{me}

i wanted to write a quick little post about how i've changed this past year.....

throughout high school, i was like any other teenage girl, the whole "trying to find myself" stage.
i simply just had a hard time being me. i spent so much time caring about what people thought.
......which i shouldn't have, but did.
i had a hard time believing in myself. i was bombarded with my outer appearance. i didn't feel beautiful.
i didn't take the time to care how i looked.
i didn't voice my opinion, worried of what others thought.
i was sick of this feeling. i knew it had to change before i got to college.
the common phrase....college is "the time of your life."
i had to get the most out of it.
& that is what i did.

i feel confident.

i feel beautiful.

i speak my mind. (maybe too much.)

i do the little things...just taking the time to look my best, i work out and just smile.

i just feel great.

i realized it's okay to take compliments.

i just looovvveeee life. :)

pulling out that camera

i finally did a photoshoot.

i have been so behind.

here are my favorites:

 

        

       

first blog post of 2011

yay!
isn't it exciting??
i am so excited for this new year

wrapping up lovely 2010

some amazing things from 2010:

graduating from orem high school & with 48 college credits from UVU.

yess!!! this seems like forever ago...which it kind of was. haha. 6 months is a long time. but none the less, one of the greatest moments of my life.

going on a senior trip with some of my best friends.

sara, brianna, betsy and i piling into betsy's little car going on a crazy road trip through idaho, oregon, washington and montana! what awesome memories!

finished my first semester at USU

which was sooooooo great! i love usu! everything about it! i'm so happy that my first semester is over. because i can't wait for my next semester classes. ALL interior design!

meeting hope braithwaite and mckenna drew.

hope & mckenna are some of the greatest girls you could ever meet. they are wonderful friends and i am so lucky to have met them. they are some of my best friends. :)

strengthening my friendship with betsy reeves and brianna dickerson

even though i was tight with them in high school, we're even more close now that we're in college together. these are such awesome girls too. wow, why am i so blessed with amazing friends?? beats me. i love being around these girls. they know me so well and we hang out all the time! xoxo

jake hitting his one year mark in the mission field

what an amazing kid he is! i miss him a lot! but he is having an indescribable time in chile! :)

being a part of area government at usu 

this is kind of like student council, but more on a leadership emphasis. i have made some great friends and really developed myself as a great leader.

i'm sure there is much more, but this is good enough for now.... :)

kind of a drag

sometimes i wonder why i blog....
i feel like hardly anyone ever looks at it.
but maybe...that's okay.
because it really is for me.
to document important moments in life...

but...i have to admit...
it is VERY exciting to see someone comment on a post of mine.
it makes me shhhmile. :)

she inspires me.

okay, if she ever comes across my blog...i hope she doesn't think i'm a creeper that i follow her blog.ha.

aly is a recent'ish convert to the LDS church and shares her experiences and conversion story. 

she is amazing! :)

anyways....here is her link:

http://www.alfoxshead.blogspot.com/

the 4 year old in me.

 last night sara, brianna and i went to the riverwoods.

 & then we went to a toy store....

 & then we acted like we were 4.....

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& then i got really mature and joined in with these little kids riding bikes around the toy store. immature much? yes, but one of the funnest things ever? yes.

 & then it got really crazy and we went to see santa. who wasn't there so we sat in his chair and ate his candy.

oh and for a side note...
emotions are hard to share sometimes.
couldn't you agree?