day 12: something you want to do before you die

this post could be hard because there are so many things that i want to accomplish in my life. some of them are already posted in my goals, and some of them are in where i want to travel. i guess one thing that i haven't really talked to much about is becoming a mother. i cant wait til the day (a long time in the future!!) when i am with my husband and we find out we are pregnant. i think that will be one of the most exciting times of my life. knowing that i will be bringing a little child to this earth and having the rest of my life to raise it, and teach it everything i know about life and being happy and watching it grow into an adult. i just cant even imagine how amazing that is going to be, also very very hard but hopefully more amazing.
more things that i want to do before i die can be found in my goals post :)

day eleven: your favorite tv shows

I usually don't watch very much tv just because I don't have time, and its hard to remember the days its on and to be home so i can watch it. Most tv shows i like are ones that have already aired and i rent or somehow get a hold of the season and I can watch it on my own time. Back in high school I was obsessed with the oc. I still really enjoy watching it and still wish marissa didn't die so her and Ryan could be together. I really like one tree hill. My sister and i hid in my room for months and watched all 7 seasons. It was awesome we were so addicted. I also recently just got obsessed with friends. It is the most hilarious show I have ever watched. I wish there were way more then ten seasons :)

day 10: your worst habit

When I was in Jr high I could not stand the sound of knuckles being popped. I would honestly feel sick from hearing it cause I would think of bones making that noise and ugh it just was not a good thing. One day Mercedes and i decided we would try popping our knuckles just once to see what it felt like and I haven't been able to stop ever since. I will pop my knuckles without even realizing it. I wish I could make myself stop but I find it impossible. That would be my worst habit.

day nine: places you would love to travel

i could make this post real easy and just say all over the world but i guess i can take a little more time with some specific places.
anywhere tropical is a place calling my name
i think going to tahiti would be amazing, and i also want to visit more of the hawaiian islands.
i want to visit every state in this country and i am not quite sure which ones i still need to cross off my list, but one day i will figure it out and visit all 50 states!
i really would love to go on each continent.
going back to italy is always going to be on the top of my list, but first i would like to get a little more practice in the language.
i just love travelling, so if i ever get invited on a trip, i am almost always going to say yes!

day 8: places that you've travelled

i have been so fortunate in my lifetime to go on some pretty amazing vacations. i've been to about 40+ states and 7 different countries (besides america of course) i absolutely love going on vacation. taking a break from the all the work and stress back home and doing pretty much whatever you want in a whole different place is just so exciting. i love seeing and experiencing new things and i go crazy if i stay in one place for too long. so here are some places i have been in my lifetime :)

all across america driving to places like
-san fransisco
-san diego
-orlando
-seattle
-chicago
-montana
-texas
-choco canyon
-arizona
i've been to the west coast numerous times and also the east coast a few times and i will be returning there in about 3 days!!!
with my family i have flown to places like
-missouri
-hawaii
-key west
-new york
-washington dc
-philley
-washington
-new jersey
and a lot of states surrounding the ones i haven't mentioned
i have gone to hawaii twice with my friend mercedes once for our senior trip and once a few months ago
one summer i spent a month in europe with my italian class in high school, in countries like
-england
-france
-switzerland
-italy
-greece
-turkey
my family and i have drove to canada from NY to visit niagra falls
i flew with my family to
-london
-paris
for a couple weeks over christmas my senior year in high school

here's just a few glimpses of some of my adventures :)

day seven: favorite movies

i love watching movies. honestly if i go see or watch a movie, there are not very many that i'm not entertained from. but there are definitely a select few that i feel i could watch a million times and still laugh at the jokes and cry if its sad. these would be those movies!
[]billy madison
[]rent
[]goldmember
[]chicago
[]moulin rouge
[]lion king 1 & 2
[]burlesque
[]across the universe
[]wedding date
[]the time travelers wife

day 6: a picture that always makes you laugh

this picture gets me every time. it is a picture of mercedes and i when we were 15 years old. we were pulling an all nighter, so we had bought energy drinks and tried to stay up ALL night long. one of the things we did to try and keep us awake was plaster our faces in make up. i dont know why we thought it looked good ha! after caking our faces we took picture of us chewing bubblegum (cute right??) and this is one of the ones that came out. her bubble popped right as it took the picture and it just makes me laugh soo hard. i miss times like these!

day five: your goals

one of my favorite words is "dream"
i always feel that having a dream, or goals is very important in life. even if some of them are unrealistic its such a good feeling to have something to work toward and an even better feeling if you reach what you've been trying so hard to get to. there are some times however that your goals just cant be reached and thats okay too. it can be a sad thing to realize that what you've worked hard for isn't possible but thats why i think reaching a dream is so special. because it takes a lot of hard work and determination. with that being said, here are some of my goals in my lifetime.

