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okay-- i know that i am SUCH a lame person for not updating my blog as much as i used to.. i really need to get back in the habit cus i love my blog. i love being able to look back & read it. soo yeah-- lots of catching up to do- here we go.

okay so it was tanners birthday on the 7th and i never got to include what i did for him on here.. i made him LOTS of cupcakes. well they were for him & his team. funfetti with chocolate icing. he's lucky that i seriously love birthdays.

i gave those to him around 12 & then that night i took him to dinner at tucanos. its this Brazilian place like texas de brazil in vegas. it was really yummy and fun because tanner had to get up and dance for his birthday :) 

he is finally 19 and will soon be starting his mission papers. EEEKKKK. so stoked/sad/anxious about that.. valentines day is a week after tanners bday and so we went to chilis and exchanged gifts. this was my second year being tanners valentine and i loved his gift. 

its a ctr ring. i havent had one since i was like 10 and i love it. it was such a thoughtful gift. at dinner i realized that the way tanner eats is just hilarious. so i took a video of him but it wont upload!! :) also here are a few pictures from that night. 

i also made tanner chocolate covered strawberries, puppy chow & a tshirt he wanted. this week ive decided to turn pescetarian. which is basically vegetarian but you eat seafood. its awesome because i hate meat. i think its gross and i still get my protein for all my family worried. :) tanner had his first series this weekend at UC Riverside. he did AWESOME. i dont normally brag but seriously he is a beast. here are the stats:  click here :)  & at HERE you can find the articles on all 3 games. he started in the first and the last and did great things. im a proud gf forsure. 

this weekend was also his cousin Aubreys baby shower :) shes due next week and i cant wait to meet her son. he'll be adorable! So yeah i guess that catches things up for now! happy mom? 

til next time. 

forced to blog...

well kinda. everyone is a creeper on my life and asks about my blog all too often. so here i am once again with thankful thursday.

-motivation. there are only 132 days until summer. every year i say that im gonna work out and have the summer body that i want. i may not be fat but i have fat i want to lose. thankful for cheap gym memberships forsure.

-baseball season. i CANNOT wait. i have grown to love baseball and im thankful to tanner for making me love it as much as i do :) im excited for byu baseball along with the ATL braves :)

-water and green tea. im thankful for my love of healthy drinks and food. with my working out comes a diet and no drinks besides water and green tea. im thankful that my gma has taught me to loveeeee green tea.

-birthdays. it was tanners birthday and i love love love birthdays. im thankful he accepts all the gifts i give and baked good to spoil him :)

-the vow- thankful for channing tatum and his amazing looks and the chance to watch him in theaters for an hour and some-odd minutes ;)

beter late than never...

i know its friday, but i forgot to blog yesterday so heres my thankful thurday :)

-the weather in provo. i am truly so thankful there hasnt been loads of snow. its cold, dont get me wrong-- but ill choose sun over snow any day.

-my bed. lately its become my best friend ;) i could probably spend my whole day in bed & be more than happy about it.

-good listeners. i have AWESOME friends. they never judge and listen when i just need to vent. im glad i can say what i want without any judgements and tons of good advice.

-my baby racecar. i love my car it gets me where i need to go in good time :)

-couponing, its fun to do & saves me money!

-smiles. they make my day better always. i love when i see people smile it just is a good free thing in life.

stop & think.

have you ever sat back & thought about things a year ago? thought about things how they once were & realizing how much has really changed? i kinda do this a lot. more than a lot. i find it important in my life to  just sit back & think. think about how truly blessed i am and how thankful i need to be. my senior year of high school i was in student council. i was senior class secretary and i loved it. i loved being involved and i loved contributing to changes. my advisor was mr. kloeker. people have different opinions about him-- but i can honestly say that he is one of the most incredible human beings ever. he has truly changed my perspective on life. he has changed that way i see things 99% of the time. this weekend while i was home i met him for ice cream. i really needed the talk we had. last january kloeker asked the council to consider what had happened in 2010. he asked us to write it down. write down who changed us, why, and what our year consisted of. as i sat with kloeker at coldstone i realized a lot. i realized that the people in my life now are the ones who are important. i make time for those that really mean somethings and for those that really arent contributing to my life i dont. i realized how much i love school. i hate it at the same time but am so appreciative. i realized how much i really love being tanners girl. i realized how important it is for me to meet new people and make changes from my comfort zone. i realized that people change, grow up, and move on. i have really grown up in the past year. maturing in a lot of ways. i still have what i wrote last january in my journal. i thank kloeker for telling me to do that. taking a step by to think about things is important. if you havent ever thought about doing it. consider it. think about how your life has changed and how you got there. the people in your life and how they have helped you. thank those people. it will make you happy to realize how truly blessed you are. as i go through life im truly writing a story. im just trying to make it a good one.