it's whatever

First off, what. the. flip. 

Correct me if i'm wrong, but I kind of thought that the 973 sicknesses I've had over the past 17 years covered my fair share of germs. GIVE ME A BREAK. 

I guess when it rains it pours so 5-day mom duty will be performed on my deathbed.

it's whatever. 

[okay maybe i'm exaggerating a bit. i'm just stuffed up, lolz.]

I've had quite the rebellious day. 

my reasoning?

either nothing in the world matters anymore since I got into byu...

OR I can justify skipping my afternoon classes because 

1) the parents are gone and will never know.

2) pointe shoes are in desperate need of sewing. like asap.

3) AP stats and AP gov are a joke these days.

4) I just couldn't make it through the week after being on strike vacay mode for 3 weeks.

AND

5) I'm on my deathbed, obvi. 

...But for realz, I'm not a rebel. 

I came home and spent 2 hours sewing, taught a piano lesson, and got the kids settled after school. 

Things are getting majorly domestic over here. 

#foreshadowingthemomlife

In other rebellious news....

DINNER IS SERVED.

jk Kimball the babysitter cooked for the kids while I was at dance, 

so this was MY humble supper at 8:30pm.

(I freaking love honey nut cheerios with my whole soul)

and then 10pm rolled around...

...That moment when a sibling goes missing. 

#beinginchargeprobs

it's whatever ;) 

PAU crisis Day 1

Parents Abandon Us Day 1.

it's me and the 4 crazies, y'all. 

We'll be here all weekend.

Maybe not smiling and maybe not with all limbs intact, but we will survive.

(by a miracle). 

You know it's gonna be a good day when you wake up 20 mins before go-time, throw on some jeans, ditch the makeup, and settle for troll hair. #foreshadowingthemomlife?

BUT, I am grateful for my immaculate organizational queen of a mother who not only types up hour by hour instructions, but color codes everything. #ilovethatwoman

AND, this gem of nutritional value was sighted in the kitchen this afternoon. 

maybe we won't starve after all.

I have her on speed dial, but there's really no need when she sends you novels of instructions every 5 seconds. #thankyoumother 

ps. I don't call her Tracey, it's just that mine and my parents' contacts are synced so it would be confusing if she was "mom" because then my dad would think it was HIS mom...comprendo? 

I had one too many peanut butter m&ms at mutual and I'm losing it, people.

But day 1 conquered.

4 to go...

pray for me. 

dear papa

 I love you more than I can say.

I miss the "teddy bears picnic" and "bushel and a peck" songs. 

I miss your trader joes stash of sweets.

I miss playing baseball. 

I miss your watchful eye as I climbed the grapefruit tree.

I miss seeing your eyes light up when I danced.

I miss back scratches, and teddy grahams, 

and you. 

but I remember you, every day. 

I hear you singing the fight song, I see your byu caps, I feel your energy at every game, I taste the byu bookstore candies you loved, I smell Provo mountain air,

and I remember you.

Thank you for your faith and your love, 

for raising the young man that became my daddy;

and thank you, papa, for being a cougar. 

today, I'm following your legacy. 

You were the truest true blue fan in all of California. And the world, for that matter. 

I don't think you could count how many games you had been to. 

BYU is where you met your sweetheart, where my dad met his, and where I'll meet mine. Gramma's ring will remind me of that. 

My padre looks so much like you, and he will forever be a walking true blue fanatic, just like you. 

It doesn't get more hard-core than a BYU HEADSTONE. I just love you so much. 

Whether it was yearly childhood visits, dance camps, or efy, I feel complete on that campus.

It's home. 

BYU is our passion. 

 

And I will forever scream my lungs out.

Plus, it's Jimmer city. 

I will walk the same paths you walked, I will hike the same mountain and see the same valley.

I will remember the 3 colors in your wardrobe; white, blue, and tan. BYUFOREVER. 

You will ALWAYS be the #1 cougar fan. 

I'm so excited to follow your path as I find my own.

I love you.

RISE AND SHOUT. 

good vibes, fun times

recipe for happiness = pizza + bffs + oregon lovin 

in that order.

good week, kids. good week. 

i'll spare you the 20 million 1am toothbrush selfies and just go with this one. love this girl. 

i exercised self control and only took 1 picture on roxy. #miraclesdohappen

full tuesday re-cap and why bff's are da bomb  --> HERE

sisters that jump together, stay together. btdubs we did not even plan to do the same pose. 

love this cute girl. we could talk for days. plus we used our ballet leaps to maneuver the swamp that was the summit of table rock. 

we both agreed that our favorite tree is the madrone. i mean, how could you not? 

first sign of spring, and i am so excited. 

