oh baby oh baby

hawaii of course!
can't control my excitement right now
ahhhhhhhh

#1 dad

my sweet little brother austin made this trophy for my dad today.
how cute is that?

he really is the best dad in the world.

so something you must know about my dad is that he is a huge, i mean HUGE chocolate fan. he claims "the darker the better". so for father's day i made him a yummy chocolate cake.



i found an amazing recipe and i was really impressed with it. so if anyone wants the recipe i am more than willing to share it! sooo yummy.

i couldn't find a decent picture of me and my dad, and we took one us tonight but i have the worst allergies and i'm not feeling that great so i just looked blah. but...
dad i love you!
i could not be any more proud to call you my dad.
you are probably the most selfless person i know, and never complain about anything.
i admire that so much. i can't thank you enough for everything you do for me.
LOVE YOU!
xoxo
c

photo by me. this is what i do when i babysit my niece :)

c+t {sneak peek}

had the fantabulous opportunity to shoot my best friend Cassidy's engagements. This is a favorite for sure. More to come later :)

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I want to apologize for being such a lame blogger lately. Don't take it personal if i haven't commented on your blog. I have been so crazy busy these past few weeks, that i barely have time to think. I use google reader to read everyone's blogs, but they don't provide feed for private blogs. So my apology especially goes out to Emily & Brooke. I always forget to read your blogs, and i'm sorry!! I promise to do better, and to be a more efficient blogger.

Promise.

On a side note...
I will be here in 8 days

doing this again

and staying with this pretty lady
we'll be doing lots of this

and going on hikes to these

or taking 3,922 steps to do this

we'll enjoy a couple of these

and eat lots of french toast at this place

maybe learn a song or two on this

you may find me doing this a lot at the beach

i will be stocking up on these

playing in these

hopefully see more interesting people like this

maybe get better at doing this

and meet up with him

and maybe buy this before i go :)

seriously, CAN'T WAIT.

remember?

Remember THIS post?
I was one of the first to comment on my cousin Emily's blog,
therefore she made me this...

HOW CUTE IS THAT???

You can probably guess how excited I was when I opened it!!
Seriously, I treasure this SO much Emily. You have no idea!
She made this herself, can you believe it?
I am grateful for talented cousins.
here is her cute blog filled with such darling handmade goodies please, please check it out
http://createdbyemily.blogspot.com/
Thanks again Emily!!

ps i know i still owe something for you trista, emily, sarah, cassidy, and jaime!
don't worry, i haven't forgotten about you.

a tribute to joseph

On Saturday at precisely 5 o clock I had to say my goodbyes to my jeep!

It was a sad day.

Joseph has been in our family for over 9 years, and has been mine for the past 5!
We've had so many memories together.
(all pictures taken in or by my jeep)

Thanks for getting me to and fro safely.

Thanks for providing many photo ops!

Thanks for letting me feel the wind in my hair!

and making it hard to eat a shave ice!

Thanks for providing the many opportunities to meet new, and interesting people.

My dear friend chris said "there is nothing hotter than a girl in a jeep"
i agree.

You we're so good to me, and you will be missed truely.
love forever,
c