Hacked.

So apparently I am pretty gullible.

My phone and facebook get hacked all the time, 

but hands down this one beats it all.

My sister Averi decided it would be pretty darn funny to 

reprogram my name as "butthead" in my iphone.

Now whenever I go to ask Siri a question,

she thinks my name is "butthead."

Well done Averi, well done. :)

the past four years.

To be honest with you...

four years ago if you would have asked me where I'd be now, 

I certainly never would have thought I'd be here. 

A college graduate. 

It still seems a little bit surreal. 

It honestly amazes me how fast these past four years have flown by. 

I still remember the day we loaded up my little silver grand am and headed to Logan. 

I remember the pit I had in my stomach. 

As I pulled out of the driveway and headed towards the highway, tears literally spilled down my face. 

I was scared. I was happy. I was excited. 

I felt old, oh so old.

And today, 

I feel even older (& maybe a little wiser haha)

but I am happy with how much progress I have made.

I've learned a lot of lessons over the past couple of years. 

I've changed in so so many ways. 

I've become stronger. I've become smarter. I've become independent. I've become outgoing. I've become exactly who I've needed to become, 

or at least a pretty good start at who I should become.

I think going to college is a lot more about learning about life rather than academics. 

I've learned so much about people. 

So so so many different kind of people. 

I've made friends with people I least expected to ever grow close to. 

I've learned that it's important to get to know people. 

And more importantly, to give everyone a chance because often times,

those people come into your life for a reason and at the exact time that you need them to.

I've learned that family is the most important thing. 

And home is quite possibly my favorite place.

I've learned that opportunities shape you, even the opportunities you miss.

I've learned that hard work pays off. 

And when you feel like giving up, you just got to keep going.

I'm grateful for my parents who told me time and time again to keep going.

Like a lot of people, I think we all have our own view of seeing how things will end up, 

but along the way we get thrown curve balls, we stumble upon a few bumps in the road. 

You'll get rerouted. You'll get delayed. 

You'll change your mind. You'll change your heart. 

It might not turn out the way you thought it would. 

It will turn out even better.

SO MUCH BETTER.

I wouldn't change one single thing about my college experience.

thank you

for all of your love and support throughout my experience at Utah State University.

The greatest part of the path that I have just begun is just that: 

I have just started.

I don't know where I'm headed from here,

but I can promise you one thing

it 

certainly 

won't 

be

boring. 

stay tuned. :)

Senior Exhibit

Last weekend was the the weekend that Utah State Interior Design students wait their whole college careers for, SENIOR EXHIBIT. 

The actual exhibit is set up for a month, but Friday night was our reception. 

It was so fun to see everyone's favorite work and display what we've been up to the past 4 years. 

All those all-nighters made it worth it! 

So grateful for all my friends & family who traveled to spend the evening with me. 

Words cannot express how great it has been to have your love and support on this journey! 

Here's the exhibit reception via iPhone. :)

 Good golly, it took a week to set up. 

I was a bit worried that it wasn't going to turn out, but it turned out perfect! 

 Love the 15 people and professors that have become my family over the past four years.

 I'll look back at this with fond, fond memories of each of them.

Senior Exhibit

Our Senior Exhibit is finally set up, it turned out absolutely amazing! 

Can't wait for everyone to see! 

Our opening reception is this Friday, April 20 in the Tippitt's Art Gallery from 6 to 8 pm.

Check out our website and video here!

Thanks for all your support over the last 4 years!

it was a party!

just to give you a heads up, this post is gonna be packed with photos.

consider yourself warned.

anyways.

about a month ago i was given a calling in church.

home enrichment committee.

wanna know my first thoughts?

"awesome. i never go to home enrichment, that's why i'm getting this calling. this will teach me a lesson."

and it certainly has done just that.

my roomate megan and i are on the committee together so almost immediately we put on our thinking caps and started to plan the upcoming relief society birthday dinner.

we wanted a fun night, celebrating all the sisters in our wards birthdays.

we wanted to the night to be as laid back as possible, so the girls could just come and enjoy themselves.

