home james

I officially lasted 1 week before I booked my ticket back, a tad pathetic I know but I am very excited to go home and see everyone.
here's a couple of pictures to show you why I'm actually amazed I lasted that long






Aotearoa- The land of the long white cloud




Maori Saying of the day,
kai atu ko maru kai mai ka ngohengohe: Give as well as take and all is well.

summer days

SUN! the last few weeks have been amazing! my poor white arms have seen some light, and ive fallen in love with Utah,
Jordan left down to NZ at the beginning of August so I attached myself to these four... and have been playing in the sun.





The lake jord and I passed on our way up to park city that i really didnt think ever thawed.... i think its Deer River Reserve? could be very wrong, but had a wonderful afternoon chilling here.



With these two ridiculously photogenic people.




I discovered Ruth's my new favourite breakfast spot... the most delicious scones.







Before Jordan left we managed to squeeze in a little Park City fun time..

Chelsea Love!!

Chelsea!! I just wanted to do a little blog loving for my beautiful friend, who just recieved her mission call, to BRAZIL!!!
I am so so excited and crazy proud of her, ( i dont normally do blag PDA, but chels, deserves it!!!)

farewell socks

Today I offically threw out ALL of our Odd socks.

now to those of you who know me, this is a BIG deal. but they are all gone.

........I now have a toal of 3 pairs of matching socks.

Poem of the Day

I was reading back over my journals this week and i found this poem that i fell in love with forever ago, and i just felt like sharing it.

The Truelove

There is a faith in loving fiercely
the one who is rightfully yours,
especially if you have
waited years and especially
if part of you never believed
you could deserve this
loved and beckoning hand
held out to you this way.

I am thinking of faith now
and the testaments of loneliness
and what we feel we are
worthy of in this world.

Years ago in the Hebrides
I remember an old man
who walked every morning
on the grey stones
to the shore of the baying seals,

who would press his hat
to his chest in the blustering
salt wind and say his prayer
to the turbulent Jesus
hidden in the water,

and I think of the story
of the storm and everyone
waking and seeing
the distant
yet familiar figure
far across the water
calling to them,

and how we are all
preparing for that
abrupt waking,
and that calling,
and that moment
we have to say yes,

except it will
not come so grandly,
so Biblically,
but more subtly
and intimately in the face
of the one you know
you have to love,

so that when we finally step out of the boat
toward them, we find
everything holds
us, and confirms
our courage, and if you wanted
to drown you could,
but you don’t

because finally
after all the struggle
and all the years,
you don’t want to any more,
you’ve simply had enough
of drowning

and you want to live and you
want to love and you will
walk across any territory
and any darkness,
however fluid and however
dangerous, to take the
one hand you know
belongs in yours.

~ David Whyte ~

Mothers Day

Thank you for the endless summer picnics on the lake





for teaching me that a scarf is a mutli purpose item



and that blazers are always appropriate.



Mothers Day is always alittle bitter sweet for me but i wanted to say thank you to all of the wonderful mothers in my life who show me the increadible grace and beauty that i miss so much.




Have a wonderful day, and Mum, I love you. xoxo

one WHOLE year

So Jord and I have officialy been married one year, last Sunday.
crazy how time flies when your having fun, way too much to say, Just so glad that life takes you where you need to go.
( sorry bout the old photo our car got broken into and they took our camera :( im just going to use it as an excuse to upgrade:))