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.