boots & floral blouses

Two of my favourite things, and I wore them both today. :)

I bought the boots yesterday, a bit of an impulse buy as I was searching for a birthday present for my brother's girlfriend. Luckily, I've cleaned my room during the uni break, so I actually have a spot to put them!

Rubi shoes Brodie boots, $15.

Oh, and I also bought a new cuff bracelet, and lost one of my favourite rings somewhere whilst shopping.

This week (starting from last Friday) has been rather wonderful. Temple baptisms, EFY training, Church with the best friend and his family, fireside, lots of extra work shifts, new friends, two whole days with the best friend, mission prep class, finishing the best friend's mission papers, four-leaf clovers, family time, Skype dinner dates and Preach My Gospel study, ward conference today and so much more.

We found SEVEN four-leaf clovers! We can well and truly cross that off the bucket list now! :)

We're not very good at getting both of us in photos.

He is so silly, but he loves taking photos of me.

So after my shower, when I quite closely resemble a drowned rat, he stares at me like this and says, "You are so beautiful." asfkjagljsl. <3

Speaking of best friends, I really want to improve my relationship with my little sister as she is, after all,  my birthday buddy. Today we started a little diary with letters to each other, which I suspect won't last very long but it's a start. At any rate, we're both focusing on being kinder and more patient with each other, because it has been pretty hard lately, which becomes a bit of a problem when we share a room! I just want her to be able to look up to me and know that I am always here for her. She is so beautiful, but she's at that stage where she doesn't even know it yet. Well, I don't know if you can really call it a stage, because some people never learn how wonderful they are, but I don't want her to end up like that. I want her to know it and show it and help others around her feel it about themselves, too. I know I'll need to be praying a lot for help with this, but I know that it's possible. After all, "I can do all things through Christ, which strengtheneth me" (Philippians 4:13).  :)

<3 Sariah