To IDAHO and beyond!

Just booked a ticket to Idaho to see my brother, Danielle and Dallin, and my future college life! I'm getting pretty excited.... Just Trying to fight off sickliness before I leave ! (: can't wait!

the beautiful people.

Engulfed in the jungle of life,
I am the endangered species,
Always feeling alone with no one alike, The oddity and stranger to the beautiful people,
The one on the outskirts,
never on the in,
I have a few friends, I'm not always alone,
But none I would specifically call my own.
At moments I have a chance to change,
become like the rest in their little games.
Sacrifice me in order to be like them, but I neglect to accept.
I'm not like the beautiful people,
I'm simple and complex,
I'm happy and sad,
both right and wrong.
I'm one way or the other,
but most of all I am me.
Me is unique,
I've finally decided that me is all I can be.

Date night !

So to repay some very sweet boys that took me and Kelsey out a weekend ago, we asked them out and started a bit of a competition. Who is the better date planner? And we proved ourselves worthy of the title! Here's what we did! We picked them up and and then headed to "the pottery shop" in town square! We painted pottery, and who knew these boys were such amazing artists! It was super fun, after we made our way to Smith's and we split up into girls vs. boys. We each got 15 bucks and 25 minutes to buy and plan a full meal. The boys did good and were done right on time! We headed to my house and prepared our food! The boys made monte cristo sandwiches ! Impressive, I know! And me and Kels made ebelskevers, which are like german round little pancakes ! I think me and Kelsey won (: but the boys were great too so we called it a tie. Next we just settled down and watched a movie! Here are some pictures!
ENJOY!

IT'S OFFICAL!

My first OFFICAL college necessity was bought today. A monumental step on the high road to success. And I even decided to share it with you!!!! So here it is, and yes... I did get four compliments while checking out about how "fetching cute" these dishes are!

The interval between time and processing.

They say good things come to those who wait,
But why do I constantly feel like I am wasting my time,
In reality I am only bait on a line,
Waiting for a tiny little bite,
Time seems to never be on my side,
There are always small blessing along my travels,
Yet none that reveal my undiscovered fate,
I guess all I can continue to do is...
That wretched word,
WAIT!

...a little poem: partly about the senioritis I feel taking over. also about the pain of high school! I sure can't wait for it to be over! But I'm pushing through it with a smile, and unraveling the benefits of being positive.
Resolving some past conflicts, and leaving the past in history, creating a new slate for tomorrow's mysteries! (:

Guess who?

Guess who has been admitted to BYU-I? THIS GIRL RIGHT HERE.
Guess who is attending BYU-I? THIS GIRL RIGHT HERE!
Guess who has her dorm already? THIS GIRL RIGHT HERE!
Guess who is gonna be positive even though she has senioritis? THIS GIRL RIGHT HERE!
Guess who has some beautiful friends? THIS GIRL RIGHT HERE.
...so basically I'm getting really excite about college. I kinda wish it was coming faster! Im excited to meet my roomates, decorate my dorm, meet new friends, and to just start fresh! It will be great! I'm especially excited to be so close and near to Tate! How fun will that be! basically college is gonna be incredible! (: I'm definitely gonna miss this girl right here tho!

.radiating love.

some girls are puuurrttyyy. others are "hot". some are seeexxaay. sometimes cute....
only really rare girls are all of the above. i got some pretty "all of the above" friends! especiallyyyy Karisa Larsen! teehee. i love girls that have beautiful faces, because they are beautiful on the inside also. goes to show what truly matters!

now we are turning into a fashion blogg, ready, set, blog.
shirt is from: j.crew , scarf: thrifted, jeans: american eagle, boots: boot barn, watch: francesca's boutique, face: god. :)

bangles: thrifted (utah) , clip on earrings: salvation army, sheer top: buffalo exchange, pants: pacsun (bullhead jeans), booties: anthropologie, face: GOOODD.

knitted sweater: target, striped tank: downeast outfitters, pants: pacsun, green flats: soda brand shoes, earrings: target

** i made Ty preview our pictures, and he confirmed that we are practically models :), i just wanted to remind Ty that... He is one hot tamale himself! **

life is an amusement park.

you know those people, the ones you hate...merely because they always seem to get everything? Sometimes I feel like there are just those certain people that's get to put their hands in the air as they are cruising on a roller coaster, while in the meantime, I'm waiting in a long line for the bumper cars , which may also break down right before I get a turn. It sometimes feels like other people get everything so easily and things just work for them regardless of the effort or dedication needed. I feel like things always are so much harder for me, and it blows. Then I realized, you rarely ride in a bumper car alone, Theres always someone there to help you laugh when u completely crash. Although roller coasters bring short term thrill, it only lasts for so long; then reality strikes. You gotta love reality. Once I thought about this I realized, that'd I'd choose my bumpy life over any other in a heartbeat. The speed bumps in my life keep me interesting and unique, and that's something no one can replicate! Cheers! To loving the life you've been blessed with!

