Spontaneity. Try it.

Sundays are fabulous. Especially when you don't waste it doing homework. Going to church then relaxing for the rest of the day is incredibly necessary after a week of classes. So calming. Without Sundays I would probably lose it and spiral out of control.

So on this lounger of a day, we were kicking it in our pad falling in and out of consciousness.  Then we heard the call of the wild. It was the lake. It was saying "Come hither." Alright, really we just got cabin fever and had to get outside. And that's what we did. We grabbed some baseball mitts, a camera, a racquetball racquet and some other random items and headed on our way.

When we got there the sun was setting behind the mountains, painting the clouds orange. We played some catch, hit rocks into the water with the racquet, took photos, and enjoyed the majesty of nature. In a nutshell, we enjoyed the moment. Call it a mini-vacation from our problems if you like. That's what Sundays are for anyhow.

"Trey, pop your hip more!" -Someone

The yoga poses were a real struggle. #amateurhour

Freedom.

In honor of U.S. presidents I present the freedom series. Ok so maybe I just took these pictures while hanging out with friends but "the hanging out with friends series" is a horrible name. So the freedom series it is.

Things that Matter

Time for some realtalk. Life is hard. I learned that over these past two weeks. I was getting overwhelmed thinking about how so many things were not going my way: dating, classes...ok so really only these two things weren't going my way. But to a college student those two things occupy 95% of my time. Then I refocused. There are certain things that matter most. When we remember them, life is better. We can hope.

Things That Matter Most:

 Reading the Word of God.

 Temple Ordinances

Family

Our Redeemer, Jesus Christ.

End of Realtalk. 

Here are some random photos of things that matter less that I took over the past month. Enjoy.

 We discovered the arcade games inside the Wash Hut. Best $5 I ever spent.  Although, I'm nearly positive the Deer Hunter game is rigged.

 How did I get on the roof and take this picture? I plead the 5th.

 I credit my good grades in high school to this stuff.  It is the elixir of the gods (not official church doctrine).  Anytime my amigos and I studied, Tampico was the fuel of choice.

Friends and Freetime.

No school. Holler. To celebrate MLK day some friends and I headed to South Weebs for Sunday dinner and some Monday adventure.  Here are the pics I took from our exploits. I used my sister's old Canon to take these. It's digital. I guess you could say I'm moving up in the world. Realtalk though, film is my favorite.

This is a game from our high school days. We call it Portuguese Ping Pong. Whoever wins the point gets to smack it at the other guy's bare back. Hilariously painful.

We also played some Killer Bunnies. Outrageous. We turned off all the lights to create that underground poker game vibe. We nailed it.

"These kids are. so. slow." -Sam

"What on earth is he doing?" -Payd and Sam

"Guys, think I can break the ice?" -Conner

Model shot. Like what you see? Contact our agency for more. 

"Why is Payden trying to look all dramatic?" -Conner

"Dude! Check this out. Imma sled down on this broken piece of plastic!" -Payd

"Wheeeeeeee!" -Payd

"Shoot dude! Hiking is so much fun!" -Payd

"Man. Why are we doing this? Hiking isn't even that fun." -Payd

Yeah. That's a frozen waterfall. #worthit

"Duuuude." 

Nutshell: Friends and free time. That's all you need.