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| why is he sooo strong?! i can neverrr dunk him. |
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| My cute little [future] niece Grace. |
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Am and I went to Lake Powell this week with his sister, brother in law, and niece and nephew... along with their family friends. It was such a fun trip. (But lets be serious now.. when isnt lake powell a fun trip?... umm never!). We were only there for a few days, and even though it was windy and the water was choppy.. we still had a blast. The only downside to lake powell?....coming home 42904832 pounds heavier. Whyyyy is there always soo many treats?! I guess it is a good thing my first dress fitting went perfectly. No two-a-days for the next 32 days. Hallelujah!!!
Butttttt just for you my lovely blog followers..... another little sneak peek to our upcoming weddin!!! wahoo!
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| Photo by Ian Barkley |
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| taken by Ian Barkley |
I know.. i'm teasing you by not posting more.. but i gotta keep you guys on your toes! 42 days and counting! whatttttttt?????
Woke up to the most precious kiss ever from the most amazing fiance ever. slowly dragged out of bed to see a bouquet of white roses, a book, and an envelope on the table. opened the envelope to find tickets to see the US National womens soccer team. shrieks of excitement! A Red Sox jersey from his parents. SO happy. shower, get ready, and dance party in the car. Call Me Maybe was the first song on the radio, my response: "this is a sign that it's going to be the best birthday everrr!" Then it was off to lunch with my soon-to-be sister in law, and my soon-to-be niece and nephew. Chili's chips and salsa always make me happy. homeward bound to make welcome home posters for my cute aunt and cousins coming home from Italy after two years. A new purse, maxi dress, and shirt waiting my arrival. Whipped out my high school banner making skills. Blow gun competitions with the little brother. Shot an egg with the first dart. nbd. Fashion Place Mall kindly provided me with a new swimsuit. (complements of mother, of course). bought my first fedora. Way too excited not to have to do my hair when it's greasy.. instant solution: fedora. long shorts and skirts that are "G" approved were added to my wardrobe as well. A quick nap, and off to another wedding reception for my cute friend Aubrey. Hustled home and hustled even more to make it to the airport on time. Waiting and waiting. Ammon holding the sign that said "YAY". Hilarious. And big hugs and happy tears after hugging my cute Aunt Cyd. even bigger hugs for my two cutest cousins Halle and Savvy. (remember when i stayed with them while i was in Italy?) Laughs and funny faces at "Scripture Boy"..their nickname for Am. A drive to grandmas, and Happy Birthday songs sang. The best Nothing Bunt Cake ever. Halle's impersonation of the "Italian Momma's". Lots of laughs and funny stories shared.
22 might have just been the best birthday yet. LOVED seeing the Dixon's.. even though i was lucky enough to go see them in Italy.. Nothing beats having them home and close. Am treated me like a princess and my mom and dad spoiled me. Chan even got me a gift.. batteries and corn husk holders. Awesome story behind that gift.
best birthday ever.
22 might have just been the best birthday yet. LOVED seeing the Dixon's.. even though i was lucky enough to go see them in Italy.. Nothing beats having them home and close. Am treated me like a princess and my mom and dad spoiled me. Chan even got me a gift.. batteries and corn husk holders. Awesome story behind that gift.
best birthday ever.
..Yupppp that's mine for eternity.
Too Far?
Sorry I'm not sorry.
Sue me.
Ps. Am won the Western Region Golden Glove award. Basically it means he is the best defensive shortstop in all the west conferences. Sweet right? Wellllll that also means he is up for a national Golden Glove award! He doesn't think he has a chance winning it... but i certainly think he does!
we finally crossed something off our hugeee list of to-do's. Today we registered at Crate&Barrel. And oh my heck did we have fun. Who knows if we will get anything off our list.. But if we do I reallyyyy hope it's the super cool cutting board. (did I really just say that?.....) Next up.. we have good ol Target.
And yesterday I finally bought my jewelry that I have been obsessing over for weeks now. Checkity check check check. What would really help is if I could stop having nightmares about ordering/altering my dress wrong. The last two mornings I have woken up in complete panic mode thinking my dress is ruined. Geezzzz! Who knew I would freak out so much over a neckline? I guess that's what happens when the neckline is my favorite part of the wholeee dress. Weird I know.
