Saying "See Ya Later" to Rexburg Went a Little Like This:

When I continue my schooling a couple years from now, I will be entering my senior year. SENIOR YEAR. That's CRAZY! And so exciting!!

I'm so grateful for all the crazy memories I have thanks to Rexburg, Idaho. I'm also grateful for cameras and journals. Yes. I cannot believe I've had the privilege of living there for three whole years. I must be getting old. I've met some of the strangest, happiest, most intriguing, most spiritual, most influential human beings in this cute little town. And when I come back, I'll meet even more people, and that's kinda weird to think about.

--Sammy's, home of famous pie shakes, delicious burgers, and the best employees.--

--taco bus--

^^My dear friend and roommate Kate got engaged on my last day! AHH!!^^

It was a lot harder saying "bye" than I thought it was going to be. I loved my job, I loved my roommates, I loved my classes. Everything was going greater than it's ever been. And I kept thinking about how "it's only 18 months" and "this will be here when I come back" and "thousands of people do this allllll the time." Friends, whether these things are all true or not, it doesn't really help. I met a great deal of people these past couple of semesters that I might never see again! And that seriously broke me! On my last day, I cried forever. I even cried for most of the trip to Utah on the way to the airport. No bueno. So many emotions. And I had never felt SOOOO loved by such a large group of people. They don't even know me all that well but they treated me like they had known me for years. I'm literally the luckiest lady in the world to call these people my friends.

But I know that more adventure awaits me in the Dominican Republic where I'm going to experience things I've never experienced before and meet people that I'm going to love so so so so much. 

So Rexburg, stay precious. I love you! I'll see ya soon.

Ice Cuevas

A few amigos and I went to the ice caves the day before Thanksgiving! [supah late post. I know. fight me.] It was seriously so much fun. It was also my first time going. You have to do a lot of crawling and sliding and extra-cautious-walking so you don't fall and drop your thun thun thuns.

At the end of the cave [which took about 20 minutes to get through] there was a huge ice slide! All of these pictures were taken via iphone, so the quality isn't the greatest, which makes me sad because I really wish I could have done the caves some justice.

Oh well. Maybe one day I'll own a fancy shmancy camera. (; 

Also, I donated plasma [yup, I'm that college kid] right before we went and I only ate some bread...so I overheated and almost fainted towards the end on the way out of the caves. Buuuuuut I said a little prayer and hakuna matata, kiddos I was out safe and sound! Then we got some Taco Bell before I went into work teehee (: 

THIS WAS ON THE CEILING WHATTTT.

We also found some pretty legit graffiti. 

being hoodrats with my roommate and dear friend, Kate

What's a cave day without some LIBERTY?!

Idaho, you've done it yet again. I love you.

Life Lately

Okay so clearly it's been a while, and I sincerely apologize to all those who actually read/creep on these posts. My laptop fried a few weeks ago and it's just been really annoying getting a hold of a computer to blog from. The part that I need for it still hasn't come in the mail...but patience is a virtue. And so, I am currently typing this from a computer at school. yahoo. Anyway, here's a bit of my life lately. Hopefully some time soon I'll write up some posts of some fun things that have happened! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a bruise-free Black Friday, and I hope finals aren't killing my fellow peers! muah!

1. my friend Bre and I working on a business project

2. my brothers playing while little Eli was at the hospital (he's doing great now!!)

3. mini golf/pool/ice cream with friends (more pics soon)

4. first time I worked on a Sunday. no bueno

5. my brown friends and I went to Cocoa bean after a photo shoot

6. meet my new friend, Taylor (more pics soon)

7. girls' night in Idaho Falls

8. ice caves (more pics soon)

9. paint fight. we go ham

10. happy Thanksgiving from Apt. 13 (more pics soon)

11. welcome to Rexburg

12. we made cheesecake balls

13. HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY, LITTLE AIDEN (more pics soon)

14. Bre and I after business class

15. BYUI Christmas concert (more pics soon)

16. last exam of 2013? ACED.

also, winter clothes may or may not be my favorite. I'm not a fan of mirror pictures buuut. I mean.

more posts soooooooooooooon I promise for real for real for real for reallllll.

love you, kaybye. (: