winter song.

Have you ever made a snow angel?

Sometimes my little brother and I would make snow angels. All it takes is laying on snow covered ground and moving your arms and legs up and down. Once you stop moving and look up at the gray sky, everything seems to be really still. That's my favorite part. The stillness. I love the way snow makes everything quiet. The smell of the cold air, the falling flakes that cover every last piece of earth, the quietness of it all: that's where the magic is for me.

I adore snow. And I miss my little brother. 

words of encouragement.

a quote.

“We never stop being who we are in life. Instead, we become more of who we are meant to be through all the changes and challenges we face because from every battle fought and every trial endured comes the opportunity for us to grow more. When our life takes us by surprise, when it doesn’t turn out quite how we expected, we initiate our dreams by implementing our own goals as we are inspired by what our lives hold for us now. Sometimes we need to stop questioning where life is taking us and just go, letting faith lead the way and making things happen by opening our hearts to love, second chances, and happiness for when we keep our hearts opened, we see the magic from the beauty life has start to come alive around us." -Jenna Kandyce Linch

via 

an email.

I love my sister!  You're beautiful and nice and great and I love you and you're beautiful! Words of encouragement! Go get em tiger! I love you! ... Read Read Read and Pray Pray Pray!! God speed!

Elder Moon is here for ya

...

daddio.

I talk about this guy a lot on here. Like here. and here. and here. 

And the reason I do it is because I'm convinced he's the

 I just can't help myself.

He's one of the few that read my blog. 

And he's one of those things that I am grateful for every single day.

 

I love everything about him. I love how excited he gets about things. And I love how genuinely he cares about people. 

He passed a lot of that goodness on to all three of my brothers. 

Two of them now have boys of their own to keep that goodness going. 

How lucky am I to know such great men??

It makes days like these really worth celebrating. 

happy fathers day!

I find happiness in:

grilled cheese sandwiches. craving.
chicken nuggets and mac and cheese. apparently my life revolves around unhealthy food. 
simplicity.
wearing hats.
things that smell good.
a really cute swimsuit.
my nephew calling me molly jane. or just jane. in his cute little two-year-old voice.
watching basketball with my brother.
the sound of rain on the roof.

fail.

I've already failed on what was supposed to be a post a day in May.
Shoot.

But in case you were wondering what I've done this week...
I fiesta-ed with my brother for his cinco de Mayo bday (he's 28!)
I watched lots of Sesame Street and My So-Called Life (That Jordan Catalano is quite the hunk and a half...even if he's worthless in every other area)
I read a good chunk of The History of Love (More like ate up every single word)
I relished in the musical stylings of Arcade Fire (and, being the VIP that I am, drank Perrier in their tent at the after party...might be a pic and a story on that later)
I devoured lots and lots of good food (Including authentic gnocchi...which I've been craving...win)

I've also started hanging out with strictly married couples and toddlers. (My sister-in-law has the best kind of family)

Safe to say that Texas has welcomed me with open arms.
(now I just need to find me one of those hot james dean lookin' cowboys...)

And that's all y'all!

three left.

I procrastinate like nobody's business (hence...the blogpost)
I still have three finals left.
BUT once I'm finished with them...

I'll be saying hello to 

21

Goodbye to this guy

and I'll see you soon to these Texans

Let's not forget my giant pile of summer reading.
I. Can't. Wait. (for everything except for saying goodbye to the elder)

happy april.

I love Spring.
I love warmth.

I love sunshine. 

I love General Conference.

I love it when my brother sings out loud.

I love watching my cuddly nephew put his head on my brother's arm.

I love getting a list of summer reading from my professor.
I love talking about England with those that know it well.

And Oh how I love April.

nineteen is a good age.

He's officially old enough to take that call he's been given.

(The one I listened to him open at four in the morning while crying in the lobby of a Roman hostel)

In just over a month he'll be on his way to

learning Spanish

living in Guatemala

with the Guatemalans

teaching them life-changing truths

and making the people fall in love with him.

He's the sweetest brother a girl could ask for.

He teaches me kindness. And that it's okay to lighten up sometimes. 

Happy Birthday Big Al!

I sure do love you.

I believe that you are...

...and always will be...my little princess.

"I am a princess. All girls are. Even if

they live in tiny old attics. Even if they dress in rags, even if they aren't pretty, or smart, or young. They're still princesses. All of us. Didn't your father ever tell you that? Didn't he?"

Sara Crewe {A Little Princess}

Thanks for always letting me feel like a princess Daddy.

happy father's day

to all you daddy's out there.

especially you

and you

I'm grateful for all the father's in my life

I love you!

he did it.

{side note}

I decided that if I were to EVER give a graduation talk...I would not quote Dr. Suess (even though I love him so) and I would try very hard to stay away from the words success, jouney (unless I talked about the band), and anything else that you hear in every single graduation talk ever known to man.

There has got to be another take on this whole graduation business.

I'm just sayin'.

Congrats Alex!!!
I can't wait for our adventures to come (as adults and whatnot).
I'm expecting more late night mcD runs and good talks and concerts and dance parties and singin' our hearts out and road trips (it's been too long since we last did this) and laughing (lots and lots of laughing).

LOVES YOU MUCHO.

no way.

It's grajiation time!

Wow.
My mama's fifth child will graduate from Timpview High School tomorrow.

He's probably the coolest yet (studliest for sure).

And I don't know anyone that can make me laugh harder than he does.
Anyone ever need some comic relief? Call him. I promise you won't be disappointed.

Plus, he has some sweet moves.

(the pictures are mostly for my enjoyment)

Time flies when you're havin' fun eh?

cinco de mayo.

I learned from Wikipedia that:

The atomic number for Cobalt is 27.
The New York Yankees have won the world series 27 times.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completed 27 concerti for piano and orchestra.
There are 27 letters in the Hebrew alphabet.
The planet Uranus has 27 moons.

There are a total number of 27 books in the New Testament.

Wanna know what else is 27?

JACOB ALLEN MOON

This big guy just so happens to be my handsome oldest brother.

When I think of Jake I think of...

his gorgeous and totally awesome wife.

his beautiful baby boy.

how he can basically do anything.

his fantastic fashion sense.

how everyone loves him.

and how he's always taken care of all of us.

I remember things like:

The billions of basketball games I have attended over the years (all of which he dominated on the court).

Us singin' our hearts out (in the car...kitchen...anywhere really...).

His best ever birthday fiestas (carne asada...divine).

Me crying during my speech at his wedding dinner (and me also admitting he was my favorite).

Him telling my mom and I after the first time he met Michelle that he was gonna marry her (which he did).

Watching him hold his baby boy for the first time (I totally cried then too).

(oh and he also cleaned up after me when I threw up just an hour after Britton was born {in Michelle's hospital bathroom}).

Being bummed when he moved to Texas...

But realizing he'll always be there and when he comes back nothing has changed one bit.

Everyone should be jealous that I get to have him in my family :)

Jakey...

I hope your day was full.

of love.

of goodness.

and of awesomeness too.

I love you big brother. Thanks for being born into my family.

I'm 20.

I can't believe I just finished my second year of college. And he's about to graduate from high school.

We're gettin' so old.