What could be much better than that? :)
Hey best friend?
You're the best-est.
EVER.
:)
Friday, August 24, 2012
the best-est
Snoasis, mac & cheese, spontaneous adventures, and best friend talks.
What could be much better than that? :)
What could be much better than that? :)
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Thirty Seconds
Have you ever stopped to think about the miracle of perfect timing?
How if you had walked down that other hallway you usually go in you would have missed the person that you really needed to talk to that day who just happened to walk past.
Or if you had gone to your regular ward that Sunday you wouldn't have been able to see your old friends from ten years ago.
Or if you pushed the gas pedal a split second earlier, you could have been in a car wreck.
Or if you had walked away thirty seconds earlier you would have missed the door opening - both the figurative door of opportunity and the literal door to the place where you truly needed to be.
It's a good thing there is Someone who is watching out for me - He really knew what I needed today, I and even though it seemed impossible...well, I just need to remember that nothing is really impossible to Him.
So Brother Connelly? Thanks. I realize I probably spelled your name wrong. To be honest I don't even remember what you look like. And the chances of us meeting again? Practically zero. But please know that you were truly an answer to my prayer - blessings are definitely going to be zooming your way!
I don't know what made you walk out at that exact time, or what made us stand there for those extra few seconds, but it most definitely was not an accident. Lucky? Nope, I'd prefer blessed :)
How if you had walked down that other hallway you usually go in you would have missed the person that you really needed to talk to that day who just happened to walk past.
Or if you had gone to your regular ward that Sunday you wouldn't have been able to see your old friends from ten years ago.
Or if you pushed the gas pedal a split second earlier, you could have been in a car wreck.
Or if you had walked away thirty seconds earlier you would have missed the door opening - both the figurative door of opportunity and the literal door to the place where you truly needed to be.
It's a good thing there is Someone who is watching out for me - He really knew what I needed today, I and even though it seemed impossible...well, I just need to remember that nothing is really impossible to Him.
So Brother Connelly? Thanks. I realize I probably spelled your name wrong. To be honest I don't even remember what you look like. And the chances of us meeting again? Practically zero. But please know that you were truly an answer to my prayer - blessings are definitely going to be zooming your way!
You can see His hand in everything if only you'll take the time to open up your eyes and look.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Confessions of a Teenage Nerd
Only 5 textbooks this year...success!
And even better? They are all skinny - no huge fat ones that are like a million pounds.
Like I said...success!
When the lady handed them to me I was so excited to have such "good" textbooks this year that I said "Yes! Less than last year! I thought I would have a ton but this is so great!"...the lady gave me the weirdest look :)
It's kind of funny. Teenagers have like a "list" of proper conversation topics for when they talk to an acquaintance, or in other words, "that one kid from that one class that one year."
During the school year it is all about 1) your last class; 2) how hungry/tired/busy you are; 3) how frustrating your teachers are; or 4) the most exciting upcoming even at school (dances, football games, etc.).
However, during the summer, the "lists" kind of change to either 1) how your summer has been or 2) how fast school is approaching.
In the past week or so, I feel like I have discussed the coming of school too much....way too much. Everyone always talks about how much they are dreading it and how fast summer went and how they hate school and don't want it to start...and on and on and on.
I admit that if you had asked me a week or two ago, that would have been my response. But lately, my "inner nerd-ness" has come out. And you know what? I am excited for school to start.
Let me repeat that.
I am excited for school to start!
I have the best schedule in the world - difficult, but it's going to be so great! For once it is mostly stuff that I want to take, not requirements and such.
The classes I'm in aren't the type of classes where the teachers sit around saying "Alright, how much useless class work can we stuff down their throats? How many work sheets can we get through this week?"
Nope. That is not how mine are. This is really going to be learning and doing and asking and soaking up information - I can't wait :)
Not that I wouldn't pass up a few more weeks of summer, and it's definitely going to be an adjustment to actually have to get ready every single day, but I think this change will be good.
But....if you ask me in a week? I will definitely be wanting summer back :)
And even better? They are all skinny - no huge fat ones that are like a million pounds.
Like I said...success!
When the lady handed them to me I was so excited to have such "good" textbooks this year that I said "Yes! Less than last year! I thought I would have a ton but this is so great!"...the lady gave me the weirdest look :)
.....
It's kind of funny. Teenagers have like a "list" of proper conversation topics for when they talk to an acquaintance, or in other words, "that one kid from that one class that one year."
During the school year it is all about 1) your last class; 2) how hungry/tired/busy you are; 3) how frustrating your teachers are; or 4) the most exciting upcoming even at school (dances, football games, etc.).
However, during the summer, the "lists" kind of change to either 1) how your summer has been or 2) how fast school is approaching.
In the past week or so, I feel like I have discussed the coming of school too much....way too much. Everyone always talks about how much they are dreading it and how fast summer went and how they hate school and don't want it to start...and on and on and on.
I admit that if you had asked me a week or two ago, that would have been my response. But lately, my "inner nerd-ness" has come out. And you know what? I am excited for school to start.
Let me repeat that.
I am excited for school to start!
I have the best schedule in the world - difficult, but it's going to be so great! For once it is mostly stuff that I want to take, not requirements and such.
