somewhere with you

my fave song at the moment.
what beautiful lyrics.
sometimes there comes along a song that just speaks to you.
i was driving up the provo canyon the other day.

the sun was setting,
the air was crisp and cool.
i was feeling like i could drive forever.
listening to this song.



...in my heart I'm always Somewhere with you

happy fathers day

(photo: me, ContentWatch photo shoot)

meet Russ.

this is my amazing dad.

i typically call him fajah, daddy warbucks, or simply, dad.

i love him so very much and i just wanted to spotlight him today on his special day.

i am so grateful for my dad. 

he has taught me everything i know.

he takes good care of me,

he provides for my family,

he is a spiritual giant,

he is so wise and smart,

he is very amazing at his job,

he is a great priesthood holder,

he is simply AMAZING.

love my dad.

Happy Father's Day

nerds. love em

i am really diggin on these nerds.
aren't they such fabulous eye candy?!

i thought so.
hooray!

nuff said.

I had a conversation with a friend from church Why put on the armor of God right before you go to bed?
 Start your day off by immersing yourself in the scriptures. 
That way, you can rightfully have the Armor of God protecting you all the day long.



That's my objective for the week...to be better at reading my Book of Mormon in the morning.  I was doing great last week, then I sorta fell off the wagon on Thursday...but I am gonna be better this week.  Stronger.


"When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power"

pizza. part{e}

gluten free margarita pizza.

julianne's family owned a pizza place.

fabulous crust. mmm

girl chat

just dance 2

friends

enjoyin the pizza/treats/friends

if you can't stand the heat.

we had a fun relief society party.
we made homemade pizza and played Just Dance 2.

there were mint brownies.
dancing.
lemon water.
rootbeer.
sugar cookies. (courtesy of the chocolate)
laughing.
and tons of pizza. (9 to be exact)


we chatted and laughed together.
we assembled all the pizzas.
in total (excluding the gluten free) we had 9 pizzas.
we cooked for 3 hours and had a blast.


hayley and emily even brought me my very own gluten-free pizza crust.
and guess what?  it was delishhhhh.
i made mine with
fresh spinach,
fresh roma tomatoes,
fresh mozzarella cheese
and basil.


also on the menu were:

canadian bacon and pineapple
cheese
pepperoni
margarita




this is a must. 
loved it.
most of all, love all these girls.
we always have so much fun when we get together.


Happy Friday

excitement in the air.

Cafe Rio.
the most exciting thing to happen to
little ol' Spanish Fork in over a DECADE.

pork salad, lovely.
(*obviously not a kosher meal...)

youth

so, i'm hesitant to post this at all, but i've just gotta ask.
what do you think about dating a younger man?



and i'm not talking about this:

not a wee small child.  gross.








i am talkin about this:

dating someone who may be a few years younger than you. 
lets say, hypothetically, 2 years younger than you. 

do you think that's an issue?

tell me, what's your opinion?

won ton.

once upon a time my awesome dad went to MBA school.

while there, my dad's friend from Taiwan taught him how to make

won-tons.

mmm delish.

my dad makes these all the time. 

they are one of my favorite things to eat.

we (when i say we, I really mean HE) make them

for christmas,

new years,

 family parties,

and just for the heck of it.

cabbage.

pork.

onions.

brown sugar.

ginger root.

then roll that up into tofu skins and steam.

voila!

tasty tasty tasty

won tons.