Are you guys as excited as I am excited for all this stuff?!? :)
The scenario goes something like this:
I walk out of the church building with my sister Kalinee, only to see Blair, a sweet 19 yr old handicapped girl in my ward dancing to One Direction music outside of her mom's car. It was obvious she had taken the keys, rolled down the windows, and was playing the music loud enough so that she could have her own little dance party. I walked over, and immediately she turned the music down so that she could talk with Kali and I. I asked her questions about the music, their upcoming concert, etc... All of which Blair cant really answer because she can't talk very well. Out of the corner of my eye, i saw a woman staring at us from the catwalk that connected the adjacent neighborhood and the church parking lot. I could tell that she was a little bugged about the previous loud music, but was sure she could tell that Blair didnt know better and that the situation was now under control. She stood there for a few minutes, and then the next thing i knew.. This happened:
She walks up to Blair, and in a veryyyy rude, loud, disrespectful voice yells in her face something like this, "Ya know what?! Your music is soooo loud and you just realllyyyyy need to turn it down!" (keep in mind at this point, the music was off).. Mid sentence i looked at the lady and said calmly, "She's handicapped, please don't talk to her like that. You can talk to me about the music, but please don't treat her like that. She doesnt understand." At this point, the lady says, still completely pissed off, "Is this your car?!" to which i told her no, then she looks at Blair and asked her the same question. Blair mumbled in her own little language "MOM". The lady goes off about how since its not my car I have nothing to do with the situation and just need to 'butt out'. I simply said to her "I understand the music was loud but you do not have to treat her like that. She deserves some respect and for you to come yelling at her doesnt solve anything." (i am seriously shocked how calmly i handled this psycho.. i had all sorts of four letter words flying through my head)... She FLIPS out. She goes off about "i have been listening to that music for 40 minutes now (church had gotten out at 4:00, it was not about 4:20) and my kids are trying to play in the backyard and they cant because of this loud music. Ya know what, i deal with this all the time and i can call the cops!" I wanted to sarcastically tell her to call them, because i was sure they would loveee to explain to a handicapped teenager that playing the music loud isnt right. WTH lady. Now, this lady is up in my face yelling at me for who-knows-what! My mom, and Blair's mom walk out see this whole crazy thing happening, and walk over. At this point she is saying "Ya know what? You are an interesting lady! This has nothing to do with you.. SHE needs to learn to behave!" (I'm the interesting lady? youre the one yelling at a handicapped child about music that is turned off?) All i said to her was, "The music is not the issue! You have a right to have the music turned down, but you do not have the right to treat her like that!" ... Then she starts going off about how this is reverse discrimination and yada yada yada because "Where do you live? DO you want me to come BLAST music in your driveway?! Just cuz she is handicapped doesnt mean a thing!".... ok you looney lady. I've dealt with that before actually. Try living across the street from a high school for six months. Morning announcements were fun to wake up to at 7:30 every day!
Anyway, this lady was down right crazy. There were a few times i thought i was going to have to take off my heels and defend myself. I was soo angry that someone would everr treat another human like that, especially one that clearly doesn't know better. I was tearing up trying to get this lady to calm down because the things she was saying were sooo disrespectful. I do not handle disrespectful people well. I am still a mess just thinking about this crazy lady. There are so many things i want to say to her now, but i am so grateful that i kept my 'filter' turned on!
People are crazy. And whether or not she was just having a bad day doesn't matter. I learned a huge lesson. We must constantly be striving to become more Christlike. Even when we are having the worst day ever, or life is hard. If we are always thinking about our Savior, our ability to handle hard things will become easier. I reallyyyyy need to work on that. (Clearly, because i had curse words flying through my head at this lady). This week, my goal is to try to think as Christ would. Maybe we should start a challenge? One week. Everyday try really hard to think like Christ. Who's in?
Oh and while we're at it.. who wants to go egg this lady's house? hahahaha kidding of course.
I walk out of the church building with my sister Kalinee, only to see Blair, a sweet 19 yr old handicapped girl in my ward dancing to One Direction music outside of her mom's car. It was obvious she had taken the keys, rolled down the windows, and was playing the music loud enough so that she could have her own little dance party. I walked over, and immediately she turned the music down so that she could talk with Kali and I. I asked her questions about the music, their upcoming concert, etc... All of which Blair cant really answer because she can't talk very well. Out of the corner of my eye, i saw a woman staring at us from the catwalk that connected the adjacent neighborhood and the church parking lot. I could tell that she was a little bugged about the previous loud music, but was sure she could tell that Blair didnt know better and that the situation was now under control. She stood there for a few minutes, and then the next thing i knew.. This happened:
She walks up to Blair, and in a veryyyy rude, loud, disrespectful voice yells in her face something like this, "Ya know what?! Your music is soooo loud and you just realllyyyyy need to turn it down!" (keep in mind at this point, the music was off).. Mid sentence i looked at the lady and said calmly, "She's handicapped, please don't talk to her like that. You can talk to me about the music, but please don't treat her like that. She doesnt understand." At this point, the lady says, still completely pissed off, "Is this your car?!" to which i told her no, then she looks at Blair and asked her the same question. Blair mumbled in her own little language "MOM". The lady goes off about how since its not my car I have nothing to do with the situation and just need to 'butt out'. I simply said to her "I understand the music was loud but you do not have to treat her like that. She deserves some respect and for you to come yelling at her doesnt solve anything." (i am seriously shocked how calmly i handled this psycho.. i had all sorts of four letter words flying through my head)... She FLIPS out. She goes off about "i have been listening to that music for 40 minutes now (church had gotten out at 4:00, it was not about 4:20) and my kids are trying to play in the backyard and they cant because of this loud music. Ya know what, i deal with this all the time and i can call the cops!" I wanted to sarcastically tell her to call them, because i was sure they would loveee to explain to a handicapped teenager that playing the music loud isnt right. WTH lady. Now, this lady is up in my face yelling at me for who-knows-what! My mom, and Blair's mom walk out see this whole crazy thing happening, and walk over. At this point she is saying "Ya know what? You are an interesting lady! This has nothing to do with you.. SHE needs to learn to behave!" (I'm the interesting lady? youre the one yelling at a handicapped child about music that is turned off?) All i said to her was, "The music is not the issue! You have a right to have the music turned down, but you do not have the right to treat her like that!" ... Then she starts going off about how this is reverse discrimination and yada yada yada because "Where do you live? DO you want me to come BLAST music in your driveway?! Just cuz she is handicapped doesnt mean a thing!".... ok you looney lady. I've dealt with that before actually. Try living across the street from a high school for six months. Morning announcements were fun to wake up to at 7:30 every day!
