perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another...

as N so graciously brought to my attention today, I haven't blogged in ages... Let me get you all up to speed on the current events my highly exciting life. This new semester has been great so far. I'm learning french! can you believe it? and yes, it is JUST as hard as everyone says it is. Hate going to school in the summer, but thus far rexburg has shown no signs that it is really even summer at all, so i haven't felt like i've missed out on too much. I long for summer nights filled with ultimate frisbee and shoe kicking contests while swinging on swings, but that will just have to wait til august i suppose. i can hardly believe its already june. halfway through another year of my life, and i have little to show for it. time is the king of theives, its true. wish there was someway to make it all stop, just so i could see my life as it is. know what i need to change and what i want to do differently. unfortunately life is never that simple. its raining outside, love it. and love the grass, the overcast sky, and the eucalyptus blossoms. i've fallen asleep at least twice while typing this. guess thats all for now doves. love, love, love -R

for my exploring photography class our latest photo assignment is called "bucket list" and to start it off, i figured i may as well type mine up as sort of a tangible reference. so, here goes.

- design my own house
- make a scientific discovery/invent something
- learn how to hang glide
- throw a kegger (of sorts)
- drive the entire coast of the united states
- drive route 66 in a 1960's cherry red convertible
- bungee jump off of victoria falls in Africa
- go without speaking for an entire day
- become a street vendor in spain for a minimum of three years, selling my own creations
- get my pilot's license
- climb a mountain
- go to a Stevie Wonder concert and shake his hand
- become bilingual at least
- dance in a field of daisies with the man of my dreams to "You Make Me Feel So Young" by Frank Sinatra
- create a charity
- write a novel or play
- meet a child prodigy (while still in college)
- ride on a motorcycle in formal attire

This is a post that i will most definitely be adding to over the years as i think of more things, and as i accomplish the ones already here. love, love, love -R

new obsession

Was at bath and body earlier this week and have finally found what i want to smell like this summer. ps CO Biglow is my new fav. period. if you get a chance, find a b&b and check all these scents out. splendid!!



This is the perfume for their new line "Lemon" so tasty. i want the body wash and lotion to match.



They also have three new scents for men. i would fall for any guy who smelled like any of the three new scents. now to find a guy who's willing to go into a b&b to buy cologne...



this stuff feels great and is great for the lips. plus has a minty scent so you never have to worry about bad breath if you unexpectedly have to kiss someone handsome :D

Thats all for now doves. love, love, love. -R

a hand to hold

Spring has surely come again, and whisked me off to a world of romance. something about this season makes my hands, arms, heart feel empty and longing. it must be the rain to make me want to share an umbrella with someone charming, or the chilly breezes that make me wish i had a strong pair of arms wrapped around me. what it is about spring i may never know. a toast to a lonely soul, anyone? love, love, love... -R

can't wait for glee to return :D

Have a feeling this season is going to be killer. love it! -R

learing to let go, such a hard lesson to be learned

Today i found myself on facebook (which kills me to say) but nonetheless i was there, and started listening to the video/audio postings of Bonnevaires songs. There i sat in my living room, listening to Tis Winter Now, reciting the lyrics to my roommate. I wept as a spoke them to her, and she listened with an expression of indifference toward the music and the meaning. I have found that this is the single downfall to being a member of this incredible choir. Trying to make others understand the immense, significant, substantial impact that it has made on your life. I'm sure all Bonnevaire alumni and current participants reading this can attest to that. Yet still we will all go on trying to explain, trying desperately to help all that we come in contact with to understand the exceptional value with which those experiences are held within our souls. It has meant so much to me. Its frustrating that all words to describe it are such an understatement. I have always been one to struggle with change, and as i strive to move on, to join new choirs and meet new people, it doesn't hold a candle to the songs i have sung with the people i have sung them with. I know that i must continue my journey, yet i believe beyond any doubt that the places i have yet to go will be greatly influenced by the places i have come from. it is my silent prayer that the things i cherished in my past shall be the things i enjoy in eternity. I thank God every time i think of how blessed i have been. So blessed. There are things that are more difficult to let go of than others, but knowing that they will never truly be lost gives me faith to release my grip, however slowly i may be inclined. and Lord, please let me regain my grasp, in time. Someday... someday. -R

New Fave

the sock monkey commercial for the new kia SUV. great because it has a sock monkey in it, great song playing during the commercial. how you like me now by the heavy. you are psychotic if listening to it doesn't make you want to dance like bill cosby. -R