we're busy over here.

jam-packed into the next two weeks:
- rehearsals and a performance! i can't believe it's the end of the season already.
- packing.... yeah, i should probably get started.
- lovebird's birthday to celebrate. yahoo.
- cramming in as much hang out time as we can, with our dear friends.
- saying goodbyes, more like "cya laters",  to my piano students for the summer.
- clean, clean, clean. my little home is begging for it.
- spend a few days by our pool before we go brave the cold weather that still exists in utah.
- one last day trip to san francisco, just to get my fix before i leave for three months.
- possibly a pedicure. after a long season of hours in pointe shoes- i think i'm due for one.
- a quick trip to L.A. who doesn't want to visit best friends and disneyland? no brainer.
- many afternoons (if i dare brave the heat) at the dog park. mowgli's got to say goodbye to his friends too, i suppose.
- car washes and a big stock up on treats. what's a road trip without clean cars and treats galore?
- simply moments in our little home. before we leave it all behind for awhile.

i can't believe the beginning of may is just around the corner already.
slow down life. you are passing all too quickly. 
this time of year is always a busy time. but, i like it that way.
we are anxious to go home for the summer. yet, slightly sad to say goodbye to life here. 
regardless, salt lake city... here we come!

anything fun on your agenda for the end of april?
let's hear it. i'm hoping it's more excited than our to do list before we head out.

some days.....

{source. lyrics from this song.}

some days...
some days you just don't have time to blog.
today is one of those days; and that's because,
some days you need to go to bed or you need to wake up early;
which is a result of
some days being too overwhelming, busy, jam packed or exhausting.
you come home ready to throw in the towel, when
some days you realize life is a gift.
some days are better than others.
some days are longer than others.
some days are harder than others... and
some days you just need a chocolate chip cookie.
let's face it- we all have those days,
where we just don't get to everything we want to, because
some days simply aren't long enough to accomplish every single thing
our heart desires. which is why,
some days every day i'm thankful that lovebird reminds me
that as long as i'm giving it my all, there will be no regret.
some days i want to disagree with him- and prove i can do it all.
but, then i am humbled and remember that
some days, and only some days he is right. {well, at least about this. ;)}
and that is why, at the close of
every day, i can crawl into bed with him and thank him for loving me endlessly.
regardless, of the "some day" i just went through.

every day is a gift.

use it wisely.

xoxo

b u s y

life is is full swing right now.

dress rehearsals and performances galore.

one last final today. {thank goodness}

guests arrive in a few days.

christmas is just around the corner.

traveling home for the holidays.

christmas shopping and wrapping on the "to do list'.

and the list goes on...

i'm just trying to keep my head above water right now.

after this final is over, i have a feeling a big weight will be lifted of my shoulders.

i'm waiting for it to feel like christmas-

i don't know if it's because i'm too busy to realize it's just 15 days away,

or maybe it's because i don't live around snow anymore.

but, i'm guessing it's because my mind is purely occupied on nutcracker

and finals that i haven't even begun to have thoughts of christmas festivities.

i'm hoping that all changes in a few hours after i hand in my final. 

but, let's be honest- finishing your finals, feels like christmas come early every time. 

yahoooo! wish me luck. here i go. 

i look forward to jumping on the christmas bandwagon later today. 

cya later.... alligator.

see you later, alligator.

in a while crocodile. 

okay, just for a little bit; as in only today. 

i've got to study my brains out for an exam tomorrow.

then at by 11 o'clock tomorrow morning- 

i'll be as free as a bird.

the thanksgiving holiday will begin it's celebration.

{well sort of- i still have rehearsal until 8. boo!}

utter excitment for a turkey feast,

four days off of dance,

not having to go to school, 

black friday shopping,

and spending loads of time with lovebird 

is a complete understatement.

first, i've got to get through this test.

so... see you later alligator.

in a while crocodile.

diy nail art above?

it's called being a cheater, and buying sally hansen nail stickers.

so worth every penny- especially, when you find them on clearance.  

