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what are you thankful for?
finals =holidays
and holidays = family time
and christmas music
and holiday treats
and twinkle lights
and apple cider
and
and
...
so. excited.
p.s.- j. peri got toilet papered. something
she's always wanted...wait. what?
p.p.s.- olivia rae is giving away a cake stand to
1 lucky winner. enter. enter now!
why are you still here?
go!
photos via elise via our wedding
{this is mo. i love him. don't you love him? mo is a cowboy, and this cowboy is my grandpa.}
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in other news,
i called chloe last night to see what was happening on the home front.
(because she's the only one i can trust to give me the DL, of course.)
she informed me that she had started cello lessons
and then
i was given a private concert over the phone.
twinkle twinkle little star...
she's a prodigy, i tell you!!!
oh, i love her. and j. peri.
gosh.
sisters are the greatest.
happy wednesday!!
{santorini.}
{nice.}
{machu picchu.}
{there was no alcohol consumed before or after this photo was taken}
{a series of photos from jeremy's big win. }
Capucine for Edurelief in Mongolia from Capucha on Vimeo.
Too much candy from Capucha on Vimeo.
anyone know where i can find these little beauties? wholesale?
Meet the Brockintons from ashley brockinton on Vimeo.
do these two look alike? ...
Make up your mind to be happy—even when you don’t have money, even when you don’t have a clear complexion, even when you don’t have the Nobel Prize. Some of the happiest people I know have none of these things the world insists are necessary for satisfaction and joy. Why are they happy? I suppose it is because they don’t listen very well. Or they listen too well—to the things their hearts tell them. They glory in the beauty of the earth. They glory in the rivers and the canyons and the call of the meadowlark. They glory in the love of their families, the stumbling steps of a toddler, the wise and tender smile of the elderly. They glory in honest labor. They glory in the scriptures. They glory in the presence of the Holy Ghost. One thing I know for certain: the time we have here goes by far too quickly. Don’t waste any more time sitting on the bench watching life pass you by.
elder joseph b. wirthlin
"lets get this strait okay?
i can do millions of diffrent things with my hair that u can NOT do and i am the prettyest of the cook family AND i make u laugh harder then anybody else in the whole world
now that we got it strait i should see a post by tomorw evening about how im the prettiest and that i am so funny that i make u cry!
ok well bye love u
and just to let u know this is from chloe"
real charity is not something you give away; it is something that you acquire and make a part of yourself. and when the virtue of charity becomes implanted in your heart, you are never the same again...
perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to each other, when we don't judge or categorize someone else, when we simply give each other the benefit of the doubt or remain quiet. charity is accepting someone's differences, weaknesses, and short-comings; having patience with someone who has let us down; or resisting the impulse to become offended...
charity is refusing to take advantage of another's weakness and being willing to forgive someone who has hurt us. charity is expecting the best of each other.
-marvin j. ashton
p.s.- it seems that the more i am with this boy, the more our outfits start to match...what the?
last spring, i attended a devotional on campus. the devotional was given by the acting director here at BYU, barta heiner. because there are not many people on campus during spring/summer, there were very few people in attendance. sister heiner's talk was so powerful. i have searched all over for the full text of the talk, but i cannot find it. all that is available is the mp3/video. i suggest watching it. she is lovely and inspiring, as are the things she had to say."if there's a rule, God put it there for a reason and before impulsivly throwing away a rule one should search deep for the reason behind the rule."
be happy in that which you do. cultivate a spirit of gladness in your homes. subdue and overcome all elements of anger, impatience, and unbecoming talk to one another.
-president gordon b. hinkley
"just so you know......I think WHO YOU ARE is confused with WHO YOU THINK YOU SHOULD BE. WHO YOU ARE is who you are suppose to be."
it isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. it all works out. don't worry-i say that to myself every morning. it will all work out. if you do your best, it will all work out. put your trust in God and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. the Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us if we will put our trust in Him, if we pray to Him, if we live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers.
-president gordon b. hinkley
"to change one's life: start immediately. do it flamboyantly. no exceptions."
-william james
"i've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
mary angelou
"i don't like that man. i must get to know him better."
-abraham lincoln
"the sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes and silly people."
-ralph waldo emerson
"oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. it's what you do with what you have left."
-hurbert humphrey
"life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats."
-voltaire
"wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine."
-anthony j. d'angelo
VERB: 1. To cease trying to accomplish or continue: abandon, break off, desist, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, stop. Informal : swear off. Slang : lay off. Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel. See CONTINUE. 2. To put off until a later time: adjourn, defer1, delay, hold off, hold up, postpone, shelve, stay1, suspend, table, waive. Informal : wait. Idioms: put on ice. See DO. 3. To grant forgiveness to or for: condone, excuse, forgive, pardon. Idioms: forgive and forget. See FORGIVENESS. 4. To become or cause to become less active or intense: abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, slacken, slack off, subside, wane.
"I love Texas it is so sweet! I love the tiny Mexicans driving their carts full of fruit and popsicles around for the little kids coming home from school. I love listening to and singing along with our 50 year old friend, James Weber, as he plays Cat Stevens songs or songs from the Beatles while singing in his fake British accent. I love sitting on the porch with Pat, listening to him tell us about all of the world mysteries he has solved using a number system he calls the Bible code, or talking to Kasey about her deep crush on all of the Osmond singers, about their hit song "The Plan" and each of their favorite colors, even! The interesting people we meet, the little miracles that we see everyday continues to strengthen my testimony of how wonderful the gospel is, how blessed we are to be able to have it and be able to live it. And share it!"
