These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

{Mint polka dot nails & a bubble bath}

I don't know about you, but Mondays are always hard for me.
I get the post-weekend blues which are never fun!
Although, getting fun mail & doing my nails help in lifting my spirits :)

{Happy mail from SkincareRx}

Now I'm off to finish studying for my geology test so I can hurry up 

and take it before my family comes into town tonight!

Hope your Monday treats you well!

Being Appreciative

It wasn't until I moved away to college {and grew up a little} that I really started to appreciate my mom and dad for who they are and the trials they endured to become the successful parents they are today.
Between my past few visits to California and my family coming up to visit this past Christmas, I made it a point to write down some of the small favors that my parents have done {without saying a word} for those in the family.

+ Dad setting the Tapatio sauce out on the table for Ryan before he eats and realizes that it was pulled out just for him

+ Mom doing the dishes, organizing the whole kitchen, and doing all my laundry while I'm at work

+ Driving 10 hours to bring Christmas to us because of my crazy work schedule
+ My mom & dad are always good about calling to check up on me & Ryan, and they are always there for us when we call
+ Dad giving advice on how to one day be a good parent: Realize that every child is different and they need different kinds of attention to feel loved.
+ After my skin cancer surgery a couple years ago, the whole family hopped in wherever they could and helped to keep me positive
+ Mom staying up with me till 2 in the morning just to talk & giving me awesome advice on how to navigate life's problems

+ Both parents calling & checking up on me when my car is dead on the side of the road

+ They hop in to help with a problem with no complaint

Example: wiping snow off cars, shoveling snow, helping us move from Orem to Provo

+ Dad making a full-on meat & potatoes dinner for when Ryan & I come home after a long day

+ Dad volunteering to sleep on the couch downstairs to wake up with Jesse in the middle of the night {after Jesse's knee surgery} to keep him taking his medicine and helping him to the bathroom even though he has work early the next morning.

It's really the small things that matter, huh?
Happy Sunday :)

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Just Another California Trip

This past weekend we ventured down to sunny Southern California to visit the family and to attend my brother's mission farewell during church.

Ryan spoke during the meeting & I sang a song titled "His Hands". 

It was such a heart warming & touching sacrament meeting :)

This Wednesday (March 6th), he goes into the MTC, it still hasn't hit me yet that it's actually here.

Seeing as how Evan will not be eating a lot of sushi in Mexico on his mission, we made it a point to hit up some sushi time together.

No matter how many times I tell myself:

"Hey self, how about you not stuff yourself 'till the point of a stomachache again?"

I still manage to complete obliterate the sushi set in front of me.

It's a love hate relationship here.

I don't care what anyone says, Pinkberry will always have my heart.

None of this Swirl or Yogurtland nonsense!

Lastly, with the little time we had in CA last weekend I managed to have some awesome mother/daughter time at Home Depot looking for flowers and Home Goods looking for fun home stuff.
My fam is coming up our way to Provo this next week to drop Evan off at the MTC.
Sooo if you run into me next Wednesday my face may be puffy from all the happy tears I'll be crying.