|| Life Via My iPhone ||

A lot has happened in the last few days and I am feeling like I need a good catch-up post! I figured the best way to do it was through my camera roll on my iPhone! So here are my last few days in grainy iPhone photos… 

I got this calling a few months ago to be a "Stake Camp Certification Leader". I believe that all callings of from our Heavenly Father so I said yes. I was freaking out inside though. I am not a huge camper and the only camping I have ever really done was at girls camp. Even though I don't feel very qualified, I have loved this calling. The girls I work with are the best 16-18 year olds ever. I will be so sad when camp is over in June. This past Saturday we did a little certifying at Lake Pleasant and it was a blast!

After canoeing it was time to get ready for Dental Prom 2014! Brett and I got last minute tickets and we are so happy we did. We had a lot of fun gambling our fake money away on the blackjack tables and eating really great food! 

This is Brett's clinic partner Mike and his amazing girlfriend Lauren! Brett has really enjoyed working with Mike this year and I have liked getting to know both Mike and Lauren! 

You could say I'm sort of his biggest fan.

As much fun as I had at "prom" I couldn't wait to get my heals off and into my night gown! I guess I am my mother's daughter after all...

When we drove past this on our way home from church I literarily could here the Hallelujah Corus! It is only 3 blocks from my house. It opens on Friday and you know I will be there!  

This one time our Apple Tv remote fell into the couch. It fell so far in there we had to take apart the entire bottom  of our poor couch. Don't worry we got the remote and Brett pretty much fixed the damage as I sat there and watched… again in my night gown. You might as well just call me Lisa.

Yesterday, my relief society put on the most amazing garden party! It was so much fun. It was decorated so cute and the food looked amazing! (All contained gluten so I just got to look) The talks were all on the worth of our souls and how as women we need to be kinder to ourselves and to each other. I struggle quite a bit with self image and always have, so this was such a good reminder that I need to be a little easier on myself and remember I am a daughter of God. 

I seriously love this group of ladies! They are so friendly and welcoming! It is so nice to have such fun girlfriends that live close by. They are always planning such fun activities so we can all have something to do during the day. I know we were put in our ward for a reason.

Brett took this photo after the first one. He said "You need to be more in the light". He did such a great job you can't even tell this is an iPhone pic! I swear I didn't edit this at all in photoshop just VSCO on my iPhone. He is pro!

|| Birthday Boy ||

"One year older and sexier too!" Oh wait, maybe that's not how the song goes? Oh well, when it's applied to Brett it sounds pretty perfect. I mean all joking aside, I quote honestly think he gets more handsome every single birthday. I seriously love him more than I can describe. He means everything to me and I just wanted to wish him a happy belated birthday on my little blog!

His birthday was pretty low key this year. His family was all here in AZ so that was nice timing on their part! We went and got ice cream, opened presents, he got to watch some playoff basketball, and then we finished it off with a stake dinner! Overall I think he was pretty happy about it.

I am so dang happy this boy was born! My life would be dull and depressing without him! Also I wouldn't have the most handsome photo assistant to help me by caring my heavy bags, the bags of my clients, scout out great shoot locations and be there to tell me I'm great at my job. I struck gold with this guy.

xoxo love you Brett!

|| Besties Be Bloggin ||

As everyone already knows I live way to far away from my family and friends. It kills me actually! I just want to be apart of everything and when I miss anything I tend to pout about it. Poor Brett. I can't help it, I just want to be apart of all the fun activities! So what is the second best thing? Reading all about it on a blog. Two of the ladies that I miss the most living here are Katelyn and Bethany! I told Katelyn months ago I was going to start a blog up for her so I could keep up with her life since texts and insta just weren't cutting it! Life got in the way and it got pushed back… and back.. and back…. But this last time home I made it happen! While I was designing Katelyn's, Bethany wanted one too so I made her one! 2 full days of blogger later and we have 2 very cute, very personalized blogs! I love design so much, it was so much fun to make all the fun little aspects of their blogs. I am really thinking about starting up a little blog design shop… we will see! 

You should all go read them right now! These ladies are hilarious! When we get together it gets a little cray and we like it that way. Bethy has already posted a few great posts and Katelyn (with a little threatening) did her first post last night :) So do yourself a favour and go check them out already!

www.thewildepages.blogspot.com

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www.bethanykathryn.blogspot.com

|| Home Is Where… ||

I always have a hard time defining where my home is. Is it my little apartment in Glendale Arizona? Is it 242 East Harker Ave in Magrath? Is it where I feel the most relaxed and happy aka the cabin at Bitterroot Lake? I recently came across this little quote on Pinterest and I think it sums up exactly where home is for me! 

Right? Seriously home is a lot of places for me! Any place where I have taken the time to enter in the wifi password must mean I like it a lot! 

I thought I would share a few pictures I took from my recent trips that all remind me of HOME.

These boys playing on the pad. It doesn't matter if it's blowing 100km/hour you can find them here shooting pucks.

The last ones living at home! Love these crazy siblings of mine!

My favourite candy! Ignore the American bill ;) The Easter Bunny was good to us ;)

I always wait until I am home to get my hair done by AJ. She is the best and no other hairdresser will do.

I didn't take a photo of this handsome guy and I FaceTiming but we do that a lot. And since he is so dang hot I will put up a fav picture of him. Also coming back and seeing him when I exit the airport doors is the greatest feeling ever. It always reminds me of when we were dating and the butterflies I would get when I would see his car coming to get me at the airport. Ahh young love <3

I got to take some pretty pics of my bestie while I was home! Seeing her makes me feel at home. (to see more go to meghanmaxwell.com)

Got to see another gorgeous girly friend and cuddle her adorable baby and shoot a quick family pic for them! Being with friends who have known me since forever is the greatest. You never really make friends like the ones you made in preschool who are still sticking by you. 

This is a selfie. I wish it had Amber and Jenni in it! This was right before our little girls night out! Sometimes you just need a little girl time and they are who I call when I need it! (sent this to Brett… yes I am that kind of wife) 

This girls laugh. She is the happiest girl I know. She is always laughing, goofing around, and making fun of everyone, including herself! No one is more excited to see me when I get "home"! I look forward to her bear hug every single time.

Okay this doesn't have anything to do with home... but on our way to the cabin Joc accidentally threw away $20 in this trash bin… she only came out with $10. I literally almost peed myself laughing. She is hilarious!

The sight of this mountain gives me the most instant feeling of happiness. There is just nothing like it. It means Southern Alberta and it means Home. 

|| Sister, Sister ||

I once cried so hard when I was told my mom had given me another baby brother that I soaked my grandma's night-gown (sorry Russ). I had wished on every first star, every birthday candle, every 11:11, and every fallen eyelash that I would get a sister. Obviously once I met Russell I loved him and it made the devastation of his gender a little less painful. On February 15th, 1996 when I headed home from my grade 1 classroom to eat lunch I got the greatest news … I was the proud big sister of a baby girl named Jocelyn. I ran back to school so excited to tell all my friends and my teachers! I even wore a pin with her picture on it for a week! Even though it's been 18 years I am still the proud big sister of a gorgeous girl named Jocelyn.

 photography by me - meghanmaxwell.com