i can't ...

Get enough of running lately.

Seem to understand the obsession with the Twilight Series.

Think about not being with my mommy for the holidays without my heart hurting.

Believe I almost broke my toe … On a rock. :/

Wait until I’m able to make a real snow man.

Cook anything to save my life.

 Stop watching this video …

"you can do hard things...

… I can do hard things.”

That’s the phrase we tell the girls each day and that’s the phrase we make them repeat back to us each day. It’s the same phrase that I’ve come to tell myself each day as well. Sometimes we forget how powerful we really are. Sometimes we find it hard to believe in ourselves, to believe that we can do whatever we set our minds to. I know this is starting to sound similar to one of those self-help infomercials, but it’s just been on my mind lately. You know, just how I need to remember that I can accomplish more that I think I can. I can help out these sweet girls who can’t seem to find the right path in life. If I want it badly enough and if I believe in it enough, I can surely make it happen.

Happy Sunday.

She and I ...

 She knows how to make anyone laugh regardless of what’s going on.

I am the one she’s usually trying to get to laugh.

She cooks the best potato soup.

I am the first to suggest that we make it.

She knows all my secrets, sad days, and flaws.

I am shocked she still insists on being my best friend.

She has the loveliest style.

I am eager to learn of her ways.

She puts all of her trust in the Gospel and continues to amaze me with her testimony.

I am forever grateful that she chose to share this truth with a simple invite.

She has a love and a desire to see the world.

As do I.

And one day soon, we shall do just that.

She and I.

i think we just went way past complicated

It’s been a little over two months since I arrived in Utah. I’ve since quit one job to focus on the second job. New Haven has been more than I ever expected it would be. It’s stressful, scary, and demanding. It’s the first job I’ve ever had that I don’t mind waking up at six in the morning for and the first job that I hate to leave when the day is over. I think the girls are teaching me more than I could ever teach them. I’m such a lucky girl.

I’ve been missing my family and my Arielle a lot lately. I have to talk to my mom and Arielle every day or I get too homesick. It’s so strange not having them here with me. I know I need to be a big girl and live my own life, but they were my life for so long.

Did I mention that it snowed just a few days ago? I swear it went from perfect fall weather to three inch snow on the ground right in front of my eyes..