Piggy Bankkk {veinticinco25}

We'll buy a Trinket or two. - Smashley

Today was not a good idea. - Courtney Allread

He was lookin' fine today. - Austin Tay

I would kick the crap out of him. That guy better have steel balls. - Monique

I'm just gettin' ya moist.. - Caity

It is a fragile car, and we are holding cups! - Elena

Unless you've been in their shoes or walked in their situation... - Manweiler

Don't limit your time. Limit your friends. - Austin Tay

I want a Child. - Meghan Simonson

Protect your Junk? - Whitni Atkin

You know how you gave us acid? -Glen
I did not give you acid! - Manweiler

I was tan. Then i washed it off. - Caity

How did a snail get inside the house?? - Mom

Don't bite it! I sprayed it with hairspray! - Urban Renewal Lady

You're the classic Jew. - Brock Doman

There's people in that flower! - Caity

hey, can I get a shot of that? Smoothie? - Zach Frazier

Today has been a weird day for facebook. - Doman

I don't wanna hear about audie and mastin! - Nicole

Do anybody need a tea light? - Brother King

It's not like I haven't peed outdoors, because I did on the golfcourse once. - Jazzy Candland

It felt really good when you were stroking my leg. - Jordan Hardman

Auditorgym - Austin Tay

This leg is gonna take state! - Braden

You need to have a companion that wants the best for you. - Amy Brinkerhoff

A person with no arms could have done a better plant transplant. - Kyle Cabell

Things I'm Grateful for.

This weekend has been one of the LONGEST weekends of my life. Thursday morning I woke up at 6:00 and left for a two day Unified Studies Campout, then ten minutes after we got back, I left on a bus to State Solo and Ensemble at Lone Peak High School. Over these 72+ hours, I had time to think about, and time to miss the things that I'm most grateful for in my life.

1. My Parents - I might complain about, and fight with my parents, but at the end of the day (The long day of camping, or bus riding) I'm so thankful for them. I'm thankful for the relationship that I have with my parents, because I've realized that some people don't have a relationship with their parents, or not as great of a relationship as I have. I appreciate everything that my parents do, and even though I don't show it all the time, I love them more than anyone.

2. Mi Hermanita - Wow. I can't believe I'm saying this, but Emily is probably one of my best friends in the WHOLE wide world. I can tell her anything, and even though we fight like cats and dogs do, I love her sooo much.

3. A clean room - I've been SO busy over the past month, and I haven't really had a chance to clean my room very well. I do what I can here and there, and speed clean, but It's never as good as being able to sit down for two hours and just CLEAN! Cleaning my room is one of the most rewarding things! I feel organized, and on top of life when I have a clean room.

4. My Co-workers - I love, love, love, my job! I have been away from work for four days, and I feel so disconnected on all of the Payless Gossip and fun! I can't wait to get back to work tomorrow! Anyone need a shift covered?

5. Orchestra - This weekend was my LAST State Solo and Ensemble EVER. I've gone every single year of high school, and I've had a blast! I can't believe it's almost over. I can't believe that Orchestra is almost over. I've been playing the violin for eight years, and if I don't find time for it in my life, then it will all be over with. I don't have time to play in the College Orchestra, and I don't really have the desire to. I think back on all of the summers where I haven't picked up my violin at all, and I can't help but imagine what a lifetime of no orchestra classes will do to me. It's now or never for my violin, and I have to figure out what I'm going to do, but I am SO grateful for the eight years that I've spent in music, and especially grateful for the most amazing teacher, Kirsten Candland.

6. Listening to Music - I haven't been able to actually LISTEN to music in SO long! The State S&E bus rides provided some long needed music listening time. I put in my John Mayer; Where the Light Is CD, and let his voice carry me away. To this day, that's the best Album that I have ever bought.

7. My Closet - When you're away on a trip, you don't have all of your clothes, and you live out of suitcases, which is the most terrible and un-organized thing for me! I never really realized how much I appreciate my closet. I love, love, love being able to have all of my shoes with me, and being able to match outfits up. I almost died with only four pairs of shoes on the State S&E trip, and I only took ONE pair on the Campout! Talk about willpower. #Shoeaholic

8. My house - I had ten minutes in between the Campout, and the S&E trip, and I HAD to go home. It wasn't that I really needed to get anything, I just had to be here, and I had to see my house. It's a symbol of my family, and being home, even without my family, is almost like having them there! I love my house, and my yard, and my room, and my family, and my neighborhood!

