sometimes

life gets too busy, and you don't have time to blog. but yay! finals week is FINALLY over, i moved out of the dorms, it has been an adventureful weekend seeing all my friends who came home for Christmas, and in 24 hours i will be at a beach house in costa rica with absolutely no worries. and oh yeah. my family is pretty much obsessed with lord of the rings so we just had to make a big deal about the hobbit movie coming out. here is us in our costumes...

(i'm not dressed up because i refused to wear an uncomfortable dress for 3 hours)

happy holidays! 

i will be back after Christmas with plenty of tropical pictures.

xo

this is what i think of

finals week---endless hours of studying, eating chocolate, feeling tired and sick, reading magazines, sitting in my dorm room, and wishing i had a life. i don't have much to say, and i really don't know why i'm holding a J. Crew magazine, but i just cannot wait till school is finally over and i am laying on a beach in Costa Rica. 

update: only 17 days until Christmas...!!!

xoxo

school days

Varsity Jacket: OBEY  |  Backpack: Urban Outfitters  |  Boots: Steve Madden

thank goodness it's friday. 

XO

dear santa, i still believe in you

Passport Case -- Makeup Pouch -- Coat -- Mittens -- Turtleneck -- Boots -- Leggings

almost everything i buy now is for my mission. it will be cold in Ireland and Scotland  - with a lot of rain - (my favorite!), but the summers will be warmer. i'm going to be wearing a lot of coats, rain boots, scarves, and hats. these are just a few cute items on my list but i am mostly IN LOVE with the cocoon coat from J. Crew. 

Whats on your list?

xoxo

insta monday

 a bunch of books to read and movies to watch before my mission,

thanksgiving at Little America --> new phone case from Madewell,

park city for the weekend with my favorite girls,

and an obsession with my frye boots.

countdown till Christmas: 28 days, 1 hour, and 26 minutes.

 only thing that keeps me going as i start studying for finals. 

Happy Monday!

x

my new favorite sweater from forever 21 and pants from H&M. 

oh and HAPPY THANKSGIVING

 i am thankful for my family. my friends. the gospel. my house. my education. my freedoms. this beautiful world we live in. my good health. books, music, blogs, fuzzy socks, j.crew, coconut oil, thai food, reeses, blackberries, kind strangers, hot showers, down comforters, rainy days, new beginnings, fresh starts, and having something to look forward to. i am grateful for love, for laughter, for tears, and for hugs. for big dreams, small goals, and hardships. most of all, i am grateful for the chance to live and to grow and to become a better person day by day.

XoXo

CALLED TO SERVE

you are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

you are assigned to labor in the Scotland/Ireland mission. 

you should report to the Provo Missionary Training Center on March 27, 2013. 

you will prepare to teach the gospel in the English language.

couldn't be more excited to teach the gospel to the people in Ireland and Scotland!!! my grandparents were mission presidents in Ireland, my dad was born in Belfast, my brother served his mission there, and two summers ago we visited both Ireland and Scotland as a family. its crazy! and i could not be happier.

x