I've been thinking about my two homes a lot lately. Of course there's Virginia where I lived from the time I was three years old until just five months ago when I came out here to BYU! I love (almost) everything about NOVA. I love living so close to Washington D.C. I love the monuments, the museums (most of the time), the fact that I can tell people I've been inside the White House, the fact that as long as my Aunt Becky has her magic badge we can take tours of the beautiful Capitol building, and secretly laughing at all of the obvious tourists when I'm there. When I went home for Christmas, it was as if I had never left! I enjoyed every minute of the time that I was able to spend with my amazing family and reconnecting with friends! We went to D.C., went to the temple, saw as many tackily (is that a word, probably not but I'm using it) decorated houses as we could followed by a trip to get homemade donuts which were SO good, stayed up late talking/watching Modern Family/playing the Wipeout Wii game, exchanged gifts on Christmas, went on tons of shopping trips, watched tons of movies, and just had so much fun being together! It seriously felt as though I had never left! Even after a semester of college, Herndon was and will always be home.
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My best friends!!
My Madrigals front row Sopranos: Christine, Sydney, and Robin! I missed them sooo much!!
ICE ICE BABY. Shoutout to Aunt Becky for the coolest Christmas present EVER! Random side note: the man in this picture, my cousin Matthew, got his mission call tonight to serve in LONDON, ENGLAND! I am so proud of him and so excited to hear about all of his adventures!
Seeing the lights at the DC Temple!!
Okay now for my second home. My home away from home. BYU! I absolutely love this place! The atmosphere here is one that you couldn't find anywhere else! It is so incredible to be surrounded by people that share my beliefs and values! The experiences I have had here are ones that I won't soon forget! I mean, the prophet of the Lord came to speak to my school! What more could I ever want, right? The friends that I've made here have become like sisters to me! They're always down for a good time, converted me to Harry Potter, are always willing to talk about anything, and are just all around amazing people! When I was talking with some of my friends last night, my friend Kaylee pointed out that we have become like a family! It's so true! We see each other every day and never get sick of each other, we look out for each other, and we just have so much fun being together! I am so lucky to have these amazing people in my life!
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I mean, c'mon who couldn't love these beautiful faces?
Hiding from the world.
The night I finished the 7th Harry Potter book! It was a very big day!
Chillin in the stairwell. A favorite pastime of ours.
I am SO grateful for both of my homes!!
Now for the required pictures:
Okay now for my second home. My home away from home. BYU! I absolutely love this place! The atmosphere here is one that you couldn't find anywhere else! It is so incredible to be surrounded by people that share my beliefs and values! The experiences I have had here are ones that I won't soon forget! I mean, the prophet of the Lord came to speak to my school! What more could I ever want, right? The friends that I've made here have become like sisters to me! They're always down for a good time, converted me to Harry Potter, are always willing to talk about anything, and are just all around amazing people! When I was talking with some of my friends last night, my friend Kaylee pointed out that we have become like a family! It's so true! We see each other every day and never get sick of each other, we look out for each other, and we just have so much fun being together! I am so lucky to have these amazing people in my life!
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I am SO grateful for both of my homes!!
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