just livin' the dream.

i don't know if you all have noticed, but i'm pretty dang blessed. unfortunately, i've gotten caught up in... just... life lately, and i've either forgotten or become completely unaware of my amazing life.

guys, i'm freaking living my dream!! i can't believe i forget this. since i can remember, i've wanted to come to BYU and perform with the folk dance team. along the way - and just in the folk dance program - i've met so many fantastic people...

8 WSC - Winter '09

9 WSC - Fall '09

SPAC - Winter '10

BackPac - Fall '10

10 WSC "Pirates" - Winter '11

SPAC 2011

PAC! Fall '11

10 WSC - Winter '12

Freaking PAAAC - Winter '12

each and every team - whether i was actually on the team or just the TA - has been a complete blessing to me. the people that i met were the ones needed to help me make it through the trials that i would face that semester. ...when i take a step back and think about things, i realize just how blessed i am to be at BYU and doing what i've always wanted to. it was a two-part dream, and both parts were hard for me to achieve. i have been taking them for granted. now that i have literally TWENTY FOUR DAYS UNTIL GRADUATION (holy heck...) i'm realizing just how soon this will be ending. and just how badly i don't want it to...

also, the past few days, i've been kinda really homesick. i haven't told anyone this but... yes. utah is great and all, but its inconsistent weather tendencies, well... i've had enough. with my self-diagnosed SAD disorder  there are days when some good ol' arizona sunshine is all i need. and maybe a hug or two from my family.

i love my family. 

hilarious, quirky, musical, loving... 

always there. for me. for each other.  

from evan and annette's wedding reception in AZ back in october.
(i'm in 3in heels and my little brother is still taller than me... i don't think i'll ever get used to that.)

these are just two things (of the many) that i'm thankful for today:
my family at home and my family away from home - my folk dance family.