summer recap

Because I am a horrible blogger in general, I always tend to skip over a bunch of fun stuff that made up my Summer. But I just can't pass up all the photos from the summertime that are just sitting in my iPhoto so I have no choice but to do a summer recap. Let me warn you though... it is always a photo overload so prepare yourself.

Also, in honor of tradition, I will be doing a Summer recap poem. I am no poet. But it makes it a little more fun. haha

Our Graphic Design BFA Exhibition called NEUE (pronounced NEW) ended senior year on great terms,

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and so did a little brunch with some good friends at Herms.

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I walked in my cap & gown to get my diploma

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then jetted off to LA with my momma when it was all over.

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We had a blast, just roaming the city.

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We ate Sprinkles ice cream, and took pictures of shadows that were pretty.

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In a matter of months my belly grew and grew leading to many belly shots.

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We vacationed in the sun amongst the red rocks.

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We went to St. George for a big Stephens Family Reunion.

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and then headed back to LA for our 2nd anniversary and babymoon.

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The Dodgers, beach, and my favorite surfboard sugar cookies left us satisfied.

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And a trip to the cool driving range ended our trip just right.

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Golfing became Cam's newest addiction.

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Meanwhile, mine became going to the pool to lounge in the sun. 

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Two cute Shewolves tied the knot! 

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and resulted in a lot of great photobooth shots!

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We took Lamaze class to prep for the baby

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And Cam lit some fireworks and things got a little bit crazy.

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We traveled for work to Salt Lake, Driggs, Boise, IF and many more places.

And in the midst of this work we snuck in a few photos of our faces.

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And that's a wrap!

See, I told you I was horrible at poetry but that was my Summer in a nutshell! 

So much fun and so busy. The busy-ness definitely helped this pregnancy go by quickly and made for lots of good memories for our last summer with just the two of us! Here's to many more summer recaps ahead of us.

36 week ultrasound & nesting

About two weeks ago we got to see our little babe's face once more before we meet him for reals and I just can't stop staring at him. His little chubby, squishy cheeks, nose, and face are going to be kissed more than a million times a day. And don't worry, he was still doing his signature hands in front the face (we're lucky we got a face shot). Needless to say, we are already obsessed with this little guy. 

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I am now 38 weeks which means that we could meet our baby boy any day now. I thought that I would leave my job early so I could relax and enjoy the last moments Cam and I will have together before the baby...but the truth is that, ever since I left, I just can't seem to relax. Everything either needs to be cleaned, laundered, sanitized, organized, decorated, etc. And if it doesn't need any of those I find myself going a little insane trying to find something to do. I think that this is that "burst of energy" that they told us about in our lamaze class, haha! I have embodied the definition of nesting. 

Ironically, amidst this burst of energy, I have also been lacking in the sleep department. I have been forcing myself to not take naps during the day and to stay up a little later than my internal clock is telling me to just so that I can get a full nights sleep. If I don't completely wear myself out during the day, you can expect me to be wide awake around about 5:45am which is not ideal to me. Sleepless nights are definitely helping me adjust to the sleepless nights ahead. I, myself, don't believe me when I say that I used to sleep through ANYTHING. I was actually worried about having a baby because I thought I would never wake up for it but nope! Mother Nature has definitely had her way and changed that completely. I dream of the day that I will be able to sleep on my stomach again. Oh, and if I'm not awake going pee for the 5th time, or just uncomfortable, the thoughts of giving birth also tend to keep me awake. I'm slowly coming to terms with it though. This baby's gotta get here somehow, right?

Besides my little complaints here and there and all the hustle and bustle of getting ready for the baby, it has all been so worth it. I feel so lucky with how well this pregnancy has gone and for our healthy baby. He is already the biggest blessing in our lives and I am so ready and so excited at this point.

Let the countdown begin.

Idaho.

Logan is rainy & I'm stuck inside with absolutely nothing to do.

All I wanna do right now is go back to Idaho and hang out with my mom.

{I created this poster for my sister Jenna to put up in her room}

well overdue

Alright people.

For how much I love my birthday, you'd think I'd be all up on posting the photos and deets about it

but... 

apparently it has taken me about 1 month, 19 days to do so.

Not to say that it hasn't crossed my mind a time or two, or three, or 19 times. 

Better late than never though!

Needless to say it was a fabulous 20th birthday

slash funeral for my beloved teenage years!

Only because I was surrounded by so many of my good friends.

And my family,

knowing up close and personal how much I have, and will always love my bday

 --and how I hate to spend it without them--

 trekked to Logan just for lunch and a lil bit of Kinect fun!

A few birthday highlights included

 Coming home to a room 

stocked with only the finest junk food

(all my favorites!)

by my bathroommate and longtime friend Jess.

My door is glowing because of all the magically delicious surprises that lie on the other side of it!

also packed with things to keep me young like this HanMontan T 

which I happen to be wearing right now!

Cuz I'm a Secret Pop Star!!

She also made me french toast for brunch on my birthday.

I'm the luckiest.

I'll just owe the gift of those 10 lbs. I got on my birthday to her

finding this on my facebook at the end of the day.

who doesn't like 41 notifications on facebook all wishing you a happy birthday!

these were a few of my favorites:

--from Elder Hartley, my first crush, and favorite missionary--

--a funny note from my favorite little people--

--my one and probably only birthday wish directly from Paris France--

--competition on Facebook, it's the best!--

I loved all of my birthday wishes, these are just a few that made me laugh!

OKAY FINE!

besides facebook

most of my birthday highlights were food.

big surprise!

I really did love that my mom gave me a

Babes cake AND her homemade lemon cake -drooling!

Happy Birthday to ME!

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!