Have you ever seen that FRIENDS episode?...

You know, the one where Rachel is past due? And it's all she can do to NOT kill Ross? So think of that when I tell you that my sister is officially past due. Ok, just KIDDING. Tarin is totally not that bad. But the poor girl really does want Baby Charlotte out of her. She is supposed to be induced today; which made her real happy yesterday, but we are still waiting for the call to say when the inducement (is that a word?) will happen.

I guess I can't relate to what she is going through. (a) I've never been preggers; (b) I've never had 2 lil kids begging for my attention all day while I'm 9mos preggers; and (c) I've never given birth.

Poor girl. I don't think I could handle any of those things right now! Good thing I dont have to. I just get to wait for a beautiful new niece. Yaaaaaaayyyyyyy!

So I realize there has been a lack of posting lately. Let me give you a brief update of my life:

Tues Aug 5 - Fly back from Minn. My computer crashes, but some MIRACLE it starts working a few hours later (after I wake up everyone I know on the west coast to freak out about it). Travel turns into an all day affair when my flights get delayed. Arrive in DC and work from home...
Wed Aug 6 - back in the office. Work 10 hours and then 5 more from home.
Thurs Aug 7 - work 10 hours in the office, then 3 more from home.
Fri Aug 8 - dont have to go into the office, but head over to Bus Boys & Poets (AMAZING) to have an incredible lunch .... and dinner as I work a full 12 hours from the same spot on my couch! Go home, watch the Olympmic Opening Ceremonies with my roommates and then crash.
Sat Aug 9 - Work some more ... head to the pool for some relaxation ... hang out with my roommates, start to pack my stuff up, and then yes, work some more. Dont worry, Haggin Daas Mocha Chip got me through the night :)
Sun Aug 10 - My Last Sunday in DC. Great Sunday School with Becca Haynie, and a Great Relief Society Lesson. Followed by an INCREDIBLE Reserve+our fav people night of MREs by Barbara, and Saints and Soldiers (pictures to come soon....sorry for the wait).

Mon Aug 11 - My big day. 1 hour 1/2 workshop presentation to my boss and members of the team. I think it went pretty well :) Final lunch with my team and clearing up my work area ....sad. After work I met my roommates at CHOPT (incredible salad place) for salads...then we headed to the Mall for the PRE-Screen on the Green (seriously people this is the best part!) We enjoyed the weather, the scenery and each others company. Love love love. Then I went home to finish packing.
Tues Aug 12 - Last day at the office. Somewhat anticlimactic. No one was in the office really, so it was quiet, I had some work to do, and then one of my favorite people decided to take me out to my FAV DC Lunch place-- Moby Dicks for my favorite salad and HUMMUS (OMG I could eat this stuff with a SPOON!) I left work and went straight to the airport. Only to find out my stuff was overweight (BOO I had to pay more $$) and finally arrive home home at 3am. Sigh.

Dont worry I had 1.5 days until I left for vacation. Which is where I still am now. Luckily its BEAUTIFUL and much needed break. Note picture below...more to come!

$300 Fun party girl 21+ needed!! (Orem)

Looking for a chill girl to move into my apartment in September!! My apartment is awesome. It's near Walmart, has w/d, dishwasher, balcony, close to UVU and Walmart, just down the street from the mall...come check it out!! My old roommate is staying in her old room for the next month or it'd be available now (sorry!!) PLEASE PLEASE 21+ I can't have minors in my house because of alcohol. Snap me an email, come look!! Also, no cats or dogs whatsoever!! No males, I'd love to have a male roommate but our landlord is against it. Friends, guys, etc are very welcome, as I will have mine over :) Completely furnished with a twin bed, computer desk, and dresser. $300/month, and only about $30/month for all utilities. Only downfall is that it is on the third floor, but I will so help you get your stuff up!!

I'm moving in next week. Like totally for sure.

Baby Charlotte

Can you come out to play already???

For those of you who don't know, my sister Tarin, is preggers and due any day now! Ok, so she's not due for another 18 days, but I keep praying that lil Char will want to see her Aunt Kiley before I take off for school! Tarin's convinced Charlotte will come to us a week later than originally planned, but lets all pray for ME (ok and Tarin too) that she will come a little bit sooner.

