the one where we went to 2 sealings in one day.

Happy 4th of July! Devin is working this morning, and our only other plans are a small BBQ with his family, and then hopefully a hike up rock canyon to our favorite secret spot in time to catch the fireworks -- we're not big on parades, or waking up at horrendous hours to look at giant balloons. we'd rather keep a low profile and enjoy the time off together! anyway... here's what we've been up to this past weekend:

life has continued to stay busy. we've been cooking for friends, and rearranging our apartment and working hard.

this last weekend was especially busy! Friday, after work, we drove to Logan with my family. We took Kayla and Kyle with us, and my parents spent the evening in Ogden at a concert, while we headed to Rock Haus, the climbing gym in Logan, to climb with my younger siblings. 

Devin helped open he gym before his mission, and knows the owner, Trevor, well. We had a good time! Kayla and Kyle are both awesome climbers - I was so impressed with them! It was a cool little gym - but it made my thankful for Momentum! 

after a few hours of climbing, we headed to the hotel to check in. it was really late, and my parents had booked a double queen room at a super classy Super 8, and devin and I planned on sleeping on the floor on an air mattress. we got checked in just as my parents were leaving Ogden, about 45 minutes away with all the concert trafic - and we got to the room to discover it was definitely not going to fit a queen sized mattress on the floor. anywhere.

these are kayla's shoes. she had planned on wearing them the next morning to the temple, but my dad and brother told her she couldn't, because they make her taller than both of them. i tried walking around the hotel room in them, and i'm surprised i didn't roll my ankle... they are a good 6 inches tall!

this didn't upset me, because it only meant devin and i would have to go get our own room. we left kayla and kyle there and headed down the road. we ended up at a nice Best Western (you can never go wrong with them!) - our favorite, plus it gave us an excuse to rack up some more rewards points - and slept really well. i'm so glad it worked out this way - i couldn't have imagined all 6 of us trying to get ready in that small hotel room the next morning!

we had a disappointing continental breakfast and headed straight to the Logan temple the next morning where Kelli and Sean were about to be sealed!

Uncle Todd (Elder Christofferson) performed the sealing it was absolutely beautiful. i only lost it for a few minutes when I hugged my sister after. devin and i agreed that the sealing was very powerful, and so quickly and clearly made kelli and sean undeniably happy. we greeted them outside the temple with more hugs and cheering and headed off to breakfast with the group.

devin and i couldn't stay to eat, because we had to be at the Timpanogos temple for yet another sealing in just a few hours. we stopped for lunch and made it to the temple just in time to see my cousin mckenzie get sealed to max! Uncle Todd performed this sealing, too! it was great to see him and Aunt Kathy twice in one day - and be in the temple with them, no less!

more greetings with hugs outside, but this time, we were on the job! kenzie had asked us to photograph the wedding day, and the photos at the temple went quickly and smoothly, but it was at least 90 degrees and we were exhausted and hot! we grabbed some snow cones and went home to rest and unpack in our freezing apartment (which we were thankful for for once!) when we were done, before we had to head out to the reception. 

then we were off to provo, to a beautiful house where the backyard reception was being held. the same backyard, in fact, as in the movie "Forever Strong"! It was huge and absolutely gorgeous.

the reception was short (which we love!) and everything went according to plan. we went straight to the grocery store to restock our cupboards and fridge and made it home just before I was sure my feet would fall off (the joys of high heels, right?) long, exhausting, but beautiful weekend!

we slept through church on sunday (oops!) but took advantage of a free afternoon and went to Cascade Springs, wishing we had a puppy to tag along! we ran into a mini cooper parade and watched as at least 20 of them zoomed up the alpine loop.

After, we headed to Josh and Amy's for dinner, and then to Devin's parents' to catch up with the family for a few minutes!

Monday came too soon!

it's silly... but i'm serious.

with my birthday exactly 1 month away today, i thought it was a good excuse to share my current wish list!

1. bookshelf - built by devin. i just want it to look like this
2. necklace - i think this necklace is so pretty. i would love it.
3. phone case - or basically any society 6 case, really.
4. shoes (similar) - who doesn't want tiffany blue nikes??
5. watch - heard of Feral Watches yet? (it's a creation of one of the traveling triplets!)
6. harness - a want, but also a need. very much so. i've been climbing in the same harness i've had since i was 13.
7.  "&" print - i just need this.
8. puppy - any puppy. right now.

northbound

life has been discouraging lately. i feel like devin and i are still scrambling, trying to figure it out. we keep making changes: our cars, our schooling, our jobs, our priorities, and it's obviously far from over, as i am on the job search once again!

i love the company i work for and have nothing but good things to say about them, but when it doesn't feel right, i know that means it's time for something else.

devin and i are looking to move further north anyway, to eliminate commuting, so there are several reasons for leaving Myler.

i'm excited to move, and it's all i can think about whenever i spill on our carpeted kitchen floor (which we can't stand!), or find, yet another spider in the tub, welcoming me to my morning shower.

we were both raised in Orem, and love it here, but it's beginning to feel a little claustrophobic. we want to be more private and independent, and we see that freedom just a few minutes up the freeway.

we still haven't found an apartment, but when we do, our first purchase will be a puppy. even though i know devin will try putting it off for awhile, he won't have much luck, seeing as how a dog is becoming less of a want and more of a need in my eyes lately. no news on jobs yet either. but we aren't in a situation yet where it's totally necessary to find something new. the point is to just be happier, and figure out what feels right, but knowing that the near future holds a fresh start for us, with more room to grow and progress, makes my days bearable. i just wish it would come sooner, of course.

we are ready for a change. we feel this need to grow up a little bit, and once again, like all the other major changes we've made in the last year or so, it feels right.

changed used to be something i shied away from, but now that i have my wonderful husband by my side to rely on, i welcome anything, knowing we can handle it together. because we totally can.

so excuse us for looking like we have no clue what we're doing lately - but that's because we're still trying to figure it out! we're just doing what we know it right, every time a circumstance changes. and we're okay with that.