Girlfriends.

i really love my home girls. i really do. i think i might just be tired, but i'm all giggly & giddy. whenever i think about some of my closest girl friends, i just laugh because they are literally some of the funniest women i've ever met.

before this year, i didn't have a whole lot of girlfriends. i rarely hung out with girls, actually. now it's the only people i hang out with. i don't really talk to any certain boy all the time, except for my friends who are hundreds of miles away.
but i cannot even tell you enough how funny & great my friends are! they are seriously some of the most original girls i've ever met. i mean, how often do you laugh so hard your stomach hurts without anyone saying or doing anything, without being with anyone at all!? saying my friends are great would be an understatement. i can laugh about stuff that happened with them days or months later.
once again, as mccall would say, "i love my life!"
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here's to some of my most favorite moments with these girls..

Obsessive.

i'm obsessed with someone.

it's a boy...

he's super duper cute.

alright, i find him ridiculously good looking.

when i see him, my heart races really fast.

he makes me get all giddy & happy.

i wish he knew how i felt about him.

his name is,

JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT!

i know many girls think he's hot, but i am literally obsessed.

he is so flippin' sexy, i'm dying.

k, bye.

In the Words of Asher Roth,

"that party last night was awfully crazy...i wish we taped it."

well guess what? they did. i went to a neon party hosted by some of my friends last night. guess how many people were there? over 1,500! yes, you read that correctly. 15 freakin' hundred people were there! i hung out with some girls on my high school soccer team most of the time, it was great fun. it kind of made me wish i'd done soccer throughout high school.

ANYWAYS, before i left for that party, i went & got some super delicious food at spinatoes with some of my home girls. aka-america, olivia, & maddog. i really love them so much! they are the light of my life.

tonight: i'm going on a date with this ultra fantastic boy, joey. i'm really looking forward to it! i'll take lots of pictures, ok? you guys will probably like him as much as i do, maybe even more.

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You Know What?

some times i want to be a hippie.

with really long hair.

and baggy clothes.

and natural beauty.

and lightly tanned skin.

that would be a good day for me.

but then i look in the mirror and say,

"hey, it could be a lot worse."

i am happy i am me.

i love my short hair.

i don't match, hardly ever, & i like it that way.

my skin is dark & moley, but i like it.

i like me.

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Utard.

i really love utah, with my whole heart. if i could live there, i would. i love park city every time of the year, even when it's just a muddy mess. i wouldn't mind leaving everything behind & going up there to park city high school for my senior year. i'd be 100% ok with that!

anyways, this trip was super successful. i got to see a lot of my friends, which makes me really happy! i miss them already. good thing i'll see all of them next month.

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ps-tanner got me an early birthday present that i'm seriously obsessed with. this picture doesn't even give them justice, but these earrings are TO DIE FOR! literally, i screamed when i found out he got them for him. even though we're miles & miles apart, he's still my best friend. thanks, tantor! i love them & you!

Just Call Me Mom.

my friends have started calling me mom recently. i'm not sure how to take it..but i guess i just have too.
it's probably because i make them dinner on the weekends.
or pick them up on the when their cars run out of gas.
or make reservations for them because it makes them nervous.
or tell them who they should and shouldn't date.
or do their homework for them when they don't understand it.
or help them have better eating habits.
or cut their stained glass project for them, because they're too scared they'll get cut.
just to name a few...
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Hey..

you know those days when you sit back and think about the life you're living, as a whole?

...well, i had one of those days today.

guess what?

i'm happy.

i am so happy.

even if the guy i'm head over heels for rarely talks to me, or even if my very best friend is in a different state, or even if i'm not doing the absolute greatest in my history class, i am happy.

i am so happy!

my life has taken an unexpected turn that's just been absolutely wonderful! i'm so blessed, you know? everyone is so blessed, but i think we forget about it some times.

in the words of mccall, "i love my life!"

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Last Night.

i think you could consider it a party. there were plenty of cars & people there. tons of pictures were taken. i had a really fun time. i'd just like to publicly thank my parents for putting up with me & letting me have all those people over last night.

not many kids have parents as cool as mine!

