Relaxing on a Wednesday evening

This is just a quick picture I took on Instagram. My husband and I were both relaxing on the couch the other night, on our laptops, and I had to take a photo. We're both total geeks. :) I love him and I love the time we have together in the evenings. It makes all the day's worries melt away.

Thank you so much to those who left comments on my post about our miscarriage. Your kind words are so appreciated. We are truly blessed with so much support during this difficult time.

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Our loss

My husband and I experienced a great loss recently. We lost our first pregnancy to miscarriage. I just had a D&C a few days ago and am still healing from it. Our faith was shaken but proved to be strong, and I feel so incredibly blessed to have my husband by my side. I have great hope for the future.

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Watching the snow fall

I've been resting a lot this week, not feeling well. The other day, the snow started to fall and I opened the living room curtains to watch. It was very quiet. It brought me a lot of peace, which was much needed!

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Light

I had a lovely evening on Monday with my husband and best friend. Going to Temple Square to see the Christmas lights is a must-do every December, and we were lucky this year to have snow on the ground.
Before we went to Temple Square, we walked around the City Creek mall across the street and watched a Christmas fountain show that really put me in the holiday spirit. This is just one of many photos I took that night, but I think this one really expresses how I felt- peaceful and full of light.

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Snow!

Let's all pretend it hasn't been 3 weeks since I updated this blog, mmmkay?

It's snowing! Finally! And I'm up early for a change. Now it feels like Christmas time. :)

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Headstart on Christmas!

We always put our Christmas decorations up on Thanksgiving night, so last night I started putting some together. I was trying to get a good picture and the glass was too reflective, so I thought, Aha, I'll turn off the overhead lights and try using just my phone light. Worked like a charm. :)

Getting ready for Christmas is so much fun!

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Wet but happy

It's snowing at home, but here with my family in Washington it's raining as usual! I'm here for another few days and I've had a great time with my parents and my "babies..." Baby #1 turned 18 last weekend! I can't believe my little brother is a grown man now. HOLY CRAP.

This photo isn't anything special. It was just taken on my phone, and I didn't try to make it fancy. But it shows how so many days are here with my family. Luckily, we have a cozy home here and I can listen to the rain outside from my little sister's bedroom, where I'm typing from right now. :)

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Halloween bonfire

Last night we had a wonderful bonfire with my best friend and her family. We spent hours just relaxing, eating treats, talking and singing and having an overall lovely evening. I LOVE photographing fire. It's so cool! Plasma is such an interesting element. And no two pictures look alike!

Credit goes to my husband for the heart picture... I got the idea and set it up, but he snapped it of my hands. Thanks, honey!

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More beautiful fall colors!

I took two pictures today that I absolutely love. They remind me how lucky I am to live in such a beautiful area, especially come fall. The first is of part of our backyard. That's what I see out by bedroom window every morning. :) The second is a lovely old LDS meetinghouse in downtown Provo. I drove by it today and had to stop because look at that fall-colored ivy! 

Happy Sunday!

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Hogle Zoo in Fall

After seeing the new Rocky Shores exhibit at the Hogle Zoo this summer with my little sister, I wanted to take my husband to see it. But we waited until the weather cooled down enough so that our zoo trip wouldn't leave us a couple of hot messes, like it did my sister and I in July! We went yesterday and it was a great day for it- cool and overcast, with bright fall colors providing the perfect backdrop. And, bonus!, there was a 19-day-old baby giraffe waiting to be oohed and aahed over. Giraffes just happen to be my favorite zoo animal.

It was a fantastic day.

Rizzo the polar bear, playing with visitors.

Darling baby Zuri and her mama, having some lunch

Not-yet-named baby girl inside, and some of her kin outside



Sleeping Amur tiger, tongue twitching



Snow leopard making an inventory of delicious-looking zoo visitors



Golden lion tamarin, whose little face gets me every time

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Starry night

My husband just made a late-night run to the store and when he got home, he told me to come outside and look east. I did, and I saw a beautiful clear night sky with a bright moon. Gorgeous! I love the lens flare in this photo. Standing under the stars with my sweetie made for a perfect, peaceful moment.

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Happy almost 33!

Last night, we had our best friend over for cake and to play games since she won't be with us on my husband's actual birthday next weekend. I have limited cake decorating skills, but I did make homemade frosting and relied on M&Ms to make the cake cute. Adam loved it! :) I love celebrating my sweet husband and also love to tease him about being 3+ years older than me. And I made him blow out all 33 candles!

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I've been neglecting my blog!

Now that I'm well enough to take portraits again, I'm hoping to start posting those! For today, my husband and I drove to see some fall colors in the canyon. Absolutely beautiful. 

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Looking forward to fall!

I was shopping at Target last night with my husband and the rows of shiny apples caught my eye (I bought some, too ;) ). Apples get me excited for fall and remind me of back to school. This heat is really making me wish for fall!

Aspen

We were in Colorado this weekend for a family reunion on my husband's side. We had such a great time! We stayed in a gorgeous cabin in Glenwood Springs. On Friday, after a family activity, my husband and I drove through Aspen and stopped for a few minutes to walk around. This shop's door was open and the Colorado cowboy theme drew me in. I especially loved the colorful boots lined up. I'm so glad I married a western boy. ;)

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Sundance Saturday

My husband and I took a lift ride at Sundance yesterday, a summer tradition. It was a perfect afternoon. I brought my big camera but took most of the photos on my phone, using Instagram. I love that app!

Sundance is so beautiful at every time of year!

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Tea time

My husband and I are finally home, alone, after a wonderful visit with my family in Washington, family and friends in California and having my sister here in Utah for 3 weeks. It was fabulous! We had such a wonderful time.

Driving back from Washington this past Thursday, we stopped in the Dalles in Oregon at this sweet little tearoom. My grandparents had taken my family there before we arrived in Washington and highly recommended it. We had a quick pot of tea and scones before continuing our drive. If you're ever in the area, the Anzac tearoom, owned by the sweet Bev, is worth a stop!

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