My 22nd birthday.

Well Saturday was the big day. I turned a whoppin' 2-2. I can't believe I'm that old! But I still feel pretty dang young. weird. 


*fair warning this post is graphic*

THE GOOD
+friday night side saddlin at texas roadhouse wuth my sis in law  and bday twin McKell . (everyone thought we were really twins. there's only five years between us. nbd.)
+late night bday eve clean/jam session to twisted sister and Bon Jovi (have i mentioned NAte has some wicked air guitar skills? welll, he does.)
+midnight run to keep us young and alive
+morning walk to Bert's for a scrumptious breakfast. 
+Nate getting me a cross fit membership for my birthday!! That was the one thing I wanted. I'm SO excited!!
+going to the Aquarium and seeing real life sharks and penguins. (call me a nerd but i loved it.)

THE BAD
+the aquarium was PACKED. literally. and we just happened to be the lucky ones behind 3 smelly teenage boys whose odor was literally making me nauseous.
+getting all sweaty and red faced at the aquarium wondering why it was so HOT in there
+feeling too clausterphopic to even stop and get a picture. (very unlike me)
+sitting in costco on a patio ldisplay trying to not throw up while I waited for nate to get the essentials.
+a little girl randomly came and sat by me. I know she wanted to talk but I was afraid if I said anything I would lose it all.
+finally Nate comes back and i tell him I don't dare stand up
+he reassures me its fine and once we get to the car we can just head home (this was the worst part of all because I had been looking forward to spending the rest of my bday shopping my heart out for.. like.. months)
THE UGLY
+I slowly stand up from the patio display and my head gets all fuzzy.
+I tell nate we need to hurry fast to the car. he knew what this meant and abandoned the cart and walked the fastest I've ever seen him walk.
+we get to the electronic display at the front of the store and right as I thought I had made it, that terrible feeling starts in my throat and I look at Nate all panicky and he says "Garbage!" real loud as he points to a big ole garbage can only a few steps away.

And that's when it happened. EVERYTHING I had eaten that day (even my favorite Texas roadhouse leftovers) right into the garbage can.Violently. People all around. The cellphone guy right behind me. Listening to those dreadful sounds no one can handle hearing without wanting to lose their lunch.But I was actually losing mine. It was terrible.
 It felt like it went on and on.
 Finally I dared look up and Nate- the biggest saint I've ever known just grabs my hand and walks with me quickly to the car.
I couldn't believe it.
ME. a new 22 year old just ralphed in Costco. who does that? I thought there was no way it could get worse.
But it did.
We were still in Draper and had to drive all the way back to Brigham.
Nate had to stop in intervals of about 20 miles the whole way home just so I could keep my car mats clean. gross.
Needless to say, the night didn't end as planned. No shopping. No bday dinner. No cake.
But honestly it was okay because I probably felt more love being a little sickly throwing up uncontrollably than I would have by being a spoiled b-day girl.
Nate literally waited on me hand and foot and made sure I was okay.My mom even made me a rice pack because my back was KILLinG me.How did i get so lucky?
All in all, it ended up being alright and today I'm feeling a lot  more like myself so that's good news.
And nate has already planned my "re-birthday" shopping and dinner for this weekend.  I love him.

spring break

 Last week was spring break and I'll be real with ya, I was nervous. I was nervous because for the past few spring breaks I have been in California, soaking up the sun with the funnest friends without a care in the world. But some things change when you get married. (Spring break being one of them) Ha! But last week ended up being SWELL. I loved every minute of it. From girl time at the cabin to bike/long board rides all over town with my love. It was all pretty great & I can honestly say I wouldn't trade married spring break for single spring break for A-NY-THING.

My go-to outfit.

Babysittin' little Charles. She's a QT.

She does whatever face i do. I love her

I swear I don't want kids for years.. then I spend a few days with this babe and forget every reason not to want one. she is precious.

Ha ha Can you believe it still fits??! what a stud.

Someday I will be as good at long boarding as he is

We laughed when some of Nate's young men passed us on the other side of town. Are we too old for this? Nah.

Fun Getaway to SLC! I found some way fun spring clothes & Nate was a trooper.

Nate took this of my little bro. Isn't it cool?  (Proud big sister o'er heeere.)

Nate has been wanting to go to the Nickel Cade since we started dating. I finally gave in.

I got my ring cleaned on Saturday. Crazy it's been a year since I picked it out. I love it so so much.

We watched the sunset from the overpass. That's pretty fun.

p.s I am obsessed. OBSESSED with Eric Church right now. NOT in a creepy way, just in a i-listen-to-his-songs-on-repeat-ALL-day Kinda way. Make sense? He is just so good. And Nate loves him too. and so does my little bro. It's like a weird family obsession but NE wayz Last week I was addicted to These boots and this week it's Sinner's Like me. Give it a listen. You won't regret it. He is so rad.

Also pardon my french but my favorite line is definitely "And when the doctor smacked him, you can bet your As* he took a swing, cuz he comes from a long line of sinners like me".  Ha ha I can't help but picture the little hell raisin' boy Nate and I will most likely have someday.

february in photos.

I'll be real with ya, I really did not feel like blogging in February. but today IS The last day so I feel like i need to document something. We are headed away for the weekend and lemme tell ya. after a week like the past couple ones, we need a little get away. Everything has been so busy. I feel like I am grateful if I get to spend more than 30 minutes with Nate before we go to bed most nights.  peace out Feb.

We went to malad on a Friday night in the semi.how classy.I bought my first lotto ticket!

I read somewhere the long sleeve tied around the waist is making a comeback. HAHA I'm gonna milk that one for all that I possibly can.

It was such a pretty night. Until we got stuck in the mud. In a semi. for 6 hours. not so pretty.

I've perfected the green smoothie! hallelujah. now if only i could get Nate to try.

We went to Sc heel's for Nate's birthday. HE was in HEAVEN. Don't tell him but I was, too.

this jeep is really old. and extremely dirty. and very noisy. but oh, it is fun.

Love this birthday boy of mine.

our ward is learning the waltz. it is painfully awkward to watch. What's more awkward is when a priest from the other ward asked me to dance with him  not realizing I'm a leader. not sure if i should be offended or flattered.

I was matching with the skunks. That's normal.. right?

We kinda like eachother

Planx for dayzzz

new leggings always make for a brighter day.

We have been loving this WARM weather! Taking long walks on dirt roads is my fav.

embark on new adventures

I am so glad it's FRIDAY! send praises. And better than that. Today marks the last day of dreaded January!! eek I really hate that month, at least we made it. So I am really looking forward to our weekend plans! Sometimes the weekdays are hard because Nate gets home around 7 and then I have to be at school from 8-10:30. Safe to say we are both feeling a little deprived of eachothers time and I'm excited to spend tonight with just HIM.

I love our cozy apartment lately

We went bowling for this darling 7 year olds B-day.



they act so much alike i think



My only goal in bowling is to get to the 100 point mark.



Love these fun girls



Shopping for mamas birthday with my favorites