A Day for the Books

Unbeknownst to the boys, us girls started getting  ready for the dance as soon as school got out. In reality, we checked Facebook a couple hundred times,  talked for an hour and a half, then decided that maybe, just maybe we should get our stuff together.

I met up with Maisi and Elise after I took Jordan some suspenders at work. Jordan proudly wore them while in his lifeguard attire for the tree hours that he had left at work. 

The girls got ready at Elise's house and then the boys met us there for pictures and dinner at 5:30. Three girls getting ready in an hour and a half is nearly impossible and,we barely pulled it off. Go us!

We ate dinner, which was fantastic, and the we played Apples to Apples and the What If game. I'll tell ya, if you want to get to know someone, play those games, they are date jems.

The dance was amazing. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard in my life. My group was definitely the party group. Half the time we were outside dancing the night away on the deck, in the freezing cold weather, but once you went numb, it was no big deal. The dance is all a blur. I'm sure some awesome things happened, but I don't remember them at all. 

It's a good thing I struggled while getting this thing on, because it meant that my mom could get some super cute pictures.

This describes our whole night in one picture.

I feel like this picture belongs in an awkward family photos collection. I really like the Titanic couch. 

 These are our "official" dance pictures.

 Can we take a quick shoe appreciation moment. They are the coolest.

 We are Fierce!

Jordan was hands down the best date ever, and he taught me how to waltz, so that gives him bonus points.

After the dance we partied at Maisi's house and watched Pitch Perfect. And by party, I mean sleep. The girls were too tired to drive home, so we crashed at Maisi's house.

Tolo was a P-A-R-T-Y and my date and group was hands down the best in the whole world.

I'm Alive, Say What?

HEY YOU GUYS!
Guess what, I'm still alive.
Maybe someday I will tell you all about this last month and an almost half, when its not  passed my bedtime and I don't need to study for my crazy long finals.

It Aint Love if it Can't Break Your Heart

Two days changed the way I think about everything now. 

Maybe it was staying up with the one person I love most, while he treated me like I was the most important person in this whole wide world. 

He taught me a lesson at two in the morning. A lesson that will change my life. If someone wants to be in my life, they'll show me that. 

This weekend was the best one yet. The memories are mine, and I can never forget them. 

I Never Knew I Could Love Someone Like I Love You

You know that feeling you get when you "love" someone so much that it hurts to be away from them? Well, that's practically my life right now. Weekends kill!
I'm not going to lie, after what happened with my heart last time, I'm hesitant when it comes to giving it away again. But, he's proven that my heart and all the flaws that. One with it would be well protected. I can trust him.
Somedays, he meets me in the hallways and we turn the two minute walk to my third hour class into a five minute walk. I take those days for granted, and I know I shouldn't because, before I know it, he is going to be a serventof of The Lord preaching the gospel to the people somewhere that will seem so far away. Eventually, I'm going to be living letter to letter or email to email, and that day is going to come way too soon.
I talk like he is already mine. Most days, it feels like he is, but...he isn't.
On a different note, I've been listening to Christmas music all day. Im so ready for the most magical time of the year. It going to be pretty great.

As Long as We're Together, It Doesn't Matter

Hey guess what, I really am alive. My life has been a crazy, CRAZY, one for the last month and a half. 

I'm juts busy with the usual high school life and college classes that I thought would be "fun."

I'd be lying if I said that my Bio 171 or something like that wasn't my favorite class.

I'd also be lying if I said that I wasn't happy, because in reality, I really am. 

I find it hard to listen to Tracy Chapman and not sing at obnoxiously loud volumes, because her music is just do catchy, and I love it.

Sometimes I'm really bad at taking a hint. I probably would have held hands with that really cute quarterback that goes to my school by now, if it wasn't for my lack of knowledge when it comes to romantic situations. It was the homecoming game, and yes, there were fireworks.

I'm stealing Joey for my birthday. I'm seriously driving to Seattle and kidnapping her in January. Its more like we are meeting halfway and she is coming to stay with me for a week, or something like that. I couldn't be more excited.

Can you believe that it is almost November? I cant. These last few months have flown by. If you asked me what has happened, I wouldn't be able to tell you because all I do is take pictures, do homework, go to football games and take more pictures and edit them. Oh and I take naps on a daily basis.

My seminary teachers think it is funny to talk about the "M" word with me. What word might that be. Marriage. Yuck.  I will admit that now that I know all these people getting married, I get marriage hungry, but then I remember that I actually dont want to be married and I go back to a normal high school girl.

Homecoming was this weekend. I didn't go, but my favorite part is sunday night at about 8:37 when all the pictures are on facebook and then I spend hours looking at everybody and their mom's pictures. You better believe that I'm living that single life!

Basketball starts in three weeks. I'm already dreading it. I have a serious love-hate relationship with that sport. Right now its mostly hate. 

Ellie Goulding is blasting in my room and I blame her for my scatter-brained thoughts. Its more  likely because it is way past my bed time, but...lets not talk about it.

Peace out, homedogs. I'm going to bed.

Missing You

Sleep drowned my eyes, but I was still very much awake.
I took a journey to the exotic land of Brazil, to come visit you. I found you sitting among the brazilains, talking and laughing and teaching the gospel. It came so natural to you. You sat there and I was overcome with emotion. Being within ten feet of you was something i never thought would happen. Slowly, I approached you and gently spoke your name. You turned, it was you, the real you. You pulled me into the biggest hug I had ever received and tears filled both of our eyes. It was so real, nothing was going to ever tear us apart. We would be together forever. At that moment everything was okay. There were no worries.
Sleep slowly drifted and I was pulled from your arms. I screamed, and cried to go back, back where I was safe, back where I could be with you.
I awoke with tears in my eyes. I miss him like crazy, so much that it hurts.

My Favorite Things

Guess what. I'm a creep. I worked hard for this picture. 

It's football season. I love football season.

 The cold air, the falling leaves, the excitement it adds to everyday,

the sweaty boys (maybe only one sweaty boy.)

So, there's a boy. I feel like all I write about is boys.

There have only been three in the last year.

Anyway this boy,

He is a keeper.