Birthday time

Zack at lunch on my birthday

My birthday was on the 7th of this month and what a fun day for me. It actually started on the 2nd when my family and I got together for a little party. I had so much fun and got some awesome gifts from them, so thanks for a fun time there!! Then on my birthday, Jared took the day off of work, so we went to lunch and did a little shopping, and just hung out. So nice!! Then on Friday night Jared surprised me and took me to The Homestead for the night. We had a not so great experience with bugs in the first room, so they upgraded us for free, so that was a relief. But it was great to just be with Jared for the night and was very thoughtful of him!!

Us at the Homestead

BYU Game

We went to our first BYU game of the season on Saturday and what a good time we had! I LOVE BYU football season, and this just made my day!! Zack was able to come with us this year and he did so great through the game... with no nap and all! And it also helps that the Cougars won the game :D

Keith, Keith, Keith!!

What a concert!! My mom and sister's and I went to the Keith Urban concert on Wednesday night, and man it was fun! Hands down one of the best performers I have ever seen. So genuine with the crowd too. And let's face it, he's easy to look at!
We were all so full of energy throughout the whole concert that I was sad when it was over... two hour performance was not long enough for us!!


However, after the concert when we were getting in our cars and starting to drive away, I was driving down the street and this big, fancy bus from Tennessee pulled out and was driving next to me. Yes, I think it was Keith's bus (and I don't want to know different if it wasn't!), and yes I was freaking out! The good times just kept coming!

Cedar City

On the 19th, my little sister Becky turned 18 years old and moved out in the same day! Whew!!! She moved away to go to college at SUU in Cedar City.
So my mom and sister and I decided to make it a little girl's trip/moving day/birthday party/time away weekend. And talk about some silly times... to sum it all up:
We had sticky fingers, swimming, wrong apartment keys, shopping, cupcakes, handstands, cousin bonding (bathtime!), magic beans, "hitch hiker"/roadside help, Monoglian BBQ, sleep talking, breakfast in the pj's and breakfast not in the pj's (hmmm...), a little "hey diddle, diddle" singing time, horoscopes and fortune cookies, In-N-Out, crying, picture times (some good/some not so good... Amanda!), cribs that looked like a jail cell, and plenty more...
Oh how I miss my sister Beck already, but what a great time in her life right now! Thanks for a fun weekend, Fam! Loves!

Happy Birthday Mom!

OK, so I know that it isn't Mother's Day, but it was my mom's birthday on the 12th of this month (I know, I am only a couple weeks behind on this!), and I just wanted to let her know how much I love her!! She is the most amazing person I know, and I look up to her so much. How lucky am I to have her as my mom and friend!! Anyway, this was a Mother's Day tribute that the church made this year, and my sister Becky is lucky enough to be in it for a short moment (she's the first one you see!). I get tears in my eyes every time I watch it because it sums up the importance of mother's and the love that you feel for them...
So Happy Late Birthday Mom!! I love you!

So much seemed to have happened in the past week... unfortunately I don't have many pictures to go along with it all.
On Thursday, Jared's family planned to go to Park City for the weekend. We were able to go Thursday afternoon and stay until Friday afternoon. It was nice to be able to get away a little, go shopping, and even play on the Alpine Slide/Roller Coaster there too. The only bad part was that Zack was sick, so he didn't have much fun :<
On Friday my older sister had her baby. She had Lucas weighing in at 7 pounds 1ounce. What a cute baby! The weirdest part for me was seeing how little he was and trying to remember that Zack weighed that much when he was about 5-6 months old!
Then on Saturday was my grandma's funeral. We had a simple graveside service with just the immediate family, so it was nice to be able to all talk about her and her life.

8/1/09

On Friday I got a call from my dad saying that my grandma had a severe stroke and was in the hospital. She lives in Washington so we were all in a waiting game to here any updates. My dad obviously flew there immediately, and yesterday afternoon she passed away. What a sad day for us all to hear that, but what a full life she lived. She will be buried here in Utah, so we are just waiting for them to bring her "home" so we can be with the rest of the family.
Death is never an easy thing, but it also makes you appreciate the family (and even friends) you have in your life that much more. I just love my family so much! My best friends for sure!!!