{i think the crocodile i used above may be discontinued- but they are all fabulous!}

a world with octobers.

it's quite obvious how busy life seems to be over here.
[sorry for the lack of blog posts. i will be better next week, i swear]

october has been one awfully busy month, i tell you.

however, let's not dwell on the business-

because everything else in october has been perfect. 
{pumpkins, rain storms, new puppy, colored leaves, visit from parents, hot coco, performing,
candy corns, the color orange, rain boots, crisp air and the list goes on and on...}
indeed, i'm thankful for a world with octobers.  
i've recently established it's my new favorite month out of the year. 
regardless of how busy i may. 
happy october.
it will be gone before we know it, so enjoy it while it lasts.
xoxo 

{source: unknown. sorry!}

moments interlaced with busy.

i sat at school today trying to study as my brain 

seemed to wander off to a land of it's own.

my music text book couldn't seem to captivate my attention,

as my brain managed to come up with the concept that 

life's companion is: "busy". 

without a life you couldn't be busy, 

and if you weren't busy or actively doing anything, 

life would be awfully dole or possibly cease to exist, in a sense.

but, then there is the argument of being too busy...

is my life at that point?

days like today, i would say yes.

but, is it all worth it? 

yes, definitely.

why? because the little moments in between the busy ones,

are what truly define your life and make it your own.

you know, those two minutes you get to see 

your hubby before racing out the door?

or the hour you spend eating dinner with your family?

the quick hello to a dear friend at the grocery store? 

reading a book for five minutes before your fall asleep from exhaustion?

a quick, yet romantic, walk around the block?

..........

these are the moments that make life seem doable-

no matter how busy i may feel. 

here are my little moments as of late:

{instagram username: eleasejane}

1. shhh! i snuck a diet coke when lovebird wasn't looking.

2. happy national sibling day! 

3. met baby Laken, and she nearly killed me with your cuteness.

4. date night: rock of ages.

5. puppy shopping.

6. quick snap-shop with my ballet director. 

7. believe it or not: my campus. gorgeous, i tell you.

8. toast+almond butter+bananas= best breakfast ever.

9. happy 40th anniversary to my parents!

10.my primary kids {well, some of them}. i love them as if they were my own.

11. this is what date night looks like when lovebird is out of town.

12. lovebird at crater lake. so jealous!

13. you are never too old to feed the ducks.

12. this 100 degree weather in october, still calls for gladiators.

i'm sure you have some little moments to share... 

let's hear 'em. 

busy being busy.

dear blog:

you can thank my finals for never seeing me.

{and the worst part is, i still have two more.}

you can also thank lovebird-

he has been quite demanding of my time,

now that he knows i have a little extra time to spare.

{obviously, i don't object to this in the slightest.}

i've been as busy as a bee over here.

with dance coming to an end

plus the school semester wrapping up,

things on the busy scale in life have really been amplified.

i'm alive, though.

and for that, i'm thankful.

i'm thankful for performing, testing, stress, lack of time and hardly any sleep- 

they all make life exciting in an unexpected way. 

that being said, i will definitely be

just a little more thankful when it's all over.....

because lovebird and i have a lovely getaway planned.

one that i can't wait to tell you about. 

i promise to be better at posting and writing about our

crazy adventures in life right now.

and to my readers and blogs i love to follow:

i promise i will be back at %100 in the next few days.

i've missed you and your cute blogs dearly.

p.s. if you would be interested in guest posting while lovebird and i

spend time far, far away.... 

please email me at

thelittlelovebirds.blog@gmail.com

{dates of guest posting will be in june and july}

earth and time.

happy monday.

i hope you had a lovely weekend.

earth day was certainly earthy over here.

we spent our time loving the beautiful weather outside.

of course we had homework, so why not take it outside and do it at a park?

genius idea, i tell you.

we are surrounded by national parks and there's no charge to enjoy them.
{thanks to earth day}

we just may have to take a trip to yosemite.
nothing beats the beauty of that place.

