Hilarious.

JP and I have had more than one discussion about this exact thing hahaha.

Give a Little Love

This video. 

I'm in love with it! 

I think it's such a good reminder of how important small, random acts of kindness are. I'm using it as a little inspiration for my resolutions for the new year :)

Enjoy!

Pies?

I have had an intense craving lately for PIE!

(no, I'm not pregnant, thanks for asking)

But the craving isn't necessarily to eat a pie... I really really want to actually make a pie from scratch, crust and all. 

I don't know if it's because I recently re-discovered the pretty white pie dish someone gifted me and Mr JP for our wedding buried in a cupboard... or because Thanksgiving is coming up in a few weeks... or because I am running a half marathon on Saturday and the universe is against me... (that's probably it).

But this craving led me to googling "best pie recipes" and so far I've narrowed it down to these!

French Coconut Cream Pie

Butter Rum Cream Pie

Lemon Sour Cream Tart

&

Brown Sugar Pie

And this is the winner for the crust!

in my internet search for pie recipes I also stumbled upon this gem of a video, that somehow makes eating pies beautiful. 

It's really quite a lovely video, and a far more lovely depiction of pie-making than my experience probably will be :)

enjoy!

Oh, and if you have any delicious pie recipes up your sleeve, I'd love to know!

How To Visit a French Bakery:

Aww I love this! It's so precious. And the kids in it? My goodness.

 "Live in France" just made its way onto my bucket list and, lets be honest, it was already on Mr can-speak-french-but-doesn't-tell-anyone JP's list.

Olive Us on Vimeo.

Happy Sunday!

 

 Here is a little Mormon Message that brightened my Sunday:

:)

 

[Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live.]

-Leo Tolstoy-

Wait a second...

Today felt nothing like a Saturday. 

I woke up early, had to run into work, and then went straight to campus where I studied for 8+ hours and took two finals. 

I was legitimately surprised when I finally came home this evening and Mr JP reminded me that I needed to prepare my lesson for church tomorrow (wait... you mean tomorrow is Sunday?)

So, here is a very lovely video that gives me hope for next Saturday, when all these tests are behind me. 

Enjoy!

Love Regina

Regina Spektor finally recorded an official version of this song and released it as a single today!

Don't worry, it's been on repeat. Love my Regina.

On Presidents' Day, We Went Skiing:

Key:

Yellow Coat = Jordan

Gray Coat = Jocelyn

Burnt Orange Coat = Me

Snowboarder = Brian

Black Coated Skiing Man = Mr. JP

A Little Something To Get You Into the Christmas Spirit...

I just love this.