You know what's exciting? My really really really good friend Matthew (Sparky*) Finn comes home on Wednesday! Remember two years ago when all my friends started leaving on their missions? Remember how exciting/depressing that was? I'm so, so excited for all of them to start coming HOME from their missions! I'm especially excited about this one. He really helped make my high school experience. We was into me during my most awkward high school days, and we even dated for a while. But mostly, we've just been best friends who enjoy creme soda runs and mid-day drives. He's never let me down and I know I can always count on him. These past two years have been so incredible for him, and he's grown into such a powerful person. I'm so excited to have my dear friend back!! And I'm getting ridiculously excited for all my soon-to-be returned missionary friends that will follow within the next couple of months. 

Plus, it gives me hope that someday two years will actually pass for my other Matthew, and he'll come home someday. 

Isn't it crazy how time passes? I remember graduating 2 and a half years ago and thinking how awesome it was...now I'm like, who gives? Ha. Just kidding. All I'm saying is, time always goes by. It never stops passing. I guess I need to be more careful in how I'm spending that time. 

Anyway. Welcome home to the greatest friend a girl could ask for! Can't wait to see you, Sparky!! 

*Yes, I realize that it's weird to call a grown man Sparky. Old habits die hard, you know?

beautiful moments.

I think I fall a little in love with a lot of people all the time. Doing more things alone has given me more opportunities to catch people in small moments, when they think no one's looking at them. I fall in love with people absent-mindedly twirling a strand of their hair, tapping their toes, strumming their fingers on the steerling wheel, licking their thumb to turn a page in a book. All creepiness aside, I think there's something terribly beautiful about a person who is lost in a thought. And I especially love to catch someone who is looking at someone else the way I am looking at them.

I love doing video because it allows me to capture a lot of these moments forever.

Halloween.

Early fall has always been one of my very most favorite times of the year! Autumn colors, my birthday, pumpkin carving, hot chocolate, and Halloween!

I don't know exactly what you'd call my costume this year. People would ask, "Are you Dorothy?" "Are you Wendy?" And I just kept replying that I was ....a german girl? Matthew sent me this dress from Germany, and he wanted me to wear it for Halloween so badly. He told me that he made sure to pick the color of dress that would go best with my skin tone and hair color. Haha. So I googled pictures of authentic german styles and tried to copy them. I guess Dorothy/Wendy was the result, but I told everyone to just call me Gerta. 

My last week of October was filled with a big Halloween party with my good friend Austin, a cookie decorating contest at work, filming an engagement video for a sweet friend from St. George (stay tuned!), Thriller at Tuacahn, a bridal shower for Matthew's sister, carving pumpkins, and passing out candy to cute kids. How was the spooky holiday for the rest of you?

I don't know how November got here so quickly, but I'm sure ready for it!