Update. Finally.

Before I started blogging, I always got so pissed at my friends for not updating their blog on a regular basis (uh hum, Mel J). But now here I am. It's been almost a month without a post. WHOOPSIES! New Years Resolution, maybe? I'll try.

My vacation was long yet quite eventful. First, I was home in AZ for 10 days. My mother kept me busy as usual. Cooking, sewing, shopping, and family gatherings was on the agenda. Then I ventured to California to visit two very special people. Mrs. Shea Miller McGee in Laguna Niguel for 2 days, then up to LA to visit Dane for the last two. The weather was wonderful there. Someday I hope to live next to an ocean. (And next to a Sprinkles cupcakes...life changing.) Shea and Dane are two of my favorite people and getting to spend a little time with both of them was so so great. I wasn't too excited about going back to freezy cold Utah, but it was nice getting home and not living out of a suitcase.

Jason made it home safely after 24 long days in Chile. He came home with a nice tan, the lucky boy. It was quite the transition for him to speak English again after 3 weeks of strictly Spanish. The night he got home he wasn't feeling too well. I went home to get him some medicine. When I returned he was fast asleep on his bed. I gently woke him so he could take the pills I brought. He then proceeded to speak to me in Spanish. I just smiled and he then realized I had no idea what he was saying. It was quite adorable.

I'm happy to be home here in Utah. I'm even happier to have Jason home with me. Now it's time to get back to the ol' routine of things. I missed my little Danni so much. It's great being back to work with her too. We're sitting on the couch right now watching Up. She's still in her PJ's holding 3 princess dolls and she is trying to quote the movie. I love my job.

So there's my update! I promise to be better this year.

AZ bound

See ya tonight!

<3

He leaves in two days for Chile. He'll be gone three weeks. Not quite sure what I'm going to do with myself. I've cried already, and he hasn't even left yet.

My heart could never handle a long distance relationship. Vacations are long enough for me.

snowfall

Snow.

-noun.

snowflakes, snowfall, white stuff; snowdrift, snowbank, snowpack; avalanche.

I've been wishing for snow lately. Christmas lights are up, holiday ballads are playing, shoppers are shopping, chestnuts are roasting, and peppermint ice cream is finally available in the stores. The only thing that was missing was the white stuff on the ground. It really doesn't feel like a Utah Christmas until it snows!

Until, yesterday. I woke up to a winter wonderland outside. I looked out my window and saw every car covered. Every tree branch was limp with mounds of white on them. There wasn't a spot on the ground that wasn't covered with flakes. I was so happy!

Now it's today. I woke up a half hour earlier than normal to dig my car out that was hidden under a pile of frozen precipitation. By the time I was finished my hands were frozen and my boots full of snow. The roads were bad. I slipped and slided on my 20 minute drive to work that use to take me 7 minutes.

It's been two days and I'm already over it. Give me an Arizona winter! It's 68 degrees there today. Perfect weather for a light jacket and flip flops. It's 22 degrees here in Utah. :(

See you in two weeks, Arizona. I'm counting down the days.

I'm so over the cold. ughhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Dessert Love

Thanks to my wonderful friends Patrick and Jordan, I have a new favorite sweet spot-Gourmandise in Salt Lake City. Just take a look at the giant cream puff! (Or as Jason and I like to call it "le creme", cuz that sounds much more fancy). It tastes like sweet succulent heaven. The bakery is so adorable too! Every trip we make to SLC now, Gourmandise is a must stop. My mouth is watering just looking at these pictures. Delish!

pockets.

Someday when I get to wear one of these, I want it to have pockets.

Note-For those of you who think this post has something to do with the near furture-I am not getting married anytime soon. I just love the idea of pockets on a wedding dress. xoxo

Great Books=Great Christmas Gifts

I just finished Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. I laughed, I cried, but most importantly it pulled on my heart-strings. I would highly recommend it. Buy one for yourself and another to have on hand. It would make the most perfect present! ( Go here for abouts and reviews.)