i colored this

Back to school, back to school, to prove to Dad that I'm not a fool. I got my lunch packed up, my boots tied tight, I hope I don't get in a fight.

ah, back in Rexburg.
it is good to be back...but being home was the Bomb.com

seriously.

i love my family
with such a big change in my life coming very soon, i was so ready to be with them
and those little boys make me happy


plus, i got to spend time with some of my favorite boys, friends and casey-rachel time of course.
i didn't even do any homework :)
it was the best.

totally worth the 20 hours i drove for it to happen.

but, now i have three more weeks of busy school and i have to get straight a's. i must.
so, here i go...off to conquer my finals :)


p.s. Murphy died during the break. i guess he didn't have a very good Thanksgiving. poor little guy. he was a good fish.

it's happening

my photo a day blogging!

you're gunna wanna keep up with it :)

click here

Elder F. Enzio Busche

...is a cool guy.
Watch this video.



Read the whole talk here.
It is awesome.

If you really want to be cool, or you just really like Elder Busche like I do, then you'll want to read about his story here.

the brothers

just a little shout out to my FHE brothers...

they are great.

definitely some of the best i've ever had.

they've always been so supportive of my mission decision

a couple of them came over the other night to give me this gift

it was so nice! i loved it.

i love them!

don't they look charming? :)

Called to Serve

In Malaga, Spain of course!

I am so happy to finally have my call...it was a long wait.

But now I have a whole lot of preparing to do! :)

Spain is the best. (I already know it)

I report March 16, 2011 to the Provo Missionary Training Center for a couple weeks then I'll go to the MTC in Madrid, Spain.

Doesn't that sound lovely?

I can't wait.

Basically every picture looks amazing, like this one.

Notice that Malaga is in southern Espana. Right by the Mediterranean Sea. How nice. :)

my life be like

how does a little update sound?
i thought so too.
here are some things that are happening in my life...now

relief society secretary - this is my calling. do i do anything? not really. but i love it :) plus the president is my super cool roommate. we keep it real.

lead sports photographer - i guess they thought i knew what i was doing or something...whateves. however, the responsibility actually means that i take less photos. weird. but that's ok cause my color photography class makes up for it :)

i lost and found my keys...again

lots of projects - my major is rather test free...but boy do i do a lot of projects! it's made my life crazy. but...i really really love it. i'd take a mixed media project over a test any day :)

pregos - BOTH of my sisters are pregnant! :) i'm so insanely happy and excited for them!! it is such a blessing. i will be gone when they have the babies...but i will just give them extra loving once i get home!

21 - when did that happen? oh yeah, a month ago. good thing i act the same as i did when i was eighteen. it's all the same. but the best part is that my new baby nephew Parker was born on my birthday! we are twins :)

waiting - this is my life. just waiting for my mission call. it has been a pretty good test of my patience...but i'm ok with that. it's just making me really excited. where will i go? who knows!

one in 8 million

so last year The New York Times did a series called

"One in 8 Million"

you should check it out here.

they profiled random people in new york city and told their story.

it is amazing and so inspiring.

it makes me want to be a better photographer.

this series is photojournalism at its finest and i LOVE it!

there is one in particular that i love :)

it is about a mormon sister missionary.

listen and watch her story here.

chipmunk face

love it....NOT!

so listen

i have big news

but first thing's first.

LOOK at my cute roommates!

aren't they cute?

i think so too.

meet lexie, mary, kylee, lindsay, and kelle. (although i've already lived with kelle for basically forever) yes.

in other news...i'm going on a mission!

that's right. the papes have begun. i kind of hate how long it takes to get the doctor stuff done though. i want my call now! but i guess i have to be patient. oh well :)

here are just a few of the reasons for going on a mission:

• i want to help people
• i have a testimony
• i want to teach others about Christ
• i want to serve the Lord
• missions are great
• being one of the boys tends to be a theme in my life
• i love going new places
• temple temple temple
• it just feels right

ok...honestly kind of weird to put that into a list. but really i just know that this is what i want to do right now...and what Heavenly Father wants me to do too. so what more do i need?

basically...

i'm really excited :)