Dear Sister Cutillo:

"You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Nicaragua Managua North Mission. It is anticipated that you will serve for a period of 18 months.

"You should report to the Guatemala Missionary Training Center on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. You will prepare to preach the gospel in the Spanish language. Your assignment may be modified according to the needs of the mission president."

and the part that I loved the most...

"The Lord will reward you for the goodness of your life. Greater blessings and more happiness than you have yet experienced await you as you humbly and prayerfully serve the Lord in this labor of love among His children. We place our confidence in you and pray that the Lord will help you become an effective missionary."

I have never been more besotted, anxious, astonished or enamored all at once until that very moment.

P.S. Can you ignore the ugly faces that are made, as well? Being on camera has never been my strong suit....

pleaseandthankyou. :)

happy thursday! {ed. 14}

I so desperately needed to revive my "Happy Thursday" tradition because sooner rather than later I will be off on my LDS mission! Don't worry folks, the call hasn't come in! But I promise that I will earnestly try to do my best to post until I go on an 18 month blogging hiatus!

Current Female Crush:

Isabelle Allen

 This 10 year old beauty portrays Young Cosette in Les Misérables, (see below)  which my younger sister and I saw today. Not only was she stunning on screen, but she captivated you with her sweet innocence. I hope to see her in more films! What a gem. 

WHYDIDNTILOOKLIKETHATWHENIWASTEN.

Current Male Crush:

Eddie Redmayne

This weeks stud is another actor from Les Mis! I could barely focus on the plot whenever he came on screen, I'll be honest. But maybe I will just blame my distraction on the fact that I am incapable of understanding french accents? No, I can't lie. His face is amazing. That's why I drooled all over the popcorn. 

Sorrythatimnotsorry.

Current Tune:

Feel Again

OneRepublic

This song is currently on repeat in my household because it makes me feel good. Now, is that such a crime?! Apparently for my siblings they think so... They'll become immune to it by its 700th play, I bet.

Current Quote:

Ben Lariviere, I have no clue who you are, but thank you for this. That's all.

Happy Thursday, from sunny California to wherever you might be!

Since I've Been Home...

I have:

Reunited with my best friends :)

Got the trips hooked on unsafe games. Prime example: running around the house whilst sliding on a blanket. (I'm the cool older sister, btw)

Experienced rejection from my own blood. It stings...

Accepted a fault of mine.

OFFICIALLY SUBMITTED MY MISSION PAPERS!!!!!!!!!!

Met JB at the local Barnes & Noble.

..........kind of......

Actively began to live this motto.

Became a model with my Ken Doll. Just humor us, please.

Rocked the hair clip like nobodies' business  (If you know me, you know I rock this clip when I am home to keep my hair out of my face. #shorthairproblems)

And danced to this song too many times to count. The triplets love dancing to this tune, I oblige because I am a sucker for anything 90's and am super cool. AM I RIGHT?! OR AM I RIGHT?! Hello? Anyone?

Go on, dance all light to that DJ with me!!!!!!

Happy Christian Kyle Sagers Day!

Today is the birthday of one of my greatest friends, Christian! How awesome is it that he turns 20 on 12-12-12?! I really shouldn't be surprised though, because he is quite possibly one of the most amazing men I've ever encountered, so OF COURSE his birthday marking one score of his life accomplished would fall on the last repetitive day we'll ever see in our lifetime!

In honor of dearest Christian, here are twenty reasons why he is one of the greatest fellas around:

1. He is the most humble person I know.
2. He understands my humor and actually finds it entertaining (who would have thought....)
3. He is my dancing twin. No one else flails along with me until he came around.
4. His love for music that touches your soul is intriguing.
5. He has this superhuman capacity to love and accept everyone he encounters.
6. His laugh is one of my favorite sounds on this earth.
7. He plays Spanish cassette tapes in his car... 'nough said.
8. He is a living testament that chivalry is not dead (his momma raised him right ;))
9. By the way, his mom is one of my favorite ladies and by association that counts for him as well. You're great, Miss Deon :)
10. He is an amazing listener and even better at giving advice.
11. Ladies, he's a looker. Well-dressed and always presentable. I always loved walking on campus with him because girls shot me the "evil eye" ;)
12. He's always up for a good time. (Need a reminder? Remember this? And this?)
13. He knows how to cook and has a great appreciation for good food.
14. He is quite the ice-skating instructor and an even better catcher of human-bodies when one almost hits the ice. Believe me.... I'd know.
15. He is so consistent. I know that despite the fact he is in Sweden serving his LDS mission and we are continents apart he will always be there if I need his wise words. He is so constant and so strong.
16. Until him, I didn't know anyone else enjoyed silence as much as I did. It is such a gift to share comfortable silence with someone.
17. He is the reason why I made a blog and he is it's biggest fan! Let's hope he still enjoys it when he gets home....
18. His ability to transcend his spoken voice into his letters is such a miraculous, admirable gift.
19. He is so empathetic and mindful of the others. It truly stupefies me to see how intuitive he is.
20. He is a man of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He walks by faith and is always aware of the mantle that has been placed upon him. He is such an inspiration to me and I am so thankful for his meek, humble, powerful and loving presence in my life.

