finals week.

yeah. i'm writing a blog post instead of studying. i wouldn't say "blogging" cause i'm not really a blogger. just a weirdy. 

the big final i have to take, and i'm real worried about it, is one of those that i'm just ignoring studying for. mainly because i'm so nervous for it. and that there's so much material on the test. and there's like 119 questions (or more). yepp. so i'm completely avoiding it. 

but lately, i've been enjoying some work time, some school time. some fun, relaxing times with the boy below. (see below)

i also spent nearly two straight days constructing this project. yeah, i maybe chose the wrong time to do it because i pretty much missed watching all of conference. i was a stress case. but i got a 90%. which was pretty good for me.  

mandrew also came home for a little surprise visit. no one knew he was coming. except me. and maybe because we planned it less than 12 hours before he actually flew home. 

i'm looking for an internship in los angeles. you have ideas or contacts.. shoot them to me! i can't wait to be done with finals. then maybe i can relax a bit. go running and get in better shape. cause mainly, i've been craving ice cream. like i do every day. and when that happens.. it's never good. 

p.s. i got some new kicks? you like? they are size 12. in mens. 

thirteen.

oops. 
first post of 2013 and it's.... february 14th! happy v-day. to me. and my valentine, me. 

goodness doesn't life just get busy and then before you know it, two months have passed? that's me for ya. 

i have since realized, however, that life should never be too busy for the things that are important and needed! too much to do and so much life to live. 

well. i'll give you "stalkers" an update. although there aren't many of you. 

1. school is good. and hard. but good. 
2. i thoroughly enjoy looking at all those darn zoobsssss and wonder, "where in the WORLD did you come from??" every day. 
3. i'm working part time at FFG (same work). it's going great. even though i secretly envy shar bear and how she gets to cook in the mahvellous kitchen for her job. 
4. i am currently looking too much at all my dumb media apps on izzy my iphone 5. that's a goal - to not check all that unimportant stuff 24/7. 
5. i have now made TWO payments on florence. two down and.... 50 billion to go. 
6. i forget about face time, i miss my 3 kiddies. 
7. currently, i am searching for a health-related internship in los angeles for this upcoming summer. so i can complete my internship and alsooo live with bro bro andrew and party on. i am a california girl at heart. weird i know. p.s. any connections or people you know, hit me up, even if you don't know me that well! 
8. baseball season is starting. and padre is coaching for a different team. that's weird. but oh so very exciting. SOX all the way!
9. my room is organized. but organized clutter. but not too bad. but bad if you know me normally. 
10. i've still got lots of life to figure out. and boy, am i grateful for the wonderful things and the wonderful life i have!!!!!!

|the SANTA run with my parents, so awesome|

|wedding i shot in december, in IL|

|baby girl turned ONE!|

|and below, christmas with austin. that boy.|

|family cabin fun. addyson has my heart.|

|first day of school|

|more photos from the wonderful whitney |

|why hello! amazing trip to vegas with my work|

|below, see {most} of the ladies before ZARKANA|

|tauri and me partying hard!!!!!|

|me, will{my boss}, mary|

|POST-nordstrom shopping spree|

|back to utah. and 2degree weather|

|below.. a. charles' birthday| 

can't get enough.

amidst studying, i cannot get over my love for this song!

it's easy to get stressed out i think. 

but then i look outside - the sun is shining, the sky is blue and i am so blessed!

spontaneous.

kind of spur of the moment, i decided to go with my friends to vegas. 

we had talked about it a while back, but i knew i couldn't miss work and didn't think too much about it. we all got to talking and i decided i would go! leave friday evening, get there late late and enjoy 2 days in vegas. 

i know,

awfully unflattering pictures that aren't reflecting my bod that i am working so hard on! 

i love trips like that. remember our trip to idaho a while ago? we all decided we need to do these things more often! can't wait for summer. eeeesssshh. 

i have joined something new (i know, the discreetness is probably killlling you), i am branching out. i am being open and trying to be enjoyable. 

i am learning. more and more. i am in love with my anatomy class. if i didn't work so much, i would probably study it all day because i love it so much! any ideas what i should do with my exercise and wellness major? i should probably decide soon, eh? 

you like some things, and you don't like others. 

you live and you learn. and i am trying my best to do both of those. 

odd man out.

you know what's the best about thursdays?

thursday is the new friday, in a sense. no class, and following friday, two days of forgetting about school - kinda. 

this weekend was a good one. i may or may not have eaten a weeks worth of food within seven hours...

it was totally worth it though. 

i saw "one for the money" on saturday. i thought it was great!! i later found out that there are 18 books in this series. EIGHTEEN?? i know someone who is reading #18 right now. that's a lot of reading. is that a new summer goal? possibly. go see that movie though, seriously. 

and, how could i forget... the super bowl! was i cheering specifically for a team? no. should i have been? probably. 

we were all fence-sitters because our steelers didn't make it, stuff happens though. 

i have some pet peeves, well a few, wanna know one of them? i hate getting dogged. i mean, i don't think anyone likes it, but it's really starting to bother me as of late. uhh. sorry if i have dogged you recently, i think i have been pretty good at following up though. 

but please, check out this shirt i made!! 

isn't that fantastic?? i think it is. 

take a shirt, any shirt. trace and cut out a pattern onto wax paper - big or small. iron the pattern onto your shirt. lay the shirt in the tub and spray it with bleach. immediately after the bleach is sprayed, iron the bleach again and instantly, it bleaches it your shirt! let it dry for a few minutes and peel off your pattern! simple project, but totally cool!!

thank goodness for pinterest, right?

shar made a yummy honey glazed chicken dinner the other night. 

think about it, what would we do without pinterest? how would we paint our nails? complete holiday projects? we wouldn't! 

remember when i learned how to fish?

