Texas 2012

Aaron had a week off in July so we headed to good ol Austin, Texas to visit my Nanny and Bompa and cousins.  It was Aarons first time meeting my Nanny and Bompa which is still crazy to me that it took me that long to get Aaron down to Austin.  It turned out to be a perfect week.  We enjoyed lots of Texas BBQ, lot's of swimming with my little cousins, a visit to Krause Springs which looks straight out of a fairytale, enjoyed the fireworks on the fourth of July, donuts from the famous round rock donuts and lot's of chit chat and story telling with my Nanny and Bompa.  I love spending time with my Nanny and Bompa and I still cry like a baby when I have to say goodbye to them. Hopefully it won't be too long before we go back. 

Love YA'LL

XOXO

Spa Night

A few months ago I hosted a homemade spa night at my house and it was a blast.  We had a few homemade face masks, hand scrubs, and lots of supplies for nails.  We also had little finger foods and enjoyed the night pampering ourselves as much as our cute little med school budgets could let us. I got the recipes for the face masks via Pinterest and I actually loved all of them.

Girls Hike in Sedona

Yoga Rave Movie

Here is the movie from the yoga rave I went to a couple months back.  Can you spot me?

Yoga Fun

I've had the opportunity to experience some really fun yoga classes with my friend Heidi.  Both classes have been so different and so phenomenal.  I feel like I have really been falling in love with Arizona lately and taking advantage of things to do here.  The first yoga class was a "Yoga Rave" and it was held at a warehouse in downtown Phoenix.  It was a two hour class with glow sticks, 3 teachers, 2 DJ's, and about 500 yogis.  I really just had the biggest smile on my face the whole time, the music was great, our view was of Chase stadium (Where the Diamondbacks play) and there was the most amazing vibe.  Then we went to an outdoor yoga class held at the W in Scottsdale on their pool deck.  There were also around 500 yogis but the music was much  more calm and it was at sunset with a perfect breeze and 2 amazing instructors.  The atmosphere was perfection.  Both classes were free- extra bonus!- and sponsored by Lulu Lemon

2nd Anniversary

I wish I could relive this day over and over again.  From our wedding ceremony to our amazing reception at Sundance, everything was perfect. 

-HAPPY 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO US-

The biggest advice I would give to anyone about to get married or about to have their spouse go to medical school (I'm sure law school, MBA, anything real intense, etc. falls right in this category as well)- anyways, my advice would be to embrace flexibility.  Aaron and I rarely celebrate a special day on the actual day it falls on.  This year our anniversary was very limited as I had to work at Phoenix Children's Hospital all day (I literally left my house at 6 am and got home at 830 pm) and Aaron had some major tests coming up.  I ordered take out from Cheesecake Factory and quickly picked it up on my way home from the Hospital.  I got home and we had a delicious dinner from 9pm-10pm and then went to bed.  The truth is that it was perfect.  It was simple, it was stress free, and we still managed to squeeze some time in together.  I am grateful that we have learned to go with the flow and I know it has made this journey so much easier.  I really don't know how Aaron handles the stress of school and still manages to treat me like a princess and make our lives a constant party, but he does and I love everything about my mister. 

Lately

• Mall date: voting on every device at the Apple store to help our friends Seneca and Eric win a dream wedding and enjoying a cinnabon and pretzel after wards.
• Sis-in-law Adrienne and her family came to visit
• Fun Sunday BBQ at the Dicksens with lot's of Midwestern friends
• Lot's of work days for me at Phoenix Children's Hospital and one super sore body to prove it
• A perfect package in the mail from my Mom! Did you know I have three older brothers who all went foreign speaking (so they were in the MTC for a long time) and my Mom sent them a package EVERY SINGLE DAY they were in the MTC!!  Pretty impressive huh!
• Preparing for the spring recital for my dance studio
• Laying out and enjoying the sunshine before it gets too warm
• Finally saw Hunger Games and about two hours after the movie Aaron decided he didn't like it. ha.
• Aaron got to hold more babies at our friend Nick's Birthday Party which is always his favorite