Prezzy Day

This weekend I headed down with some pals to Zion National Park for some well deserving needed sunshine. We stayed in a weird motel, painted the tiny tiny tiny town, hit up the continental breakfast and spent the beautiful afternoon hiking! We came back late Saturday night, then oh a whim headed up to Logan first thing Monday morning for some snowmobiling. Fun to stay with Michael and Neal's gracious family, and always great to get out of Provo. Didn't even mind the appx 15 hours spent in the car. Srsly though.

Love Day

So half the reason I even have a blog is because it's fun to look back and read it. Let's be honest, we all love to stalk ourselves. Who doesn't get a kick of reading old journals, no matter how cringe-worthy they are?! Anyways today I went back and read my blog entry on last Valentine's Day. Oh ho ho I was so incredibly single it kind of makes me giggle. 

Last year my date cancelled on me, day of. We were supposed to double with his roommate and Sydney, and the roommate decided to cancel too after hearing the news. And yet, neither of us were really all too disappointed because it meant we got to go to dinner with Sydney's sibs and mama who was in town. And also at that point we preferred each other's company to any boy in Provo soooo.....

A lot happens in a year! Twelve months ago I was happy to get cards and letters from my missionary pals, and now I'm about to be a missionary myself. 

Happy Valentine's Day! I'm surrounded by people I love and feel incredibly grateful for that fact. Give somebody a hug. Or a side hug, if you're wary about touching other people like my pal Brookie is.

Look how cute my valentine is :)

Wonderful

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I am an incredibly happy camper. I can rag on Provo with the best of them but at the end of the day it really is exactly where I'm supposed to be right now. Sixteen more days until I fly back home!

Free Time

Although I was initially concerned about this limbo time I have before I report to Brazil in March, I've been filling my time, with all those things you plan to do, "when you have time." Like.....

:: redesigning my blog (y'all likey?)

:: redesigning my sister's blog

:: sewing buttons that have fallen off (don't let that trick you into thinking i can sew)

:: burning dinner

:: weekly temple trips

:: blog stalking manaus, brazil missionaries

:: writing missionaries

:: spending time with the grandparents

:: organizing my closet. multiple times

:: visiting the BYU Museum of Art (see above picture)

:: feeling cool and cultured at the Andy Warhol exhibit

:: online shopping for missionary clothes (spoiler alert- they're all uglaay)

:: getting caught up on my tv shows (Nashville anyone?!?! it's GOOD)

:: dancing around to this song on repeat 

:: attempting to learn portuguese

This is the least busy I've been since probably sophomore year of high school. 

AND I'M LOVING IT!