24

yesterday was my birthday. it was an awesome weekend. i got to see my sister and niece (who live in las vegas).* i had lots of friends over earlier today (some of whom i haven't seen in quite a while). and my sweet husband made my weekend amazing just by indulging almost my every whim... movies, cupcakes, shopping, sushi. mmmm....

i'm terrible at remembering to take pictures. right before cara and kali left i realized, "oh no! i haven't taken any pictures with my camera!" i had taken a few with my phone, but i never put those on the computer so we took a few right before they left. here those are.

cara and icara and kalichris and kali - they are serious buddies. she adores him.

but...changing the subject completely... the other night i was thinking about what a crazy year this has been for chris and i. i was thinking about all the things i have done this past year of my life - reminiscing, thinking about my goals, whether i'm moving toward them, and so on... so here's a trip down memory lane.

march: had an angel baby, our daughter eve.
april: chris graduates.
june: move to houston for chris' internship with chevron. also...chris' and my 2nd anniversary.
august: i take the GRE and prepare to apply for a masters in marriage and family therapy. we move back to provo. chris starts his masters degree at byu.

september: ran my first half marathon! also...found out chris had cancer. we start our long, lengthy, and expensive ordeal with sperm banking, surgery, and radiation.
october: lose my passion for MFT. after much soul-searching, i decide on interior design instead.
november: our first completely independent thanksgiving... without our families! we did it with derek and heidi, instead (see above pic of graduation day). and may i say? it turned out aMAZingly.
december: christmas with both families! and...aaron comes home! it was a full and happy month for us.
january: start my program at ldsbc. fall in love with design.
feb: chris turns 26. radiation is finished now and he's feeling back to normal.
march: i turn 24. am i becoming the person i want to be? am i living the life i want to live? well...life is a work in progress. some days i think i'm so far from where and who i want to be. but i think the answer to those is - slowly but surely...yes.

*wish matt could have made it, too, but alas, he had a scouting outing that prevented him from accompanying his wife and daughter up here. he was here in sprit, though.