There are so many other things that I'm thankful for, but these have been the most impressive over the past few days. ♥

A Holler. ♥

Holler at Seniors.
Holler at Graduating.
Holler at iPod Warranties.
Holler at Ceramics.
Holler at The youth spectacular.
Holler at Snow Cones.
Holler at Espain.
Holler at Elena coming to visit.
Holler at getting your homework done.
Holler at photoshoots.
Holler at missionaries.
Holler at Senior Portraits.
Holler at Carly Grace Photography.
Holler at earning money.
Holler at ditching school.
Holler at InstaGram(Cam).
Holler at the best Exec. Year evv's.
Holler at Samantha Richeson coming to town. (Even though I haven't seen her yet.)
Holler at Caity Rose for getting a job at petco.
Holler at Twitter.
Holler at 1988 vehicles.
Holler at my dad for being to fix ANYTHING.
Holler at sunsets.
Holler at sleeping in.
Holler at Tiffany Blue.
Holler at Cold Case.
Holler at Criminal Minds.
Holler at the 100th anniversary of Titanic.
Holler at Gotye, Hard core.
Holler at my green thumb.
Holler at life.

Insta-Update ♥

For all of you without Instagram! It's practically my new blog ♥Sorry MCOK.

Photography is SO great right now! :)

We re-modeled the upper level!

My style lately ♥

First snow cones of the year!

Junior prom with the girls! Driving Mad's 'burb in Samantha's huge dress!

Totally into gardening! Thanks Plant and soil science!

Happy Easter love Elena y' Nicole!

Preference with Shae! Prob. the funnest dance yet.

Interviewing the Blue Angels!

So happy Elena came to visit!!

My best quote, thanks to Ashley E!

Girls night at Mad's with Ash, and Elena!

Surprise Birthday Party.

I got the Steiner corp. scholarship!! ♥♥ sooo happy about it!

Ceramic♥

Saw the Vow with Brittany D!

S.J. came to visit!

Caity's Birthday!! :)

Head scarfs. ♥

Easter Egg dying!

Ceramic field trip to SUU with Mrs. D!

KTWulf and I at DQ!

Teaching Elena how to drive!!

Trip to Orderville with Maddie and the Hoff!

The tramp is fixed!

Ceramic Field Trip!

Got into the Y!

Ditching school for the State game!!

Thrifting! My fav. hobby!

I finally finished my online class!!

Piggy Bankkk (24)

I have those pants! - Braden Wood

Nicole Winona, 100% seminary attendance! - Brother Jones
Who did you pay?!? - Kevan Webb

We're gonna die! I've only been driving fifteen seconds! - Elena

Once on the way back from a cross country trip a girl slept on my lap. - Joey Powell

I usually don't know what I'm doing - Austin Taylor

Son, you don't mess with people's butts. - Parent at Pretzel Maker

I always wanted a man with pigtails. - Mindy Deschamps

You are a mean firecrotch - Elena

Don't worry guys, I'm just the school douche bag. - Art Cowells

You just want him for his body - Amy
Well I don't want him for his age. - Caity

How long have you been awake? - Nicole
Like four seconds - Elena

My dog usually eats a lot of popcorn. - Mrs. Manweiler

He is really hot. - Mrs. Lowe

Women in uniform. You don't want to piss them off - Air Show Girl

I don't like to take pictures. I like to be in pictures - Elena

Don't give away your pretzels - Nicole

I feel like a total redneck - Elena

I pretty much hate everyone who's not me, or who doesn't like me. - Elena

I almost hit toy bombs with my car! - Maddie

If I was gettin' a diamond I would want to buy it from Canada. - Dad

We are so cute... I am especially cute! - Elena

he's like the brother I never wanted. - Jessica Webb

Those words all make sense, just not when used together. - Emily

When your whimms are figured, let me know. - Dad

I'm not talking to them anymore. One misquotes me, and the other is a brat. - Dad

Elena and I saw two dead cows today. - Nicole
How dead were they? - Mom

Thanks Josh.

I'm completely addicted to this song! ♥♥♥ it to the max! It's the first song I put on in the car! :)

p.s. sorry about the lame music video... There isn't an official one :/

Piggy Bankkk {23}

I'm not a poser. - Ashley Engelke

She's pregnant. Why is she driving? - Chandler

Mortician. Politician. Hell, what's the difference? You just get to talk to a bunch of stiff's anyway. - Dad

I want to do a photo shoot. Will you guys be my models? - Nicole
Talk to my contractor. - Doman

If you take the whole school, and put them in this room, that's the student section. - Nicole

My heart is metal. - Caity

Who teached you? - Brother Jones

Mr. Taylor and I text a lot. - Maddie

Hello sweethearts of America. - Mr. Keate

Lassie and Gin. Those are the only Scottish words I know. - Ashley Whipple

We don't start out in the bar. You walk into the bar. That's what Scottish people do. They Drink. - Mr. Winslow

