Fill my lungs with the sweet summer air,

Lately my blog has been taken over by giveaway posts - which I don't necessarily apologize for, especially because a bunch more will be happening (I guess it's the summer of giveaways at The Marvelous Flight of Cara!), but I haven't been doing much of actual updating, which I DO apologize for.

Shakeology has been going well, but unfortunately I don't notice much of a difference in my pain level, or my energy level, and it's been over two weeks, so I'm pretty discouraged. But, I'm excited to try Relief by ItWorks and see how that affects my pain levels, so I'll keep you posted on that. Still tapering off my pain meds which has been difficult, but Dustin and I are going to the Vancouver temple tomorrow, and then again next Saturday, July 9th (for something super meaningful to me) which I know will change a lot of things and help me even more than my meds are, so I look forward to what Heavenly Father has in store.

As far as music goes - I was in a HUGE slump for a few years... yes, years, but I finally reached out to a music guru whom I trust and she gave me some advice, and then I wisely downloaded Soundcloud which has really helped me in the area of music as well, especially since making a Sleeping at Last station. So now I can't get enough.

Dustin and I are doing really well - having fun and falling more in love. He's my best friend and he makes me better. He brings out the best of me, a part of me I've never seen.


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Five Years.

5 years. That's how long I lived in sunny, gorgeous southern California. Well, it would be 5 years on May 31st, but can you believe it? 5 years ago I moved from western Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh to be exact - on my own, across the country, because Heavenly Father urged me and opened up a door wide for me to walk through. Now, 5 years later, I've walked through another door up north to British Columbia, Canada to a husband - Dustin - a new family, a new home, new everything! The mountains and rolling hills are gorgeous, the sunshine is brighter, the sky is bluer, it's just so beautiful to be up here. I do, however, already miss the beaches (of course), and my family (another of course), but I'm thankful to be here. And I'm thankful to have time and energy to jump back into blogging again. Will you join me? I hope you will. I'm looking into advertising and being a part of some giveaways coming up soon if I can. Please include me if you know of any!
I'm excited for this new chapter of my life!

O, Canada!

Where am I? I'm currently sitting on my couch in my living room in my condo in Kelowna, British Columbia! I live here now! Crazy, right?! I know, I know, my only updates have been on Instagram and Facebook (if we aren't Facebook friends - you can add me here), but now that I'm not going to be working for a while and I'm married! I'm going to have time again to get back to blogging! And I'm so excited!

So, let's do a little update:

Currently:

Living in: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.

Married to: Dustin, a Canadian, my sweetheart.



A member of: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Loving: The mountain views, Lake Okanagan, long drives with my husband, my in-laws, the list goes on.

Like I said, I hope to be blogging more now that I have more time on my hands! More about Canada, about my move, about what I miss (California, family, etc.), redecorating the condo slowly but surely, maybe even cooking! Who knows! But please leave any questions or notes in the comments below! Missed you guys so much!