ess

S

My Savior

because i love Him

i'm leaving,

in one more week.

argh

R

Reality television

yes it's an unhealthy obsession.

but.. i love all of them.

que

Q

Quilts

 if you've ever slept over at my house,

you'll know,

my house contains many quilts and blankets.

i love them.

my grandmother is the greatest quilter and she'll currently teaching me the ways of the needle.

she even made me my own.

which i sleep with every single night.

does the journey seem long?

one of my new favorite leaders named jechelle was the ultimate picture taker at camp.
here are some of her stolen pictures.
(side note: lisa and i decided we're weren't going to take a cute or serious picture all camp)

three second after this picture, lisa was completely upside down trying to climb this wall

one of my favorite girls chloe as our emo. and lisa.. just being lisa.

my other favorite leader polly. this is our new true love symbol.

a coon snatched lisa's backpack in the middle of the night and we found it (because i spilled all of her nerds
underneath the table) with claw marks in it. good one coon.

see this lovely saran wrapping work?

allllll us.

pay

P

Parents

because i have the best ones.

ain't no party like a 1st ward party cause a 1st ward party don't stop.

"i want kneaders french toast" "i want brownies" "i want a huge burrito from del taco"

"lacey when you get home. go get a little caesars pizza and bring it back"

"here, this is from your secret sister"
"oh thanks"
......
"is this a joke?"

"girls wake up" "girls" "girls it's time to get up" "shelbie" *grabs foot* "wake up" "who's that in the red bag? sydnee? you need to get up"

"hello ladies" sis sloat

"i swear whenever my mind wanders it always goes to 'does the journey seem long?'"

"WHO ZIP TIED OUR TENT? WAS IT YOU? I NEED TO KNOW. WHO ZIP TIED OUR TENT?"
"hi i'm the original sydnee merrell, and i did it."

"all day every day"

"that was real original second ward. get ready for a beating."

"girls you have to come down and see this, somebody from the third ward shrink wrapped our camp. it's hilarious."
"okay we'll come down in a second"
.....
"hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha"

"oh my goodness, i hate this cheer. lalalalalalalalalalala i can't hear it."

"at scout camps we always give the ones who gets hurt a nickname soo.. is it okay if we call you scar?"

"we had a really nice time cleaning up your toilet paper"

"i love that story"




i didn't have to attend girls camp. but i did. and i'm glad.

camps were toilet papered and saran wrapped.
walls were climbed.
toilets were snapped and tent zip tied.
friendships blossomed.
heads were wounded.
tears were shed.
testimonies were built.
and lives were changed.

ohhhhh

O

Oreo

  this is oreo. my dog. she died, in my arms.

and i miss her.

ennn

N

New York City, New York.

you had to have seen that one coming.

em

M

Movies

"Here's lookin at you kid"

"I love the smiths"

"We didn't steal it, there's no law against stealing stolen money.
"Of course there is!"
"There is?"
"Yes!"
"When did they pass such a silly law?"

i said yes.

i might have been watching say yes to the dress all day.
and i might have been looking at my own wedding dresses too.

i didn't mean to. but i found my dress.
from B H L D N.

elle

L

Lauren Conrad

she was my favorite character on the hills.

when she left, i stopped watching.

you know my obsession with her blog.

and have you seen her new fashion line?
she taught me how to do winged liner and the perfect bun.

i also love Lauren on the cover of Lucky magazine. my favorite magazine.

mmmmmkay

K

Knit hats

i live in these in the winter.

he took my camera because i took his ipod.

jay

J

J. Crew

i've never purchased anything

but wow do i covet.

everyday.

the travel section

sometimes i go to barnes and noble,
and have no intention of buying any books.
the smell, the silence, the soft music, the aura of people gaining knowledge just makes me feel at ease.

i may or may not go to the travel section and sit in the middle of the aisle and read travel books.
like this one.

i wanted to buy it since i could actually use it, but i didn't.

i can't wait to see you.

my I.

I

Ice

regardless of what you say.

snow is the best.

the coldness is where i belong.

oh H no.

H

Hugs

i like to hug.

i like hugs.

i'm a hugger.

period.





i also didn't even notice that i was somebody's hero

and i feel bad for not even seeing it.
love you lex.

oh em G

G

Gilmore Girls & Gossip Girl

"This is pretty much what I thought what heaven would look like. There might've been a unicorn in the corner but basically, yeah this is it."

"Whoever said that money doesn't buy happiness didn't know where to shop."

welcome mr. peacock.

we had a little visitor on our rooftop last night

a peacock.

i asked my mom if we could keep it
she didn't think it was very funny.

eff.

F

Flowers

my favorites. yellow (or orange) rose, ranunculus, juliet garden rose, carnation, peony and poppy

"Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world."- Ralph Waldo Emerson

eek

E

Elton John

I hope you don't mind

I hope you don't mind that I put down in words

How wonderful life is while you're in the world

i'm organized.

since i have all this free time
i decided to tackle this beast

before

after

singles ward.

this is what i get for sitting next to the cute and immature boy.

"sydnee! why did you draw on yourself??"

D-day

D

Dresses

  

“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous."- Coco Chanel

i found this picture.

and found it entertaining.

do you C what i C?

C

Coral 

Lipstick and dresses.

make overs, from a three and five year old.

my little cousins,
age five and three came into my room
and one spotted my make up.
and we had a little fun.

this is emma and elizabeth. i just gave them a little make over.
then, they started grabbing the brushes.

make overs are so fun.