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My Interruption to Wedding Season

I have been very blessed to have a busy wedding season this year.  I have loved every minute of it!  I had a small lull in my scheduled weddings and used that time to meet with several doctors throughout northern Utah.  The majority of my appointments have been with a fertility specialist in Layton.   I feel slightly like a push pin after going on a medical witch hunt with a half dozen specialists and half a dozen adoption agencies out in the wings.

 After several years of trying to expand our little family, I feel a little discouraged.  There have been times I felt hurt, angry, devastated and confused.  I have spent many a time crying to Craig wondering why we can’t have something we really want.  Not just any something, but something really important to us.  It’s been a roller coaster working with doctors, insurance companies and really wondering if everything will work out.  I don’t have all the answers.  Luckily, this has been a trial that has really brought Craig and I closer.  This has also been a trial that has brought me closer to my faith.   For these two things, I am really grateful.

Now let the witch hunt continue…  :)

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Brittany

I know this sounds cliche but it will work out the way it is supposed to. I have watched may friends and family including you go through similar challenges and it always works out in God’s time and way. I know that you will get the child(ren) that is supposed to be apart of your family, and when that time comes it will be one lucky child to have you and Craig as parents. Continue to keep the faith and we will continue to include you in our prayers. We love you two.
Fingers crossed that it is soon.

Oh Belinda. My older sister went through so much like what you are going through and it was really hard to see how difficult it was for her. I don’t know if you are in the mood to hear the phrase “everything will work out”, but it really, really will. Life is so interesting and I am thinking of you and hope that you are happy. Miss you!!!

Just *hugs*.

Living the Logan life…photographed through instagram

It’s no secret that I love instagram! I love seeing the world through a little square.  I love it so much I’ve thought about buying a Hasselblad (a film camera that shoots in square format) but that must wait for a little while.

Breakfast food is my favorite but I’m really, really bad at eating breakfast. I’ve been trying to be better!  It helps when I go visit my brother at the the Logan Farmer’s Market for his yummy fruit pancakes.  My sister in law sells her delicious buttermilk syrup.  You can check out more of their info on Facebook.
Stacked Pancakes Instagrambreakfast omelets instagramI recently purchased a film camera.  I love doing my personal work on film and playing around. I love the pastel colors and how it makes me slow down and relax.  Photo proofs Richard Photo Lab
My favorite summertime dish, caprese salad!  One day I want to make my own mozzarella to add to garden tomatoes and basil. YUMMY!
caprese salad instagramDIY cheetah pattern manicure using a toothpick.  It was fun and easy.weekly DIY manicure instagramWe finally had rain.  It’s been a crazy dry summer not just in Logan but all over Utah.  This rain helped with all the crazy fires we’ve had throughout the state.  We had some close calls with various family that live by the fire in Harriman and a fire in Millville.  All of our family is safe and lucky.  It breaks my heart to think of people that lost their homes.rain instagram
To end the week, we went boating and tubing at Willard Bay with my step mom’s family.   I’d never been there before.  It was a lot of fun and great to see everyone!  bird while boating instagramI’ve been playing my cello a lot lately.  I wish playing my cello was like riding a bike and it all just came back in the blink of an eye.  Unfortunately, that’s not the case.  I’ve lost my calluses and forgotten some of the basics.  I’ve been doing regular practice  100% for me.  It’s really relaxing and therapudic.  instagram cello

Life is great!

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Guess who has made his own fresh mozzarella. :)

Logan Fireworks

I always love seeing fireworks with my husband.  Our first unofficial date was watching fireworks at the Logan fairgrounds for the 24th of July.  It doesn’t matter what the occasion is, any fireworks make me think of that night.  Having the 4th of July in the middle of the week made me think every day was the weekend. {I hope I wasn’t the only one} It through off my internal clock. A lot. We didn’t have any formal plans to watch the fireworks and drove around until we were at a place we could see the fireworks and have minimal traffic after.  On our way home we sang Lee Greenwood’s, ‘Proud To Be An American’ at the top of our lungs.:)

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The Well Kept Cache Valley Secret

One of my favorite things about summertime…snow cones!  Thanks to one of lovely brides, Lindsey, I learned about this hidden Cache Valley secret.  Pink’s!

Pink’s is this little snow cone shop located in Smithfield.  They offer fresh strawberries, coconut and sweetened condensed milk topping on each snow cone.  I highly recommend you go on try it.  If you need a snow cone buddy, give me a call!  I’d love to go back and take photos with more than my telephone:)

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Last Week In Instagram-The Not So Professional Camera

I love Instagram!  I’ve really enjoyed slowing things down and taking dozens of photos every day of my little camera phone.  They’re not the most beautiful photos, but it’s fun to see the world through a little square lens.  So far in the last few days I’ve:

-Visited with friends who had an awesome chicken coop

-Took out the trash.  Honestly this was the view right next to my giant dumpster!- Went to SLC for a beautiful and humbling photography session with Flashes of Hope

-Visited my parent’s on Father’s Day and admired their awesome flower garden-Watched the sunset near my work on the west side of Logan

-The sunset walking back from the Cache Valley Summerfest-The best breakfast ever is brûléed steel cut oats with fruit, a variation from Two Peas and Their Pod

-Made a delicious beef wellington to share with friends -I love my new leopard flats.  They go with everything and anything.  Thank you Mr. Target!

-I’m still in love with nail polish and always looking for fun new things to try like this pinking shears technique.-Summer is here and we’ve feel grilling away

-my favorite place in Logan now does half of sushi Tuesdays!  Yay for Happy Sushi!
-A large group of my high school friends got together for a baby shower. I’ve never seen the Bluebird so lively!

-I have a snow cone addiction.  The cute little place on 4th north is my favorite.  They make the best tiger’s blood.  (who came up with that name anyway!)-my newest medium format film camera! Yet another true love!

-At work we’ve been doing cardio on the hour every hour for a minute.  I giggled the whole time watching my coworkers do jumping jacks.

If you can’t tell, life is good.  We’re happy and life is great.  If you’d like to catch up and see more of my Instagram fun, check it out here.

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