a normal day.

Today actually felt like a normal day. I worked my day job & had a great day. After I went over to my parents house so my mom could start re-teaching me how to crochet.(more on that later.) Then I got a good work out in at the gym (haven't been there since September.. yikes!) ran to the grocery store, made a good dinner at home, edited pictures, crocheted while watching Netflix & just got to relax at home. I know this all sounds so silly but it was nice and refreshing to have a day not to be rushing from one place to the next, editing between my day job & running to a photo shoot, meeting deadlines & stressing out. I am not complaining one bit but running a photography business and working another full time job during busy picture season is a little overwhelming. I wouldn't trade it for the world. It is my outlet of creativity and I love it but it sure does make me appreciate days like today. I feel so blessed to have been so busy this fall & still have a few more weeks of sessions before my 'slow' season approaches but I am excited to work on a few personal photography projects as well as expand my knowledge and talents. I just want to give a shout out to my wonderful family and friends for being so supportive of me in my career choice. It brings me so much joy to be doing what I love (even though there is a few sweat drops & tears along the way) I feel extremely blessed. I have received so many kind compliments & referrals and those just always make my day! Being an artist is a hard and a beautiful thing.   

#29 i am thankful for..

i am thankful for...

doctor pepper.
it does the soul good.

need i say more?

xoxo

ps tomorrow is the last day eek! i made it! 

#26, #27, #28 i am thankful for..

i am thankful for
Journals.
i as mentioned before am a total avid journal writer.
today i went back and read an old journal. it's a beautiful thing.
for me it is a way to get things on paper so they are not on my mind so i can sleep.
a way to express. a way to remember.
i think that journal writing is so important. I love  how you can reflect back to who you were, who you were with, your train of thought etc.
Not only that but what a blessing to go back realize you have overcome hardships, trials, and just changed as a person {hopefully for the good :), or accomplished a great task or goal you had set for yourself.
I love as i read old entries i can close my eyes a picture exactly what was going on because i am pretty descriptive. I can feel those feelings i felt. remember those smells. Re-live those great memories. Or learn from the mistakes i have made. I could go on and on. but i have such a love for journal writing. I think it brings you closers to yourself {yes that sounds a little weird} but so it gets you in tune with the person you want to become.

i am also thankful for
fathers blessings
and the Priesthood. 
what a blessing and wonderful experience
 when in need of comfort and help from my Heavenly Father.

i am thankful for
quotes.
sounds kind of silly.
but srsly! i love quotes.
they inspire me A LOT.
to think differently.
they give me a whole new incite on everything.
i have so many faves.
love love love them.

xoxo

#25 i am thankful for..

Today I am thankful for..

My Savior.

He is my elder brother 

and

 best friend.

 He knows me.

 He knows my needs. 

He loves me. 

He believes in me.

I am so grateful for the knowledge

of him and all he has done for me.

I know that I can do anything with his help.

He is my rock.

and my light.

Happy Thanksgiving 2010

xoxo

#24 i am thankful for..

first and foremost.. 

this is my 

#601st post. 

go meee. 

today i am thankful for

my freedom.

we are so blessed to live in a beautiful country.

the land of the free, the home of the brave.

so many men & women have served 

in the past

serving now

and will in the future.

we all take for granted how lucky we really are.

we are blessed.

xoxo

#23 i am thankful for..

today i'm thankful for..

snow.
and blizzard warnings.
{you UT peeps will catch my sarcasm..}

and now for serious i really do love the
pretty white stuff, just not having to drive in it.
it makes our mountains beautiful and its the
best when you wake up to it on Christmas day.
it gives the mountains a lot of moisture to make them
gorgeous for the spring.

happy snow day everyone.
xoxo

#22 I am thankful for..

today i'm thankful for..

music.

it has such a powerful impact.

it's beautiful.

so many emotions.

i love how i can relate it to my own life.

it rings true to me.

love it.

just wish i could sing :)

guess that's why i dance to it.

xoxo

#18 #19 #20 #21

i am thankful for

blogging

it is a great way to record what i do.

my little not so personal, yet personal journal with pictures.

memories

they make me smile.

they teach me.

the good ones.

and the bad.

LEARN from the past.

PREPARE for the future

LIVE in the present.

jillian michaels.

she kicked my butt this week.

and made me very sore.

love her! 

and today i am thankful for

makeup.

it is my second love. {behind dancing}

it makes me pretty. 

hides those little bumps on my face.

makes my blue eyes pop.

enhances my features :)

makes me happy.

