year two (semester 1) at byu

this year was ANYTHING but what i expected.
i left home in august again having no idea what the school year would bring.

all my closest friends from my freshman year had left on missions over the summer, i was moving into a new apartment complex, and i had literally no clue who my new roommates were going to be.

so let's just start at the beginning!!
i moved into my new apartment and met my new roommates, who all immediately intimidated me because they were already friends. but i loved them right off the bat.



seriously, these girls blessed my life beyond belief this year and i am so grateful that i was placed in apartment 23 with these smart, beautiful, strong and loving girls.

school didn't start until tuesday, and so we knew we HAD to do something fun on that monday, our last day of freedom before the school. the problem??
NONE OF US HAD CARS.
what are the odds that SIX girls move into the same apartment and NONE of them have cars?!
so obviously we made some fast friends and somehow convinced them that it would be fun to drive 3 hours away to sand hollow state park and go cliff jumping.
so that is just what we did.





next up, first day of school!
i was officially a sophomore in college. WEIRD.



we had decided pretty early on that we wanted to camp out for the BYU vs Utah football game because it was going to be the hardest game to get good seats at.
so my cute new roommate mynette and i slept in a parking lot all night long and then BYU lost the game and it wasn't really worth it to camp out, except for maybe the free ice cream(;









school started up and it was not going to be easy hahah so here's a picture of me doing what i do best...school...



i literally laugh so hard every time i see this picture because it's me doing homework at a freaking birthday party like WHAT the HECK lindsey but hey, gotta do what ya gotta do i guess hahah

took a couple of temple trips with my roomie daniela(((:





took a quick little trip to lava hot springs with daniela and mynette.
seriously, such a cute little town!!



& then drove straight back to tooele to go to the lantern festival with ellie and sophia!!









back at it with the studying. seriously, anatomy was one of the hardest but most rewarding classes i have ever and probably will ever take at BYU. i loved every minute of it.



more football games, this time with cute mynette again and SAVANNAH from back home in washington!! they are the cutest people and i love them both so much!!!





drove up the canyon during the fall for the first time ever a couple times!!







went on a TON hikes in the dark, late at night....not the smartest maybe, but still the most fun.



ran a 5k for extra credit in anatomy with my favorite roommate ellie! extra credit in anatomy makes you do the weirdest things, but at least i like running still(;




next up, my TWENTIETH birthday!!
my roommates are the very best and got me the only thing i wanted: golden balloons for my golden birthday!!







went to corn belly's which has the WORST corn maze ever, but it's still a good time



daniela opened her mission call which was the saddest and happiest day ever!! brazil is lucky to have her even though i'm sad she's gone now.



watched our friend's intramural soccer team a couple times!



did some facemasks that made us look like aliens hahah and also made it so that daniela and alyson couldn't smile apparently...



somehow survived 7 am anatomy lab with my girl ellie!! & sophia took it too, we just never took a picture//:



went disco skating a couple times!!! my favorite thing to do honestly





went on some more hikes((:



reunited with my best friend hailey after over 2.5 years apart!!



surprised my family and friends at thanksgiving!! seriously, one of the highlights of my entire life.





& then headed back to utah to take some finals and help ellie, sophia, and daniela move out of apartment 23 to get ready to leave on their missions///:







i love these girls so much and am so grateful for everything i have learned this semester! bring on winter 2018!!!


twenty things for twenty years


woah. hold up.

HOW AM I TURNING TWENTY. SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME.

i don't like the idea of not being a teenager anymore. in my head, i'm still 17. 
maybe someday my brain will catch up with my life hahah

anyways!!! 
last year on my birthday i made a list in my notes on my phone of 19 things i had learned in 19 years of living. i thought it would be kind of fun to do the same thing this year, but actually put it somewhere where someone might read it someday!
so, here is my list, made while listening to niall horan's new album that he so lovingly released on my birthday!!! and might i just say that it is a dang good album so far. shout out to you, niall!!!


1. don't say no to adventures when you're undecided if you should say yes or no!!!
some of my best memories this year were from deciding that it was okay to go do fun things, even if i didn't really feel like i had the time to (spoiler: i had time.)

2. grey's anatomy may just be the best show ever. and most addicting hahah i watched all 13 seasons that were on netflix in 5 months...oops.