The classes I'm in aren't the type of classes where the teachers sit around saying "Alright, how much useless class work can we stuff down their throats? How many work sheets can we get through this week?"
Nope. That is not how mine are. This is really going to be learning and doing and asking and soaking up information - I can't wait :)
Not that I wouldn't pass up a few more weeks of summer, and it's definitely going to be an adjustment to actually have to get ready every single day, but I think this change will be good.
But....if you ask me in a week? I will definitely be wanting summer back :)
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
It's the Final Countdown!
one week till school starts.
one week till I'm old.
one week till bell schedules and class schedules and normal schedules.
one week till homework.
one week till heavy backpacks.
one week till early mornings.
one week till friends talking in the hallways.
one week till teachers.
one week till obnoxious peers.
one week till being surrounded by amazing examples.
one week till hallways and lockers and textbooks.
just one more week.
one week till I'm old.
one week till bell schedules and class schedules and normal schedules.
one week till homework.
one week till heavy backpacks.
one week till early mornings.
one week till friends talking in the hallways.
one week till teachers.
one week till obnoxious peers.
one week till being surrounded by amazing examples.
one week till hallways and lockers and textbooks.
just one more week.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Family Humor in the Uintas
We just got back from the Uintas today - so great!
I guess camping really brings out the humorous side in my family because we were really funny, if I do say so myself :) Definitely lots of funny moments!
Here are a few of my favorites...
(and if they aren't that funny to you, just know that in the moment, they were hilarious!)
As we were on our first hike, Weston caught up to me and said "Hey Ash, keep your eyes open for dinosaurs, k?" Reese and Lewis love to convince him that they've found real dinosaur tracks and eggs, and even though Westy is at first pretty skeptical, he eventually gets taken in...well, obviously he gets taken in if he is asking his sister to keep her eyes open! :)
Later on during that hike a mountain rainstorm set in. Luckily we made it to the lake and got under some "natural umbrellas", aka trees, but they were pretty spotty. As we were standing there with the rain pouring down and the thunder rumbling around us, my Mom said "Alright, we're going to have a lesson on wilderness survival!"
Reese's response: "Mom, we're less than a mile from the car."
At the top of our second hike we were sitting at Bourbon lake enjoying the silence (...until my brothers got there of course - then all the yelling and typical boy-crazy-loudness started!). All of a sudden Aaron points to the other side of the relatively small lake and goes "whoa!! there's some dude over there!"
"...um Aaron, that's Grandpa" :)
Lewis loved to pull the BlueTooth prank...
Lew: "What's for dinner tonight?
Mom: "Lasagna."
Lew: "What was that? ...oh sorry, I was on my BlueTooth."
{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooxTIF98_lQ}
And of course there were lots of
"Would you look at that!"s
{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF8GhC-T_Mo}
and
"What's that in the weeds? It's a ____ - AWESOME!"
{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5Lmkm5EF5E}
and
"Score, look at that Aspen! You can tell it's an Aspen because of the way it is." {http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm3JodBR-vs}
...oh yes, my family is just hilarious :)
I guess camping really brings out the humorous side in my family because we were really funny, if I do say so myself :) Definitely lots of funny moments!
Here are a few of my favorites...
(and if they aren't that funny to you, just know that in the moment, they were hilarious!)
As we were on our first hike, Weston caught up to me and said "Hey Ash, keep your eyes open for dinosaurs, k?" Reese and Lewis love to convince him that they've found real dinosaur tracks and eggs, and even though Westy is at first pretty skeptical, he eventually gets taken in...well, obviously he gets taken in if he is asking his sister to keep her eyes open! :)
Later on during that hike a mountain rainstorm set in. Luckily we made it to the lake and got under some "natural umbrellas", aka trees, but they were pretty spotty. As we were standing there with the rain pouring down and the thunder rumbling around us, my Mom said "Alright, we're going to have a lesson on wilderness survival!"
Reese's response: "Mom, we're less than a mile from the car."
At the top of our second hike we were sitting at Bourbon lake enjoying the silence (...until my brothers got there of course - then all the yelling and typical boy-crazy-loudness started!). All of a sudden Aaron points to the other side of the relatively small lake and goes "whoa!! there's some dude over there!"
"...um Aaron, that's Grandpa" :)
Lewis loved to pull the BlueTooth prank...
Lew: "What's for dinner tonight?
Mom: "Lasagna."
Lew: "What was that? ...oh sorry, I was on my BlueTooth."
{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooxTIF98_lQ}
And of course there were lots of
"Would you look at that!"s
{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF8GhC-T_Mo}
and
"What's that in the weeds? It's a ____ - AWESOME!"
{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5Lmkm5EF5E}
and
"Score, look at that Aspen! You can tell it's an Aspen because of the way it is." {http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm3JodBR-vs}
...oh yes, my family is just hilarious :)
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
picture this...
just perfect.
[yes, that last part was sarcastic.]
but don't worry. it was totally worth it because I now have my very own set of tie-dye equipment.
win. :)
and I know I already posted this one, but it describes my life so well right now...
you only live once. so why would you want to miss out on night time Walmart adventures?
[yes, that last part was definitely sarcastic!]
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