happy tuesday!

i'm finally writing about a trip i went on over the summer right before the fourth of july!

this trip was extra special because it was my first time going camping. a pampered city girl roughing it outside of payson, arizona for two days = a major adjustment. my dad being such a boy scout jumped at the chance to go camping. he LOVES camping. my take is, why spend money to deprive yourself of the amenities that you could have if you rented a cabin instead? we've always stayed at my grandparent's home just outside of flagstaff, but i suggested we do something different this year.

luckily for us, we went when it was still pretty cool up there, and it RAINED BOTH DAYS i was in heaven. so much lightning, so much rain, so much darkness at night. it was a lot to take in. looking back, it was actually a pretty cool trip after i got over the whole bathroom situation and the massive population of bees in the area. my dad and i played horseshoes & i won the first time ;) my mom cannot throw to save her life it's kinda scary to be honest.

it was so cool watching my dad make a fire, sitting in the tent reading & listening to the rain, and just enjoying the cool weather with my family.

i'd go again for sure :)

so american

our pinterest attempt & possible success?? 

my dad was jealous i was so good

action shot

nice shoes

nice hair

my mom is so cute

my dad is so photogenic wow

september 26, 2015 & october 24, 2015

highland high school & brophy college prep's homecomings

IT'S SO FREAKING CLOSE!?!?!

anthony finally asked me & in the cutest way ever so i thought i'd share.

just for reference, when we first started dating / talking, he used to play the guitar and sing for me over the phone all the time. it totally won me over because i love people who are musically talented. lucky for me he plays piano, saxophone, and the guitar. he used to play angel by jack johnson for me all the time, but he hasn't done that much recently.

we were hanging out on friday when we stopped at the park for a minute just to figure out what we were going to do next when he tells me to turn around and close my eyes. i have no clue what was going on, but i was super excited because he told me earlier in the day that he had a surprise for me.

he tells me to turn around, and he's holding these pieces of paper that is shown below, and the full sentence reads, "will you be my angel at hoco?" HOW CUTE IS THAT?! me, thinking that was all, go and hug him and say yes, but he was NOT done. i'm forced to turn around again, and when i finally get to peek he's holding his guitar and starts playing angel. i was so surprised and confused because i definitely did not see the guitar and was so confused as to how he got it to the park from my car without me seeing it.

so, yeah, that's how i got asked to homecoming & i'm so excited to spend two really great nights dancing and celebrating our last homecomings together :) :) :) :)

love my life

so....i got accepted into college last week.

did i actually just type that?!?!?!

actually, i got accepted into TWO colleges. i'm definitely moving up in the world.

NAU (Northern Arizona University), and GCU (Grand Canyon University) accepted your home girl for their honors programs & for the major of business management.

naturally i freaked out because i'm so extremely happy that this is all real and happening. so many years of tests and studying and anxiety attacks has finally paid off.

grand canyon university is a private christian college just outside of downtown phoenix. i will be a part of the jerry colangelo school of business as well as the honors institute. i got accepted into the school based on my high gpa (weighted and unweighted). i'm hoping to continue my education and focus my efforts on business management as well as furthering my understanding and learning of the spanish language. i'm so so so excited to start this journey into college, and hope you'll all stick around to hear my stories about getting prepared for college because i'm sure they'll be interesting and somewhat entertaining ;)

ps i registered for grand canyon university yesterday i'm really going there i'm stoked!!

pps their school color is purple...it was meant to be. go lopes.

just for kicks here's pictures of my acceptance letter from NAU :))

have a blessed day fam