What my mom and dad bring back from Hawaii...

So we can have a family picture. 

Holler if your parents are as hipster as mine.

Big symphony bars

Quick story about my mom:


Once upon a time there was a mom whose favorite child was her youngest daughter, Janna. Janna loved her mom very much and wanted her to know how grateful she was for her. Janna supposed that the whole world felt the same way because on May 12th there was a holiday created called Mother's Day. On Mother's all the kids tried to show their mom's some small portion of their gratitude for everything their mothers had given them. To celebrate mothers, Janna's ward sometimes passed out flowers, or letters, or big honking symphony bars. Janna's mom was such a great, selfless lady that when it was a big honking symphony bar that the ward gave, she gave it to Janna. Janna marveled at how someone could be so selfless that she even gave away the gift we tried to give her for giving to us.

Happy Mother's day.

Blue

Things that make one feel blue: 

1. The day after Christmas

2. Blue candy canes

But I guess it's ok, because it gives me a good excuse to wear my "It's a Monday" sweatshirt and listen to Of Monsters and Men. 

Have a very Merry Boxing day. 

(aka the day you realize that Christmas is 365 days away)

Just remember

New Years is just around the corner. 

Here's to  cool aunts who give me mustache magnets because they know how much I like mustaches.

Here's to bridal showers where I eat my week's dose of sugar. 

Here's to watching the princess diaries finally. 

both of them.

Here's to a brother who teases me and tells me that "boys are stupid" 

Here's to choosing home over any other place in the world. 

Here's to a dad who will be back from the land down under tomorrow.

Here's to the weekend. 

mother daughter bonding

It has been a good day indeed. 

Mom took me out to noodles and company, finally found time to get Emily's present.

Then we went to visit my grandparents. 

Mother bonder time is good.