My Favorite Photos of all time ever.

Okay, so this is in no particular order really of how favorite it is exactly. And these are just the pictures I had on my laptop.. there are so many other FANTASTIC memories that I have stored elsewhere in photos. But here you go. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Alrighty, I thought I'd start off with my favorite picture of myself.. which is incredibly vain, I know. But I really think it just perfectly captures who I am... and I just feel so content in this picture. :)

This is my bestest friend ever and I love her dearly. And the week I spent with her in Boise was absolutely awesome!! So many memories and firsts and things that I love to remember!! This picture always makes me think of all those things. Thus, it is a favorite. :)

Okay I love this one, first and foremost because it shows all the craziness that Raegan Elmer and I get into!! love it!! hahaha And also it shows how freaking hot I would be as a boy I could even get babes that were taller than me.

Favorite because it is a picture of me and Andres Squire who I love so very very dearly and who basically saved my life while I was in Peoria. And also because it was here that I learned that it was Satan who was telling me to hate my pink cheeks that PERFECTLY matched my pink shirt.. and that I can say, "BACK OFF, SATAN! At least I HAVE a face! Booyah!"

One of my fondest memories of getting food poisoning for the first time. At least I didn't pay for it... haha. Also Ben Drake is a stud. All this together = favorite.

Hahahaha! This one always makes me laugh. Ready? So for winter formal we went on a picture scavenger hunt... this guy thought we were taking a picture of him because he had red hair.. NOPE. It was because we thought he looked like he could work at McDonalds. I know, terrible. But.. hilarious!!

Right before senior year choir trip. Most of my favorite memories from senior year come from choir and I LOVED finally being in Mr. Harris' choir! And I loved the people in choir!! Automatic favorite. :)

Me and Steph are so hot. and gangster. The whole composition of this photograph is just fabulous. Love it.

Self Explanatory. I had the best roommates ever.

I got to kiss Dustin Harper on the cheek. Enough said. BUT if that weren't enough my hair is absolutely luscious in this picture. Favorite.

Uhm yeah, I will never be able to do this with my face ever ever again. I'm glad it was caught on camera.

Favorite because NO ONE is looking at the camera... except maybe Kelene who's not supposed to be there. haha

Even though I look like a ho in this picture... it's still a favorite just because of the little curlies in my hair. Love them. The end.

Yeah, basically I love all of these people mucho grande. And we are all glowing in this picture.. that was a great family campout! :) FAVORITE.

These babies were the best pair of shoes I ever owned... I had to retire them up at BYU-Idaho though... the snow was the end of them. :( Stupid snow. Grrr.

Uhm. Yeah, this is pretty obvious why it's a favorite.

I couldn't decide which one I loved more.. so I just put both from this wonderful night with Lexi Jones. Bahaha we are so freaking funny.

This is a favorite mostly because of the extreme awkwardness created by the perfect angle on the old people legs behind us.. this was completely unintentional but our faces match the scenario perfectly. Awesome.

This is a really awful picture of both me and Kyli... however I still absolutely adore it. I think it sums us up pretty well.

Basically the reason this is a favorite is Jade's face. We all look like we're pretending to be scared except Jade.. she really look legitimately terrified, excellent work.

Okay, this one I love because... well look at it. That coat is a freaking sleeping bag with a hood. Coolest thing ever? Why, yes. Yes it is.

The end!!

And my words of wisdom for the day: fake it til you make it really does work most of the time! If you're having a TERRIBLE day.. but you fake like you're having a great one... chances are, it will turn into a great day just because. :)

Pictoors.

I learned how to put pictures and videos on my blog!! woohoo!! bahahaha. I know, it's super easy and I should have known how to do it already... don't judge. Jesus loves me. :) This is one of my favorite pictures, I took it myself. I know, I'm so cool. K that's it. The end.

Oldie but a goodie

So I kind of loved this thing that I wrote a while back while I was still at BYU Idaho.... it's just a bunch of stuff that I really learned and stuck with me while I was up there. It was a great semester and so I'm just copying and pasting here. Because I can. So there.

So basically I'm not going back to BYU I for the Spring semester. And I was trying to figure out why I had such strong impressions to come up here last spring. Then it hit me. I have learned SO many things just from being here and meeting the people I met! It's kind of amazing. :) And I thought I'd share. So here goes.


