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{ I found this!! }

 There are TONS of positives to cleaning a house. Like seeing the end result, making better decisions to keep the house clean and finding goodies like this to keep and USE (*big part of organizing)! Yayayaya I can't wait to develop the beauties I took. <3
p.s. organizing is like my favorite thing everrrr. Keep it simple!

{ That's my dad talking }

This summer I decided to join the band my dad is a part of. It has been fun playing the songs I have heard every summer growing up. Good times! :)

Have a great weekend!

for reading this blog. 

xoxo

summatime

{ ready for the day }

I figured something out today. I should have a long time ago.

Note to self:

If you ever feel very lazy, take a shower and get dressed and ready for the day. Even if you are not going anywhere! (Whaaaa?) It's a crazy thing it does to the mind. It makes you feel good, responsible, clean, and happy :)

Try it. It's fun. It's motivating me to do things I never imagined doing today (including writing something on this blog!)

Awesome. I'm glad we have discovered that.

I'm not a very good writer/speaker. I can tell you things using pictures, so I think that's just what I will do :)

{ Kiva in the cone of shame }

I let this little one out to go potty. She saw a rabbit and chased it through a barbbed wire fence. I knew something had happened to her (because of personal past experience with a barbbed wire fence...) but not until she layed down and showed me her tummy. It was straight to the vet! We had to push her into the room to get her temperature, and while they were taking it, everyone kept saying, "Is this the emergency??" referring to Kiva. She was quite the center of attention! After a couple of hours, she was allowed to go home and rest. No running, jumping, stairs or swimming for her! This is going to be a loooong 2 weeks.

{ www.toms.com }

Claire and I recently purchased our first pair of TOMS! They are amazing. I love the idea of the company and the shoes themselves. SO COMFY :)

{ Summer & Claire }

I still haven't finished the pictures from my birthday party, but let me tell you, they are cute! I hope you will see them soon, I'm kind of really behind...

Well, there's a little update of what is going on. I register for classes next week. I changed my major from Elementary Ed to who knows what next! Time to think...

xoxo

May

1.      Swimming!

2.      Pet photography :) This is Baxter our neighbor’s dog.

3.      S’MORES!

4.      More S’mores

5.      Grandma and us visiting grandpa’s grave

6.      Grandma & Dad on a train!

7.      Liiiight

8.      Claire’s TOMS

9.      Anna’s TOMS

10.   Tball

11.   Parker found a 4 leaf clover

12.   More train

13.   Mom & Claire

14.   Parker at the Pool!

15.   Campfire

16.   Kiva in the street

This is what you have missed!

birthday fun

{ I turned 19 a couple weeks ago }

And we threw a lavish party!

I can't wait to show you the pictures :) But it will take me a while to get them all organized. Today I figured I had better update this blog!

I found this amazing quote, and I have to share it with you. 

" To walk with the Lord, we have to know what is essential, what is necessary, and what is nice to-do. "

It is a nice way to prioritize and think about where I spend my energy. This summer is a nice time to change the way I use my time. I love lists, and so I think this will be beneficial to me. Make changes, set goals, and work towards something everyday. 

Have you ever heard of the site "pinterest.com"? I spend a lot a lot of my time there looking for ideas. Here is a cute example of something you would find:

 SO cute. 

Have a great Tuesday!

It's okay to be embarrassed

{ stresssingg }

I just gave a presentation and I'm surprised I didn't pee my pants. I was 65% confident in what I was arguing, and I think it showed. My music was too loud... The light was on, when it should have been off... and the presentation was way too short. It was so embarrassing. 

At least it's over, right? Which means I'm thiiis much closer to home :)

-09April2011-
haha, that was written in the middle of finals. I was way STRESSED. Let me tell you, it's good to be home. Kind of too good. I have been kind of a lazy bum.. 


-10April2011-
Another try at posting, "I'm home."

