our trip to Oceanside via instagram

1.  we stayed up 24 hours straight to finish all the etsy orders before we left for Cali so we're sporting our zombieeee faces

 2.  gas station treasures

3.  first view of ocean

4.  blurry night time walks on the beach

5.  being totally legit with our no smiling faces at the mormon battalion

6.  blue water seafood market and grill always and forever has our hearts...and our tummies

7.  sand crabs EVERYWHERE!  they love my little toesies.

8.  Matt bought me a shark tooth bracelet on the pier!  i guess he thinks i like sharks or something.

9.  sunset!  no filter on this pic fo realzzz

10.  Matt is ridiculously excited for sonny's pizza!

11.  oh hello moon!!  also, no filter.  beachy pics are amazing!

12.  took a trip down memory lane with Matt's family at the San Clemente campground they used to go to

13.  Matt is obsessed with this candid shot

14.  look who woke up early to find beach treasures with me!

15.  the place we stayed was amazing!  not only was it RIGHT on the beach but the grounds looked like you're walking around paradise and they even had a koi pond!  we fed them and i picked out my favorite.  his name was Gizmo and i wanted to steal him.

16.   rest stop sign demanded i enjoy Arizona...so i shall

Thankful

since it's thanksgiving week i thought it only fitting to write a post about the things i'm most thankful for.

i'm thankful for my siblings

oh my gosh that picture is so old but that's the only picture i have of all of us.

i'm so lucky to have brothers and sisters that live close by (except derek. sad face.) and that i'm actually seriously friends with.

especially my sisters. they're my best friends and i love them to pieces!

i'm thankful for my daddy

he is the most selfless person i know.

every single time i need something i immediately bust out my phone to call my dad.

he knows how to do everything!

he's my mechanic, my mover, my handyman, my confidant.

he's my daddy! he's amazing and i don't know what i'd do without him.

i'm thankful for Padme

it may sound stupid to say i'm thankful for a puppy but she's my baby.

she was so teeny tiny when we got her. 

she was and still is so stinkin cute! i love her!

i'm thankful for Matt

(i'm sure this one goes without saying but i'm gonna say it anyway)

he is by far the best thing that's ever happened to me!

the first picture i ever took of Matt.
i was trying to be sneaky so he wouldn't know so it's a picture of his reflection.
yes i am a loser.

he's so much more than i deserve.

so there you have it, the things i'm most thankful for!
i hope everyone has a happy turkey day!

little baby Henry

we got to meet the newest member of the Steagall family while we were living it up in Utah!

little Henry is the sweetest baby!

he slept and wiggled and stretched the whole time i was holding him and made the most adorable faces!

he is going to be a chick magnet one day!

the final frontier

i'm absolutely and totally addicted to random, humorous websites. that's what happens when you spend all day being bored at work and are desperate for something to do.

i have a large list of sites that i have spent a million hours on but the faves are...

notalwaysright.com
stuffwhitepeoplelike.com
fmylife.com
mylifeisaverage.com
peopleofwalmart.com
awkwardfamilyphotos.com

all of these sites were amazing to begin with but one of them just got a whole lot cooler because of the fact that my family is featured on it!
that's right, blood relatives!
which makes the website more incredible and me more incredible by association.
that's just a fact.

check it out!

The Final Frontier « AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com

what is also a fact is that this particular picture of my aunt's family was displayed proudly in my home the whole time i was growing up! now it is out there for the whole world to enjoy and there just isn't anything better than that.