helping hands

being on the west coast and my only connection to anyone who was effected by Sandy is my cousin, i haven't really felt its significance. my cousin lives in manhattan but thankfully she left days before the hurricane hit. her apartment didn't suffer any damage and never even lost power. 

after seeing the video below, i realized how devastating the hurricane really was and still is. i'm so grateful to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and for helping hands. a few years ago, sarai and i went with our youth group to centrailia, washington where there had been a big flood that destroyed a lot of homes. we wore our "helping hands" shirts and got to work. it was one of those experiences that will impact you forever.
this video is a perfect representation to what the gospel is all about and left me inspired. 

                                                        

Hop, Skip, and a Jump Away

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I woke up this morning with a terrible throatache, and a slight stomachache. But somehow, I managed to drag my bum out of bed, and put clothes on. It was something of a miracle. I definitely enjoyed the church meeting though. A girl that I lived with for a brief transition period this semester sang a musical number, and it was absolutely stunning. Her vibrato was top-notch. Anyway, the snow was so lovely the last few days, and with this beautifully frolick-worthy dress, I couldn't help myself... I skipped the entire way home from church. 'Twas delightful :)

Ooh, and tonight I'm probably going to start reading Life of Pi. I figure I should start it before the movie comes out, and my darling friend recommends it. So here's to a new book!

And tonight's Christmas movie over at apartment two is Elf! Will Ferrell at his finest....

Love, Sarai

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Snow Bunny

Happy snow days from Myself, Pompeii, and the whole family!

Love, Sarai

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a few things

1. lovely new clothes

 2. homemade pot pie, i die!

3. the most comfy wool slippers

well folks, i'm home again and enjoying everything that is not idaho. i love my mossy wet PNW and am trying to get my fill before i leave again for an undetermined amount of time {scarrryyyy!!}. i've always known when i'd be coming home but this time around i don't, so i guess i'll be calling provo home? oh gosh! i can't wait for sarai and i to be roommates. we talk about it ALL the time. and make devious plans for how we will marry rich doctors {this is real guys. it's going to happen.}

~Nancy 

 

Long Over

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I know these are old pictures.. they're from Halloween for goodness sakes. But I couldn't leave them un-blogged! If only for the look on Pompeii's face in half the pictures...

So at work last night, I was supposed to leave at ten. And I'm not complaining right now, but seriously, we were there until eleven thirty. Working on panties. Just. Panties. Because today is panty raid. Which means little teenage girls with ridiculously destructive hands will mess all my perfectly folded panties up...

That's depressing...

Anyway, so we spent a million years folding those panties in color-coded order, and that always makes me want to color-code all my own panties! Which is ridiculous, and takes forever. But then it looks so pretty! And I have a lot of those suckers, let me tell ya. It's probably excessive, but when I'm sad, a new pair of panties just makes me happy! It's my version of eating an entire chocolate bar.

Love, Sarai

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Blessings

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Today gave me a lot to think about. My mother sent me something in the mail. Call it a road map for my life, if you will. And the thing is, this document made me rethink a lot of my choices. One big change I want to make is to be more grateful for the things I have that others don't.

For example, I am grateful for my sweet roommate Diana, and her ability to always say what needs to be said. I just love her.

Now your turn.

Love, Sarai

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In the Headlights

This Halloween may be my favorite one so far. Not only did I trick or treat, but I stayed out way too late, and it was pretty much a non-stop party. Seven am guys. I'm so not the most rational person alive...

But, it was delightful. It started with trick or treating to the general public, and getting to know our neighbors. People give you some terribly mean looks sometimes when you trick or treat in college... but they clearly don't understand the meaning of Halloween.

Anyway, then we (as in Sydney who dressed as Audrey Hepburn, and Danielle, who was a pirate) hopped our little booties over to Guru's where we partied our hearts out. We met up with Syd's friends there, and to my surprise, the guys were fantastic. We had a great time, dancing, being goofy, and just making general mischief. I loved it. Then I met the guy in the last photo. His name is Wesley, but I refer to him as lawn gnome. Pretty great, right?

Then we skedaddled to the home of Dakota to watch Insidious. The movie was over by three. But that doesn't mean we left by three... we stayed for another few hours. And conversations were had, fun was all over the place. Then we came home. It was seven in the morning. And it was the best sleep-deprivation I've ever had in my entire life. 

So Halloween was the best. New favorite holiday? Possibly...

Love, Sarai

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