hi i'm rachel

Social media just informed me that #MeetTheMormons is trending. And that's super cool. Yeah I'm a little confused as to why all of my Mormon friends are so excited to meet the Mormons. i mean...we're friends right? or do you at least have a mirror? or you've seen your reflection in the shiny surface of your phone yeah? and don't pretend that you haven't ever checked yourself out in the reflection of the harold b lee library windows because i've seen you do it while blocking my own view. But I figure hey, if everyone is so excited about this, I'll just go ahead and introduce myself. But with a twist because dang I'm getting good at that in Zumba. So here you go. Prepare to meet Rachel based solely on instagram posts.

Hi, I'm Rachel and apparently I'm the epitome of laziness. To the point that I lay in bed while my mom organizes by closet. Apparently I'm also really into stripes and scarves. And by apparently I mean obviously yes.

Hi, I'm Rachel and this is my idea of a food post. And yes these were back to back posts and no I still don't know who gave me those Reeses a year and a half ago but yes I do still think of them with a smile on my face.

Hi, I'm Rachel but I have quite a few nicknames. Take your pick.

Oh, and I like to ski.

Hi, I'm Rachel and I'm from Utah, which is the best so if you live in Provo stop complaining about how Utahans drive because if you'll notice everyone is from out of state anyway. Basically...you're the problem.

Also, I'm semi-opinionated. So I'm majoring in Political Science to help me mellow out. Let's discuss Putin.

Hi, I'm Rachel and am not married...

...but that doesn't mean I'm single. heh. heh. booyah.

I lived in Ukraine...

...ate this for Thanksgiving last year...

...and will obviously make a great mom because this is how I am with kids at every single waking moment and I never get sick of it or frustrated and I teach them about everything they'd ever need to know like how to stop the spread of lice.

I have a weird thing with Montana. Specifically Glacier National Park.

I wish I were a hippie, so sometimes I just pretend I am by hiking and taking pictures and wearing sandals and doing henna tattoos. But then I realize I'm wearing business casual clothes while I sit at a computer at an extremely conservative institution while I make endless copies onto the skin of trees.

Yeah. Hippie lyfe.

And this is my family. Who are the subjects of the majority of my instagram posts. Especially Cooper and Timbre (not pictured).

And there you go. You've now met a real, live Mormon. Minus the fact that this is over the computer, which maybe defeats the point of meeting me? But think, this way you didn't have to try to politely avert your eyes because I have a piece of lettuce from my turkey avocado swiss sandwich stuck in my teeth. I literally do not know how it became infused to the enamel in my mouth, but so be it.

I'm Rachel. I'm a Mormon.

(that's a link to click)

peace and floss

rrw

heaven...i mean hebgen 2014

One month ago I was in Montana, wearing my swimming suit all day, eating hundreds of chocolate covered raisins, losing at Egyptian Ratscrew over and over and over, and doing nothing with my hair and makeup. Now I'm back in school holla atcha it's my last year boi gman wearing skirts everyday because I'm just fancy like that cue iggy azalea. but the edited version because this is a family friendly blog, eating nothing but cheese quesadillas, losing at Mario Kart over and over and over, and still doing nothing with my hair and makeup at least for today. praises.

I miss summer. It was a good one. Arguably the best I've had and i mean, who is actually going to argue with me on that? so...i guess it just was. cool. And while I was fortunate enough to take quite a few trips, there is always a special place for the annual Hebgen visit. So now I will remain true to character and shove upwards of 78 pictures in your face.

But in case you don't want to look at them, I'll just tell you what they are.
Lake
Lake
Skiing
Happy people
A smashed mosquito
Cute baby
My teeth
More skiing
More lake
Buffalo
The results of mono and giardia. aka very thin bodies
Skiing
A selfie. Just for good measure.

Lake
Lake
...Lake



Lake.

And people make fun of me for loving Montana so much. To them I say "Fine. You stay here."

Also, congratulations for scrolling so far. You can now check off "exercise" on your to do list. Because dang I bet your pointer finger is feeling it right now.

peace and poofy hair

love humidity so much

rrw