navi is 3!

happy birthday to my sweet little niece navi.

she is my most favorite little girl.love you lots!

happy 5 months to us!

we headed out this morning to california on our first plane ride together.

so excited to spend some time with my bro and his family!

weekend in CA

spent labor day weekend with my fam in california.
i miss it already. especially my niece and nephew.
it's not fair they have to live so far away...
but here's a little look at how we spend our labor day weekend!

a little tour.

welcome to my cozy apartment....
here are a few pics of my
"how to decorate for christmas with little money"

metal wreath frame: $2
yarn: about $6 with plenty left over
felt for flowers: $2.50 and still have enough left over to make 100 more!
ornaments: $.99 for a package of 4!

banner: $.99
2 tree ornaments: $.99

beaded garland: $.99
ornaments: $.99
already had cotton balls and string

left: front window display
beaded garland: $.99
already had snowflakes and paper for the paper chain
right: poinsettias
poinsettias: $.99 each - bought 3
milk glass vase: already had

my table centerpiece

top left: package of ornaments: $.99
top right: candlesticks: 2 for $.99 bought 6
bottom left: bird in glass: $2 from marshall's
(was supposed to be an ornament, but was broken)
bottom right: cotton balls: already had
glass jars: already had

right: vintage angel: $1.99

my christmas tree!
used all my leftover ornaments, cotton balls, and garland!

ta da!
and all of this for less than $30!
thank you 99 cent store and goodwill.
so worth it, and makes it feel a little more like christmas in this warm weather.

a playdate!

today i spent the morning with my niece, navi.
we crafted. played hide and go seek. sang christmas songs. and danced around my apt.
i feel so lucky i get to live so close to my niece, being an auntie really is the best!


painted a rocking horse ornament, and made a gingerbread man.


she kept knocking off the puff balls, and would say "oh, sorry gingerbread. i'm so sorry"
so stinkin cute!


monkey cheese for lunch.


helped her make this cute necklace.







she kept saying... "courty, don't takey picture!"
like that would stop me.
until next playdate...

to the grocery store! on a bike.

there is just something about grocery shopping with a cute basket that makes it that much more fun. only problem is you can't fit much.

finally, a post.

well, i made it. and i'm sorry i'm already off to a bad start on blogging. with no camera, it makes it easy to forget about blogging. but i just learned how to blog from my phone, best invention ever. so here's my past week documented from an iphone. enjoy!


took my bike apart, and it actually all fit in my car! yippy!

how do you keep yourself entertained on the drive? play the license plate game!

ahhh home.

view from my front door. doesn't get much better than that.

watched my first california sunset. well, as a california resident.

dance party. watch the funny thing navi does with her eyes when she spins in circles.

went and watched the waves at the wedge. definitely the first of many more wedge sessions to come.

i get to snuggle and hold this baby anytime. so much fun!!

went to fhe, met some new people, made some new friends, learned how to hula. it was all in all a fun time!

we've had a few sweet painting parties here. b+r have found some awesome furniture!

my cute new wallet, $10 from tj maxx. what a steal.

does anyone else remember this popcorn? i know me and karli were OBSESSED. the butter you pour on is delicious, well i haven't seen this popcorn in a store in many years, i was so happy when i discovered it at big lots the other day!

i can't tell you how excited i am to have my bike down here. today i rode to the cute little market half of a mile away to grab a few items. i was so giddy at the fact i can actually do that now!

park time with navi.

this girl makes me so happy.

taking a walk with the babe around the block.

so there is a general idea on what i've been up to! besides looking for jobs, filling out a million applications, attempting to be social, making friends, editing & emailing. i'll keep you posted when something new or exciting happens! miss you all!

goodbye utah.

how i spent my last week in utah...

hanging with the whole fam in park city.


dinner with carson, ash, shante, and cass!

not pictured: dinner with cass+sar, and breakfast with courtney!

also, had a bbq with my friends.
and only took 4 photos. who am i?

london, me, syb, jessie, cass
my bestest friends from high school minus sar.


my buds jaren and jaten.


i was super jealous of jaten's awesome henna tattoos.


cute abs and her cute baby riggs. love them.

and then i packed, packed, and packed.
car is all loaded, and gassed up.
waking up at 6 and not turning back.
gooooooooodbye!
xo

packing my bags

and moving out to california,
THIS WEEK!
oooohh baby. can't believe it's actually happening.
wish me luck :)

back from cali.
made this video of our trip, check it.

happy happy from Courtney Brooke on Vimeo.

song: happy to be myself by: the boy least likely to

BIG news

incase you haven't heard...

i'm moving to the beach!!!
well... california.

kind of excited to get out of utah, and have some adventures of my own.
if you live in utah, i will miss you.
if you live in cali, let's be friends.

i'm peacing out september 10th. but, i'm thinking of doing a bbq or some type of get together before i head out, so keep the 9thish free. ok deal.