come fly with me...lets fly, lets fly away...

Hello fellow blogtorians (yes I just made that up, what's it to ya?)

I'd like to brag for a moment about this lovely day I am living.

Here I am-once again- visiting the lovely city that I will be a resident of in approximately six days.

(am I excited?..... ummmm Yeah. yeah I am.)

and I must say...

that you might want to be jealous for just a moment about the position I am in.

Here I sit

Inside a lovely air conditioned school

being inspired (as usual)

By the sweet crooning of Frankie

as I look out the window to a perfect view of my favorite temple..

that is

the MAGESTIC Salt Lake Temple.

sydneytthephotography.blogspot.com

 Incredible.

and while I have an irritating feeling of stress that is constantly nagging me from within concerning the quick approaching school year and the responsibilities that will come with Student Council...

I feel at peace

I know that I can do hard things,

ANYTHING actually 

with the Lord as my guide.

So can you.

Now, my friends... get excited for this fall.

Why you might ask?

well because a new chapter of my blog will begin.

Lyla Mae & Lucy Lou

CITY Love: My life and my Loves

So stay tuned... Follow me through my journey as I document with word and with picture this last school year in the Great...GREAT Salt Lake!

Be seeing you soon,

ST

Little brother Mac and I taking a stroll on the lovely campus

The Beatles, Eating, Praying and Loving of LIFE

Perhaps they (The lovely band named Beatles) WERE on drugs a lot of the time...
Perhaps it was even ALL the time.
but these words here bring me happiness.
These words here speak to me.

There's nothing you can do that can't be done. Nothing you can sing that can't be sung. Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game It's easy.
There's nothing you can make that can't be made. No one you can save that can't be saved. Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time - It's easy.



This has been a big adventure for me lately.. that is- the journey to find myself.
And if I am to be completely honest...
the fact of the matter is..
I will never COMPLETELY "find myself"
Each day of my life I come closer and closer... because each day,
I learn something new as I take life one step at a time.
So here I am today... working on finding that love and zeal for life that I once had.
Here I am today, getting back on my feet and keep trying to be a better person.
And let me tell you something.
I couldn't feel more content with the path my feet are headed down.

As I sat in the movie "Eat Pray Love" with Sweet Hailey Jo
(the best friend of mine who I adore completely)
I was deeply inspired.
So today as I step forward I will do those three things. Now for "Liz" in the movie..
each thing meant one thing.
I am sure that everyone in the world can feel completely different inspirational things
about those three simple words....
But
This is what they mean to me.

Eat:

"To take time to smell the roses
to watch a child's eyes as they close
To smell the earth and every good thing
to enjoy the small things the Lord-to us brings.
to taste new flavors and close your eyes.
and listen carefully to the old and wise.
today I will and forever more
eat up and enjoy this life I adore.
-Says ME"

(Yes, I DID just make that up... I was feeling very poetic at that very moment)
Pray:
Liz in the movie took time everyday to Meditate and "find" her "Inner Smile"...
How lovely that thought was to me.
To take time every day to twist my legs up in a pretzel-like form...
to the "ok" sign with my hands and rest them softly on my knees, close my eyes...
and smile.
This idea sounded so lovely in fact that I rolled out of bed this morning and tried it.
hahaha
I felt completely Silly.

And I realized that my time for meditation and my way of finding my inner smile is similar
but different at the same time.
I will take the time every morning to pray, ponder and read my scriptures before I do anything else.
I cant think of a better way for me to find peace.
I can't think of a better way to find my inner smile every day.
Love:
Love, oh love. It really is such a wonderful thing.
But let me explain to you what I learned.
First of all...
Going to school at LDS Business College is a wonderful thing.
There are people from all over the world who I get to attend classes with
BEAUTIFUL people who are very different from me.
There are some language barriers and sometimes that can make things a little bit uncomfortable.
But as I sat and watched that movie... I thought of every beautiful child of God from my
school that I have the blessing to know.
I get to meet new people and learn all about their culture.
I get to Love them and can truly begin to love ALL of Gods children as I find that inner peace
within myself.
Starting today I will look at people and love them because I KNOW who they are.
Starting today I will LOVE as Jesus did.
Good, Good day my friends. I recommend seeing this movie... but if you do... Open your heart and
think of the positive way it can be applied to you.

Love,
Lou

Dashing Young Ladies

I love taking pictures... Especially when the subjects of my photos are beautiful as these, dashing young ladies.

See the rest on my photo-blog!

http://sydneytthephotography.blogspot.com/

Over and Out

XOX

Sparklers and Babycakes

So one day my best friend came over

HJK

and we made cute Baby cakes

with oreos on top and everything.

I really really really like having her as a best friend.

like really a lot.

 I also really like sparklers.

Tay and I took about twenty minutes to light these babies with the supplies we had...

But thats okay

cause it was worth it.

And although it was after the fourth of July...

It was still enjoyable.

Because 

I like sparklers,

like really a lot.

Love, Lyla or Lucy or Syd or what ever you want to call me.

Life is beautiful. 

"What a world, what a life, I'm in LOVE..."

Hello fellow blog lovers.

You'll love this.

So, today I have enjoyed a lovely morning in salt lake city.

Now finding myself able to kill a little bit of time, I looked around and wandered into a cute little coffee shop, beautifully placed right in the heart of down town.

To drink coffee you might ask?...

oh no, of course not.

I don't drink coffee. 

I came into this lovely place to do not much other than to soak into the atmosphere of it all.

I don't think I realized until this moment, just how much a miss living in the city.

Believe it or not, I am such a big city girl...

For the time being that is.

But if at all possible,

I think I began to love it just a LITTLE bit more today.

ALL because of this cute coffee shop that has free wifi

And ALL because of this cute coffee shop that-as I speak- has music from all "the greats" CROONING through the speakers. 

"What a world, what a life, I'm in LOVE" Franky sings

Now some of you may already know ALL about these artist of whom I call "the greats" but for the sake of you lovely people who are new to my life, aka my lovely blog....

The greats:

Sammy Davis Junior

Louis Armstrong

Franky Sinatra(of course)

Deano Martin

so on.

and so forth.

Am I completely enjoying myself?

Yeah..... Yeah I am.

My friends,

 do something you love today. 

Wander out and truly soak in life.

With all its ups, and downs, sharp curves and dips...

Life as we know it can get a bit overwhelming at times.

And no matter how hard we try to hold on...

Sometimes things are out of our control.

Let us do all we can, and then trust in the Lord with everything else we have.

Let him touch our lives, and let us find joy in the simple things in life...

Well, off I go.

To soak in the atmosphere some more

and maybe even drool a little bit over Franky's lovely voice.

XOXO

LM&LL

obsessed.

So lately I have found myself wandering through the magazine section at the local grocery store on a regular basis. 

Looking at what, you might ask?

Well I am most definitely not looking at the latest celebrity tabloids 

or even the quick fix diet magazines.

I have though, lately,

As in within the past few months,

wandered through the isle looking, and many times purchasing home magazines...

Yes, you heard me...

HOME MAGAZINES

but there is something else...

I think I am....

well how do I put this...

...OBSESSED?

ummm... yeah...

yeah I am.

Awhhh Better Homes and Gardens... you are quickly becoming my best friend.

Beautiful Girls

Took some more pictures today. Just for fun... 

It was a beautiful day.

&

I'm exhausted.

Beautiful, these girls are beautiful!