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30.

Dirty or Not, 30 has come. Happy Birthday to me! Not much feels different to me and I am wondering if it will hit me later. Some say, 31 feels more real. I DO feel loved. All I really wanted this year was a party to celebrate and boy did I get one! Here is my amazing party put together by Andi, Taryn, Ty, and Joey. I could not have loved it more. It was perfect: a Hipster and Cocktail dress party. Or as Mayer put it: Tyler and I on a Wednesday. :) There was a tattoo bar, amazing drinks (my favorite: red wine and grapefruit margaritas), leopard print and green (favorite print and color), a HUMUS bar! ahhhhmazing. Thanks to all who came out. I love 30 so far. Photo Booth in a separate post: there are just too many good ones...

Ash to Ash, Dust to Dust

My bestie Ash came into town this week to help me celebrate my 30th birthday. And can I tell you? I jumped for joy. This girl has been through a lot this past year emerging as a beautiful butterfly who is absolutely limitless. She was never lost to me, but I truly feel I have her back and it was an amazing experience to see her again alive and well and full of hope and healing. This girl in this city with me feels like home. Her spirit is an inspiration. Thank you for flying to me Hawk and here's to us and friendship and a spirit that DOES NOT give up.

Protienikka 2013

This year like any other was AMAZING. New this year were the Shishito Peppers and Grapefruit Margaritas. I was too late to the dessert this year (you can't fiddle fart around there), but the s'mores were amazing too. So much good conversation and of course: FOOD! Andrea had a Polaroid camera and snapped shots of guests you could take home as a favor. Also I got my braces off just in time to munch on this amazing corn...oh, and new sauces this year as well! Joey and Taryn, you have outdone yourself again...

Bye Bye Braces

Can I get an AMEN? It was 10 long months, but at this moment it feels worth EVERY single second. I looked at it like my 3rd pregnancy and behold: I gave birth to some beautiful girl teeth:)

Beach Babes

My parents took me and the girls to Seaside this past week. SUCH a fun trip for my girls. Ty was in Denver for part of it so we didn't end up seeing him for a week, which was sad and I missed him really bad. The girls ran up the beach and straight into the ocean when we first got there, which totally warmed my heart since I have so many amazing memories with summers at this same beach. Pea LOVED the bumper cars and went on them 3 times. Harp didn't care for them as much, but loved the carousel and playing or laying in the sand. The afternoons were warm and I got to have some real quality family time too. For future reference if you're ever going to play Heads Up with my dad when he guesses Gloria Spice, he really means Victoria Beckem;) hahaha. We also got some major quality time with Aunt Chandler which my girls can't get enough of! Bonus the two of us got to go out to dinner together which was so great. AND Pea lost another tooth here. Now just waiting for that loose top one to fall. Thank you a thousand times Mom and Dad for taking us; you have made just as wonderful memories for my girls as you did for me...