laguna beach

as part of our christmas, my parents took the whole family to laguna beach.
to say we were thrilled would be an understatement.

dawson always says that we belong in california, and after this trip i might have to agree.
we really thrive in the warm weather and salty air.
so if you see a post soon about us moving to CA, don't be surprised.

the trip included…

a beachside hotel, morning walks on the beach, amazing sunsets, swimming in the pool, eating at local restaurants, an overtime chargers/chiefs game, pre-game sideline passes for the boys, mexican dinner at old town, paddle boarding shenanigans, overcoming fears of sharks, amazing sunrises/sunsets, family workouts, bonfires on the beach…

the whole trip was non-stop amazingness.

huge thank you to my dad for taking us and to my mom for planning it all.

in case you missed it...

2013.
it was an epic year for us to say the least.
here are my favorite memories of the past 12 months:

went to the bathroom in toilets in the ground

saw tianemen square and ate peking duck

walked on the great wall of china

visited the birds nest where olympic history was made

went to the city of the future and got sketchy massages

became one with the people of china

welcomed home a missionary

celebrated our engagement anniversary in san francisco

put ourselve through hell with bikram yoga passes

dawson graduated college

lost our luggage in lima, peru

ate alpaca and octopus in the sacred valley
explored cuzco and visited dawson's mission friends

i went to the taylor swift concert and cried tears of joy

went camping with our family of 3

made the world's longest slip'n'slide

went to dana point with the kents

went to lake powell with the whittinghams

celebrated our 2nd anniversary

went on a couples trip with #thisisfriends

the barlows took us to lake tahoe

dawson took me on a surprise weekend getaway

had an epic friends giving
attended almost every single utah football game
ended with spending christmas with our amazing families


2013 took us around the world and taught us so many things, but i think the main thing it did was make our relationship so much stronger.  i know that daw and i are perfect for each other because both of us love each other and are committed for forever no matter what.

i couldn't imagine a better person to spend 2014 (or the rest of my life) with.