Life Update

I know I haven't been 'round these parts lately...but holy moly, life has been treatin' me good!

 This past weekend my parents came up to help with the move from Orem to Provo and help with the decorating/organizing. I am completely in looooove with our new place :) 

I came back with the 'rents to Cali to get my braces off, then I head back to Utah to start my new job! Which I got! Thanks to all your help with the outfit choice ;) 

I promise once things settle down I'll give you a tour of the house, show off my new smile, and introduce the girl behind my new blog design! 

 <3 Bri

Blue Eyes

Hola amigos {and new amigos}!

Guess what. Almost the weekend!!! Can't wait :)

Just wanted to share some thoughts that strayed my mind today.

Half-way through the day I was a skunk and got in a little tiff with Ryan and stomped off to class.

People would smile at me as I walked by and as a common courtesy I would do the closed-lip smile back.

Which, not gonna lie, doesn't really work for me.

Even the photographer taking my high school senior pics asked me to do one of those serious face pictures.

He looked at the picture. 

And then proceeded to tell me not to do it again cause I looked pissed.

Case & point!

Going to my first Interior Design class {which goes towards my major!}, made me feel a little better.

In the midst of talking to the people that were sitting nearby, I went to smile, then I held it back or put my hand over my mouth.

Wow. I'm one of those people now?!

Writing this down makes it a tad more realistic and makes me sad.

Because one of my favorite assets is my smile.

I even won Best Smile in middle school and high school.
{Not to sound cocky, but I am proud of it ;)}

I just love to smile and laugh.

After class I headed on over to Smiths {grocery store}, perused through the magazines, and bought some trash bags that were much needed in our kitchen. 

I was done checking out and was about to walk out of the store, when I hesitated and my gaze was distracted by all the beautiful bouquets of flowers.

Have I told you guys that I love to arrange flowers?

I was even ready to apply to the Lake Elsinore Flower Shop before I knew I was accepted to BYU for summer term. I've taken classes at JoAnn's with my mom and have done many arrangements for my high school dances. 

I don't know what it is.
If it's the smell, the colors, or just the calm feeling that comes over me when I am making an arrangement and being creative. It is just intoxicating. 

Even my freshmen year of college, when I was feeling down, I would drive over to Smith's and buy myself a bouquet of flowers.
 People would always ask who they were for.

Welp, they are for me.
Insert awkward look from the other person...uhhhh.

So you know what I did today?

I beelined towards the flowers and walked right back to the cash register and bought them.

For myself.

Then walked out of the store and smiled the whole way out.

Next I went to 7-11 to get some hot chocolate as a peace offering for my husby, when the cashier 

{a guy} complimented me on how cool my gator ring was. 

I smiled back real big and said 

"Thank you! It bites :)"

You know what, I have to stop being embarrassed and enjoy the journey.

My braces already draw enough attention, why not put on a bright blue comfy sweater and matching winged liner? I'm gonna freaking OWN it.

The braces aren't gonna be on forever. Might as well enjoy looking like a 15-year old for the time being ;)

Sweater: Christmas gift from Sam :). Top: OP from Wal-Mart. Pants: American Eagle. Shoes: H&M. Belt: Forever 21. Gator Ring: Payless. Necklace: LA Fashion District. 

Own your nerdy tendencies

Your dorky hobbies.

Plus it never hurts to buy yourself a nice bouquet of flowers.

<3 Bri

Weird Things Wednesday: Braceface

I'm totally neurotic about my teeth.

It could be the fact that I have 3 dentists in my family, including my dad.

Or that I won "Best Smile" in high school and definitely take pride in it. {Sad huh?}

Or that I absolutely love smiling and laughing.

I got a semi-permanent retainer on the back of my top teeth and over the past few years it has started to unravel, it torqued my two front teeth to make one of them stick out in front of the other.

It has been driving me freaking insane over the past year.

Finally, I now have the time and courage to get them back on.

Which leaves me to now, officially with braces on again. 

Here are the weird things about them:

1. As soon as I saw myself in the mirror with them on, I instantly flashed back to my 8th grade year. Oh gosh. Everyone hated middle school for a reason.

2. Ryan has always said he liked the fact that he married someone younger, now everyone's gonna think I'm 16 again. Hooray for him?

3. As soon as I walk in the door my brothers they can't take their eyes off my mouth. 

Then they start laughing. Thanks guys.

4. I keep running my tongue over my teeth cause it doesn't feel real. I'm in a dream!

5. When I told the orthodontist {who is a perfectionist} that my teeth were bugging me, he looked at them and said "Oh ya, they are bugging me too". Skunk! haha

6. Now I have to practice smiling with my mouth closed, I never usually do that cause people tell me I look pissed! 

and

7. Only 4-6 months of the weirdness! 

Be prepared for random brace posts and awkward smiling pictures.

<3 Bri