G.N.O.

Yesterday night, I had a lovely Girls Night Out with some of my favorite girls! :)  

(Rach doesn't like pictures!) :)

My Mom, Rachel, Robertson, Boss, Brooklyn, and I went to the Real game together using my family's Pass of all Passes tickets!  It was so much fun!  We got there a little late, but we still loved it!  We were on our feet screaming, and cheering!  Best of all, we learned the R.S.L. song! 

IF YOU BELIEVE THEN JUST STAND UP ON YOUR FEET
AND SHOUT IT LOUD REAL!
HERE AT THE RIOT THE BATTLE HYMN'S BEGUN.
WE'RE HERE FOR RSL!

Ma.Life.Be.Like.

This... :)  

I feel like my expression in this photo says something to the extent of.....whaaaaaa??

Photo: Courtesy of Boss

Lately, life has been flying by! :) Between working 3 jobs, going to Cedar City, work meetings, going to Garland, farewells, singles' wards, bike rides, library trips, siblings' birthdays, piano recitals, first aid trainings, cousin's weddings, the bro slicing his head, painting fingernails, birthday dinners, getting curfews, visiting classes I used to teach, conquering my biggest fears, failing with glow in the dark bubbles, playing with my favorite neighbors, searching for a good bike, city creek trips, gumball machines, solar eclipse parties, seeing best friends from Cedar, and going to the gym; life has been busy, but a party!   Here's a few snapshots! :)

Living the Garland life!  Thanks for the fun Ash! :)

This is the bike I want :)  No big deal. Just the cutest bike KNOWN TO MAN.

Conquering my biggest fear!

O-Leaders, baby!

My favorite job! :)  And BUBBLES!

Ryan before his piano recital!  He loves pictures.  So do Rachel and I!

Birthday Kids! :)  With the presents I gave them :)

The gash.

Cutest neighbor ever.

My REAL favorite brothers! :)

I am: 

• a sister
• perfectly busy
• loving life! :)

I.Am.What.I.Am.

Hello world.. A few days ago I changed the URL of my blog. 

You may or may not be wondering why.

If you aren't wondering, don't read this post! :)

When my Dad found out I had a blog, he looked it up, and the name bothered him.  At first, he brought it up in subtle ways, but lately he has been dogging me about it all the time.  So I figured if it bothered him so much, I'd just change it.  But on my time, when I wanted to, not his when he wanted. (Because as the oldest daughter of a sarcastic, sassy father, I feel it is my responsibility to be just as sassy and sarcastic in return) :)  Now the name has been changed.  Cool story, huh?

Okay not really, but with my new blog name, I figured I should explain to people in every post, a little bit of what  I am, so the end of every post will look like this:

I am:

• a daughter
• happy!
• a girl who loves her life :)
• a blogger

P.S. For those of you who were under the same impression that my dad was with my last blog URL, I do not party in an inappropriate drinking, getting high, BAD way!  My whole life is a party, because I do my best to see the good in every moment.  Don't you dare, for even one second, think that I would ever do anything inappropriate!  Because, let's be honest.  You already know I won't! :) 

Well.Said! :)

I just saw this on pinterest and loved it! Haha

That's right. :)

That.HORRIBLE.Moment....

when your Mom calls you and calmly tells you that your little bro is in the

EMERGENCY ROOM.

I, personally, scream, almost swear, grab all my stuff so I can head home, and then ask what happened.
 

Apparently my sweet stud of a brother was making something for the family in shop class that he still will not disclose.

He put a piece of wood on the lathe that was a little too big for it, but he figured it would be fine.
The wood shot off, gashed his head all the way to his skull, and knocked him to the ground.

He was in the E.R. for 8 hours today, waiting for a surgeon to come stitch him up.
50+ stitches later, he is okay, but he'll have to stay out of the sun this whole summer.
I'm just glad he isn't dead because of loss of blood or deepness of the injury.

Man that kid. 
I love him, but if he ever freaks me out like that again.....I'll kill him if he isn't already dead! :)

JUST KIDDING!
But seriously, for a moment there, I was terrified that he was going to die.  I started thinking about the last things I said and did to him.
I will no longer take these moments I have in life for granted. 
Live each day as if it were your last kids.

Sing together.

Dream.Car!

I keep having dreams at night in which I am driving this exact car!  

(with the top down of course!)  

It's a sign, right?? :)

I Waited.

Sometimes you wait for people.  

For 2 hours. 

Then they finally text you and say they haven't even left yet...and so you won't be able to see them for 2 more whole YEARS.

WHAT THE PAJAMAS?!?!?
Kids these days. ;)

eye.HIDE.

Sometimes, I hide from life and people.

                          I just need a quick break! :)

I just close my eyes and pretend like everything always goes the way I want it to, because I am a planner, and that's what planners want.  They want their plans to work out.  They want people to see life the exact same way they do.  No big deal. :)

                                             I even hide under tables.....

                                                                DON'T TELL ANYONE.

                                                                                                 Sincerely, Dani.