23rd Birthday

I'm not going to lie, I have been telling people I was 23

 for the past 4 months. I like to warm up to the idea. 

Now that I am officially 23, it seems more real and 

slightly scary. I am getter farther away from my teen

years and deeper into my adult years.

I had a really hard time feeling like it was my

birthday this year. There were tons of birthday

wishes and lovely gifts, but it just felt like another

day. I had work in the morning, and I had a 3 hour

class at night. I guess as you get older that is just

how it is. I do miss the excitement and birthday feel 

like when you are younger. However, this does not 

mean that I didn't have a good day. I was happy, and

 truly felt loved and blessed by the people in my life. 

Like I mentioned earlier, I had to work in the morning.
The people that I work for/with are so nice! Everyone
singed a birthday card for me, and they gave me $10 to
iTunes. After work I treated myself to Einstein Bagels.
It was so delicious. After lunch I decided I needed to
get ready, so I went upstairs to my room. On my door
was ribbon and a note from my parents.

Inside was a room full of balloons!

It made me so happy!

After class I met up with a couple of my friends
and Five Guys. We enjoyed burgers and fries outside.
After, we went to my house to have ice cream cake that
Kayla so kindly got me. It was so delicious too-- Oreo
blizzard! Yumm-O

When everyone left I skyped my parents to

open my gifts. I just love technology!

On Saturday I met up with a couple of my girlfriends 

to have a birthday celebration for a couple of us. We

ate at Malawi's Pizza, and it was so good! If you ever

have a chance to go there, do. You wont regret it.

I had another mini birthday celebration on Sunday.

My aunt made a cake for me and two of my cousins,

who also have may birthdays. I requested another Oreo

cake. I don't know what my fascination is with Oreo cakes,

but they are yummy!

This picture cracks me up. Taylor was being silly.

And there you have my birthday week! It was nice

as always, and I definitely gained a lot of weight. 

It was worth it though. Thanks again for all the

birthday wishes. It always make a birthday better.

Roommates

Once I moved out of my apartment, I realized that my 

roommates and I never got a picture of all of us

 together. Brooke had a bridal shower a couple of 

weeks ago, and we finally got a picture together!

(Me, Brooke, Sarah, Lauren)

I of course look awful, but I will take what I can get.

Brooke and Lauren are now married, and I am pretty

sure I will be the last one to get married. Oh well.... 

I'm happy for them!

Extending

For the past year I have been working on a "bucket list".

 It was a list of things that I wanted to do in a year. 

Lets be honest though, I still have a lot more to do, and 

the deadline is coming up this month. School has kept me 

really busy the past year, and I haven't really had time to

 get a lot done.  So I have decided that I am going to extend 

my deadline  to the end of the summer, or until I get it 

all done. I haven't quite decided yet. 

Wish me luck :)

BL #21

Make someone dinner

Originally while creating my year bucket list, I wanted

to make this great big dinner for someone. It didn't really

happen like that, and that's ok. I knew I was running out of

time so I texted Kayla and told her I was making her dinner.

I also told my aunt Linda that I was cooking and she was

welcome to have some. I really wanted to make something with 

the crock pot, so I went to Crockin Girls and made their

  Salsa Chicken. It was so easy, and pretty yummy too. 

BL #19

Eat at 12 new restaurants.

I know I have eaten at more then 12, but 

some I didn't care to document. I went some
specifically for the bucket list, while others
 I went and then decided to add them to
 my bucket list. Here they are:

1) Bruges Waffles and Frites - SLC, Utah

    This place was really unique. They pretty much only sold Waffles and fries. They were really good too. You could pick a topping for your waffle, or just have it plane. They fries were really good, and you could pick different kinds of dipping sauce for them. Definitely will go back sometime.

2) Salt City Burger Co - SLC, Utah.

    This place was obviously hamburgers. It was more of a fancy hamburger place. Pretty yummy.

3) Huggo's (Hug-os) - Kona, Hawaii

    This was one of our favorite restaurants in Hawaii. The plates were huge and delicious. Hillarie and I shared both times we went there - Nachos and quesadillas (It wasn't a mexican restaurant). 

4) Humpy's - Kona, Hawaii

    This was another one of our favorite restaurants in Hawaii. YUM! Craving it now.

