200th Post.

So it's my 200th post, and it's the end of 2010.
I'm feeling nostalgic and teary-eyed.
I'm just overwhelmed by the life lessons I feel I've learned this week.

My great grandma's funeral, 103 years old, was held today. In her honor I wore red lipstick, a vintage black dress, and her pearls. Classy; just like her.
I once showed up to visit with her in a pair of worn out jeans, a hole in the knee. Man, did she give me a hard time about that one. There were squinting eyes and gospel questions all through that visit, questioning my testimony and integrity.
She is a riot.

I love her. And I am so happy she is up with my grandmother.
Those two were something special, something respectable.

Whenever I go to a funeral I like to think about what people would say about me at my funeral. This week I've truly realized that I want to live my life to become a lady. My dad told me: 'The wild and extravagant women will attract boys, but a lady will attract a man."

My beautiful grandmother, Shari. I never met her, but I feel like she is my best friend. She was special, she was a trooper, and she loved so intensely and so fiercely. I would adore being even close to what she was being some day. I feel like my relationship with her is so strong and I can't wait to see her. I just yearn to know her.

My siblings. Together, we have the funnest times.
My great grandmother, 102 in this picture- beautifully elegant with her fourth husband, George. Wasn't she a beauty?

My loving parents. Knowing that they love each other is what keeps my family together.

My dad and his brothers. My Uncle David, in the middle, passed away two summers ago. What a legacy he left.

My sweet red headed aunts. Their laughter and their cheer amazes me and I am so jealous of their bond. I hope my sisters and I are like this when we're older.

This is just my Dad's side, my mom's side is amazing as well. But I just wanted to share the impact that they've left on me for the rest of my life. These people really know how to live and to love.

It's what life is about.

This post may have been very cliche and very average. But they're my family and no one can ever take that away from me. They're mine, and they're mine forever.

I am done taking life seriously. I am just going to be. :]
This year has brought a lot of firsts and a lot of new things.
I'm ready to learn from those things. They've made me stronger, happier, more sarcastic, and more me.
Thanks 2010.

It's Go Time.

So my blogging has been terribly inconsistent, and for that, I apologize.

So here we go, this will be a good one... I hope.

Not trying to hurt anyone's feelings, but I'm sick of the Christmas posts. Everyone is all: Blah, blah, Christmas, snow, mistletoe. I got over that real quick.
Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas. But once it's over, I'm ready to move on. I like being able to experience new memories. Like New Years!
[However, I am not looking forward to moving onto school. Jan 2. Bite me.]

But alas; I am excited to share my spoils.
I got the newest -okay, it was October- Tegan and Sara CD. Go check some of their stuff out. Northshore is SO frigin good. Give them a chance.
I got a clothing rack, the perfect solution to more needed closet space.
A beautiful necklace, the shape of an L, from my favorite red headed missionary. -It came along with a charm bracelet and earrings. He is so thoughtful and I can't wait till he comes home.

An ihome alarm clock. Waking up to Inevitable by Anberlin is probably the greatest way I've ever woken up.
TOO MUCH CANDY.
A couple sweaters.
Earrings.
Tights.
Gift cards.
PJ pants.
Another necklace.
Tons of makeup.
I think that's about it. The important stuff anyways. Hope everyone got what they wanted for Christmas.

So. New Years Resolutions:
Be better with church and stuff. I need to step it up.
Write Logan every week till he comes home.
Get a scholarship.

There's a few more than that, but some are personal and I'd rather not share with the world.

So this week I was re-rearranging my room, fitting all my Christmas presents into their new home, and I came across old letters. Old letters I wanted to forget. It was like a blast from the past. And now they just sit there. I don't even know what to do with them. Remind me never to clean my room again ;) Sometimes I hate how my past just comes to haunt me. But thankfully I learn from it.

So that's about it. Oh. My sister broke her arm on Christmas day and her and my mother spent four hours in the ER that night. Poor child. It was also her birthday on Christmas Eve. Love you girl.

I'm sure I could have made this post longer. But I'm kind of tired and I think I might be ready for another movie. Elise and I just got done watching 500 days of summer. (I got that for Christmas along with Fried Green Tomatoes and The Holiday.) Hurrah.

Hope you all enjoyed this. If anyone even reads this ghost town anymore. Everyone bask in delight of the new year and share your new years resolutions with me!

P.S. Here is a lovely pair of glasses I bought today. They may become a permanent part of my life.

xoxo -laur

P.S. I would like to add that my great grandmother, of 103, passed away this past week.
It was sad to see her go, but I'm so happy that she will have a joyous reunion.
She was an amazing, lively, vibrant woman and I hope to become like her some day.
She passed onto me this yellow belt and a pearl necklace:
Love you Grandma.