I learned what it's like to be on my own. I went grocery shopping and hit the sales but still splurged on ice cream a couple times. I learned that when a guy asks you out he really should pay and when you ask a guy out you really should pay. I learned that absence really does make the heart grow fonder. I learned that the only thing I really need to be happy is my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I learned that power naps are essential to life. I learned that I can try to plan my life out, but it probably won't turn out like I thought; I also learned that that is probably a good thing. I learned that getting crayons and a princess coloring book in the mail from your dad can make you wanna cry you're so homesick. I learned that holidays really are all about family. I learned that you don't miss your friends NEARLY as much as you miss your mom when you go away. I learned that I don't have to have a boy to succeed in life (as silly as that is haha). I learned that it's okay to turn off your phone in class. I learned that the Book of Mormon has something new every time you read it. I learned that scarves are fabulous. I learned that you can eat an orange with chicken crackers and it's delicious. I learned that it's okay to call your mom at 1:30 in the morning and just cry (she'll make you feel lots better!). I learned that EVERYONE k, maybe just me just wants to feel wanted by someone that they want back. I learned that music is not an easy major but is SO worth it and you feel ridiculously accomplished at the end of only one semester. I learned that dental hygiene is probably a better option for my life. I learned that being a good mommy and wife is more important to me than any other job I'll have to work for. I learned some patience. I learned that chocolate chips should always be in the cupboard and pudding packs make you feel better after a 13 hour day. I learned that patriarchal blessings make you happy. I learned that bearing testimony makes you want to do better than you have been doing. I learned that trying to love people as Christ does helps you see all the wonderful things about them. I learned that roommates can make or break ya, thankfully I had great ones. :) I learned that life is crazy and hard and interesting and complicated and stressful and beautiful and awkward and wonderful! I learned how to make casserole. I learned that as long as you're living the gospel everything works out for the best and you just have to keep learning and living and loving!

:)

My choir concert was tonight.. and lemme tell you we were awesome! I really did like all the songs and as the concert just kept flowing there was a certain feeling in the air... I almost felt Canadian. Awesome. And we have another concert tomorrow!! And I actually have family coming to that one, so that should be good.

It is raining outside. And thundering. Oh my goodness thunder has got to be the most amazing sound ever heard on this good, green earth. It makes my heart flutter. God is a genius. Just saying.

Okay that's all I want to write...

EXCEPT for my words of wisdom for the day. You never know what kind of difference you are going to make in someone's life. And it might not be anything big. It might just be making one night better. But if you ever get the feeling to do something nice for someone, write them a note, give them a call, even just shoot them a cute little text, DO IT! From personal experience, something so small can make such a big difference in how a whole day or even week goes. It helps me feel loved and so much better about myself and that really does make all the difference in the world. How much more can you accomplish when you're happy? Lots and lotsa! So be happy and don't be too busy to go out of your way a little to lift someone up as well. The end.

"Jogging"

So I have a running buddy as I mentioned in my last post. And he is just an absolute dear for putting up with my fattiness. Tonight we went "running" again... and I actually feel like I did a little better than before... as in I ran more instead of walking. But I still felt like a fattie because Jake had 5 lb weights this time and I was still the one always stopping. ... but I WILL get better. I must. I need to be hot so I can attract a husband. hahaha yes, that's right. A husband. I actually do expect to get married someday and make attractive little babies. This is going to sound terribly shallow and terrible of me, but I really am genuinely concerned that I will have unattractive babies. I mean, come on. Let's be honest, there are some children that you look at and just think... wow, I wish I thought she was cute... or... basically she's only cute because she's a little girl, but once she gets to those teeny bopper years she is DONE FOR. Yeah, I don't want children like that. Of course I'd still love them regardless.. and be extra nice even just because you know, I felt bad for giving them ugly genes.

For some reason whenever I blog I have the song lalelalelale get your adverbs here from school house rock. Those were the best videos, by the way. So informative and such great catchy tunes!!

Oh my heavens I am exhausted, I should probably go to bed... but then again I hate going to bed.. so I won't for a while I'm guessing.

Okay I really am too tired to think of anything else... I even took a break and played a game of Spider Solitaire... which I won! to try and think of something to write about.. but nothing came. My mind is shutting down.. oi. So goodnight... to no one in particular I guess.... I really wonder if people read this. haha :)

Oh I guess I have to do my word of wisdom for the day. Look for friends in places you weren't expecting. Never think you're too cool for someone or too mature or too young or old or far away even.... If you limit yourself and make up rules for who you can and can't be friends with you will miss out on some amazing experiences and learning so much from people that are different from you. Sorry if that had terrible grammar.. I can't tell because I'm so tired. haha The end.

ROAD TRIP!

Alrighty... So I have a wonderful new goal: get up to conference in April! I'm pretty excited about it, actually. :) I have never been to conference in person.. and I could see Kyli Larson's lovely face!! AND take an awesome road trip with (I'm sure) some awesome people!! .... I don't actually know who I'm going to go with... but so far I have some pretty good options. :)

Anywho. Why did I just say anywho? I think that's the weirdest when people say that.. what does that even mean? Anywho what? Who are you talking about. For heavens sake people. For heavens sake me! I'm an "anywho" person. Weird. This is going to end NOW! The end.

