life according to my eye(s)phone. . .

anddd here's an iPhone dump. . . because it's been awhile... things happened, and memories have been made. and I'm 21 now? 

Feb. Moab. 

Feb. Seestars :) 

March. That time I sprained my ankle... 

March. Red Yeti.

Scoot Scoot Rides and Finals.

Team Family. Sisters, not teammates. 

Saltflats tomfoolery. 

9 square for days. 

That time I turned 21. Shout out to these kids. Also, TRANE is HOME.

Celebrating adulthood. 

Decided it might be time to retire these. They saw a lot of adventure.

Mom came for women's conference :) 

Love this girl, Hope sleeping in the car because it was past her bedtime. 

Bought this, and am probably a little too excited for it. . . 

Life's essentials. Temple and running. 

Trusty Nikes - the adventures have just begun. 

Gosh Utah, stop being so cool. 

That Summer Feeling...

If you know me, you'd know that there is nothing I love more about the earth than the in between seasons of spring and fall. There is a lingering sense of magic in the air that I love. A sense of life that you can just feel. Both seasons are buzzing with change and a bit of nostalgia. Just something about the promise that lies ahead that makes me so inexplicably excited and happy. I remember this time last year I was getting ready for a summer that would confirm so much about the direction I had decided to move towards in life. I remember looking at the prospect of the adventure that laid ahead and was so beyond thrilled to jump full into whatever the heck summer had to offer. And it was really hard and really wonderful. This year is different, I'm taking the summer to be an EFY counselor, it's something that has kind of been a bucket list item of mine for a long time - and I am just so excited to see where the summer takes me. I'm sure I'll learn a lot from the kids and I'll be tired, oh so tired, but it's the best kind of tired imaginable. I think about where I've been between now and last summer and I've grown so much. I've learned so much about rec therapy, applied my knowledge in so many settings. I'm grateful for where the year took me, I've learned a lot about myself and others and what it really means to love (which will probably be a life long evolving pursuit). I'm thrilled for what lies ahead, summer if for experiencing, adventuring, and growing. In the mean time I have a lot of barefoot nights and laughs to be shared before EFY begins. mmm. I love this playground I live in, now accepting applications for adventure buddies.

What I'm Listening To

Three songs that flow flawlessly into one.

It's a song about courage and going into the unknown

everything's gonna get lighter even if it never gets better. 

happy finals. 

i'm alive.

I haven't been writing as much as I would like to be. 

All I know is I need more of this little nugget in my life.

she thought photo booth was just the funniest. 

2014.

.... dare greatly. reach deeper. give more thanks. for happiness and heartbreak. move on. by that i mean forward. explore new cities. carry a camera. read. know your occupation. make space. both in my home and heart. floss. smile. write more letters. don't apologize. not for what you feel. sleep. be in motion. lean deeper into life. forgive. speak the truth. be gentle. paint your nails. say no. ask for help. remember your worth. rediscover wholehearted living - real life is right now, not later. laugh. laugh a lot. quit comparing. have confidence in where you are. do good. embrace the challenge. notice the quiet. breathe life in to your actions. cherish each day. create the gift that is the coming year... 

missed conncetions

it astonishes me how many connections are made and lost because of mere seconds. 

flight connections. human connections. 

today I connected with a person who I should have connected with summer 2012. 

perhaps it's all part of a larger plan.

the times we're asked to be alone.

followed shortly by the times we realize how close we really all are as human beings. 

really you just need to open your eyes, slow down for a moment, and start speaking.

Tonight, I'm thankful for my major, the way it brings people together, and the fact that I might actually have some solid roommates again. 

. . .

if the whole world was blind, how many people would you impress?