A Happy List: 87

(Throwback picture because I'm the worst and haven't edited any of my own stuff this week.)

I was trying to look up what Grey Damon's hair is, but I thought his name was Damon Grey. When I googled "Damon Grey haircut" all these pictures of Matt Damon with grey hair popped up haha.

Getting the stains off my backpack with my mom's super stain remover recipe.

Looking at my trip mileage right when it changed from 999.9 to 000.0. 

SLC passing an ordinance that pet stores can only sell shelter pets. 

Finally tracking down who owns the Instagram username Emmy.

Starting (and binge watching) Mr. Robot. We're obsessed! 

How much Trixie loves her new treats from Chewy. 

Getting food at work almost every day.

The wardrobe for my 90s photoshoot.

When Trixie laid in my foot arch. 

Funny things people said this week:

My mom: "Skully, are you just using me?"

XOXO

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Fractured Prune

Guys these were the donuts I was talking about yesterday. Before we talk about the donuts, let me tell a quick story.

We drove 45 minutes to get to St. George. When we got there, the road we needed to get to was blocked because there was a marathon going on. We drove around trying to find a way there for about 20 more minutes. When we finally arrived, we step out of the car to realize we both left our wallets at home. (Side note: If you want to know how Jake handles anger this is what really happened when he realized he left his wallet at home. *regular, inside voice* "I want to swear right now." THAT'S ALL. That guy is the coolest head I'll ever know.)

Anyway, we channeled our inner #powercouple and figured out we could give them our credit card information and they could charge us that way. I was throwing a mini celebration and the girl at the register like, did not understand. I wanted to yell, "WE JUST DROVE 45 MINUTES AND GOT STUCK IN ROAD BLOCKS FOR ANOTHER 20 ONLY TO FIND OUT WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE OUR WALLET. ALSO WE HAVE NOT FOUGHT ONCE THIS WHOLE TIME AND JUST FOUND A WAY TO STILL GET DONUTS SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE CELEBRATING." But with teenagers, what can ya do. So, we just ordered a dozen specialty donuts and called it good. 

Needless to say they were delicious. You can choose your own sauce and topping! WHAT. Definitely add them to your list :)

XOXO

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Your Magic's Real So Why Aren't You Using It?

Tbt the old blog when my titles were from songs. I want to bring some of the old blog characteristics back sometimes, but then I'm like, "You're an adult now!" But I just decided that titling your blog posts with song lyrics isn't angsty, right? Right?! RIGHT?!

How do people work full time jobs and still blog? And also keep up on other people's blogs? I get home at 5:30 (If I'm lucky.) and the last thing I want to do is look at a computer screen. Haha not really, but I usually end up making food and doing random life tasks. I have hundreds of posts in my blog roll! Ah! I haven't read blogs in soooooo long. I'm sorry blogworld. I have failed you. :/

I still like blogging, but I've also realized that it's not something that's important to me. I think it's more a place to put my photography. When I don't take pictures I get so depressed and annoyed that I'm a "corporate robot". But when I don't blog I'm just like, "Ok." 

It's weird because prior to graduating college and getting a full time job I thought that I would always love blogging. I honestly thought I would always have a blog and that I would feel so empty without it. But now, I think I would be 100% fine haha. I more so like the connection I make in the blogging world and the organization it gives my life. 

Anyway, I have just been thinking about this lately and it's just weird to feel so neutral about something I was once so passionate about.

Change is weird and sometimes I can't decide if it's bad or good. I feel like the transition from my old blog to this new blog is one I think about a lot. I can't decide if it was bad or good. On one hand, I can't get cyberbullied for any stupid thing I said when I was a teenager. But on the other hand, I have erased my whole history online so you guys only know as far back to when I met Jake. Up until I started college I was really artsy and took cool pictures and wrote cool poems. Even that first year produced some pretty good pieces of art because of all the shiz that happened. They weren't amazing, but they were honest and true. 

