{A Thankful hand of love and thanks}

Just wanted to express my feelings of gratitude this past Christmas season. My family has been wonderful and I have had a great break.

A big THANK YOU to Karen & John for letting me be apart of their family and Christmas this year. I had such a wonderful time with all the fun things we did. SOOOOO THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

To the rest of my family. you are all so wonderful and it was so fun to see and have fun with each and one of you that were able to be with us during the Christmas season. Each of you are so wonderful and I am so grateful to be apart of this family.

This season was a good one of reflection and growing and I have learned to things to help me in the future. I am so grateful of where I came from and what family I am apart of.

Thanks for a great year of support and love.

I hope to accomplish all my goals and dreams during this next year. and I hope all of you will be able to do the same.

2010 here I come!

Picture via {here}

{my little wish list}

1. I always love an itunes gift card

2. gift cards from AE or Urban Outfitters

3. I LOVE accessories like:

hats

scarves

gloves

headbands

jewelry

shoes

BUT I would really love one of these:

4. MOM I could really use a external hard drive for school like this:

5. ANYTHING from ETSY.com {seriously anything}

***Just a hint for those that have me for Christmas this year**

{One year older and kinda wiser..}

That's right I have turned the big 23!!!

I am so grateful for my amazing family and friends and all of the amazing opportunities that I have been able to experience and will experience and I am so glad I live in this time of life.

Time as flown by as I have looked back on some of my pictures growing up so I thought I would share with you all the fun ones I loved.

some awkward. so funny. and some so dang cute {Im not bragging my aunt and uncle say I was/ and still am an adorable child}

{see I was a cute child}

{Farrah Fawcett style}

{awkward for lindsey, gerry, and justin, I was still cute}

{baptized, who would have thought, I know!}

{Senior pic,I know I thought I was the shiz in my letterman's jacket}

{One of my fav. pics}

{again awkward for Kathyrn, Karen, Lindsey, I am still just so adorable}

{I don't know how I got so lucky}

{Mom, me and dad on graduation}

{Ok so here is the awkward photo all around,the hair, the pose, the matching jumpsuits.... mother what where you thinking?!?!}

and slowly my pictures get more awkward. I know what happened?

guess that is what your get when you get older.

MORE AWKWARD.

Happy Birthday to me!

POST NOTE: all comments on family photos are completely joking. I love my family and I think we are all quite a catch. I mean come on, we are all married and have good careers.... oh wait except me. well 7 out of 8 made it, thats not bad. I LOVE YOU FAMILY!!!

{Come one come all!}

Today is our Holiday Event where we are celebrating our tiny house project along with the graduating seniors! YAHOO!

if you are close and would like to see some rockin houses, please stop by for a fun evening with food!

Hope you can all come!

Again thanks for all the support this semester!

**all info is on the picture, click to enlarge**

{Im off like a prom dress}

yes thats right...

Im leaving the drabby weather of Logan and heading of to St. Geezy {St. George} to spend time with my wonderful, amazing, rockin family.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

I know I will because I have so much to be thankful for.

picture via {here}

{A time of sharing....sometimes too much}

We celebrated Thanksgiving a little early so we could reenact the first dinner with the Pilgrims and Indians.

I the role of an Indian.

Cecil was a Pilgrim.

Just like our ancestors.

{we held hands and gave thanks}

{creepy old pilgrim man gave the first toast}

{the whole group both pilgrims and indians}

{just like the first time}

{and then people starting sharing too much}

{I shared my husband, and she shared hers...}

{like I said, people started sharing too much}

fun night with great food, games and company

thanks!

post note: these photos are NOT real. this is what you get when you mix food, sugar and a late night.....oh and balloons.

{PEACE:im done:)}

Thats right folks....

the Tiny House is finished!

final

finition

fatto

feito

D-to the-O to the-NE!!

ahhhhh such a big relief, but an amazing experience

I was a little worried on how it was turning out

BUT I think it turned out fantastic!

a few mistakes, but hey its a learning experience right?

it was such a hectic, stressful, but a really fun time

it flew by so fast!!!

I only have my construction documents to do and Im done for the semester!!YAHOO

I am so grateful for this AMAZING experience and so excited to learn more!

take a look at ALTEZZA {the name of my place it you didn't know} and let me know what you think!!

