my little brother can beat up your little brother

last night i went to the viking football game
(no i'm not a super super senior)
to watch this little stud of a brother

okay so he's not little.
he's been bigger than me since he was ten and i was twelve.

this is the last game i'll be watching of his football and it makes me very sad.
i love watching football.

he's graduating this year, which makes me feel even older than i am.

if you don't know him, he's the most hilarious boy.

this is his profile in the football program.

congrats brady, keep being studly and get a girlfriend already.

post fall break miniature break

seeing as last week was "fall break",

it just happened to be one of the busiest weeks at work.

so guess who didn't get a fall break?

this chick.

so with two of my four classes cancelled today, i went to one....

then left.

for a teeny tiny fall break of my own.

me and robyn went up provo canyon and basked in the beautiful season called autumn.

i also found my future tiny cottage i'll share with my husband

minus the tiki on the side.

it was sublime.

do yourself a favor and take a drive up there with a good book.

i'm now one of "those" people

i may or may not have gotten a new iphone...

and i may or may not have gotten instagram.....

@syydneem

follow me ladies.

my fall playlist

cred

i'm not sure if i'm the only person but my music taste changes with the temperature.

some artists i can listen to when it's sunny, but if it's snowing, it just doesn't feel right.

fall i can't deny, houses my favorite music taste that i just can't seem to stand while it's bright and 100 degrees.

i've finally felt like i can listen to it.

so i decided to share with you my fall music playlist.

Old Pine - Ben Howard
The Wolves (Act I and II) - Bon Iver
Some Day Soon - Alexi Murdoch
Wrapped Up In Piano Strings - Radical Face
Brothers On A Hotel Bed - Deatch Cab For Cutie
Ivy & Gold - Bombay Bicycle Club
Crosses - Jose Gonzalez
Sunday Best - Augustana
Re:Stacks - Bon Iver
Keep Your Head Up - Ben Howard
Mykonos - Fleet Foxes
Honest Songs - Noah Gundersen
Orange Sky - Alexi Murdoch
Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez
Blood Bank - Bon Iver

i made a playlist of it here
(i'm slightly bugged i couldn't post the playlist here and you could listen to it)

also i'm obviously so indie that i couldn't find three of the songs on playlist (just kidding guys i'm really not that cool) so i posted a link to a youtube video

love and marriage.

my big brother got married today.

it was strange. but amazing.

i love my family.

it was beautiful.

but... to be honest, the best part was my little brother dancing at the reception.

 please note my awkward dancing towards the end with my little cousin.

congrats geoff and brie!

happy katz

it's robyn's birthday on friday,
so to celebrate it.....

we decorated her bed.
it was way too good to wait two more days.

she told us she didn't like cats,
well that backfired a little bit.

happy birthday robyn!

oh hello

hello large sweaters,
hello going slightly out of my way to step on a crunchy leaf,
hello scarves and knit berets,
hello pink nose,
hello brisk air,
hello layers,
hello cold fingertips,
hello colors, colors everywhere,

hello october, it's quite good to see you again.