Yay a new baby. Dont worry I still love Caidence and Nicolaus to pieces. Marc and Tarin make the cutest babies ever.

Doncha Know? ...

Thankfully I survived my hiatus to Minnesota without picking up the Minnesotan accent or lingo. And for those of you who thought there was nothing to do in the Twin Cities... here's to you! I had a fantastic time learning about this part of American Culture/History that I had never known before! Not only is Minnesota home to the LARGEST mall in America, it is also home to the original mall of America!! Yes, the one that shaped history by beginning the endless supply of indoor shopping plazas! Not sure yet if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but definitely an American thing! There was plenty to see and do and probably my favorite excursion was riding around on a Segway. Don't worry I quoted GOB the whole time I was on it! :)


City Skyline


Beautiful lakes



"Illusion, Michael. A trick is something a whore does for money."

One Year Ago This Weekend...

I was in Paris, or Pariii, if you will. I thought the only way to properly commemorate that fabulous experience would be to repost my blog about that weekend. It also allows me to properly showcase my ONE AND ONLY little sister, Miss Ashley and the incredible opportunity we had to be in Europe all summer together last year. LOVE YOU SIS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK IN KIRTLAND!

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I love Paris in the Springtime...
I hate to admit it, but I just dont have time to really blog about Paris so I'll just let the pictures do the talking. I had a fabulous 3 days in this city, although I was more of a tourist than anything else, which really doesn't let you fall in love with a city. Fab art and Fab food though. I can't wait to go back and discover more!




Notre Dame was so incredible!! Of course the best part was walking up the spiral staircases to get to the argoyles and the bell tower!! Ashley and I went right up inside of it! The views of Paris were amazing and especially to look out and see the Eiffel Tower for the very first time!!



We decided to be amitious (ok we really just dont have any mileage perception on a map) and walk from Notre Dame to the Eiffel Tower.... 4 hours later we finally made it! Haha but of course is the joy in the journey...we saw a photo shoot with this fabulous girl (see picture) that totally epitomized any fantasies we had about this romantic city! We also saw the Champ Elysses, which is Anna's Paris Must-See so that was great too.


Ahh...our first close up views of the Eiffel Tower! We found ourselves aimlessly walking through alleys and neighborhoods of Paris, hoping to run into it as we got closer and closer and couldnt see it over the city skyline. Once we caught a glimpse of it we ran to it, and then ran up the million stairs to get to the top!!

What an incredible view! For me this was such an awe-moment, I have studied Urban Planning and Paris and the city sightlines was inspiration for our very own Washington DC, after studying this city for the design and forethought, it was so amazing to see it from the top of the Eiffel Tower!



Next we met up with our group to go on a cruise on the Seine River, which takes you around the City of Love. We saw EVERYTHING, the building the White House was built after, the Louvre, the D'Orsay, Norte Dame, you name it, we saw it. We also ended our cruise right as they were lighting up the Eiffel Tower (it blinks every 10 minutes after 10pm!) We were enchanted with this amazing city!


We stopped for a moment and held hands as we looked up at the glittering Eiffel Tower. I remember thinking how lucky I was to be sharing that moment with the people I had grown to love over the past short months in Europe. They will always have a special place in my heart.


Haha, after that special moment we decided to go grab something to eat. Lexy and Patrice had gone to this little restaraunt earlier they like and wanted to take us there. I remember I was so tired I practically fell over in my chair that night. After what seemed a forever meal, we left the restaraunt and immediately realized we were pretty much lost. Anna started speaking french to anyone she saw, trying to get directions. Lexy was lost in her map, and I was so tired I just remember wandering the streets of Paris praying we could figure out our way home. We did and soon I was fast asleep.


Ahh the LOUVRE!! What an INCREDIBLE building/museum!!! That thing is HUGE so we decided to tackle it by going to JUST the bare essentials. After getting lost inside a few different times we saw some amazing pieces of art and were all inspired.





The Famous Mona Lisa.














Saying goodbye to Paris with Phantom of the Opera on my shuffle as we pull out of the train station.