something to look forward to

I'm pretty excited.

for this baby to arrive....

there has been a lot of deliberation. admitedly, a little regret.

but overall, excitement.

can't wait to come home to my new toy! too bad school doesn't end till 6:30 :(

i want to be just like you

now this is beauty.

"We women have a lot to learn about simplifying our lives. We have to decide what is important and then move along at a pace that is comfortable for us. We have to develop the maturity to stop trying to prove something. We have to learn to be content with what we are."
— Marjorie Pay Hinckley

"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails.
I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children.
I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden.
I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder.
I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."
— Marjorie Pay Hinckley

"As we got closer to marriage, I felt completely confident that Gordon loved me. But I also knew somehow that I would never come first with him. I knew I was going to be second in his life and that the Lord was going to be first. And that was okay. It seemed to me that if you understood the gospel and the purpose of our being here, you would want a husband who put the Lord first." — Marjorie Pay Hinckley

beautiful days

today as i rode home from school on trax, i was listening to some classical music by vivaldi. i love how some music really speaks to the soul. my spirit was joyous as i was listening and i really felt like i was feasting off of vivaldi. heavenly father has provided us with so many ways of filling our lives with light and love. i know that music is one of the great ways He speaks to the soul and touches lives. today i am grateful for the beautiful things of this earth...but even more so, i'm grateful for the countless, beautiful people that add to the grandeur. i am grateful for talents shared, testimonies born, smiles offered, helping hands rendered, laughter evoked and the simple and yet profound impact each life has.

we are blessed.

3rd skirt

a taste of my day

a favorite shirt.

this is why i don't have an i phone..my phones are just attracted to the floor.

dinner with some of my favorite girls. my beautiful mother's ring. doesn't it shine?

oh, what do you wear in the summertime?

a dress a day.

i absolutely love to wear dresses and skirts in the summertime. i have loved collecting a variety of them over the years. they are one of my favorite items to wear. i decided that for the next month, i'm going to wear nothing but dresses and skirts and document it on my blog. this will be a fun way for me to get creative with my camera, wardrobe, and blog.

it burns

a favorite

thinking about his artwork today during my break. the perfect expressions. i love the styles of this era. classic. there is a story behind each piece.

enjoy!

Norman Rockwell, you may be my very favorite american artist.

what do you do in your spare time?

i read...or blog i guess.