my kind of perfect

I'm honestly in love with my life. It couldn't be better. 

it takes a boy to live

What will be your Space Jam? 

Whatever it is, make it awesome. 

know i said it a million times

Sounds like me about now.

Sleeping is overrated anyway.

turn your back on mother nature

"Whatever happened to the good old 70's? And words like 'groovy, far out, bitchin and peace?'" 

-Timpview 1988 Yearbook

Sometimes I think I was born at the wrong time. I just want to date Jake Ryan from 16 Candles and listen to George Michael all day.  I want to wear bright colors and for some I have convinced myself  1980's Diet Coke would taste exponentially better than a can from 2012.  I wear Chuck Taylor's like nobody else's businesses. Sometimes I dream about meeting Michael Jackson and moon-walking on the moon. For some reason I get along with 40-something-year-olds better than any kid my age. I'm also pretty sure Molly Ringwald would have been my best friend back in the day.

So that's what's up with me. 

Bitchin'. 

 (Only acceptable for the WWW. had I been born 28 years earlier and if they had the WWW. back in the glory days) 

a good good life

 There are no words, life is just wonderful. I am very blessed. 

My cousin Maggie had a Hunger Games Party.

OLYMPICS.

hahahahah McKann sends me jokes.  I joke back.

Uncle John, Jensen, Mayson and Grandpa Jim. <3

Jacey Rose.

Ginormica bounce house slide+water+soap=epic.

SALTWATERS. Favorite purchase.

It's decided.

BEST COOKIE EVER.

Only at Vivint.

Taste of the Valley.

McKann and I did not behave at church very well.

 There are no words, life is just wonderful. I am very blessed.

the girl in the dress wrote you a song

 

Because I have been obsessed with this song since February and it still isn't old. 

just like raindrops

I love driving in the rain, it is beautiful.

Until your car floods.

And you leave your window open.

 

Oh and PS.  I got a housing scholarship today!  I have a place to live! 

(I really am happy about the rain. I did get a good chuckle out of it thought)

you put on quite a show

I remember when I was a kid, there were 40-50 first place ribbons hanging on my wall.  None of them belonged to me. They were all my sister's. I had probably 6 ribbons. They were all participation.

Looking at all those ribbons and thinking how stupid she was for liking her ninth place ribbon the best. It was black and it was beautiful but was ninth. She had an abundance of blue, red and white ribbons.

I remember when she started dancing. Everyone knew she was just copying our aunt, Tristan. I thought that was stupid too. I will never know why, but I was so jealous when my mom made her that green/black ballroom dress. She always had her dance friends over and they always made me laugh. Then she got really good, and I just wondered why I didn't have any passions or talents like her.

She won medals and trophies,  all I got a letter grade on a piece of paper. It didn't make sense.

I hate to admit it, but sometimes as I lay in bed at night, I feel so overwhelmed. She left big shoes to fill. She went to college, did full on student government, went to hair school, worked at Old Navy, and somehow managed to still be my best friend.

When I didn't get the scholarship she got, I was upset. I was supposed to be "the leader," and she took that too I was on student government twice! And I was the yearbook editor-n-chief! I was the Laurel's, Miamaid AND Beehives president. Not gonna lie, I thought I had leadership down. I left that interview feeling confident as ever. After getting shot down, I was reminded of my days of gazing at all those colorful ribbons on the wall.

She always tells me I am prettier and have better hair. She was never surprised when I got asked to, as she put it,  another dance. She gladly came and made me beautiful for all of those. She is surely jealous of my amazing singing talent. About once ever few weeks,  I send her a video of me singing "Take A Bow" by Rhianna. It's pretty fantastic.

Sisters get jealous. It's human nature. They fight. They steal each others clothes without asking-- no matter how many times the other person says they must ask before taking their clothes. And they bring each other up when the going gets rough. And if you have my sister, they buy you an owl ring or earring for you to wear for each of your school dances that you never wear and buy the gift for Mother's Day and say it's from all of the kids. She gave me $24 dollars exactly for graduation because I graduated on the 24th. She cuts my hair and buys me tacos.

She's my best friend. Sure she screws up sometimes and embarrasses me in front of boys. We're two completely different people but because we're sisters, it just works so perfectly. She's just like my mom. And our family is still trying to figure out where I am from.

I pray that I set as good of an example little Puffs as Sensen has to me.

