things i'm lovin

lately...

it was always on at nine, and seeing as how i could never stay awake

 to actually finish an episode,

i just stopped watching. it's more fun to watch them 

in a matter of three days, anyways. right?

seriously, such a good song. all of their songs are wonderful.

it's new discovery that i like dark chocolate.

i'm just upset it took this long to figure it out,

because i've been missing out.

still haven't quite made it all the way through--but what i have seen is

absolutely wonderful and lovely in every possible way, as always.

so classy. you just can't go wrong with harrison ford. 

just a little thought for your sunday

"There is power in our love for God and for His children, and when that love is tangibly manifest in millions of acts of Christian kindness, it will sweeten and nourish the world with the life-sustaining nectar of faith, hope, and charity." -M. Russel Ballard

general conference is kind of the best. so many inspiring talks that just make you want to be and do better in your life. find out for yourself, here! i promise you won't regret it. 

prague prague prague

i'll just say that prague was absolutely lovely. i think the pictures and quotes speak for themselves. czech them out! (there was some serious overuse of this joke on this trip. and it was wonderful.)

just a church made of bones. human bones. no big deal.

windy.

rainy view of the city from the castle.

john lennon wall.

my cute sister.

leaving my mark.

the gurls at the jewish quarter.

the whole family. plus one. but she might as well be family.

best friends.

hard rock cafe has the best food. and free wi-fi.

mirror pictures. too fun.

we almost lost the room key. not too surprised.

rub for good luck! i'm sure everyone and their brother's dog has touched this.
there was some serious hand sanitizing going down after this.

he'll always be baby brother to me.

oh, and we're pretty quotable too.

"Alison, am I invited to your wedding?" -Emily

"If you're still alive." *insert dirty look here* -Alison

"You realize you just dissed yourself, don't you?" -Dallin

"You know how animals crossbreed? Well if cars did that..." -Dallin

"So, did Bella become a vampire?" -Alison

"But if they all get married, then my life is over!" -Emily

"Hold on. What? Are you okay?" -Me
"I will never be okay!" -Emily
"You're such a girl. I'll never understand them." -Dallin

"Awww, Emilyyy, come talk to Papa Cherringtooon." -Papason

"I put on my paper that you were the smart one in the family..." -Alison

"Ahh! What is this dance? What the footwork?" -Hard Rock Cafe Guy

"Oh, this is just me." -Me

"Hey! Look! It's Amanda's favorite animal. An ass!" -Papason

"Did you stop and pick blueberries? What took so long?" -Papason

"I fell down the hill." -Dallin

"That's where they put the little girls that talk too much." -Me

"Nooooooooo!" -Alison

"I feel funny." –Me (the water was a little sketchy, okay?)

"Stupid girls." -Dallin

"People aren't supposed to bend that way." -Dallin

"I'm flexible. Or so they say." -Emily

"Hey! I'm known for being flexible too!" -Alison

"Uh. By who?" -Dallin
"My gymnastics teacher. You can ask her! If she's still alive. She was old." -Alison

"You know, everyone thinks you're quiet, shy and sweet. Little do they knoww..." -Emily
"Yeah, they're sadly mistaken." -Me

"The world doesn't revolve around you." -Emily
"Yeah, well you don't revolve around the world!" -Alison

"They put a boot on his car?" -Alison

"I feel like I'm back in Rexburg." -Emily

"I was thinking the same thing." -Me

"Does the camel back there have to pee yet?" -Papason
"Noo, and I'm not a camel." -Emily
"You never pee." -Me
"Sally, the camel, has five humps. So, ride, Sally, riiide!" -Mom

this weekend

i'm going to czech out prague. i've been there once before and it wasn't my fave--but i'm excited to czech it out a second time. i've czeched out the weather and i've czeched off everything on my packing list. i'm ready to go! and who knows, maybe there will be cute boys to czech out in the czech. fingers crossed.

i crack myself up.

please and thank you

i just want a jim halpert. is that too much to ask?

deep thoughts of an avid television watcher

i'm just going to come right out and say it- i love tv. i watch a lot of tv. and i'm not even ashamed. 

moving on...

out of the many shows i obsess over, one of my favorites is so you think you can dance. it's one of those shows where you feel sore just watching some of the moves they do. i've been watching it for quite a while now, and every time i watched it i just wondered why i couldn't dance as incredibly as they could. i would become so overwhelmingly jealous and frustrated with myself because i couldn't do those things. lame, right?

last night, we sat down to watch one of the last episodes of this season. and it dawned on me. i'm not jealous that i can't dance like that. i'm not even envious of how fit and in shape they are (okay, maybe just a little but that's besides the point). i'm more jealous that those people have found something that they are truly passionate about--something that i have yet to find for myself. 

i'm out of school for a while. so i have quite a bit of time on my hands.

and i'm going to find what i'm meant to be passionate about.

ready, set, go.  

now, these are some pretty cool kids.

i think this is kind of awesome. a flash mob of primary songs in downtown ktown complete with dancing and flips and just visual happiness. it doesn't get much better than that.