P.S. anyone that lives here close, there will be an open house to come take a look at all projects of Tiny house on December 2. so keep it open. I would LOVE all who can come-to come!!!

I love you all and thanks so much for the amazing support and patience!!!

{a shout out to one of the best}

{got love the mullet hair cut}

{im going to get one myself}

{oh and the dress}

{funny thing is, i used this outfit for dress up}

{hmmmm, that sunset does make her eyes so sexy}

{huzzah,huzzah}

{oh i used this dress also for dress up}

{the happy, mushy, head over heels with each other couple}

{and they still are the same....}

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISTA!!

your my rock, my shoulder to cry on, one of the other mothers, and so much more.

Def. one of the most bestest things that has ever happened in my life.

you just plainly ROCK MY SOCKS!!!

have a good one, because you mostly deserve it

{A wake up call}

Today I took a look at my life.

I need to be better. A better daughter, a better sister, a better friend, a better student. I realized that I have not been my "best" self and I need to be.

I went to have dinner with my mother and I was telling myself it was going to be so awkward and at 1st it was. VERY awkward. but I soon realized it wasn't my mom making it awkward. It was me. My mom was trying, trying to make conversation, trying to be a good mom. I was the one being awkward, holding back, not talking, counting down the minutes till I left. It hit me like a ton of bricks what I was doing and I felt like the gum under your shoes.

Yes, I have had a hard time with the big change in my family the past year and it is going to be weird when my mother does get remarried in December. Weird.

But tonight for the 1st time I saw that my mom was happy, really happy. So I need to be a better daughter. Because she is trying to be better also.

I realized all of this on the way back to my apt. I had a mini conversation with my father and it was so amazing. It was a big wake up call on my part. He loves me, he told me that, but he also told me I have so much more potential that I am not using, in every aspect. He told me that everything is going to be ok, it has happened for a reason, the new changes are happening for a reason and they are good changes. He told me how proud he was of me and that I am going to be ok and my desires of my heart will come in time with patience and faith. And I believe every word.

So Im going to be a better daughter,sibling,friend and student. I know its not going to happen over night, but with patience and faith it will happen. I have a true feeling of peace in my heart that EVERYTHING will be ok. All these changes are going to be fine in my family, even though they don't feel that way right now. My father is still watching over us, and that is the best feeling and blessing I could ask for.

Thank you dad {and my heavenly father} for these amazing experiences. I was losing sight of my main path, and you put the bread crumbs down to help me find my way back. You were and always will be there for me and I am so grateful.

picture via {here}

{A VIP look}

Alright.

here is a sneak peak of my house.

the name. the front elevation with shadows and landscape.the east side with landscape.{the one that is hanging off the cliff}

Ill post more later when I recover from this week.

{it was so bloody tiring}

{more on that also}

what do you think of the name?{its Italian for altitude}

also sorry if you can't see if very well. try clicking on them to see them better. Im working getting it to show better on blogger.

{Have a spooky one:)}

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

I hope you all have a fantastic one

go get your costume lovin, booty shakin, candy corn eatin, scary movie watchin on tonight!

im gonna want to hear lots of stories next week:)

picture via {here}

{cause of my mush}

Please someone just get it over with.

I can't take the {tiny house} anymore. its turning my brain into mush. just when I think that I am done and ready to move on with the next step, the teacher wants me to change a few things, which ends up taking all day long!!

I guess it is gearing me up for "real life"

BLAH.

I love my major. I love my major. I love my major.

I love my major. I love my major. I love my major.

I love my major. I love my major. I love my major.

I love my major. I love my major. I love my major.

just think in 6 weeks it will be all over.

6 weeks. 6 weeks. 6 weeks.

6 weeks. 6 weeks. 6 weeks.

6 weeks. 6 weeks. 6 weeks.

picture via {here}

{I want that dress}

This week I was able to go to a Fashion Show in SLC, and it was amazing!! Interior designers were paired up with interior materials suppliers and had to make a piece of clothing out of that material. 2 of my professors paired up and did a dress in the event and us students were invited to come along. it was an AMAZING night. I met a lot of designers and get some "in's" for my internship year.

These guys were out entertainment before the show started and they were amazing.

More pics to follow when I get them. and the delicious dress that won!!! {HINT: out of wood chips.... so amazing}