september

Lincoln rarely sends me snapchats but whenever he does they are either really weird, or of my nieces and nephews. Either way they make me real happy.

Shout out to my bestie for getting a boyfriend! And shout out to me for meeting him on Jake Grafs speed boat over the summer before Beks met him. And even bigger shout out to me for instantly knowing who her new crush was when she told me his name is Alex and she met him at Lake Powell with Jake Graf. It's moments like this that make me feel like I'm still connected to home and my friends lives :) #dreamcouple #cantwaittothirdwheel

This is the view I often get when hopping off of the dart after Sunday dinners at the penthouse.

I used to play 'mail' all the time at Amber Graffs house as a child so I was thrilled when the boys wanted to play it. They weren't that amused but it was fun while it lasted ;)

 The Torres kids sent a picture of themselves wearing the clothes my mom bought for them while she was in Ireland and Italy with me. I love that Max flashes some sort of sign in every picture he takes.

How cute is Morris? I can't wait to finally live nearby him and become his favorite aunt! Jk. I know that's impossible seeing as Brynne has a handful of amazing sisters, but at least he'll know who I am and like me, right? ;)

We needed to get out of the house so we decided to go to Phoenix Park. It's the biggest inner city park in Europe. The zoo is actually in the park if that is any indicator of how big the park is.

I love the walk downtown from Pierce station to my friend Eric's penthouse. I really need to take a picture of the balcony view because it's incredible. This particular evening my heart was feeling extra full as I was watching the sun set, and listening to the "fall took me" playlist I follow on Spotify. There's just so much to feel happy about.

We learned how to make sushi and had a sushi night! Later that night my friend Nathan was giving me a ride to the train station and when we got to his car he saw that his trunk had been broken into and his luggage had been stolen. He said that the only thing of value in the luggage was his passport, iPad, and his scriptures. His iPad ended up being in his backseat but it was still waaaay crappy that his passport had been stolen. The next morning he messaged me and told me that Sister Mckendrick called and said that a bag was thrown over the fence of the Finlgas Stake center with his passport, scriptures and a few other things of his in it. Is that not the craziest? He never freaked out when he found out his stuff had been stolen, so I guess he just had faith that it would all work out :)

We went to the Irish National Stud which is basically this place with beautiful gardens and lots of thoroughbred race horses. The national stud is a racehorse that Ireland owns that is used to breed more race horses. The horses were gorgeous and unusually soft. I guess that's the difference between ranching horses and racing horses.

The horses had the best names!

We went to Wexford for the day and went to an outdoor museum. Our main destination was this supposedly awesome lighthouse but we decided to stop at this outdoor museum on our way there. It turned out the lighthouse was another hour away which meant we would basically be driving to Kerry. Sooo we decided to pass on it. It was still a great day out and we had a good laugh at the outdoor museum. The actors took their fighting very seriously and they definitely weren't acting.

The boys lit up when the men put the armor on them.

What a unique job to have.

I peeked through a little window and this is what I saw. It was frightening to say the least.

It started pouring and of course none of us thought to bring an umbrella so we took cover.

We stopped on the side of the road to check out the view. Do you see the random giraffe in the background? That is Ireland for you.

I've really love the sisters in Ireland.  There aren't a lot of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints over here, but I didn't even realize this until someone gave me the numbers a couple of weeks ago. Although it is small, the members make up for it with their strong testimonies. I know that sounds corny, but it is 100% true. It's been a long time since I've felt such a strong bond with other members in my branch (ward) and stake. Everyone is just so welcoming from the get go. It actually makes me really excited to go home and try to create the same type of experience in whatever ward I end up in. These sisters have taught me a lot about putting down my wall and welcoming and loving people and I truly can't wait to hopefully carry these lessons with me throughout my life.

april & may catch up

Here's my life as of lately told in pictures. 

One day when Bekah and I decided to make our cars look into each others eyes. That was by far the worst HBL we have ever done.

 I used to volunteer at Bennion Elementary every Tuesday in a Kindergarden class and a reading lab. I loved these cute kids!

