behind the scenes.

i was looking through our family pictures again.
and the truth is..this is the real us.

love, j.

april 1.

"you are going to love planning time.

you get to plan out every minute

of every day."

happy april fools day.

love, j

conversion.

"you cannot convert people beyond your own conversion." - bh. roberts

good thing i get fun letters from my

sister missionary that have just the 

right quote written on the inside of 

the envelope.

"you cannot lift another soul

until you are standing on 

higher ground than he is. you 

cannot light a fire in another 

soul unless it is burning in

 your own soul." - harold b. lee

love, j.

"honey you can always come home."

so thankful for this family of mine.

love, j.

she knows me best.

"bring waterproof mascera. you know

i'm not a crier and i cry all the time so

just think how much you will cry :)"

she always did know me best.

love, j

minnesota is one lucky place.

guys, i have the cutest sister ever.
best sister missionary there is.

check out www.sistermollyszabo.blogspot.com
for her latest updates.

she'll make you cry and laugh in the same letter.
she's a keeper :)

can't wait to join her.
love, j.

p.s. check out how cute her clothes are. she done good :)

see you in 21 months sis.

november 2014 will be a good month :)

miss you already.

minnesota doesn't know how lucky they are.

love, j.

what a weekend.

love, j.

my mom and my sister.

are the best.

"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." - St. John 14:27

deuces.

love, j.

brothers.

they're something huh?
sometimes they drive me nuts.
and i drive them nuts all of the time.
but sometimes they give the best advice.
and sometimes i miss them more than anything else.
the Lord has blessed me with the best brothers.
one older and one younger.
and they've both taught me more than i'll ever be able to teach them.
and above all else.
above wanting them to do and wear everything i want.
above wanting them to not make the same mistakes i did.
i just want them to be happy.
ya know?
to live a life they love.
and to keep their little sister a big part of those lives forever.

christmas break couldn't come any sooner.
go brothers.

love, j.

dear mom,

i'm not sure that i can come up with the right words for this letter.
because i'm not really sure that there are words to explain how much your kids love you.
or explain how much everything you've done for us means.
i'm not even sure that we understand how much you love us.
maybe one day when we have our own kids we'll understand better.
and be even more grateful for everything that you've taught us and done for us.
but for now,
thank you for teaching me to love my Savior.
thank you for teaching me to be organized.
and to make lists to simplify my life.
thank you for teaching me how to cook.
and for always being there to answer my questions.
thank you for letting me sit and cry with you for hours.
thank you for never giving up on me
and for praying for me through everything.
thank you for understanding that some things i have to learn on my own.
even when they hurt me the most.
thank you for always being a phone call away while i'm at school.
and for being supportive of every decision i've decided to make.


happy birthday mom.
i love you.
and i hope life brings the best for you.
because you, more than anyone else i know, deserve it.

love,
jamie

questions.

there's a lot of questions in my life.

like why has molly always been with me my first of big changes in school?

and why is jenny my room roommate now?

or how in the world did it end up that heather is even in our apartment?

and why a year ago was i here when he called?

and how did it end up so perfectly that i was by myself outside of the car?

why was i home on a tuesday and a wednesday this year?

and why did i get to spend those last days with him?

why is my life so busy busy busy right now?

and why do i wear this ring that says "be still."

but you know what?

i don't need an answer to any of them.

because i know that "coincidences are when god chooses to remain anonymous." - elder donaldson 

and that's good enough for me.

love, j.

a way of doing that.

"it's not uncommon that bad things turn into blessings.
the lord kind of has a way of doing that."

remember this from a year ago?
how could i forget that my
dad always knows the right
things to say.^^

love, j.

try.

when the goings get hard,
God has people that He
relies on, that He knows
He can trust to follow the 
Spirit to help out His
children.

"Saw this and started to think about you and how much I've already missed you this week. Love you - Dad"

i love you too dad. thank you. this was exactly what i needed.

love, j.

a weekend full of fun.

love, j.

happy fourth.

on the fifth.
because we were too busy having
fun on the fourth to get on this thing.

hope your celebrations and fireworks were as fabulous as mine were.

love, j.

oh, did i mention.

that i have the cutest grandparents ever?

check out his shirt.
boys my age would be wise to dress as well as that man.


i love them and miss them.

love, j.

memorial day weekend.

staying up late talking.

cleaning and organizing.

family dinner.

happy memorial day.

love, j.

mom,

happy mothers day!

i love you.

thank you for all that you do for me.

i wouldn't be who i am today

without everything that you've taught me.

thank you for choosing to be a mother.

love, j.

ang.

today i was thinking about my little brother.
he's cute.
and him and i got close when our older brother was in hungary
and our older sister was growing up at college.
we don't always get along.
and i think it's because we're so much alike.
but i love him.
and i miss him.
i just don't want him to make the same mistakes that i did.
because that's hard to watch when i see him going through
the same stages that i have.
but he's a lot smarter than me.
and he has a desire to be good.
and to have fun.
and to not care what all those losers at high school think.
he's good at lacrosse.
and he loves the temple.
one day the girl he marries is going to be one lucky girl.

love you ang.

love, j.