june weekday haps

thinking about blogging all that happened on the weekends in june is making me feel extremely overwhelmed so we are just going to hold off on those moments for now.

..i wrote that a week ago but hey hiiiii. 

june was so nice and went by so fast. here are weekday things that happened slash i liked. 

 i always love walking by the harvard stadium at this time of day, it always looks super delightful

so many facetime/skype times! taking screen shots makes me feel like we are more than just phone friends. also worth noting: this was my first time facetiming with my old companion sister wang, my friend david grant, and brynne's baby morris!! thank you, technology. 

lots of bike rides with myself or kristin 

my boss and his two assistants, megan and meg

the bosses are having a baby! slash they already did but it hadn't happened yet in this picture. we gave them a diaper cake, they loved it as you can see. 

best 57 year old work friend from texas, john bridwell, brought us back these macaroons from france. 

i always thought i hated macaroons but THOSE THINGS WERE SO GOOD. maybe i just hate american ones? who knows. 

left:june weather was nuts and one day it was so cold that i wore a sweater, a scarf, and boots. what?

right: also, i've been better at eating lunch at work. see? a little panara with my best mexican friend alberto. 

more biking. lots of yoga. super obsession with my new backpack. 

(it makes carrying things so easy and convenient!)

boston loves learning. welcome to fred talks: TED talks by your friends. 

still obsessed with the location of my church and how green it is

when it wasn't freezing it was raining! for days and days and days 

(which i honestly appreciated because summer without central air is THE WORST)

friday afternoons were spent with bff nat and our veteran boyfriends and were always topped off with tons of delicious ice cream from bedford farms. maybe this is a good time to tell you that nat is leaving me and is moving to texas soon. we are very sad about this. 

sadly you cant really see the rainbow in the picture above but it is there and i loved that it looked like it was coming out of the word "friendlies" on that building in the distance and there is a baby rainbow on the building across the street.  ..it's the little things.

bless asian friends who make it in the korean newspaper and eating whatever it is i got at that korean restaurant.

unedited boston beauty. this is the trail we use to get to the church, i think

it is especially beautiful after a rainstorm when the sun is setting and felt happy we were walking rather than biking so we could further enjoy it. 

amber turned 30! even though she looks 12.

my closet fell down one night - don't worry, i fixed it - and i had utah hair for a minute.

scenic storrow drive

all you can eat ice cream festival with mccall. didn't feel so hot by the time we left but it was definitely worth it (probably)

oh hey! and then the boss had her baby and i photographed the event. this picture was taken at 5 in the morning and i didn't even care because she is the cutest. if you have any "A" names that you think are the best go ahead and throw them out there - she is still nameless a week and a half later haha. 

april, i'm sad you're over!

..i always really like april.

 note to self : never stick something under your arm at a store that is carrying a bag - you will walk right out of the store and not realize that you have committed theft until you are almost home. 

as part of my birthday present i made j-man come get mani/pedis with me. sadly the place was really busy and they did a terrible job so he probably will never do that again but it was still fun! 

after weeks of taking a break we went back to my favorite thai place and i think i'm getting sick of the phad thai and IT MAKES ME SO SAD. i hate when food that once brought you so much joy just makes you sick. 

and, after months and months and months of not seeing old companion sister starley she happened to be in boston for a work trip! we met up in the north end for lunch and cannoli and it was so fun to catch up with her. 

my grandpa had a 90th birthday surprise party!!! i really hate missing out on things so my dad was sweet to facetime me. sadly i forgot what time the party was and was actually on my way to go sailing so it was kind of a miracle that we even connected for a few minutes!  

i was happy to see him and be a part of his party! (kind of)

then the sailing happened after the facetime failed. thanks captain chip! or whatever your name was

seasonal mount auburn photo with the nat

and a bonus picture with sister jordan! natalie is a good person and takes the sisters out to dinner regularly and then sometimes i join her. sister jordan is a convert and has worked for gladys knight the last five years in vegas! i told her to tell gladys hello for me. 

bonus picture number two and three would be facetiming with this dear ashlie friend of mine. it was one of the happier hours of my recent life. ashlie come to boston already!

i need you to imagine me and about 10 other girls doing yoga on the grass in the picture above. sunset yoga is one of the best things that has ever happened to me and i need to figure out a way for it to happen every day. 

and look! it's my netpal! me and my homegirl sonam have been writing emails back and forth for the last few months through a program my work has with a local middle school. we got to go to their science fair and see their projects and then eat lunch with them. i got my last email from her today which included this - "I'm gonna miss reading and writing emails to your fun, excited, and always interested personality! Everyone was like, "OH MY GOSH, YOUR NETPAL IS AWESOME! SHE'S SO YOUNG AND HIP!" And I'm just like, "Yeah, I know right!" *hair flip* haha, I'm not kidding though!"

yep guys. if you want to feel good about yourself just start emailing a 7th grader.

also, can we talk about how the last few weeks of spring blossoms have been unreal? new england sure knows how to do spring and fall right with all of these trees everywhere. i've taken 4,934 pictures of them so don't worry, you'll get to experience it too.

natalie was nice to gather some gals together for a belated birthday dinner. i'll tell you something, you can really tell who has lived in utah and who hasn't just by someone's enthusiasm for texas roadhouse rolls. some people just don't get it!

and then the next night i went to A CIRCUS IN A TENT. i got there a little late and walked in as the horses were running around and i guess i looked really excited by it all because the usher was like "oh i can tell from your face that you haven't been in here yet, let me help you to your seat" haha.  i loved that it was small and intimate and i'll say it again - in a real tent. old circuses have always fascinated me so it was fun to feel like i was at one for a minute. 

and then that is the end for now because i got overwhelmed with how many photos i have of life and had to stop going through them. but when i bring myself to blog again you can look forward to weekend trips to nantucket/cape cod and brooklyn! and many blossom photos in between.