Glittery Snail Mail

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For the past 7 years my best friend Sam and I have sent each other Valentines gifts. It started after I moved away to Utah for school and we were both single (with no Valentine Day dates haha). We wanted to celebrate our friendship by sending a fun gift! Even though over the years we've both gotten engaged and then married; we still send each other Valentines gifts along with other snail mail to let one another know we're thinking of each other. 

Sam recently had surgery and I wanted to send a package with some comfort chocolate, cute post-it notes, and a glittery PAPYRUS Taylor Swift-inspired card! We both love Taylor Swift and everything girly. This new line of 44 cards at Target features adorable embellishments such as brightly colored glitter, embossing, gems, and fun flowers made of tulle! 

I picked up a friendship card to mail to Sam, then a birthday card and thank you card to save for later. It's always smart to have cards on hand! I love how each card was so thoughtfully designed, and that PAPYRUS had so many fun cards to choose from for various occasions. I took time to pick out my favorite cards, so that my recipients feel special when picking up their stash from the mailbox :) 

Pick a special and unique PAPYRUS card

I loved this glittery and feminine card! Totally screams "Sam" :) 

Write a thoughtful note 

Even though my handwriting is awful, it's the thought that counts right?!

Fill your package with all sorts of goodies!

Chocolate can ease all pain ;) Also you can never have enough cute stationary from Target!

Which PAPYRUS cards would you choose for your close friends and family? You know everyone enjoys snail mail, snag one for your collection! 

The Mission Inn

There is this hotel in Downtown Riverside called the Mission Inn, who decks out their interior and exterior with amazing lights and Christmas decorations every year. Plus, in the walkways around Mission Inn there are booths selling mini donuts, hot chocolate, and other delicious treats to snack on while admiring the lights. Yummmm. The last time I had been was in high school, so I was stoked about taking Ryan to check out all the gorgeous lights with some of my good friends on a group date!

When walking around we saw this Cinderella-like horse carriages taking visitors around the Mission Inn streets to look at the lights, and being the girls we are...we all really wanted to hitch a ride. My best friend Sam's stud of a boyfriend David took it upon himself to run to the Carriage Booth and claim the next ride for us. We were bummed to discover that they had closed up for the night, until this women randomly drove up with her horse & carriage saying "I'll take ya for 40 bucks." We couldn't hand her the cash fast enough!!

After scarfing down our mini glazed donuts, taking the princess carriage ride, and admiring all the gorgeous lights we slowly walked and caught up on each other's lives while making our way back to the car. Sam {the girl in the the second couple picture} and Taylor {the guy in the last pic} have been my friends since middle school, so it was pretty surreal to see them getting to know & hanging out with my husband. I sat there imagining what our lives would be like in another 5 or 10 years, and where would we all be? Though, seeing my Provo and Corona lives collide to create such memorable nights like this make me extremely grateful for the friends & family in my life :)

Weekend Update: Six Flags + Newport Beach + Yardhouse

My weekend actually started on Thursday and it has been party central ever since! First off, I got coerced into "chaperoning" a group of my brother and his friends to Six Flags this past Thursday and had a blast. They seriously ran me ragged around the whole dang park, and we made sure to hit all the most important rides. Goliath {biggest drop ever}, the new ride, and of course X2. Then we ended our night with In-N-Out {like good California kids should} and made our way home at 10pm. 

Then on Friday it was time for our huge group of family & friends to make a trip to Newport Beach, where it was PERFECT weather. The last couple times I've been to the beach it has been overcast, so I was elated to see that the sun was out & shining! Yet again, I was coerced by the boys to get in the water and swim through some waves. I made it through the waves alive then dried out in the sun on the sand {and got a little toasted}. 

After the beach I made my way over to Fullerton to meet up with one of my bestest friends Sam. She is one of those friends that no matter if we haven't talked in a month because of busy schedules, it's like no time has passed when we finally get back together. We caught up on life and were joined by another childhood friend, Taylor, for dinner at Yardhouse. I had the most amazing BBQ bacon burger while having awesome conversation with some of my oldest friends :)

Now I'm exhausted from all the partying and need a restful weekend ASAP!

Hope you all had a good weekend!