Sundance Film Festival + More:

Hello!!

It's been over a month since I posted on here - something I swore would never happen because an online journal is sort of completely worthless if nothing is ever posted... but moving on:

2nd semester of med school is hard! Why didn't anyone tell me med school is hard? ;) 

So studying is consuming my life, but thankfully I am LOVING what I am learning about, my classmates are pretty much my favorite people, and JP keeps me sane by forcing me to leave my studying cave and do fun things. 

Speaking of those fun things, we went to the Sundance film festival!

It's our sixth year attending (crazy!) and I think it was the best year yet. 

We saw three movies -- Digging for Fire, I Am Michael, and Z for Zachariah and they were all so different that I don't even know which one is my favorite. 

The best part about seeing movies at Sundance is that the actors and director are right there and watch the movie with you, then they get up on stage after and talk about the movie and answer any questions the audience has! 

^^^ Dinner in Park City at Vinto after a movie!

^^^ Hi Nick Miller!

 ^^^ James Franco on the left talking into the mic!

So that was really fun. 

See previous Sundance film festival adventures here, here, here, and here!

Then, last weekend, JP decided that we really needed a weekend away and so at 5:00 PM on Friday evening we decided to road trip to St. George!

We jumped in the car with our friends Eric and Kimmi and had the best weekend eating delicious food, laying in the sun, hot tubbing, and playing tennis!

And then last but not least - Valentines Day!

We had a pretty low key valentines this year - it started the night before valentines with our annual heart-shaped pizza group date (thanks to everyone who came!) which I will be posting about soon because I just realized that I didn't upload my pictures off my camera yet haha. 

But here is a picture of what I wore! Very festive.

Then the morning of valentines we went to yoga, played some tennis, and got Vietnamese food that night! And also watched half of Titanic.  It was basically perfect, and I loved every minute of it. 

Yay! A Fall Wedding!

One of my very best friends Chelsea got married this weekend!

She and her now-husband Chase are adorable. 

So happy, so in love, so thrilled to be getting married to each other. 

The wedding dinner, ceremony, and reception were all a massive party that was so much fun -- I think mostly because they were so happy the whole time! 

And now they're off on their honeymoon, and I have no idea where they're actually going because Chase wanted it to be a surprise but Chelsea kept accidentally figuring out where it was, so then he'd change it haha. 

I guess I'll find out when they get home! :)

I threw a bachelorette party for her a couple weeks ago, but I completely spaced it and took a grand total of zero pictures :(

Mid-Summer's Evening Wedding: Katy + Taylor

JP and I attended the most gorgeous wedding reception this past weekend. 

Seriously, between the manicured hedges, globe string lights, the most talented DJ I've heard in a while, and the fabulous company, we stayed all night and even beyond the bride and groom's grand sparkler-lined exit (much to the dismay of those working at the venue and attempting to clean up... Sorry! Too much excitement and catching up with friends!)

Katy and her now-husband Taylor were radiating happiness, which I always think is just the most lovely thing -- there's nothing better than when you can really tell that the newly married couple are enjoying themselves at their own party!

It was a beautiful night, the food was delicious, and we might have managed to make ourselves at home on the dance floor... I still can't believe JP has transformed me into someone who likes to dance! 

When your outfits are a little too coordinated // Abigayle + Mo's Wedding

This past Thursday I left work a little bit early and jumped on the frontrunner train to head up to Salt Lake City to meet JP. 

We were headed to a wedding up Millcreek Canyon and he'd been working in Salt Lake all day already and was going to pick me up from the train station.

So, you can imagine my absolute horror when I step off the train all dressed for the wedding in my camo skirt and h&m crop top and see him waiting there, also dressed for the wedding, in his camo shirt I just bought him. 

We matched. In camo. 

I started laughing so hard that I was crying, and there was nothing to be done about it so up to the wedding we went. 

It was a fabulous wedding reception at the neatest venue; all nestled in the trees surrounded by mountains and cliffs. 

Not to mention the bride and groom were freaking adorable and the food was amazing (beef and pork sliders with avocado and grilled onions!)

We didn't know a lot of the guests at the reception so I am sure there were more than a few confused people wondering who the couple in matching camouflage outfits were hahaha. I still haven't decided if it was a high or low point of our wedding-attending careers.

Congrats Abby and Mo!!

PS - my sis-in-law Shayla took Abigayle and Mo's engagements (here here and engagement video here) and bridals (HERE) and they are AMAZING! You should definitely check them out!

A Wedding in the Mountains: Bailey + John

Yesterday, I got to celebrate my cousin Bailey's wedding!

She was married in the mountains, up Big Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake City -- a canyon that, despite having lived in Utah my entire life, I haven't spent hardly any time in. 

Which I now realize is unfortunate, because it is a beautiful canyon! 

The aspens, the mountains, the perfect weather, how happy the bride and groom were, it all worked together so spectacularly. 

And it was such a lovely venue. 

The wedding colors were green as well, which suited the location perfectly, not to mention their favors couldn't have been more on point-- individual Blue Spruce tree starters all ready to plant! (!!!!) 

I am seriously obsessed with them. And I might have made JP take one too so that I can plant two spruces... 

It was a lovely afternoon spent with family surrounded by gorgeous mountains. 

I can't seem to get enough of the mountains around here lately. 

It's like I am finally realizing how incredible they really are!

 ^^^ the favors!