an update

and update on two things: 1) i plan to update and fix up my poor neglected little blog, as in details. the looks, my profile, pages etc... 2) my life. i feel like i'm finally getting settled in and into a routine.

i now work at plato's closet, i'm finally getting the hang of it so it's starting to be fun. (come visit me, we're having a HUGE 50% off sale) i like to be with bryan. he's my favorite. i crossfit (almost) everyday, it's really hard cause i'm so lazy and out of shape but it makes me feel good. especially when my trainer forces me do something i truly don't think i'll be able to do, and then i'm really mad at her but then i can actually do it. nothing feels better. like last night when she made me lift 55 lbs (that's a lot, k?) power snatch. i really hate snatch's. and i was so mad when she made me put more weight on. but i did it! moral of the story: you're stronger than you think you are.

my best friend got married for time and all eternity

i went to logan to visit friends

i got to spend a week with this little miss who's not so little anymore

 i like hanging out with my mom

 i lightened my hair (and I LOVE IT)

bryan is home and i still can't believe he was gone for two whole years.

 i tried my hand at theatrical make up for my sister's last morp

 we went to the most amazing campground for memorial weekend

 bryan and i went to the naked & famous concert

me and my mom were carnies at lagoon for two very long weeks

we had breakfast with one of bryan's mission buddies

 we went to wyoming to paint bryans cabin

 we got season passes to lagoon

 we went to the onerepublic/ american authors/ the script concert

frank drove the car

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.

you know you're a nanny when...

- you have random cuts/ bruises on your legs from crawling around, wrestling, etc.
- you now sing songs in the kidz bop version
- you show off pictures of "your kids" like they really are your own children
- you now understand why your mother would get annoyed when you bothered her while she was in the bathroom (sorry mom)
- you never actually get ready for the day and when you do put on regular clothes and do your hair and make up, little girl says "why are you so fancy?"
- soap in the mouth is the ultimate threat... but you're too scared to actually commit to doing it
- you read the same 3 books about 70 times each day, every day
-you consider f.h.e. a good enough reason to get all dolled up
-you are bossed around by a two year old who insists on being called baby
-you try your hardest not to giggle and be serious when one of them says a swear
-you will do anything, ANYTHING to get out of playing pretend (i do anyways...i'd much rather be mia than zigina. that's always my name. i never have a choice)
-you are permanently covered with a thin layer of paint mixed with slobber and a little bit of glitter
-you keep having to come up with crafty ways to get the kids to do chores (listening to gangnam style is really working for me right now)
-gangnam style is constantly stuck in your head (see above)
-no is probably the most used word in your vocabulary
-boogers and poop
-the second you say "lights out" everything hurts

good thing i love these kids to death. cause despite the negativity you may have gathered from this post, I LOVE MY JOB!

mia? being social... whaa?!

first day was GREAT! exhausting (it's not even 11 and i'm falling asleep as i type) but fantastic. i am already in love with these kids and this city and bahhhh! i just love it all! we played games and went grocery shopping and played some more.

my wonderful employer figured out a way to get me to fhe so i thought, "hey, why not?" so a strange boy picked me up and i went and played human battleship with a bunch of strange people. but it was so much fun! afterwards we went out to eat and just hung out. i, mia shae stevens, went out with a group of people. i know, i know. it'll take a second for the shock to wear off but, you'd better believe it! i can already tell my ward is going to be a blast and i look forward to spending more time with them.

it's official!

i'm going to san francisco to be a nanny in august.

and i couldn't be more excited.

poor little bloggy... plus some

my poor blog. it's been so neglected since i moved back home. i promise to do better!

now for the plus some, i started my new job today! i'm super excited, it's only a half day cause baby's parents get off at noon but, it's fun and i look forward to it for the rest of this summer

time to celebrate

it's official. i have a job for this summer:)

so stoked