 Kam put waterproof mascara all over her face right before bed.

 I got into the Special Ed program! Go ahead, insert a joke.

These signs of Spring were much needed. Now we are into summer, obviously, but it's been that long since I've done a blog catch up. 

The reason this is amazing is because those glasses are fake. It reminds me of the time I put on Brynne's fake glasses and stated that I could see better. I swear I really could!

After asking for a National Sibling Day shout out this is what I received.

 We had Stake Conference at the Tabernacle so we were able to walk around Temple Square afterwards. It is lovely during all times of the year.

 I sort of regret throwing away this amazing calender that Findlay Hyundai sent me ;-)

The awesome poster I helped make for a final group project. Ahh it feels good to be done with that class :) 

Torill and I tried to go to a play that wasn't running anymore so we opted for hanging out at Graywhale and going to the dollar theater to watch The Secret Life of Walter Mitty instead. The long boarding scene was amazing. 

Torill and I tried to fool our fellow snap chat friends. Only one person fell for it.

Kam likes to wear her glasses to look like me and it pleases me so much!

I kid you not I poured this giant can of beans all over a brand new white shirt when I was lifting it above my head to check the expiration date. It didn't even stain. Now that is luck! 

Sharing a twin mattress with Torill after I sent my bed back to St. George.

Beks and I tried to sneak Chik Fil A milkshakes into the movies in her purse and mine tipped over and spilled over EVERYTHING. She made flash cards to study for her final so she had to air them out. We made ourselves at home in the theater ;)

Getting my hair done by Chan is the best. Not only is she the best, but it's also nice to not feel awkward the way I usually do when a stranger does my hair and wants to know all details of my life.

Ty treated me to our favorite place, Lone Star Taqueria, one last time before I moved back to St. George.

Brynne sends the best snap chats. 

We went to the new Spider Man movie with Kortney and Sam while they were in SLC. Before the movie we had time to kill and Tyler found this cool jacket for 20 dollars at Urban Outfitters. What a babe, right? ;)

This cat was in St. George and we went the the only snow cone stand I actually like (love). 

 My day was made when I got all these alerts telling me Keira Dailey (used to be her nanny) liked all of my photos on Instagram. It was even better when she sent me a text telling me how much she missed me. I loved nannying for that family so much. I spent more time with them then I did with anyone else and Keira felt like a little sister to me.

I was able to go to Tessa's end of year dance recital and I loved it. I love being able to support my nieces and nephews in any way I can and I have to say, Tessa really did do a great job. She came and sat on my lap after to watch the rest of the recital and I couldn't stop telling her how awesome she did. I just love that gal a lot. 

Stephanie and Kaleb finally tied the knot. They were high school sweethearts and they are so happy! Stephanie is one of the sweetest gals around so Hursty is pretty dang lucky.

 We visited Grandma Frei on Mother's Day and she was more with it than usual. My dad had all kinds of really cool stories to tell us about her, and I think she enjoyed listening to them almost as much as I did. My favorite was the one where two run away girls from California jumped out of the back of a truck and ran to Grandmas house and told her the story and Grandma let them stay with her until the Police figured it out, knocked on her door, and sent them back to California.

 I hang out with this girl EVERY DAY and I love it so much.

 Ella fell asleep during Max's Chinese program, and when we brought her home she walked to the couch and crashed like this.

 I miss living with this girl a whole lot, but at least we have face time!

 Not much to say about this other than it was awesome.

 All she wanted to do was practice cheerleading.

 I was able to go to Max's soccer game, baseball game, and Chinese program last week and he did great! I'm so impressed with this little guy.

 Ella and I helped Grammy Frei at grad night.

 Max had been trying to play Wii Sports with me all week but something always came up. We were finally able to play it before his baseball game and when I got there he was so cute and had it all set up. On our very first game the cupboard came open when he swung and he hit his finger so hard. It was instantly swollen and he was rolling on the ground in pain. It was such bad luck, but luckily his finger felt better for his game, and we were finally able to play Wii Sports after the game ;)