Newest Addiction

 Blame It On the Rain by He is We

Like ice cream for my ears! I can't get enough of this song. I have a friend who plays it on the guitar while I sing and just singing it makes me die. die. die. I can't stop singing it or listening to it. Don't get addicted. 

Actually, do.

lately

Amanda said she's tired of checking my blog and only seeing hockey pictures, so...this one's for you, Sweetheart :)

For valentine's day, we all went to our friend Jordan's birthday party! I made gluten free red velvet cupcakes and even MADE a stencil and stenciled on red sprinkle hearts. Sometimes I feel so crafty and mormon it makes even ME sick :P

It was a really fun way to spend Valentine's day, it's nice to have so many single friends :P

Grandpa got really sick this weekend, so I took my first road trip alone with Penny! We did really good together!

My favorite girl came over and we talked for a few hours. It was good to catch up and talk with someone who understands me so well. Love you, Mandamichelle!

I went to church with Dad and Laurie and got to see my brothers for a while. While they were getting ready for church, I heard Heath yelling "Hailee! Come look in my mirror!" and when I went into his bathroom, he was making this face into the mirror:

I love this boy so much! We spent the next ten minutes making videos on my phone of us pretending to be newscasters :) Downside to all this: our voices sound exactly the same. Bad news for me.

I got to see uncle Mark and it was so SO good! The first time I went to see him he just cried and held my hand to his heart. When I saw him the next day, he held my hand the whole time we were there and kept kissing it. At one point we were talking and he said, "Hailee is...exceptional!" I can't believe how well he's doing, especially after they told us he would be in a vegetative state for the rest of his life. He was even cracking jokes with his brother! I couldn't believe it! He was really tired by the time I was getting ready to leave, but he perked right up for a photo op!

Today we didn't have school, so Janessa and I went to our FHE brother's house to paint on their walls. It started off innocent enough, but Andrew and I got into a pretty intense paint fight! In fact, it's 9:30 at night and I STILL have paint all over my face, neck, and arms. Water doesn't take it off, and trying to peel it is PAINFUL. 

Chewy's SUPER LEGIT shark!

Our pretty artwork:

hockey

Last weekend I took some pictures of a hockey game for some friends.

The rest of the team loved them and wants me to be their "official team photographer"!!

One even mentioned paying me :) I won't take money for this, but it's such great confirmation that I'm alright at something that I love so much!

It's such a great feeling!

Here's a few of them

 

hiding

object permanence is the "if-I-can't-see-you-you-can't-see-me" theory that little kids have (or have yet to master).

Sometimes, like now, I wish it was real and I could just cover my eyes and not have to deal with school and boys and life.

finally!

I've been so busy lately, my blogging has been neglected! But this semester has been so much fun, here's a brief synopsis. Mostly in pictures. I'm sad to say though, I have been really bad about pictures this semester :\ Hopefully that will change soon, but there aren't a lot to share...

First, over the long weekend I went to Preston and went snowmobiling with my friend Cody. Sadly, I don't have any pictures of me and Cody together, or even me on a snowmobile! I was pretty bad about taking pictures this weekend, and my little camera was dying so I only got one picture with it (of Cody right after he launched us into a tree :) The rest are from the big camera, which was fun to have but a hassle to dig out.

Anyway, snowmobiling was a blast! I think I could do it every weekend and be alright

all the gang! Cody, Tyler, Terry, Mark, Burt

cody in a tree

it was super foggy on the first day!

cody. being cool.

beautiful views on the second day!

(I had an un-edited copy of this picture, but again, I'm too lazy to load it to photobucket then here. Sorry. Kinda)

Second, in our apartment we play copious amounts of the wii game "just dance." It's consumed our lives! But it's way fun :) I feel like I already put all of the good just dance pictures on my facebook. They're all pretty much the same so you can go check them out there if you feel so inclined :) Sorry, I'm just lazy

Yesterday, my photography lab ended two hours early, so I just sat and talked with my teacher and he gave me almost like a private tutoring session on my cameras! It was seriously great. I learned some really basic things that are already making shooting so much more fun! And my pictures beautiful. I was having lunch after class and wanted to test some things out, so my friends got to be my models. And by friends, I mean Stacey and Jake for a little bit, but mostly Taylor :)

Tay with my Olympus VI, which is ALMOST ready to be developed! Hallelujah!

Oh, speaking of Olympus VI...I love this camera :) It was my grandpa's in the Korean War, and now I'm using it! Love love love

Tay, working it like the rent is due tomorrow

Ps: that aesthetically pleasing blurriness in the background is called bokeh and i FINALLY know how to make it!! Not that it's hard, I just couldn't get my camera to do it before. Or so I thought.

smile! You're on candid camera

Last night we all went on a HUGE group date to play laser tag, icecream at Sammy's, and then Cool Runnings at our house. I think I got maybe one picture, so it will be up later.

Also, hopefully I'll have a fun post in the next few days regarding a new camera I might be acquiring today! Keep your fingers crossed!

there will be an answer

when the sky is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me. shine until tomorrow

let it be

*photo pirated from one of the best photographers i've ever seen, Devin Graham

a different blog

Hey yo.

For one of my classes this semester I have to keep a blog. 

But my teacher really wants outside opinions on the things I write about, so if you would please PLEASE pop over there every once in a while and leave a little comment, that would be much appreciated. 

You will receive blessings in heaven.

And as an added reward, it's a really interesting class and I promise to keep the things I post about interesting. And then if you leave fun comments, it will be even more interesting!

You can get to it by clicking here. 

 Or by following the little linky to the right side of this page.

Thank you!