a bottomless pit of weird + an awesome aunt

1. three finals down, two to go

tomorrow morning i have french, and then thursday morning i will be taking doctrine & covenants. and then off to california with meeee!

2. waking up to french toast and snow falling

jalyn has this AWESOME habit that whenever she is stressed, she bakes. or cooks. she does stuff with food. anyway. this morning i woke up and thought, "huh. smells like french toast." and do you know what? IT WAS FRENCH TOAST. baby j then came and told me that breakfast was ready. she made breakfast for everyone!! awesome! while we ate, we watched the snow fall. it was really pretty. after breakfast i had to stand by the window and sing along to doris day's "snowfall." heather made fun of me. but it was a beautiful moment.

the view from the living room window...not the greatest shot, but you get the idea.

3. lunch with tommy

today after my family processes final, i wandered into the cougareat to get a snack for the library. and do you know who i found? that's right. tommy. i didn't end up getting food (dumb me), but i did watch him eat. and we talked. and then i told him i was superwoman when i broke the tab on my soda can in half. proof:

he told me to take a photo. i thought it was because he was proud. he said it was because no one would believe me. rude.

4. being called "a bottomless pit of weird"

so then tommy was making fun of me for being weird (which is true because i am), and he said, "it's like you're a...bottomless pit of weird!" that was special. he then added, "the more i get to know you the weirder you become." or something to that effect. i don't really know how to take it, but i'm taking it as a compliment, thank you very much.

5. MY AUNT MARYN

OH MY GOSH MY AUNT MARYN IS AMAZING. today she brought me dinner and some other goodies. for dinner she brought me gnocchi and salad from la dolce vita - awesome italian restaurant in provo - as well as hot chocolate mixes, two chocolate oranges, two liters of dr pepper, a box of see's candy, and a mini nerf gun. just look at this! she is the best! if you're reading this, thank you again sooooooooooooo much!!

look at this stash!!

6. being read 'goodnight, moon' in the library by caitlin, emilee, and their friend whose name i don't know

so i was sitting in the library tonight in my puppy pants (yes, they are pajama pants with puppies on them), studying for french, minding my own business, when i saw caitlin from my spanish class! she and emilee (who works with steph) and their friend came to see me in my little cubicle desk and asked if i would like to be read to. of course i said yes, so caitlin stroked my hair while the guy whispered 'goodnight, moon' to me. it was a precious moment and i couldn't stop smiling for a long time.

7. my puppy pants

as aforementioned, i wore my puppy pants to the library. they are pretty great. though not entirely socially acceptable, they are entirely comfortable and wonderful. and, good news, i didn't have to change when i got home!

good luck with finals everyone, keep up the good work! we're almost done! :)

oh, ps, this photo really sums up finals week. sometimes we have a negative attitude because of all the stress (ok, maybe that's just me), but this is so true. when i think of all the things i'm grateful for, i suddenly don't feel as stressed.

thank you, pinterest, for not only being an effective time waster, but for providing me with inspirational quotes that are designed so well. (yes. i am the daughter of two graphic designers. can you tell?)