blast this Christmas music: it's joyful & triumphant.

for all you Christmas music lovers, this one's for you. 

she & him.

phil wickham.

michael bublé

justin bieber.

audrianna cole.

good lovelies.

colbie caillat.

glee cast. 

mindy gledhill. 

mariah carey. 

leona naess.

camera obscura.

jason mraz.

lady antebellum.

jack johnson.

& so much more. 
enjoy. 

& for all you Simone & Gabriel lovers, this one's for you. 

Struggling at it's finest. 

the wiz kids preschool [+ me.] went caroling. 

 

 

 

 

precious hand holding at its finest. 

day made. [period.]

Happy Christmas!!

fini avec mon finals.

this post was totally meant for Friday. 

done

done

& 

done. 

goodbye Fall 2011.

goodbye 18 credits. 

goodbye large stack of college books. 

goodbye library. 

goodbye U of U. :/ 

this semester was dreadful, eye opening & definitely worth the hard work. 

i suppose i loved it & despised it. 

i did learn a lot & made tons of amazing friends.  

but, now that Fall 2011 is behind me, there is so much to do! ;)

hello world. 

hello naps.

hello ugly sweaters. 

hello books i want to read. 

hello holidays. 

hello family & friends. 

&

hello CHINA! 你好香港。

so long, farewell.

It's weird to think that this semester is nearly behind me. 

Here I am, in my favorite place on campus: the library. 

& it hit me. 

I'm really not coming back next semester. 

No more frequent library visits, no more Salt Lake environment, no more beautiful out-door campus. 

No more University of Utah. 

It's bittersweet, I suppose. On one hand, this is my choice to transfer schools. On the other, I'm going to miss this place dearly. 

I may or may not have cried walking to my class this morning. 

It's fine. 

and the verdict is.

Gabriel Jackson Robinson

28 ½ pounds. 

37 inches.

Simone Grace Robinson

26 ½ pounds.

36 inches. 

When did they get so big?

call us international. 中国香港

"a mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions."

-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. 

"all experience is an arch, to build upon."

-Henry B. Dams

it's true what they say you know. 

experiences lead to bigger and better ones. 

and before you know it, you & some of your closest friends are given the opportunity to do something bigger and better than you ever thought possible. 

ask me what I say when opportunity knocks. 

where do I sign up?

the Vibe goes international. 

中国

January 2012

unnecessary frazzles, decisions, walking diseases & red pants.

1.

oh hey, remember that one time a few posts ago.

yeah, that's the one.

who had a bad attitude and nearly cried to the parking lot?

[insert loss of eye contact & questions of "who? what?" & "I don't know what you are talking about."]

turns out I was unnecessary frazzled that dreaded day.

whatever the reason. [stress, over thinking, tiredness]

it all paid off.

the results are in.

B A M

statistics test: 98/100 [A]

trig test: 97/100 [A]

ethnography review paper: 25/25 [A]

achievement of the New Deal paper: "excellent" [A] 

ohs to the yeahs. so grateful. permanent smile. at least until finals.

2. 

Decisions made:

show & vegas. 

school & major.

3. 

my sweet younger sister looks like a walking disease. 

[no picture, I apologize.]

allergic reactions will get you. 

antibiotics, benadryl, creams, & a whole lot of medicines later...

her welts/disease-looking skin rash is fading. 

4.

I'm contemplating about buying red pants. 

mixed thoughts. 

on one hand, everyone I see in them look so darn cute. 

on the other, would I be cute in them?

ugh. I can't decide. 
ciao.