lately:

I know, two posts in one day?

not cool.

but whatever, I like to pretend people read this

and would even care how many times I post in one day.

It's just, I forgot to hit publish on the Disneyland post yesterday.

(cool ciarah...now you look like an idiot!)

Whateves....

Soooo....life lately huh?

I think pictures say some things better than I ever could. 

First things first---going back to 2013 I got the opportunity to go to San Fran with my future brother-in-law to help him surprise and propose to my sister. It was such a great opportunity! We spent the day roaming around the city with my "find my phone" app on so that we could track where cass was and avoid her while trying to buy a ring and flowers and print off poems and hide it all in the hotel the football players and their families were staying in and make it to the bowl game. But it was such a good time! 

Jeff was so fun to plan everything with. 

and she said yes so I guess we were pretty successful :)

this is how i spent new years eve:

#weplaycards

 this is how i spent the first day of 2014....just making sure i keep all my resolutions by eating as much ice cream as possible!!

These are my people!

My best friends in the world.

We always have a party this time of year....usually closer to Christmas.

But whatever.

It was so good to see Carly again!!

Ecuador stole her away from us for a while

but we were all united again for this amazing night.

it makes me sad to think that we might not always be able to do this every year

(NO BODY GET PREGNANT)

It is hard to spend quality time with a bridezilla 

but sometimes we have late night adventures

and every once in a while we take time to do something together

without fiances and roommates and siblings 

and crazy wacko mothers who think we should be planning a wedding...

BLAH right??

like, lets paint plates instead!

and send ridiculous snapchats of whatever we are currently doing!

I like to hang out with my sister

and run away with my best friends

(this was a weekend in January that Kris and I went down to St. Geezy)

((we mostly slept and watched movies--which was necessary))

(((but we forced ourselves to hike around snow canyon one day for a while)))

((((it was the best decision we have ever made))))

this is carly. can we say struggle?
but it was beautiful.
thank you MLK for ultimately canceling school
and allowing us time on the slopes.
you made all our dreams come true too.
(oh Fran came too)

i seriously love my friends!

and my sissy.

and skiing.

Deer Valley is such a wonderful place to go.

My little brother turned 14 this last month. 

to celebrate the whole family went up to soldier hollow to go snow tubing.

(is that two B's or one....)

Kade is the one in the tube in front of me in the second picture. Happy Birthday cutie! 

I keep spending time with this lovely lady. 

and she keeps teaching me every day!

we have been singing a lot lately.

it is amazing how happy music makes her!

I love this woman.

I have also been spending a lot of time with this [these] weirdo[s]...

I guess I like to spend time with old people.... (just kidding granny, you ain't old)

And I had the amazing experience of meeting President Packer!

What an amazing night.

Just look at that smile!!!

                                         

this brother of mine got into BYU!!!!

i am so proud of him!

In addition, 

I have been doing a lot of grocery shopping.

Target is not good on my bank account...

 oh and sprouts... 

I eat. I eat a lot. 

and have a lot of random cool moments that mean a lot to me. 

like being given flowers.

on dates or with a letter asking you to be the maid of honor in your sister's wedding.

and pretty dates to the ballet

 and lobbying at the capitol.
this building is beautiful!

and spending quality alone time writing letters and watching chick-flicks while eating ice cream

(ok I have a problem...I eat too much ice cream)

 and trying to decide which books to read.

and exploring neat corners of downtown provo.

and making sure my sister's amazing hand-written envelopes get to where they need to be.

these missionaries better be at the wedding ;)

and all kinds of random adventures.
I make [Jesi make] cookies all the time
and eat the plate full with a fork.

and we make sunday dinners for our friends.

(I am actually way proud of this)

i seriously have the best roommate ever.

i mean, we both own--independently of each other--superhero onesies...

some things are meant to be.

I have the best friends! 

the kind that stay up all night talking about the strangest things

(even though brett wanted to watch a movie)

and the kind that roast marshmellows at one in the morning in the fireplace

because the heater wasn't working and we were freezing to death

and the kind that help you hang up my attempts to make a house cute and decorated.

(it didn't work...the pictures wouldn't hang with the sticky stuff we were using...guess we will have to invest in some nails...and a hammer)

and the kind that go to concerts with you and become obsessed over brick walls.

 and the kind that put up with how closely you relate target to heaven...

ok...I feel caught up now.

-C