"Oh, Because it's Scary?"

This morning Jake walks in my room as I'm putting on my mascara, just getting ready for school and what not. He stands there and watches me for a couple minutes, then finally asks, "Brookie, what is that?" 

"This is my mascara."

 ...."Mascara? Oh, because it's scary?"

Trying to hold back the laughter, I answer "Yes Jake, it's to scare away all those rotten boys." 

"Noooo BROOKE! I'm just a boy. Not rotten."

Currently...

Listening: to Lakehouse by Of Monsters And Men
Wearing: My new red pants rolled up passed my ankles. I'm in love with these things. Also wearing a black wonder tee with a little white lace shrug ontop of that {litterally}
Eating: jelly beans
Feeling: anticipation. Tonight should be fun :D
Weather: It's sunny out and I don't see any clouds yet.
Wanting: more sleep
Needing: a band aid from slicing mini plastic reptiles in half last night... I got my thumb a little
Enjoying: these pants
Wondering: if I'll ever finish this song I'm working on...
Loving: This old lady. Oh you know that's so going to be me.

Thinking: it's probably a good time to go take the brownies out of the oven.

Far Away



Today I hung fairy lights everywhere and then I thought about how beautiful outer space is. Somewhere in there I fell asleep on a pile of blankets. I ran to my favorite place in 108 degree weather and I took a shower with my Nike frees still on my feet. I wrote a letter to my missionary friend who's serving in Spain.
Today's sound isss Far Away by Ingrid Michaelson.

 I'm kind of obsessed.

My Children

Just kidding.

These are my little brothers.

We go on lots of adventures together.

Sometimes we go swimming.

Sometimes we play on the fire truck at McD's.

 

check that out.

As crazy as these two are, I surrrre love 'em.

They're pretty much the only people I talk to these days.

When we're out and about, I cannot tell you how many times the awkward question comes up, "Are they yours?", "Will you be having more?" or,

 *my personal favorite*

"Aren't you a little young to be having children?!"

 I always answer with the same simple reply...

" We're sibblings."

a Big Ugly Sweater

     Or as Hannah Grimmett and I like to call it:

"poncho for Chancho".

     Everybody loves a nice big ugly sweater day. it's the day that you can show up to school, work, the beach, or movie theater wearing something that looks like mom's been using it it to scrub dishes with for the passed three weeks, and get true, legitimate compliments. Because we all know and understand: 

ugly sweaters are the best.

 And if you're reading this not completely sure about that statement, allow me to explain why everybody else thinks so.

BIG. UGLY. SWEATERS.

Sweaters were specifically invented to provide a way for you to "snuggle while you work".  it came up when someone decided that whistling wasn't enough. Besides, what about the people like me who can't even whistle in the first place? What's going to motivate me to get the job done? Sometimes I feel like I just need a long hug to get me through the day. If you've ever come across this stressful dilemma in your life, worry no more. Because now, you have that hug. Yes ladies and gentlemen: the sweater. As it's warm fuzzy goodness wraps itself around you all the day long in the most coziest of ways, It's telling you to keep going. You're okay. You are loved. And don't give up. Josh Groban's word's are practically sewn in with every stitch, encouraging you, appreciating you, and embracing you. What more could you ever possibly need?
Well, I'll tell you: a sweater isn't all you need. No, they must be obnoxiously over sized (more fabric, more comfort) and outrageously ugly (because let's face it, jumbo sweaters can't not be ugly). 'Nuff said.

So sweater haters, the next time you see someone wearing one of these contraptions, think twice before you look at them in disgust and complete disapproval. a sweater might be the very thing you need. And who knows, maybe one of these days you'll convert to its irresistible pure bliss.
Which will lead you to be Happy as a Daisy!

Bring it on, sucka'

I LOVE Rigby Lake. We used to go every summer on a daily basis.

It's the best.

After swimming lots and lots, we usually build sandcastles. What started out as a group of friends working together on their marvelous display, evidently turned into a cliche "boys vs girls" war of who could make the greatest castle.

Who won, do you ask...?

Uhhh....you can be the judge of that ;)

IF runs deep

"She grew up good, She grew up slow... like American Honey"

There is no doubt in my mind that Lady Antebellum sings this song just for me. Well, me and one other thing... 

my hometown. A.K.A. Idaho Falls, Idaho

 A.K.A. IF.

It's like the song's a tribute, specifically for the magic that goes on between me and that place, depicting all of my childhood dreams :)

click here to listen to it's loveliness.

       Everything about it perfectly describes what my hometown does for me. It captivates all the ways IF lives inside of me, and who I am now because of it. And every time I go back, it's just like when she sings:

"There's a wild, wild whisper blowing in the wind, calling out my name like a long lost friend. Oh I miss those days as the years go by..."

I hear it every time.

        Nothing makes me happier than just standing on that hill where my old house sits. Or dangling my legs over the edge of that old bridge by my baby brother's grave. And The sunlight. The sunlight in Idaho Falls is one of those things that no camera can even capture. And it's something you can't force yourself to see. Because if you try, you'll never find it. It just comes to you when you're ready for it. And when it finds you, you'll know why I'm so crazy about it. Just Like that song again:

 "Nothing's sweeter than summer time..."

Yeah, no kidding. Cause I haven't even talked about winter in IF. Winter can be.... pretty bitter. But emphasis on the PRETTY :) It's always a winter wonder land; white Christmas every year. Those kids never get bored. I sure didn't.

"Oh, I just want to go back in time..."

All the time.

But I have to remind myself that little girl is still here in my heart, and so is IF.

It's like in that Chevy commercial... if you changed it from

 "Chevy runs deep" to "IF runs deep",

 you'd be spot on.

I'll never forget all those good times.. But I'm ready for some new adventures. Life is FAR from over. It's pretty much just getting started for that matter; there must be tons of new stuff headin my way.
I'm excited, but also kind of scared.

 

"Couldn't wait to get going, but wasn't quite ready to leave"

...yep, couldn't have said it better myself.

I'm unsure of everything I'll be up against. But there is one thing I AM sure of, and that is:

 IF runs deep.

 I don't have to leave in the first place. My childhood dreams live inside of me, and if it wasn't for IF, I wouldn't have 'em. And if it wasn't for those memories, that little girl wouldn't be the same. And if she wasn't, I wouldn't be me. But she is, and I am so so thankful for that. She's here. No matter what I take on in life, I can always go back to American Honey... er.. little Brookie.