doggy love.

meet chopper. he's my sister's boyfriends dog. he was at our house for christmas. i love dogs that play fetch so i love chopper. the picture below was taken when he was under the table begging for food. lol. he didn't get much.

when i was little i went camping with my dad to a national park. the people next to our campsite had a border collie, and they would play fetch with their dog. i thought to myself, hmm i want a border collie that plays fetch when i'm older.

one of these days (or a couple of years) i'm going to get a dog, a border collie to be exact. i love love love dogs. my dog, buster, passed away a couple months ago. it was very difficult for my family and me.

my family is thinking of getting a new dog, but i think it will be a while before we do. maybe next year for christmas i'll get my parents a new dog? ;)

winter camping!

i went camping with my dad, sister, and brother a couple days ago to canyonlands national park. it was so much fun. at times it was a little cold, but it wasn't anything we couldn't handle ;)

the views were breathtaking.

this picture was taken by the self timer. it's a little fuzzy, but it's my favorite.

isaac... i love him to death.

and bekah, haha, made me laugh all the time.

all i can say is wow...

the contrast of the sky and desert was magnificent.

the kids :)

i got to climb on top of the arch... i loved every minute of it.

our dad was so nice to take time to go camping with us. he's the best dad ever. i love him.

it is not what it seems...

merry christmas! (even if it is a couple days late.)
i had an amazing christmas! oh wow, it was so good! i have the best family in the world! it's a sad thought that it's all over. but now i have something to look forward to next year :)

a picture of me, hannah, isaac, bekah, and chopper.

isn't my mom gorgeous? i love her so much.

my brother wanted ninja stars... lol.

he got a new snowboard, too! lucky boy.

i made this poster for my sister, hannah. i had to be creative given the fact that i don't have much money. i hope she liked it...

and no, i'm not pregnant. my sister's and i took some goofy pictures for our sister, naomi. she is pregnant, and wasn't able to come home for the holidays. we sure do miss her.

christmas is my favorite holiday. everyone is so nice and friendly. i love it.

tron...

my friends flight was cancelled this morning due to weather. she had an extra day here so we decided to see tron. ok, can i just say that tron is an amazing movie? i loved it. i watched the old one a couple weeks ago, which was helpful because when i first saw the trailer for tron i had no idea what it was about. it was good to have some kind of background information about the plot. it was so good. the music was awesome! i bought it when i got home. yeah, it was that good.

i've decided i'm going to take my brother to see it in 3D. it's going to be epic.

cannot wait.

oh, i go home tomorrow. win.

finished.

i have completed my first semester of my sophomore year in college. my last final was this morning. i am done and it feels amazing.

it has been snowing all day. i like the snow, but it can be annoying. i don't want my flight home to be delayed or cancelled. that would be horrible. last year my flight was cancelled twice. and yes, it was awful. i have been praying all day for good weather the next couple of days. hopefully the weather will improve. my fingers are crossed!

i have nothing to worry about tonight. no more classes until next year. how awesome is that? i feel like i should be studying, but i don't have to. it's a weird feeling.

i get to go home soon. (hopefully.)

everyday is special

today has been great. i had a final for my classics of western literature class at 8am and it went... ok? ha. we shall see. afterwards i worked out for an hour (it felt great, let me tell ya.) i hung out with some hilarious people while trying to study. more talking took place than studying, but that's too be expected ;) i was supposed to have a health and wellness final at 3, but since i had an A i din't have to take it. amazing! everything paid off, no? i think yes :)

i've been thinking about my future. i do have some big decisions coming up that are life changing. so of course, future plans are on my mind. i honestly have no idea what i want to do. argh. it's hard not knowing. i want to help people. one of the reasons is because it's what makes me happy. i'm all for doing what you love to do even if that something doesn't give you deep pockets. it's important to do what you enjoy. it will make you happy.

but anyways. i have lots to think about. i'll figure something out sooner or later. hopefully sooner.

i'm going to enjoy finding my passion.

i'm going through some difficult things right now. because this is a blog i'm not going to write anything too personal. it's so hard to describe how i feel. so much emotion and confusion. i live in a world i'm not a part of and you know what? it sucks. each day is a struggle. a huge one. life shouldn't be like that. i know i will struggle, but to feel like this everyday shouldn't be happening. struggling each day with the same things is not the way i want to live my life. i see people and they seem to have their lives in total control. of course it's not prefect, but it appears that way. there's an ideal person i want to be. so what's stopping me from becoming that person?

right now i feel angry. i don't know what's causing this anger, but it's annoying. i need to pinpoint the cause before i go insane. it's driving me crazy.

but anyways. i'm going to be positive about everything. everything. my negative attitude is going to disappear.

ookk.

let's do this.

beautiful.

i am going to take a step back from life and its craziness and just enjoy the sunset.

we live in a beautiful world.