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So my best friends is engaged! And she asked me to be her Maid of Honor! And I could not be more excited!

So... long story short, Chloee was my big sis in Delta Gamma and was really there for me when I needed a friend the most. When I moved to AZ she was my long distance BFF and we would visit all the time. Never have I met someone so loyal, caring, and selfless. I am truly lucky to have her as a friend.

Well, not only is she friends with me but is now pretty much another child in my family. My mom and Chlo have become bff's too! So when she got engaged my mom decided to throw her an engagement party!

Engagement parties are totally underrated. Rarely are they done in SLC but are the greatest. I was fortunate enough to have an engagement tea thrown for me and it was truly one of my favorite parts of being engaged/wedding season. We invited all the women from both sides of the family so everyone can start to get to know each other. There is no gifts, it is just a fun party to kick off all the wedding festivities.

When I say "we" threw her this party I really mean my mom. She did it all. I just addressed the invites haha. So she gets all the credit, but I thought I would post some pics because it turned out so darling.

Yikes...

Let me just tell you, this semester has been rough. And we are currently in the thick of it.

To hurry and catch up and what we've been doing the last FOUR MONTHS. Here are the pics.

I will get a life again (maybe) in June. See you then probably :)

My parents are literally saints and for Christmas gave Dallas and I a trip to Mexico. It was heaven on earth and such a blast hanging out with my parents for a week. If any of you have met them, you know it was a party.

We (meaning my family) have had some amazing times in Cancun, also some scary times. We were there in 2006 for Hurricane Wilma. But that sure hasn't stopped us from going back. Dallas had never been so it was so fun to take him to do all the things we love doing!

So here is a little guide/review of our amazing time in Cancun!

1. Cancun is on the Atlantic side of the ocean and so the water is crystal clear turquoise blue and my favorite of all. So of course we got some quality time in at the beach.








2. The ruins in Tulum. It is about an hour drive from Cancun (Hotel Zone) but so amazing to see. They are Mayan ruins and it is gorgeous and sits right on the ocean. On the way home there are awesome things to do. We stopped in the tiny town of Akumal where you can snorkle or scuba dive and there are tons of turtles! Also there are fresh water sink holes called Cenotes. You can for practically free swim/snorkle in these fresh water sink holes and they are so cool! Then we stopped in the town of Playa Del Carmen where they have a darling street called 5th Avenue (hah) that is closed off to cars and has lots of fun little stores (and Luis Vuitton? so random haha).








3. Cancun is a strip of land that surrounds a huge Lagoon in the middle. You can tour the lagoon in tiny little boats that you can drive yourself and go through all these junglely looking waterways that are narrow and completely enclosed. It is such a blast. You see lots of fish and can even see a crocodile because they live in the lagoon!




4. There are several islands off the coast, one is Cozumel where a lot of cruise ships stop, and the other is Isla Mujeres. It is only about a 30 minute boat ride to the tiny island and it is such a blast. This is one thing I had never done before and wished we would have had more time. It is so small you can rent a golf cart or Vespa and drive it around the entire island. There are hardly any cars! I am not going to lie, it is kinda a hippy hang out but fun to see for sure.