Neat, Orderly, Lovely.

I redid my room and it feels so good. There isn't a better feeling than coming home to a clean, vacuumed, organized room.

Some may say the magazine pages are cliche, and that's fine with me, because every once in awhile I like being cliche. So thank the heavens my shoes and bags are perfectly organized. Lovely.

My closet is now very neat and it makes me oh, so happy. It goes [from left to right] skirts, vests, short sleeves, long sleeves, cardigans, sweaters, coats, and dresses.
I just like to stare at my closet now.
Also, you can't see it in this picture, but at the bottom are sets of drawers- taken out of my dresser- filled with tee shirts and sweat pants.


This once was used to hold pictures and now holds my jewelry.
So now that my book case is filled with shoes, I had to have somewhere to put my books. It created so much room and the drawers fit perfectly in the bottom of my closet!

P.S. That lovely book sitting next to my bed is The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks, my favorite author. So far, very good. I am itching to read his new book, Safe Haven.

Well there is the update on my clean room. I amaze myself sometimes. It's just so impressive to have a clean room. Hah.

I am very much in the Christmas spirit this week, I just want to give everyone their gifts already! It's my favorite part.
I finished all my Christmas wrapping today and it's a brilliant experience.

All my friends are home for the holidays and I can't wait to spend fun filled days with them. Hope y'all are enjoying your holidays!
xox -Lu.

Three Things

Guadalupe Fundraiser. These are the two children I bought presents for. Angelina and Oscar. Such sweet and gracious children. An amazing Christmas experience.


MY ROOM IS CLEAN. And pictures will be coming shortly :) Stay tuned. I can't wait to sleep in my clean room tonight and get some Christmas wrapping done tomorrow.

And thirdly, date night at temple square with my friend Austin:
Thanks self timer :)

Life is good and super, super busy with Christmas coming up, and work, and thank the heavens school is OUT. I am having so much fun with Christmas break and getting so much done. Hope y'all are having fun during your holiday!!

xoxo -Laura Emily

Sorry for the lack of posting lately...

I've been sick. I hate being sick.
It's just wrong.
I've also been outrageously busy and neglecting everything important.
My sleep schedule is messed. To the extreme.
Tired. Stressed.
College...
Christmas.
Guad.
Dance.
School.

THE MADNESS. Also, I am eating Shockers right now. I forgot how sour they are.. Let me remind you, they are SOUR.

xoxo Laura.

Dance = Love

Alright kiddies. Thanks for all of your comments and for the new followers and such.
I think I'm getting back into the groove of blogging, I've forgotten how much I love it! And I think it's all the better now because I am blogging about what I want to blog about instead of thinking:
"What do people want to read? What do they want to see?"
And then I remember what someone once said to me;
"Everything deserves a chance to be written."
So if anyone is following my blog, you can read about what I want to write about. And there's my thought process for thee bloggage.

I am so grateful that this past week is over with. It was hectic, exhausted, exhilarating, tiring
.....

OKAY. NOW I AM GOING TO FREAK OUT. MY COMPUTER JUST... LET'S JUST SAY THERE WAS A VERY LARGE ENTRY HERE THAT IS NOW GONE. SO. ANGRY. Hmph. Ugh.. And it didn't even save. DEVIL. It was huge and great and wonderful.

It was all about how I want fake black glasses for Christmas, as well as the new Tegan and Sara 'Sainthood' CD.
It was all about the Christmas season and what is going on for me this week.
It was all about my Christmas shopping and the amazing time I had at the Christmas dance.
It was all about me teaching a dance class [the pictures below].
It was all about how I'm pathetically addicted to lookbook and to organizing my room.
[I use me and I a lot...]

And unfortunately, I am just too frustrated to retype it all. So you get my watered down version. Bummer.

xoxo -Laur.

P.S. Below is my calling.

Bet You're Jealous

Okay, maybe not, but this is so unlike me.

I have all my Christmas shopping DONE. Word.

So this week I have been grateful for many things. I have just felt so overwhelmingly blessed. Here are a few grateful spotlights of the week:

Red Lipstick [The dance performance went smoothly. I felt great about it!]
Florence and the Machine and Tegan and Sara. Couldn't have gotten through the week without them!
An amazing father who knows how to put a spare tire on in the freezing cold.
Big O Tires, for fixing my tires for free. Y'all are the bomb.
Tyler Ward and his amazing covers. And he is pretty cute.
A mother who takes my weird eating habits into consideration.
A washer and dryer. All my laundry is done! Now i just need to put it somewhere..
A really soft couch to sleep on while my room is.. an unfortunate sight, to say the least.
[I was going to take pictures so y'all could see what is going down. Buuut. I seem to have misplaced my camera in all the mayhem.]
Snail Mail!