...

and can i just say, I LOVE MY CALLING!

it was so much fun.

( can i be a party planner when i grow up? food, decorating, invitations, whats not to love?)

not going to lie, during the prep time the week of, i was like

how in the heavens is this all going to fall together?

oh and to add to this little pre-party anxiety...

the season's biggest (and only) snow storm decided to come at 5 o'clock that night right as i'm about to drive to the church with 125 cupcakes in the back of my car.

visions of slamming on my breaks and having cupcakes fly everywhere kept dancing through my mind.

i'm happy to say that didn't happen. 

the night was a success and we had such a good turn out!

here's 

a few, 

a variety,

a couple, 

a glimpse,

ok, ok, ok,

a 

MILLION

of photos from the evening...

{fun little invite i made.}

{thank goodness to our roomates for helping us whip out all these cupcakes.
cake boss, watch your back,  YSA 45th Ward is headed your way!}

 we made a photo booth for the girls to take 

pictures with their roomates. 

complete with some hilarious props.

(my roomates and i may or may not have gotten a little carried away...)

{girls of apartment A206}

{janna & i always get asked if we are sisters...}

{typical us}

{a few of the elders quorum who served us dinner. bless their hearts}

{karah & myself}

{mustaches}

{megs & i, my partner in crime for the event}

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kids say the darndest things...

lately at work,
i have had so many funny stories involving kids.
i thought i'd share a few.

story number one:
so one night at work, i decided to rearrange a few furniture pieces on the sales floor. normally, one of the boys would help me, but they were busy in the back unwrapping new pieces, so i decided i would try it by myself. the sofas and arm chairs moved like a dream, just glided across that floor almost effortlessly. i got to the dining area of the store and decided i was going to move a buffet piece. well, it obviously was much heavier than it looked and me moving it turned into a real failure. i was wearing a pair of shoes that had zero traction and the piece was so heavy that as i tried pushing it forward, it remained firmly in place. and instead of me moving it, it moved me. i kinda giggled, and thought to myself "haha.. good thing no one saw that one." i was wrong. as i turned around, a little boy walked towards me (probably around 4 years old..), he looked up at me, put his hands on his hips and in a lecturing manor exclaimed, "you do know that if you want to move furniture, you have to have muscles?" not going to lie, i was a little offended, but it was hilarious, who was i not to laugh?
after all, he did make a very valid point. 


story number two:
last month we had a bunk bed set up in the kids section. it was adorable, and at the top of it there was a pirate's mast, so it appeared to be a pirate ship. i saw a mom and her two young daughters checking it out, so i wandered over and asked the mother if she had any questions pertaining to the bunk bed. before the mother could say a word, the youngest daughter (probably age 3... going on 21) chimed in...
little girl:"you know we really like this bunk bed, it looks a lot like the one we sleep on at grandma's, but this one just isn't going to cut it."
me: "and why's that?" (trying not to laugh)
little girl: "pirates are just not for little girls."
me: " you are exactly right! that's more of a boy thing, isn't it?"
little girl: "well yes, but actually, my mother is expecting a baby boy in 3 months, so maybe i need to learn to like pirates."

story number three:
one night as i was walking towards the kid's furniture section, i noticed a few kids sitting in the play chairs that they had lined up in a very straight line. in front of them, was another kid standing up behind a nightstand facing them and talking to the kids that were sitting. as i got closer, i overheard the kid standing up saying... "and i know that this church is true."
hahahaha, 5 little kids had taken it upon themselves to set up "church" at downeast and were playing primary. too funny.
i don't think i was that creative when i was that age. 


story number four:
saturday at work, a dad was walking around the store with his little boy in a stroller. while his wife was shopping he decided to take a breather on one of our sofas, like most dads do, and the little boy was still sitting in the stroller. as i walked up towards the cash register, the little boy, who didn't even look like he was old enough to speak, LOUDLY shouted, "HEYYYYY GIRL!"
everyone around the register got the giggles.

oh kids.
they say the darndest things...