But not the end of this blog.. just the end of anywho.

I have a concert this weekend. Two concerts actually. I love choir concerts!! I really really do... especially when I'm in them and the group I'm singing with is really really good. We are singing songs from Canada.. and let me tell you, I never knew I liked Canada so much. For having socialism and forsaken wastelands of ice and cold they have some pretty good music! Way to go Canada. :)

ALSO I am trying to be healthier or something. It's terrible business, really. I decided to go jogging with Jacob Washburn every other day... we have a special time set up and everything. (By jogging I mean walking, then jogging for a few hundred feet... and then walking. Wash, rinse, repeat. You know?) So that went well.. it is also an opportunity for me to stay up with all the high school gossip and drama.. which I thoroughly enjoy of course because I am not involved. :) muahaha.

ALSO I am trying to get better at the piano. It's terrible business, really. haha I wish I could be better NOW! But I suppose that's not how it works, unfortunately. I did immensely enjoy my practice session today though. I just sight read a bunch of hymns.. and I didn't do too awful either... I mean people couldn't exactly sing to it... easily. But I managed.

ALSO I would love to have another job... but I cannot seem to find one. Poo.

And now for Annie's Words of Wisdom for the day! (I just made up this special segment in my blog... I can tell you're excited! I can see it in your eyes.) Wear deodorant. I know sometimes it can be inconvenient... but really now. No one wants to smell you.. unless you are Matthew McConaughey.. who doesn't wear deodorant for some reason. But yeah. You could get a nice kind like mine.. it's Secret I believe and it makes my armpits smell like springtime! If you have the means.. I highly recommend it. That is all.

Lalelalelale get your adverbs here!

Okay.. so I don't really have anything to blog about to be honest. Just the usual life stuff. Actually I'll tell a funny story. I'm probably telling it to no one... maybe Kyli will read it. haha Actually the person in the funny story will probably read it too... because he's a stalker like that. HI! bahaha. Okay, I digress.. back to the story. A few weeks ago I got this friend request from some guy that sort of looked familiar but I didn't know who he was. I went to his profile.. and we have no friends in common at all... he lives in Utah(blech) and he's an oldie. Weird? Yes. Attractive? also yes.. so I added him. BAHAHA. I'm so funny. Anyway, after I add him he pops up on chat asking how we know each other. "Uhm.. we don't. You're the one who added me." Weird? yes. Fate? Perhaps. So we have chatted every once in a while over the past few weeks and he's a generally nice fellow. WELL last night we chatted for a freaking 4 hours.. a bit excessive, you say? Why yes, yes it was. You know what, though? I enjoyed myself more than I have with my real friends in a couple weeks. Which is actually really sad if you think about it. And probably not healthy. But I seriously laughed out loud so much.. haha and I feel so incredibly silly, but hey that's life. I'd rather feel silly than bored. And you know what else? I woke up this morning with a big smile on my face for the first time in a long time. I still feel silly though. I always seem to fall for older men that are just out of my reach. Oh well, I'm sure someday the timing will be right. I just have to exercise patience... which I have none of.. haha.

I was thinking today... and I think most people think the same about a lot of things. It's kind of funny, whenever I receive this profound epiphany and I decide to write it down on facebook or whatever.. I always get comments saying people think that exact same thing. In a way it makes me feel connected to people and like I'm not such a weirdo.. even though I am really weird still. Which is fine because in general I like myself. I like being weird and I like being me. I think it's the silliest thing ever when people wish they were someone else. God put you in this body for a reason. And when He organized matter that became your spirit it was something unique and something so beautiful it's beyond description. And when you put the two together you get this perfect soul that has so much potential to do so much good and achieve so much happiness! I figure as long as I'm getting better everyday... if I can learn something new everyday that makes me happier or adds to my store of knowledge I'm doing great! And if people can get to that point they won't ever be jealous or wish they were someone else ever again. Oh my heavens, I'm so wise. :) bahahaha.

Let's see, what else? Oh yeah. It never ceases to amaze me how much I change and how often I change. I have to pay attention though or I don't notice it. Life is so amazing though. The reason I change is because I always learn so much from the things that happen in my life. I take a lot of things into account. And it's not just things that happen to me that influence me.. it can be a book.. or even just a line in a movie. For example: The Holiday starring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz. There's a scene in that movie where Kate is talking to an old man, who is an old hollywood director/producer, about the problems and frustrations in her life. The old man tells her, "In the movies we have leading ladies and we have the best friend. You, I can tell, are a leading lady, but for some reason you are behaving like the best friend." Seriously, I had the same revelation as Kate's character when that line was said. Whenever I'm feeling inferior or boring or even sad... I just think, "I'm the leading lady in my own life for heaven's sake! I should stop feeling sorry for myself and make the plot better... because I can!" So there!