Anyway, this lady was down right crazy. There were a few times i thought i was going to have to take off my heels and defend myself. I was soo angry that someone would everr treat another human like that, especially one that clearly doesn't know better. I was tearing up trying to get this lady to calm down because the things she was saying were sooo disrespectful. I do not handle disrespectful people well. I am still a mess just thinking about this crazy lady. There are so many things i want to say to her now, but i am so grateful that i kept my 'filter' turned on!
People are crazy. And whether or not she was just having a bad day doesn't matter. I learned a huge lesson. We must constantly be striving to become more Christlike. Even when we are having the worst day ever, or life is hard. If we are always thinking about our Savior, our ability to handle hard things will become easier. I reallyyyyy need to work on that. (Clearly, because i had curse words flying through my head at this lady). This week, my goal is to try to think as Christ would. Maybe we should start a challenge? One week. Everyday try really hard to think like Christ. Who's in?
Oh and while we're at it.. who wants to go egg this lady's house? hahahaha kidding of course.
Secrets Secrets are no fun...unless you get to tell everyone.. right? Isn't that how the saying goes? :) ... Well you my little blog followers are in for a treat tonight. I am going to share some wedding secrets with you. But only if you promise to still plan on attending the reception. Promise? ...Ok good. continue reading...
Color Scheme: shades of pink, gray, and accents of tiffany blue.
Number of Bridesmaids: 6.
Number of Groomsmen: 6
Dress: Absolutely gorgeous. That is, if they ordered the right one. (i've been having crazy dreams lately)
Location: Draper Temple.
Reception: Noah's in South Jordan.
Food: scrumptious. (Joni Hansen style)
Decorations: Classic. pretty flowers. Not vintage (AT ALL).
Photographer: Ian Barkley. (never heard of him? try googling his name along side "Michael Jackson")
Videographer: Nathan Pickett. Soooo excited for our video.
Wanna see my weddin shoes? k cool...
Color Scheme: shades of pink, gray, and accents of tiffany blue.
Number of Bridesmaids: 6.
Number of Groomsmen: 6
Dress: Absolutely gorgeous. That is, if they ordered the right one. (i've been having crazy dreams lately)
Location: Draper Temple.
Reception: Noah's in South Jordan.
Food: scrumptious. (Joni Hansen style)
Decorations: Classic. pretty flowers. Not vintage (AT ALL).
Photographer: Ian Barkley. (never heard of him? try googling his name along side "Michael Jackson")
Videographer: Nathan Pickett. Soooo excited for our video.
Wanna see my weddin shoes? k cool...
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| They look really pink. They are more of a beige. |
Remember.. keep all this Hush Hush. :)
I have officially moved home for the summer. [actually just til the wedding]. And i am so happy to be back! It is always a weird transition moving home after living away, but i am glad to be home.
The last few weeks in St. George were very bitter sweet. Am and I both graduated [halle-freakin-lujah!] and unfortunately our graduations were on the same day. I was up in Salt Lake, and Am was down in St. George. That day we were constantly sending pictures and 'wish you were here' messages. {Being away from your fiance, no matter the length of time.. always sucks}. Dixie's graduation sounded a lot more entertaining than the U's. Mine was straight up awful. I could have fallen asleep to our speakers! Even my sweet grandma Tucker said it was terrible. It is a very weird feeling being completely done with school. I had always thought i would go to graduate school, and now i am reconsidering that decision. We'll see. I have to admit i was very jealous of all my Dixie friends being able to walk together.. at the U it is a little harder to connect with friends.. seeming nearly 1100 walked at the Humanities ceremony. Blahh.
Am also had his Senior baseball games that same weekend. Which meant another drive down to lovely st g. The whole drive down i was a nervous wreck. I know how much baseball means to him, and i knew that it was going to be a rough series for Am emotionally. Well the senior festivities went well, and i was amazed by Ammon's career stats. First in number of games played. First in number of games started. First in most at bats. Third in most runs scored. Second in most hits. First in most assists. First in most double plays turned. Yeah... he is an all star. The team even coined a saying after his crazy defensive skills "you just got ammo'd" ...kinda cute if you ask me. It is a bittersweet feeling knowing that i wont get to see Am play on the Dixie State field again. BUT i know that he will somehow find a way to make baseball a part of our lives.
