- xoxo J O R D I E

So I have really been a bad blogger lately because I have just been super busy. With school, church, friends and being sick :( but it's been a fun kind of busy!  So first of all day 3 of Christmas we put our tree up!! :) yay! I really wasn't in the mood to do it yesterday but when I put my matching Santa hat on it was filled with some christmas cheer.  I got the WORLDS best news last Thursday [my braces are coming OFF]  on the 12th of December which also happens to be 12/12/12 the last triple date ill see in my life time. Crazy huh?  We are going to temple square as YM/YW that night and I am so exited cause its like the prime place to be. AND we always take tons of pictures. And hello my braces will be off! :) when my orthodontist told menu was getting them off an that we can declare victory finally I was literally almost in Tears!! I could die I am so happy. But I won't cause then I will never see myself with straight teeth and that would be terrible!!  ...

So I wanted to do something super cute on my blog for the 25 days of Christmas and I am already a day late but I have no idea what to do. So I am just going to tell you about 1 thing I did that day that was related to Christmas  Day 1- December 1st we took family pictures yesterday! They are so cute! Except we didn't do them in my spot for like the 5th year running. I've always wanted to do them on the Draper train tracks by Draper Park. Instead we did them by a graffiti wall which surprisingly worked well because the wall was painted mustard, rust and navy blue just like the colors we were wearing. All the boys wore blue. Girls rust. And parents mustard. They were super cute :)  Day 2- nothing can kick off December like the First Presidency's Christmas Devotional. It wa so good. My favorite speaker in the church is Uchtdorf I don't really know why I just love hearing him talk. They are so amazing. And I hope you all will remember the true meaning of Christmas this ...

i would totally love to give you all a little virtual tour of my room but problem is, its nasty! its so dirty from over thnks giving break cause i didn't clean it once. i'm so gross i know, but i didn't have to do it because i was so busy with friends, family, eating, sitting on FB, insta, and twitter.. there just wasn't enough time but tonight i cleaned it.. wanna see some before and after pictures! before  my floor  night stand  closet 1  desk  closet 2  dresser  closet 3 floor around dresser i am so gross but don't worry look at it now.. total cleaning time: 20 minutes AFTER my closet..clothes color cordinated (im that good)   dresser  desk..still kinda messy but its only my school stuff! my bed MADE and dresser clean! :) xoxo jordyn standage

going back to school today was probably the hardest thing of my life. my mom had to wake me up and even that didn't do anything i slept in till 6:50 got ready in 10 minutes and managed to look semi decent. Good thing Sarah helped me plan my outfit the night before! today i wore -black combat boots (Madden Girl) -black tights (Target) -white socks (Target) -a blush dress (Forever 21) -a brown sweater (Forever 21) -jean vest (Love Culture) -teal necklace (my great grandma) -my gold ring (great grandma) -tribal ring (Down East) -african ring (great grandma) -thick silver (Dollar Store) -blue zig-zag (Target) -CTR ring (Walmart) whole out fit :)  closer look  my necklace, sweater and vest.  skirt and boots :)  happy monday  i feel pretty accomplished for pulling this of this morning considering i was so used to the break time schedule i was (or really wasn't) on.  tonight is the Draper Lighting Ceremony and all girls hav...

okay so tonight couldn't have been a more perfect ending to a more perfect long weekend! so to start the day off i didn't get out of bed until about 1ish. then when i did i took the longest shower ever..and contemplated all of my life decisions (doesn't everyone do that?) i love it, cause i always do that.  but after the life decision making i just chilled watched some tv ate some food it was a pretty chill afternoon.  then Sarah texts me and we are gonna hang out. so i get ready, make my self look publicly acceptable and left. i picked sarbear up and we headed to the dollar store to get kazoos cause sarbear loves them cause they are hours of entertainment.. so we got those got back in the car.. HELLO they DON'T work. Welcome to the dollar store, you get what you pay for. but its okay cause i got plastic bubbles.  but we couldn't play with them yet cause we were meeting Ryan Stephenson at u-swirl. we got there and had a lovely little chat and ryan walks and i...

okay so it was black friday today. obviously. but i kinda gave in and went this year cause my mom wanted to go. so thursday night i went to Walmart and K-mart with her.. (no crazy fights, punching, elbowing, etc.) it was pretty mellow just crazy busy! we got some good stuff! :) then we came home at 12:30ish cause my brother was sick and called..i was super sad i wanted to go to the mall and see the madness there (i didn't really care to shop as much as see the crazy madness of weird utah people) but we got home and i didn't fall asleep till 2-2:30ish. then i woke up at 10:30 to get ready for brunch at noon with Anna, Ashleigh and Sarah. it was so super fun here are some pictures! :) brunch at IHOP with my girls after brunch Sarbear had to go to to Tennis so she left then Anna Ashleigh and I went to the mall.. we got some good deals at Head Over Heels, a lovely hand treatment at Bodacious Bath and Body, lovely smells at Bath and Body Works, then anna had to leave so as...

so as most everyone knows its thanksgiving today which means there will be -more food.  -more family. -more feeling of regret. -more watching football. -more CHRISTMAS MUSIC. :) here are a FEW things i am thankful for this year. heartfelt: -my parents -my siblings -my best friends (Candace, Sarah and Ashleigh) -my house -my clothes -my school -my neighbors -my cars (parents cars since mine is gone. RIP beast) -my cousins -my Aunts and Uncles -the opportunities i've had this year -gyms -education -my religion -my bishop and councilors -to be able to live in utah -to be mormon -my sense of    sight   hearing   feeling   smelling   tasting -my heart -my good health -my mind -tears -disappoitntment (so i know what matters) -joy -fears (so i know where to grow) -sadness (so i appreciate gladness) -happiness -the sun -sunsets -sunrises -moon and stars -earth -rain -my soul mate (where ever they may be) -kind st...