tourists for a week

As you may have seen, we spent a week in my old stomping grounds in the beautiful San Francisco. My heart was so, so happy being back and being able to show Bryan where I spent almost two years and of course spending time with my 3 kiddos.

For those of you just joining in, I lived in SF as a live in nanny for almost two years to the most amazing family with the most amazing kids.

We did literally everything there is to do in San Francisco. Complete tourist status (except Alactraz because it was sold out, wahh!) Beach, wharf, the bridge, ate at a different restaurant for every meal, spent a night in the country on a beautiful vineyard, cable cars, Giants game. It was amazing.

The kids didn't know that I was coming so we were able to surprise them and it couldn't have gone better, they FREAKED after they finally realized who I was (and that took a lot longer than I expected hahaha). It was great, and of course we didn't record it but its fine, it was great:)

We stayed with my uncle Randy who is seriously host with the most. He was so amazing to us and I'm so glad we were able to spend time with him.


I shared all my pics on FB so I'll just share my favorite few here:

ps- my sister will be home in 3 days!!!

*cliche new years post*

Wow. What an incredible year 2014 was. I've never had so many changes happen in such a short period of 365 days. Seriously, a year is not that long.

I'm not super good with change, I get really anxious and nervous. Like, sick to my stomach nervous. My first big thing was moving back to Utah from California. You should have seen me the entire week leading up to that even. While it was such a wonderful and magical week, showing my family, who drove out to get me, the city and the children I came to love more than I could ever imagine, I was kind of a nervous wreck. The whole moving home then Bryan coming home 3 weeks later thing. I seriously woke up every morning thinking I was going to puke.

But, as you very well know, all turned out fine and dandy because after the change of Bryan coming home, I had another change. You know, that thing where I got married. And what a glorious day it was. I know everyone says their wedding day was perfect but honestly, I think about my wedding day on the daily. It was the most perfect wedding that ever has been and ever will be.

You know what else I think about on the daily? My SF kids. I miss them so unbelievably much and I wish I could just walk downstairs and see them. But, I don't have a downstairs. And they live 750 miles away from me. Thank goodness for modern technology that allows me to see their cutest little faces every now and then :)

I know this is the most cliche post in the universe but here's another cliche for you: I can't wait for what this year brings.

nervous for what? (caution. a mushy post)

tonight i had a major realization. as most of you know, i am in san francisco watching my babies for 10 days (only 3 days left with them :( ). tonight, some aunts came over for dinner. i wasn't feeling particularly hungry for i had a large, late breakfast then snacked on peanut butter pretzels all day. so i skipped dinner. one aunt asked if i was eating and i answered "no" the other aunt said "why? are you nervous?"

i was so confused. what could i possibly be nervous about?



oh yeah... i'm getting married in 5 days. the biggest, most life changing thing that will ever happen to me.

that one thing where i'll be stuck with the same person for the rest of eternity. i'll change the name i've had all 21 (almost 22) years of my life. i'll move away from my childhood home. i won't live with my own family ever again.

that thing

you know what? i'm not nervous. not in the slightest. i'm ready. you know how people say "when you know, you know" nothing is truer. no one can tell you who to be with. you just know. and i know that i'm supposed to be with bryan. and i can't wait.:)

kid quotes p6

9 year old boy: 9yo
6 year old girl: 6yo
2 year old boy: 2yo

me: can you please stop growing?
2yo: no, i want to grow up big so i can have gum

2yo: it smells like doom

6yo: mia sometimes i wonder, i wonder indeed, what it's like to be you or me or a bird. will we ever know?

me: don't do that!
2yo: okay silly mia!

*brings me a baby doll*
me: aw! what's her name?
2yo: isaac
me: is it a boy or a girl?
2yo: uh.. b-.. g-.. uh, nothing. just isaac

*talking about kids' cooking class*
6yo: today we went to.. ugh. what's it called? the japanese live there... oh! japan!

me: why are you having such a hard time listening today?
6yo: i used up all my listening at school

9yo: our great grandma was 98 when she died
me: really?
9yo: yeah. well.. we think. she would never tell us. and she burned her birth certificate.

