one more birthday shoutout... (until Baby BRITTON that is :)

happy birthday MOM!!!

This beautiful woman is 29 today {and yesterday} and I'm lucky enough to have her as my mommy.

It's hard to express how grateful I am for my mom. She's my best friend and I don't think she realizes how much she means to me. We always have fun together and she is always there for me to cry to, laugh with, and she supports me in everything I do. I Love her with ALL of my heart. She's the glue that holds our family together and she is just great in a million ways. Anyone who knows my mom loves her and her fun personality, she is extremely lovable. She's always the life of the party. Her beautiful smile will brighten anyone's day. I don't think I could go a day without talking to my mom. She knows me better than anyone and definitely knows what's best for me {even when I don't listen}.

Thanks for all you do Mom, I love you to the moon and back (and then some:)

XOXO

BIRTHDAYS galore. (and more to come)

Wishing a happpppy birrrtttthhdday to three very important people in my life!!!

TODAY is Grandma Jake's Birthday!

This lovely lady is one lucky duck. She's spending her birthday in NEWPORT BEACH with her sweet sister. She is quite the trooper and has been through a lot in her life. I look up to her in so many ways and I hope she has a fabulous day! I LOVE YOU GRANDMA. I don't know anyone who knows her that doesn't just love her. Thanks for being so wonderful and for your continuing love and support. xoxo

On July 23rd... my dad.... TURNED 50!! Happy 1/2 of a century

I've previously mentioned how awesome my dad is, but really let me tell you, he is the coolest guy in the world! Our family always has a blast together and he is a big part of that fun. We went up to the Farmhouse to celebrate his b-day and had a grand time. I hope his birthday was just what he wanted! I love you dad!! Thanks for being the best guy I know, I couldn't have made it this far without you.

and last... but definitely not least... Hayley Kathleen Brady...

turned 19 on 07/08/09!!! And she will be my bestie for life. I know I have posted this a little late {just a few weeks...}, but it's the thought that counts, no? I have no idea what I would do without Hayley. We have been best friends since 6th grade and have so many memories...

• Hayley's many boyfriends... my one boyfriend {plus one night stand? what? :/ hahaha}
• One Tree Hill/ Gilmore Girls/ The OC
• Watching movie scenes over and over... and over.
• Midnight movie showings... or midnight naps?
• birds of a feather...haha
• Lagoon
• A cappella tour
• Sleepovers {late night talks... oh wait, Hayley's sleeping}
• Kneaders
• IDAHO... started two weeks after me?? what? cute friends.
• Florida
• Newport Beach
• EFY

and about a trillion more memories. High School would have been a nightmare without a friend like Hayley. Whenever we are together we have so much fun and I am incredibly grateful to have had her for so long, can't wait for the years to come! Thanks for being you Hayley and for always being a great example. I love ya!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY I LOVE YOU ALL

I'M LUCKY TO HAVE EACH OF YOU IN MY LIFE

The Zoo, East High, and The Fray Concert. Typical Saturday.

The HOGLE ZOO. Who says you need kids to go to the zoo??

Whitney and I went to the Hogle Zoo on Saturday and, personally, I can't think of a better way to spend my day. We were having just as much fun as any kid there {probably because we're both still kids at heart and pretty much the coolest people I know}. This little adventure came about as an addition to our already planned trip to Salt Lake for the Fray concert. You know, since most normal people automatically think ZOO! whenever they get tickets for a concert! We decided to make a whole day out it.


Here are a few pictures. We took almost 200 pictures in one day. Really. We are so cool.


"Hurry! Take the picture with the little girl in it!" She was looking at me like I was crazy (half true). It's not every day you can get a picture sitting underneath giant spider legs. Whitney, Whitney, she LOVED the turtles. Lucky her! She had the opportunity to see what is like to BE a turtle.



I fit perfectly into his big gorilla arms. It's so precious. Kind of like tarzan and his mom. "Listen, what do you hear? Your heart!"



GIRAFFES! Probably my favorite things in the whole zoo. Their wobbly legs and long necks. They are little (big) cuties. I was super duper excited. {as you can tell}


"OOOH MOMMY! I WANNA RIDE ON THE LOG! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE! NO, NOT THE LION OR THE TIGER OR THE BEAR, the log with snakes on it?"

We just had to go on the Carousel and the Train. I think we may have been the only people over the age of 5 (besides the chaperones for the wee ones :)

GO COUGS! Of course we had to get our pics with the cougar, we're just like him. I bet he bleeds blue. Wait, what?

turtle(slow)+fossa(loner)+penguin(supercool)=WHITNEY

tiger(sexy)+lemur(swingin'.haha)+giraffe(spotted)=MOLLYJANE

AFTER our journey at the zoo...

Every WILDCAT's DREAM!

We went to explore East High. Where Three of my favorite movies were filmed. Yes, I LOVE High School Musical, I don't deny it. And we even got the infamous jumping picture.

