2013 Recap.

This year has absolutely flown by. I can't believe it. So much has happened this year-- we have made so many memories that will stick with us forever.

January

~Bryan applied for several internships
~Bryan flew all over for internship interviews
~We made it through one of the {toughest weeks} of our college experience
~Celebrated 6 months of marriage!
~We survived the freezing rain that hit all of Provo

February

~Bryan accepted his internship with Wells Fargo in San Francisco
~{Kelsey} got her mission call to Temple Square

~Courtney & Ashley won the first round of the state basketball tournament
~I applied for graduation
~We watched Court & Ash play in the state final

March

~BYU played UW in the NIT

Our official proof of our bet on the BYU-UW game.
In case anyone forgot... Bryan got a pie in the face. Go Cougs! 

~My wonderful cousin, Ryan, left on his mission
~I went to the General YW's meeting with Abby

April

~I celebrated my birthday
~After almost 4 years, I left my wonderful job in the MBA office
~Bryan and I were featured in a bridal magazine

~We went to the temple with Kelsey and Cindy

~My best friend married her sweetheart in the Provo Temple

May

~We spent 3 weeks in Oregon with Bryan's family before Kelsey left on her mission

While we were in Bend, we went fishing with Vaughan and Betty. 

~We visited some friends in Portland and bought our first car!

~We went back to the spot in Seattle where Bryan proposed

I love Seattle. And Bryan. 

~We got to spend Mother's Day in Bend with {almost} all of the Briggs women

~Kelsey left for her mission in Salt Lake
~I started this new family blog!

June

~We moved to San Francisco
~Bryan started his internship
~We explored so many different places: Downtown SF, Carmel, Oakland, Sausalito, Marin County, Napa Valley, San Jose, Palo Alto, Monterey and more.

~We celebrated Bryan's birthday on the water in San Francisco
~My family came to visit us in SF

~While Bryan worked, I went with my family to Disneyland and Los Angeles

~Got stuck on It's A Small World with my mom
~{McKenzie} came to visit us in San Francisco and we had so much fun exploring the city and eating delicious food
~I officially learned how to use chopsticks

July
~Bryan's parents came to visit us in San Francisco.
~My in-laws showed us all their favorite spots in the city and took us to all the places they lived when Bryan was a baby
~Spent the 4th of July watching the fireworks over the bay with my wonderful in-laws.
~CELEBRATED OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY!

I am so lucky to be married to such a wonderful guy.
I can't wait for all the years to come! 

~We left the Bay Area and went to Oregon for a few days

Oregon. 

~Met up with Bryan's parents in Alaska

~Fished (and painted) with Vaughan and Cindy for about a week, I can't even describe how fun fishing in Alaska is

Lest my father be too embarrassed, I did man up and hold the dang thing.
Heck, I even baited my own hook... once. 

~We took home about 170 pounds of fish
~We drove back to Utah
~BRYAN ACCEPTED A JOB WITH WELLS FARGO IN PALO ALTO

September

~I started my last semester at BYU
~Courtney & I had our first (and last) semester at BYU together

~Courtney got her mission call
~We took not one... but TWO road trips to Seattle-- Once for Dean's wedding (Abby came with us) and again for a football game at the new stadium

~We ran into Sister Briggs at Temple Square
~Went to the General Relief Society meeting with all the King women & Diana

October

~We were so blessed to be able to go to General Conference in Salt Lake-- Bryan's first time going to a session

~We spent part of fall break in Park City with the King family & the Howell's.
~We dressed up as Top Gun for Halloween

November

~We got to be there when Courtney went through the temple for the first time

~We spent Thanksgiving with the Briggs clan in Oregon, it was such a riot-- I love my family
~We went to our last football game as BYU students

December

~I finished up my very last round of finals as an undergrad & presented my final project with my senior capstone team

~We accepted a month-long internship in Asia
~We celebrated Christmas & the New Year in Utah with family and friends

My mother-in-law is an incredible artist and I have
definitely caught the watercolor bug, I love it

~We watched lots of football and ate way too much food
~We took a quick trip to Yellowstone with the King Family

2013 has been so good to our little family. It has taken us to Oregon, Washington, California, Utah & Alaska. There were definitely trials to go through, but overall-- we have been so blessed.

I love every day I get to spend with Bryan, it doesn't matter where we are or what we are doing, as long as I have Bryan, things are good. I am so very blessed to have found such a wonderful guy.

We have wonderful families and we are so grateful for all the fun memories with our families we have from this year. We continue to be blessed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the knowledge we gain from being members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

2013 has been incredible & we can't wait to see what 2014 has in store for us.

Recover Week.

Just when my Disneyland hangover was clearing up...

this handsome guy had a birthday! 

We were both pretty exhausted from our crazy weeks, so Bry wanted to relax at home as much as possible over the weekend. 

We had breakfast at this cute little brunch place. 

In the afternoon, we headed into the city. 

We ate dinner at this beautiful restaurant on the water, called Waterfront. 

We were going to go to a movie, but the theaters here are ridiculous. Packed is an understatement. Plus, they were all at weird times. We headed to Emeryville and shopped a little around the gorgeous outdoor mall. And we found a Red Mango that had white peach frozen yogurt. Seriously people, it's the best thing I have ever had. Bry and I look for it whenever we see a Red Mango. 

It was such a fun day, and I am so happy that Bryan is in my life. He is such a great guy. 

Then, on Monday-- a huge fire started in a house a block away from us. I found out later that it was the home of one of the local kindergarten teachers. So sad, the whole house is completely destroyed. 

The rest of this week has been pretty mild. It's been rainy, but beautiful. 

{So much better than the 100+ degree weather I'm hearing about in Utah ha}

Speaking of Utah... I've been thinking about Provo a lot this week. I love it here in California, but there are a few things about Cougartown that I miss. 

-BYU. I miss that beautiful, special place. At first, I was bummed that I have an extra semester this fall, but it was a blessing in disguise, because I'm not done there yet. I get to spend another three months on my favorite campus. {With my husband and sister!}

-Trails. I miss having places to go walking, hiking and biking. Provo is so good about having beautiful places to be active.

-Safety. I know that Provo is becoming increasingly more dangerous, especially for women... but I never felt unsafe. I miss feeling that, for the most part, everyone around you is a good person. I think that where we are living has a lot to do with this, and I know that there are parts of the Bay Area that are fantastic... but for the most part, it's not a super great idea for me to be out and about by myself.

-Traffic. I hate California freeways. They are packed. Drivers are crazy. It takes forever to get anywhere. Bart is wonderful, but can only take you so far. The roads closer to our house (like our equivalent of University Ave) tend to be more open, but still.  

That being said, I am so sad that we only have a month left here. I have absolutely loved it so far. The weather is perfect, the people are amazing, there is so much to do and see, I love the food, the wards, the temple and the missionaries. 

But I am so grateful that I get another few months with my sweet Provo. My life feels unfinished there. And I think this next semester will give me closure. :) 

Happy Birthday, Sweetheart.

My wonderful husband turns 24 today.
Gosh. I am so happy he was born.

Happy Birthday, Sweetheart.

I love you so much.