lazy saturday.

Today, on this fine April Saturday, we find ourselves still in bed, even though it's just after 4:00 in the afternoon.

This morning, Zac woke up with a sore neck. We had plans to make a dessert, be outside in the nice Spring sun, and later on, go out to eat with my parents. Instead, we spent the day in bed watching movies, sleeping, and eating leftover pizza. I can't complain, though. It's been quite nice having a day where I have to do absolutely nothing. So nothing we will do!

Happy weekend! Let's hope that this poor boy will get better.

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hello, orem.

Well, we did it! We made the big move back to Orem, the town where Zac and I met, dated, and fell in love.

Last Thursday evening, a few members of our families met up with us and helped us move out every single thing we had in our little Provo apartment in one night--just a few hours!

It was so much fun to work with my siblings (they can be kind of obnoxious at times, which makes things quite fun). It was especially nice to have everyone come out and help us. Lyle, Mike, Mom, Matt, Steph, Aiden, Daniel, and Rach, we couldn't have done it without you. :)

That night, we went to bed exhausted, with boxes and boxes piled high in every room. Over the next few days, we unpacked over half of the boxes, and got our bedroom, living room, and kitchen set up (for the most part). On Saturday, Zac and I took a break and ran over to the Dollar Store for a few things, one of which happened to be Wyler's Cool Raspberry Ice Pops. Eight of those babies for only a dollar? That's my kind of ice pop.

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goodbye, provo.

This week, we will pack up our tiny apartment and move northward to a different town. There have been good things and not-so-good things about living here in downtown Provo. We've been here for nearly a whole year. We're sad to see some things go, but at the same time, we're happy for the change.

Things we'll miss about Provo:

1. The beautiful, tall trees that lined every street for a 2-mile radius.
2. The antique houses, almost falling apart, in their bright colors.
3. The free concerts and outdoor events that were so close that we could take a stroll and arrive in minutes.
4. The fun hole-in-the-wall restaurants that occupied the old business buildings on Center Street.
5. Sammy's Cafe. There's hardly anything better than living 5 1/2 blocks from that little place.

Things we won't miss about Provo:

1. The traffic, especially on Center Street.
2. Our neighbors screaming, smoking, and taking our stuff out of the washer.
3. The leaks, cracks, smells, bugs, and lack of insulation of our apartment.
4. Having to park on the side of the road, and getting our spots stolen.
5. The lack of big grocery stores--Walmart, Winco, Costco--where you can get all your shopping done.

We're gonna be pretty excited come Thursday. Not exactly for the moving part, but for the new home, new people, new city part.

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my birthday.

Yesterday was my birthday. In the words of one of the cute kids I used to work with, "I be twenty-two!"

I spent the majority of my day at work, because that's how life gets when you're older (which is absolutely no fun at all). When I got off, Zac sent me a text that said, "It's birthday time!!! We need to be somewhere at 5:30. It's a surprise," which got my really excited. When I picked him up, he drove me to mall, went in, and came out with a little strawberry/red velvet ice cream cake from Cold Stone, and we ate two slices of it right when we got home.

We spent the rest of the night at the movie theater, where we got tickets to see The Hunger Games. All in all, it was a good movie, but I didn't like the killing. That was odd and gruesome.

So now I'm the jolly age of 22, and I couldn't be more excited to see what this 22nd year brings for me.

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