5) Station 22 Cafe - Provo, UT

    Natalie and I went here for dinner one night. It was a delicious sandwich shop in downtown provo. I am definitely going back there!

6) Thia House - Draper, Utah

Natalie, Amy, Sarah and I went to Dinner here one night. I didn't get too adventurous and stuck with orange chicken. It was pretty good, but it wasn't absolutely amazing.
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7) Rumbi Island Grill - West Jordan, Utah

  This was a Hawaiian restaurant Sarah, Amy and I went to. I got the hawaiian teriyaki rice bowl. It was pretty good. I wouldn't mind going there again. 

8) Guru's - Provo, Utah
 I have been wanting to try Guru's for a while now. I have drove past it a couple of times on center street thinking it looked like an interesting place to try. I suggested to my friend Katie, and my cousin Kayla, that we go try it. We quickly found out that it was a happening place to be on a friday night. There was live music, and hardly any place to sit. The food was pretty good too. Come to find out, every Friday night there is live music, and every Saturday night is karaoke. I think I just found my new hang out spot!

9) Flour Girls & Dough Boy's - American Fork, Ut

 I haven't hung out with these girls in a while, so we finally got to together for dinner and a movie. Of course I suggested going somewhere I haven't been, and Natalie took us to this fun little Cafe. We got there just a few minutes before closing so we kind of got rushed out. 

10) Purple Turtle - Pleasant Grove, UT
After eating at Flour Girls & Dough Boy's, we went to the Purple Turtle to get a shake. I have been wanting to get a shake from here for quite sometime, and I am glad it finally happened. I went with a raspberry shake and it was pretty good. I was eyeing Amy's oreo shake though, and took some bites when she wasn't looking :) Don't worry, I confessed.

11)  Dickey's Barbeque Pit - Saint George, UT

Bree and I went here for dinner when I visited her for spring break. I wasn't a huge fan of this place, but Bree liked it. I think I might be a snob with it comes to barbeque. I want the good stuff, not the fast food kind.

12) Black Sheep Cafe- Provo, Utah.

 I love hanging out with these girls! We met up for lunch at this cafe for some Navajo taco's and sweet potato fries. It was delicious! I love Taco box, don't get me wrong, but these Navajo taco's didn't taste like fast food, which made them even better! I can't wait to go back!

I had so much fun trying new places to eat!

 I am going to continue to try new places, and if 

I find anything amazing, I will be sure to post it.

Summer Is Going To Be Good

Classes are finally out, and all there is left to do is 

take finals! Two of my classes had chapter tests, and 

I finished my accounting final this weekend. Now I only have

 my economics, which is online, and my Info systems final,

which is on Wednesday. I am so close to being done!!!

If only I didn't have to turn around a week later and have

to take summer school. I think it might kill me. I have

class on Monday and Wednesday from 5:30 to 8:15. I hope

he gives us a couple of breaks, because I might die sitting 

there for that long. It's only for two months though.

 I CAN DO IT!

I also got a job! I am really excited about it. I will be working

in the shipping department at Lifestyle Crafts

They have some really cool paper, tools, and accessories.

I have a really good feeling about this place, and I think

I will like working there. It sounds like everyone is very nice

and fun, and I am hoping I will fit in and make friends. :)

Even more exciting news is that Ally only has a month left!

Well, close to a month. I am so excited for her to come home!

It feels like she has been gone a long time, but not quite a year

and a half. Kimi is so close to being done too! She only has three 

more months! Lets just say I will be taking a lot of trips to Ogden

this summer.

My new niece will be here any day now. Brittany is due May 12,

but I think she will show up a little early. I am sad I probably

wont get to go home right when she is born. Thank goodness

for technology though!

I think it is going to be a great summer! My best friends are

coming home, I'll get a new niece, and I am going to have

some fun! 

BL #7

Bake a homemade cake all by myself

 March 30th was Kayla's birthday!

I decided I would giver her a little birthday party

and make her a cake. She loves funfetti cake, so

I decided to make her a homemade one. 

Mixing

 Folding in the sprinkles

Waiting for it to bake

 Tada!

 The birthday girl and her cake

A lot of people really enjoyed it!

I liked it too, but the frosting was a

little too rich for me. The recipe can

be found on the Evil Chef Mom blog.