We just got back from an awesome trip to NC! We had a great time going to Dollywood, eating some yummy food, and being together. We got to meet our sweet new nephew, Gavin, and ate at a wonderful dinner at a Japanese steakhouse. I also got to spend some time with some of my high school friends and took some pics of the gorgeous Autumn leaves in the Great Smokies. Enjoy!

I've been tagged by E, so here we go:

The Rules:
A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

1. I'm very systematic (no surprise) with food. I can't eat fries and then a hamburger. I eat a proportionate amount of fries and hamburger until I have one bite of each left.

2. I like to think of myself as spontaneous, but I don't think I am spontaneous at all. I'm kind of a homebody.

3. I love ironing. It gives me a sense of accomplishment (I can see my effort come to fruition), and I think it eases stress.

4. I hate dusting. It seems like a waste.

5. I only like blogs for the pictures, generally. I don't post things other than events in my life.

6. I love my TIVO!!!!

Now I tag Kiersta, Sara, Ali, Cara, Lori, and Tish.

Happy Birthday to me! I turned 26 over the weekend and had a great week of celebration! Chris and I went out and so many nice people in the ward helped us celebrate, too. One family had us over on my birthday for my favorite foods, her kids made me this cute banner, and they wrapped up gifts around the house as presents. They had cake, candles, and sang to me, too. Thanks to everyone who thought of me!

Yay! I just got back from my monthly trip to Utah. We had some great early-birthday celebrations with Kiersta and Randalynn and the Roberts fam (pics of neices Tess, Sadie, Sydney) and got to spend some time with the gorgeous Galaso twins (Lucy and Audrey) on the day of their birth! I also included a pic of my old apartment from the window of my hotel. Weird! I had a great trip and can't wait to see everyone again in December!

More pics from the NC trip....

I just returned from gallivanting across the country! I spent a wonderful 8 and a half days in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. I had a great time with everyone and wish it could've been longer. Here are some pics from the trip. (There were lots of fun activities that did not get captured on camera because of my laziness or the misplacing of my camera). I have an old version of Blogger, so I can't do captions on my pics, but here they are: Ally & Steph, Braden being sweet, Braden being cute, Tanner & Kylee & Collin, Ally & Mom & Steph, Leah, and Evan. I now realize that I did a poor job of photographing the adults. Sorry, guys. I was loving being with the kids!

Here are some pics of our apartment in Midland and a recap of our evening at the BYU/Tulsa football game in Tulsa. We drove 8 hours to watch the Cougs lose! We had a fun time, though. There's also one of me at my work Summer party at Seven Peaks (a water park) with my date.

Here are som random pics from the last month. There is one with my friend, Sara (who is pregnant with fraternal twin girls), one with some of my old roommates at BYU (Ginger, Laura, me, and Shay), a couple from a SL Bees baseball game last week, and a few from my visit with Chris is Texas. The field shots are the views from our hotel window and the waffle is what they had for breakfast every morning. Texans love Texas!