two weeks.

has been flying by.

every time I come home it's a very different experience than the last.
being an adult in the place you were a kid is a weird sensation.
I kinda like that I'm half-way reverting back to that. I really like my old room, and my house is so beautiful at christmas. I absolutely love driving around westminster and the surrounding parts of the county. I realize how beautiful this place is more and more with each visit back. I love seeing old friends after months and even years and discovering that nothing has changed even though our lives are completely different. I like being able to get a small portion of my life back from when I was much more carefree and passionate about it.

I also love how the holidays make everyone feel. everything is lit up and beautiful. the clothes are warm and cozy and hot chocolate is never-ending. everyone is just in a loving and giving mood. it's clear to see the spirit of Christ all around even though people sometimes don't register that it's such a huge part of why holidays are special. without that spirit, the holidays would be fun, but they wouldn't feel majestic.

being home for the break is so perfect, and I feel like it's been a confirmation that I need to go back to hawaii for this last semester rather than working before my mission. rather than skeptical and somewhat begrudging, I'm very suddenly excited for 2011 and what it will bring.
new classes
new roommates
new coworkers
new social circles
new resolutions
new perspectives
new habits
new understanding
new knowledge
and hopefully a lot more.


feliz navidad, y espero que tengan un año neuvo muy feliz.
yo sé que seré.

home for the holidays.

the weather outside is indeed frightful.
but I'm attempting to remain indoors, or walk to and from the car in less than 15 seconds so that I don't resent how cold it is.

I'm trying to stay very positive despite having icy feet because I'm just so excited to finally be home. Our house looks beautiful and smells like cinnamon and pie. delicious.

I absolutely cannot wait to see Colin and Jen and my nephews. My mom has so much fun stuff to do with them and I'm so excited! they've gotten so big from what I can see on Jen's blog and might be the funniest little boys ever. One thing I just realized, I'm the youngest and this will be the first christmas in forever that there will be little kids anxiously awaiting Santa's visit. it's going to be so cute watching them get all excited :]


I love christmas. I really do.
it's a beautiful time of year and it does beautiful things to people's hearts.


Merry Christmas everyone.

cliche

here's my post about how stressful finals week is.

...a lot.
I honestly don't even really know what's going on haha so I'm just goin with it.
I just know I still work this week and I'm panicking a little about getting everything done for my certification so I won't get fired...

and oh, this rain needs to stop.

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

Robert Frost

laughter.

enjoy.


Passive Aggressive Notes
My Mom is a FOB
People of Walmart
Unrelated Captions
LameBook
Cake Wrecks
Unnecessary Quotation Marks

if only.

if I could have a conversation with any non-living person, it would be Kurt Vonnegut.

hands down.