I don't know about you but I am feelin' 22!

We are 22!

I cannot believe how fast time flies. 

Here's to 22 years together and a lifetime of more with this girl. I love you more than life itself.

Thanks to my family members, friends, and my AMAZING husband--I had a spectacular birthday. I felt so loved. thank you to everyone for the sweet messages, fun surprises, and love.

Hannah sent us a sweet message from Israel.
As a "p.s." she recommended, among many things, to listen to this song as many times as we can this year:

Take a listen (TO THIS) with this post. 

it's appropriate! :)

Random highlights of the day:

*Breakfast in bed w/ chef Carson

*shopping/lunch date w. grandparents and a surprise massage->wow.

*Seeing my mother. my fam gave me a North Face jacket--two days later, I still have it on. I refuse to take it off.

*Receiving this DARLING photo:

Marisa & Gavin

**Carson's surprises:  

*We bawled (more so me) our eyes out @ the movie, The Impossible. (I have wanted to see this for so long.)We couldn't stop laughing afterwards because of how pathetic we looked, we were the last ones to leave the theater. yay for being sensitive!!!!!

*Dinner @ Pizza Factory

*Surprising Chels while she was at dinner.

*taking our very first photo-booth pics @ the mall. aka stalling

*...to come home to this cute little guy:

the Garrett Clan sent me the Princess Crown and ribbon! 

(princess crown with an orphan hair-do) 

Dexter is a member of rent-a-puppy. So he only visited us for an hour. we tried hard not to fall in love with him too much. 

Don't worry,
he peed 2 times on the fake tree and four times on the carpet. 
(that is 6x in one hour)#NaughtyDexter
we are probably going to wait awhile to buy one of our own 
(we need to be home long enough to potty train.) 

*Family Dinner in Sandy with the whole fam. 

*Face Time w/ Garretts

*SURPRISE PARTY!!!!!!!!

Chels and I came home to a huge surprise party in our apartment

with many of our closest friends. Cars is a great secret keeper.

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This was my first birthday being married [being married to Carson was the best birthday present I could have ever asked for]. However, it was first birthday Chels and I haven't shared all of it together!  There were many mixed emotions. It is hard to grow up sometimes. No matter where we go or where we are in life, she will always be my best friend and we will always have this special bond that is highlighted on February 9th, even if we are not blowing out the same candles on the cake.