Thanksgiving Week

ah...Thanksgiving. I  love this holiday because as you all know I love to stuff my face with food. just kidding. (not kidding at all) but I really do love a time when people take time to realize all the blessing they have. This year has been a crazy one, but I am truly blessed beyond what I deserve.

I decided to just combine the whole week because 1. I take a lot of pictures and never post 1/3 of them to social media and 2. because I forgot my SD card thanksgiving day. yes. I really did bring my camera and 2 lenses and failed to bring an SD card. I don't want to talk about it...lest I cry.

Chase's sister McKae stayed with us that week after we picked her up from Saint George. She was a good sport having to sleep on our tiny and somewhat uncomfortable couch. I searched all over a few days before for a good sushi place to go to with my roommates. we went to cheesecake factory. obviously I was successful...

But turns out I really was! because we found fat fish and it is NOMS. let me tell you, I don't really like sushi, so this is a big deal. Chase wanted to weep tears of joy I'm sure because it's his favorite food ever.

They have super cheap sushi: I mean look at this. (but don't look to hard because its kind of awful quality..)

I will probably post about this more later, because I have other things to post about. sorry.

We put up the tree on Wednesday because WE CAN (christmas haters), but that will be it's own post as well.

This is the only picture I got on thanksgiving day. Obviously my priorities are in order since there are no pictures of people. 

Chase ate like a tiny bird while I walked in there like:

Needless to say, I had seconds. Someone stop me.

I was definitely missing black friday shopping with my family. They are the masters. And there is just something about walking around the mall at 3 am with a bajallion people that is so wrong but feels so right. 

But chase and I went the next morning....probably because all night I was like:

Maybe I can slowly condition him into loving black friday...

I was able to do a little of Shaunessy's makeup and take a few pictures of her too! She was an awesome model, and chase followed us around. He must have just loved this week so much.

^^ This happens to be one of my favorites^^

We ran home from pictures and drove to bountiful: McKae went through the bountiful temple while she was here and we were about to go too! It was gorgeous, and a wonderful time (minus being sick and sniffling the whole time. sorry to everyone who was in that session)

and finally a Hatches stop. I was stoked when Chase's sister first took us here. I think I'm the only one who remembers the show TLC had for about 5 seconds called "The little Chocolatiers". Here's a LINK, and if you remember this PROPS TO YOU, because I was so excited when I realized this is their chocolate shop. I mean they were on tv making chocolate. *fame*

McKae suggested we get the hot chocolate there: I looked it up. It's straight up melted chocolate and milk. Thats it. I felt like I was in the willy wonka movie. I don't even like chocolate all the much (I know. everyone hates this fact) but I still loved it.

Basically this was an awesome week of doing things I love: shopping, eating, taking pictures, doing makeup and hanging out with family. Till next Thanksgiving, stay thankful y'all.

Thanksgiving with the Joyners

So this thanksgiving I wasn't able to travel home to be with my family (wisconsins a ways away to fly for just a couple of days- but luckily the Joyners were sweet enough to let me tag along with them. They all met up in Utah this break so it wasn't too far for Me, Chase, Logan and Cy to travel down there (thank goodness too because I'm not a huge car trip person. I think my parents moving us via car trips ruined that for me) Their family is the absolute sweetest, I felt so welcomed, it was great. I didn't take as many pictures as usual, so I apologize in advance. Partly, I didn't want to creep people out by taking pictures of them the whole time...makes people feel weird...or something..

so heres the lowdown on thanksgiving- have a divine dinner, the guys played basketball afterwards and I got to talk to Jaki, Chase's super amazing mom, till our fingers were going to come off from the frigged Utah air. 

The super cute shaunessy and chase with their cousin in the back, Photobombing at its finest. 

We want to Salt Lake that night and saw the Christmas lights. So Pretty. Loving Salt Lake more and more every time I go by. I love the Salt Lake temple- people think it's overrated but something that took that long and is that beautiful cannot be overrated. 

Annnnnnnnd I ran into the Joys! Crazy small world huh? The Joys were my parents best friends before I was born and helped me get up to school..and took care of me as a baby. Basically they do a lot of stuff, and they're the sweetest people. 

Afterwards, we went to the city creek mall across the street. Amazing, I love it. How can you not love anthropologie and a two story forever 21? that's right...You can't.  Mckae has impeccable taste in music and style...she likes anthropologie. Need I say more?

Chase had Red Lobster for the first time. I'm glad I could show him to ways of delicious food of the sea. I adore Red Lobster. You think I'd get sick of it by now, but tis not the case people. Plus it was now combining my two favorite things- Food and Chase. Does life get better than this? 

We also went to boondocks. What is boondocks you ask? I asked that as well- according to the sign it's a fun zone...and that is was my friends. Laser tag? Thats my JAM. I suck at it but that does not stop me from feeling like jack bauer and james bonds baby. Super stealthy mode suckas. We all look hardcore, but all the people in the photo below whopped me. Logan is some sort of laser tag master in disguise. 

You know what else is my jam? SKEEBALL. ohhhh yes. Chase doesn't enjoy when I cream him but what can i say? Pictures or it didn't happen. 

Sorry honey, It is what it is. 

And I didn't do go carts but I can tell you it was hilarious watching them speed around the track. 

Basically this- thanksgiving was great. Super fun, super delicious and the Joyners are an amazing family. I can't thank them enough for having me. Hope my family in the future is that great.