2yo: mi, let me tell you something really sad
me: okay, tell me
2yo: i... stoled a gummy
me: you stole a gummy? from where?
2yo: from a box
me: that's so sad
2yo: yeah, i told you

2yo: grown ups don't go to birthday parties!
me: they don't?
2yo: no!
me: then where do grown ups go?
2yo: to work
me: *giggles*
2yo: i'm serious

6yo: tell bryan about us
me: i do. all the time
6yo: even the bad stuff?
me: there isn't bad stuff
6yo: so basically we're perfect

me: what's 500-220? 260?
9yo: really mia. it's 280
me: i don't have a math brain. never have, never will
9yo: yeah, you only have a celebrity brain
me: what does that even mean?
9yo: you only know everything about celebrities

*2yo doing something he's not supposed to*
me: no! don't do that!
2yo: FINE! then i will go to the grocery store to buy shoes by MYSELF in daddy's car.
me: okay, bye
2yo: okay. see you later



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kid quotes 5

did it hurt when you fell from heaven?

it didn't hurt last night but I sure am feelin it today. it wasn't from heaven but by the height of my shoes it might as well have been.

I've never been the most graceful human. but after Alexis showed up at my house lookin hot in heels, I took a gander down at my leggings, sweater and boots and decided to change. I decided to pull out my tallest pair of shoes. I joked about falling on my face but that wasn't to tempt fate, it was a joke! 

I was rocking those shoes down the streets of downtown sf. all my friends complimented me. I was feelin good. apparently too good cause life decided to humble me.

there I am, innocently walking next to melissa. suddenly, something happens. I have no idea what it was but I'm goin down.

it's all in slow motion. my knees hit the ground. I try to catch myself but no, i keep going, my chest hits the ground. I hear people around me screaming trying to help me. but does it stop there? oh no, not humbled enough yet. I roll forward, my legs up in the air behind me. 

strangers are scrambling to help me up with the most concerned looks on their faces. I look up at my friends, some wide eyed, some laughing. 

I jump up, pull my pants up (they'd fallen down just below my butt) and just burst into laughter. 

I'm the most embarrassing human alive and it's probably the funniest thing ever. shoes come off and I walk around in my holy socks. still laughing. 

still laughing to this second. 

moral of the story: I'm never wearing high heels in public again. only to church where there is minimum walking necessary.

overall, a fun night on the town. and then a sleepover after of course.

i only post on the weekends

friday:

dinner at roam

 saturday:

shopping for the missionaries

(cause we're the best girlfriends ever)

sunday:

church

twinning

and a relaxing evening on the beach

now everyone just look at how gorgeous my sister looked for her sr. homecoming.

SENIOR. now for a flashback, here's my sr homecoming:

train town

yesterday we went to train town. we rode rides and fed llamas. plus the weather exceeded 60 degrees so that was lovely.

here's an 18 second snippet of train town.

(the song was the only one in my itunes that have the word 'train' in it and an epic adventure deserves an epic song i guess.)

ps- i'm sure you noticed the make over, i don't LOVE it so we'll see how long it lasts.

another year's gone by

i have OFFICIALLY been living in san francisco for 1 year.

i can't believe how fast it's gone. i only have 6 more months in this amazing place with this amazing family. it  literally makes me sick to think about if i had only signed on for the 1 year contract that i'd be leaving like, this week. there's no way i'm ready to leave this place and these kids. i will only visit home one more time then after that, two months later i'll be home to stay. then 2 more months later, bryan will be home.

time is a crazy thing.

shout out to mother

for talking to me late at night when i was having a nanny break down.

and for introducing me to this. i literally can't stop listening to it.

love you mom!

this week

what a fun filled week i had. so many adventures and so many visitors!

i started the week with dinner with my uncle craig and aunt keri, then again with just keri while craig was at a work meeting

 i discovered my relief society does a work out class twice a week so i 

went to that and had my butt kicked but it felt good. then i walked home and witnessed this.

elder welty sent me pictures from his p day zoo trip

me and 2yo went on lots of walks this last week

i taught 2yo to write the letter 'E'

before dinner, me and melissa went to our favorite store.

 we went to applebee's for dinner and it was so nice to get together with these girls, some again some for the first time

 then we had a sleepover

(they may just kill me for posting this one...)

we went to tori's ward

tiny tor, monsterous mia

we explored downtown san anselmo

we walked across the bridge and back

(i obviously wasn't thinking when i decided to walk 4 miles in flip flops)

i met up with these lovely ladies from back home

 and ended the night right by skyping with my bff. 

then i crashed because i'm not used to so much social interaction in one week:)

kid quotes p5

9 year old boy: 9yo
6 year old girl: 6yo
2 year old boy: 2yo

2yo: mia, what is that bag?
me: it's just a bag
2yo: no, what IS it?
me: it's just a bag, bud
2yo: no really. really, what is it?

