Rockin Thursday

Yesterday may have been the best Thrusday of my life.

I wasn't planning on doing anything fun. But that all changed. Just for the record, being spontaneous is rewarding.

First of all, Stuart, Sash and I went to visit the Other Agles (as we like to call them). My cousins. I played outside for a while just chasing, tickling, raspberry-ing, and carrying two little peaches. These delicous little munchkins like to be called Sophie and JP. And they are too fun. I want to go back and play with them everyday.

Then, after that little bit o' heaven, I went bowling with Sash, Stuart and Curtis. Actually, I didn't really bowl. I tried and I didn't succeed but everyone else bowled. And well. I'm thinking we should form a team. Because it was fun. And that is all that matters.

Just Because....

So I am officially a Cougar-for reals. Since I have last come around here, I started up as a student at the Lord's School, otherwise known as BYU. Wow. Who knew college could get harder? I didn't and I am only taking 2 classes as opposed to 7. Life gets confusing..

The GOOD NEWS is that I am a nerd and like school.

Since the last time, I also started going to the singles ward again. I highly recommend attending the Springville Singles Branch because it is amazing and you will not find another branch like it. I also got a calling as the Compassionate Service Leader, which I am tres, tres excited about. I get to be compassionate and give service. I also get to give a talk on Miracles on Sunday. If anyone has any suggestions, ideas, stories, questions, comments, etc. that you would like to give, hollar at me.

More GOOD NEWS: I am officially an owner of John Mayer's Battle Studies Tour tickets. When they came in the mail, it felt like Chirstmas.

Speaking of Chirstmas, J. Crew has new clothes in stores and online and they are so beautiful. If Santa feels like getting me something, like the gorgeous winter jacket that is not online yet, I would not complain. I would also not complain if he also got me all of J. Crew. Whatever he feels like...

Speaking of feelings, I love:

summer

yellow

family

abish

the beach

reading

nerd glasses

and

love.

Dearest Family and Friends: An Explanation

Sweet Family and Lovely Friends,

Home.

That's where I am.

It feels good to be home with you.

But I really miss New York, more than I thought I would be missing it at this point, especially since it is so early in the summer and so early in my transition from "FIT Fashion Girl" to "Undecided/Floater Girl".

I really shouldn't be surprised since New York was home for the past year, but I am.

I'm definitely not sad to be home, but I get a little teary-eyed when I have to tell people that I will be here for a while and won't be moving back to NYC for at least a few years.

I grew and grew up so much while living in New York. I learned and experienced things that I couldn't have anywhere else. And I needed to do it in a different place, on my own.

I'm Home.

It's going to take a while to adjust to this new life that I am not used to. While I am in the same town, same home and same room that I spent high school in, it's a new chapter in my life--a new chapter with a new me, and with new yous.

It feels completely different than I remembered and expected.

It's going to be a toughie and will take a lot of patience on your part, but thank goodness I know you love me enough to give me time while I figure things out.

I hope this gives you an explanation to why I may seem different than you remembered, and why it's taken me longer than I thought it would to adjust back to being home.

While a few things have changed (just so you know) I still love hugs and playing cards!!

Love you all!

xx

What to be...

For those who don't know, tomorrow is my last day of Fashion. It's more than just the last day of school before summer for me, it really is the last day of fashion, at least for now in my life. It's a bitter-sweet moment. I am excited to go home but sad to leave the city.

It hadn't hit me until today that I really am (once again) at that place in my life where I can be anything I want when I grow up.

But, I have been thinking about it and I have come up with a few options:

1. Professional Yachter--that's right. I would yacht for a living, on my yacht. And I would wear stripes, white pants and boat shoes all the time.

2. Dessert tester. I would mostly be tasting new creations by Magnolia Bakery and anything with the words "pie", "cake", or "blueberry" in the title.

3. J. Crew clothes tester. Basically, J. Crew would give me their clothes to wear. That's it. That's all. And I would get to keep them all.

If you have any suggetions or feedback, send them my way.
Until then, happy yachting.

Seventh Heaven

I should be doing Yoga homework (really?? Yes.) but I can't concentrate.

First of all, check out this boy!! Greyson Chance. He is insane and I love him. I wish either I was 11 or he was 19.

Second: How can anyone concentrate when they have had CINNAMON GRAHAM CRACKERS. Don't worry, you read that right. CINNAMON. They are amazing, especially when you eat them with chocolate like a smore without marshmellows. Or a fire.

Third: There was a lightning storm this evening. It was so beautiful I wish I had my camera. But I just sat on the roof forever and watched it until it was gone. It was GORGEOUS.

Fourth: I'm too tired to concentrate. That's what happens at the end of the semester. Can't they have finals at the beginning of a semester after everyone is well rested??

Fifth: Between classes today, Bree Lena and I squeezed in 2 episodes of Heroes. That made they day about 100% better.

Sixth: Don't tell, but I went to J. Crew yesterday knowing that payday was right around the corner. Don't worry, I didn't buy anything (except somehow a belt...I don't know how that happend, honest). However, they are holding my next purchase for me until I so desire to go in and buy it. I so desire.

Seventh: I COME HOME IN 11 DAYS!!! WOOHOO! I am quite excited about that. I could jump up and down all day, and sometimes I do.

It's just real good. Better than Yoga homework by about a gazillion light years.

Happy Friday!

Good day. Here's why:

Last day of my job.
Bree's dance concert tonight.
Delicious rice and onions on toast (and I wonder why I get sick...)
Perfect weather--just like the movies.
Gavin Degraw.
Curly hair.
Cashmere sweater.
The weekend.
Mother's birthday yesterday, Mother's day on Sunday.
Seeing friends.
Talking to friends.
19 more days until I come home.

Good day. That's why.

Yoga: And Breathe...

Saturday mornings are yoga mornings. I wake up at 6am to go to a 9am yoga class.

Yesterday's class was the most interesting yet, as we explored our chakras.

It's meant to be super fullfilling and relaxing, but as you will see, I was not very relaxed.

It went something like this:

"Imagine. Imagine a triangle with fire inside. Now, become that fire in the triangle."--Will this hurt?

"Imagine. Imagine a circle with green smoke within it's boundaries. Breathe in the smoke."--No thank you.

"Imagine. Imagine lying on the earth. Lying in a field of green grass. Or imagine YOU are the green grass, and your body is the field."--HAHA! (Imagine me, dressed in a grass unitard walking around New York City. Awesome.)

"Imagine. Imagine you are floating in water. Imagine you slowly become the water. Now, float in the water as the water. Just bob around in the water as the water. And slowly, wash away."--I don't understand what that means.

"Look up between your eyebrows. Look hard and look deep."--And now, stick out your tounge and say cheese for the camera.