3. when people tell you that your crush on harry styles is just a phase, they are WRONG.

4. get outside and enjoy nature as much as possible!! this world is SO beautiful and it's all there for us to enjoy!

5. mount rainier will forever and ever and ever be my favorite place in the world. i kinda already knew that but i can't help but love it more and more every time i visit.

6. the red rocks in southern utah are seriously the most beautiful thing?! I AM OBSESSED!!

7. people will surprise you, both in good ways and bad ways.

8. always be nice and friendly to everyone. 

9. work hard at what you are doing.

10. be passionate about your life. (!!!!)

11. seriously, nothing beats spending time with your family. parents and siblings are so so amazing and it's a blessing to have such good examples and friends in my life!

12. time goes by really flippin' fast so live in the moment and enjoy everything that life throws at you

13. lemon poppyseed ice cream from baskin robbins is the bomb.com
(and so is the marionberry lemonade from MOD)

14. stargazing and sunset chasing are two of the greatest pastimes. 

15. grandparents are so cool!!! and they love you so much!!! always go and watch a movie with your grandma when she invites you to!!

16. sometimes you just need to take a nap, read an old favorite book, or watch a movie that you love. 
other times, you need to go on an run or have a good cry. all those things are so so good for you!

17. at the most random times, heavenly father will introduce you to the exact people that you need in your life. and if that's not the coolest thing ever, than i don't know what is.

18. sometimes, things just don't go the way that you planned. and that is way more than okay!!

19. you need to treat yourself sometimes! buy that cute pair of jeans or that bouquet of flowers for yourself, cause you deserve it!

20. life can seriously just be the best. all the opportunities that present themselves and the things that happen and people you meet all have a purpose, whether you know what it is right now or if you won't find out till the future.


so there it is!! the things i have learned after 20 years on this earth. kinda crazy that i'm entering a new decade of my life, but hey i have i feeling my 20s will be the best years yet!

oh, and PSA: niall's album is still really good, 9 songs later.

lived the dream, summer '17

this summer went fast.
too fast.
i feel like i literally just got home from my freshman year of college at BYU, and yet here i am, four months later & about to go start a new year of school. 
time is a funny thing!!!

SO!!
this will be a recap of what i did this summer!! 
mostly fun, but kind of disappointing cause i feel like i didn't do quite as much as i had planned, 
just cause sometimes life gets in the way. & so does working 40 hours a week hahah

let's get started(-:
((everything is in chronological order))

the first thing that happened this summer was my brother's wedding!
literally i finished a final & drove straight from the testing center back up here to be there in time to help set up & stuff for the wedding.

next, i babysat all 6 younger siblings while my parents went to europe for 10 days. 
(without me i might add!!!!)
being a "mom" is hard. it definitely made me appreciate what my mom does everyday, probably even more than i appreciated it during my entire freshman year hahah


AND MIGHT I ADD THAT HARRY STYES ALBUM CAME OUT DURING THIS TIME AND I ACTUALLY DIED. I LOVE HIM.

 took too many pics by this flower bush & ate (drank??) wayyy to many half priced sonic shakes!!!



only went kayaking once or twice////:


WATCHED THE BEST SUNSET OF MY LIFE. i actually cried.


found out about the $1.50 ice cream scoops at baskin robbins. 
only when it's the 31st of a month that has 31 days in it though!!!
lemon poppyseed ice cream was the BEST!!


celebrated national donut day😋


was reunited for like 2 hours with the whole girl gang😍


went hammocking once or twice!


DID ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HIKES EVER IN MY LIFE!!!


went paddleboarding for the first time ever, & simultaneously got the worst sunburn i have ever had hahaha



& saw most of my cousins on my moms side (only missing 2!!) 
(& some of the ones that were there aren't even in this picture!)


got to spend time w// my annie! but not nearly enough since we were both working full time😭


saw palouse falls for the first time in my life!! kinda not as awesome as i hoped haha


went to pikes market in seattle with mah friendssss(-:


SUMMITED MOUNT ADAMS!!!
pumped for next summer to hopefully summit mount rainier!!


& ended the summer by visiting my favorite place in the whole wide world:
mount rainier national park



it really wasn't a boring summer at all. i feel so blessed and SO refreshed. now, on to taking on another year of college!!

so long summer 2017, you were too good to me.