today i turn 23...

feels just like being 22.

my favorite

nothing makes me more excited than my birthday month.

because i know this will be coming in the mail each year...

you know where to find me this weekend.

so far, i've got my eye on YOU:

surprise surprise

for a month and a half i kept a fun secret.

i was planning to surprise my little bro and sis for their 16th birthday with a visit.
finally that day came...
i sent this picture to their phones and told them i wanted to give them some balloons on their birthday... hoping they would see i was at their school.
they sure did, and we're so excited!
i think amy's exact words were "no way!!! where are you?? i think i just started crying! ahh i'm freaking out!!!!! i have to pee!"
haha :)
it was such a fun reunion, and some tears may have been involved.
i've missed my family so much. and i am excited i will be in utah for the next 3 weeks!

birthday babe

happy birthday to my favorite little niece ever.

the cutest 2 year old i know!

a popcorn party

my mom called me the night before my birthday and asked what kind of dessert i wanted for my birthday. nothing sounded good except popcorn, so i said hey! let's have a popcorn party.
and so we did.



we had a variety of popcorn.
white cheddar, white chocolate mint oreo, caramel, and circus.


can you tell i was saying "noooooo way". i couldn't believe it. i was stoked.


my cute camera from brother, and cute books from the parents!


a few decorations




my type of a birthday cake.


not bad for pulling this all together very last minute huh?
it could have been reeeeally cute, but i still loved every detail of it.
such a fun day!

my birthday: in mini

i treated myself to a whole roll of instax mini film on my birthday.
here's what i got.
i am still new at this camera...


sunday night i had my cousins over to watch the jazz game and for a popcorn party!
digital photos of the party coming soon.

cupcake from sweet tooth fairy. birthday tradition.


left: vintage camera-gift from brother, books-gift from parents! right: me trying to jump. i think we took the photo a lil too early.

thanks ali and lil sis for taking the photos of me!

oh anthro, i love you.

i almost forgot about anthro's birthday discount coupon. but when i saw an envelope addressed from them, i lit up.

photo found here
do you remember last years?
yesterday me and my mother journeyed down to the gateway to do some birthday shopping.
i was hoping to find a dress, since after all my birthday is on a sunday,
but only found about a million cute shirts.

maybe i'll be like cute miss stacey and model my birthday clothes for you guys.
maybe.