Thank you, grandpa Brigham

Pioneer day week /weekend just couldn't possibly be complete without Draper days could it?  Even if that is where every tween, pre-teen, and high-school aged person in the whole valley populates. It is quite overwhelming when you have since moved on to bigger and better things. So Gill and I tried to lay low and enjoy the concerts on the lawn and firework show at the end. 

We sure happened upon our fair share of 50+ PDA.  It was everywhere and it was out of control!! 

ROSE, THORN, BUD:

Took this lovely idea from this blog.  Roses are something good from your day, Thorns are the bad things from your day, and buds are something you're looking forward to. I thought it sounded fun.

ROSE

• Woke up earlier then usual for no reason. Yeah we're talking like 9 AM..... 
• Had 2 conversations with the sister Kit before 3 PM
• Bought new shampoo! I can not wait to hop in the show now!

THORN

• Went shopping! rose? rose until I remembered I wasn't wearing a real bra, smelled, and had stretchy pants on. (i smelled because i was at the gym previous)  It makes clothes trying on impossible i tell you. people come into DownEast all the time wearing workout clothes but I would not recommend it. unless of course you don't want to spend money. 
• I have been craving all sorts of foods today. Like seriously, everything!
• The Bachelorette is over and I finished watching Downton Abbey!! :( Uh.....hopefully my friends remember who i am?

BUD

• I get to see my sis on Sat. we're meetin in the middle for a dinner date and shopping. yay!
• Looking forward to wearing these to class everyday once the temp drops below 50 degrees. Better believe I will have both colors!  Early Morning Lounge Pant  

preview of what sat night might be like!!

 okay that's all.

a mountainous gathering of sorts

1 .A weekend with these friendlies is a real great idea!

2. Just in case you were wondering power-outages in the mountains is no funny business. We pulled through though.

3. I just can't think of anything better than a little R&R at the PV.

We're the kids of America

Today has been a splendid day. I met up with some of my family after work for water balloon dodge ball.  afterwards we headed to my brothers house where we had some all-American hot dogs and other yummy food. My goal was to eat 4 hot dogs hence it's the 4th day of the month. I was one dog short, I'm still pretty worked up about it. (hope I didn't ruin america's birthday) We had just started playing a friendly game of "catch phrase" when the night was beginning to light up.  It was tonight amidst all this newness that I realized I had never actually been home on the fourth of July...EVER.  We are usually at our family cabin but because the fourth landed on a Wednesday we were home.  You guys I went nuts. I never knew what a happening place the city was on such a day like this.  We see fireworks after the traditional rodeo we go to at my cabin, but this, this was crazy town.  Fireworks were e'rywhere, i'm tellin you.  I think I was excited as a child on Christmas morn.  Leaving with a heart full of joy I decided it was time to roll the windows down and enjoy the smoky, firework-filled air. True freedom right there. It was lovely car ride home.

Happy birthday 'merica

full on fierce

Look at my new found calling in life.

You are looking at a one-time-only model for the big D. Uh.. that is DownEast to you. WHOOP WHOOP!

Me and some fellow DownEast-ers modeled new product during a manager meeting today.  I'm practically famous by now. All the Clothing managers are totally jealous I don't work for them. But don't worry Cass, I saved that wink for the best. (oh and thanks for being 1 of the 3 who read this blog!) 

One timin it definitely has it's perks.  Everyone expects the worst of you so do a half decent job and you are golden. You get to wear new clothes, duh given. It really builds your self esteem when women are oohing and ahhing over the oh so carefully planned outfit, if you just imagine they are really referring to your face etc. And you totally have the option of going to Mcdonalds after. (not that I would have/did...but it is still an option ya know.)

AND. I totally understand why people have a gay best friend now. 

This is the story of how my modeling career started and ended in one day. (notice how contradictory the first and last sentences are.) HA

Dear Elder...

So what do we do when one of us is home alone on a sunday night? Have a missionary writing party, duh! SMSG=Supporting Missionaries Support Group :D

Since two of the Reese's Pieces will have pen-pals-with-benefits by the end of the summer... Let's just say we like writing missionaries. Megan and I wrote my P.P.W.B.'s companion. He replied (not unlike a nineteen year old boy), "Pictures, or it didn't happen." So... We had Meg's six-year-old sister draw our portraits. 

Man, oh man are we lookin' hot! And so accurate. I have two different colored eyes. We both have brown in our hair (Megan's portrait has a yellow line, mine has an... orange line...?)You should see our heels in this drawing!

Well Elder, I hope these drawings don't tempt you to unlock your heart. 

Always a Pleasure,

G.