Oh how could ye gang Lassie? - Ashley Whipple

It's a dance. It should be short and crisp. - Mr. Winslow

I use the word dit. - Winslow
Dit isn't a word... - Nicole

Why would I do? - Austin Taylor

Holy nuts! - Katie Wulfenstein

Time doesn't fly. People do. - Lester

You guys should get married sometime. - Jeffrey Dean

Apparently you can't drive when you have narcotics in you. - Sarah Craig

Tim's like the village bicycle. Everyone gets a turn. - Courtney Freed

All the cowboys are sluts. - Lindsay Bayles

One time I got scared, and I was like WOAH! Where did these muscles come from?! - Braden

Come on ya whip-dink! - Dad

In five minutes it will be the game starting... In an hour. - Aaron Holden

Do you like Helen Keller? - Doman
I don't know her. - Nicole

Well we're about to concust you some more. - Maddie

Well Kyle got some. - Nicole
Yeah. With your car. - Maddie

That's sexual harassment. - Nicole
Well I'm 18. - Doman
It's still sexual harassment... - Nicole

Taylor you're so muscular you could rip a bull in half! - Wyatt

Do you blow in or suck out? - Chandler

Dear College,

Dear Reader(s),
Before you read this post, you should know that this is STRAIGHT from my journal. No gossip. No juicy boy details. Just straight facts about my war with college. I normally wouldn't post something from my journal, but I feel like this one's okay. Enjoy my sorrowful fury. ♥

I’m to the point of tears. I think that up till now I’ve been in denial about college. One of my young women leaders today said “College is on the horizon” and then I got thinking about it. 

When I came home, I did nothing… I did nothing, like I’ve been doing EVERY other day this year. I don’t want to do anything. I feel like I’ve put a lead foot down, by ceasing to do anything productive, and I think it’s going to slow down time. I think that it’s going to make High School last longer, but it’s not. The only thing that it’s going to do is hurt me. It’s going to make college a living hell for me, and I don’t want that. 

I’m so afraid about paying for college, getting accepted to college, my friends all leaving me, leaving high school, leaving young womens, and everything else that’s changing right now. I want this moment to be put on pause forever. High School has been perfect. It’s been easy. Even though High School is a rollercoaster of emotions, all of my choices have been limited, and I liked that. 

I’m slowly realizing that one of the reasons that I’m so afraid of college, is that the world doesn’t care if I go! In High school, we have counselors to guide us, and tell us what classes to take, and what requirements we’re lacking, and they help us get our grades up when they’re low. All of my teachers know my name, and on top of that, I’m friends with half of them on Facebook. Student Government is a BREEZE to get into in high school, and time is Easily managed, because it’s the same hours every day. 

I remember 7^th grade. I remember looking up to all of the High School Seniors in my ward. In fact, I could even tell you all of their names. I remember looking up to them, and thinking they were SO big! I remember thinking that they were real adults. They seemed like adults. They acted like adults, and they looked like adults. I’m a High School Senior. I don’t feel like an adult, I don’t feel like I look like an adult, and I KNOW that I don’t act like an adult. I feel like a baby. I feel like a little kid still! I don’t feel like I’m ready for college. 

I’m not a lazy person, and I’m far from dumb. So I hope that no one gets that impression from this. My GPA as of right now is a 3.9, and I’m involved in SO much. I’ve been preparing myself for college ever since the first grade, and I’ve done a dang good job of it. I’m just not ready for this big of a change, but I’m going to try my hardest over the next few months to make myself ready. Now is the time that I get to prove to myself that I have the power to shape my future into anything that I want it to be, and I won’t disappoint. It’s now or never, and I’m going to beat my fear, leaving it begging for mercy.

When every day seems to be 'one of those days'...

Sometimes, life just sucks.
or at least it seems like it...

I've learned from past experiences that optimism is one of the greatest talents to hold. YES. Optimism is a talent. A talent is a Gift. Talents come from Heavenly Father, thus making the gift of Optimism one of the greatest, from Heavenly Father.

Everyone has their blue days... I know that this is a fact, however some people have less 'blue days' than others, simply because they posses the gift of optimism.

I'm pretty sure I have this gift. Actually... I know I have this gift. Anyone who can break their arm, and look at it in a positive way, because they didn't have to work all summer, has the gift of Optimism. However, even us optimists can flip the 'half full" switch, to "half empty".

My switch is on "Half Empty" right now.

I know, I know. This is supposed to be one of those " OH MY GOSH I AM THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! " posts, right?

Wrong.

