Day 18: A picture of where you hope to be in the future.

I learned many years ago that life never ends up as you expect, it always ends up being better than you thought it could be though.  And so, since I don't know at this point if my future will be filled with family or a career or something else (?) I will say that in the future I hope to be a person that is kind, loving, accepting, serves, is faithful and happy.  :)

Day 17: A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life.

Day 16: A picture of someone who inspires you

I actually can't post pictures of the people that inspire me the most right now, I would love to but it would be crossing all sorts of lines.  I am inspired by the people I support at work.  They are seriously the best people I know and you can tell how incredibly special they are.  I love how quick they are to smile or to show love to people.  I love when I see them and they laugh or clap or say "I missed you" and kiss me on the cheek.  I love that they like to tell me about their lives and ask me for advice at times as well.  I love the things that I learn from them, like how to laugh in the simplest of moments or how to really believe in myself.  I love that they don't look at their lives with limitations, they plan for the future, they have dreams bigger than I dream for myself and they truly believe they can fulfill those dreams.  Perhaps they won't be able to fulfill some of their dreams but it certainly doesn't hurt to dream because that makes more things seem possible.

To my sweet friends that I have the opportunity to interact with and serve each day, thank you for teaching me and loving me and helping me to feel alive and like life has a purpose.  You have changed me for the better. 

Day 15: A picture of something you want to do before you die.

Ya'll might be shocked by this but I saw this on some travel show or something...zip lining in Catalina.  I was shocked by the overwhelming desire to do that when I saw people flying through the sky over beautiful scenery.  There may be cooler or more beautiful places to zip line but I have made zip lining in Catalina my goal.  Here is a picture of the Catalina zip line, beautiful right?

Day 14: A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without.

My momma.  I sure look up to her a whole lot and love her even more.  She is the perfect example of strength to me.  Love you!  (Isn't this a fantastic picture of her??  Love it)

Day 13: A picture of your favorite band or artist.

Sugarland

Train, especially Hey Soul Sister at the moment

Yeah, I'm one of those people.  The kind of person that sometimes enjoys covers of songs more than the original.

This changes almost daily...I definitely don't have a "favorite" but there are pictures of my current fall backs.  Especially today when my normal pandora stations all sounded super whiny and annoying for some reason.

Day 12: A picture of something you love

Boston, not a thing but I sure do love it and miss it all the time.  I loved this trip, my time with Corinnie and seeing that this place that I always dreamed of was everything I thought it would be and more.  I can't wait to go back someday.

Day 11: A picture of something you hate

I've been feeling a lot of anxiety for the last week and I hate it...so there is the closest thing to a picture of anxiety.

Day 10: A picture of the person you do the craziest things with

I don't do many crazy things...my lack of inspiration for this post makes me think that I need to be a little more adventurous.  Sad day...I'll have to take a rain check on this one and do it again another day after I figure out how to do crazy things and who to do them with.  :)

I did some pretty crazy stuff with Tom and my other MD pals in my high school days...Crazy to me at least, probably normal to most people.

I used to do some pretty "crazy" stuff with these guys, too.

Day 9-A picture of the person who has been with you through the most

 Maybe it's wrong to post a bunch of different people for this one but if it's wrong I don't want to be right.  :)  I have the best, most supportive people in my life and I love them all.  This one is hard for me as it is because if I could post a picture of every single one of the people that have impacted my life I would but that would be a bit much so I post the people that I consider my safe people.  These are the people that I run away to when it all gets to be too much and these are the people that welcome me in with open arms pretty much every time.  I love you all. And if you think I'm a horrible person for not posting a picture of me with my mom here are two things for you 1. I don't have a picture of me with my mom :) and 2. I'm saving that for another, even more appropriate picture blog.  It's wonderful to me that I met all of these people (except my sister, of course) in my first ward in Utah.  That ward blessed my life like I never could have imagined.

Ben, Amy, Corinnie and Lora.  Ben and Brenae's house is my safe place.  I wish she was in this picture too, they are an incredible support to me.  Amy who I can laugh with and run away to St George for a getaway.  Corinnie who goes on trips with me and is my #1 blog and facebook stalker and I have the best conversations with.  Lora, you've all heard about her already.  Love ya!!

My sister is a superhero.  She has a fantastic family and is an all around wonderful person.  She listens to me vent she listens to me cry and she listens to a whole lot of other babble too.  She sees good in me that I don't see in myself.  I hope I can be all of those things for her as well.

Chris is a wonderful friend to me.  He teaches me things, he challenges and encourages me to do things that are hard for me and he sees what I can be and helps me to see that as well.  He listens to my babble, he is far too generous to me and he makes me feel stronger than I am. 

