A Couple of Gems:

Just recently (meaning like twenty minutes before I published this blog.....) I was working really hard on an essay browsing YouTube and I came across some of my favorite songs from my childhood.

Isn't it funny how you won't hear a song for over ten years and magically all of the words come to you, along with some funky dance moves? It truly was a moving moment for me- I may have shed a tear of happiness. *Key words are "may have" EHEM.

Remember Smart House?! (before Disney Channel started producing stupid movies?!) Yeah, well go on and react how I did when I heard this song again:

I nearly died of hyperventilation and began to spasm on my kitchen floor.
There may or may not have been foaming at the mouth involved.....

This song used to still makes me feel like a little rebel. 

Man, Aaron's pre-puberty voice sure knows how to get me a-movin'! I didn't know how great embarrassing of a dancer I truly was until I listened to this song again.

Along with these jams that are sure to keep that funkadillious  (yeah, I just used that word. Don't judge) kick in my step I have these things to make that kick a little higher:

The completion of my re-creation of Van Gogh's Starry Night

This little monster caused me to walk out of studio with a huge black mark on my face. I kind of looked like this.... Except scarier.

And these:

Of course new oxfords that are the reeeeaaal deaaaal are making this Friday the biggity-bomb! 

The moral of this is that classic 90's jams, good/messy art and new shoes can make any girl feel invincible! Until she realizes that the pigment of the black chalk hasn't completely come off of her face....

Happy Thursday! {ed. 2}

It's that day again!

You know the kind of day where......

You can-ask-Emily-for-a-favor-and-she-will-willing-oblige.

No-matter-how-much-you-have-to-do-you-do-it-with-a-smile.

Or-the-weather-permits-you-to-wear-sandals-for-the-first-time-in-six-months.

And-where-you-clear-your-mind-by-investing-your-everything-in-your-latest-art-project.

It was a serendipitous day.

 It's Thursday :)

My excitement for this weekend is off the charts. Why you ask? because of this:

 I invite you to watch General Conference this weekend. Your spirit will be touched and you will be prompted to do that which is right.

I am soooooo excited (and even that's an understatement) to hear living prophets, seers and revelators speak.

& My biggest wish is for you to be excited as well.

There is no message greater, no message more vital, than the message that will be shared this weekend!

You will not regret it. I can testify of that confidently and with my entire heart/mind/might/spirit. 
So watch :)

The Greatest Snow on Earth

Back home in sunny California I would occasionally see a Utah's license plates "The Greatest Snow on Earth."

I never really thought anything of it, simply a state being overly-prideful and boasting about the one thing they can (I would then be a prideful Californian and laugh, saying, "HA! They are just saying that because they settled on snow due to the lack of beach!")

BUT TODAY, I BECAME A BELIEVER.

Utah truly does have the BEST, MOST AMAZING, BREATHTAKING,  PHENOMENAL, ASTONISHING, PERPLEXING, STUPEFYING, GREATEST snow on Earth. 

Despite the fact that the word "greatest" seems to be so vague, it truly is the only word that can sum up the beauty that is Utah snow.

I need to stop babbling and just show you the real-life, photo evidence as to why I am hopelessly, irrevocably and whole-heartedly in love with Utah's snow.

 All smiles going up the lift!

 Until I looked down and saw how high we were....

(I swear we were 273 feet off of the ground, turns out it was only 30 feet. Needless to say I felt dumb. Still horrified though......)

We dominated that run. Yet we are so gentle and humble in our demeanor and this picture captures that perfectly! (Fuuuunyyyy joke, right?!?!?)

The 2014 Winter Olympics U.S. Ski/Snowboard team! Sochi, Russia HERE WE COME!

Guys, I was so proud of myself. YOU.DON'T.EVEN.KNOW. I made it through runs without falling on my face/butt/elbows/any other painful body part to land on several times... SEVERAL TIMES!!!!!! WUUDDDD UPPPP, PRO STATUS SON!! 

Sorry, I take on the personality of a NFL running back who has just caught a 75-yard touchdown when I feel accomplished. I'll stop now.....

She's a good friend I tell you! One day I will ski black diamonds and get 8 feet of air with her, I promise :)

Views like this that can only be captured at the top of a lift sure make the longings for California slowly diminish for the time being.... Utah, you're growing on me :)

Happy Thursday!

Thursday is my absolute favorite day of the week!

Everything amazing seems to happen on Thursdays; they are simply Heaven-sent (I am not exaggerating! My like love deeper-than-love feelings towards this day is off-the-charts!)

  

Today was another testament as to why Thursdays are my favorite days.

Here's why:

I woke up in an excellent mood! Which is quite normal for me since I have been blessed with being a morning person...... But today my normal happy-go-lucky attitude in the wee hours was magnified by a trillion gabazillion megasesillion! (I had fun writing that, FYI! Even more fun saying it in a little kid voice ;)

It was one of those days where your hair, your outfit and your mentality all seem to line up in perfect uniformity. Which begs me to ask myself, why does this not happen to me more often?!?!?! GRRRRRRRRRRRR.

