Easter weekend

Easter was filled of not quite so dyed eggs, Easter baskets, chocolate, scones, General Conference, Wackee Six, Spiedies, babies everywhere, Claire throwing up in my room (sad for both of us)... and celebrating Mom's birthday and Breanne's 4th birthday! 

Also it was one of my very best friend's birthday

Morgan Heath!

We lived down the street for 2 years without being friends 

and less than a year ago we found out we are amazing friends.

I was honestly a bit scared of her at first...shh!

In the morning we went to one of my fave diners for breakfast.

It's this honkey-donk small diner with too many

paintings of waterfalls everywhere,

but their food is amazing, Tangie's Cafe!

After she got off work and I finished doing nothing,

we went out to Spark in Provo for some late night drinks & edamame

(drinks as in, non-alcoholic drinks)

The weekend was nice but now in Logan, I'm back to sitting in the library working on my portfolio and wishing I could go to the Tegan & Sara concert tomorrow and Passion Pit on thursday in Salt Lake.

But all Logan has is Club New York, 

which I promise you... is anything but a club...

5 more weeks

 of school left!

spring break looks like this

cupcakes

shopping

redbox

interventions

family time

spring cleaning

& taking a break

guess what...

my parents are moving.

TO OHIO

of all places!

I never imagined my parents living in the midwest! Ohio is now where I will spend my summer vacations and Christmas breaks. It's a bittersweet occasion, hearing about this move. There are good things that come out of it along with the bad.

MOVING TO OHIO

PROS

experience something different

meet new people

quality time with my family during long breaks

Kasey gets to go to a new high school (this could also be a con)

the green!! trees & grass & no mountains!

we may still be keeping our Utah home

my brother & his wife will rent to live in our home if we do keep it

with the house, I will always have a place to stay

Katie & Colin may move out there too, so Katie will have my mom when she has a newborn

CONS

my mom & dad & little sis will be far away

I won't be able to visit them when I come home for weekends

my parents will miss the lives of the grandchildren growing up

there isn't much to do in Ohio I hear

the humidity...

my parents haven't been able to experience all of Utah like they wanted

cost of many plane tickets

Kasey won't have instate tuition for Utah

I am coming to terms with this move and even though I'm really sad, a part of me is excited to visit Ohio in the summer. But then again, another part of me is sad to be missing out on Utah in the summer. See the dilemma? 

p.s. I should be studying for my finals this week, but somehow I keep getting distracted...

12PM love

it's only the beginning of the day and it's somewhat dark outside,

as if a storm is coming.

it's a really nice day.

woke up & got ready for the day

studied for nutrition test

slaughtered test with my nutrition knowledge

wasting time until work listening to jack johnson & of course, blogging.

but within my wasting time, i've found a precious little blog featuring only lovely weddings!!

i love weddings. a lot.

maybe it's because we had four weddings in our family all within five years. our cute family!

sometimes i worry myself. i'm too excited for the future and i have things all planned out like what my home will look like & what adventures imaginary hubby and i could go on, that i'm not as focused on right now. and how to get to the point where i can move my imaginary furniture into my imaginary victorian-anthropologie styled house with the gorgeous backyard.

but right now, it looks like a storm is coming outside and i'm basking my soul with photographs from weddings.

(click to enlarge)

more love here

xox

peace out & arms wide open

november is here,

october just flew by!

even though i see my family a lot, i'm really excited for Christmas break next month & to be home for almost a whole month. 

i miss...

1. my bed

2. my dog, Cobi

3. sunday dinners & having the whole family over,  playing board games and playing with the all the nieces (and now new nephew!)

4. my car & being able to drive where ever, whenever

5. mom's home cooking

6. baking ingredients

7. craft supplies & sewing machine

but until then, i'll just have to deal with november, which won't be so bad because

november goodies

1. Caleb was born!

2. Regina Spektor concert!

3. dentist appointment!

4. thanksgiving & school break!

5. closer to the end of the semester & Christmas!

but as of lately...

listening to: the flaming lips

reading: lock & key

working on: getting my laundry done

craving: a symphony chocolate & toffee bar & mom's russian tea

wanting: a sewing machine to a) hem pants b) hem skirts c) sew neato ruffles to cardigan

temperature: freezing. kylie & her roommates never turn on the heat. it feels like winter x 500

still wanting: to hold baby Caleb!

constantly calling: my mum. i've called her about 5 times today to check up on the baby & kimmy.

waiting for: another amazing episode of grey's anatomy & glee

wishing: i could go to FHE tonight & laundry wasn't bloody taking forever

farewell october, see ya

(post inspired by lovely blogfriend kenzie)