Rach knows me, she gets me and doesn't require explanation about most things.  She calls in that moment when I need her and she is a true, loving and supportive friend.  She forced me to eat a protein bar when I got out of the hospital many years ago even though I thought it was disgusting and she did it because she cares about me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 8-A picture that makes you laugh

                   That's my Uncle in a flowery apron holding a beer.  Looove it.                                                                                        

Please sir can I have some more??

We're really big nerds trying to be models and I luff it.

It has been said that if you look up right as your picture is being taken your smile will look more natural.  Carrie and I can never quite get the timing down on it though...I wish I could find the pictures of us doing this as teenagers.  HI-larious. (Camille, I stole this from you.  Thanks!)

Day 7-A picture of your most treasured item.

This one is hard for me.  I don't really feel that way about my "stuff".  Although I do like my stuff.  Maybe I'm not being deep enough, who knows.  I do know that I love my car, Blossom, though.  She's cute, she's reliable and she gets me where I need to go without any worry on my part.  And she came into my life at the perfect time, not necessarily under circumstances I would choose but it all worked out.

Day 6-A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day.

Either of these two cutie pants, for many different reasons.  Mostly because they get to play and take naps all day and when Austin does "paperwork" it involves crayons and construction paper.  Oh, and the best part would be hanging out with my sister all day.  Also I'd love to see what kind of chaos they created with my "paperwork" after we were done with trading places.  :)

Day 5-A picture of your favorite memory

 How about two favorites from last year?

#1 Seeing Wicked with Chris.  It was more amazing than I could have imagined.  The whole San Francisco trip is a favorite memory of mine.  It was a very healing and fun trip on many levels.  And did I mention that Wicked was AMAZING?

#2 Taking my sweet Austin to see Disney on Ice.  I loved seeing that little guy so happy.

Day 4-A picture of your night.

Happy Valentine's Day again!  A few pictures of my night...I promise I was there, just behind the camera.

Valentine's Day!!

Ya'll are getting two posts today.  Yup, that's just how much I love Valentine's Day!!  A day for wearing pink, telling the people that you love how you feel about them, making treats and sharing them, eating Lovesagna, and so much more.  :)  I have two Valentine's today.  One is my Gran and the other one is Austin.  I asked them both if they would be my Valentine and they both accepted.  I'm a pretty lucky gal. 

I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day!  I love all of my friends and family and feel blessed to have you all in my life!  *hugs*

Day 3- A picture of you and your friend.

 Well that's a broad topic isn't it?  I just picked a folder and found this picture that makes me laugh out loud.  That was a fun time and a really fun night.  So there we go, a picture of me (looking oh so attractive...) with my friend Brian.  Gooood times.  My former boss, Teresa, told me that I look like an oompa loompa in this picture...Can you see the resemblance?  How sad...

Day 2-A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest.

 This was a tough one so, new rule, I'll post as many pictures as I want.  :)  I have a lot of long time friends in my life.  

 1st-In recent years, Lora.  We became friends soon after I moved to Utah and I would say she has been the most consistently close friend since.  We've been friends for almost 10 years and have talked, emailed or visited regularly the whole time as far as I can remember.  I love her because we think alike, feel similarly about things, have the same (fantastic!) taste in music and we just get each other.  She is like family to me and I love her for it!  (I was looking for old pictures of us and found this one which happens to be my all time favorite picture of Lora and I)

  #2-Officially the longest?  Laura.  We don't talk much anymore but we have been friends for as long as I can remember.  (You all remember the french toast/powdered sugar story).  Laura is one of those friends that I know that, if I needed to, I could call her out of the blue for anything.  Up until she moved away from Utah we saw each other pretty regularly and we always make time to see each other when we are in the same state.  Laura is probably the person that I have been closest to for the longest period of time.  Love you Laur!

30 Days

I found this in my internet wanderings and I thought it would be a fun thing to try since I love pictures and haven't been blogging much these days.  :) 

I have a list with something to post every day for the next 30 days and so, I begin with Day 1.

Day 1: Post a picture of yourself and 10 facts.

1. I never sleep soundly if I'm not sleeping with my teddy bear, Fuzzy.
2. Sometimes I don't want to be around people but there are a few people that I love to be around anytime, even when I feel like that.
3. I wish my hair was naturally a nice dark rich color.
4. I want to live in my current house for forever.  I love it so much.
5. I have a craving to run away again, I need to be rich so I can travel.
6. I work too much and think about work too much, and yet I still love it most days.
7. I have the greatest people in my life, my heart gets full and happy every time I think about it.
8. I love cupcakes, LOVE.
9. I love bags, and purses and always walk through that section in stores just to see if "the one" is there waiting for me.
10. Listening to music makes me feel alive.