Taking engagement pictures today! So excited!

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wishing you a happy holiday!

Hello World! 

I hope that each of you had a very merry Christmas, that you were able to spend time with loved ones, and that time stopped just long enough for you to reflect on all the goodness that surrounds you.

As the new year draws closer, I hope that each of us will try to be a little bit better -- more kind to each other, more quick to forgive and forget, more willing to give others the benefit of the doubt, slower to speak (and think!) evil of others -- that we may be a happier people in 2012. :)

Happy holidays and God bless you all!

- SM

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instagrams: as of late

1. HOT COCOA WITH MARSHMALLOWS

2. MY FIRST VISIT TO THE UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

3. FUTURE LOCATIONS OF ME & ME SISTERS

4. GREEK YOGURT WITH GRANOLA & HONEY

5. ADVENT CALENDAR ACTIVITIES WHILE STUDYING
6. DANNY'S EAGLE SCOUT AWARD PLAQUE (ON A VISIT TO HIS CHURCH)

7. SCULPTURE PROJECT FOR MY STUDIO ART CLASS
8. A MID-EVENING BREAK ON Y MOUNTAIN WITH AHLIN

9. 14 PAGE TERM PAPER - COMPLETED
10. WARM SOUP ON A SNOWY DAY

just five more days until i'm done with my semester. and then i can focus all my attention on family, friends and wedding details ... :)

the holiday spirit

hi world! let me tell you a little something about myself. i love celebrating holidays.

especially christmas. (yes, i start listening to christmas music before thanksgiving. go ahead, judge me.)

so i want to start compiling a list of all the festive things i would like to do this holiday season.

here's my question - what do YOU do to get in the holiday spirit?!

i would love your thoughts!

xo,
sm

p.s. how adorable is this picture?! right?!

*photo from a beautiful mess