Like I've said before... We are SO cool. It took us a few tries with the timer, but look how perfect it turned out!!!

and here are a few more pictures of our Wildcat adventure.

It's kind of lame because the school says "Salt Lake High School East"?? The picture with the red lunch table, right behind me is the lunchroom (where a lot of the magic happened) and inside there were a bunch of signs telling people how good their alarm works and to not break in (haha). We had to get the pic with our sweet Wildcat wristbands. I even got a giant knot in my calf muscle from all the jumping pictures (which ended in a huge bruise... so worth it).

OVERALL: HSM Success

Later that night... we enjoyed beautiful music... from these guys and these guys...

They were uh-mazing. We got a little confused with the ticket buying and ended up down in the pit, right at the front. So we paid double the amount we thought we were paying (how does 2-for-1 even work??), but it was awesome. I have a little crush on the lead singer for Jack's Mannequin. He was, really, brilliant. :) I LOVE the piano in a band.

july, a time for good times.

More activities from the month...

Right here is where LAKE POWELL should be inserted, but I don't have any pictures to show for it! My daddio put them all on his laptop, so that shall be explained and remembered a different time. Powell is a special place...

FAMILY PICTURES.

ha. So, Elder Chase Carter returned from his mission almost a month ago and we all {the moon clan} got together for his homecoming on the 12th at my aunt Melissa's house. My grandma moon has been wanting to have family pictures and since we were all together, we decided it was the perfect time. One problem: no photographer? No big deal. We just had my uncle Lynn's family and the rest of us take turns taking pictures with Stef's, The Carte

r's, and my digital camera just across the street from the house. It was kind of humorous, but I think they turned out alright :) Here's a couple of just my fam.

This past weekend.

Hayley and I decided it was a grand night to take pictures last Friday... and none of them really turned out. BUT, we had fun!! We don't hang out as much as either of us would like, and I miss my pal! We always have a blast together. We went to Canyon Crest and took pictures of the place where our friendship began... the double doors!!! We would meet there during recess to discuss how horrible our friends treated us and how our mom's told us we needed new friends, and shortly thereafter best friends {inseparable, a packaged pair} were created. I love Miss Hayley with all of my heart. And I'm so happy for her {she has a new boyfriend :) }. It was also her 19th birthday this month {the 8th} but I was in lake powell. Total BUMMER. She deserves her own post. Soon to come. A few pictures from our night.

This is our before shot...haha.

and after...we look so much happier! {the boy who took this photo, was NOT pleased. I really think he was so bugged that I would ask him to take a picture for us. It was weird that there were even people at Canyon Crest on a Friday night?? including us. ha.}

I love Hayley!

Monthly post... :/

JULY!

I cannot believe it is coming to a CLOSE soon. Tooooo fast. Fall semester is rapidly approaching! I'm nervous, but excited. {So I sang a song about how I was nervous but excited} Ha, I'm now a sophomore, yeshh.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!!

I heart the fourth of july :)

Yay for my first time going to the parade route! I think I still would rather be in Newport Beach, nothing can beat spending the 4th on the BEACH! But, I had a great day. Lots of food, family and fun. We found the perfect spot to watch the fireworks {thanks to Hayley's coworker}. My dad and I went and staked out our area at the Hinckley Alumni Center at BYU. It worked out beautifully. After watching the Stadium of Fire fireworks, I went with my friends to light their {illegal} fireworks, which was quite thrilling. And I got to hang out with my new friends from England! Alice and Aaron. They were a treat, I met them through Dewey, they are Abbey LaBato's friends. Party! I am totally going to contact them when I go to LONDON. {hopefully! I will find out if I'm going in the Fall. I've already applied though--cross your fingers :) } Note to self: The 3rd of July was the first time Hayley actually, officially hung out with Kevin {currently falling in LOVE} precious!

Well, I was going to blog it up, everything from fourth to zoo, but looks like I'm a little tired. Oh well. Tomorrow is the day. Be excited for...my movie fun (tshirts and all), missionaries, powell!, canyon crest, family photos, the fray, zoo, and EAST HIGH! I have a lot to catch up on.

Sugar and Spice and everything nice.

Cupcakes are so yummy. As Whitney (my wonderful friend from the MBA office :) and I were working this morning we discovered it was National Chocolate day. Now that is a wonderful day. So of course, for lunch, we decided to celebrate. We went to the Sweet Tooth Fairy (new found favorite place thanks to my mama)!!! It was delicioso! Ahhh. If only I didn't have a thing for sweets. Sooo yummy! We both got gigantic cream cheese brownies and one other item. Mine: red velvet cupcake. Yes. Divine. We even went to Big K-Mart to buy some milk. One problem with our fun filled outing--major headache from the overdose on sugar. Yikes. It was lovely though.

On a different note altogether. Michael Jackson. Hmmm. Watched some of his funeral/memorial service today. Interesting stuff. I have many theories and thoughts. Must share them another time.

I'm a bit tired. I have many things to write, but too little time.

xo