window

Something else I should be doing: editing pictures

I can't find: the last 3 pictures from our "photo a day photos" .... kinda worried

I love the feeling of: getting things done/clean rooms

I'm wasting my life: on pinterest

I can't wait for: Kent's braces to be off in 7 hours 28 min!

I'm crazy for: Kentelope

Orange shirts

I have to remind myself each day why I like my job.

Looking back I know I will have loved this experience, but sometimes I get pushed around and feel like crap. My work is not always used and when I do something, it is not appreciated and I have to go do it again.

buuuut....

The end of the semester is slowly creeping up on us and after that I will not have my wonderful campus photog job anymore. 

When I calm myself down after all the pictures I slowly come to realize how extra-ordinary these individuals are. They sacrifice so much of their time to serve as counsel members on teams. They are so fun and smart and all-around amazing people. I have so much respect for all of them and I am so honored to get to take their pictures.

I remember the first few months of my job and how lost I felt. I didn't know anyone and I didn't know what the purpose of their service was. Now I understand all the effort and excitement they put into their positions because they truly love it and want to help others.

I had a lot of fun photographing in a studio today! The guy in-charge of the studio helped me out with camera/flash stuff and it was such a blast. He told my boss that I know what I am doing (bossing around models and talking camera talk with him). That made me feel good and I think it was good for my boss to hear. :)

Tomorrow is this HUGE photo shoot of every. single. person. from. the. department. at 2pm in the icenter! 

Pray for me!

Hope your day was fab-

xox anna

The Trip home

My journey home begins tomorrow at 2am on a bus. I have a 5 hour layover, so I will most likely be blogging during that time, telling you about my adventures to the airport. 

I made a picture list of what I want to do for Christmas using pinterest, of course. Here is what I am going to be doing in my spare time in Kansas (besides seeing and enjoying time with family):

I want to create one of these for muh-self

I also want to make one of these. I really like this style.

Saw this and I thought of things to do with the Pman

I HAVE THIS JACKET IN BLUE. Maybe if I wear it with my khaki pants and a white shirt?? They are all at home, so I will bring them back! :)

Fun bokeh 

YES. for Santa.

Also fun Bokeh, I don't know why I haven't tried this yet!

If you want to follow me on pinterest, here is the link! http://pinterest.com/afreeby/ 

My family is going to pick me up from the Airport and then we are going to go see Christmas lights on the plaza in KC or somewhere else in KC and maybe even go see the temple!! :) I am so excited to see my family again!!!

Two Reasons

Two Reasons why I uploaded this picture. 

1. I am looking at this in real life right now.

2. I am going to miss it.

(ps she found that sign with her brother one night while on break at home and brought it back to school)

Remember the first ward Christmas party we went to?? Well that was Kent's, and so tonight we went to mine! 

They did the 12 days of Christmas for our ward - which was fun :) 

This is Bishop Rossiter and our apartment. We will miss him (he was just released) Every Sunday after sacrament meeting, he stands up and says "We love you!" It's cute we even made him say it in a video to always remember it:

 This is Sister Larsen. I just love the women of this Church and how sweet and kind they are. She is part of Relief Society one. woo!

This is Kent Buys. He is quite the stud with those fingers.

You like the tights? They're chevron and pretty sweet too. 

I found this AWESOME site where you turn your BLOG into a BOOK. I am seriously thinking about doing that. here is the site: http://blog2print.sharedbook.com/blogworld/printmyblog/index.html

The only problem is the links and videos do not show up, but other than that it's really something neat.

sweeeeeet!

Have a GREAT weekend! I will miss my man who will be in Utah, but I will hopefully get schoolwork and studying DONE. 8 days.

byeeee

So Thankful

I don't know who I would be without this man right here. Ever since we have been together he has supported me, makes sure I am taken care of and comfortable and makes me laugh all the time. We have found each other! He is a HUGE blessing in my life and I am so thankful for him every single day.