(playing in a little playhouse)
2yo: clock mimi
me: yeah, what time is it?
2yo: uhh, o'teen thirteen

(just me and 2yo watching planet earth while eating dinner)
me: i need you to focus on eating your food
2yo: mimi, i'm trying to watch nature

(on a bus)
6yo: what does the wheelchair sign mean?
me: that if someone in a wheelchair gets on and you're sitting in that seat, you have to move to the back
6yo: like back in the day when black people had to go to the back

kids dad to 2yo: where did your blue eyes come from?
2yo: uh, utah

6yo: do bees drop wax in your ear?

6yo: how is san francisco like los angeles?
me: it's just a big, well known city. probably not quite as big as los angeles
6yo: oh, so its more like l.a.

2yo: mimi, how do you spell 'i'?

2yo: mimi, cuddle my feet

6yo: who named pizza? and who invented it? do you think God named it? or the person who invented it?

(pulling out jeans for 6yo to wear on a playdate with a (boy) friend she hasn't seen in a year)
6yo: MIA. i can't wear pants! i'm seeing A BOY! i need to be fancy! this is like you seeing bryan! do you want to look fancy for bryan?

(going on a walk, a motorcycle passes)
me: do you like motorcycles?
2yo: yeah
me: are you gonna get one one day?
2yo: yeah. and you?
me: i'm getting a motorcycle?
2yo: and we'll ride them
me: together?
2yo: yeah, and race them. we'll do that one day

(listening to we are you)
2yo: mi, we are young. i'm young
me: yup, am i young? or old?
2yo: old. hi old mimi

2yo: where's mommy?
me: running errands
2yo: no. walking errands

2yo: you're the lizard, i'm the owner

my 2 year old says "f'" as "s" so basically anytime he says a word with the letter 'f'' that itself could be a quote (fork/sork, friend/ siend, phone/sone....etc.)

love my kiddos!



the first 3 kid quotes can be found HERE, HERE and HERE

have i ever mentioned..?

have i ever mentioned how much i love my job? things have been crazy and very abnormal the past few months and today it was almost back to normal. i'm so lucky to have been put with the family i was put with.

today while in the car, my nanny mom was teasing my 6 year old about loving one of her older brothers friends and she said "mom! i don't love anyone! except my family. and mia" and then her mom said "well, mia is pretty much family so.."

it was such a small thing and she probably didn't even think about what she was saying but it actually meant a lot to me.

we had a fun evening of making fish (yes, i ate fish for dinner. my mother will be proud) and baking banana muffins and playing and joking and laughing and it was great. after dinner, i just hung out with them for a while, they're my family away from family.

feeling so blessed.

sunday

work has been CA-RAZY this last week. i've worked tons of overtime and i'm exhausted. good thing i love these kiddies or else it'd be miserable. what helps me get through the week you ask?

going to church. even better today, i 'met' a super cute girl named melissa who just moved out here yesterday to be a nanny (woo hoo for growth for our nanny clan!). i say 'met' because we actually met on fb and have been texting for weeks leading up to her coming out so it was nice to actually meet her in person. she was so cute and nice and i can't wait to go on san francisco adventures with her!

also on sundays involves skyping with my family which is always fun. always.

the civil wars also helps me get through the week, i'm obsessed with them

(and 23 more days till their new album!)

also netflix. i just finished parks and rec *thumbs up*

another thing that gets me through the week is knowing that everyday that passes

is another day closer to seeing bryan. 

CHEESY!! 

i know, i know. but it's true.

pinterest.

(HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA)

on a completely unrelated note, i don't think i've ever been so sad about a celebrity death as i was about cory monteith passing. he was so young, and so talented

but you know what i've been thinking about?

he now knows about the plan of salvation and he knows about this amazing gospel.

have a great week everyone! and remember to

tell your parents you love them.