Curly hair, high waist pants, denim, and sandals.
Windows down, glasses on, music blaring, sun shining.
Sweet naps, sweeter dreams, far away places, countdowns keep going.
Smiles, hugs, pictures, "congratulations"; time is of the essence.
Meeting, planning, exciting, living, traveling.
My last one, one of my favorites, ginger; Japan.
My best one, my happy one, all smiles, always; Italy.
An old one, so sweet, a perfect young man; Hungary.
My Asian, the tease, old memories; Indonesia.
My jeep, tears, pleading, pledging, praying, desiring.
Sweets, photos, reading, confessing, realizing... Ah. So that's what this is.
Life is better when it's simple. I'm a firm believer of that. Don't complicate what's made to be simple.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The sun set on the perfect day
A dress, denim button up, pink bow, pink shoes, pink pearl earrings.
Vanilla cupcake, chocolate frosting, blue flower, silver sprinkles; floral china, frilly bistro, old newspaper, glitter.
Old friends, best friends, sweaters, smiles, hugs.
Germany, California, New Zealand, Mexico; Mexico, Russia, Spain, etcetera.
Tears, hugs, hugs, and hugs; smile, converse, onto the next.
Typing, learning, interrupted.. There's a letter.
Read, asked, beamed... I'm going to prom!!
Today has been fabulously eventful!
1) My best friend is serving his LDS mission in Frankfurt, Germany! He leaves July 24! I hoped I was lucky enough to catch him while I was there, but I think I'll miss him by a few weeks.
2) I got to celebrate my very best sisters (best friends) birthday! Nothing better than a day at Dear Lizzie.
3) I'm going to prom with my other very best friend :) :) :) he asked me in such a cute way... I love him!
No ones got better friends than I do and I'll fight anyone who thinks they do.
Kidding!
(But seriously, they're great)
Take a peek into the good life of Chloe Gilmour
Vanilla cupcake, chocolate frosting, blue flower, silver sprinkles; floral china, frilly bistro, old newspaper, glitter.
Old friends, best friends, sweaters, smiles, hugs.
Germany, California, New Zealand, Mexico; Mexico, Russia, Spain, etcetera.
Tears, hugs, hugs, and hugs; smile, converse, onto the next.
Typing, learning, interrupted.. There's a letter.
Read, asked, beamed... I'm going to prom!!
Today has been fabulously eventful!
1) My best friend is serving his LDS mission in Frankfurt, Germany! He leaves July 24! I hoped I was lucky enough to catch him while I was there, but I think I'll miss him by a few weeks.
2) I got to celebrate my very best sisters (best friends) birthday! Nothing better than a day at Dear Lizzie.
3) I'm going to prom with my other very best friend :) :) :) he asked me in such a cute way... I love him!
No ones got better friends than I do and I'll fight anyone who thinks they do.
Kidding!
(But seriously, they're great)
Take a peek into the good life of Chloe Gilmour
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Too tired to write. Just look.
Just adding my URL to twitter again. My past weeks have been fabulously eventful. Slash they also haven't been.
But whatevs.
Chao.
Xxx
But whatevs.
Chao.
Xxx
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Screws get loose
Wooooah, screws get loo-oose.
*
Especially the ones in your head. Why on earth have you left?
Mission?
Not interested?
Some awful 5 week plan?
*
And your screws! Oh, don't get me started on those screws. It's apparent we both want the same thing, so just be the bolder of the two and ask. Rejection isn't in your future.
*
And the loose screws getting looser and looser in that head. We're all getting looser because of your loose screws. Get it together.
*
It's school. It's making us loose, not tighter.
I miss my best friend.
I miss texting (that awful invention).
*
Especially the ones in your head. Why on earth have you left?
Mission?
Not interested?
Some awful 5 week plan?
*
And your screws! Oh, don't get me started on those screws. It's apparent we both want the same thing, so just be the bolder of the two and ask. Rejection isn't in your future.
*
And the loose screws getting looser and looser in that head. We're all getting looser because of your loose screws. Get it together.
*
It's school. It's making us loose, not tighter.
I miss my best friend.
I miss texting (that awful invention).