Sometimes I get sad. Everyone does. The point of this 'not-the-happiest-person-ever' post, is to remind myself, and anyone else out there who cares, that NO ONE can flip your switch back to "half full", but you.

When you're sad, no one can truly fix it but you. YOU have the power to decide how you're going to look at life. Happiness is a choice. What's yours?

Something Interesting.

Life has thrown so many punches at me over the past few months. However, with each punch comes the comfort of an amazing situation after. Senior year has been so stressful, yet so worth it. I've made the most amazing friends, I've made UP with the most amazing friends, and I've been to some life changing events!

I can't believe that High School is coming to a close. This is so crazy! It seems like yesterday we were playing kissy-tag in Kindergarten. Even though I'm going to be so sad to see everyone go, and I'm going to bawl like a little baby at Graduation, I'm really glad that we're going out with a bang. I don't think that I could be any happier than I am right now.

I've learned so much over the past four years. I've learned about friends, relationships, family, my church, leadership, and so much more. I've learned so many life lessons that i will keep with me always. I'm so sad to be leaving school, and to be separated from all of my friends, but the door to Desert Hills High School, and everyone that I've met will always be there. New ones are just opening up.

P.s. Don't worry! I'll be sure to make a super fun post about all of the happs lately :)
a.k.a. :::
Senior Ball, My new iTouch, employee of the month's, preference, new years, my exec. sweater, and much much more!!

Piggy Bankkk [22]

It was a huge mistake. Big misunderstanding. - Austin Taylor

Oh my gosh if you look like a homeless person, then homeless people are fashionable. - Ashley Snyder

He walks like this and he won't shut up. - Jacob

We're pretty much useless in this class. - Ashley Whipple

Do you play any sports? - Speaker at SULC
Debate. - Rachel

Sometimes when she talks in letters I don't understand. - Nicole

If I was buying gas, and Josh's voice were gas, I would buy premium - Ashley Snyder

That looks like Brandon Thurston! - Nicole
Ummm.... That's a girl. - Smash

Everything looks good on me, mom. - Kid at payless

How do you prevent having sex? - Kid in Health

Mentally Candy Capped. - Nicole

Why did you draw a squestion mark? - Nicole

Paper's not made from trees! - Health class kid.
You mean paper doesn't grow on trees? - Other kid

Gosh Doman's husband! Stay in the dang car! - Nicole

My cousin Matt died. Then my grandma died. Then I got hit by a car. - Racell Mckelleb

Happy Honkaka. - Maddie

No! I was never a baby! - Austin

Don't take your toaster in the shower. That's the number 1 rule. - Maddie

Piggy Bank number [21]

If I were a cheerleader... ew I wouldn't like myself. - Maddie

That black girl is limber! - Caity

Don't scream, Mya. You'll hurt Nicole's ears, and she'll never want to have kids. - Jamaica

What have you done? - Aaron Holden

It's kind of like telling a dolphin not to swim. - Emily

I love it when people play Chase. - Caity

So tonight, look for the man in the black coat with the big mouth. - Mrs. Wallace

Did you get a new years kiss? - Nicole
No. I was playing uno attack with my grandma. - Ashley Whipple

Rock stars don't wear sweaters. - Austin Taylor

Clifton Roberts wants me. Mostly for my body. - Courtney Freed

The Queen is knocked out and knocked up. - The bee documentary in P&S Science

I love dough. - Lindsay Bayles

They tricked me again with this liquor! - Amy Owens

Hold on, why are you the girl? - Nicole
Because I'm always the girl! - Chandler

{be happy for someone else}

Don't wait for someone else to make your day.... 

make it yourself.

This one is mine.

Meet Fanfarlo. I'm addicted. I feel like I always steal everyone else's music.... so this is my contribution. (If you already knew about fanfarlo, and you were already obsessed, please don't break my heart. Just patronize me.) Look, Listen, Enjoy. and Dance, or we'll get shut down. ♥

Senior Ball : Dear Boys...

Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock.......

With ; Caity Sullivan, Maddie Kolu, Brittany Doman, Brittany Brinkerhoff, Katie Wulfenstein, Amy Owens, and Ashley Snyder.

Tables, they turn sometimes.

When in doubt, find a falling star. ♥

Our live's are changing lanes...

That moment when you realize that you might want something that you thought you never would. I've had a couple of those over the past couple of weeks.

Half of your heart?

Risoluzione

• Use the word stellar more often.
• Be a good influence on someone. 
• Find a cure for High-School.
• Graduate. 
• Drink more water. 
• Run.
• Stand up for what I believe in. 
• Say what I think. 
• Be more bold.
• Buy an Ipod.
• Overall ; Keep being myself. Because there's no one better for me to be.