i think that this picture is funny. that is all.
1. i make a better cupcake than you do.
2. i'm a junior
3. i injured myself by falling up then down the stairs.
4. i work at target.
5. i'm struggling with the whole 'don't date your co workers' rule
6. i'm the oldest of six kids.
7. i drive a stick shift.
8. i LOVE long distance phone calls.
9. julia larsen is my best friend.
10. i think i eat my weight in ice cream every week. not really but kind of.
11. if you're going to laugh about it later you may as well laugh about it now.
12. i love being sixteen.
13. the mormons here are LAME and don't ask people on dates.
14. i already know who i'm going to marry but shhhh.
15.early morning seminary is going to be the death of me.
i just finished the first week of my junior year at a brand new highschool. guess what? i loved it. the first day was ridiculously hard and resulted in about a bajillion and six tears and begging to be sent back on a jetplane to utah. that didn't happen obviously but i'm glad i stayed. i eat lunch with a pretty awesome group of people and i have two classes with my cousin. now onto more exciting things...like attractive men.
this is a creeper picture that was taken of me in my target uniform. you see, that there is the problem. i was wearing my target uniform. so there is this guy that i work with and i sort of like him a lot. he goes to my school and is 6'3. we usually work the same shifts because of the whole minor rule and everything. DO YOU SEE A PROBLEM WITH THIS SITUATION? i sure don't. minus the whole uniform thing. but he's wearing one too so what the heck. we seriously have been having way too much fun at work. last night things were super slow so we folded bags to kill time. let me tell you, i never thought that folding plastic could be so much fun. boy was i wrong. anyways, long story short, i really like this kid and i've been having a really great time working with him and getting to know him. it's like i'm getting paid to work with attractive people. seriously.
did i mention that i love my job? well i do.
last night my GTL kelly comes up to me and says "you know now that i know who your parents are, your mom came in last christmas and asked if she could lay up on the conveyer belt. did you know about that?"
yes kelly, i did know about it. it's still her cell phone background. i find it funny that both of these pictures were taken at the same register about a year apart. also, i think it's just a little bit of a miracle that i still have my job after people realized we're related when my mom showed up yesterday. also, my mom is awesome.
that is all.
forever and always,
sarah leslie
last summer i did a week by week of everything that went down. then i began the most dificult year i've ever had. i don't think i was really happy until march of this year and even then, i still felt new, still felt alone. going back to Utah for the first time in april was so good for me, and i found it harder to go back than i thought it would be. after that, finishing school was easy, and before i knew it, it was june 9th and i was saying hello to summer. two days after school got out i was heading to EFY and i'm so glad i went. there are so many things that have happened that i love about this summer, but out of all of them, my week at EFY here tops them all. i had the best company ever, complete with the best group of girls and the most attractive group of guys. not only that, but my friend james ended up in my company and i had so much fun getting to know him as my friend in his home teritory. it was a huge week of spiritual growth for me, and even three months later i still think about it all the time. the best feelings come from that week and i wish that i could go back there with the exact same people all the time. out of all the pictures that were taken from this week, this one remains my favorite.
two days after EFY i was off to girls camp. even though it was hard to go from a week of spiritual amazingness with attractive men to a week as a leader over twenty emotional twelve year olds i survived the meltdowns, and learned some leadership skills from it that i'll use forever. plus i got to be a YCL with Bryn and Briana. so. much. fun.
two days after girls camp i caught a flight out to utah to get to go and play with my friends for a month. it was a break from reality for sure, and i can't believe everything that happened while i was there. it was a perfect month for sure, i don't think i had one sad day. some of my favorite moments include my double date with bryn, james, and payden, playing cookin' mama at four in the morning with Julia, my two weeks of crazy sleepless fun with julia which included a tea party, temple trip, multiple shopping trips, and lots of laughs. on top of that, i got to go to bear lake with christina and her family, a second week of efy, and a lot of little adventures in between. other great moments from that month include dancing in the rain, and laughing until i cried.
of course, before i knew it i was flying home and it was back to reality. oh reality. i applied for a job on the day that i got home and then set up my bedroom and read a few books. then i got my job at target and the rest of the summer has passed by so quickly. now it's time to go to school, get good grades, continue working, save for college, and have a little bit of fun in between. not gonna lie, i'm ridiculously nervous for school and i'm not sure how i'm going to handle being the new kid again but i know that i'm where i'm supposed to be. it's going to be hard, but if there's one thing that i've learned in the past year it's that if i rely on the lord then i'll be just fine. plus, i have the greatest group of friends to support me along the way, including my church friends, my extended family, and of course the lovely julia larsen. this is going to be a crazy year, but i think i'm finally ready for it. and i'll leave you with a few cheesy words from my camp rock friends. gone are the days of summer, we couldn't change them if we tried.
g o o d b y e s u m m e r. i'll miss you until next year.
forever and always,
sarah leslie
the only two words that entered my mind when i finished stuffing the remainder of my school supplies into my backpack. i start school on tuesday, that means one day of summer left.
on the bright side, with back to school comes back to school shopping. i picked up a couple fantastic pieces from H&M, American Eagle, and Forever 21 and am eager to get to wearing them.
like, this blazer
and this fantastic giraffe top. my best friend julia larsen totally bought this a week ago and blogged about it. it was so great i went out and bought one for myself. this whole 1,300 miles away thing does have one small benefit. not that we didn't buy the same things when i still lived there.
this knit floral top defnintely is my favorite purchase of all my back to school fashion. love. seriously.
now i'm off to enjoy my last day of summer. i'll do my end of summer blog post tomorrow night. in the mean time i'm busy holding on to every last minute of summer.
yeah, i about died when i saw those four words together too. easiest recipe i've ever made. mostly, because there isn't a lot of making involved. nonetheless, it is still pure deliciousness and i ate half the pie myself. terrible, i know.
banana cream cheese pie.
holy delish. this picture does the pie no justice.
1 box banana cream pudding mix
1 eight inch grahm cracker pie shell
3 C. heavy whipping cream
3/4 C. skim milk
1 eight ounce package cream cheese.
1 banana that's slightly too ripe.
3 Tbsp. powdered sugar
mix pudding according to the directions for pie filling on the side of the box using 1C. heavy cream and 3/4C. skim milk. allow to set up on the counter for a few minutes.
make sure cream cheese is COMPLETELY softened. by this i mean make sure you can stir it with a fork until it looks like greek yogurt or something along those lines. then fold gently into pudding until it is completely mixed together.
take pie shell and spread a thin layer of the pudding mixture on the bottom, then layer with thinly sliced bananas, more pudding, bananas, and then a final layer of the pudding mixture. put in fridge for ten minutes while making the whipped cream.
add remaining heavy cream and the 3Tbsp. powdered sugar to a mixing bowl and beat on high until it forms soft peaks. top pie with whipped cream and garnish with grahm cracker crumbs if desired. allwo to chill for four hours before serving.
