the few days before i went to texas these things happened.

while uploading texas time onto my computer i found a few gems that could easily go unblogged which might have happened in my blogging past but not now! i don't let a photographed event go by without documenting it because let's face it - i'm a blogger now.

anyway. i tended cute lilly baby and janie while sister becky was watching jax get recognized for being awesome. the three of us had such a delightful time watching beauty and the beast until it stopped working and then various episodes of curious george and mickey's playhouse. i even stayed after they got home and watched the rest of the kids while becky and kevin went on a date so it was pretty much all day becks fest and i loved it. my nieces and nephews are the best. and did you know my sister's name is becky and her last name is beck? i forget that might seem weird to people since it has been her name for like 20 years but i think it has a real nice ring to it.

anyway.

the next day was spent meeting baby olive and getting ready to go to texas. at about 9:30 pm i realized that i hadn't had any dinner and finding something to make sounded like the worst idea. so as i brainstormed i realized i live like five seconds away from zupas and if i got there fast i could make it before they closed! so i threw my coat on and ran out my door and looked way dreamy, as you can see above, with my free USU homecoming 2010 sweatshirt that just screamed "i  have no idea why i'm here alone on a saturday night!". it felt kind of liberating going to a restaurant by myself and i felt so productive making a packing list while i sat and ate! i'd like to thank their chicken pesto panini for giving me the motivation to have a dinner date with myself that night. i thoroughly enjoyed it.

sunday night i debated going to visit sister kim and family but it was pretty late so i had a hard time deciding until she bribed me with her coldstone making ice cream skills and might i say it was delicious. and it was so good to see their cute family for a little bit! they had been in st. george for a triathlon the week before but somehow it felt as if i hadn't seen them in forever.

the early hours of monday morning were spent at the salt lake temple. since it was so early it was pretty slow  making it so quiet and peaceful. many of the lights were on coming out of the temple because it was still somewhat dark. i had never seen the lights at temple square in the morning! (nor did i know they even were on in the morning) so it felt like a completely new experience. it was just as quiet and peaceful outside of the temple as it was in, which was such a nice contrast from the usual holiday crowds. i wish i started more mornings like that.

next up = breaking dawn.

these pictures really have nothing to do with breaking dawn except for the part where i loved these life size chipmunks entering and exiting the theater.

now we debated about going to see this but finally decided we had to since we already watched the other three. since it had already been out for a few days i had heard quite a few reviews and had rather low expectations. i second the opinion of this blogger in saying this movie was BONKERS but yet felt entertained and didn't understand why everyone was being so crazy about it. i mean yeah, it really was nuts and i had to close my eyes during their honeymoon loving and every time gross pregnant bella came on the screen because i couldn't handle looking at her bony body and when edward ripped the baby vampire out of her womb with his mouth but how is that any different than any other movie?
and how about alice being on pan am the other night? anyone else recognize that little vamp?!

aaaaaand on to texas time.