on the road again...

1. My dream vacation would be hawaii. or china to see all the amazing natural arches. did you know 4 of the worlds biggest arches are in china? {6 are in utah. i love this state} .

2. The best trip I've ever taken was baaaa, that's a toss up. carribbean cruise was pretty darn amazing because i'm addicted to the water. but europe. oh europe...i had some pretty darn incredible experiences. .

3. The most important items to take on a road trip are music and gummy watermelons .

4. The next trip I'm looking forward to is Phoenix, AZ on thursday with my bestie, alicia! .

5. If I had to pick one CD to listen to for a long road trip it would be josh ritter. or cat stevens. best roadtrip music for the west, definitely. .

6. The biggest disaster I've ever encountered while traveling was my mom would say when i was 3 driving from illinois to utah. apparently i was puking and diarreah-ing the entire way. but i'd say when some friends and i were driving up to logan for a football game we saw a pick-up truck that had rolled into the ditch in the middle of the freeway and caught on fire. we watched a guy pull the driver out. .

7. My favorite traveling memory is driving to southern utah a million times when i was little to visit my grandparents. i used to have a hard time sleeping anywhere but my bed. so everyone else would be asleep as my mom was driving through the desert or zion and she'd listen to van morrisson or gladys knight. i'd just lean my head out the window and stare at the stars that you just can't see in the city.

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this tornado loves you

this country girl turned indie rocker turned soloist has the most underestimated female voice of our day.

ya, that's a bold statement, but i fully believe it.
i first heard neko case at the twilight concert series in 2008. the only bad part about that concert was there wasn't a bad part. she was amazing. her tone is crystal clear and the lyrics of her original songs are so poetic. and her covers...well, some of them are better than the original. let's face it, i have a major girl crush on neko.

i first fell in love with her to this song

and lastly, get in touch with your country roots

buy: middle cyclone
blacklisted
canadian amp
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it's the most wonderful time of the year...

i don't care what the song says, the truth is october-don't tell anyone, but last night we climbed to the roof of the buildings on main street via a tree...i ripped my pants as we wandered from roof to roof very slyly and very at risk-the police station is directly across the street from the block of buildings we were on...then we carved our names in a wood wall where dirty words and gang signs were spray painted...

-we bought a new kite that will actually work once we learn how to fly it (it sure is harder than it looks)--our previous kite was missing a stick, so we whittled one from a twig...it looked great but didn't really function...

-last but not least, it is finally truly fall and i couldn't be happier! my allergies mostly blew away with the wind last night, the leaves are changing, i get to snuggle in a ball while i sleep with my window cracked open, my apartment smells of pumpkin spice, and i wore a long-sleeve today...at long last, time for the cute wardrobe and my constantly happy mood

...and soon it will be winter
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in an attempt to persuade kerri (my lil sis)

this week i:
-flew a kite
-went bouldering
-roasted mallows
-went to a movie
-hiked to angel's landing

and still had time to
-get 100% on one test and 99% on the other
-opera rehearsal 3 nights
-practice everyday
-write a sacrament meeting talk

i love my new school

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9 things i love about life

in honor of the 9th day of the 9th month of the 9th year in the 21st century, list 9 things you love about this life.
I love...
1. the moon
2. sunflowers
3. my family (including friends)
4. jesus
5. dolphins
6. aspen trees
7. great books
8. jr. mints
9. hearing music everywhere i go
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stuck in the middle

i'm not a teenager anymore
but i made my last day of the teenage era (september 2nd) a monumental one...i
-got a job
-shed a tear
-played in the rain
-ate a raspberry tart
-listened to nirvana really loud
-studied and dominated a test...really, dominated
-read to kill a mockingbird relating most to scout probably for the last time
-slept in late but managed to get to class on time
-watched a lightning storm
-rode my bike
-night sat

nineteen was a very good year
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i wish i was the moon

i am fascinated by the moon...one of my favorite activities is "night sitting"...this consists of sitting outside at night, listening to music, talking, enjoying the weather,  but most of all taking in the scenery in the celestial sphere above--that scenery (usually) consists of stars and the moon...a friend and i were talking about different songs about the moon, and i came up with the ultimate night sitting playlist (however, i am always open to suggestions)

i wish i was the moon - neko case

moonshadow - cat stevens

moon and sun - gomez

bad moon rising - creedence clearwater revival

moondance - van morrison

sleeping to dream - jason mraz

dream - priscilla ahn

bella luna - jason mraz

virginia moon - foo fighters

shoot the moon - norah jones

constellations - jack johnson

moon river - ben e. king

blue moon - michael buble

fly me to the moon - stan getz, joao gilberto

what a little moonlight can do - billie holiday

it's only a paper moon - ella fitzgerald

how high the moon - ella fitzgerald

moons - josh ritter

pink moon - nick drake

a kiss to build a dream on - louis armstrong

moonlight sonata - beethoven

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