graduation things

Alright. Graduation things, here we go. 

SUNDAY:

I made my mom promise me we wouldn't have a "thing" for my graduation because I'm not really a "thing" person. So, she just got me this cake and we ate it during Sunday dinner. 

Trixie was there being cute, per usual. 

TUESDAY.

This was my last day of school. (Or more importantly my last day at BYU.) The rainbow roses Jake ordered me came in the morning and they were just as wonderful as I always dreamt they would be. I've waited a long time for these suckers, kids. WORTH IT. I then enjoyed an açaí bowl and stared at my roses the whole time. It was the perfect morning. 

My v nice brother-in-law tipped me off that Kneaders was giving away free cake to BYU graduates! So, natually we went there. The guy working was super nice and gave me two pieces. A car picnic ensued. 

I can't even get over these rainbow roses. I'm definitely drying these chesters and keeping them forever. 

We took a few pictures just for memory's sake. I had to take some "normal" ones for my mother (you know how it is) but this one is my favorite and will be the one I display and show to my children.

In closing, I'm mainly just really glad I completed my goal of graduating college in 2 1/2 years! It wasn't the easiest thing, but it wasn't the hardest either.

I also feel the need to thank people. So, thanks to my bb bacon for working so I could just focus on school and take 18 credit semesters. I couldn't have done it without him! Thanks to my mother for helping me out with my first year and for letting us live in her house for my last. A very special thanks to my grandma for listening to all of my BYU rants and validating my emotions. And thanks to the rest of family for being nice, supportive, and caring about my life and education goals. Thanks to everyone who gave me a graduation gift. And lastly, thanks to BYU for admitting me and letting me receive a college education! 

XOXO

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happy birthday to my mother!

Saturday night we did a little birthday celebration for my cute mother! I actually remembered to take my camera (progress) and thought I'd share a few pics! 

My brother-in-law has a car lot and bought this limo hahahahaha.

We ate at PF Changs and if you haven't already had the great wall of chocolate for dessert, GET IT. So obsessed with that slice of wall. Also, coconut is good in all Chinese and Indian food I decided. I can't not get a dish that says, "coconut" in the title.

Post shopping at the mall! I finally gave up on the idea of me and Jake having matching pajamas. I spied some onesie pajamas at Pink and snagged them up so fast. YAY CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE.

We got drinks from Slurp and drove through the Holiday Lights at Thanksgiving Point. Sunroof pic ftw. It actually wasn't that cold out there!

Happy birthday to my wonderful mother who is kind enough to let us live in her basement while we try to survive being college students. She's a good one!

XOXO

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weekend scenes

People come through Starbuck's with their little pups all the time, so I decided to take Trixie with me on some morning adventures to the Pharmacy. I thought she would be all into the convertible vibes and stick her head out the window or something, but she was just a proper little chester the whole time like in the first picture haha. We went to Beans and Brews because hello, best hot chocolate and they gave her a little puppy treat! Cutest thing, cutest thing. 

We decided to put Trixie in Jake's donut pillow, and she actually liked it haha. She just laid there all content. Then on Saturday, we stopped by Sodalicious before the Andrew McMahon and I (being used to McDonald's large size) ordered a large huckleberry diet pepsi, and this is how big it was! I think it was like 44 ounces or something. Soooo much soda.

I forever hate that you can't bring DSLRs into concerts. But Andrew McMahon really was something else. We went to his concert at the same venue last year the same day we got engaged. It was so awesome because along with some of his new stuff, he also plays A TON of his old Jack's Mannequin and Something Corporate stuff. It's super amazing because his venues are smaller, but you still get all the good old stuff. So, basically all I'm saying is you should go if you like Jack's Mannequin or Something Corporate.

Sunday consisted of more birthday celebrations for the bacon. (My niece put the candles in lol.)

We ended Sunday with a little scooter ride to Wal-Mart to get a soda from the machine, but true to Wal-Mart form all three of the vending machines were either sold out or jammed. So, we adventured for a little bit and found this amazing view in a random neighborhood not too far from our house. Score!

A great, productive weekend all in all!

XOXO
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the fourth of july ya know

Our fourth was pretty chill. My sister and her family came over and spent the day with us. Her kids were FREAKING out at the fireworks we lit in the backyard. It was literally the funniest thing. My niece insisted on staying inside, and my nephew was fine for like, the first couple. And then he randomly started crying. HAHAH. Not the reactions we were expecting, but what can ya do.

FIRST QUARTER MOON. I know it sounds dumb, but ever since taking Astronomy and the beginning of our X-Files obsession, the moon is such a cool thing to me. I could go off for a bit, but I shall spare you.

The sunset view on our way to see fireworks! Jake and I were initially going to go up to Squaw Peak and watch fireworks from there, but then we decided to watch The Fourth Kind (AMAZING, BTW) and take a nap. After that it was a little too late to make it there in time to get a good spot, so we went to Thanksgiving Point with my family instead. 

HAHAHA. So, I'll probably regret posting this later when I see it on a "10 Fails" buzzfeed or something, but my niece made like this really long glow stick and right when my mom was taking this picture of us, my brother-in-law whipped it at us. Our faces are so the definition of "dweeb" I can't even handle. 

Firework photography is something I have yet to master. I hadn't seen any until like a few days after the fourth, so I will have to do better on the 24th!

My brother-in-law wanted to leave early and beat all the traffic, so we just drove out to the road and watched the rest from the car. My sister took this picture of us and I'm obsessed with it. I feel like it's the "quintessences of summer". Haha. Props to the sis, props to the sis.

This year was a good one! It had been a while since I had seen a good firework show, since last year we were in Cancun, and the year before I honestly can't remember what was happening, and the year before that we missed it accidentally! I always say the only two good things about summer are snow cones and fireworks, so yay for seeing a good show at last!

XOXO

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snapshots

Ever since I got my new camera I've been obsessed with taking random pictures of everything haha. Here are a few snapshots of what we've been up to lately!

Riding bikes on the new trail. Sometimes we decided to be really cute and ride into the sunset. It's adorable.

We made a delicious breakfast on Sunday, and I had to compare my "bacon" to Jake's bacon. It's literally the fakest looking meat I've ever seen! Ha!

Hokulia has the best snow cones ever. This was a small! Literally if you live in Utah and you haven't had one, you must try one before the summer ends.

BEST PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE AT THIS PLACE. BEST CHEESECAKE.

Cutest new coat from SheInside!! I've always wanted a yellow coat, and now I have one and am dying of happiness.

Cake balls! Bake a red velvet cake, crumble it in a bowl, mix it with a can of cream cheese frosting, roll into a ball, put in the fridge for a couple hours, then roll in melted chocolate bark. You're welcome. They're literally the best ever. 

These days have been pretty good! We're headed out to New York on Thursday and I couldn't be more excited!

XOXO

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sundays. sun daze.

I mainly took these because I wanted to try the A Beautiful Mess photoshop actions. I feel like I like them, but I think I'll stick to my own editing unless they're whatever pictures like this. They are pretty helpful though!

I feel like every day feels like the weekend when it's summer. Like, I literally only know what day it is because of my birth control packet haha. #summerlife

But, really. I'm doing a little mini practice shoot tonight, so that will be fun and give me something to do. I've been doing a lot of those weird little chores you never get to, ya know? Lots of things like sewing loose buttons back on clothes and lint rolling the bedspread... AKA I need a job.

But, downtime is nice I suppose. I've made another ranting video, but I feel like an idiot when I watch them so I'm not sure if I'll post it or not haha. Anyways, four cheers for excessive amounts of free time spent doing semi-productive things.

XOXO
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