The most wonderful things

People just make me happy. Okay well some people do. especially these people-

my roommates. (in alphabetical order cause i'm cool like that)

Anna- her ability to make the best lean cuisines ever. ;) She's engaged too! Anna is very caring, she gives me boy advice and is really good at listening.

this is us on a 4 passenger airplane.

Ashley- the other day i was having a bad day and ashley just pulled me up off the couch and gave me the biggest hug. I started crying. it was exactly what i needed and she makes me feel happy. She is really caring and i don't get to see her as much anymore because she has a BF. lame. jk ash.

this is us after the paint dance.

Betsy- my "room roommate" as i call it. Betsy and i go waaay back. from the time in 7th grade when she didn't come to the party i invited her to. :P Betsy hears all my complaints, opinions, goals, cries, and even eats my food concoctions. Betsy is the best friend a girl could ask for. Betsy has a 1 of a kind personality that is sincere. she's not fake at all and people like this about her. she tells it how it is.

us after skiing.

Melissa- the woman of every talent. She can even fix the garbage disposal. :D Melissa is there for me all hours of the day. i know that i can talk to her about whatever and she will give me the neutral advice that i need sometimes. she's going to be a great missionary too. :D

us after christmas caroling in the rain.

and adopted roommates-

Lizzy- we make funny videos. she has an infinite knowledge of everything. from instruments, to the gospel, to.... unmentionables too. She even has some quotes on our quote wall now. hahahahha. Lizzy can put a smile on your face 24/7. or even 24/8

us sliding down the stairs in a sleeping bag.

Tara- LOVE this girl. tara and i come from a similar background and we bonded over understanding each other. It's nice to be able to talk to her and know that when she says she understands she really does. she is adventurous and we keep a list of_______ together too. which i still need to write down officially. ;)

at a football game.

Lauren- my little laurenita! i love when she gets into these random fits of laughing. it makes everyone laugh. she will even watch miss america with me. lauren loves life and she radiates with the light of the gospel and her joy for life. Lauren knows who she is and won't let anyone's opinions change this.

playing at a toy store.

Mckenna- she has the best personality. she is SO beautiful. honestly. the boys are probably all after her! Mckenna can have a fun time with a roll of paper towels. She is caring and is a very true friend to everyone. She also has a way of getting out of situations that i don't know how to get out of. haha.

playing where's walso while waiting to clean the sink.

Hope- she is so kind. SO kind. I don't think that she has the potential to hurt an ant. Hope is real and does not conform to the worlds standards of who she should be. I can see why people are drawn to her.

taking friend pictures.

and how can i forget the amazing....

Carrie- i met her my first day in logan. she is one of the most wonderful girls i've ever met. She is nearly perfect. she is a hard worker, SO smart, she is one of the greatest example of showing a Christlike love toward everyone that i have ever met. I need to do more with her so i can learn from her. She is one of those people that is good at everything but you can't dislike them because they are so stinkin' sweet too!

before going to sing at the BYU devotional.

these are the girls. such wonderful people. i love them. They keep me sane... sometimes make me go insane.... but you know what i mean. :D

Thanksgiving!!!!

I LOVE being home! :D

so for the past few days my mom has been cooking like a mad women. And I've been doing dishes like cinderella. But, it is completely worth it when you get all the goodness of the meal.


i contributed this to the meal. it's a delish mint pie.


but.... my most favorite part is this-- CRANBERRY SAUCE! :D


Ash and I set the table like this--

pretty huh!?

and then ash left me because apparently she's in love and had to go visit his family for dessert. LAME! but she wanted a few pics of them together. you can find the rest on my photo blog. briannanicholephotography.blogspot.com


well after we cleaned up and stuff we went to the mod bod sale (3rd year in a row) i spent too much money. but not as much ash. :P


I'm grateful for:

my siblings!!!

look how little and cute we were!

my padres


my grand padres



and my friends and my roomies (who are also my friends) and my ward. and the boys next door who play music, and America, and USU, and my NIKON!, and so so so so so sososososoos much more!

Trying to figure out my emotions.

Life is tricky. Honestly.

Sunday i gave a talk in church. I honestly (not to be un-humble) feel like i did a good job. I didn't read it, only the quotes and the scriptures. I liked the topic. i talked on the Holy Ghost. Here's a paragraph from it- "I am so grateful for the Holy Ghost in my life. Because I am a baptized member of the church I have the great privilege of having the Holy Ghost as my companion through all things. Most people in the world do not have what we have. The knowledge of how the Holy Ghost can help me in my life is an amazing thing. I can’t fathom how hard it would be to make all of the decisions I have to make in my lifetime without the Holy Ghost to help me know what path to take. I can’t comprehend going through the difficult times in life without the Holy Ghost comforting me and helping me get through them. "

AND THEN!!!! i came home! woohooo! the roads weren't bad but i'm glad i got home when i did, because now the weather is not so good. HOME! i just love it. except some things i don't love so much.

It's weird to have things start to happen that you've thought about and talked about your entire life. Things like remembering way back when i was a kid thinking about what college would be like. and now i'm here! things like this only much bigger now!.... but this subject will have to wait for a while. And i don't know how to feel or act about said situation i can't blog about yet. It's making me so confused. I feel like i'm losing a part of me and i'm scared. I always knew this day would come though. i didn't imagine it like this though.

I'm excited for thanksgiving! For cranberry sauce especially. yum! I wish we were having deep fried turkey instead of baked. it's the southern girl in me.
BUT! we did have crawfish etoufe for dinner tonight! I will be eating this in heaven. Pretty dang sure. I love it that Walmart sells southernized cawfish. :D It makes for a good time home.

Anyone else excited for blackfriday????

Father's Day!!!

Father's day!!
Top Ten reasons why I love my dad:

(how can i pick just ten?!? i dunno, we will see what happens. ;) )

10- his inability to say the word "aluminum". (i had to use this one!!)
9- His mad skillz at killing spiders and all creeping things that creepeth on the earth (okay, just the ones in my house... but still!).
8- that he has a stash of peanut M & M's in his filing cabinet.
7- He won't give in to anything when it's important to him.
6- that he takes me on daddy/daughter dates.
5- He helps me follow my dreams and never doubts my abilities and has more faith in me than i do.
4- he's the peace maker. i've never heard him yell, he's never been the one to start any argument, and he always is the one to end them.
3- His worthiness to hold the priesthood and to give me Father's Blessings whenever i need them.
2- He takes time to get to know me. Even if i don't tell him everything about my life i know he is willing to listen to everything that i have to say. no matter what.

AND....
#1- He loves me. Because he chose to and didn't have to.

Even though he's only been in my life for 9 years my siblings and I are the luckiest kids in the world. I've seriously been blessed with the best daddy in the world! Everyone should be jealous!

One Step Closer: Acceptance into the USU Art Department!

GAH! I can hardly describe what I am feeling! On January 28th (day after I turned 18)I said a little prayer and dropped my application into the mail slot marked "out of town" at the Post Office! Fast forward more than 2 months, today (Easter Sunday)-- I found out the results: ACCEPTED! I worked so stinkin' hard on all that i've done and i found out that it paid off in the end.
No one in my family checked the mail box yesterday, so I really could have found out yesterday, but the Easter Bunny delivered it to me instead ha ha. Best Easter present ever, minus Chirst's gift to everyone, of course.
Really good day and I am so grateful for the opportunity to become better at what I love! USU Art Department: We'll meet next year!!!