Smiles! To celebrate today, I asked friends and family to send me picture of them smiling. Let me tell you, as I started getting texts, and emails, and messages on Facebook, my stressful day got a lot happier. One of my favorite things on days like this is seeing who takes the time to send

This is a picture of me with Gran’s hand pinching my face next to a picture in an article of Grandma baking. I didn’t get to know either of my Grandpas very well, but both of my Grandmas were a very big part of my life. Grandma, my dad’s mom, lived 2 hours North of

Let’s just all agree that sitting around the fire and chatting is one of the most fun things to do. Texas in August is a bit too warm to want to sit next to a fire for too long, but it was still awesome. We had good company tonight and pleasant conversation. There was even the

The only National Day option today was Chop Suey Day. I decided not to do this today, because I’m not a huge fan of the chop suey I had last year on this day. So…Family Fun Month! How perfect is it that I’ve been spending the entire month of August with my family in Utah and Texas?

Check out these awesome college grads, student, and future student. We love education and being smart. Last year when I took this picture I didn’t have a Westminster shirt. Shout out to my friend Ashley who sent me this one. So sweet. What’s Tomorrow? August 29 National Chop Suey Day