sweet sweet Porth family

im home from iowa!! so if you were planning on breaking into the house.... too late. just kitten wit yew rite meow (:  also i braided my hair yesterday while it was still wet and i took it out last night and it just looked so pretty and i was super bummed when i woke up this morning thinking it would still be a mess but IT LOOKS THE SAME!!!! yeyeeee, i just really love that when that happens hahahahaha. #longhairdontcare

These past few days have been amazing. It started out kind of frusterating because we got our flight cancelled and all but that ended up going great. and then we just headed out the next day. We got there way past my bedtime and i am so lucky i was still energized to just keep my eyes open lols. but it was just a quick hello and embrace for a few min and then we headed off to my cousin Lindsie's  first new house!! (: Lindsie has this amazing gift of hospitality. From the moment we got there she served us in every way she could in such an indirect way. She loves her family so much and you can just see that in all her actions. Recently she just got married to an amazing guy that brings a smile to her face every time his name comes up. So getting to see her in such a great place is so awesome and just kind of warms your heart you know? (: i am just so happy she found such a great guy because she deserves it. (i cannot wait to get married one day #ahjeez #ijustlovefairytales #therealkind)

So while i was there i was telling everyone i normally dont sleep in and i was like oh i will just wake up early do my quiet time and then get on with my day like usual.... WELL OF COURSE THAT NEVER HAPPENED! i slept in everyday! okay seriously i normally wake up at 7:30, it was the weirdest thing ever. but after waking up every morning we all headed to my aunt and uncles house that is about a fourth of a mile down the road in our pjs for coffee and breakfast. okay this whole trip was my favorite but one of my extra favorite times was breakfast when we all were just together talking and drinking coffee (cept i drank water im not much of a coffee drinker lols) i loved this time and i wish that we had the time to do this every single day not with just our family but our friends. Just hanging out in our pjs and talking about life. I think so many times our conversations consists of long text messages, facebook chats, and just surfacy talk. I want to have conversations that matter. Face to face enjoying each others company, no more of the cyber chat. I would love to live in an age when people still write letters, the internet still had google plus and skype, but no text messaging, also cell phones would just be the old flip phones no internet. ah its just every once in a while i get a glimpse of that and that was in these past few days i got to see that. Of course we all had our electronics but it wasnt the main focus. and i loved that.

(some of you probably reading this are like what the hawk hailey you def text all the time and use the internet. and ill admit i am one of those pople with the long text messages and surfacy conversation on faccebook. i just wish it didnt have to be like that. you know?)

thanksgiving was amazing the food was awesome and family was great. i keep trying to put it into words but i cant. the emmense amount of love, and sense of unity as a family was undescribeable. i hope each and every one of you had an amazing thanksgiving. and got to spend quality time with the people that mean the most to you. i hope you found rest in the Lord and just saw his mighty power working through your family. As we go back to school, college, work, anything lets not forget that this season of thanksgiving and family doesnt just have to be when we take off for holiday breaks, but it can be every single day.

ill load some pics and stuff later (:  and if you want to watch two great movies i saw this week A. the green mile (super intense) and b. something borrowed (total chick flick)

also one last thing (: (: (: (: yesterday i found out my best friend Becca got engaged!!!!!! i am so so so pumped for her and i am so excited to walk through this season with her as she prepares for a wedding. lots of prayers go out to her in isaac as they start this new adventure in life. i am so excited for them!!!!
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