I think what I'm trying to say is that I love her.

your new addiction

All day, e'rr day. So good.

summer lovin

WELCOME TO SUMMER.

always stuck on my mind

This song never gets old. 

forever is a long time

Whatever happened to chivalry? Does it only exist in 80's movies? I want John Cusack holding a boombox outside my window. I wanna ride off on a lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey. I want Jake from Sixteen Candles waiting outside the church for me. I want Judd Nelson thrusting his fist into the air because he knows he got me. Just once I want my life to be like an 80's movie, preferably one with a really awesome musical number for no apparent reason. But no, no, John Hughes did not direct my life. 

i crave it.

What a day! 

I finished the yearbook. HALLELUJAH! Honestly, the best thing ever and I saw, relived, quoted, sang and breathed "Thoroughly Modern Millie" again at Orem High.

Of course though, at the end of it, I wanted someone to give me a hug, tell me I did a great job and let me tell them every little thing I was thinking.

*I didn't like the way she said "I'm a pioneer woman pal!*

*His first note on "Oh Sweet Mystery of Life" was absolutely amazing*

*Why didn't they say "DEXTER! COME!"?*

*Why was Bung Fu a girl?*

*At least she could sing*

* The tap dancing! It's amazing!*

*That was my line! My one and only line and he ruined it!* 

*Why was her dress long? And fitted?! ITS STYLISH TO RAISE YOUR SKIRT!*

(Well, I suppose I said most of these things to Zoe.)

However, he'd be more than proud of me for my book and laugh at me for my over-analyzing skills. We'd go on walks and he'd wear button up shirts. He'd lay and stare at the ceiling with me and try to make patterns out of it as I do sometimes. He'd enjoy funny pictures I send him. He'd be great. I hope he's smart. Oh goodness, I love a boy who is smart. Someone who can explain concepts and ideas to me. I hope he can play guitar and we can sing under the stars. Oh how joyous it would be to have a boyfriend!

However, as Mama Tanna would say, "Your time will come." 

But this time I may just ask her, "Soon?"

it's always darkest before the dawn

If Britney Spears can make it through 2007, you can make it through today.

staring at the mess i made

 

"Ice Cream Agony"

you make my dreams come true

Winter Break. Mayson and Sarah Style.

oh the days go by so fast

January Highlights

• Field Trip to SLC
• Hanging with the gang. (KC, Trent, Christian, Sarah, and myself) 
• I wanna say Junior Jazz games (That might have been February?) 
• Basketball games

February Highlights

• More hanging out with the gang 
• bought my first iPhone for Valentines day
• Valentines dance with Trenty 

March Highlights

• Apparently the Color Fest.
• Apparently that's it.

April Highlights

• Getting citations at the Hot Pots with Stuart, Travis, Sarah, Connor and Bryson
• Spring Break with Travis James Tylerand Sarah Louie Thayne
• Karaoke with Nicky Boy Gledhill and the beach resort with wardies 
• Morp with Stuart
• Prom with Jake

May Highlights

• Spontaneous half marathon with Dania
• Les Mis with Nielsen crew and Shazz Matazz Faber
• Field trip with the Madsters 
• All nighter with my girls (hiking the y at 5 am, krispy kremes, senior all night party clean-up)

 June Highlights

• Moving to Maryland
• Watching a billion movies
• Calleva
• DC and Mount Vernon 
• Travis Pastrana's house

July Highlights

• Chilling with Becky Miller and Ashley Barney
• Mountain Biking and HBR 
• Surprising coming home! 
• Wicked

  August Highlights

• Student Gov Camp
• Football Games 
• Making up a bunch of crap about high school traditions at Frosh Orientation with Lyd

 September Highlights

• Cross Country trip to Idaho
• Beginning of Millie
• Volleyball Games
• Hanging out with the E-RIC 
• Football Games

 October Highlights 

• Leadership Conference VIPS! 
• My kick-a assembly for homecoming
• Homecoming with Travis James Tyler
• Halloween adventures
• Going to Eric's family party: games, football, wassel. 

 

November Highlights

• Best birthday ever!  18!!
• Big Booty, yummy food and mafia 
• 11:11 on 11/11/11 with Dania
• Experiencing my first yearbook deadline
• Sadies with Ben 
• Millie, Millie and more Millie  

  

December Highlights

•  Best friend party:dollar store, grey's, things
• Getting Netflix
• Christmas! 
• Awkward moment after awkward moment

A year of change, of hope, of tears, of smiles,  of experiences, of growth. Just another year of life. 

What will 2012 bring?

(Disclaimer, I have been working on this, I was just waiting for December pics, I really didn't just copy Dania. Great minds think alike I suppose)