im grateful for my faith right now. and real friends. and change. and agency. good stuff.

home.

its been another whirlwind of a few weeks. finally made it to brazil (without a few slight problems-which is to be expected when the webbers travel) and for the first time in years we had our entire family together. it was a little taste of heaven on earth. we spent the rest of the week staying up late telling stories, meeting incredible brazilian families with larger than life testimonies, taking pictures, buying soccer jerseys and homemade jewelry, eating authentic brazilian rice/beans/meat-which later we would find out would stay with us longer than we would prefer, and just soaking up life in the brazil. it was awesome. but its even better to just be home and to have everyone back where they belong. and by everyone im talking about wade.clay.davis.kyle.smitty.ty.robert.jenny.chase&abbe. the package is back. (although most never left-thank goodness). its going to be a good summer.

just a thought.

i think i'll go there on monday.
and hang out with this guy.

ya. i think thats a good idea.

in case you were wondering if its hot here.

loved it.

hmm. how do you blog about a weekend like the one that just swept thru the webber household. it was incredible. so much better than you could ever expect. i hope if you know me, you know that what i love more than anything in this world are my friends and family. i love being around them. i love going to dinner with them. chatting with them. watching movies with them. laughing about nothing with them. hanging in the kitchen with them. making icees with them. i don't have to be doing anything. or i can be doing everything. but if my family and friends are around it doensn't matter.. im a happy girl. and this weekend was exactly that. not only did we get to celebrate the 8 year courtship of abigail andrews and chase webber, but we got to celebrate it with everyone we love around us. from touching words at the rehearsal dinner, traditional songs sung and played at night, pool basketball, late night discussions, snacks around the kitchen table, wedding pictures, wedding ceremony, props in the photobooth, best food on earth at the reception, an entire ward dominating the dance floor, and brazilian banana cream pies. it was wonderful. thank you to the beuses, grandma and grandpa meyer, louis and amy, the critchlows, the webbers, the dopps, tommy sorber and rhett, tony, ben and kendra, and a million other amazing friends and fam that made this weekend a favorite. and thank you abbe and chase for giving us a reason to celebrate. love you all. can't wait for the next party:) mwah.

dear minneapolis, minnesowtah.

i have now had the wonderful opportunity of experiencing your beautiful land for nearly two weeks. thank you for reminding me that i love pacemakers and pig hearts. that a bed made every morning is a fabulous luxury. that i would rather eat homemade food over restaurant food any day. that walking around a city is one of my favorite things to do. that being blonde in the city will grant you some interesting conversations with homeless men. that birthdays aren't quite as fun with strangers. that target is my favorite store. that no mall i ever visit will compare to the theme-park, four story, three victoria secret, 50% off candy store- shopping facility that you own. but mostly i must thank you for confirming my love for my company, and excitement for my young start at this brand new exhilarating career. 'preciate it minne. its been good. but girl its time to get home. farewell and see you far too soon.

farewell 22.

what a good. no great. no incredible year. i loved 22. every second of it. hmm ok... most seconds of it. it started with a birthday bash with friends from almost every step of my life. byu roommates, my twin, fellow dc interns, my newest slc friend, and nashville lovers. all blonde. all amazing. all incredible examples to me. how can you not love a year that begins like that.

but believe it or not the year just got better and better. i got to move to a completely new city.. i made friends with 37 strangers in a week. i met people that influenced my life greater than they will ever know. i fell in love with a ward that ill never forget. i got to travel to the dominican republic. danced all night in a disco on new years. fell hard. picked myself back up. learned what a pacemaker does. put a man in vfib. interviewed over 50 times. experienced san fran solo. got a visit from my favorite twin. started a big girl career. bought my first piece of furniture. paid my first real bill. sat in a rocking chair in downtown greenville with one of my best friends trying to figure out life every friday. got my first real paycheck. got cut off from the parentals. learned a lesson in faith. many lessons in faith. prayed hard. loved hard. worked hard. and was blessed hard.. i can't imagine a better year. so grateful for what i got to experience. but whats up 23.. i dare you to beat what i already got:)