#oregonlovin all year round. 

i introduced the sis to the chicken souvlaki pita. let's just say we're going back pronto.

...because brushing your teeth in the bathroom was too mainstream. 

shoutout to the padres for surviving 19 years with me and the crazies. (i scored the leftover anniversary flowers) 

this is pretty much the story of my life every day at dance. so we have this giant studio right? and this giant barre along the wall. and we all kind of have our own "spot", you know? except when someone takes your spot because you came in late...or they just wanted your spot. 

it's war. 

question. why were dogs created. why do people have them. and why do they feel the need to ruin my favorite pair of moccs? #readytokillmegsdog

teenagers and pizza; the most compatible relationship since chocolate and peanut butter.

idk why we don't have more parties at meg's. hot tub + pizza + just dance = happy.

let's all take a moment and appreciate ebro's dance skillz.

i LOVE my adorable piano girls (and pastrano boys). senior proj documentation. 

let's just say we had some free time this week. 

so we trespassed, duh. 

have i mentioned my 100 Temples goal? 

This gorgeous picture of the LDS Gilbert Arizona temple reminded me of my bucket list item; 

to perform ordinances in 100 temples in my lifetime. 

So far: 

Medford Oregon 

Quetzaltenango Guatemala 

98 to go. 

Next stop: San Jose Costa Rica

ps. 27 days. i'm not freakin out at all. 

BFF's to the power of 3

"We'll be friends forever, won't we, Pooh?" asked Piglet.

"Even longer" said Pooh. 

Some people ask me why my BFF's are freshmen. 

It may just be our complementing immaturity... OR that they are the best people I've ever met. 

Definitely the latter.

It's me and these freshies yo. 

Always together, longer than forever. 

And I wouldn't change a thing. 

Please sit back and enjoy these wanna-be-witty captions. 

crud muffins. this is a hotel. awk to the max.

uh, did you just wipe your booger on that?

you can't "repair" this swag.

mike, how's that pole dancing career coming along? 

we own this city.

anna the rebel.

so, hypothetically, what's the plan when this metal grate goes down...

Conclusion: BFF's are the absolute best.

And the greatest part? They'll be around longer than forever. 

I love you guys. 

overload anyone?

 987 pictures later....

let's just say it was definitely a week for the books. 

 

Sometimes I take my little bike friend on an adventure to see THIS incredible sight. 

Colors of Roxyann: evergreen edition. 

also featuring some photogenic dirt on a charming blue background. 

and these lovely pinecones absorbing last night's rainfall. 

you just can't beat that red against the leaves. wedding colors anyone?

streams for days.

hey guess what? i love you too roxy. like a lot. be mine? 

aerial heights and i are in a love/hate relationship. impossibly gorgeous yet i'm confident i'm going to crash and burn riding downhill on that gravel..

nature + iphone = colors that aren't even there. #nofilterpeople

you keep holding on you little fighter leaf, you. 

the fog slowly overtaking my magnificent ponderosas.

if i ever needed to dispose of a dead body...this would be the place. 

my life struggle is not taking out my phone every second to capture this.

nature, i give you a giant thumbs up. ps. thanks for always being there for me.

pps. will you be my valentine? 

in other news, it rained a lot this week. 

and the raindrops interwined with intersection lights to create this masterpiece.

waking up for 7:15am seminary is a whole lot funner when you have this to look forward to. 

maui madness is my new favorite. also, saying the word funner. it's my grammatical rebellion. 

speaking of rebellions...student strike anyone? yes i skip school. to study. sue me.  

sochi 2014 has been legit. except for these outfits. like really? you expect me to take you seriously?

full thursday re-cap on the last post. it was SUCH a fun time with these beauties. 

is it bad that this cup of caramel hot chocolate was the single best thing of my week? #healthyprobs

and WHAT. THE. HECK. stupid downtown parking citation. 25$ down the drain. 

and if you were curious what #thesinglelyfe looks like on valentine's day..

it's a party.  

and what's midnight without a ninja rain picture? 

saturday bball. you win some you lose some. but one thing's fo sho. Medford 6th warders aren't going down without a fight. 

and what better way to spend my saturday night than with my lovely dance friends stretching the night away? 

then sunday came around and i realized with gleeful anticipation that SPRING IS COMING. 

and these valentine's flowers will be kicking around for a while to get me excited about it. 

and then the day came when i did something with my hair other than...nothing. 

I also realized something very significant on this beautiful Sunday.

Well, not realized, more like re-discovered. 

I re-discovered something I've known along, but just now became more real than ever. 

I know who I am. 

I am a daughter of the one true king. 

And that knowledge changes everything.