The last night we were in Saint George we had a nice little bbq with a bunch of the boys on the team and their girlfriends. It was so fun to talk and meet some of the players that i had never officially met before. I had heard so much about them from the 'girlfriend row' but because of the games i had never met some of them. I loved being around the guys on the team and watching them interact with each other. It made me miss soccer soo much. All the inside jokes. The bond that a team shares. The funny mix of personalities. Sports really are the best! And of course.. a bbq isnt a bbq with out some burnt hot dogs, someone getting thrown in the pool, and a dance party. It was so great. These get togethers is what i am going to miss most about college. ..No doubt we will continue having bbq's and hanging out with friends, but i just know its not going to be the same. I already miss the st george crew!
Now that things have [sort of] settled down.. i guess i should start planning this wedding! I was stoked when i found the perfect bridal shoe on clearance for 30 bucks. Now if i could just be lucky enough to do the same with jewelry. Why is bridal jewelry soo dang expensive?! Plus Am is out of town this week.. Dixie got the regional bid.. so he is now up in Oregon playing more baseball! If they win this tourney they will be heading to Nationals in North Carolina! How sweet right? i wish i could be there sooo badly. I miss him like cray.
The last few weeks in St. George were very bitter sweet. Am and I both graduated [halle-freakin-lujah!] and unfortunately our graduations were on the same day. I was up in Salt Lake, and Am was down in St. George. That day we were constantly sending pictures and 'wish you were here' messages. {Being away from your fiance, no matter the length of time.. always sucks}. Dixie's graduation sounded a lot more entertaining than the U's. Mine was straight up awful. I could have fallen asleep to our speakers! Even my sweet grandma Tucker said it was terrible. It is a very weird feeling being completely done with school. I had always thought i would go to graduate school, and now i am reconsidering that decision. We'll see. I have to admit i was very jealous of all my Dixie friends being able to walk together.. at the U it is a little harder to connect with friends.. seeming nearly 1100 walked at the Humanities ceremony. Blahh.
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| I was lucky to be able to take some pictures with my girls in St. G! We started college together.. and we end together! |
Am also had his Senior baseball games that same weekend. Which meant another drive down to lovely st g. The whole drive down i was a nervous wreck. I know how much baseball means to him, and i knew that it was going to be a rough series for Am emotionally. Well the senior festivities went well, and i was amazed by Ammon's career stats. First in number of games played. First in number of games started. First in most at bats. Third in most runs scored. Second in most hits. First in most assists. First in most double plays turned. Yeah... he is an all star. The team even coined a saying after his crazy defensive skills "you just got ammo'd" ...kinda cute if you ask me. It is a bittersweet feeling knowing that i wont get to see Am play on the Dixie State field again. BUT i know that he will somehow find a way to make baseball a part of our lives.
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| ok how cute are these kids.. they were just begging for Am's autograph. so adorable. |
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I got to talk to my cutest missionary brother yesterday! It was ohhh so glorious! He just got transferred into some wayyyy crazy area that isnt even on the map, and where no one speaks spanish. He is now assigned to learn to speak Qechi. He assumes that he will be finishing his mission there and he could not be more excited! Every day is hiking day, and he has already made slingshot to kill birds on his daily hikes. Literally people, he is HIKING everywhere. Just to talk to us he had to hike some hill for 30 minutes in order to get cell phone service.
It was so easy for me to forget what it was like having easton around. After he left, i moved to St george, so it wasnt abnormal to not have him around. However, after talking to him i realized just how much i miss him. It is sooo crappy that he isnt going to be at the wedding, but i know in the long run it wont really matter. He is soo happy and content with where he is and i am so proud to call him my brother! I love and miss him more than everrr!
For those of you who do not follow me on insta.. 1. shame on you! and 2. you probably missed out on a sneak peek to some of our super casual engagements we did this week. Am and I reallyyyy wanted to get some fun pictures on the baseball field before we both moved up, and my dear friend Levi (with MLA-Photography) totally hooked us up. I am soooo grateful he was willing to come take some pictures with such short notice (like i'm talking.. the day before.. Am and i decided we wanted pics.. and we literally had like 3 hours that we were available). Plus he was soo easy going and just all around fun! Anyway.. we wont get the disk of the pictures back for awhile..so i figure posting my two favorites from our 'sneak peek' isnt that big of a deal. In all honesty i am not going to post that much stuff about our wedding cuz i want all of you to COME out of curiosity.. instead of knowing everyyyything that i am going to have there. So ha. Send me your address so you can attend!
BUT for real fellow bloggers i NEED your help! I got an email this morning from Abbey, the wedding photographer that's giving away the awesome package.. and well this is a close race we have on our hands people! She said in the first day over 1700 votes have been cast, andddd between the 1st place and the 5th place couples is only a difference of 20 votes! wth.