{ the family on a little picnic }

I am home! It is good to be back. I missed these people like cahrazy. 

Now that I'm home, you may ask what I am doing, and I will tell you, "not really sure.." I'm definitely kind of on the hunt for a job, organizing my stuff, and taking pictures! 

-12April2011-

My dog and I went on a run this morning in the beautiful 70 degree weather. 

-21April2011-

Hi. 

Sorry I have been a lame-o blogger lately. I'm working on a ton of things that are due on my Birthday! I have a fun post coming up, and I'm way excited to show you!! 

But I did want to let you know about the Olive Garden experience I had yesterday with my grandmother. After our 2 bowls of soup and 4 plates of salad, we had some extra bread sticks. "Put those in your purse," says my French grandma as she waves her hand over the bread sticks. I just laugh to myself while I put the buttery bread in my cloth bag. "They are just going to throw them away anyway," Grandma says as we leave. 

{ I want to be a grandma cat lady someday too :) }

Adios!

I'm out of ideas..

{ 10 days }

...and time. There are so many presentations/cramming sessions/papers I need to fit into this one week. I have no idea what to write about on this blog. So I'll just let you know how my nap-dream went:

My sister was getting married. She met this kid in the morning, and they decided to get married that afternoon. My mom called me to make sure it was okay, and I said, "Well yeah, as long as she knows it's right." So they got married in the Idaho Falls Temple (which was on a mountain). I had to sit in the lobby while they were married. Her dress was beautiful, and she was gorgeous, but I remember being really confused and sad, because she's only 16.

New Dream (same nap): On a quiet dark road with dead trees everywhere. A girl was driving me in a car and told me she wasn't going to use the breaks. I'm like what the heck, so I get out of the car and let her drive with no breaks. She ended up tipping the car over. My backpack was inside the car, and everything that was in it was destroyed, but luckily she was okay. (Previously last week in real life we got into a little car trouble situation. our car almost tipped as we drove into a ditch. We're okay though :) 

It was a very stressful napping experience.

Where am I?

{ music }

Where am I right now? The Eliza R. Snow Building (Music Building) on a bench listening to the crazy band kids sing and yell about important matters of nothing. One characteristic I love about them is the giggling. There is always lots of giggling. 

I can say things about these people because I am one of them. I'm more of the quiet type of band kid, but nonetheless, I'm still a band kid. 

It all started in 5th grade. My dad took me to a Music Shop in Wichita, KS where we would find an instrument for me to play. I really wanted to play the flute, but my dad said I didn't have the right kind of mouth. (:/) So we went for the brass instruments. I can remember an older man asking me to "buzz my lips" for him. I can also remember the embarrassment that came after I tried. Brass players don't even buzz, they vibrate their lips with the mouthpiece. duhh, old man. 

We tried multiple instruments, and after I finished trying out the French horn, dad looked at me and said something along the lines of, "I really think you should play this one." So I did :)

Can you believe I've been playing for the following years:

5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade and my 2nd semester of college??

I think throughout my high school experience, I was really playing just to play. My dad was my band teacher 7th - 12th grade, and my grandparents were big into the "music" thing. I didn't want to disappoint them. I wanted to make them happy, so I kept playing. 

Over the years, I have learned to love it. After all of the rehearsals and my efforts, I began seeing my hard work pay off. It became something to work on, and the goal to work towards becoming better. After my first semester of college with zero band, I missed it. I was afraid I would loose my ohmbahser (lip muscles - not sure how to spell it..) and have to re-learn how to play. Luckily I was fine and I can't even tell you how much I enjoy playing my French Horn. 

Band has been such a big part of my life, I hardly left room for anything else. Band has made me who I am today. It has helped me realize the importance of music, social skills, and listening. Sometimes I wish I could've been that cheerleader, or that soccer player, but if I could do it all over again, I would always stay a band kid.  

{ 7th grade band - with dad :) }

- Have a good Monday -