Sunday, February 10, 2013
we'll bring the world His truth
it's the season of mission calls. my best friends will be opening their calls this week and it's a total surreal thought. i am more excited for that moment than i think they are.
i was sitting in mission prep this evening, and all i can say is 'WOW'. honestly, these young men are the best there is. it is such a privilege to even know them. when they speak, they speak with such assurance and knowledge. where ever they go, the people they teach will be so lucky.
i also watched the Titans YouTube video on mission call openings. it was so good it moved me to tears. it just goes to show how truly called of god this work is. to see young men get so excited about serving the Lord is one of the most precious moments. and when you see sisters opening their calls, you just know that they love the Gospel and they are ready to teach it to everyone (and everyone will listen because i'm convinced there isn't a single unattractive sister missionary out there. they are all adorable!).
and there was also the weekly Skype session I have with Tay. he gets his call on tuesday or wednesday. when i said i'm more excited for them than they are, he is who i was mostly referring to. he is going to make one incredible missionary! how amazing it is that someone so young could be so excited about something the majority of the world would loath even the thought of. it's a miracle if you really think about it.
i am so grateful to be surrounded by these kinds of young men everywhere i go. they are the elite. and i can't wait until the day i get to marry one of them. they will make amazing fathers and husbands. their missions will only make them that much more amazing. wow. i look up to them more than they could ever know. i can't wait to see where the Lord sends them!
i was sitting in mission prep this evening, and all i can say is 'WOW'. honestly, these young men are the best there is. it is such a privilege to even know them. when they speak, they speak with such assurance and knowledge. where ever they go, the people they teach will be so lucky.
i also watched the Titans YouTube video on mission call openings. it was so good it moved me to tears. it just goes to show how truly called of god this work is. to see young men get so excited about serving the Lord is one of the most precious moments. and when you see sisters opening their calls, you just know that they love the Gospel and they are ready to teach it to everyone (and everyone will listen because i'm convinced there isn't a single unattractive sister missionary out there. they are all adorable!).
and there was also the weekly Skype session I have with Tay. he gets his call on tuesday or wednesday. when i said i'm more excited for them than they are, he is who i was mostly referring to. he is going to make one incredible missionary! how amazing it is that someone so young could be so excited about something the majority of the world would loath even the thought of. it's a miracle if you really think about it.
i am so grateful to be surrounded by these kinds of young men everywhere i go. they are the elite. and i can't wait until the day i get to marry one of them. they will make amazing fathers and husbands. their missions will only make them that much more amazing. wow. i look up to them more than they could ever know. i can't wait to see where the Lord sends them!
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Button up that leather jacket
We need to stop guessing and focus on just knowing.
Someone sent me this not two minutes ago.
I like it.
Stop being so insecure and do what you do proudly!
In lieu of this insightful saying, something brilliant and unheard of will take place this weekend. I know it (see what I did there?).
I suppose it's time to stop guessing, put on my big girl pants, and take a leap of faith.
Don't let me fall, please.
I got invited to go skiing with Sasha. Right when I think the first date will be the last, they always go and surprise me by asking me out again. This is something that is scarcely heard of in the realm of Chloe. But is it him I want to go out with...??
Men.
"Chloe, you go back out there and walk in with a smile on your face!"
Someone sent me this not two minutes ago.
I like it.
Stop being so insecure and do what you do proudly!
In lieu of this insightful saying, something brilliant and unheard of will take place this weekend. I know it (see what I did there?).
I suppose it's time to stop guessing, put on my big girl pants, and take a leap of faith.
Don't let me fall, please.
I got invited to go skiing with Sasha. Right when I think the first date will be the last, they always go and surprise me by asking me out again. This is something that is scarcely heard of in the realm of Chloe. But is it him I want to go out with...??
Men.
"Chloe, you go back out there and walk in with a smile on your face!"
Sunday, February 3, 2013
In my Ann Taylor dress
Today Elder Richard G. Scott spoke to our stake at Stake Conference. He is such an adorable man. But aren't all apostles adorable?
I think they are.
Between our stake presidency and Elder Worthlin and Elder Scott, I think we heard all that we needed to hear. But there were three things that every speaker spoke about. They must be pretty important topics if one of our prophets covered it.