I am sooo grateful for all of you who have voted already..it means the world! But! What i really need you to do is post about it! Post on your blog, FB, Twitter... everything! The contest ends Saturday at midnight. Is one blog post really going to hurt? :) even if all you do is put up a link to my blog.. i would be forever grateful! You all know i don't like to be annoying or anything so i apologize in advance for my beggingggg. But we want to win sooo badly!
Ps. if it helps to know.. this package includes: Free Bridals, Free Engagements, Free groomals, free wedding day coverage, free reception coverage, 500 free custom designed invitations, free sign in book, free picture display, PLUS free hair and make up on the wedding day, 500 dollars worth of reception decor rentals, andddd a videography package. Sooo yeahhhh if that isnt enough motivation for you to vote for us.. i dont know what is!
Thanks love you all!!!!
to vote: Log on to FB. Search "AK Studio and Design". Like the page. Then click the orange "W" (wufoo app) and select Haley and Ammon. It is that easy!!!! you guys are the best!! xoxoxo
I am sooo grateful for all of you who have voted already..it means the world! But! What i really need you to do is post about it! Post on your blog, FB, Twitter... everything! The contest ends Saturday at midnight. Is one blog post really going to hurt? :) even if all you do is put up a link to my blog.. i would be forever grateful! You all know i don't like to be annoying or anything so i apologize in advance for my beggingggg. But we want to win sooo badly!
Ps. if it helps to know.. this package includes: Free Bridals, Free Engagements, Free groomals, free wedding day coverage, free reception coverage, 500 free custom designed invitations, free sign in book, free picture display, PLUS free hair and make up on the wedding day, 500 dollars worth of reception decor rentals, andddd a videography package. Sooo yeahhhh if that isnt enough motivation for you to vote for us.. i dont know what is!
Thanks love you all!!!!
to vote: Log on to FB. Search "AK Studio and Design". Like the page. Then click the orange "W" (wufoo app) and select Haley and Ammon. It is that easy!!!! you guys are the best!! xoxoxo
Okkk sooo here's the deal. Am and I have entered to win a wedding package from our absolute FAVORITE photographer Abbey Kyhl. She has done sooo many of my friend's weddings and i loveeee her work. Anyway on FB there is a HUGE contest going on. There are 14 other couples trying to win.. BUT Am and I think we can dominate! hahah That is, if you guys help us!
All you have to do, is "like" AK Studio & Design on FB. Then click on the orange "W" (it says 'wufoo app'), and then select our names to vote! SUPERRRR EASY. You can read more about the contest here. Also, if you are willing, will you please please pleaseeeee post something on your FB, blog, or twitter about the contest.. asking friends to vote for us?! i know.. its way annoying but the contest only runs for a few days and every vote counts! I know a lot of you readers have like hundreds of people reading your blogs.. so if you feel comfortable please post about it! you guys are the best!
All you have to do, is "like" AK Studio & Design on FB. Then click on the orange "W" (it says 'wufoo app'), and then select our names to vote! SUPERRRR EASY. You can read more about the contest here. Also, if you are willing, will you please please pleaseeeee post something on your FB, blog, or twitter about the contest.. asking friends to vote for us?! i know.. its way annoying but the contest only runs for a few days and every vote counts! I know a lot of you readers have like hundreds of people reading your blogs.. so if you feel comfortable please post about it! you guys are the best!
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More details to come.. but for now.. just know that i am stoked beyond belief
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Emmitt Scott Mero
7 lb 12 oz
21 in
I cannot help but notice that all around me lately are the cutest little children. I'm not even joking.. they are everywhere! I'm at work and there are little girls practicing their lipstick application. I'm at Am's baseball games and there are little boys imitating the 'big' boy's swing as they warm up. I'm at the grocery store and the mom in front of me in line has the most adorable baby girl. I'm in my car and make eye contact with a toddler in the car next to me.
SERIOUSLY! what is the deal??! and....everyyyy single time i look at them, i cannot help but smile and want to interact or play with them. Little kids and i get along well. I have always loved kids. Maybe it started when i was 12, and Lexi and I put on a summer kids camp for all the kids in the neighborhood. Maybe it started at my LC job doing sports camps for the gym kids. Or maybe i was just born with a natural love for little ones. Either way, i have come to a major conclusion in the past few weeks.
Today my best friend Jess gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. This morning I got a text saying she was going in to be induced. All day at work i was thinking about how miraculous it is that she is going to be a mommy! One of my best friends. is a mom. Then, i was thinking about how amazing the experience of giving birth must be. It is quite crazy if you think about it. And every time i had these thoughts, i could not help but hold back the tears! I can hardly imagine how much love she feels for her little Emmitt! What an incredible experience she had today. Honestly, i can hardly wait to experience that someday.
