hi.

work:

(i feel happy that i get to moderate mormon.org profiles and say things like this to people)

(brynne made a good point about not actually knowing what i said so this is the part-i have to send them an email telling them why it can't be approved. sooorry i thought you all knew that)

 ashlie's show at muse:

(i actually forgot to take pictures while they played because i loved it so much so these are the only two. whooooops)

visit with the frei's:

cousin/sister/niece fest:

(which consisted of lots of sugar, nail painting, single ladies, and ke$hia)

(and i was thrilled about my choice in nail polish as you can see)

and just to throw in a little uplifting treat,

you should all watch this.

(they get the greatest couple ever award!)

happy birthday mlk.

to celebrate we went to my cabin in midway.

the drive through provo canyon was an absolute delight!

I had never driven by myself before 

(or drove at all somehow)

so this is how i felt when i didn't even get lost. big success!

another big success was this banana chair game i made up to make my nephews like me. 

and they did! it was a cabin miracle.

we got in touch with our childhood and played hotels. 

anyone even heard of it before?? it's a classic.

 and then i decided to capture this moment in time in case they ever disappear: 

our cabin mugs

(mine and kim's are my favorite)

 

the tots kept loving the banana chairs and laid under/on top/over them and had a bolt/toy story 3 marathon alllll weekend long.

the bigger kids had quite the time sledding outside 

(and i had quite the time photographing it)

it was a relaxing weekend,

thanks to you mlk.

tribute to the king.

my pretty trainee sister jamie king came home this week!

which makes me feel happy and old.

this is a tribute..in no particular order.

we christmas-ed.

we hiked.

we washed hair.

we got a (partial) facial.

(and in return she listened to the first lesson)

we loved santa and li mama

(she is the one that gave me my jade bracelet!)

we pretended to like moon cakes.

we preperation day-ed.

we had rooftop self timer photoshoots.

we biked.

we got sunglasses from crazy new member.

we matched.

we baptized.

we decorated.

..we had a lovely time.

i sure do love her.

(so much that i reactivated my fb so i would have a way of getting a hold of her)

Lucky

= these things.

1.b got married!!

 

2. i have written and sent half of my letters to taiwan friends. 

didn't actually realize what a task it would be..

2a. since serving in taiwan helped me like asians, i can now watch shows like this and be OBSESSED rather than wanting to scratch my eyes out!

3. same day as marriage fest ran into rachel, my efy tot. she is going on a mission! 

yesss.

4.ashlie (and david) moved back to utah

5. i get to wear my name tag again at church

(special thanks to girl who drew the baby wolf on it!)

6. just bought $650 worth of j.crew biz (including this great umbrella!) for $78. never super loved it like some people but i do love me a good deal!

(honestly. a jacket, a dress, a wool sweater, somepj bottoms, one "refined silk-cashmere wrap", an umbrella, two handkerchiefs, and two clutches. so cheap!)

7. i just thought of another one! seeing these pretty ladies (minus rach and ashley) last week. 

aaaand 

after hearing they are all old and have credit cards, i finally got one for myself

(which could be lucky thing #8. i'm growing up!)

yay for friends, deals, and adults!

10 posts in 1.

let's look back at what this break had to offer.

(and by break i mostly mean christmas and weddings)

every so often i worked and chatted with the great people of the www.

then (i forgot to take pictures for a week of it somehow so now we are to) christmas eve we had a lovely dinner with the margetts

christmas program with the moysh's

then topped it off with some traditional new pajamas. 

christmas morning was spent again with the moysh fam

christmas afternoon was spent with the margetts lounging around and playing hedbanz

ryan was too nice to me and besides other nice gifts surprised me with a book of my mission!

he went through the thousands of mission photos i have (bless his heart)

 and made this book.

it took him hours and hours and hours

..best gift i've ever received!

the day after christmas we flew to texas for our dear friend ashlie's marriage fest!

we stayed with my sister tricia and within the hour of arriving ryan was being harassed by little children, as usual.

that night was spent at the lohner home catching up and staring at their way magical christmas tree!

nights were spent being twins and watching various movies 

(all of which i fell asleep to..BUT we watched the davinci code the other night and i actually stayed awake! definite miracle)

wedding dinner

married!! 

(she looked soooo good)

..but still very much ashlie.

pretty reception 

(sushi!)

photobooth

and a hundred other photos that i'll keep to myself..it was a great wedding to say the least.

before leaving i realized i didn't really take any photos of tricia's family (and dale's sister's fam who was staying with them for christmas) so this is all i got, taken right after everyone woke up. sorrrrry tricia. 

we loved staying with you!

the flight home 

that night was the annual christmas party. big success.

next up:

 courtney price

(aka my trainer)

extra treat =  the hoers were right in front of me in the sealing! very worth almost dying on the roads to get there.

 sweetest brother in law drove me to the temple and then accompanied me to the luncheon.

awkward? maybe.

delightful? yes.

new years eve=dad's birthday

breakfast with the becks!

..then rang in the new year with another round of hedbanz until 2:30 am.

(which is why this was such a treat)

and tomorrow is brynne's turn, i can't wait!!

words don't express how happy i am for that girl.