happy happy sunday.

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sunday has become my very favorite day of the week because isaac and i get spend the entire day together. it seems like every other day one of us is spending part of the day working or at school, but not on sweet sweet sunday. he even has to work tomorrow, on memorial day! how dare his company stay open on memorial day. luckily he's getting off a little early and we're going to spend the evening in style. i'm hoping we'll go see the movie babies. have you seen the preview?! i can't wait to see it. i just love babies. and treats. isn't this image magical?! i'm going to use it as inspiration for a little summer party. and maybe i'll invite you!

a homemade life.

i recently finished reading the book a homemade life: stories and recipes from my kitchen table by molly wizenberg and i love love loved it. my mother-in-law recommended it and i can't thank her enough! it is written by the creater of the award winning food blog orangette {a new favorite} and it is so well written. it is filled with charming stories from her life and the most delicious recipes. but beware, this book is a killer to read when you're hungry. it will make you want to run to the grocery store and buy a bunch of ingredients that very second.

a few of the recipes i can't wait to try are the coconut macaroons with chocolate ganache, vanilla bean buttermilk cake with glazed oranges and creme, buckwheat pancakes, and her banana bread with chocolate and crystallized ginger. and that is only the beginning of my list. oh goodness, this book is gold in a foodie's hands. if you love cooking/baking/eating, you'll love this book. purchase it here.

i hope you all have the most lovely memorial day weekend!

i love days off.

today i made cupcakes just because i felt like it and it was awesome. i was working out and thought, "a cupcake sounds really good right now" and after i was done i went straight for the kitchen. now you know why it's so crucial for me to work out...ha. i just bought a new tip for piping on frosting and i'm in love. now i have 2 dozen cupcakes sitting in my house, and i'm too lazy to deliver them to any of my lovelies. maybe i'll take them to primary children's tomorrow for my fellow nurses.

guess what! my husband did another hilarious blog post. if you're a fan of 30 rock you'll love it. we can't get enough of the clip he posted, it makes me laugh so so hard. we love tracy morgan. i even bought isaac his book on audio {read by tracy himself} and we listened to it in one day. go to ike's blog here.

i tried another new recipe tonight. it was a different twist on hawaiian haystacks and it was delicious. get the recipe here.

tomorrow i'm doing another 12 hour shift and i'm not even scared. i just need to be in bed by 9:30 sharp and i'll be just fine. adios amigos.

i.love.weddings.

plain and simple. i love planning them, i love attending them, i love talking about them, i love dreaming about them, i love looking at pictures of them, etc etc etc. i love them. and i'll be honest, i was pretty sad when mine was over. of course i was so happy to be married to my sweetie boy and the fact that we didn't have to drive an hour to see each other and be in by curfew anymore was fabulous, but i was sad my big day was over. so much planning for one little day to go by in a flash...{i think i reminiscent post on my wedding might be just what i need...}

aj and jon's wedding was magical. i loved every minute of it, especially because my hubs was the dj and we got to stay and party all night long. aj, you were the most beautiful bride.

dj hubs.

isn't she a beauty.

spending the night with these two lovebirds was the best. amanda, i just miss you so much.

i love these girls so much. they always make me laugh so hard.
dear aj + amanda,
i hope california is treating you both supreme.
love you both,
emma

what a day.

hi friends. my first day of my capstone was aweeeesome. i loved every minute of it. the nurse i'm working with this summer is so smart and happily answers all my silly questions. i learned so much in just one day. it was my first full 12 hour shift and it wasn't even that bad! minus the leg aches {why do i get leg aches?!} and ratty hair, i'm doing just fine. go me, go nurse emma.

now excuse me while i go pass out in bed. i am one tired lady.

love it.

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my hubs and i agree that this is where i belong. isn't it delightful?!

wingin' it.

i got my wings! they were so tasty. isaac took me to rocky mountain wingshak in american fork and we loved it. it's this little locally owned place that makes some yummy yummy wings. all their sauces are handmade and are fabulous. i got the boneless pineapple bbq wings and i'm already craving more. we can't wait to go back.
isaac prepping to eat his wings.

we had such a relaxing weekend, i loved it. this week is going to be a busy one, i start my first day at primary children's tomorrow and i'm so excited to get started. let's hope i love it as much as i think i will. i also made the best cookies this weekend. unfortunately i didn't take pics so just take my word for it. they're called magical peanut butter middles and you can find the recipe here...you'll love them.

p.s. boo for monday.