Hold up. I know what you are thinking. And, NO, i did not literally mean that 'i can hardly wait'. Trust me people. I can wait. I can wait a good 2, 3, 4, years for that to happen. But, what i AM saying is that the process of life is pretty incredible. Growing up, maturing, learning, going to school, getting married, and starting that whole process with your own little family? think about it. It is pretttyyyyy amazing. And i am soooo excited to do that one day for myself. I am excited to have my own family. Maybe if Am and I are lucky we'll get baseball playing sons, and soccer players for daughters? I guess i wouldn't even mind if one of my girls wanted to be dancer. .....i hear dance mom's are really cool? i think i could pull off that role quite nicely. And, let's not forget about my babe's that are waiting for me in Africa.
ps i am going to see the new Mom, dad, and Little E on thursday. You bet i'll be posting pictures. Even though i have some pics of the sweet babe right now, i'll wait for mommy and daddy to give his first debut. :) until them... swoon over these...
SERIOUSLY! what is the deal??! and....everyyyy single time i look at them, i cannot help but smile and want to interact or play with them. Little kids and i get along well. I have always loved kids. Maybe it started when i was 12, and Lexi and I put on a summer kids camp for all the kids in the neighborhood. Maybe it started at my LC job doing sports camps for the gym kids. Or maybe i was just born with a natural love for little ones. Either way, i have come to a major conclusion in the past few weeks.
Today my best friend Jess gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. This morning I got a text saying she was going in to be induced. All day at work i was thinking about how miraculous it is that she is going to be a mommy! One of my best friends. is a mom. Then, i was thinking about how amazing the experience of giving birth must be. It is quite crazy if you think about it. And every time i had these thoughts, i could not help but hold back the tears! I can hardly imagine how much love she feels for her little Emmitt! What an incredible experience she had today. Honestly, i can hardly wait to experience that someday.
Hold up. I know what you are thinking. And, NO, i did not literally mean that 'i can hardly wait'. Trust me people. I can wait. I can wait a good 2, 3, 4, years for that to happen. But, what i AM saying is that the process of life is pretty incredible. Growing up, maturing, learning, going to school, getting married, and starting that whole process with your own little family? think about it. It is pretttyyyyy amazing. And i am soooo excited to do that one day for myself. I am excited to have my own family. Maybe if Am and I are lucky we'll get baseball playing sons, and soccer players for daughters? I guess i wouldn't even mind if one of my girls wanted to be dancer. .....i hear dance mom's are really cool? i think i could pull off that role quite nicely. And, let's not forget about my babe's that are waiting for me in Africa.
ps i am going to see the new Mom, dad, and Little E on thursday. You bet i'll be posting pictures. Even though i have some pics of the sweet babe right now, i'll wait for mommy and daddy to give his first debut. :) until them... swoon over these...
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I love my life so much. I love my Heavenly Father for knowing exactly what i needed, and for knowing my deepest desires--ones that i might not have consciously known i wanted. I love what my life is shaping up to be, and I am also very grateful for the hard times I had to go through to get where I am. I love Am. He is the truly the most amazing person ever. And I am just soooo grateful for the path that was so meticulously paved for us!
.................................. ps. How attractive is my fiance?!!!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!!? can't wait to marry that boy!!!!!
Why yes, i do realize that i am done with school in approximately one week. Ecstatic.
Why yes, i do realize that my blog has completely sucked lately. Sorry.
Why yes, i do realize that i need to schedule my engagement pictures. Not worried.
Why yes, i do realize i never told you mine and Am's love story. Am's fault. (love you)
Why yes, i do realize that i move up to Sandy in 10 days. Sad. Thankful. Weird.
Why yes, i do realize that Am boy is done playing baseball in 11 days. empathetic. (he's gonna be a mess)
Why yes, i do realize that we have a wedding to plan. not stressed one bit.
Why yes, i do realize that i am not going to Kenya this summer. Bittersweet.
Why yes, i do realize that my bestie Jess is going to have her babe any day now. Excited
Why yes, i do realize that i have another bestest friend living in Russia. Love.
Why yes, i do realize that i get to play soccer soon. thrilled.
Why yes, i do realize that my cute little missionary brother will not be at my wedding. Depressing.
Why yes, i do realize that Am's cute missionary brother will not be there either. Double Depressing.
Why yes, i do realize that i am still the luckiest girl in the planet. Beyond thankful.
Why yes, i do realize that i easily have the most amazing fiance on the planet. Humbled.
.......And why yes, i do realize that i am soooo madly in love with Ammon Zitting.
Why yes, i do realize that my blog has completely sucked lately. Sorry.
Why yes, i do realize that i need to schedule my engagement pictures. Not worried.
Why yes, i do realize i never told you mine and Am's love story. Am's fault. (love you)
Why yes, i do realize that i move up to Sandy in 10 days. Sad. Thankful. Weird.
Why yes, i do realize that Am boy is done playing baseball in 11 days. empathetic. (he's gonna be a mess)
Why yes, i do realize that we have a wedding to plan. not stressed one bit.
Why yes, i do realize that i am not going to Kenya this summer. Bittersweet.
Why yes, i do realize that my bestie Jess is going to have her babe any day now. Excited
Why yes, i do realize that i have another bestest friend living in Russia. Love.
Why yes, i do realize that i get to play soccer soon. thrilled.
Why yes, i do realize that my cute little missionary brother will not be at my wedding. Depressing.