1. Temple worship/ Family history
2. Tell your wife you love her (this also pertains to our mothers, for those of us who aren't married).
3. The world is and evil place... and it is only going to get more intense.
These were not the topics I had anticipated to be honest. I thought there would be a lot about missions.. more about missions, I guess.
(Elder Scott told the congregation that he was going to call on a few young women from the stake to come share their testimonies. Of course, like every other girl in the audience, I suddenly became very antsy... I couldn't share my testimony on such short notice... in front of an apostle! But luckily, we heard from two very appropriate girls, both who have beautiful testimonies).
But then I got to thinking: they did talk about missions. Temple work and temple worthiness goes directly hand in hand with missions. It's something we all forget to think about when thinking about a mission. But guys! We get to go through the temple! We often over look that very exciting and important moment. Hearing the frequency of the topic, it must be very, very important that we focus all energy on getting there. It is our ultimate goal. It's always been mine, but I guess I'll keep it in mind more now that it's been addressed.
Something President Judd said that I really liked, was that we need to work our lives around the temple, not the temple around our lives.
He said that monthly temple attendance IS NOT ENOUGH. He made it a goal we ask ourselves every Sunday night after family prayer when we were going to the temple that week.
So it is my goal to go weekly. It really shouldn't be hard.. I've more than enough time. It's short and sweet, and a moment to have absolute spirituality during our crazy and hectic lives.
*******
I went on a date with a Norwegian last night.
I would be lying if I said I wasn't absolutely terrified.
The words "date rape" popped into my head much more often than they should have.... I feel bad that I judged him so early on. But I honestly was just thinking smart.
The entire time I was wishing I was there with someone else, though. That's a sign if I didn't know one. I don't know, I think it just showed me (again) that I have a very specific type of guy in mind. As adorable and sweet as he was, I just don't know if I could see myself with someone like him. Sorry sweet Sasha.
Sometimes boys play with my head. My heart jumps out of my chest, but my head is the logical one: Be careful, darling.
No stupid, I don't want to be logical.
I think they are.
Between our stake presidency and Elder Worthlin and Elder Scott, I think we heard all that we needed to hear. But there were three things that every speaker spoke about. They must be pretty important topics if one of our prophets covered it.
1. Temple worship/ Family history
2. Tell your wife you love her (this also pertains to our mothers, for those of us who aren't married).
3. The world is and evil place... and it is only going to get more intense.
These were not the topics I had anticipated to be honest. I thought there would be a lot about missions.. more about missions, I guess.
(Elder Scott told the congregation that he was going to call on a few young women from the stake to come share their testimonies. Of course, like every other girl in the audience, I suddenly became very antsy... I couldn't share my testimony on such short notice... in front of an apostle! But luckily, we heard from two very appropriate girls, both who have beautiful testimonies).
But then I got to thinking: they did talk about missions. Temple work and temple worthiness goes directly hand in hand with missions. It's something we all forget to think about when thinking about a mission. But guys! We get to go through the temple! We often over look that very exciting and important moment. Hearing the frequency of the topic, it must be very, very important that we focus all energy on getting there. It is our ultimate goal. It's always been mine, but I guess I'll keep it in mind more now that it's been addressed.
Something President Judd said that I really liked, was that we need to work our lives around the temple, not the temple around our lives.
He said that monthly temple attendance IS NOT ENOUGH. He made it a goal we ask ourselves every Sunday night after family prayer when we were going to the temple that week.
So it is my goal to go weekly. It really shouldn't be hard.. I've more than enough time. It's short and sweet, and a moment to have absolute spirituality during our crazy and hectic lives.
*******
I went on a date with a Norwegian last night.
I would be lying if I said I wasn't absolutely terrified.
The words "date rape" popped into my head much more often than they should have.... I feel bad that I judged him so early on. But I honestly was just thinking smart.
The entire time I was wishing I was there with someone else, though. That's a sign if I didn't know one. I don't know, I think it just showed me (again) that I have a very specific type of guy in mind. As adorable and sweet as he was, I just don't know if I could see myself with someone like him. Sorry sweet Sasha.
Sometimes boys play with my head. My heart jumps out of my chest, but my head is the logical one: Be careful, darling.
No stupid, I don't want to be logical.
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