life is hectic right now.
if i could only slow it all down, add an extra hour to the day
or put everything on hold and concentrate on one thing at a time...
now, that's what i call blissful living.
if that were the case, it may actually feel like i am living a real life,
rather than feeling like i am in fast forward motion;
blinking and wondering how i say hello and goodbye
to the same day in a single sentence.

all this to say, i am looking forward for that moment when
life will suddenly slow down.
{it will, won't it?}
for me, it will be at the close of my ballet season and
after the end of the this semester.
{just a few more weeks. i can make it.}
maybe then, will be have time to explore all the beautiful
national parks we live so close to.
and maybe then, will the days feel like they pass me by one by one.

cheers to the start of a new week!
may the days pass slowly enough to enjoy them-
yet quick enough to get through them.
if you know what i mean.
xoxo

"the sun will come out tomorrow."

{nerd alert}

it's thursday already. 

this week has been quite lovely all in all.

{minus the fact that lovebird is sick}

i have been a little too busy this week.

but a good busy.

the type of busy where i throw my hair up in a pony, 

put little {if any} makeup on,

grab my glasses and wear the first thing i see in my closet.   

rehearsals for romeo and juliet have picked up,

my school load as seemed to doubled,

and racing to a from to teach piano has been crazy.

however, i think knowing spring break is just around the corner 

has given me motivation to plow through.

spring break starts tomorrow. 

thank goodness.

i have grand plans of doing one thing:

relaxing. 

{and reading a book or two of course} 

i would ask what your plans for spring break are,

but i feel like everyone has already "been there and done that".

for some reason, california schools seem to be behind schedule. 

it's odd. but i'm not complaining,

because a break is a break.

and we all need one no matter when it comes. 

so the countdown has gone from days hours...

27 more hours until spring break. 

what a lovely thought.

xo

a little thing called busy

...and that about sums it up.

i am seriously-really-so-too-very-just-crazy busy.

it's as though time is disappearing or slipping away.

on top of that, being sick doesn't help.

upset stomach today: requires sleep and a sprite.

being sick has put a damper in my busy schedule.

how am i suppose to get anything done when i can hardly 

keep my eyes open and concentrate for more than five minutes? 

not to mention: i have got to teach piano, study for a huge test 

and go to dance fore 5 hours.

oh boy, the joys of being busy.

{hence the reason the blog has been neglected for the last few days.}

other than business, life is grand.

it feels like christmas in our home.

our cute friends had their baby boy.

and we are making plans for a fun trip.

life is good. just extremely busy. 

hope you're having a fantastic monday.

rain boots and puddles of homework.

it's raining. actually pouring.

{and i'm loving it.}

i am at school. studying my little brain out.

i'm craving hot coco and being home in my pj's.

i'm also craving time with lovebird.

i have never been so busy.

sometimes i have to stop and remind myself to breathe.

so please excuse the lack of posts in the last few days.

and just a warning: the next week will be even worst. 

a busy life makes a successful life. right?

i hope so.

geology test, math exam, swan lake rehearsals, teaching piano, primary lesson,

sewing pointe shoes, homework, working for jolene,

and being a wife.

ready, set, go.

nothing is impossible.

especially when you have rain to remind you that life is beautiful.  

can you say busy?

life is just a little too busy at the moment.

i've basically been going to work/dance from 11:00 to 9:00 every day.

it's definitely taking a toll on my body. 

{aches, pains and bruises.}

i've been dying to blog, because i have so much to catch up on.

however, i'm afraid i might not find time this weekend. because...

today: i have have to go to both my jobs and then dance all evening.

 tomorrow: rehearse all afternoon and in the evening, annie,

 (our friend from germany) 

is coming over to the house for dinner and a movie.

{we are so excited to have her though. she's adorable.}

Sunday: we have to speak in sacrament meeting, which means i've got to finish writing my talk. yikes.

not to mention prepare a primary lesson. 

and then we are going over to a friend's house for the evening.

i hope your weekend is less busy than mine.

that being said, have a wonderful friday. 

I'm hoping to squeeze a better post in tomorrow.