See you soon,  Äldste Sagers! 

Weird Things You May Not Know About Me...

I listent to classical music very loud and normal music very low. (It makes me feel sophisticated, sue me.)
I love the sounds of dogs panting. It transports me back to my lovely childhood, running through the fields with Sydney, my very first dog, a black lab, who I miss so dearly.
I so badly strive to be the person that my Great-Grandmother believes I am.
The scent of cleaning products is one of my favorites. I just love walking into a kitchen where the smell of bleach and lemon is wafting through the air.
I wish I could eat banana vanilla bean pancakes every morning.
I re-watch the Scrubs series every year.
In order to get out of bed each morning I have to pop my hips into place unless I cannot move. Thank you, dance and running in high school....
My favorite flowers are peonies.
I always make sure that my room has lighting that has a brown-to-orange ambiance.
Dr. Oz is my dream man and I own it.
I drink a glass of water every hour that I am awake during the day.
I often have conversations with myself in my head and often find myself mumbling aloud. Don't worry, I'm not schizophrenic (or at least the voices tell me I'm not.)
I have a memory that is comparable to a steel trap. I remember the most minute details about people's lives and believe that it comes in handy. It makes people feel special when you remember stuff about them (or they get creeped out, but I won't bring that one up...)
The California coast is where my heart will forever be.
I really loathe make-up. If I could, I would never wear it.
I have never eaten a brown M&M in my life and refuse to ever eat one.
I believe letters are the most romantic things... ever.
I secretly wish I were from Alaska.
I know every lyric to Ni**as in Paris by Jay-Z and Kanye West and I refuse to be ashamed of that.
I have a strange obsession with airports. I always make sure that I schedule my flights with extremely long layovers because I loooove being there for a long while!
**Beyond the Sea is one of my favorite songs but no one would be able to tell you that (until now) because it has always been a classic old-time secret of mine!

There, now we're BEST friends.

**Go listen to that great song here! I can guarantee that you will be transported to a far off place with the one that you love :)

a royally amazing day

In order know me better, you should know these two things:
1) Babies are my favorite things in this world.
2) Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge is my idol. Yeah that's right, I use her official name in such cases.. TAKE THAT FAKE LOVERS OF THE DUCHESS! 

So when I found out that two of my favorite things are combining I fell out of bed. I.KID.YOU.NOT. Fell out of it, and believe me, falling out of those tall Liberty Square beds is painful. But for my dearest **Waity Katie, I'd do it again!
Ask my roommate, Amanda. The moment I read the text from my mother informing me of her impending pregnancy I gave fifteen minute speech of my undying love for the couple and how happy I am... I also may or may not have said the following line:

"Giving birth is awesome as it is... I mean life comes from between your legs. BUT THIS?!!?! She has the future King or Queen in her uterus right now. MY MIND IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE."

I also may or may not have thought that I actually was The Duchess when I was a senior in high school... And also may or may not be thinking that I need to be like her now....

...........I know what you're thinking, "she needs to sort out her priorities!" (said from another famous Brit. Can you guess who?!?! Ten points to the winner!) but you know what, I'm not going to. In my mind, I am her. SO TAKE THAT.

**Her and Prince William dated for 8 years before they were married. She was patient and knew that if she stuck it out she would end up with her Prince Charming literally. See, waiting really does pays off ;)

the first of december

i've been patiently waiting to share my all-time favorite christmas song by my all-time favorite band with you. now that it's finally december i no longer fear having my life taken when i play christmas music by the non-christmas-music-before-christmas haters! enjoy :)