Melissa's story

Once again I am super late on getting this post out. This is the last week for my photo challenge, I have had so much fun doing this! Saturday July 22nd 😃 Fireworks: I love the 4th of July! And in Utah we also get to celebrate the 24th of July. Which is when Utah became a state. So we get more days to celebrate and watch fireworks. Sunday July 23rd 😇 Classy: As I get older I have found that I like dressing up a lot more than I did when I was younger. I really enjoy putting on a nice outfit, shoes, do my hair and make-up nice. It's fun to look pretty! Monday July 24th 😉 Finger nails: I like painting my finger nails. I used to always get manicures and the fake acrylic nails which were super fun to have. I tried having them again a few months ago and I felt like I was crippled lol. I couldn't do anything, so I've decided to just paint them myself or if I feel like I want them again I will just do shellac. My favorite brand of polish that I have fo...

  I just got done reading the Book "The Gifts of Imperfection" by Brene Brown. While it was a good book it was hard for me to get into it. It's a self help book with really good information and quotes. One quote that really stuck out to me was,  The Thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. -Anna Quindlen  I don't know why I had such a hard time reading it. Usually I enjoy books like this but for some reason I just didn't this time. But you should check it out for yourself and see what you think.

Over the years I have had to find ways to cheer myself up if I'm ever feeling low. As I think we all have had to do. Here is a list of some of my favorite things to do. ♬ I will usually listen to music. Listening to the right songs can put you in such a better mood and even bring back a whole bunch of memories. I love music and always have it on. ♣♤ Another thing I like to do that will always cheer me up is playing games. I love to play all kinds of games. Card games, board games, anything really. ☏ If I'm ever down I can always call my mom and talk to her she always knows what to say to put me in a good mood and make me feel better. Or I can text my dad and talk to him. I also have several cousins and friends that I can call or text to help brighten up my day. I am so grateful to have them in my life and that I have such a good relationship with all of them. ✄🎨 I love to do crafts and being able to do a craft and use your creativity and imagination is so soothing an...

I tried yoga for the first time earlier this month and I really enjoyed it!    I just found a you-tube video and followed along with it. I did it at the end of the day right before bed and felt so relaxed after wards. The only thing I don't know about is if it will help with weight loss or if it's just meant to be more for relaxation, meditation and to help with flexibility? I really liked it though because I feel like it worked some muscles that sometimes get missed with other workouts. I also liked that a lot of the stretches reminded me of my dance days so it felt comfortable to do them again. Don't get me wrong I was sore the next day, but it was a good sore for sure. I know for me sometimes I get stuck in a rutt with my fitness routine, so I enjoy doing new workouts.  What are some of your favorite workouts?

Sorry guys this post is super late. I'll try to be better with my last photo challenge post next week. 📷 Saturday July 15th ↦First Photo on Phone: This picture was taken while David and I were still dating. I love going to the Fair I think it is so fun to see all the animals, booths and fun things people have to show there. Plus it's a great way to kick off the Fall season (and I love Fall). Sunday July 16th ↣Mug: David has had this cup forever and I love it! I have always been a big Jazz fan. I remember going to games with my dad when I was younger and I still enjoy going to games now. I have really liked that the Jazz have gone back to using a similar logo to this on their jerseys again. Monday July 17th ↠Written words: I loved the quote on my work calender this month!! Tuesday July 18th ↔Frames: We have been in our house for almost two years now and ever since we moved in I have wanted to do a gallery wall. I finally got some fram...

We have done so many fun this recently. It has been great! We had my annual work party at Boondocks amusement park. David loved the batting cages of course. We did the go-carts, mini golf and the bumper boats (David got me soaking wet on that one). We had such a good time, I feel so lucky to work with such great people!   We also took a drive to Brigham City and drove around the temple and decided to stop at the Tabernacle and take a tour. The Tabernacle is so gorgeous I loved it. I went swimming over at my sisters house with my little niece and nephew. They are the cutest kids ever and could've stayed in the pool all night.   We also went to the Mormon Tabernacle summer concert with some of our neighbor friends. It was such a good evening we went to dinner at Red Robin and then drove to downtown Salt Lake to go to the concert, Alex Boye was the guest singer. They did such a great job and we all had a very good time.   ...

I'm a few days late but here is my week two picture re-cap! Enjoy Saturday July 8th ◌Clouds: I thought  this was a pretty picture, especially since it was taken with my phone! Sunday July 9th ◍Something Old: I love our globe! I think it works perfectly in our living room. Monday July 10th ●Architecture: We went for a drive to Brigham City and decided to walk around the tabernacle. We also decided to take a tour while we were there. I thought it was a very gorgeous building. Tuesday July 11th ◑Toes: I just thought this would be a fun picture post for the summer! Wednesday July 12th ◯Grass- I love our yard and our house it is so perfect for us! Thursday July 13th ◒Pattern; This is an apron I got from one of David's relatives at one of my bridal showers. And it matches perfectly with my kitchen them/decor. Friday July 14th ◔Sweet Treat: We went to Menchies a self serve frozen yogurt shop. It is so good, we love ...