*to graduate college
*become an elementary teacher
*open my own preschool and have it be successful
*run a marathon (i'm stuck on half marathons right now but hopefully one day i can fun a full one)
*marry the love of my life and have children
*move out of utah!
*travel to every state
*travel to every continent
*get a puppy (white pomeranian/maltese mix)
*run my next half marathon in under 2 hours and 5 minutes :) countdown 7 days from now!!
*get above a 3.5 my next semester in college
*stay happy
*live my life to the complete fullest!!

day 4: a song to match your mood

i am not sure if this means a song to match your mood as of this moment, or a song that represents your life?? but i am going to post a song that matches my mood right now!!



i've made it quite obvious that there is some sort of guy in my life. we aren't officially together for many reasons but its been about 8 months since he has been home from his mission and all i want to hear is I LOVE YOU! its been a bumpy road for us both but as we are getting older i just get deeper feelings for this person. we started dating exactly 5 years ago today and i know we have both grown up a lot since i was a baby 16 year old and he was just barely an adult. so i'm ready. ready to love somebody like him :) even though i already do, but i'm ready for the whole world to know it!

day three: things that stress you out

@not having enough money
@mean customers at work
@when work gets really busy
@overload of homework
@getting in fights with friends and family
@doing something wrong
@not being able to find something, like your phone, keys, wallet
@waking up late
@hearing "we need to talk"
@forgetting something important
@messing something up

there are definitely not as many things that stress me out as there are that make me happy. i am sure i am forgetting some but its harder to come up with this list then things that make me happy. which i am going to say is a good thing :) i dont like being stressed or causing stress so that is why this list is rather small.

day 2: things that make you happy

*my family
*all of my friends
*my sister kayla
*when my sister and i do crazy fun things together
*watching a good movie
*playing in the rain
*cuddling my little animals
*cuddling with davis
*doing crafts
*cooking something delicious
*laughing til your abs are sore
*finishing a race
*being in love
*smiling
*seeing old friends
*making new friends
*getting a good grade
*going on vacation
*taking naps
*finishing a good book
*girls nights
*finding out great news
*enjoying a bubble bath
*sunshine
*swimming
*playing video games with the siblings
*going on walks
*snowboarding
*watching friends
*last day of school
*looking at old pictures
*having a best friend
*hanging out with my mommyyy
*teaching little kids
*turtles
*beaches
*rainbows
*painting my nails
*getting dressed up
*winning a game
*finding out great news
*extra credit
*sleeping in
*finding money in my pocket
*buying a cute new outfit
*dancing
*spending time with people you love
*boating
*nice, positive people
*red velvet ice cream
*any sort of chocolate
*getting paid
i'm sure this list could go on FOREVER because a whole lot of stuff makes me happy. but i will stop there because i am tired and i must be able to get up in the morning :)

day one: a picture of yourself and 15 facts

1. i actually really like my name. although my mom tells me my middle name is pronounced a different way, i just dont listen and pronounce it how i like it.
2. the second you walk into my room you can automatically see the three things i am obsessed with: pink, turtles, tye dye.
3. i am in love with a boy named davis alexander phillips and have been for about five years and dont plan on that changing ever.
4. my favorite thing to eat would have to be ice cream and cookies.
5. i would love to travel the world.
6. i am really excited to become an elementary teacher and i just hope that i will do a good job doing that.
7. i like to run. it is a new talent/hobby of mine and i want to run as many races as possible because i secretly enjoy my self quite a lot while running the different races.
8. i love my family more then anything and would not change bit of how it worked out. they say bigger is better and that is how i feel about my family and if things were different i wouldn't have half the relatives i do now.
9. i wish i had more reasons to get dressed up. wearing a fancy dress and doing my hair and make up all beautiful makes me very happy and also makes me feel pretty.
10. i love the outdoors. being inside for too long makes me go crazy.
11. one day i will move out of utah for i hate the cold weather more then anything.
12: i am sick of working as much as i do but i couldn't survive if i didn't work as much as i do.
13: i love animals so much. i love to catch them and keep them as pets or just play with them for a while and let them back go.
14: i'm pretty brave when it comes to trying out crazy things. i would love to try sky diving one day.
15: i have a fabulous life and i love it :) happiness is what i live for.