I had so much angst that fueled all of that. But then when I met Jake I became a real adult who didn't experience angst 24/7. I know that part of that is good, but a part of me wishes I could publish that old blog and let it back into the cyberworld. I feel like I now censor a huge part of my life because I'm scared of the backlash I might get if I say I'm voting for Hilary and I hate living in Utah. I've only ever had serious backlash about one thing I wrote, but it was harsh enough that I never want to put risky things on this space again. I have a lot of opinions and a lot to say, but I don't ever want to offended anyone. I'm just a 21-year-old girl with limited life experience so what do I really know anyway?

It's just weird, I guess. Change.

XOXO

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P.S. ^ At least my signature has stayed the same for a while hahahaha. 

A Happy List: 86

How much Jake's family and grandparents loved having Trixie with us for the weekend haha. 

When the power went out at work and we all got to leave 3 hours early. 

Finally meeting the half-way mark in our New York savings account. 

When I tipped the guy at Cupbop and he gave me free kimchi.

The friend who posts this every year on October 3rd. 

Driving through the canyon right after it rains. 

When Jake goes grocery shopping for me. 

Finally trying Fractured Prune donuts. 

Submitting my application to NYU. 

This part in Scream Queens. 

XOXO

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Science shows if you recount the postive things in your life you'll be a happier person! So leave a comment and tell me something that made you happy this past week!

Video With Riley!

You guys. I have lol-ed at this video so many times. Riley is literally the funniest person.

XOXO
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A Happy List: 85

(Throwback photo from my old blog that is so embarrassing it is now private. Should I start posting snippets from it?)

Black buns at Burger King. / The puppy I saw at the drag races. / The way the air feels when you first walk into my basement. / Discover weekly playlists from Spotify. / When Riley says, "Who am I, Avril Lavigne?" in our video, and then Sk8tr Boi starts playing. I laughed so hard at this I cried real tears. / The old guy at my work filming me sign papers. So random haha. / Watching the lunar eclipse. / Finding my camera remote! / Getting a new calling in church. / Finding my phone charger.

It's been a while since I've done some funny things people have said. Honestly I just forget and am too wrapped up in the moment to think of any. This week, however, I lol-ed MANY times.

- We were talking about the hajj and my mom was like, "Where do all these people go to the bathroom?!" Jake said, "I don't know, probably diapers or something." 

- I was saying how I wanted to create my own religion/lifestyle based off the amish except everyone would be vegetarian. I called it, vege-tamish, but my mom thought I said vege-thomas. The funniest part was that she didn't question anything and was just like, "Oh yeah, that makes sense. Vege-thomas."

XOXO

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Neopolitan Cake

If you haven't already discovered The Chocolate... discover it. If you haven't tried their neopolitan cake... how are you still alive? IT'S SO GOOD. I have been waiting weeks for it to be neopolitan cake again. (They do a different "weekend flavor" every week.) 

SO CHEERS TO NEOPOLITAN CAKE. Go there! It's cute and delicious!

XOXO

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Delish Baked Egg: A Recipe

Be warned. This is the most delicious breakfast. 

You'll need:

an egg or two

gruyère cheese (how fancy do I sound saying that?!)

olive oil

an english muffin

an oven safe dish

- line your dish with olive oil, slap an egg in there but don't break the yolk, and sprinkle the cheese on the top.

- bake at 400 for 9-11 minutes, or until your egg is as cooked as you like it.

YOU'RE WELCOME. I am obsessed with this. We ate it at at Pegasus Coffee House on Bainbridge Island and I will never forget it. #foodcrush <3

XOXO

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A Happy List: 84

Watching a Christmas movie at the dentist. / Buying Christmas presents for my family and Jake's family. (I know I am so early but when I saw their presents I figured, "Eh. Why not?") / Finally watching About Time. / When Ross yells, "MY APOTHECARY TABLE!!!!". / When Trixie tried to jump up on the couch, but fell off, tried again, and fell off again bringing her bed with her. / My coworkers. They're just awesome and I'm obsessed with them. / Getting an email from a journal that may or may not be publishing my paper? / Mannon Mathews "high school" vines. Here and here. / The new Snapchat update. / How deep teenagers are in all teen soaps hahahaha. I'm watching "If I Stay" right now and it's so funny.

