i am grateful for.

warm coats and best friends. halloween parties and the jru crew. the lanai tanning deck and warm november days. election day and funny friends. mission calls. 

love list.

the sun rays dancing on my face . deep sleeps . sonic from 2-4 . diet coke in general . group text messages with my sisters . 2 hour phone conversations . skype dates with my parents .  darla's infamous sugar cookies . oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (for breakfast) . all baked goods . hot chocolate . fall boots . warm coats . heaters . blankets . computers in class . weekend get-aways . catching up on television . long chats with best friends . texting in the same room . inside jokes . butternut squash . best friends . family vacations . sister's weekends . jerusalem . music . homemade music videos . the smell of books .  online shopping . manicures . boys with an expansive vocabulary . boys in cardigans . boys . long hair . new pens . change . helaman halls . handwritten letters (or notes) . comfortable beds . helpful strangers . compliments . sales . memories . imagination . learning . paints . museums . art . movie premieres . shared passions . love .

sandy.

Mormon Helping Hands :: Hurricane Sandy :: Rockaways, NY from Joshua Brown on Vimeo.

i love my church.