california in august

My beautiful cousin Amanda got married a month and a half ago in the fabulous Newport Beach Temple!  It was so fun to fly down in time to help with the preparations for the big day and then to participate!  Unfortunately, I was VERY bad about taking photos, so the following are all that I have:

The sunrise the first morning at 6AM when I got up to exercise with my momma.

Food preparations

The night before the big day, my cousin and I decided to swim a little(without getting our hair wet, of course) Obviously, we decided to try out some synchronized swimming.

The setup for the reception at "the grove."  It was so beautiful-the weather cooled off just in time for the reception to start(as soon as we were done with all the hard work, of course) and the lights were perfect for in the dim twilight.

I mentioned above that I flew down to Arizona, but luckily, I got to ride home with these pretty ladies!  It was a ten hour party on the 15!

at long last

It's been a while.  I didn't even actually look at my blog because I don't want to know how long exactly it has been since my last post.  Ten very important things that have happened recently(in no particular order):
1. I declared my major!!  Exercise and wellness
2. School started
3. I moved out of my parent's house!
4. London reunion happened.
5. My sister is getting MARRIED next month!!
6. I went on a cruise to Alaska with the fam damily!! 
7. I got to go to California for the first time in THREE years (still not to Disneyland though :( )
8. I became an official member of Costco.  To be precise, I am an EXECUTIVE member!
9. I decided that I have small feet for how tall I am (7.5 shoe, 5'9" tall)
10. The trees are starting to change colors on the mountains.

You are now probably thinking to yourself, no wonder she hasn't updated her blog, her life is pretty boring.

(Sometimes for my job I get to walk around campus and take pictures.)

weekend trip to Wales

Last week we took an overnight trip to Wales!!  Here are some pics from the trip!

STOURHEAD GARDENS

Probably one of my favorite places in England.

Pride and Prejudice anyone?

BATH, ENGLAND: romans and fudge

CARDIFF, WALES: Museum of Natural History?(we just walked around the gardens)

AVEBURY: prehistoric site. Similar to Stonehenge, but not.

CHAWTON: Home of Jane Austen

Jane Austen's brother's' house

Shoutout to my momma and aunties-quilt made my Jane Austen

Headstones for Jane Austen's mother and sister

Three of the girls from primary and then some of the youth in my ward

I can't believe the semester is already half way over!!  I'm still loving everything!

overnighter: Stratford and Oxford

This week we took our very first overnight trip to Stratford Upon Avon(the birthplace of none other than the William Shakespeare) as well as Oxford.

Shakespeare memorial. Yes, the man part is made from wax.  It's cool, just go with it.

The following are pictures at Oxford.  If you don't recognize them, we may or may not be friends anymore.

(Think Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire-Professor Moody turns Draco Malfoy into a Ferret)

The BYU London Centre is located across the street from Kensington Palace Gardens.  Perfect for walking and jogging, and as you may notice in some of the pictures, walking your dog.