saturday-ing

"'Tis the season to be aware of the tiny magic everywhere."

my relationship with snow is a little bit temperamental. i love it when i don't have to be in it, and hate it when i have to walk to school. a fair weather friend is all i guess i'll ever be. 

it started being really windy at this point, like a blizzard. i was almost blown away.

and, of course, snow angels are a must! no matter how wet your bum gets!

what the heck is freezing fog?

It should definitely be illegal to go to school and work when it's this cold outside. I mean, today I think it's a full 6 degrees. Maybe we can just all move to Florida? Good idea. I'll start packing my bags. Or we could all just sit on the couch under a whole bunch blankets and sleep, that's probably cheaper. At least all this snow and stuff gives me an excuse to wear my new rainboots everyday.

it's beginning to look a lot like...

I'm going to die.

It's SO cold. I walked to school today and it was 10 degrees. I'm pretty sure my ears are fixing to turn black any minute here because they've never been so cold before. 

Friday was rainy and not too cold, so I didn't wear a coat, just a little jacket, well...

I walk out of my test around 12:30 and it was snowing. SNOWING. I think it's too soon. I love it when I look up and I'm inside, but when you look down at the 10 inches (10 inches!) of snow that you have to trudge through, it's pretty miserable. 

It snowed ALL DAY on Friday, I never thought it would end!

Morgan and I had to wake up at 7 on Saturday morning to volunteer, and it looked like this outside. I need to stop taking pictures through my window because there is a screen, but oh well. Remember, 10 inches of snow, and this doesn't even justify it. It was beautiful, though.

and snow clouds are weird. They are so heavy and white, it's hard to describe, but they cover the mountains so much it's looked like they've disappeared.

BYU is pretty good at cleaning snow off of campus, but at 7:30 in the morning, there is still 10 inches of snow, so it's like you are trekking like the pioneers. And, it also might make bike riders slip, which might be hilarious, but you feel bad when you laugh because they did just slip and you're probably going to slip 10 times from just walking in the snow.

Sunday, Morgan and I realized that our room is the coldest in the house because, once again, 2 of our walls make up the outside of the building, which makes it colder than anywhere in the house. I looked like this all day, and I look pregnant because of how many layers I was wearing. No one was allowed to come over. 

at least the cold ensures that my water in my water bottle is perfectly chilled at all times. 

picture perfect

I was going through old pictures for my little sister, and I came across these little gems. They're from a snow day last winter. The last picture pretty much describes my family perfectly. I can't stop giggling laughing at it, so I had to share.

my mom just wanted a nice picture out in the snow... (but you see, it's snow. my little sister doesn't like it (that's why she's turned around and crying). and notice the snowball in my hand...)

rachel still won't turn around and I've got an idea (notice the grinning)

she still won't turn around, and I can't wait forever, so...

then chaos ensues... (rachel is still crying)

Benjamin- hmmm fancy a dance? I got a quite a bit of air in this picture, and Rachel is still crying.

(yes, Jared just pulled down his own pants...)

....aaand he was pretty proud of himself. this is the best we could do. 

wishing for colder weather.

Happy Tuesday!

awkward and awesome

awkward/slightly awesome: how big kimberly's shirt is

awkward: what I woke up to this morning

awesome: walking back from the central building I couldn't help but open my package (of free jewelry because I won) cause I was too consumed with my excitement only to open the box and have it look like this which only made me even more excited cause it was so pretty

tip# 3494584 always get the gift wrapping if it's free when you order stuff online. 

Happy Friday!

never fall in love on a snow day

"And finally Winter, with its bitin', whinin' wind, and all the land will be mantled with snow."-Roy Bean