Table Rock (Boise, ID)

(Table Rock is kind of like the Hollywood sign of Boise...)

random boise shots this week

2.22.15

[excuse the many posts with my favorite boots.. i'm wearing them while i still can!]

sumo syd

a little throwback thursday...

A BABY PICTURE..

My aunts and uncle called me "Sumo Syd"...

alone.

sometimes

i have to drive 45 minutes

to an open field

to be alone with the mountains and the air.

because sometimes I begin to think that my life is defined by

       my job

           or

         how many people I hung out with this week

or

how many college credits I have

               or

        how many likes my Facebook or Twitter or Instagram photo has gotten

                          or

             the places I've traveled

or 

how many views my blog has

                                                            or

                   what I'm wearing today

Sometimes I need to be alone

in an open field

away from the world

to remember that all of those things are simply things.

They aren't me.

Alone in an open field I can't hide.

Alone in an open field without my cell phone is when I truly feel free from the pushing and pressure of society and culture and expectations and people.

Alone in an open field is where I remember who I truly am.

a folder i found called "artsyithink"

While searching through my over-crowded harddrive, 

I found an old folder filled with photos

titled

"artsyithink"

.....

I'll let those photos speak for themselves...

((warning: photo overload))

2.13.15

(this pretty much sums up my style on my LDS mission)

I'M AN ER TECH AGAIN!

I feel like this...

SO MUCH EXCITEMENT.

I start in 11 days!

Oh, how I missed the Emergency Department...

creative ways to remember your mission

1. a picture frame with your missionary name tag

tips: 

• Use a picture frame with a mat border. Your name tag will fit perfectly.
• Use a photo from your mission to personalize it.
• This is a pin name tag. I removed the the pin with pliers.

2. photo album

I'm not patient enough to scrapbook, so I just bought a simple album and filled it with my favorite pictures. It was super easy, super cheap and it didn't take long to do.

 

2.08.15

that awkward moment when you wear the same outfit for a fashion blog you wore a year ago

Mini Love Lock Bridge in Russia

There is a small bridge

in Lipetsk, Russia

with a sweet tradition...

A newlywed couple writes their initials on a lock..

and places it on the bridge to hold fast

for all the world to see

for its paint to fade

rust to creep itself around

for the weather to test its strength

but to always remain strong and holding fast to that bridge, through all of it.

5 Reasons I Would Retake My "Bridge Year" to Ecuador in a Heartbeat

I have been home from my bridge year in Ecuador for almost two years. I am still absolutely convinced that being a Global Citizen Year fellow was the most impactful experience in my life to date.

Five reasons I would retake my bridge year over and over again:

1.  I had the chance to learn another language, through hands-on experience.

(A skill that served me through my mission, my career and in my personal life.)

2. I got to know students (fellows) my age with the same passion and love for life & adventure

I have made lifetime friends,
and when all of these people are famous/successful, future career connections ( ;) ).