Jessica Senior Announcements- Pt.2

Chelsy and Kota Fall 2016

“Then love shook my heart like the wind that falls on oaks in the mountains.”

Jessica Senior Announcements Pt.1

Rose Family Photos

I had the most amazing time photographing this cute couple and their adorable puppy! Here are their highlights from their December shoot!

Exciting News!

I have loved photography for as long as I can remember. There is just something about capturing a moment forever that is so beautiful to me.

I have been photographing since 2011, so now after all these years and a whole lot of debate I have finally made a Facebook page to showcase all of my work. I also wanted to keep motivated in my photos so I thought this would be the best outlet.

if you want check out my page here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/pinetreesandprettythings/?ref=bookmarks

//Going Forward//

Sometimes in life, things just don’t work out.

This is a something I have learned over and over. Life doesn’t always go your way, but you have to move on. Become stronger.

Right now I’m in the middle of the becoming stronger part.

Anyone who knows me, they know I dated the same person on and off for the past few years. In the beginning it was the timing, we both kept switched between schools and would be in the place for maybe 3 months at a time.

The last time we were on, we both thought that this would be it. We thought the timing was perfect, we loved each other , everything seemed to be moving forward.

But life doesn’t always go to plan.

As most couples do we talked about the future together. We had all of these plans. A month later he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The same disease he had seen his father suffer with for most of his life.

We tried to handle the news as well as any two 20 somethings could. But he didn’t want me to live the same life he had seen his parents live. So out of love we broke up, and 4 months later he left to live in Pakistan, for good, with his father and to help his family.

So now I’m at the part in life’s tough were I get stronger. But believe me it’s not easy. I go to a school were married couples are in large numbers. So as I walk around campus it’s hard not to feel a sting of pain. But it’s getting easier. I’m focusing on school and what to do when I graduate next year.

I guess the message I felt like sharing from this chapter in my life, is that life doesn’t go as planned, but it’s alright. We just need to pick ourselves up and keep going, even if it takes a while for us to get up again.

This is the most personal post I’ve ever written, but I just felt like it was time.

—Fall Favorites—>

I’m basic and I love making lists, so here are my fall favorites!

favorite candle–>

I absolutely love the smells of fall. These are my two favorite from bath & body works

favorite lip color–>

A dark lip in the fall is so gorgeous to me, its hard for me not to wear lipstick every day.

favorite drink–>

As I stated previously I am basic. I love a good caramel mocha from Starbucks.

favorite blush–>

Right now I love the E.L.F. blush in Pink Lemonade

favorite clothing item–>

This is my go to outfit, but my favorite clothing item is a good military jacket.

favorite fall movie–>

Age of Adeline. This movie is my jam. It has Blake Lively, a hot bearded man, and amazing costumes.

favorite fall tv show–>

Anything Shonda Rhimes writes. She’s amazing and also crushes dreams.

favorite Halloween costume–>

This isn’t my favorite halloween costume, but my favorite halloween. This was the in 2012  at a halloween party with some of my favorite people in this world.

favorite Thanksgiving food–>

pie. no further explanation needed.

So there it is, my favorites! One day I will write an actual post!

\\ the right direction//

In life, this has been the hardest to learn.

\\the perks of everything//

Everything happens for a reason. I have had this belief for my entire life, but it hasn’t been until I became an adult  that I truly realized how true this belief of mine is. Nothing happens by accident or by chance. To some this belief may sound naive, but I have seen up close the truthfulness.

I saw the truthfulness to this statement after returning to BYUI from a semester at UVU. Even now I am seeing the impact from that decision.

Right now I am living at my Aunt & Uncles house. This was a last-minute decision I made after my contract at my apt was up before I move back to Idaho. I spend my days now working and being with my family.

The other night the power went out and being children of technology me and my cousin, Jessica, decided since we couldn’t watch Netflix, we would watch The Perks of Being a Wallflower. We only were able to watch half of it before my computer died, but throughout the movie Jessica would mention how it differed from the book. This prompted me to go out and buy the book, and honestly I haven’t gone out of my way and bought a book and had time to read it in a long time (college kind of killed the joy of reading for me).

I started reading the book and towards the end of the book (this scene is left out of the movie). The main character talking to his teacher at the end of the school year, and the teacher explains to the main character why all year he would give him extra readings and papers to write. He explained how the main character is brilliant and wondered if no had told him that before and if he realized it. The main character did not.

After reading these few short pages, in a scene which wasn’t even in the movie I had a breakthrough moment. Lately I have been questioning if I actually still want my major, and have been freaking out because I only have 3 semesters left, so it’s a little late to change my mind. This passage, in this particular book reminded why I chose my major.

I chose my major to make a difference in other people’s lives, to make sure they know that life may kick them around, and that its okay. Life is tough but we can more than get through it, we can excel in it. And that everyone is special, unique and matter.

Life has a funny way of always working out, and getting answers in the strangest ways. 

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