Birthday rap up.

So this past weekend...

Was my birthday!! 

Yup, folks! The big ONE SIX!! 

(do you have any idea how many times I've been asked if I've been on a date yet...?) 

It was an absolute blast.

Heavenly. 

Unbelievably grand. 

I always love birthdays because you get to see how loved you really are (:

No, I didn't take any pictures.. Sorry. 

But seriously, it was an awesome day. 

So many people contributed to my great day.. 

And I decided to make you all a... Virtual thank you card...? 

Thank you! 

Love you all!


-tali

Good.

ya, i know its a coca cola commercial, and it might be a little cheesy... 

but its possibly my favorite commercial too... 

enjoy the good in the world 

(:

#faithinhumanity

-tali

Carpe Diem

OH! 

hello, monday! didn't see you there! 

well folks, another week. 

Term 1 is over and its time to kick start another 44 school days with hopes of a 4.0 GPA

Luckily, Term 2 brings in the HOLIDAYS! 

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years.

Who's ready?

I'm giddy.

So, as it would happen, I'm sitting there in math class today,

Thinking of bigger, more exciting things than how to graph functions.

So I text my Friend, Jessie.

Now, something you need to know about Jessie:

I miss her tons because she goes to a different high school :'(

She and I have so many similar interests, 

We are both free spirits

and Jessie is down right AWESOME.

So I text her this:

"Jessie. Lets just quit school, get on a plane, and see the world."

And in turn, she replies:

"Tali, Let us please. Lets see paris, let's hike across the Alps, lets sail the ocean, lets build houses in Peru, lets take a road trip along the west coast, lets go on Safari, lets see the wonders of New Zealand, lets ride bike across quaint England, lets sing and dance on the rolling hills in Switzerland, lets race horses across meadows, LETS SEE THE WORLD.

I could do that."

And so, we both vowed to live this dream and do just that.

See the world.

To see all there is to see. 

To do all there is to do.

To meet so many new, different, unique, wonderful people.

To understand culture and history and language. 

To help those in need.

To see the good in the world for ourselves.

Don't get me wrong.

I love Utah, America, where I live. 

I'm surrounded by so many wonderful people and amazing opportunities.

I love my life here.

But, I'd like to see whats out there.

Carpe Diem.

It means "seize the day" in Latin.

Symbolism? Ya... Maybe.

Have an awesome week, loves!

tali

Hello, monday.

Hello!

Happy Monday!

My weekend was an awesome bundle of joy!

My grandparents and Aunt Amy came from Arizona to visit for the weekend!

It was really a lot of fun and I'm so glad they got to come

So, after our Zion trip, 

I got to work on some Tali Farrer originals (:

anyway, theres more where those came from..

and with that being said,

WHO'S ready for a good week?

i know i am

-tali

Z I O N .

Fall break usually comes with a trip to Arches National Park with crazy friends.

This was not the case this year due to closure of the National Parks.

So.

our family visited Zion National Park,

you could still drive through which is equally grand.

here are just some of my favorites 

Enjoy!

We found a secret little canyon

ah, zion is just the place for adventure

all in all I'm glad it happened.

-tali

Living and Learning.

A few things I learned from these pictures

 provided by pinterest.. 

I adore this one.

As I go from day to day, I realize how busy and crazy life can get.

Especially now with school in again.

Its hard to find time to just sit alone and think.

But I love that these words are stapled to a street post. 

Stapled there, implying that the reader will be worried about getting to their destination,

as it is on a street. 

But I love that its just a simple reminder.

Asking you for one small second

to stop everything you're doing,

stand silently,

and remember how magnificent life truly is.

Because it is. 

And its easy to forget it.

This one.

A personal favorite of mine.

More and more I realize that this time in my life is very important.

So is every time, but this time especially.

Its a time for me to make commitments to my self.

To establish my standards.

And to not let them lower.

Again and again, as a kid you here,

"promise yourself NOW that you wont..."

And now I truly see how important it is to actually keep those promises you make as a kid.

This world is tempting.

It is easy to lower your standards.

There is peer pressure and media and all these things that can be very distracting.

But I made my standards a long time ago.

And I haven't lowered them since.

My standards have been tried,

But I never let them fall.

I know what I stand for.

And what I will never fall for.

If you stand for nothing, You'll fall for anything. Garunteed.

-tali

How - Regina Spektor

I just love this video a lot. 

Thats all.

-tali