well hi!

Guess who got a job!

This girl!

FINALLY!! I got hired at Mountain America Credit Union (so formal haha) today! I'm all sorts of happy & relieved! I have been trying for so long to get a job there... & now, I finally did.

OH hey. My hairs are dark! I went dark and short today. I don't know why I don't always just leave my hair like this because I loove it. I guess having it longer and blonder makes me appreciate this more. Remind me never to change it! So, on my way home from getting my hurr done I got pulled over. On the freeway. In a construction zone. Literally my three greatest fears are getting pulled over, driving in construction, and driving on the freeway. Haha. SOOO great. I found a shoulder after a while and pulled over. Apparently I was going 20 over. BUT, the last sign I saw said 65 (I was going 70-75). I totally got trapped in a speed trap, because he said as you come around the  corner the speed limit goes down to 55. I had just come around the corner!

I tried to be nice to him because I feel bad for cops because they have to make people cry and ruin people's days all day. But, by the time he got back to the car I was so totally crying. He wrote me up for 9 over, and DID NOT write me up for being in a construction zone or not having my license. Pulling back onto the freeway was not fun either. But really, the worst part was for sure not being able to speed the rest of the way home haha! I need to get rid of this lead foot of mine; it is starting to cost us.

Sorry for my long dumb story! 

Also, a shout out to JAKE and MAKAELA! They are engaged! 

Very happy for them. (Now come visit us, I want to see that ring!) 

at heart.

Most people are surprised when they find out I make the trek to Brigham City to teach contemporary & ballet classes 3X a month. The drive is for sure NO FUN, but it is oh so worth it.

>>It is worth it because I gain so much<<

+  From being in a studio again.

+ From sharing my passion with others and {hopefully} inspiring them

+ From being around people who inspire me and who push me to be better

+ I get to put on my pointe shoes again {get to? hah!}

+ I get to wake up sore {seriously - it's the best}

+ & I simply get to dance again!

>It is so worth it when<

+ I see dancers make progress

+ They tell me they were so sore after the last class

+ I walk into the studio and hoards of dancers run up and hug me

I am so grateful for the money and time my parents spent giving me the opportunity to pursue my passion when I was younger. I am also grateful that they stood by me when I told them I was done. I am not a professional ballerina, but I am, to the core, a dancer.  I love sharing my passion with others, and I love finally getting to do it in an environment where imperfections are embraced.

I love having a place to go where I can be around people who are the same as me - dancers at heart.

Proof

{{San Fran 08}}

simple pleasures.

strawbrerries & coral pants, need I say more? 

{i can't stop looking at the thread hanging off}

tuesday tuesday tuesday

New shoes + a stocked fridge make for a perfect day. 

Oh, Winco, how I love thee. 

lately in pictures

Mr. Tanner gave a talk last Sunday. He did great! And somehow I got out of speaking WOO WOO! (for now)

why do head bands hurt so bad -- such a hard life. 

Study, study, study, study. This is why I have not been blogging. +  I am looking for a job.

But yay. We are doing great! (Obvi, I mean check out those matching Banana Republic shirts... ugh loooove that store too too too much)

today

Today I feel blessed.

I feel the need to simplify.

I feel grateful.

I have a tendency to compare myself to anyone and everyone. To think I am not good enough or not doing enough or not as rich as our neighbors that drive Audi's and Landrovers. I feel like I am doing it all wrong. 

But I have days like today when I see the truth.

When I see things as they really are. 

What matters (and what is finally starting to click with me) are things that are much more real, and much more consequential than having a nice car. 

Peace in our home, and in our hearts will never come from having more than the neighbors. 

It comes from lamp lit nights in the living room & the quiet peaceful moments at home when the TV is off and the homework is put away. Reality will always be at our doorstep, but there is good in the life we are living. 

Thinking we are the only ones who have problems is selfish and vapid. 

 More love, more charity, more faith, and far less fear and comparison. Those are my goals for the week.

Our life is not perfect. But, it never will be. 

And everyone has their struggles. Everyone.

And they are real, & there is hope. 

But in the end life is so, so good.

moab & a story

Tidbits:

Before we embarked on the "strenuous" (haha) hike to see delicate arch I had to pee. Obvi. So I went (tmi) and then when I finished I redressed myself. Unfortunately it would appear I am far to reliant on mirrors in bathrooms, because when I stepped out my white unders were pulled up to my belly button over my shirt which was tucked in. Tanner tried to tell me but him took a bit before I realized. Bah! What a loser! Yep. I knew there wasn't anything I could do to take it back so we just laughed about it for the rest of the trip. Plus, I don't care what asian tourists think of me anyway. 

It was fun to go on our first road trip together. We camped at two different places, took a few detours, listened to some good music, ate tinfoil dinners, hiked, and enjoyed a weekend away it the sun. 

Oh, what a beautiful morning!