Current Location: Newport Beach, CA

So, we really love our little trips to sunny California

So for my birthday, we started off on the 15 south to Newport Beach.  Needless to say, a fabulous trip followed.

We drove from 8 pm to 2 am to stay the night in viva las vegas!

and let me tell ya, the Lord was looking after us because we ran out of gas, right as we pulled up to the house.

so luckily, we only had to push this beast up a small hill. . .

Back on the road to cali in the morning. 

We met mimi and taylor out there and did some shopping and ate a ton for my birthday, which is to be expected.

I had a pretty amazing 19th birthday with some of my favorite people  in a gorgeous place!

We also got to go to the amazing BYU v. SDSU game down in san diego on saturday (a big shout out to mimi for hooking us up) to see our little cougs dominate the aztecs. best game ever!

we'd like to think we contributed to the victory with our loud cheering skills

Don't know if you heard, we won. NBD we're number 3 in the nation now.

Scoreboard aztec fans, scoreboard.

You want jimmer?? You got jimmered.

After the high of the game, we had to stop by the beach, regardless of the weather. Because obviously, that’s what you do when you go to cali.

current roomie

next years roomies.
the 4 blondies.
just love these ladies.


It was so nice seeing my family, sitting in a hot tub with my girls, and getting away, again. 
I could get use to this going to cali every semester thing, just saying.

State of the Union.

Current State of the Union: Busy. Happy, but busy.

Lauren has been playing way too hard, and now she must work hard. She has 3 days to do a weeks work. (a very busy week at that.)  We fully expect her to be relieved come Thursday night when she hits the road for cali with her girls.  Grandma came to visit last night, which was also quite enjoyable for Lauren.  Now she must press forward so she can forget about the stress of these 3 long days.  Right now she is getting through with the john mayer Pandora station and by looking forward to getting to see her sister, mimi, and jimmer.

This has been the current state of the union address for Lauren for the week of February 20^th.         

{Now she must go take a test and do her stat hw.}

Current Location: Arches National Park

Getaway adventure for this 3 day weekend:

{Arches National Park, Moab, Utah.}

 

So for president’s day, Chrissy and I drove down to Moab with Jordan, Scott and Chris for a little president’s day get away. Needless to say, it was BEAUTIFUL, and fun place to go on a mini trip with those guys. 

"for friendship" of course.

Only minor problems incurred on our adventure including chris’ executive decision to turn around half way through the canyon to go get gas, but overall, it was quite successful.

Man, all I have to say is God made some beautiful places!

Check it:

Delicate Arch 

Nothing brings friends together like some good hiking.

love you guys

Happy Sunday

Bucket List

 Bucket list item feature of the day

#3.  Read EVERY Jane Austen Novel.     

Seeing as how there are only 6 and I have already read 2 of them, I have confidence that this should be an easy enough feat. Especially since I'm not planning on kicking the bucket anytime soon.

Even though this one was written 2nd and I have already read it, I shall start with my all time favorite. . .

Pride and Prejudice

"I cannot fix on the hour, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun. "

Words cannot express my love for this novel, or the movies, or Mr. Darcy.

I am thoroughly looking forward to kicking off my Jane Austen marathon with this one. 

Why don't you join me?

:)

Happy Birthday little Sis

                                

So this girl, I don’t know what more to say than she’s Awesome!

Reasons she is awesome:

1.    She’s totes presh.

2.    She a genius.

3.    She’s so dedicated, motivated, driven: whatever it is, she’s like the Enegizer bunny or something. Don’t know how so does it.

4.    She’s totally a baller when it comes to vball.

5.    She’s the sweet one. She makes me smoothies and is always way too nice to me.

So im pretty lucky to have her.

Thanks for being the best sister EVA!

LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

56º

it's funny to see what a little sunshine does to a campus that is used to being covered and snow and hanging out in the freezing weather.

Suddenly it's 56º outside and campus rejoices.  These are people from sunny Texas and California and Arizona etc. . . and we think 56º is warm. Sad really, but we'll take the sunshine.

After church, everyone's in shorts and t-shirts laying in the grass outside studying.

I'm so looking forward to summer. I think i forgot what it feels like to be hot when i walk outside. 

Welcome to Utah.

The Fab List

Here are a couple more things I think are fabulous.

3. Nike free run running shoes.

Just got these babies in the mail and I love them already! They are seriously awesome and so light weight!

4. Comedy Sportz

My friends and I are frequent visitors of comedy sportz. It's a improv club  in provo on center street and it is Hilarious. we seriously love it so much. check it out!

Jimmer Fredette.

Jimmer- (Verb) To succeed at something in an exceptional manner. Named after BYU point guard Jimmer Fredette. Can also be used in the past tense form of "Jimmered" or "Jimmeresque" or "Jimmer show".

One who is in range as soon as he steps off the bus.

Need I say more?

here's some screen shots i took after the SDSU game of jimmer blowing up the internet.

Jimmer and I also happen to be birthday buddies.

so i guess that's pretty cool.

Guys, if I get kicked off facebook, this is why.

See you again San Diego . . . better luck this time

Some good news.

It is now February. AKA, my birthday month.

I beat level 70 of bubble buster after a long 3 week battle.

We got an apartment.

Justin Beiber's movie Never Say Never comes out this month.

I found out I don’t have to take a bio lab.

There is a holiday this month, thanks mr. pres.

I witnessed SDSU getting jimmered.

I shall witness it again, this time in San Diego thanks to my mimi.

which means another fun road trip to California with my girls to see my mimi and my sister.
and, I got 2 packages and a letter in the mail

And, I got a handful of Jackson emery.

Have a happy February!

Happy Sunday