Happy.LOVE.Day! <3

I had the best ...valentines.... EVER! The two cutest boys in the world were MINE (( all day long )) . Tate and Ty, yes I know, they are my brothers! SO LAME, but I love it! All day at school I got to wear a "ask me for a kiss" shirt. I handed out hershey kisses all day and it was definitely very fun and adventurous! Also, I made some cute valentines for my StuCo family! They were fortune cookies, all of which had personalized fortunes for every person! It was way cool and so easy to do, so check out my simple turtorial. I guess valentines isn't as bad as I thought! <3 thanks to my brothers and some happy-go-lucky friends!
So many people asked if I got a real kiss on valentines day because I had an "ask me for a kiss" shirt. And the truth is... YESSSS. YESSSS. YES! I got the best kiss ever from the only boy that will never have to ask for a kiss ! My dad, yes my dad. Word on the block is that this girl Tiffany (Litchfield) was super jealous! Cause sparked were totally flying!
Anywhoo! Kiss the ones you love, and have a happy love day!!!

.you excite my inspire.

"I don't want people to be agreeable, it saves me the trouble of liking them" -Jane Austen

...sometimes I feel like its harder to like people than it is to dislike them! why is that? It's so frustrating, I guess Jane had the same problem! I really love this quote, her satire and sarcasm is just so beautifully witty! She is growing on me.... Pride & Prejudice here I come! I am in love with this time period <3 Io think I would like to have a time machine, just so I can drink tea with my pinky up!

"xoxo"s

LOVE IS IN THE AIR!
Sorry I haven't blogged in a while! I have so much going on, basically... I had the best time ever at sweethearts with Brian! It was the best dance I've been to! It was really fun having Sam, Matthew, and Weston all in my group with me! It was like a Maughan family reunion! Once again, Maughan madness prevails!
So here was our schedule:
10:30: breakfast for Kate treaters bday
11:40: picked up by Brian For the day date!
Day Date: we went "skittles" bowling! Every time it was our turn we had to close our eyes and choose a color of a skittles from the bowl. (and eat it!) then based on the color you had to bowl a certain way [opposite hand, eyes closed, flamingo style, dance moves, backwards, kick the ball, partner bowling] it was a cute twist to a very fun game! Then we picked up lunch (sandwiches) and went and had a cute little picnic at the park! Then an intense game of soccer ended our day date with a bam! WE WON!.....
5:00: picked up to take pictures before the dance!
6:00: dinner at zupas with the whole CRAZY group.
7:00: random dancing in the middle of the road to Backstreet Boys and Brittney Spears, got some really weird looks! I loved it!
Then we watched kungfu panda
9:30: showed up at the dance and partied all night long!
Thanks brian for a fun night <3

Oh hey there sweetheart!

So after some fun memories with newfound friends in Utah, I came home and found out that Brian a friend in Utah asked me to their Sweetheart dance. Most people would think this is strange considering Brian is Sam'a boyfriend, but evidently, Maughans are a bit different... Sam and Brian were merely finding a way so that I could come up too, and be in Sams group! I've got the best friends ever! Sam is gonna go with Blake (another friend) it should be an interesting night! Well so here.. Let me just describe the true madness of the situation at hand.
Feb 2nd: drive to Utah with mom
Feb 4th: get asked to sweethearts by Brian
Feb 5th: drive home
Feb 10th: fly to Utah at 4:55 after school.
Feb 11th: sweethearts
Feb 12th: fly home at 7:35 to be home at 8:05 to get to work at 9:00!
Feb 18th: drive back up to Utah with Tessa for a long planned road trip.
Feb 21st: come home, and try to stay away from Utah.
As you can see... Every weekend this month is in Utah, I sure hope Brian knows how lucky he is! Hahaha! This is gonna be a fun month with some great surprises! I can't wait to unravel what is in store!
..here are some more pictures from this weekend! ..and yes that is ty's hair. (awkward moment when your brothers hair is cuter than yours)

maughan madness

this weekend has surely been one of the greatest!! on thursday after school me and my mom headed up to orem for allison's baptism, I cannot believe how fast that little girl has grown up! can you believe it? maybe its just because she is the youngest of the cousins left! oh goodness. well she looked like a true angel and it was fun to see everyone again.

well not only did i love seeing my cousins, but i also enjoyed the company of my BROTHERS! hurrah! ty came down on thursday too, and it was fun staying up til all hours of the night just talking with him, being stupid, watching telly, and bugging our mother. We seem to match alot more now that we both have some thick rimmed glasses. But i am sure ty would just say "no, yours are more hipster than mine"... look for yourself!

i think we both look pretty great~ i sure do miss my brothers already. Even though they give me a hard time! Heres a shot of us three, we decided we needed yet another photo of us kids because u never know when we will actually catch ty in a pair of clean clothes. (we knew these were clean cause he just did laundry at both Aunt Trish's and Aunt Mia's) Gotta love the kid! 

well, ill post some more pictures in a bit! but for now... ENJOY! heres the last pictures of all the maughan madness and the alder cousins too, singing like their is no tomorrow. Apparently allison is not only tone deaf, but deaf herself... because we all know the Maughan's are not big singers! But we always seem to pull it off... GOODNIGHT!