2 Fantastic Dorks and a Late Halloween

I'm not going to lie, I don't go crazy for Halloween. My yearly goal is to figure out how I can wear normal clothes and spend as little money as possible. This year was even worse because I worked a lot of extra hours that week so I didn't have time to go out and find a costume. I ended up being a "Nudist on Strike." That way I could wear regular clothes and spend 6 minutes and 89 cents on my costume. We had a multi stake party and I won "most controversial costume." My parents were so proud! :-)

I had to post more San Diego pictures!

I miss those cheeks! Seriously my very favorite tiny person!!

The strangest phenomenon happens when you get together with a high school best friend and you become that age all over again! I have to say we both had a gigantic case of REVERTIGO!

We definitely revert back to 15 years old everytime we are together. Suddenly I have the urge to say things like "my truest", laaaav it; and "I don't know" (but with the extra pronounced "t")

(: only 3 people will get that joke, you know who you are! :)

So after a wonderful game of MASH (never too old by the way).....

We had to take these glamour shots!
I was laughing so hard tears were actually streaming down my face!

We learned we had some very useful talents. Kate, for one thing can make her chin magically grow 8 inches. And I can make only my left eye go cross-eyed, while keeping my right one straight.

Both talents are bound to come in handy I'm sure!

I wonder if my cross-eyed talent is hereditary....

We of course bought twinner outfits so we could do what I think is the creepiest photo shoot I have ever done.

Matching tank- $12

Matching cardigan- $30

Creepy sister wife picture that still makes me laugh out loud- PRICELESS

I'm so lucky to have had friendships that I know will truly last a lifetime. That it doesn't matter how long it's been, or how different our lives are, we are still just us. 2 fantastic dorks! Thanks again Kate! Love ya!

San Diego

Wow! Last time I posted I said I wouldn't go 5 months and here I am again 5 months later! I can't believe how fast time goes. Last Friday I flew to San Diego to stay with Kate and Jeremy (and London of course). I had an absolute blast! It's been a while since I've laughed so hard I had to really concentrate to breathe. I was 16 all over again! It was overcast the whole time I was there but I didn't even care. Not great beach weather, but PERFECT shopping weather! A girl needs a good shopping spree every once in a while. We did get to the beach once to take some pictures. It was freezing but totally worth it!

You can tell how cold the water was by looking at my horrifying neck muscles! I didn't even know they could do that! :)

I'll post more pics later. These are all we took with my camera (I know how disappointed you are in me mom) :) Kate took a bunch too though so don't worry!

Breaking The Silence

Wow! It's been a really long time!! I cant believe it's been like 5 months since I last posted. I guess life just happens like that sometimes. I was going to post all my Washington D.C. pictures just as soon as I got back, which didn't seem to work out so well. I'll try to post some later :) I guess most of you read my mom's blog so probably know a little about what is going on right now. At the beginning of the fall I started noticing I had a lump in my neck, below my left ear. I didn't think much of it at the time and just decided to watch it. I finally told my parents about it a couple months ago and they started pushing me to go to the Dr. I finally made an appointment with an ENT (ear, nose, and throat specialist). I've also been having some sinus issues again so I thought I could kill 2 birds with one stone. So I went in there a week ago and they CT'd my sinuses and ordered an MRI of my neck for Friday. He said my sinuses were a mess so he wanted to do surgery on them again (EEEAAKKK). So we did the MRI and had the follow-up appointment Monday. They found 4 masses on my parotid salivary gland. But they still don't know what they are (The radiologist and Dr. disagreed a little I think). So he put me on some killer antibiotics and steroids to make sure there are no underlying infections. No change yet but its only been 2 days, so I keep hoping! My dad actually got me into his ENT in Salt Lake for next Tues. so we'll hopefully know more then, and I can get a second opinion on the sinus surgery.

I just want to say thank you for all the prayers that have gone out on my behalf. I know how much it has helped!!! I appreciate all of your love and support. I am so blessed to have such wonderful friends and family!

Oh yeah, I never followed up on the 21 day challenge: It's been great! This last week has really tried me. I found I can have 13 kinda cruddy hours, but when I pray at night I know how much my Savior loves me. That's really all I need, I can go to sleep knowing it's been a great day!!!

Hope you all have a great week! I'll try not to be 5 months next time! :)