Lauren's Happenings

I already semi posted about the weekend.. 

Alies Tennis Match

Blessed day. I didn't go into the office so I could see alie's tennis match. She didn't end up playing right away, so I just laid on the couch and watched a little netflix.
Alie SMOKED the girl. And the girl was rude, so I was extra happy she did.
I didn't end up staying for her doubles because I wanted to make it to the temple. I was so glad I did. Sessions always do my heart some good.



My birthday!!

Most adults get older and "get over their birthday" but I don't think I'll ever get to that point. I think birthdays should always be a big deal. People don't usually express their affection for one another, so this is one day we can remember why we love them and express it. I love trying to make birthdays special for people. Anyway, I lived it up. All the food and sweet comments I received all day.

I was awoken to a missed facetime call from Vanita, facebook posts, and texts from family. The whole day I pretty much drained my phone trying to keep up with all the sweet birthday wishes. I also probably gained 10 pounds.. Mom brough panera for lunch with soda and a cookie, then I had cake at the office, more soda at dinner (didn't even get a pizookie because I felt so gross), and then a little bit of ice cream after gifts. I definitely went running that night. I felt gross.

Anyway, at the office, they were so kind to me. They had a cake, decorated my space, and all pitched in on an Amazon gift card! HOLLA. When I got off work, I met my family and grandparents at BJs. Always hits the spot.

Then we went back to the house and everyone said something they love about me. I may or may not have cried a little bit. Then I opened my gifts from my grandparents and family. I literally didn't ask for anything, so I mostly got giftcards and money. Since I was 12, it's a tradition to go shopping on my birthday. Needless to say, I'm excited to use my birthday money and hit the town tomorrow!!

I definitely had a good day. Every birthday I'm reminded of how many great people I have in my life.







General Conference Weekend

I took it as easy as possible. Haha. Both Saturday and Sunday morning, I just laid in my bed and watched conference. So great. After the Saturday morning session, I went shopping with my birthday money. Then hurried to my parents to watch the second session. Nathan and I were the only ones home and fell asleep the last two talks. Oops.

That evening, all the girl cousins came over during priesthood. We had mexican food, played games and watched the march madness final game!

By Sunday afternoon, I needed to get out and be social so I went to a game night. We played mofia (I was a murder both rounds) and then my favorite game,  4 guys on a couch. It was worth the tired eyes the next day.



Tori Kelly Concert

I saw on facebook that a friend was "going" to the Tori Kelly concert. It ended up being pretty cheap, so I decided I had to go. It ended up being me, Kai, Anthony and a bunch of lesbians/gay couples. Haha. She put on a good concert though! She's so cute. Although all of our feet killed by the end of the night!



Movie Night

A friend in my ward had a movie night. I planned to go late, after a temple trip. I got there an hour late and then learned they waited for me and my roommate. Oops. We ended up watching the new Star Wars movie. I have only seen it once, so I was excited to watch it again. I liked it more this time than the first time I saw it.



The weekend

My childhood, and dance friend, Mallory got married!! I made sure that my friday evening was clear so I could go to her reception! It was at the Wright House which is a dreamy venue!! Of course the bride, and bridesmaids looked perfect too!

Once I got home, I was exhausted, so I stayed home and "exercised" with just dance.
I've been obsessed with it recently. It lets me get my "dance fix". Haha.


Saturday morning I went on a date to the zoo with Grayson, Melissa, Morgan and Dallin and his wife. The highlight was feeding the giraffes. The tongue was so long and slimy. haha. After they introduced me to this sandwich place by Fiesta Mall called, Ike. It was super good!! I'll definitely be going back!

Once I got, I finished shopping with my birthday money, then treated myself to Coldstone.
I had some time before my next thing, so I laid in bed and watched old dance dvds (I guess I've been missing dance recently).

