Tulips in December!

Guess what?

A friend found tulips - in Utah - in December!

HOORAY!!!

Best. Gift. Ever.

I am seriously so excited and I hope they never, ever die.

Design

So, even though I have a new church calling, I still get to design posters to announce activities for the Relief Society.

I love it and hope they keep letting me do it.

Here's what I designed today.

I also taught in Young Women's.

It's been a busy day.

I was recently called to be a Laurel advisor and I love it. The girls are amazing. Here is the handout that I used for my lesson.

I love this quote.

Beautiful

When I got to work over a week ago, this beautiful flower was on my desk, from a beautiful co-worker.

It definitely brightened my day - my whole week actually. This flower has lived a long, gorgeous life.

The funny thing is that, as it's dying, it is developing these grey spots that actually look really cool.

And make for interesting photography.

I love the beautiful parts of life.

Halloween '14

I love Halloween.

A lot.

This year was a fun celebration. I love that most everyone at work gets into it and dresses up. We have a lot of fun.

This was my first attempt with smokey eyes. I never wear much make-up so watched a couple of Youtube videos. Not professional but not a complete bust either.

Cute Jordan met me in the Target parking lot to help me with my hair. We meet there a lot in the mornings because it's on my way to work and she has a patient close that she visits everyday.

I put my hair extensions in and she did an up-do for me.

I look forward to Jessica's costume every year. She puts a lot of thought and energy into Halloween. Scary, creepy things are right up her alley.

And, she's pregnant, so please notice the baby arms holding a pumpkin full of candy.

She's awesome.

Erica decided not to be a witch with the rest of us and came as a cute chicken.

This is probably the nicest FB comment anyone has ever left me:

So nice, huh? My friend Deni posted it under the above picture.

It made my whole day. Maybe my whole week.

This bowl was so funny...and really creepy. A skeleton hand comes out when you reach in for a treat.

The cream cheese brains were courtesy of Jessica.

We put scary labels on all the drinks. My boss saw me and asked me why I was taking a picture of the drinks.

"Hi, I'm Cali. Have we met? I take pictures of everything."

Cute Erica.

(please pay no attention to the fact that my fake eyelashes were falling off)

A beautiful fall day. We had lunch on the back patio. The weather was perfect.

And, there were doughnuts. Why not?

(For the record, I did not have one)

Charis has a freakishly long tongue.

I think we all looked pretty cute.

Too Much Cuteness

I went to a friend's house last night to help her set up for a Halloween party.

As soon as I walked in the door, her little one-year-old raised his arms up to me to pick him up. I have been around him a few times before, but he doesn't really know me.

I took his one-year pictures a few week ago.

Can you get any cuter?

And, of course, I had to pick him up.

He is so adorable. He cried each time I tried to put him down. I held him the whole time I was there. So, I wasn't much help with the party set-up, but I sure loved hanging out with this little man the whole night.

He even cried when I left which was really sad but also really sweet.

I mean, clearly, he's a great judge of character! :)

Please excuse my hideousness. This was post-workout.

And, check out this other adorable little guy.

Serious cuteness overload.

Look What I Found

I totally forgot about these photos I took in 2011 when I took a photography class.

I need to make more time to play with my camera.

Photo Shoot

I got to take pictures of this cute little family tonight.

Blair was one of the first guys I met when I moved to Provo 8 years ago.

Man, time flies!

They are all super sweet and it was such a fun shoot.