you make me smile.

survival rule #10....? i can't remember. haha. anyways. rule #10: always smile. even if you have bad teeth. always smile when a kid says something cute. today in sacrament meeting, mid arguement with brynn, eli looks up at me and asks "how did God make eyeballs?" of course i had to smile. even though that kid can definitely get on my nerves on a daily basis....he makes me smile. and thats what i love most about my little brother!

whenever you're having a bad day, a smile can, and should, always make it better. i know it sounds cliche ish, but its true!

sooo something that i'm smiling lots about....going back to school!!! fall semester starts in like 2 and a half weeks! and for some reason i'm way excited. i'm pretty sure i've got all the classes i want, roselanni is living super close, i'll have a new computer within a month, and i'm starting a new, better chapter in my liiiiife!

i've decided to change some things. i want to be healthier, so i'm goin on a diiiiiiiiiiet. not necessarilyyy because i need to lose weight, (even though i do...sonja's freshman year wasn't very good to her in that department) but also to just be happier! its called the mediterranean diet...look it up!! (i'm too lazy to put a linky here. you know how to google...use that skill!) i'll probably be bloggin about it. and i'm gonna do what my twin melanie suggested i do....20/20! which is exercise for 20 mins and then read scriptures for 20 mins. and its gonna be awesome!

now, i promise i'm not vain....i'm quite the humble person :) but i'm also a photographer, and i find that i learn ways to take better pictures by taking/editing pictures of myself. my mom, sisters and eli and i went hiking this last week in vernonia for just a bit...and there was this cool building so i jumped at the opportunity!

but i made brynn take the pictures.

which was actually not as easy as you think, because (sorry brynn) she's not the best photographer....well i mean...she doesn't see things the way i do. so i had to kinda direct her and be the model at the same time....rough. haha. and we ended up with these! after i edited them :) and i love them!

speaking of photography....i haven't updated my photo blog in forever...but this is changing!!! i'm gonna be a busy busy sonja these last two weeks that i'm at home. i have a couple senior shoots scheduled for this week and will probably do a few more. and its so great cause i'm earning money from it. and quite the good amount i might add :)

and on friday i took pictures of darling baby asha!! isn't she the absolute cutest?!?! i'll post more on my photo blog when i'm done with them. ps...i could hold this baby all day. no joooke.

so as i'm preparing for all my shoots, i like to do some 'studying' and get some ideas on how to make my pictures better, more fantastic. and i stumbled gracefully upon this very helpful blog about posing! i adore it! i repeat, very helpful!

i'm so excited.