Why yes, i do realize that Am's cute missionary brother will not be there either. Double Depressing.
Why yes, i do realize that i am still the luckiest girl in the planet. Beyond thankful.
Why yes, i do realize that i easily have the most amazing fiance on the planet. Humbled.
.......And why yes, i do realize that i am soooo madly in love with Ammon Zitting.
Basically my work is awesome! I get to learn all sorts of cool stuff dealing with make up, skin care, and hair care. I get lucky and get to try out a lotttt of different products. So with out even more blabbering.. read on about some of my favorite eye products!
Benefit Cosmetics.."They're Real Mascara" $22 at ULTA
K no joke this stuff is awesome. During our grand opening we sold the crap out of this stuff. We seriously could not keep it on the shelfs. Sooo after about two months i finally gave in and bought it. Let me tell you... I LOVE IT! I was use to using the Covergirl Lash Blast that comes in the big orange tube. I like that stuff as well. But with this new mascara.. my lash routine is split in half, and my mascara doesnt flake. Because it is a gel based mascara, it doesn't run when it gets wet! BUT it's not completely waterproof so with a little soap and water you have yourself an easy removal! Plus it adds volume, and curls your lashes naturally. Say good bye to your eye lash curler ladies.. this stuff is BOMB. And no, the picture below is not me.... but legit that is how your lashes will look.
I am really sorry for the alignment and spacing issues. I am totally struggling with the new blogger interface for some reason. Anyway.. i am thinking that i am going to start posting my new favorite products every friday. What do you guys think?
Benefit Cosmetics.."They're Real Mascara" $22 at ULTA
I thought for sure i would struggle using a
brush to put my liner on.. OK i was totallyyyy wrong. This gel is super easy
to work with and the brush is amazing. I just barely bought my second
pot, after using my last one for almost 8 months. Have you ever had an
eyeliner last you that long?...yeah I didn't think so. It comes in five
colors.. Black, brown, bronze, green, and purple. The brown is pretty dark, and
practicallylooks
black, the green and bronze have
a shimmer, but not enough that one could tell a huge difference. Seriously
this is probably the only liner i will everrrrrr use again. I have tried many..
from the cheapness of Revlon, to awesomeness of Bare Minerals (HATE HATE
HATE their liners), averageness of Too Faced. None come even slightly close to
this baby. Plus tarte is a completely natural brand with out any additives, or
parabens.
Urban Decay "Original Eyeshadow Primer Potion" $20 at ULTA
Alright.. some of you may be
asking.. "why do I need a primer for my eyes? What even is a primer?"
Well let me tell you.. it is the absolute one thing you need when
wearing eye make up. A primer will hold your shadow in place
with out letting it crease, smudge, smear, or run. It will force you to use less
shadow because it helps pull the real color of your shadows out
sooner...aka less building aka less product being used. Although there
are a ton of different brands of eye shadow primer.. this one is probably
one of my favorites. It comes in four colors..two of which have an absolutely
gorgeous shimmer, the other two are flat, matte colors. If you are unsure
of which to buy.. i suggest either 'Sin' or 'Eden'. Sin has a pinkish
silver shimmer, while Eden is the original matte. The other two are
more goldy tones, and are equally as pretty. Guys this stuff
is awesome!
Yup i got tagged.. and normally i would refrain from participating but when i see that the other 4 people i was tagged with have all followed through.. well i guess i cave to peer pressure.
11 random facts about meeeeee
1. As you can tell, my middle name is J. Yup just the letter J. Not J-A-Y, not J(.). just the letter J. When i was younger i was embarrassed to tell people.. but i LOVEEE it now. You better believe that my first daughter's middle name will be J.
2. I have a weird OCD obsession with painting my nails. They are ALWAYS painted and i usually paint them every 3-4 days.
3. I love love love spaghetti. It has always been, and always will be, my favorite meal.
4. My favorite holiday is Halloween (let's all just pretend Christmas doesn't exsist). I love the crisp air, the creepy decorations, and everything that comes along with being scared. Haunted houses are honestly my favorite thing ever!
5. I talked myself out of dating Ammon 5 times over two years. And everyyyy time i came crawling back. For us it was like the billionth time the charm. :)
6. I ABSOLUTELY HATE CATS. Thinking about them makes me sort of gag. ewwwww. hate hate hate.
7. Just like Heather, i have a severe picking problem. I pick at everything.. zits, ingrown hairs, pretty much anything that grosses a normal person out.. i love picking. (just ask poor ammon he is the victim of my picking obsession every night). Except scabs. Those are not my forte.
8. I am superrr competitive. Even if it is simply a game of "Go Fish".. i love winning and the adrenaline that comes along with being competitive
9. My fav number is 12. Almost every cd I ever made in high school had my favorite song as number twelve. Weird i know, but it is just the way i operate.
10. I was definitely one of 'those' people who lovedddd high school. I am not ashamed. I loved every minute of being a Beetdigger.
11. I am going to be a college graduate in approximately 18 days. Holy !*@%. i. am. so excited. Anddd in approximately 101 days i marry the man of my dreams! But who's counting right?