30 day challenge

i have seen quite a few of my friends do this 30 day challenge thing so i decided to give it a shot! these are the things of what my next 30 posts will be about

Day 1: A Picture of yourself with 15 facts
Day 2: Things that make you happy
Day 3: Thing that stress you out
Day 4: A song to match your mood
Day 5: Your Goals
Day 6: A picture that always makes you laugh
Day 7: Favorite movies
Day 8: Places that you've travelled
Day 9: Places you would love to travel
Day 10: Your worst habit
Day 11: your favorite tv shows
Day 12: Something you want to do before you die
Day 13: Your family
Day 14: Something you're afraid of
Day 15: Your favorite memory
Day 16: Dream house
Day 17: Something you're looking forward to
Day 18: Favorite Place to Eat
Day 19: Something you've learned
Day 20: Favorite Quote
Day 21: Favorite Picture of yourself ALL TIME Why?
Day 22: What's in your purse?
Day 23: A talent of yours
Day 24: Something you love
Day 25: Something you hate
Day 26: Your Dream Wedding
Day 27: Something you wish you were better at
Day 28: A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest
Day 29: Three Wishes
Day 30: Something or someone that means a lot to you

hmmm

its crazy how you can be thinking about how good life is going, and then one little thing can be thrown your way and everything is turned upside down. i just dont know what to think right now. sometimes i feel like i am a person that just cant be tolerated by people for a long period of time. i feel left out and bummed out and i dont know. all i know is that as of about twenty minutes ago, i'm sad.

i'll be there for youuu

i am soo terribly sad that i finished all 10 seasons of friends. now what am i supposed to do with my life? friends has been one of the funniest and most entertaining tv series i have had the pleasure of watching. without fail, every episode made me crack up. i could be in the worst mood ever, and watching an episode of friends would make me feel better. i might just have to start over from season 1 and watch them all again. i'm obsessed with this show!

guilty pleasure

i have found the place that will kill me; the sweet tooth fairy. it has the best cupcakes in the world and also a bunch of other sweets that i could honestly eat all day long. my favorite thing right now is their red velvet cake bites. yummmmyyyy

run. drive. sleep? repeat

this last weekend i did something so spontaneous and crazy but it ended up being such a great time. i ran the del sol ragnar in arizona. ragnar is a relay race with 12 people on a team where you run about 200 miles. so about a week and a half ago i got a call from my brothers best friend saying "i have an opportunity for you" i was so anxious to see what he meant so i called him right back and he asked if i wanted to run the ragnar with him and his team. i said yes, not really having any idea what i just committed to. i haven't been running a whole lot since my half marathon so i immediately hit the treadmill for exactly one week hoping that i got enough running in so i wouldn't die while doing the relay. 7am thursday morning we hit the roads for arizona. we first drove to las vegas and got a mini van that andrew had rented and our team drove from vegas to wickenburg arizona. we went grocery shopping, ate some pasta and hit the hay real fast. we woke up super early on friday morning and headed to the start line! we got all signed in and our first runner (brian) started his first leg. the rest of us in the van drove up a few miles and waited for brian to run by so we could give him any water that he needed and cheer him on. in van 1 there was brian, andrew, luke, travis, jackie and me. we had two girls! the rest of our team in van 2, was filled with six guys and they ran about 21 miles less then our van. we couldn't believe they didn't offer to trade us places since there were girls in van 1 but we just figured they were lazy or something. well once brian finished his first leg he handed the baton to andrew, then from andrew to travis, travis to jackie, jackie to luke and FINALLY after waiting for hours and hours luke passed the baton to me. my first leg was 4.5 miles and it was at 1 in the afternoon so it was getting warm. i had quite a few kills and i was pretty proud of it! i finished in about 40 minutes. i passed the baton onto the alternate brad hintze and van 2 started on their stretch and van 1 headed straight to the next exchange to try and get a nap in. we loaded up on the free muscle milk and pbandj's at the exchange and after a few hours the baton got passed onto brian again to start our second leg. it was now about 545 at night so it was getting dark and definitely cooling down. once it gets dark the runners have to wear a headlamp, a reflective vest and a blinking light on the back of you so we can be seen by cars. once again i waited and waited for my turn and at about 1115 at night i got to run my second leg which was 6.5 miles. this run was awesome, i wasn't ever too hot and for some reason i just felt like i could have kept running forever. it made me laugh though because if it were any other place (like not ragnar) i would be SOO freaked out if i were running that late at night and all these vans kept pulling up next to me ha. but since it was the ragnar, it was just normal. i ran my second leg in just over 50 minutes! i was way stoked about that. we tried to sleep in the van for a few hours but van 2 didn't have to run very far so we didn't get much time to rest. brian started running again at about 330 in the morning and this last leg was slooooow. everyone was super tired and getting sore so we weren't running our very best. once the baton got to me i was dead. i was running and i would have to stop and walk for little bits and try running again and my last 5.6 miles felt like they would never end. it finally did though and i passed the baton on to brad hintze for the last time! i had finished!! i ran 16.6 miles with barely any training at all. i felt soo accomplished - and hungry ha. we had a few hours before our last runner crossed the finish line so we went and ate our first meal in 2 days and took a much needed shower. we then went and waited at the finish line and all our team (DIRTY DOZEN) ran in together at the end. we got 34th place! out of atleast 350 teams. it was such an awesome experience and i am so glad i got to be a part of it. now i am craving to run more ragnars all over the country!!