Easter Sunday With Friends

I missed my little brother, Evan, this Easter because he isn't here like last year, but I wrote him a letter & made his favorite fruit salad in honor of him!

Ryan and I couldn't wait to open up our Easter baskets that the bunny brought for us, so we opened them at midnight on Easter!

{The "bunny" being me at Target the week of Easter, totally original!}

Sunday we were invited to head over to our friend's place for a potluck and Easter egg dyeing. 

The food was absolutely delectable and the company was so entertaining! 

We shrink wrapped sports wrappers on the eggs, and the guys got a kick out of that.

Cheap entertainment.

Now get ready for a complete photo dump, my mom will most appreciate this because she usually drags all of these to her desktop and saves them to the computer.

Then when I visit home I'm like "how the heck did you get all these pictures?!"

She totally Facebook, blog, and Insta-stalks me :)

Hooray for friends, sunny Sunday's, delish food, and Easter basket goodies!

Happy Thursday, it's almost the weekend!

Easter Sunday

Today was such a relaxing, sunny, & low-key day.

I just relish days like these and wish I could have them more often.

We got all gussied up in our Easter colors for church {pastels up the wazoo!} and then came home to get ready for an Easter potluck dinner with friends!

We ate delicious food, Ryan dyed Easter eggs for the first time and we also did an Easter egg hunt/egg toss in the front yard! 

More pics to come of that soon ;)

I can't say express how grateful I am for the Savior's sacrifice and for the influence he has in my life.

Days like today remind me to slow down so I can fully experience my life. 

The stresses and to-do lists of life don't matter in the big scheme of things, it's the family and friends I surround myself with...the ones I love with all my heart.

Happy Easter! :)

The Staredown

Do you remember when I came upon the most holy of H&M's I've ever seen in my life?

This outfit consists of some of the items I was gifted on that blessed day.

I walked into church this Easter Sunday, totes excited about my new get-up that my mom helped me pick out, when I started to notice it....

Ryan, Evan, & I walked in about 5 minutes late and we were most definitely being stared at.

I don't know what it is with some Utah people...but they stare. 

A lot.

Maybe because there is not much diversity here?

Maybe they are bewildered and stunned by what they are seeing?

Who knows!

Maybe it still puzzles me because California people are too busy with their own lives to stare.

Suffice it to say, I'm used to the staring after 3 years here.

It happens mostly cause I don't fit any of the "Utah girl" stereotypes.

Plus when you are a short, curvy, blonde girl dressed all girly standing next to a big Mexican guy who is dressed like a very well-to-do LA gangsta/tool, it usually comes with a side of stares...

And confusion. I love it :)

Maybe it was the hip hugging pencil skirt, or the ruched top, or the bright colors, or the big blonde hair, the 4-5 inch black stilettos, or even that humungous necklace....

ok ok, maybe it was all of that combined which elicited the stare downs.

Top, Skirt, Necklace: H&M//Sweater: Loft//Shoes: Magic Step//Purse: LA Fashion District 

I didn't care much though.

 Because I sat down, listened to the talks about our Savior, and soaked in all the beautiful music.

We even sang "I Know My Redeemer Lives" at the end of Sacrament meeting, my favorite song.

At the end of Sacrament meeting, we got up to walk out when the people who were sitting in front of us stood up, took a long hard stare, then continued on with their Sunday. 

Gotta love Utah! :)

How did all of your Easter Sundays go?

<3 Bri

Football Eggs

First off, I want to say thank you for everyone who commented on the last post!

You are all just so freakin' sweet. I almost got a cavity! 

And, it's always nice to know that you aren't the only one out there thinkin' the same thing.

So, thank you :)

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Ryan grew up in a family of four boys, meaning that decorating for holidays was not that big of a deal.

I decorated in the small ways I could with being married/college student poor, by changing out my wreath and Rios tree ornaments.

Cutenessssssssss.

I was half tempted to steal more paint chips from Wal-Mart to do an Easter egg twine garland.

{Like I did for my heart garland at Valentines}

I felt kinda bad for takin' paint chips again...so I figured there is always next year :)

Along with not really decorating, he didn't do Easter baskets growing up, so I was STOKED to start a new tradition in our 'lil family.

I stayed up the night before, watching Say Yes to the Dress {which is on Netflix now!! SCORE}, decorating and putting together baskets. 

Seeing the looks on Evan & Ryan's faces when they saw their fave candies, football eggs, cool t-shirts, and cologne made me extremely happy. That's always the best part!

{My younger brother, Evan}

{Ryan, I tried to make it less girly by using football eggs...and a football holding bunny}

{Mine}

How was your Easter?

<3 Bri