One of our favorite cousins Austyn checked into the MTC this week so we stopped by beforehand to say our goodbyes and wish her well. We were even lucky enough to go out on one more night ride on the ranger with her. She is one of the sweetest, nicest, cutest girls I know and I know she has such a great outgoing personality to share the gospel and change lives. We love you Austyn!
Believe it or not...I'm now 22!! I feel like I just celebrated my 21st bday with my "boyfriend" Ethan at the time. Now a year later and married to him this birthday was awesome being married. He is too good to me. I woke up to breakfast in bed from my babe. He did great on my gifts, even though I told him not to get me anything. He gave me another willow tree statue, to add to my collection. This one is special to me because it reminds me of a wife trying her best to support her husband in the military! He also gave me envelopes for the next 12 months with preplanned dates! Soo cute.
That's not all...he let me go out shopping with my mom and sisters to spoil myself! Before the shopping, shay and I went with mom to do some family sealings at the St.George temple. We had such a great time attending the temple together. After that we met up with whit for our favorite lunch....breakfast at Denny's!! There we were surprised by our friend janessa who brought us balloons and a treat. So sweet!
Love new clothes!!
That night after all the shopping we went back to moms for dinner with the family. I am so lucky to be able to celebrate my birthday with her every year! She is my best friend. Plus we have the best family!! Especially our lovable mom who dedicated all her time to us that day!
That night Ethan took me to get dessert at Applebee's....where they sang to me. Kind of embarrassing, but I did manage to get free dessert out of it so I think it was worth it!!
My favorite part of the whole day was on our way home from getting dessert we had to make a quick at Walmart. When we pulled up Ethan said "oh, I know how to make your birthday real special!" Not knowing what to expect, we gathered up all the quarters we could find. Once inside we played the toy claw machines until all our quarters were gone. Did we win anything? No. Will it always be a favorite memory of just how funny and special Ethan makes me feel? You betcha!!! It wasn't about winning anything to me... I just enjoyed the excitement he had to play with me and cheer me on playing such a silly game...especially for 22 year olds. :)
Before I forget I also was surprised to have my car decorated by some of our friends Ryan & Lisa. They knew we were out of town so they decided to surprise me when I got home...It was so sweet of them!
The weekend before my birthday, mom offered to pay for me to get my hair done for an early bday gift. How could I say no to that!? I was terrified but so ready for a change. Which is how I came to the decision of cutting my hair. Never satisfied with the length (taking forever to grow) I decided to get a cute cut. Tierra did such a great job I just had to hug her right after I saw it. Scariest thing I have done in a while...but I haven't regretted it yet!!
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