I'm in Love

Well folks, I'm in love. I wish I could say it was with a boy, er, actually no I don't. Boys have cooties. Anyways, I have begun a lifelong (hopefully) love affair with.....ZUMBA. Holy shnickies. I have never loved a type of exercise more in my life! Originally when I heard about it, I thought it looked stupid and that only middle aged women did it. Well, I was soooo wrong. Seriously, you get to dance like a skank (and not feel dirty) and loose weight from it! Every girl's dream right? Right!

And in case you were wondering, yes, that is me in that picture. I'm the hot one in the green sports bra. You can applaud my abs.

Football Anyone?

You gotta love some football eh?

Side note: 

A: I might as well start wearing underwear to football games because that's how short most girl's shorts are. Please sistas, let's cover up the goods shall we?

B: I also might as well bring a taser to football games. Some people are out of control and quite annoying. Let's see how stupid they are when I taze their hinies! 

Today

Today I am thankful for these lovelies:

(and I'm talking about the people, not the pictures)

Needless to say, I love my family and love the people I am surrounded by.

Oh, and I'm thankful for these too.

YUM.

The Woe's of Womanhood

As of late, and when I say "as of late" I really mean most of the time, I find myself stuck in my thoughts. Through my college experiences, and high school days, I have found myself beating myself up for this or for that. Although I am surrounded by amazing friends and family who continuously support and boost me up in times of need, I can't help but bog myself down with evil thoughts of not being "enough". Thanks to an oh so loving heavenly father, the spirt whispered tenderly to me that I needed to read the words of a prophet. I came across this beautiful talk by Jeffery R. Holland. Read his message here


One of my favorite quotes from this talk is this: 
I plead with you young women to please be more accepting of yourselves, including your body shape and style, with a little less longing to look like someone else. We are all different. Some are tall, and some are short. Some are round, and some are thin. And almost everyone at some time or other wants to be something they are not! But as one adviser to teenage girls said: “You can’t live your life worrying that the world is staring at you. When you let people’s opinions make you self-conscious you give away your power. … The key to feeling [confident] is to always listen to your inner self—[the real you.]” ⁸ And in the kingdom of God, the real you is “more precious than rubies.”


I am so thankful for a loving heavenly father who knows and loves me, just the way I am. 


So here is to a life full of beauty, self worth, and laughs along the way...cause heck, I am more precious than rubies! And those babies ain't cheap :)


...OH! On a lighter note, I found this hilariously awesome site. Found HERE

80 year old me

This will be me in 60 years. I'm going to be a pretty bad A grandma.

The Best Day of the Year

Yesterday was my birthday! Hoorah! Call me crazy, but I loooove me some birthday. My day, or rather "birthday weekend" was spent with friends and family and I couldn't have asked for a better fun-filled few days.

Here are a few highlights from my favorite day of the year:

- I got "The Ultimate Boyfriend" for my birthday. You may be thinking, that is impossible, he just doesn't exsist! Well, I got him. He knows exactly what to say, he's super sexy, and will never break my heart. What a dream boat.

-I went to a stake dance (more to come on that later) and was asked to dance by an oober babe. Ya baby!

-Muddy Buddies, "Cowboy Wanted", walmart giftcards, Diet Coke, and more. All my favorite things. My friends win.

-Driving up imigration canyon to eat at the most holy of holies resteraunt, "Ruth's Diner". If you haven't been, it is a must. Gorgeous scenery, delicious food, and great company. What more could you ask for?

-Shopping in Park City. Not only do I love clothes, but I love good deals! Everything was on sale, the weather was perfect, and the trip was successful. (Thank you gram and gramps :))

-Staying the night in the most beautiful condo in Park City. Our night was filled with great food, laughs, toasts, and being with those I love.

A few photos to share:

What a GREAT birthday.

Awkward and Awesome Thursday!

Awkward:

- leaving my house today..twice..without a bra on. So what if I let the goods hang free for awhile.
- Getting a text from a random stranger. The text read: "Jolene says no." Um who in the knads is Jolene and why is she saying no?
- Bursting into tears at the gym. Crying in public is oober embarassing business
- crazy lady on the freeway sendin the bird my way. Love you too grouchy pants
-This awesome hair due (hair doo? hair do? I. hate. spelling?) I tried thats supposed to make your hair curly without using heat. Didn't turn out quite as planned. I looked like a german school girl. Just call me Helga for short


Awesome:

-My burfday is on Saturday! yeah baby. Best day of the whole entire year
- Getting some really cute news shoes for said birthday. Sparkly Sperry Topsiders. They are super fab

- Going up to park city for the weekend with my favorite people on the planet, my grandparents. Couldn't be more excited
- Cleaning my room, finally! Seriously I think you could have played where's waldo in my room. Saying it was a disaster is an understatement. Thank heavens for clorox wipes and a good vacuum.
- PINTEREST. enough said
- Knowing fall is just around the corner. I can almost taste it.
- A super sweet (sweet as in "ahh, that's so precious and sweet!" not sweet like "dude that's so sweet. catch my drift?) Anyways it's this really cute necklace my mom got for me from Sundance. I love it.