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To My Friends:

i love you guys, i really do. don't ever think i don't love you girls, because i never have stopped, despite all the mish-mash that's happened.

listen, i'm not just going to sit around anymore & watch you guys hurt, because that's not who i am. i'm a saver, not a supporter.

alright, here it goes...

you girls are smart girls, but you're making dumb decisions. your letting a boy make you sad & feel little self worth & i just don't think it's worth it. their are multiple of you guys choosing sadness over happiness, & i hate it.

we're in high school, we're supposed to be having the time of our lives, but instead you're worrying about that stupid, idiot boy you have feelings for.

listen, i've been there. we've all been there. but you girls need to be smart and get out of the funk that you're in. boys are going to hurt you, & it's going to suck every.single.time. it's never going to get easier, but you can get smarter about things.

stop worrying about winning them back. stop worrying about how their relationship is going with their new girlfriend. if you're going to keep liking them, then fine. but be patient. don't take out your irritability on the others of us who are only trying to help you. we want to be there for you, but whenever we actually are, you push us away & say we don't understand. maybe we don't, maybe we do, but you can't keep pushing us away when we're trying to help.

friends help each other. i want to help you girls be happy again, & to do that, you need to stop holding grudges. the fact that these boys aren't giving you the time of day makes me sick. you guys deserve the best & you're not getting it, so why are you even wasting your time?

keep your chin up. don't forget what really matters. be happy! let us girls help one another out! we love you guys. i love you guys. i know i'm not the only one who's thinking all of this, i'm just the only one who's brave enough to tell you guys because i'm a saver.

tell me what you think.

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Previously.

so you know those necklaces i posted a few days ago, or whatever? yeah, well i really do think they are totally rad. they are some of the most unique things i've ever seen. if anyone wants to spend $410 on me for my birthday? please, by all means, go for it. haha, joking! the necklace smack dab in the middle of all those is my favorite.

the titanium quartz.

mmmmm, it just sounds good saying the actual crystal inside of it.

well, this was random.

BYE.

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Lately.

i've been having a really good weekend.

{friday} i went to the highland vs. mountain view basketball game with a ton of friends. it was such a good game! it was super close to it was actually worth watching.

after that, i went to matt willet's dance party. basically, everyone cool was there! haha, just kidding. alright, well, not really. it was so much fun! he handed out glow sticks to everyone & there were strobe lights & amazing speakers. needless to say, it was an amazing party. it will definitely go down as the party of the year, school year.

{saturday} obviously, it'd be hard to top a night off like the night before, so this night was just really a chill night. during the day i went & helped my dad out with some stuff. that was an adventure! but anyways, later that night, i went to backyard tacos with some girl friends.

oh, yeah, i went there friday night too. haha! anyways, it was delicious & i am obsessed with it. no joke! after backyard tacos, i went home & chilled with rachel's friends. nothing really great, but i was absolutely exhausted from the night before, so i didn't really care.

so while i was at backyard tacos, my friends told me i was "artsy." guess what? i loved it. it made me really happy that they considered ME to be artsy. so i'm going to take that compliment & bathe in it, hah. sarcasm.

ok, as for sadies, i finally got a solution! my friend dillon is flying down from utah & coming with me! isn't that so dang exciting?! i don't know if i've ever been more stoked to go to a dance, not kidding. this one is going to be so so so much fun! ah!

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Da Goods.

i've become obsessed with a lot of new music lately. mostly indie-rock. i'd like to personally thank brooklyn tucker for introducing me to such, ear candy, if you will.

in about two weeks, i'm going back up to utah to get in some more skiing. i'm stoked! some times, i wish i lived in utah. i wouldn't mind it. if i went to park city high for one semester, i would be content with my life. the change would be so incredibly nice.

anyways, sadies is coming up & i still haven't asked anyone. this is kind of a predicament because it seems as though all of my friends have been asked. what to do? what to do?!

lately, i've just been going with the flow when it comes to anything outside of school work. i've become a lot more diligent this semester. ha, i know..i can't really say that after the first week, but i've noticed a huge improvement in myself! which is good news.

i've really got to start buckling down. i'm taking the ACT for my first time next month & i'm seriously sweating over it.

well, that's all.

bye.

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This Gives Me Hope.

all i can say to this is

......yeah :)

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Radical.

i want all of these.

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Just Watch.

so good, right?!
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