i left my heart there.

and i will be back to pick her up in may.

gold man of goodness.

top 3 reasons why i am excited for the oscars 

and the top 3 reasons why everyone else should be too.

1. it is all about movies.
2. it is hosted by james franco.
3. it is sponsored by diet coke.

gloomy and cloudy and puddles.

{me.  boots.  salt lake coffee shop.}

it's been raining here.  lots and lots.  lots as in utah is basically not a desert anymore.  i am not complaining.  the exact opposite in fact.  i love the rain.  the dancing, the darkness, the umbrellas, the coats, the splashing.  plus i have a legitimate reason to wear my favorite boots from my favorite store in my favorite city. 

said favorite store is one i have tried to keep a secret for a while {except from her, because we have no fashion secrets...right m?!} but what kind of number one fan am i if i don't advertise advertise advertise?!! 

so here we go.  you must visit one of my favorite shopping secrets in the fabulous salt lake city. 

{a bit hidden but still very much there, the beauty that is misc.}

misc. (pronounced missy.) is a darling little shop full of apparel, collected by miss missy herself, from different estate sales from around the state.  we're talking 1960s and 70s era clothes, shoes, jewelry, and once i even saw a vintage barbie kitchen there.  it is an absolute goldmine.  last year, while amidst a black boot goose chase, i searched high and low for the perfect black leather boot for winter.  i was sorely disappointed with all of my options, until my staycation while i was walking down broadway and stumbled upon this quaint little shop.  that's when i saw them.  that is when i began to believe in a thing called love at first sight.  i walked out of that store an owner of vintage black leather knee length boots for $16 and have barely taken them off since.  in love,  i say.  so go there.  tell them i sent you.  they won't know who i am but tell them anyways.  it will be fun.  oh and then go to gourmandise and get a pastry and hot chocolate because you, my lovely, just enriched your life all thanks to misc. and me.

now go play in the rain.

in my life i love you more.

sisters are notorious for not getting along.

we are supposed to fight over shoes and make fun of each other's hair cuts.

i am well aware of that.

me and courtney are no exception.

when we were small

we fought about everything.

who got to measure the flour when we made cookies

whose turn it was to vacuum on saturday

what movie to watch as we fell asleep

everything.

but i can tell you right now

there has never been a greater sisterhood

than the paige&courtney connection.

she is my best friend.

nobody knows me like she does.

she knows that i copy her.

she knows how much i hate driving long distances.

she knows that i would rather jump off a cliff than throw up.

she knows that i hate talking on the phone

but i loved it yesterday

when she was on the line.

i miss her.

lots.

march 2nd 2011

please hurry.

sissy wightman.

{sister wightman and mary poppins luggage.}

6 months ago:

all i thought about was 18 months.

my big sister walking away with two elders into the mtc

was branded on my brain.

every day felt like a month.

things that wouldn't normally bother me

made me cry like a child.

"i miss her"

was seriously the only thing that came out of my mouth.

every single thing

reminded me of the girl that i wouldn't be seeing for a year and a half.

i was sad

depressed

worried for my missionary

jealous of dc

and probably being a bit of a drama queen.

now

with one year left.

i think about...

what movies we'll watch the night she's home.

what my "welcome home" sign will look like.

what outfit i'll wear to her homecoming.

what radio station we'll listen to on the way home.

what stories i'll tell her first.

what i'll do when i see her, all grown up and missionary-y, 

riding down the escalator.

will i cry?  probably.

will i run and hug her before anyone else can?  most definitely.

what will i miss in school that week? {because no way i'm leaving her again.}

what will she be like?

what will i be like?

a year from now

i'll answer that.

and it will be the happiest post EVER!

oh and i love that from now on i can say

"this is the last ___________

{easter, st. patrick's day, may 24th...}

we'll spend without courtney."

those words feel good coming out of my mouth.

{we love wicked.}

{i used to hate all the hugs she gave me.  stupid.  

she's going to hate how many hugs i'm going to give her.  

in one year.}

{6 months down.  12 to go!}

ah.

 {i love this fort we built last summer.}

i love it when i am doing my homework and i can't pay attention to it because i love the song that is playing too much. 
i love it when me and natalie check the mail in our socks.
i love having the windows open.  {it makes me feel like my mama, who loves having the windows open all day long in the summer.}
i love it when we have to change the clocks and it turns into spring.
i love not wearing a coat.
i love jerry seinfeld.
i love thinking about spring break and all the fun we are going to have.
i love packing up my clothes to go home and pretending i am packing up to move home for the summer.
i love adding to my summer to do list {coming soon} and reading hers.
i love that i have been charging my camera all weekend to prepare her for this week's festivities.
i love this song so much.
i love when i look at all my favorite blogs and they have all done a new post.  i love it!
i love calling home and both of my parents get on the phone.
i love planning our new york city/washington dc/philly trip, even though it's a year away.
i LOVE when people are happy in their facebook status/blog posts.  it inspires me.
i love that this kid's going on a mission.  even though i miss him already.

i love this picture.  and i bet my sister would too.

and i love it when people look at my blog.