our first year

ONE YEAR! I know, it's crazy!

How has a year already come & gone right before our eyes?

I feel like it was just yesterday that I put on a white dress and married the best boyfriend ever {he still is, btw}.

To celebrate our first anniversary, Cam and I took a little road trip to Las Vegas making a few stops along the way. We didn't really have a concrete plan besides the nights that we booked in Vegas so we pretty much just did whatever our hearts desired for a week! It was so great—no work, just fun.  We love this summer in Logan but once in a while you've just gotta get out. 

First of all, we kicked off our trip by digging into our frozen cake.. which we only took one bite of. haha

Our trip started by heading up to a place that is near & dear to my heart: West Yellowstone. We stopped at Mesa falls on the way and then saw Beauty and the Beast at the Playmill Theatre. This show was extra fun to watch for me because the last time the playmill put it on, I was just lucky enough to be in it :)

Then we started in the direction of Vegas but we couldn't resist a little stop at Lagoon. Neither one of us had been in a really really long time so we had been wanting to do this for a while now. Going on all the rides made me realize that my body just can't handle those crazy rides the way that it used to! At least now I know which rides to avoid.

Our next stop was St. George. We won a free rental at The Beach at Sand Hollow so we had a little night of boating, surfing and swimming with friends which was the perfect way to escape the suffocating desert heat!

{we also stopped at the narrows on our way back from Vegas, which took a little bit of a pep-talk to get through. ha!}

And then, we finally made it to Vegas where we relaxed, shopped, and ate, a lot. We also visited the Vegas sign which surprisingly neither on of us had done before.

 It was so much fun to take a trip with just the both of us. It made me especially reminiscent of our honeymoon {watch here}. I am so happy and thankful every day that I married a boy who I love more and more everyday. I thought I loved him as much as I could possibly on the day I married him but I love him 365x more than that now. Even though we are not perfect people, I know that we are perfect for each other.

happy One-Year to us!

a spiel about playmill

Not that I am taking a break from my extremely busy schedule right now or anything

but it is still a long weekend and a reason to get out of town!

I'm heading up to Island park for a weekend with my family & some friends

and so so excited to go back to my home of all last summer, 

West Yelli!

The Playmill Theatre opens this weekend with High School Musical and I can't wait to see it! 

{If you've never been to the playmill––GO! you won't regret it}

It'll be a little bittersweet sitting in the audience after a whole summer of working there.

I might have to restrain myself from flirting with 80 year-old men and little boys during the sing-a-long. 

It'll be strange to just sit back and enjoy the show without having to sell concessions or do a set change.

...alright, maybe it'll be really bittersweet.

But when you sleep, live, eat, sweat, and breath Playmill it becomes a part of you forever.

 A summer there is a mini year. 

I mean, you celebrate the 4th of July, Halloween/Prom, Wildlife, and even Christmas there!

Maybe that's why I feel like it's Christmas Eve.

Enough of my ranting on about Playmill. 

I know I know, I'm a little obsessed...

over & out!

a most magical christmas

I still can't believe that Christmas has come and gone so quickly! 

That seems to be the theme for this year.

I was lucky enough to have two christmases this year. 

One of which was this summer. 

It's tradition at the Playmill to celebrate Christmas on August 25th (or in our case, the 22nd) 

and the owners gave everyone a trip to Disneyland. (Best bosses on earth)

It was so much fun to be reunited with the people who I spent every second of this summer with!

"team churro"

(I think the name describes itself)

We just happened to go during one of the biggest storms in California in years.

But honestly, besides our soggy feet and mildew scented clothes. It was pretty great.

Yes, I wore the same outfit for 4 days in a row

No lines more than 10 minutes! 

I appreciated the Christmas spirit there as well. Every inch of the park was decorated with 

garland, lights, ornaments. I absolutely loved it. 

 I got back home just in time for a sleigh ride with the family!

The rest of Christmas was spent with family. Meeting the newest little babies on Christmas Eve. And eating lots and lots of delicious Christmas treats!

(My Christmas Breakfast, Too beautiful NOT to take a picture of)

I love this Holiday and everything it represents, 

and I love the comfort of a warm and happy home to come back to.

I hope everyone had a 

very merry christmas

Now I am headed back to "sunny" California for my best friend's wedding!

Black or White

I really hope you guys can watch THIS...


These are the great people I worked with and for this summer
and I think this music video sums up the amount of fun we had every day.

a summer recap [in pictures]

4th of july.

My other "silly" half.

ohhh booger. 

 my bestie.

The Holts & their cute little cookie.

Playmill prom.

alice + gideon.

Virginia City candy shop.

my favorite.

getting eaten alive by mosquitos at some random falls.

Playmill Christmas & the happiest place in the world.

Idaho state fair!

My other family :) 

THE END

In the West...

I have finally settled in to West Yellowstone.

This summer I will be working at the Playmill Theatre!

I was a little nervous but everyone here is so much fun and

I love the shows that we are doing.

I have ZERO acting experience so it's definitely a challenge at times but

everyone here is extremely talented so it's easy to learn with them constantly around.

We all live in the same apartment complex and rehearse from 9am to 9pm everyday.

It's like a little family. I'm loving it so far.

Anyway....

This is what we do for fun...