I am thankful for family

I am thankful for friends

 I am thankful for laughter

I am thankful for hot chocolate

I am thankful for crying

I am thankful for babies

I am thankful for fans

I am thankful for music 

I am thankful for love

I am thankful for technology

I am thankful for clothes

I am thankful for a home

I am thankful for pictures

I am thankful for an education

I am thankful for life

I am thankful for roommates

I am thankful for animals

I am thankful for paninis

I am thankful for ice cream

I am thankful for socks

I am thankful for smiles

I am thankful for a body

I am thankful for kind words
I am thankful for written letters

I am thankful for service

I am thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ

I am thankful for God

I am thankful for My Savior

Here are some more pictures from our Thanksgiving day photo shoot:

What a cutie.

 Hope yours was happy!

"Narwhals Jousting for Superiority"

This morning we discussed about the melting Ice cap in the North and how it might be gone by 2070 in my Environmental Stewardship class. We talked about the concerns for the polar bears and whales. How the polar bears drown and how the whales were suffering because of the food they eat not having the ice to live on or something... (I wasn't really paying attention because my mind started wandering). Then we started talking about different kinds of whales. I was fascinated by how grey whales swim from the colder regions in the North then down to the Baja area just to give birth, then travel back. 

So naturally I started Googling whales.

Every kind of whale I could think of went in the little search box:

Gray Whale

Blue Whale

Killer Whale

Sperm Whale

Beluga Whale

Then I got to Narwhals.

I stopped and started clicking on pictures to read more about them. I found the article

"Narwhals Jousting for Superiority " 

Did you know that the long unicorn horn is a TOOTH that grows out from their upper left jaw?? And only the males have it?? To Joust for the females!? I had no idea! I thought it might be something to help it hunt, or help it scrape the bottom of the floor to find or scare food. but nananana, it's to fight for a woman. Then they mate and gestation is 15 months where the calf is born 5 feet long! and hangs out with the mom for 20 months and then will be full adults at 5-8 years old.

I LOVE LEARNING ABOUT COOL THINGS!!

I challenge you to read about something random that you enjoy learning about. Mammals that live underwater is for me. What is it for you?

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Thanksgiving is coming and something I felt grateful for this morning was my teeth while eating my jelly-ed bread on the way to class (which I was right on time to). I started coughing and choking on a piece while crossing the street and after that felt grateful for my teeth to help me not choke. 

Kent and I are going to a little family dinner for the Buys cousins tonight. For thanksgiving I will be staying in Rexburg to finish homework and hopefully get it all done before the last three weeks of school begin! yayayaaay I will be home in 29 days!

Here are some pictures (they were taken on my laptop)

Staying up late and eating applesauce while I finish homework before my exciting weekend to Bosie.

Another picture of Kent playing Shark game 

hehe

Exciting weekend ahead!!

HAPPY FRIDAYyYYYY

Love,

Up at 5:35am

matchy-matchy

Kent and I got up at 5:35am this morning to register for classes. Our apartment internet is terrible, so we met up on campus. Registration started at 6am and Kent was done getting all his classes by 6:07am. I finally finished at 6:45am and then we went to go get a smoothie and a breakfast sausage thing, which was SO GOOD! ps we got 3 classes together! I'm so excited!! and one of them is a social dance class! :)

We sat there and talked for a while about the future and how he feels about his job. We are both so grateful for the job he has now, but we are going to keep our eyes out for another one. I will be keeping my photography job for next semester.

Registering for classes made me think of my roommates that I had my first semester, and now. They are such lovely ladies!

 These are my wonderful roommates now!

Anna Christine - get it??

Have a wonderful day!

Wedding

Twin Falls Idaho Temple

We had SUCH a wonderful and fun weekend! Our journey began with a drive to Twin Falls Idaho where David and Lauren were sealed for time and all eternity in the Twin Falls LDS temple. They got married on 11.11.11 and it was such a beautiful day.

I wasn't able to go to the sealing, so I waited outside and took some pictures :)

It was such a happy day! They looked so happy and beautiful together!

 David and Kent were mission companions and roommates

 Lauren and I now friends because of them!

 Her family was so cute

Congratulations you two! We are so happy for your future together :)

Love