three things and why

I don't write this blog for a bunch of page views.I'm not really into the classic - lets take pictures of what I'm wearing and be all fashionista like.I can't really cook.  I don't post a bunch of recipes that are to die for and everyone should…

I forgot

Dear fingers,I forgot what it was like to practice piano.  I thought I could play the way I played 5 years ago. Not. quite. I'm sorry you are out of practice.  But don't worry, an hour (plus) a day makes the awkwardness go away.Love,Emma

my break through pictures

First off. California. first taxi ride view from the kitchen  not complaining yeah I pretty much have the cutest cousins in the world too many Christmas sweetsthis wrapper is my motto for next semester as well chocolate milk bottle not…

Wisdom teeth

Right now I am really craving pizza.What I have eaten these past 2 days:- Danimals smoothies- milkshakes- yogurt (I think I'm sick of yogurt for the first time all year)I am really cold and am craving some tomato soup. But we don't have any.Love…

There's something about...

I can't sleep, so I'm going to write.There's something about a song that just relates to you in so many ways. 3 road trips back and fort to Arizona within 2 weeks days mountains. tall boys. Michael Buble's Christmas album. meeting a new person. opening…

life right now

I love my Savior. I love His gospel. I love His prophets. I love the Bible. I love studying the New Testament. I love the Book of Mormon. I love my family. I love my roommates. I love my friends. I love my job. I love my freshmen. I love…

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

So I'm in this video for like one second.  But Karina and Ellie are very much featured in it.  And Eric is in my ward - so DUH I have to share it :)Watch! Share! Boost of the views! Check out Eric Thayne on youtube :)

curse of breaking things

I have a curse.  No really, I do.  And while I write this I can't even laugh at myself anymore.  I just want to cry.It all began with my Dell computer a year ago.  Don't even know what happened, it just decided not to turn back on again.…

Remembering Names

“Remember that a man's name is to him the sweetest and most important sound in any language." - Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People For the past couple of weeks, I have started my new job as a Peer Mentor through BYU's…

How Great Thou Art

O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder, Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed. Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee, How great Thou art, How…

on-campus to off-camps shock

The New Heritage Halls were wonderful. (Click to see pictures of them). They were beautiful and I have nothing bad to say about them ever.  We were the first ones to live in them. They were spacious and clean and wonderful.  Never-been-slept-in…

Clark Kent

I've had this blog-post sitting in my drafts folder ever since I watched all four Superman movies featuring Christopher Reeves and the 2006 version Superman Returns with Brandon Routh in California with Seth, Isaac, and Aunt Sarah.  After…

some quotes and some change

do you like the title of my blog?  because I'm considering changing it.  I love my title, I just don't know if people can remember it because it's in Latin.  But the more I think of it, I'll just keep it :)My mom found this quote, and I think…

mindless

some days you just have to be mindless and not put a lot of thought towards anything and just be lazy.im doing that right now.see, i'm not capitalizing anything.  actually, it's more effort for me to not capitalize anything because it bugs…

This is what we call the real world, children.

I feel like I'm being pushed into the real world all at once.  Yes, I know I already went through my first year of college.  But somehow, my second year seems to be more of the "real world."Like paying for something that equals weeks worth…

Some outcomes of my summer

All of these things have a story behind them.  Deeply personal stories, but these are the outcomes.This summer has reaffirmed some things for me. Such as: - I know my major! (Anthropology, as it has always been) - I am going to backpack Europe…

I'm not you, I'm me.

Rachel wanted a purple popsicle. Isaac wanted a red popsicle. So Rachel wanted a red popsicle. Isaac was upset - he didn't want Rachel to copy him. "You can't have a red popsicle! I'm having a red popsicle!" Rachel then replied, "I love you…