(I wish I was super clever with post titles.)

         Short descriptions and iphone pics of life lately:



//Being a bridesmaid for one of my best friend's wedding! Such a fun {freezing cold} happy lovely day! I loved being a part of it.

           Sometimes I have these days where I just think a lot, about really random things. And sometimes I decide to write them
           down:

+ Okay the Mocking Jay movie. She sings that hanging tree song and it's great. It's emotional and intense and sad. It totally has a feel to it and makes you feel exactly what it is. Okay, so have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard that AWFUL REMIX OF THE HANGING TREE SONG. (Yes, I'm yelling). I heard it and I was disgusted and if I were Jennifer Lawrence and Suzanne Collins, I would be so offended. Who authorized that!? It's like putting dubstep to a sacrament hymn. Ruined it.

+ We had like a super warm winter. Then it snowed. Then it got FREEZING. But this week the highs are like 40s. I can handle that. I like it even.

+ It was time to take down Christmas. Even Chance was sad to take down the tree and wanted to keep it up longer (yet he gets mad that I want to put it up right after Halloween. Oh come on!). But we decided to chop it all up and boil it a little bit at a time because it smells SO GOOD. My favorite smell ever ever ever. So Chance is happy because he feels like now we aren't wasting it. The man wanted to try and plant it for heaven's sakes!

+ I got this awesome call at work yesterday and after talking to this older man for a while, this is how the conversation went:

Him: Now who am I speaking to? You are a delightful lady.
Me: My name is Aubrey and I'm just a customer service representative
Him: Now you are not JUST a customer service representative. You are ksl. You ARE ksl to me. Well you and Kevin Eubanks. You guys ARE ksl. I worked in business long enough to know that you can tell more about a business from the customer service reps and receptionist than any other person in the company. And you are very good on the phone and it reflect well on KSL. You reflect the goodness of KSL all the way up to the president! So thank you.
Me: Well thank you so much! I really appreciate that!

Haha best phone call I ever had and it totally made my day.

+ I seriously want to remove all social media from my phone, but then again I don't. I just want to limit it. Limit it almost to the point of cutting it out completely, but not totally? That's probably a sign that I should. We will see. I just love pictures.

+ Lately I'm never satisfied with my clothes or hair. Struggle struggle struggle. Why can't I just wake up and look great.

There. Now my mind is empty.

2. Reconnect with old friends. Send letters/messages, set up "lunch dates" to catch up.

3. Learn a new skill. Anything!

4. Promote my photography more. So far I've pretty much only done it for family and close friends, but I haven't really tried to get my name out there. But I got a new laptop AND photoshop. Big things are going to happen people!!

5. Volunteer somewhere."

And here is about how I did on those resolutions:

1. I read 3 gospel related books, and my Sundays turned into "Break" days. Yes it is the day of rest, but I took that literally. Naps are okay, but I'm just saying, I didn't keep my goal, gosh dangit!!

2. Most of my friends were on missions and I actually did write some of them pretty consistently. So I suppose I didn't completely fail at this one.

3. Hmmm. I learned how to play Black Jack.. does that count? (I'll answer that. No. It doesn't count.)

4. Chance built me a photography website, I made a kept up my facebook page, and most of my clients are now people I don't know! So this one I actually did pretty good at. I didn't do exactly what I thought I would with it, but I definitely have progressed and it's been awesome! But like I said, I only have time to do photography on Saturdays now, so I'm as busy with it as I can be right now. It's great!

5. Not once. Nowhere. Oops.

Okay, so I didn't completely fail, but I definitely could have done better. Much better. So don't judge me when some of my resolutions are the same or similar for 2015! Here we go:

(I always have goals to eat better and exercise, so it doesn't need it's own spot on the list.)

+ Read more gospel related books. Make a better effort to keep the Sabbath Day Holy.

+ Spend less time on social media/my phone- don't look at instagram or facebook after I get home from work- However I would like to blog more consistently.

+ Expand my knowledge of photography (and possibly upgrade my equipment).

+ Take videos throughout the year and compile it at the end of the year as a 2015 Highlight movie. I had this goal last year and I did pretty good for a few months and then I just... got lazy I guess. But I really want to do it!


Chance's personal Resolutions are :

+ Start a business. No, for real. And make $100,000.
-basically he is perfect and doesn't need any other resolutions- (my words not his haha)

And our resolutions as a couple are:

+ Have Family Home Evening consistently on Monday Evenings, and read/study the scriptures together daily

+ Plan at least one getaway trip, just the two of us for at least 3 nights/ make more time for "us". 

+ Better Posture in 2015! (seriously, this is a thing. we are working on it!)

+ Have a baby  Chance vetoed this one.



Haha so their you have it. Attainable goals for the new year. I know it's half way through January, I just haven't gotten around to posting this. But there. Now it's been documented and easier to hold ourselves accountable.

no pictures=lame post, I know. This ain't for you, it's for me. Haha.