5/31/11

i heard you on the radio, i couldn't help but smile.

{i stole this photo from Carrie, she has a pretty umbrella}
every once & a while i'll see a Phoebe runner along the street & i chuckle.
i think i'm probably one of them as well...
Brock! i'm so excited.
i like those guys & their sounds.

5/30/11

brother.

"I helped teach the lesson in third hour on missionariy work, and I just wanted to say that I know that it's the greatest work we can be involved in. I've never had more fun, been more tired, shed so many tears of joy, and smiled as I have on my mission. I figure that I've spent almost 1000 hours formally teaching on my mission, and for all the teaching I've done, I feel that I've learned more than anybody. I agree with President Monson in that every worthy, able young man should prepare to serve a full-time mission. It's what we promised to do before we came to this earth. There's no greater calling. Have a great week!"
-Elder Dobry

we received Jason's 102nd email today. 102! lately i am full of excitement for him to come home, i can't believe he arrives home in only 23 days. it's been so fun to hear from him each week about his adventures & to get advice from him when i needed it. i miss playing basketball with him, card games & mancala, & staying up to watch the late night showings of Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
i feel like so many friends are out in the mission field (& they just keep getting calls!) so it's nice to know they come home. i think it's time to get myself an old globe & place little flags in all the areas around the world where all those missionary friends are. i'm so proud.
{i really just could not spot my brother in this picture, he's there though, i promise}

5/28/11

a room that is dark.

one thing i will miss about high school is my access to the dark room. & a few teachers. & people i see. but i'm ready, so ready, for a new start, & for this summer! i really truly am so excited for life right now. the last few weeks i've been able to breath & actually enjoy being around people without worrying about school work & all those other stresses that occupied my every thought the last five months.
it's refreshing.

5/26/11

eyefish.

Carrie & i might have stayed after school an extra 45 minutes to develop a good bundle of pretty photos today. B-tholomew trusted us with his fisheye...which we might have left campus a few blocks with, maybe. the world looks rather incredible through that little lens i think.
the above is my favorite.
more to come.

5/23/11

dill weed.

the spice of the night was dill weed,
so we made sure to listen to Dilly by Band of Horses.
i am your jenna & you are my carrie.

5/19/11

criss angel did it better.

morp happened.
i got this on my doorstep one night.
we got muddy. MUDDY.
the best.
we took uncomfortable photos that we love in front of a yellow wall.
you'll see below that one is not quite like the other...levitation.
he was my date, i like him.
& good job Brooklyn.
what a good day.

5/18/11

two drifters.


i like the honey trees.
how enchanting is this video.
how enchanting is her voice & pretty hair.
click repeat a few times will you.

5/9/11

sharpe.


they see the world differently.
they see the dirt,
the sparkle in people's eyes,
the good stuff.
they're strange..but they see it.

5/8/11

mom.

i am so grateful that i have the mother i have, i see her living the way you should live everyday. i'm so happy that she has taught me service and love. i can't wait to call her when i'm in Logan and fill her in on all my new adventures. the good and the bad.

happy mother's day.

5/4/11

letters.

dear AP Calculus, see ya!
dear Logan, so good to see you again today. i can't wait to call you my home away from home...so soon!
dear Pine View, thanks for letting me know i'm in finally. it's all coming into place.
dear ABBA & Fleetwood Mac, i will always, ALWAYS, love you.
dear Seven Eleven, i passed by five of you today & each time i was reminded of Craigers & how he got his call today. i'm so proud of all those guys.
dear phone, we've seen a lot of each other lately via text messaging, it's not normal.
dear Carrie, i keep laughing at that list/questionnaire.
dear May the fourth of 2011, you were the best worst day i've had in a long time. freedom is good.



let's graduate already!

5/1/11

friends that i love.

something happened today.
i got a little emotional when i saw this picture over at Carrie's internet place...& i thought, hey, i love these guys.
i'm going to miss them real bad when we are all in different lands next year.