So I have been trying and trying to come up with a reason that I can show you wonderful people this photo, and finally I thought: 'Screw it Lar. It's your blog, post whatever you like.' So I hope you guys enjoy this. Just imagine being there. Go to your quiet place. And as you go there, read this quote! [Ya might have to click and enlarge it for the full effect.]



"For just a while, calm your thoughts. In this moment, simply be.
There is much in your life, and there is much more to come.
Yet you have always been, and you always are, more than enough.

For a moment, let go of the way you appear and the things you’ve done. Feel the truth and power of who you are.
...In silence, there is much you can know. Beyond thought, there is much you can understand.

Touch the person who always lives inside the person you are. Be immersed in the beauty and wonder of being.
Feel the strength that is always there. And know that whatever may come, all is well."
— Ralph Marston.


Isn't that fabulous and wonderfully breathtaking to your soul? Mine too.
Thank you so much for all my followers who read and enjoy.
Hang in there y'all.
xo- Laura.

Too Much Clothes.

That is the title of my post, because today I came to the realization that I had to do my laundry. Had to. I don't even know if my washer/dryer can handle all my laundry. I just have way too much clothes and I'm not willing to give any of it up. I already gave away four bags this summer. It's getting out of hand. Did I already blog about this? Hm. I don't remember, but I am again if I already did.

Here is the problem; My closet= TINY. So. Small.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Please give ideas. I am contemplating turning my bookcase into a place to fold pants and put belts/scarves/jewelry/shoes etc?? I just don't know. It is getting out of control and all my beautiful clothes are ending up on the floor. No good. [Ew, I sound like a priss.]
And the biggest problem is... I just keep buying more.
I am a thrift store addict, someone needs to intervene.

Enough about clothes, there is more to life than clothes.

School. Uhm. I don't really want to talk about it.. I am dropping math. If you don't like that, you can suck it. Also, AP English is kind of kicking my trash; not because it's hard, just because the senioritis is spreading like a virus. Come Christmas Break I will be back on track. I just need a nice little vacation.

Dance. Holy dance. I have been dancing so much lately and my body is just exhausted. Besides the two beginning classes that I help teach every other day, I also have my advanced class on the other days, and on top of that I've been having extra rehearsals after school because we are performing in a Christmas assembly on Friday. I am pretty dang excited, but just so exhausted, mentally and physically. P.S. Remind me to post a photo of our dance costumes. They are insanity. Literally. Our dance piece is all about the imagination, and let's just say.. Those costumes are friggin' imaginative.

This week I haven't been able to stop playing this song. I'm in love with Florence and The Machine. Yuuum.

My life consists of Jazz 32 oz. cups with Dr. Pepper. Oh Subway. Thanks for providing me a job, and free sandwiches and drinks. Oh and 'broken' cookies. My job is pretty cool.

I think I've covered about everything I felt like covering. Also, I would like it to rain as soon as humanly possible so I can check this off of my list of things to do:

xoxo -Laur.

Oh. And P.S. I'm not quite sure why, but this site is my favo.

Psh.

I haven't been writing stuff lately. Ya wanna know why?

I think that I think I care what other people think.

Guess what, I don't. So I will type about whatever I darn well please :]

So. Hype me? Yes. I think you should. Here is my lookbook: Laura's Lookbook!

I don't care that much about it, it's not like I'm addicted, it's just fun and I mostly love getting inspiration off of other people's outfits. Btw. Those aren't my best outfits, usually I just don't get pictures of my outfits. Ugh. I feel like a lookbook wannabe. Maybe I am. So there.

Hah. Anyways, uhm, thought I'd get a little blogging in while I could, because this week is going to be INSANITY.

10 dance classes, extra dance rehearsals [dancing in front of the school!], raising money for Guadalupe [a school of underprivledged children that each year my school raises money to give these children Christmas. So far I have $140.], a date, work, and the Christmas dance.

INSANE. I know.

My life is hectic and crazy but I'm loving it. I think.. I don't really have much time to stop and think about it. Does anyone really care what I have to say about my busy life? It's doubtful. I lost a follower the other day.. Unfortunate. But life happens.

Just to finish this little post up, here is that beauty of a jacket, by Nat Kaplan, I was telling yall about last week. Suede baby.

Oh! And also, if you are looking for a fabulous blog, check out Steph. I adore her and her blog.

Yall have an amazing December, I can't wait for Christmas. xox -Laura.