That evening, my roommate, Olivia and I went to a YSA regional Luau. They had "hawaiian food", a show and a dance party. Olivia is my little partner in crime and makes everything a good time. :)


Sunday was a busy day. I interpreted for a deaf girl's temple interview with the stake pres, went straight to my parents ward to interpret, had a lil break, then went to my ward. Olivia invited our friend Jenkin to come with us. He made it fun! Which is both good and bad I guess. Haha. After church and eating dinner, I went to a game night. We played Apples to Apples and I probs came in last. I'll blame it on not knowing any of the people beforehand.





The best news of all....MORGAN HAD HER BABY!!!!!!!!



It was quite the day waiting. She had an appt to be induced at 7;30 (Utah time). My apple watch is broken, so I couldn't even count on that to notify me when a text came in. And of course my supervisor came to observe me that day, so i couldn't even constantly check my phone.

It was an excited day to say the least! And a little scary waiting to hear how things were going after a three hour delay. When we finally heard the good news, I ran to dad's office!! Seeing his reaction was the cutest. He was more concerned with Morgan's safety than anything. He was relieved everything was okay for her. Fatherly love. :)

The rest of the evening, nothing could bring me down. :)







Today, Wednesday, we got some more pictures. I saved and examined every cute little feature of sweet Conrad. I called my mom during my lunch break to hear an update. Then realized I was stupid for not facetiming. So I got to kind of meet mr conrad. :)

Friday

I decided to do some work, so I would get up and get my day going, but my day quickly built.
I worked with Jayne 8-11. Mornings with her are my favorite because she is a little angel.
Right after, I got ready for a lunch date with Jacob. We went to pita pit, and then got ice cream from culvers. I had two hours before my next thing, so I decided to run home and pull some weeds (we got a notice from our landlord that we needed to pull them). They really weren't that bad, the only problem was the thorns that were on the stems. I got a few stuck in my fingers. I showered and washed my hands a million times but they were permanently dirty.

Grayson picked me up at 4:30ish and then we drove to Phoenix to go on a hike. IT KICKED MY TRASH. I can usually go without stopping but I had to stop like 4 times. It was pathetic. I felt like I was going to throw up at some points but I was determined to do it, and we did!! Then we sat at the top and watched the sunset (which meant like a 30 minute break). On the way down, we realized our legs were shaking. Haha. We ended the night with some thrive that definitely hit the spot.



Saturday

I didn't have to work with Jayne til 11, so I decided to pull some more weeds. My backyard is in pretty bad shape. I pulled weeds back there for like 45 minutes, and you can barely tell. Yikes.

Then I worked with Jayne. She was super mellow. Most of the time was watching her swing on the hammock. Best thing ever.

When I got home, Alie wanted to go on a bike ride. I didn't feel like pumping up my tires, so I said I'd pay 5 dollars to whoever did it for me. Alie ran and got the pump and Nate sat on the bike. No one would give. Kinda jinxed myself. Eventually we compromised by giving Nate a free movie ticket (someone else gave to me) and alie already stole the 5 dollars.
The bike ride was quite the adventure. Alie wasn't the "leader" so she said, "if you're not a leader, make yourself one". Then road off. We then spent like 10 minutes looking for her. My worry wart self was worried even though I knew she was fine.



Then we went to the Women's broadcast. They had candy at the front which was definitely a bonus.
Once it was over, we changed and then drove to my grandparents house for a family party. While I was there, I found out my tucson roommates were in town and at a party. I haven't seen them in awhile, so I was excited to rage with them. The party was kinda lame, but we still had our own little dancing corner.



Sunday

When I woke up, I realized I forgot my curling iron and mascara and my parents house. Which ended up being lucky because I also got breakfast. :) Oh also shoutout to the easter bunny for still coming in clutch.

My interpreting this week at church was not too hot. I still got the job done, but it was not my best work.

Church was really good. The talks were all raw and real. I love when people get real with us.

We ended the night with traditional Easter ham, yummy 1000 calorie potatoes, and salad.
It was a good easter.


Monday

I am currently at school right now and my student is with her "teacher of the deaf" which means I get a 30 minute break. I love when she comes to school. Anyway, this morning they had track and field day which was also a nice treat getting to go outside. My student loves anything involving running and playing, so she was laughing/jumping around the whole morning. Love her.