ANYWHO! Sorry for the outburst, I am a female afterall and we come prepackaged with that ;)

I have become inspired by her and decided to follow her fashion-sense. Today was the beginning of my journey of wearing preppy-vintage esque clothing.

Needless to say, I'm hooked.

I went to lunch with my good friend Deon Sagers  (you should totally follow out her blog. AMAZING I TELL YOU!) who happens to be one of my best friend's (Christian) mom and his brother, Sean!

Excellent food, excellent conversation & extraordinary, phenomenal people.

best.lunch.ever.

To add to an already excellent Thursday, Sister Sagers welcomed me to lunch with these:

Wait for it.........

I want the anticipation to kiiiiiiilll you!

**Cue the cherubic hymns of "ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

If you know me, you know that the easiest way to  get to my heart is through dessert.

ILOVECUPCAKES.ILOVECUPCAKES.ILOVECUPCAKES.

My friend Christian knew of my little HUGE love connection with Thursdays and I would wake up to a text every Thursday that read:

"Happy Thursday Emily!"

Since I won't be getting those weekly-texts for the next two years, I decided that from here-on-out I will be posting a **joyous, extra-happy message every Thursday-- Christian inspired :)

**Lets be honest, all of my posts are joyous and extra-happy... But these ones will be exuberant!

I hope you had a exquisite Thursday! I sure did :)

The First Day of Spring

I've always loved today. I love what it represents, rather.

 Every creation slowly comes to life (thank goodness! Provo has been looking kind of  extremely dismal lately!) and color/heat/happiness are once again restored.

It's a rebirth, a new beginning. 

So if you already broke your New-Years' Resolutions (and lets be honest now, we alllllll know that you have, we are all friends here, we won't judge!) today is the prime-time to start fresh!

Do something you've always want to do, hang out with people you never thought you would, be outside as.much.as.possible, make funny faces at random people... 

and listen to this song... it's today's anthem!

See, life is soooooooooooooooo much more meaningful when instead of just living, you decide to thrive.

A Farewell:

Last Sunday I had the joyous opportunity to go to Elder Christian Sagers' mission farewell.

(Ehem... The guy below if you couldn't guess.)

It was a beautiful day filled with so much love! I was truly sad to say goodbye to this amazing young man for two years... But being the good friend that I am I decided to loan him to the lucky people of Sweden for a couple of years (they promised to give him back in two years when he is taller, more handsome than he already is and overflowing with the spirit. **WINK WINK!**)

He didn't give me the memo that we were making funny faces! Thanks a lot Christian, now I look like I am trying too hard.

You know, just sheepishly looking down and pondering the many adventures he will go on in the land of the Swedes!

Wait.. is that camera pointing at us? Not sure.. Smile and wave just in case it is.

Sister Sagers is gorgeous. I am not worthy standing next to this hot mama in a picture, that's for sure!

iamnotworthyiamnotworthyiamnotworthy.

Flawless goodbye, eh? We know, we know. But what to you expect from two lanky & long individuals?!

Pshhhhh, I wasn't crying! I am no cry baby.. *Sniffle sniffle* I'm just staring into the sun.. Yeah, I'll go with that one. *Sniffle sniffle*

So even though you won't see this for two years, (hopefully you still want to be my blog's biggest fan when you come home), this one is for you, Elder Sagers. 

See you soon.

Thanking my Lucky Stars

As this week comes to a much needed close I am rejoicing with everything that I have, which includes:

Making one of my bestest friends, the AMAZING, KIND, FUNNY (not to mention, handsome!)  Elder Christian Sagers, Sweden-inspired cookies! He's gonna be the happiest Elder at the MTC today come mail delivery time!

I attempted to make it look like this:

And it came out like this.....

Hey, give me some credit... Making a flag out of cookies is harder than it looks!

I know, I know... I am the sweetest friend EVER!  (and humble, too!)

Going out to lunch with Sara, Kota & Ara. This was not your normal, run-of-the-mill meal (say it aloud...that's a tongue-twister, ehh?) It was filled with boy talk because ARA IS ENGAGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OHMYGOODNESSOHMYGOODNESSOHMYGOODNESS! 

Thank you, Shirley Temple for letting me quote you.

While we were eating yummy subway and fro-yo (that's what the cool kids call it, right?)  We asked some polite, young men to take a picture since I document everything I do. Yeah, my friends get annoyed, but they love me anyway!

Good looking group, huh? We know, we know. Just kidding! Kind of...

Little did I know that I was being watched intently (though not too intently because he failed to notice me eat a gummy bear off the floor....) by the young man taking the photo. After taking this gorgeous photo above, the boys left and we carried on  discussing the frivolities of life. Fifteen minutes later the polite bloke came back in with a burning urge in his bosom to ask me on a date!

Of course I said yes! How could I say no to this confident young man? Especially after he called me cute, te-he!!

Since this is my favorite song EVER... Enjoy :)

and don't hate on my girl R-Black!

                                          

HAPPY FRIDAY YA'LL!