Thankful

 - Seeing my cute friend get sealed to her man for time and all eternity in the SLC temple. How amazing is the temple?
- Cleaning checks. I know, right? But we get to have a completely spotless apartment, at least for a little while.
- "You sneaky mom!"
- Great friends, pizza, and a byu football game.
- Mittens.
- Didn't think I'd say this yet... but... Christmas music. Especially by She & Him, Mindy Gledhill, Michael Buble, and Sufjan Stevens.
- Excitement over missions.
- Letters from 2 of my favorite missionaries.
- Thanksgiving break next week.
- Sunny Delight.

My Cute Family

Once upon a time, these two youngsters fell in love.

They got married, and this is the result. Two awesome kids. 

Even though Brandon cannot physically be with us, he is still a big part of our family. The work he is doing on the other side is similar to the work I will be doing on my mission. Less than 3 months, can you believe it?! Anyway, here is a few of our family pictures. Enjoy!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween, my friends! On campus, I saw: a dinosaur, Marie Antoinette, Buddy the Elf, Indiana Jones, zombies, and a personal favorite: Fantastic Mr. Fox. I wanted to stop Mr. Fox and tell him how awesome his costume was, but he was taking the stairs by twos. I also saw a kid in an 80s get up with a huge boom box on his shoulder blasting 80s pop. I almost went up and hugged him.

I hope your day is full of pumpkins, soup, candy, and costumes. Have a fantastic Halloween!

To the future husband: We'll be Fantastic Mr. and Mrs. Fox one day for Halloween. If we have a son, he'll be Ash. It'll be a great time. 

Backyard Boo

On Friday, one of our friends threw a backyard Halloween party. There was the classic donut on a string, pumpkin carving, and we even watched a scary movie (or rather, not so scary, complete waste of 2 hours, lame movie known as "The Box"). Before the party, I made pumpkin cupcakes, with a tasty cream cheese-pumpkin-nutmeg-cinnamon frosting. That is one recipe for the books, I tell ya.

Taylor, Kristen, Paige, Jessica, Sarah and I all went in on a group costume. We decided to be the characters from the board game Clue, and each of us brought our own weapons too! I think we looked pretty dang good.

Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Miss Scarlet, Colonel Mustard, Mrs. Peacock, Mr. Green

I think Paige and I make attractive men.

Mr. Green with the wrench, Mrs. Peacock with the lead pipe, Mrs. White with the candlestick, Miss Scarlet with the revolver, Colonel Mustard with the knife, Professor Plum with the rope.

It was such a fun night! I love Halloween!

 

P.S. Update on this famous pin... 363 repins! What!?

Can't Get Enough

Due to previous blog posts centered around fall, I'm pretty sure you all are aware of how much I love fall. I. Love. It. Love.

Last night, Kelsey and I roasted pumpkin seeds and they turned out delicious.

We carved pumpkins on Friday (Jack Skeleton, can you tell?) and saved the seeds. And man,  I'm glad that we did. Who knew garlic salt and some butter could turn out so great?

Today, I had a two hour break. Instead of going home and watching an episode of Grey's or studying, I went on a drive up the canyon. It was just me, my DSLR, and Fleet Foxes. I cannot even begin to describe how relaxing it was. I stopped at a beautiful spot and took some pictures. I even scaled this big hill to get to one particularly colorful tree.

I can't think of a better way to spend a Wednesday afternoon.

Falling for Fall

Even though it's still blazing hot outside, I've been thinking about fall. Fall is my favorite time of year. The changing leaves, a new semester of school, new apartment, my birthday, and my most favorite: fall fashion. I've spent a little time getting together a list of my favorite fall pieces.

First off, maxi skirts and midi skirts. Both of these are appropriate for spring, summer, and fall.

High waisted skinnies with flats, and one great leather jacket.

I'm starting to wonder if stripes will ever go out of style.

The perfect pair of boots and lots of leather.

Cute, comfy hoodies.

Skinny jeans with either boots, a slouchy cardi, and a scarf, or a gingham shirt, and a military style jacket.

Last, but not least, brightly colored pants. Love them.

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P.S. I love this song