this weekend!

oh the 4th of july! my favorite holiday!!

i've always loved america, and being married to a Marine has only intensified that love. 

jon and i decided to go to huntington beach for the festivities!

i've been there the past two years and it was JUST fabulous!

its going to be a little bit different this time, being married 

(NO i didn't meet someone at the beach 2 years ago and make out with him during the fireworks)

(and NO i didn't see someone from utah that i had met and made out with at studio 600 two weeks prior)

but it'll be so great. 

two years ago, i had just moved home from new york. (crazy!!)

jessie, lyndsi and I decided to road trip to CA to visit amanda boo. 

oh, we had so much fun.

knott's berry farm, laguna beach tide pools, yogurtlandyogurtlandyogurtland.

parties andddd the 4th of july! 

all four of us ran the morning 5k.

(lyndsi ran it in like 10 minutes.)

then we all went to the parade.

bff's.

there is a guy in the ward who lives on main street, so everyone gathers there for the parades.

tons of people got on the roof and this is lyndsi and i wondering HOW the hay to get up there. 

(yes, we made it up in one piece)

these glasses have been perfect for 4th of july and u of u activities. haha. 

sisters posing for the cameras while watching the parade. 

it was so great being single, wasn't it?

here we are walking to the beach to enjoy the fireworks. 

how i miss them!

who is this guy.

my two besties.

(those pants. i love her.)

it was the funnest vacation ever!

last year i was living in huntington beach with amanda, and jill came to visit! 

it was a little more tame this time.

amanda was dating nephi, i was waiting? for jon/chase?? confusing time in my life,

and jill had just gotten out of a relationship.

still so fun though. 

always faithful. 

so excited to see marines!

at this time, jon was in boot camp for 3 months. boo.

favorite. i love her. enjoying the parade together. 

after the parade, we went swimming. we didn't plan this but it was perfect! 

red white and blue!

amanda and i on our way to the neighborhood parties before the fireworks. 

i guess those popsicles are july 4th go-to snacks. 
jill, me and amanda at a BBQ.

i'm so excited to take my boy up there and enjoy being an american.

usually during the flag raising or national anthem or whatever, 

jon has to stand at attention, no talking, hands at his sides and direct gaze.

we laughed about him watching the entire parade like that.

we laughed but then just kind of sat there and wondered if he will really have to do that...

anyway, planning outfits and treats! It'll be so fun to spend the weekend with our favorite go-to!

see you friday amanda and neeph!

be ready to take lots of photos!