While I Was Out

we all need a good internet hiatus every once in awhile to stay sane, and once I got going on this anti-instagram/facebook/blogging thing, I just sort of ran with it, and it lasted a lot longer then I initially intended. instead of giving excuses and talking about how sick of social media i was/am, we'll just skip it. we've all been there. it's not new news... but here's a little bit about what i've been up to since, uh... 3 weeks ago when I last posted... ha.

+ devin started yet another semester at school. this time, with only 4 classes, which will make for smoother sailing this time, compared to his 19 credits of crazy last semester. slowly but surely, we're getting to the end! i've gotta give this guy major credit though: full time work, full time school, full time husband, and still manages to do tons of fun stuff, and stay so insanely happy. i don't know how he does it.

 + another fabulous performance at urban lounge by our dear joshua james. i talked about how his music makes me feel before, but he's just a very invested, passionate musician, and it's fun to watch. this time, we took some friends. it was crowded and i don't like drunk people, but i'd do it for joshua james again and again.

+ loooooots of family time. time with my sisters, espcially. devin and i sporadically drove up to ogden to watch playoffs with kelli and sean. and by that, i mean kelli and i cooked and baked and painted our nails and talked while sean and devin watched football, and zero and cooper ran amuck. it was great.

+ a few weeks before that, devin and i met up with kayla and zac and the four of us took a train up to ogden for a fondue party at kelli and sean's. i'm telling you, all the hanging out with my siblings lately has been chicken soup for my soul. they are my people.

+ i've been helping chloe and amanda plan a birthday party for ben, who turns ONE YEAR OLD on the 7th! that's so crazy, it's just breaking my heart. i truly, truly feel like he just barely got here and now he's already this toddler that's moments away from walking and talking and it just kills me! where did baby blue go?! anyway. we did a little shopping and planning and ended our night at chili's where we each drank a handful of diet cokes and we ordered nothing but their most indulgent appetizers and i'm sure we looked like the most hormonal group of women, it was hilarious.

+ i took kayla to salt lake and we got manicures and then ate at gourmandise. i think it's an unspoken tradition to get once last pamper before you have a baby, and i wanted to make sure kayla didn't miss out! we always have a lot of fun together, but if that baby doesn't come soon, i'm going to lose my mind! her due date was yesterday!

 

+ devin ended up getting me into OR for the last day of the show. we walked around and marveled at all the booths and all the new products and devin did a ton of networking and we even got some cool free stuff, and also a few awesome deals as companies began to sell their booth inventory! devin is such an outdoor nerd, he was in heaven at the show, and i couldn't help but get a little giddy myself. it got me so motivated to climb hard, and i'm more ready than ever to start our summer goal of hiking 10 peaks on the wasatch front!

 

+ lunch at kobe sushi on the weekend: new favorite place. devin is successfully getting me to like sushi, even though so far i only like the playboy roll, and the vegas roll, depending on where we are. i'm a huge sucker for miso soup, though! i can't believe i'm starting to like sushi. i never thought this would happen. Kobe knows what they're doing and the owner, Mike has become friends with devin. we love sitting at the sushi bar to chat with him and watch him make all the rolls. rumor has it their ramen is AMAZING.

+  we drove to the new gym. devin just had to make one quick phone call, and we were in! there was nobody there, because it was the weekend, but we got through the fence, snuck in past the drop clothes, donned some hard hats, and devin gave me the grand tour! i'm telling you, this gym is going to be absolutely amazing. it's going to mean a lot of great things for the climbing community in utah and i'm so excited that devin gets to be a part of it! even though the gym still has a long ways to go before opening, it's so cool to watch it come together and get to see the behind the scenes work and all the effort being put into making this world class facility. once this gym is complete, it will be the largest indoor climbing gym in utah!

+ errand running, a little apartment searching, house cleaning, craft projects, pizza ordering...

 

+ on sunday, we were asked to meet with a member of the bishopric before church and were ecstatic to get new callings: primary teachers for the sunbeams! we've both noticed a huge difference between having an active sunday calling, and a calling that doesn't require much, especially at church on sundays. we have so much more motivation to be at church when we have responsibilities there, and we are both huge suckers for those toddler aged kids, so we are anxious to get started with the 3 year olds next week!

+ the rest of sunday was visiting teachers, skyping with one of devin's converts in Massachusetts, a visit from the EQP and ending the night with white chicken chili, no-bake cookies, and the new documentary "Mitt"