& makes my world go round.

xoxo

#17 i am thankful for..

i am thankful

for

modern medicine.

it helps me get better.

on days like today where i'm getting sick.

with stupid ear aches.

cough.

sore throat.

thank heavens for meds!

xoxo

#16 i am thankful for..

today i am thankful for..

this lady.

also known as my 

bffe.

best friend.

or

ashley.

i srsly don't know what i would do with out her.

she is my better half ash.

we have been through thick and thin together.

she has always been my backbone and helped me through everything.

i am so blessed to have her as my bffe.

she always lifts me up when i am feeling down.

makes me laugh.

puts things in a new perspective.

we laugh

we joke 

we cry.

at times we may get sick of each other i'm sure,

but i am so thankful that we always see eye to eye on everything.

we can read each others minds.

and i am blessed to have her as a best friend.

we love to goof off.

sing loud.

laugh til we cry.

stay up late.

eat out.

shop.

primp.

be lazy.

and our first pic together.

 how funny is that?

i laugh out loud

every time i see it.

love you ash.

xoxo

#15 i am thankful for..

today i am thankful for
my parents.
they are amazing.
i can't even describe in
words how much i love them.
they have taught me
so much, provided for me,
been examples, and just simply been the best.
i hope i can be half they parents to my future children,
that they have been to me. love you two!

and now for some pictures :)




{end of year show fresh yr of college}




{date night spring 2007}




{end of year concert soph yr}




{summer 2010}




{rents anniversary fall 2009}



{baseball game summer 2008}

xoxo

#14 i am thankful for..

today i am thankful for

 the gospel.

it brings me so much happiness.

i love my Savior Jesus Christ.

i am forever grateful that he atoned for me personally.

and that i can live with him again someday.

i am so thankful i have this knowledge.

he is my light.

my life.

my way.

xoxo

#13 i am thankful for

i am thankful for..

disney movies.

sounds like a funny thing to be thankful for,

but they make me

 laugh.

i got to watch 

mary poppins 

with my cute nieces and nephews tonight. 

it brought me back a few years. 

anything Disney is just so

magical.

and all Disney's just make you

 happy. 

xoxo

#12 i am thankful for..

i am thankful for..

prayer.

the blessings that come from praying.

the comfort i feel.

that i can do it any time, any place. any setting.

it is beautiful

that i can talk to my loving 

Heavenly Father

and how much

peace praying brings.

that i know that he is

listening

and that he loves me.

xoxo

#11 i am thankful for..

i am thankful for..

my health.

i have been fortunate enough

to be pretty healthy.

or

have no broken bones.

or stitches.

or diseases.

or anything of that sort.

knock on wood that i continue with this luck

xoxo

#10 i am thankful for..

today i am thankful for..

 my

 hip hop class.

they let me use my talents

to choreograph

and teach.

and dance

all things which i love.

they make me laugh constantly,
they teach me to

 learn to be patient.

and make me feel like the 

coolest 

dance teacher

ever.

i heart them.

xoxo

#9 i am thankful for..

i am thankful for..

my education

geneva elementary

orem junior

timpanogos

snow college

utah valley university

thank you for making me smart.

or should i say

full of knowledge.

i am thankful

not only for each class i have taken

but

for the experiences that came along with them.

i am so blessed to gain an education

and to still be continually learning

{i will graduate one day & i cannot wait for that day.}

xoxo

#6, #7, #8 i am thankful for..

i am thankful for..

#6

soft contact lens.


Czechoslovakian chemist

Otto Wichterle

and his assistant

Dr. Drahoslav Lim

came up with them
  i honestly would be blind with out my contacts.

plus they are pretty and colored

(shh!)

#7

my job.

i. am. blessed.

its fun.

easy going.

pays the bills.

love the ppl i work with.

 

#8

my

nieces & nephews

they are my light.

i love them to pieces.

they keep me young.

love me.

are so innocent.

remind me of the important things in life.

{the kiddies; summer 2009}

now there are 2 more and twinners on the way :)

i love them!

xoxo

#4 & #5 i am thankful for..

{no laughing at the pic its a little outdated}

i am thankful for..

my brothers

& 

my sisters.

i am so blessed to have

3 

of each.

they may not know it,

 but they all keep me in line in there own ways.

they are all such strong examples in my life.

they are each unique.

full of personality.

we always have a good time together, 

lots of laughing.

jokes.

stories.

they are all wonderful parents

leaders

hard workers

strong in the church

caring.

i used to get
frustrated being the
youngest of seven.
not growing up with all of them.
but now i see how lucky i am to have
six amazing siblings.
who teach me.    

thanks each of you,

 for being 

you.

i love you all.

xoxo

#3 i am thankful for..

my trials.

sounds silly, but

they make me who i am.

i am me because of them.

they only make me stronger.

"Each of us will face trials and tests, and as in this simplistic example, it is how we react to those difficulties that will determine our success and happiness. Each of us will face adversity no matter where we are. We are taught in the scriptures that there “must needs be … an opposition in all things.”

 - Elder James B. Martino Of the Seventy

Come what may and Love it!

xoxo