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dear journal,

I love visiting my idaho-an family. i do consider myself from idaho. i grew up here in Idaho falls and could not have asked for better friends or better memories from my childhood. i had the funnest time there! and i was absolutely devastated to leave, and continued to be devastated for years. now, though, i am glad to have moved to utah. i love it here.

but i love visiting family in idaho! they live in the absolute middle of nowhere, but it just makes it that much better!

A very merry Christmas

This Christmas was nothing short of amazing.
I absolutly loved having Christmas on a Sunday, although i will admit, i was a little bummed out at first. Our family tradish is to wake up at the crack 'o dawn and race to open all our presents untill we're to tired to go on. But this year, we got to wake up and check out our all-too-awesome stockings and family presents, then get ready for Sacrament meeting.
Church was awesome. I love love love the hymns and we sang, sang, and sang. I love being a part of the church choir and being able to sing that much more. Also, my Bishop has his amazing way of words. His talks are always spectacular. This one was especially so. Thanks bish.

on the worldy side of things....

Presents were amazing too!
i couldnt have asked for more!
i ain't gunna lie, while i was meandering through the presents under the tree, i was a bit surprised to see a significantly smaller ammount of gifts for me than all the other chilluns. I tried to not think anything of it, slapping myself for being so selfish.
at the very end, after everything was opened, dad suggested we call grandpa. (okay?) but then he "sneaked" a present below me where i couldnt see it. Then he dials the number. And we hear a very odd ringtone under all the scrap-wrappings from presents previous.
my heart jumped.
the one thing i wanted more than anything was a new phone. but not just any new phone. an ipone.
so i finally found the little package and opened it with shaking hands. and i found.... a droid package? (okay, i'm thinking, be grateful. even though you specifically told them you did not want a droid, they got you one. so suck it up) but then my heart skipped another beat as they expected me to continue to open the box before me. so i did... and i found...
beautiful new white Iphone:) yayayay

and that is my story of my most favorite present of this year.

p.s. a new ping pong table for the family! thank. you. santa. !

the help

you is kind. you is smart. you is important

one of the most amazing movies i've ever seen.

its probably not okay

Its probably not okay

how many times i've read these books.

or how well i know each character.

or how i wish with every fiber of my being that this world exists.

or that i may still recieve my acceptance letter.

Its probably not okay

That i know all there is to know concerning this unforgetable world.

or that it is my happy place.

or that i took each step with every character, and lived their lives with them.

or that i cry when i come back to reality.

but then i think....

Maybe its okay

That i have such a wonderful imagination.

or that Harry just makes me happy.

That i love and admire J.K. for giving me such an incredible childhood.

That i have an escape from a stressful reality.

Maybe its okay

That i secretly... no, openly, hope for a wand.

that i declare my love for these books from the rooftops.

or that i may fall quite in love with a character, then cry my heart out when he dies.

or that this story lives on in my heart, even if not on the page.

or that Hogwarts is real in my mind.

Maybe its okay, that i <3 HarryPotter.

oh sunday.

i love Sundays.
i just love the break from not only the week, but from the worldy things that supposedly run our lives. Its the best reminder that 70% of what i do during the week is of no real value in the Lord's eyes. Its a reminder of the goals we should really be setting, of the things we should really be doing, and of the person we should really be being.

they remind us of what is really important:

myfat family

ifat app.
i highly recomend it.

spectacles.

i am a fan. in fact, i have 2 pairs.

and i love them dearly.

my black pair were my first prescription.

i picked them up and tried them on, just to make fun of them.

i said: "who would ever get these??"

guess who ended up getting those?

i did.

Hello world. its good to be back.

After a long period of absence, I have decided to return to the blogosphere, but for different reasons. I would argue that blogging is a form of journal-keeping, and this is definately the funnest, most easy way for me. so i'm back! and its good to be here.
current status:

I am 16 (turning 17 in 8 days)

I have a couple pretty amazing friends.

Thats right, not playing bball anymore:(

volleyball is still a go. loving it.

I got a job!!! coaching a 14 year old girls vball club team.

I got a job!!!...again. working at culvers in orem:)

single. (if you knew me at all, you wouldnt even have to ask!)

Junior at dear old AF high.

actually enjoying school for a change.

lovin' life.

christmas break

realax. take a deep breath,
there is light at the end of the tunnel.
thats right, only 2 more days until the blessed 2 week and 1 day break. A very well needed break.

Dear Utah,

please snow.

love, morgan.