relish autumn for me, would you?

forever i have wondered how these two really strong, really opposing, personalities i have live together in my one body. i am totally a dreamer. someone who gets lost in movies and music and...

getting better all the time

image: let go print by the wheatield on etsy i just deleted my last post- the angry one. i don't normally believe in that; i value every experience and emotion. i just don't feel like screaming...

i don't bury feelings anymore

i bought gp's cookbook because of this image inside. this picture looks like happiness to me. i know it's styled, and a work of fiction. but today i want to be pissed off that i'm not wearing that...

update on my life

justin hackworth kindly emailed me to let me know this is a huge poster outside of his exhibit. probably the most presentable i've ever looked on byu campus- if i made it to class it was in sweats....

an open apology to everyone who knows me

balance is hard.i can do nothing right now outside of my school obligations. and making sure i have clean underwear and gas in my car. and making my bed so i have somewhere to sit and write...

sister's new salon

half way

cate turned nine this week. nine more and we have to set her free out into the world. wow. life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around every once in awhile, you just might miss it.

and if tomorrow im an apple seller too, i dont need anything but you

can i just tell you i'm really excited to pick some prints to order next week at justin's office? he blogged about us here. (one note: the doctor said really really hard, not never. so he was right...

but i look like im talking about happy things

this evening grant was relaxing on the bed when he got home from work, and i was at the foot of said bed telling him about my day. (you are so lucky you are not him and therefore don't have to hear...

love

cate and i had a photo shoot with justin hackworth today as part of his 30 strangers project. he posted this shot on facebook and i was in instant tears. i LOVE that child. i LOVE being her mother.

dear kelly,

(image) you are having some hard days and stress. you are in need of some perspective. you are doing so good keeping up on deadlines. you are spending plenty of quality time with cate. you are...

some journaling

th 5/17- cate stayed home from school feeling sick. i was planning on beginning a large paper i had to write. but she required a lot of tending to. plus, i wasn't feeling quite right... fr 5/18-...

madison ann + good news

my niece needed some senior portraits, so coco and i set to work. coco did her make-up and hair, we blasted some music to get in the mood while driving to utah lake, flirted our way into the state...

for better or worse, its how i feel

the six kids in my family are ordered boy-girl-girl and then another set of boy-girl-girl. this is the second set. kenny, or neenee as we called him, then me on the left, then baby coco. side note:...

may so far

and i've been on a roller coaster of emotions, but i'm settling down now. i am loving the windows wide open, curtains blowing, with no heater or air conditioner employed. even though what i...

blowfish shoe winner

Here are your random numbers: 6, Timestamp: 2012-05-08 17:57:04 commenter 6 was: lindsay of run lucas run, a wonderful blog. lindsay, email me your for sure choice + size + address and blowfish...

a thank you to my brother who has neither the time nor the inclination to read my blog

[my brother's law firm and his beautiful conference room] my oldest brother is an attorney (a really good one- if you are in need and live in utah county, his office is on freedom blvd and is so...

on a lighter note: lets give out some free shoes

amazing dress c/o shabby apple from their block collection. i die- easy to wear, modern, feminine perfection. totally lined and light as a feather. and for the giveaway: blowfish let me pick a pair...

progress ive made

art by sabrina ward harrison i have a wonderful therapist. she has helped me reduce the frequency and severity of my panic attacks. all crazy phobias that were paralyzing me are gone. completely....

right now i want to wipe the window sills

i don't have a lot of knick knacks- if something makes it home with me from the thrift store it's because it has stolen a piece of my heart. this spoon holder on my stove is one of my very favorite...

a couple of love notes

to the blue-eyed one, my little darling, you are getting an earlier bed-time. i'm sorry, but that kind of grumpiness is not going to fly. in a lot of ways this was a hard weekend for you/ us, but,...

summer toms + a lot of blogging thoughts

i saw a teenager with her toms cut like this and asked to look at them. she said she saw the idea on pinterest but i don't know the source. i highly recommend looking it up and cutting some canvas....

procrastination

i have so much to do. school starts in a week for me, i have a booth to decorate and man for byu's women's conference tomorrow (i don't know how i get rooked into this stuff), and a mile long to do...

its a big deal for me anyway

this is the piano i practiced on at home, in tahoe. it's my favorite piano i've ever played, its got the right tone (say that like christopher walkin). over the years i've casually looked for one i...

a bright, beautiful day

i had the best day today. just really great. tomorrow i'll show you the main reason why today was special, it deserves its own post. for now i just feel like counting my blessings. yoga this...

the next post is really long

so here's the gist: my hair genius sister coco has relocated permanently to utah county. she hasn't chosen a salon yet because she's been traveling so much, but she is doing hair in her (adorably...

coco and kellys hair, in two parts.

PART I: AWKWARD CHILDREN WITH THICK AND UNTENDED HAIR though we were loved, nicole, aka coco, and i were the fifth and sixth children in our family. our older siblings were busy teenagers and i...

october 1977

this is my mom, six months pregnant with me. i saw this picture for the first time yesterday and i can't stop looking at it. it's fascinating. it has an awesome macrame plant holder. oh, and i am...

special gifts

my sister came over late last night to pass out souvenirs from her european tour. cate and grant were asleep so they have to wait, but i got to unwrap mine. two things: one, i love special soaps....

cate and spring and my camera

we checked photo shoot off our spring to-do list. these are a few of my favorites. i love that girl. i wanted a pensive yet wild and natural look. she nailed it, meaning, she didn't pose at all....