Then for lunch, my mom brought me Zupas since it's my birthday "week" (and because she may not be able to bring me lunch on my actual birthday if Morgan has her baby). Also shoutout to my mom for bringing me lunch and then going to Alie's school during her lunch. What a saint.

I only work with my dad 15 hours a week. I wanted to get all the time in before we left for Utah, and by Wednesday I only had 2 hours left. Holla! So I slept in and then went to lunch with Kelley and Jena (and baby Levi of course). We went to SoCal fish tacos in downtown Gilbert. Lunch dates are always my favorite. :)

Our flight left at 6 but naturally we had to leave for the airport super early. We somehow all got TSA pre check in, which is the best thing ever. Better than fast passes at disneyland. We landed around 9 utah time, so we just checked into our hotel. Nate and I decided to hit up the gym, which always feels good. Then around 11 we were all hungry, so we went downstairs to the main desk and got some snacks including queso, chips, and some crackers nate picked. We spent the night snacking on our treats, ice from the ice machine of course, and watching "Keeping up with the Kardashians".


Thursday

My grandma had a stroke a month ago and is in worse shape than before. So now she is in a care center. The purpose of us going to Utah was to clean out my grandparents house to help them move. It was kinda a tender mercy that my grandma isn't home because she has a hard time letting go of anything. Before we started on our work we visited my grandma. It was rough. I don't think she remembered us, and she had this terrified look in her eyes. Her appearance was also a lot different, I didn't recognize her at first.

The rest of the day was spent sorting, taking things to the trash trailer, or moving into the living room for DI. I guess my body wasn't used to doing such hard work all day. I was back to eating like my high school self. Kinda nice. :)


Morgan and Payson came over later for Chinese. I insisted that we leave at the half time of the Arizona march madness game to get our traditional swig cookies. That was the only good thing of the night. Arizona was slaughtered. Although they did close the gap a little near the end.


Friday

Another long day of moving. We started the day with some breakfast from Village Inn (i think dad was sick of the hotel breakfast).

The rest of the day consisted of loading up the u-haul and taking loads to DI.


Late that night, in all of our grossness and glory, Alie, Mom and I went to Target to get Morgan a baby shower gift.
Alie things she is broken so she got a mobilized cart. That girl makes everything fun.

We found some face masks to give as party favors. Some of them were this terrifying black mask.




Saturday

We agreed before we left for Utah that Saturday would be for the shower and we would have plenty of time to get ready. We held our guns.. That morning we woke up super early, and took our trash trailer to the dump. Guess how much it weighed. 2.5 tons. Yikes.

As promised, we got back to the hotel, showered, napped, then hurried to get ready. Lol.

We don't usually do "baby/bridal showers" with our Stahle side, so it was fun to change things up. We went to an Italian restaurant and had the shower in a private, upstairs room. Morgan was definitely showered, but it did not end there. When we got back to her house with all her presents, we made a list of everything she still needs. She was determined to get it all done, so we spent another 2 hours at Target, spending 10 minutes on every item on the list... I was not a happy camper.


But we were rewarded with Costa Vida and ice cream. Also shoutout to Payson for getting the job he wanted (he had 2 other offers).



Sunday

My mom made my dad get a later flight so we could go to church... jokes on her, all of utah had the provo temple dedication. So we couldn't go anyway. Instead we visited my grandma one last time. Which was a good thing too because she was much more alert and responsive. :)

Then we made the small trek home. I slept the whole flight home, which was the best thing I did all day.


Monday

Dragged out, long day.

Mostly because I needed to catch back up on life- laundry, groceries, etc. At my dad's office, I can only check my email there. Being gone a few days, I didn't check it for awhile. I had some very demanding emails asking why I wasn't responding. lolz. oops.




There is no school tomorrow and the office is closed. I've been trying to work as late at the office as i possibly can to rack up those hours. I guess the problem is more hunger than anything. But it certainly makes my days longer.