i admit it. I miss real singing.
the kind when you warm up, sing chromatic scales, find the key from middle C.
when you hit the harmony that resonates around the room.
practicing forever and the feeling you get when you know you nailed it.
The high notes you hit you never thought you could.
rhythm that was so hard, yet so fun to figure out.
melody that would carry the song along.
yup. i really do.


if this isn't pure joy, what is??

i woke up this morning to this....


it didn't make me happy.
i don't think people get having dishes like that is 100% disgusting.
I'm sick of doing my roommates dishes, but because I hate looking at them...
I will do them.
You may be thinking, "why don't you ask them to do them?"
the answer is, because I have.
I've written notes, sent texts, asked in person.
it lasts for about 3 days, and then back to the habits.
I'm like the mother. just picking up after my kids.

All I know is that when I have children, they will learn HOW to clean.
Saturday chores will be a weekly occurrence.
Cleaning the kitchen while my hubby and I take walks, will happen.
vacuuming, dusting, scrubbing, and sweeping will be imbedded in their brains.
I had to do it, i hated it at the time, but it's paid off. So,

Thank you Mom for teaching me to clean.
You might not think I appreciated it... but trust me.
I HAVE. And DO.

*this is not a bash on the roommates, i love them. it's just the dishes i hate*

today logan is pleasant.
it's sunny, and relatively warm.
I woke up, went on a nice morning jog, and was not once cold.
most people can't say that about Logan.

anyways, while walking to and from campus I saw many motorcycles.
and the question has come to my head,

WHAT IS IT ABOUT GUYS AND MOTORCYCLES?

can anyone really answer this question?

is it the power they feel operating such a heavy machine?
the "title" of telling people they have a motorcycle?
the fact that they are extremely dangerous and makes them feel tough?
how girls can feel their "washboard abs" while giving them rides?
the breeze they have blowing through their hair on a nice warm day?
the noise that'll make them go deaf by the age 42?
is it really just an "ego" booster?

I just don't get it.
any thoughts?

I've decided that I have a hard time staying in one place and one time.
It's a joke that I'll come to my roommates rooms and then leave after 5-10 minutes.
It's not at all that I don't enjoy the company.
it only because i need that fulfillment of making sure nothing else needs to be happening.

Along with this new realization, I've decided I enjoy change.
It's exciting, something new to chew one, and of course new opportunities.
there are a few things I don't like change with (halloween boxers, burts bees)
but one day, that'll be over. I'll move on.

Which brings me to the reason of this post.
Change is in the near future for me.
It's happening and I feel excited about it.
I am here to announce (to the 6 of you) that I am leaving Utah State University.
yes, shed a tear for me.
It's brought me up all these years of college and I have LOVED it.
everything about this school makes me smile.
but it's time for something new. something refreshing.
I am transferring to Brigham Young University.
I don't have a good reason other than, I need to and the change will be good.
I wish I had a program I got into or scholarship so people would understand.
but I simply tell them... I just need to go.

I am excited for this new chapter in my life!
who knows what it'll bring.
lets just hope for... good friends, good grades, and a little more sunshine :)

Spring Break has come and gone.
It was seriously SO wonderful.
I loved every second.
LOTS of memories were made, vitamin-D was soaked up, and food was tasty.

We began staying the night in Vegas with my roommate Lori.

madison and I

waiting for our table at BJ's

on the strip, honoring the chinese.

yes, we yelled this on the strip. it's a joke between some friends.

Next up was AZ:

yes, i'm classy. fix the car with duct tape.

finally met baby jayda!

ate at a yummy sandwich place on mill.

toesy's were painted.

after we left AZ we went back to vegas and then made a stop in Provo.

saw my besties at Cafe Rio.


now I'm back in Logan. a rainy day here.... someone send me sun! please!

another thing is... my sister gets back NEXT WEEK from Paraguay.

who would have ever thought she'd be posing with a frog???
I can honestly say her mission went by SO fast. i remember dropping her off
like it was 5 months ago.
I am so proud of the mission she's served.
it's really been a blessing for me to have someone out in the field.
and it has brought us closer than i ever thought it would.
so please, the next 10 days better go by quickly.
come home already Shauna. I miss you!