A Video Of Our Trip And Then I'm Done I PROMISE.

Sorry I thought I already posted this haha! Ok I'm done with vacation posts. I promise!

XOXO
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Seattle/Bainbridge: Day 4

Ok can I just say that we got from Bainbridge Island to the airport without a car and it was awesome? We walked to the ferry -> took the ferry to Seattle -> walked to the light rail -> and then took the light rail to the airport! We saved probably $50. Sometimes it sucks to be a poor college student, but it's so fun too. I love not having tons of money to spend on vacations so we are forced to just explore and make it fun. :)

The ferry ride is so pretty always. I love it so much <3.

We stopped at Top Pot Donuts on our way to the train station. Chocolate raspberry cake and old fashioned :) Their hot chocolate wasn't super good, but when I have anything warm in a mug I can't complain.

We had zero weed experiences until we got in the elevator to get back down to the street. We could have sworn someone had been hotboxing in there or something haha!

I tried to get some more of those delicious dried fruit logs from the heavens, but THE SHOP WAS CLOSED. It was the saddest day ever. There were seriously only a few shops that were closed for memorial day and it was one of them. I should have bought them out while I had the chance haha! I didn't want to leave empty handed so I bought some more apple cider. I tried the lavendar and didn't like it as much as the peach, but it was still so good.

Saying goodbye to Seattle and Bainbridge was so hard :/ but we will be back! My uncle and his wife said they will apartment swap us haha so yay!

XOXO

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Seattle/Bainbridge: Day 3

Ok, so this day was so funny. I woke up early and took a shower. Right in the middle of shampooing my hair and washing my face the power went out! I seriously FREAKED out. I ran out of the bathroom butt naked, flinging water, face wash, and shampoo everywhere while desperately searching for a light switch. I kept yelling, "JAKE SOS JAKE SOS". He woke up and was so confused haha. It was just weird because when the lights went out my water kept going? 

Anyway, it took about 2 hours for the power to come back on. I kept imagining we were in The Walking Dead just trying to survive hahahahaha. I love stuff like that. 

This scone from Fat Apple Bakery was soooo good. It was chocolate chip and so moist. I always feel like I'm eating a ball of flour when I eat scones haha. To this day I have only had two scones that were good: Fat Apple Bakery's and Normandie's. <3

In the morning we drove to Poulsbo and it was seriously the cutest little town. We walked around and got treats. I shot tons of film this day, so more pictures will be coming when I can scrounge up the funds to pay for it all haha.

Hotel room chillin' before the wedding :) Don't you just love when the lighting is so soft and so perfect? I don't know why I've never thought of doing a photoshoot in a hotel room before, but I'm definitely adding it to my list.

THIS WAS MY UNCLE'S WEDDING YOU GUYS. How amazing is that location? It was so green and so pretty and had that perfect overcast glow.

'Twas a great day! We did a bunch of family pictures this day, but for privacy reasons I'll just post mine and Jake's.

(When you're trying to take a jumping picture but you're also a giant.)

I feel like the editing I did on the family pictures is more my ideal style than most of the work I've done, so that's exciting! :)!

XOXO

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A Happy List: 83

The way the earth smells after it rains. / Nailing our at-home P-egg-asus. / JCWs fries. / When Jake said, "fruit of my loins" and then I was just thinking about what it would be like if people said "vegetable" instead of "fruit" in sayings like that. I asked Jake, "Do you know what would be funny?" And he said, "If people said vegetable instead of fruit." And we were so on the same page it was amazing. #powercouple. / Editing pictures again (and shooting!) / Discovering the prettiest park in Provo with Jovanna. / When two of my coworkers thought I was mid-twenties because I have an "older personality". / Rocking Trixie to sleep. / Creating a studio in my house. / Driving to work during the sunrise.

Currently rocking Trixie who is swaddled in a blanket so cya

XOXO

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