Alyssa Dawson

Color Fun Fest 5K + a Giveaway

Guys, today I’m bringing you an awesome group of people who are all about adding color to your life and to those who are less fortunate. COLOR FUN FEST 5K is an EPIC color fun run that heightens positive emotions by combining a 5k fun run with the energy of electronic dance music, all while coloring the crowd with thousands of pounds of vibrant colored powder. The event is family-friendly, and features a post-run celebration with DJ entertainment. A portion of the proceeds will be benefiting Free Arts for Abused Children, a nonprofit organization that… Read More

a condensed version of my weekend: a linky party

This weekend was a good one. On Saturday I said that it was the kind of weekend that I’ve been waiting for since August. But I’ve realized that, that was a bit exaggerated. I’m not that deprived and I’ll admit it. I guess I’ve just learned to appreciate the amount of time I have with Brand. In Arizona there’s this thing called the chocolate affair, it’s one of those Valentine’s Day events that you cannot miss. It’s held in downtown Glendale, also known as vintage central, and it’s lots of fun. There are so many… Read More

what I wore: what are YOU doing after graduation?

button up: c/o Persunmall cardigan: mom (similar), jeans: f21 (similar), flats: target (similar), earrings: the limited (similar), watch: no longer sold (similar) Seriously, this is the question of the semester. What are YOU doing after graduation? I kid you not, everyone I sit by, everyone I talk to wants to know what I’m doing once I graduate. I’m sure it’s just the natural curiosity of a social worker, but remember what we learned in 303? Boundaries, people! Okay, I’m getting worked up. Here’s the toned down version. This semester is the semester I’ve waited my… Read More

a condensed version of my weekend: linky party

This time around Brand and I actually had plans on our weekend. Lately it’s been just lots of studying for school, but I’m not complaining because this is totally what I expected. But it was nice to have time to go and do something together. So this weekend we went to the Gilbert, Arizona Temple open house. I cannot tell you enough how much I LOVE this temple. The inside is so extremely beautiful it’s almost indescribable. If you live in the Phoenix are, heck if you live in Arizona you must go see the… Read More

let it go

Now, I’ve never seen the movie Frozen, but my nieces seem to love the song “let it go”. I have to admit, I’m really loving it too. The words are definitely inspired and I think that us adults can relate almost completely. You can read the lyrics here and see what I mean. There are so many times when everything seems like it just comes crashing down. When you feel like you are in the depths of despair and everything is going quite the opposite way that you think it should. Whenever I start thinking… Read More