My questions from Heather are...
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| Young girl status... "Overall Fridays"...... the only pair i could find were my mom's maternity overalls.. we were soo weird. |
1. As you can tell, my middle name is J. Yup just the letter J. Not J-A-Y, not J(.). just the letter J. When i was younger i was embarrassed to tell people.. but i LOVEEE it now. You better believe that my first daughter's middle name will be J.
2. I have a weird OCD obsession with painting my nails. They are ALWAYS painted and i usually paint them every 3-4 days.
3. I love love love spaghetti. It has always been, and always will be, my favorite meal.
4. My favorite holiday is Halloween (let's all just pretend Christmas doesn't exsist). I love the crisp air, the creepy decorations, and everything that comes along with being scared. Haunted houses are honestly my favorite thing ever!
5. I talked myself out of dating Ammon 5 times over two years. And everyyyy time i came crawling back. For us it was like the billionth time the charm. :)
6. I ABSOLUTELY HATE CATS. Thinking about them makes me sort of gag. ewwwww. hate hate hate.
7. Just like Heather, i have a severe picking problem. I pick at everything.. zits, ingrown hairs, pretty much anything that grosses a normal person out.. i love picking. (just ask poor ammon he is the victim of my picking obsession every night). Except scabs. Those are not my forte.
8. I am superrr competitive. Even if it is simply a game of "Go Fish".. i love winning and the adrenaline that comes along with being competitive
9. My fav number is 12. Almost every cd I ever made in high school had my favorite song as number twelve. Weird i know, but it is just the way i operate.
10. I was definitely one of 'those' people who lovedddd high school. I am not ashamed. I loved every minute of being a Beetdigger.
11. I am going to be a college graduate in approximately 18 days. Holy !*@%. i. am. so excited. Anddd in approximately 101 days i marry the man of my dreams! But who's counting right?
My questions from Heather are...
1. What is your favorite Cereal? ..way easy. I love Mini Wheats!
2. If you could buy all your clothes from one department store where would it be? I would buy everything from Nordstrom. Who wouldn't?
3. What is the last book you read and did you like it? I really don't read all that often, but last summer while traveling to Africa I read Water for Elephants. It was super crude, and not that great of a book. Butttttt i was bored on my 12 hour flights, and 24 hr of travel.
4. Nsync or Backstreet Boys? Oh! i was a total Backstreet Boys girl. I went to their concert in 4th grade with my best friend Haley Dutson. We sat on the third row, and i was inches away from touching Brian's hand. awww my stomach has butterflies just thinking about it.
5. What's the farthest away from home you have been? Kenya! Such an amazing place. i need to blog about it more.
6. Who did you want to marry when you were little? All you JHS'ers are going to die with this answer.. up until the sixth grade, i thought for sure i was going to marry Marcus Christensen. hahahaha i remember i wrote about him in my journal! hahah so classic! i obviously had other crushes too, but this one topped the list.
7. Do you have any strange phobias? I, along with Allie Morgan, HATE loose hair. The mere thought of having to sweep my roommate's bathroom floor.. makes me want to throw up. uhh. Loose hair.. any time, any where, any place ..is completely disgusting.
8. What was your first job? I was a kids camp counselor at the gym by my house. I loved that job!
9. What is your favorite quote? Man! that is sooo hard to narrow down. I found this today and i couldnt agree with it more. "You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make."- Gordon B. Hinckley.
10. what is your pet peeve? I hate when people leave pans on the stove full of leftovers. It is the weirdest pet peeve but i hate it!
11. If you had choose between never washing your bed sheet or bath towel which would it be? I would for sure chose my bed sheet. Washing my towels is the best feeling on the planet. Although both of these options are extremely disgusting.
Ok my questions for the 'tagged' are...
1. what is your favorite type of candy?
2. What was your favorite thing to do when you were little?
3. Snowboard/ski?
4. If you had to pick one place to live for the rest of your life (besides where you are now) where would it be?
5. Who has had the biggest impact on your life?
6. What is your favorite nail color?
7. Do you have any weird routines that you perform daily?
8. Are you petrified of something?
9. Who is your celebrity crush?
10. What is one thing you couldnt live with out?
11. What is your favorite thing to relax/de-stress?
Tag youuuuu
Whit Davis/ Lauren Minnick
Hailey Anderson
Aubrey Olsen
Riley Bergeson
Mary Leonard
The weekend home proved to be quite productive.
found my dress and ordered it
bought all 7 of the bridesmaids outfits (exchanged sizes about 1928409204 times)
had a baby shower for my bestie
found the reception center
bought some reception decor
designed the invitation
figured out photographers and videographers
checkity check check check! .... and yet the list is still 23492598023859438692834095 times long.
found my dress and ordered it
bought all 7 of the bridesmaids outfits (exchanged sizes about 1928409204 times)
had a baby shower for my bestie
found the reception center
bought some reception decor
designed the invitation
figured out photographers and videographers
checkity check check check! .... and yet the list is still 23492598023859438692834095 times long.
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