"Chances are, if you think i'm awkward, I think you're hot"

family

I've been talking about families a lot lately

i know, kind of a random topic
but i'm a tad exited to see mine in 1.5 weeks!!

but in talking to a few different people, i have come to realize how fortunate I am in the family i have been blessed with, and am able to spend eternity with.
I can't even express my love for them, and my gratitude for my parents

do they drive me crazy sometimes?
yes
but that kind of comes with the definition of being a family

i am so grateful to have a functional family
i have a lovely mother and a wonderful father
who are hard working and great examples to me.
we rarely see them fight
and if they do, the best thing in the world is when I get to see them come out of a separate room- laughing.
I have never had a fear of my parents getting a divorce
They spend time with us

so many blessings, this doesn't even scratch the surface.
i could go on and on
I never realized how many families are hurting
are being affected by divorce especially
are full of contention

how many of my friends are members of these types of families

i could not be more grateful for the incredible, family i have been blessed with

summer bliss

I am still in Rexburg

living the life

waking up when I want

eating when and what I want

(and possibly making myself sick with the amount of peanut butter and oreos, and jamba i've consumed)

taking walks in the park

summer weather in rexburg (aka- perfect, with no humidity)

BBQ's with new friends

floating down the river

i sleep on a couch every night... and my back will pay for it eventually

but right now it's kind of fun to play musical apartments

naps in a hammock

no shoes

wonderful people

pretty sure life could not get better

besides when i get to go home, in exactly two weeks. 

i get to see my family

and be in Georgia again

fight against the humidity and my hair.... and sweating constantly, gross.

fresh preaches and blueberries (because my mom is awesome)

sleeping in

mom making homemade meals, rather than me just boiling pasta (i mentioned that she's awesome right?)

stone mountain

going hiking with my dad (refer to comment about my mom being awesome, and ditto -i just have great parents)

pretty much I have the best life ever. try not to be too jealous. 

maybe it's just me

Have you ever known that you should feel a certain way, but you don't?

I should be a lot more mad than I am
But everyone else seems to have enough mad for the both of us

I should be really stressed
everyone else is
but it's easier and a lot more fun not to be
so i'm not

So I feel happy
I am frustrated with some situations, yes
but I think my emotion-ometer is a little bit backwards.

am I allowed to feel this content
when everything is so hectic around me?

psst!

I'm working on a 365 project
what is that you ask?

basically, it means I take one picture, everyday, for a year

they are not always beautiful photographs, but they are a glimpse into my daily life
it'll give you a little feel of how I live life, things I do, the works.

it's fun.

SO moral of the story, you should go here.
or just click on the 365 tab at the top of the page

i'll be an adventure :)

so cute

On my college campus there are a lot of married couples
and sometimes they bring their kids
and it's pretty much the most adorable thing ever

my favorite part is when the dad's have the little infants
and they change them, and put them to sleep
and then tend to them in the stroller while they do homework in the library

I don't even mind the crying babies while i do homework

i'm too overcome with cuteness
and a desire to have a husband that will do that for me with our kids one day

I spoke too soon

Well, this post is a couple weeks late
But last weekend, you know the one where i didn't have anything planned?
It turned out splendid.

I ended up getting some homework done
and I floated down a river
went shotgun shooting (!!!!!!)
got a tan
and got taco bell

pretty successful if i might say so myself :)

since then I have also bridge jumped twice
done a pudding drop
bruised my knee severely playing volley ball
went to the drive in for the first time
watched fire works
went to the sand bar and jumped off a diving board into a river
my best friend came into town
had a no-technology day (actually very successful)

[and i want to punch a guy]

but it's been a successful week overall
i'm a little bummed that there are only two weeks left of school
i have met some really, really amazing people this semester
and i'm a little stressed with life and realizing how much work I have for finals
i'll let you know when my sanity is back to normal levels in a couple weeks :)