1. reminds me of summer. 

2. reminds me that this was taken just over three falls ago. my, how the time passes by. 

the weeks blend together and repeat themselves. does this really go on until april when the semester ends? it must. i hope i can survive. 

i played would you rather the other day.

the question was posed: would you rather go back in time or look into the future?

i debated between one, and then the other, and back to the first. 

but i would rather look into the future. i think about my past and i don't feel like there is much to regret or change. the future is unpredictable and kind of exciting. some days. 

i might regret the fact that my mom styled my hair like this?!

look at me though - take me back there. 

tornado town.

i can't believe it is january 31st. the weeks seriously fly by. i feel like the days drag, but friday comes and i am shocked that the week is done and over. 
maybe working 30+ hours a week and going to school full-time helps the time pass faster??


like i said, everything blurs together... i haven't really kept track of what has happened!


i do, however, have a new project in the works. it is about halfway complete :) 
thanks to this tutorial... i will have a new addition in my room. 


i don't think i have bragged about my new niece!
reagan rebecca law was born on december 26th at 12:01 am. 


i haven't held her in person, but i am one proud auntie. 

miss these cuties.

look how big my girl is?!

remember how we went to idaho a few weekends ago?

what a blast we had. it was nice to get away and relax. 

there's a first time for everything, right??

i went to a wonderful farewell on sunday. cydnee from my study abroad, is going to argentina - today!

she gave a wonderful talk about overcoming hard things. it reminded me that it is possible, i seem to forget that sometimes. 

cyd is so ready and i am so proud and grateful for her example!

catie, angela, karra, CYDNEE, me, hilary. 

absolutely love tim mcgraw's new album. die by my own hand is my newest fave. 

eesh.

i have been slacking on this, blog, you know. 


trying to manage a couple night classes, work every day, school, and of course zumba, has been a little harder than i expected. 


my brain is still not functioning to full capacity. that can't be good, can it?? it's still enjoying a christmas break when i am trying real hard to be studious and make it to class on time, or just to class? 

i am absolutely loving these shoes i purchased.

they are still working their way into my every day, uh, business attire. 

oh, and these pants! 

i am on a colored pant rave right now! 

colored skinnies from express - the royal blue, or purple, or i guess all of them could very well be my next purchase.

i think i've pretty much skipped over approximately 3 weeks and 2 days of my life on here. i know you are a little upset about it, but sorry. i don't want to bore you with overdue christmas/holiday posts. 

however, me and a couple friendy friends took a trip to idaho for the holiday weekend to visit a friend. it was a wonderful break, a relaxing couple days, and of course, always, a good time!

me and al pal. 

p.s. please excuse the poor picture quality. mobile photos just aren't the best. i have been slacking on photog taking too. oopsies. 

leave of absence.

i wish i could take a leave of absence from finals. unfortunately, that's not an option. 

i know, everyone blabs about finals - that's all we can talk about! that's all i can focus on, basically. 

but when i think of it, there's so much more to life than finals. 

i have

great friends, 

a wonderful family, 

and the big guy upstairs who loves all of us! 

i have a hard time keeping in mind that my life is something a lot bigger than anything i can imagine. i wish it was something i could grasp and understand, but it just isn't. and i'm okay with that, most of the time. 

there is something amazing in store for all of us - i need to keep that in mind too!

check out the pictures below. they are of my grandpa, vernon law. he was a cy young award winner in 1960 in major league baseball. for all of you non-baseball knowledgeables, that's an award given to the best pitcher in ALL of baseball. that's pretty cool. 

he was a wonderful example for the church. he never swore, never drank, never had tobacco. 

his nickname was "the deacon" - for obvious reasons. 

what a bash in their pittsburgh neighborhood! 

thanks.

i attempted a post from my mobile, eva. but... the picture looked weird and it wasn't up to my blog post "par". 

i've been in a blogging slump i decided. things have gone on and i've thought, "oh! write a post about that!" but then, i never do. sorry. i know all of you are anxiously awaiting my next post! 

my parents and adam were gone in the dominican republic with the byu baseball team so i was here at home on my own for a bit. and i loved it. so, i spent a great thanksgiving with a wonderful family. it was one to remember, i sure love that family! 

the void of dear pugsley is still in my heart. :( 

festival of trees is always a law family christmastime tradition. here's one of my favorite trees:

(and favorite movies!)

my computer knowledge is greatly increasing. if you want to refinance, just ask me. i know all! okay, i'm kidding. i don't know all! i am learning as i go and i definitely don't instruct people in refinancing! what i have learned, is that people in the loan/refinance business work crazy hours! change is good though. i sit a a computer all day, i have about every song memorized on 97.1 ZHT's "i heart radio" app, and my typing words per minute has gone up as well. those are all good things right?

my most favorite week is coming up. NOT. finals are my worst. but it's time to prepare, buckle down, and rock my finals! by next friday - 2 math assignments, 1 five page paper, 5 chapters of reading, and 3 finals later, i will be free! 

wish me luck. 

in the mean time... i'm in a place that i've been in before with my life. it's just one of those things.

if you want to give me a really nice gift for christmas, i am now accepting this:

happy studying and happy holidays!