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Christmas 2015

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This year was a dang good one. After coming home for a few weeks after our long trip we got to enjoy some fun Christmas activities in Utah. We saw the Christmas lights at temple square, went through the Festival Of Lights, went to the Festival Of Trees (which I loved!) and watched tons of Christmas movies!
one of our favorite “gingerbread houses” from the Festival Of Trees!
How cute are these macaroons?!
Then we got to spend some days in one of my favorite cities! We went iceskating in Central Park.
Also, I got super excited because a NYC instagram featured this photo!
The weather was unbelievable. I have gone to NYC at Christmas twice before and it was unbearably cold and this trip it wasn’t very cold at all!
Central Park photoshoot.
I got to introduce Lyle to Levain! Back in May my family ate here and it was so good. The cookies are gooey and warm and huge. The Christmas decor everywhere was my favorite!
We ate at the Black Tap and it was SO good. It’s a small (literally tiny) little bar but the food is so good! We split a burger, but the real reason we went is their amazing milkshakes! They have all the ordinary flavors, but the menu inside has some crazy fun ones. It’s a first come first serve place, you can’t make reservations. I have a huge list of food places I want to try in NY and I am excited to try even more of them next year.
Lyle and I went to our favorite Italian place, Patsy’s. We stupidly went without reservations and they were booked the whole rest of the day but luckily we were able to make a reservation for the next day. The pasta is all done from scratch and literally amazing. I got the fettucine alfredo and Lyle got the linguini pesto. Our server asked us if we wanted dessert and we thought about it but just didn’t have space for something big. He then brought us out these mini cannolis on the house with a simple “Happy Holidays.” When we told him we were from Utah he said he knew we weren’t from around there because we were so nice haha. He told us he had met a couple from Utah a couple weeks ago and they were nice too. I absolutely love this place.
Out of all the times I have been to NYC I have never been to the Brooklyn Bridge! Crazy I know, its beautiful! We got caught in a crazy rainstorm during these pictures.
Also in Brooklyn, we went and saw all the amazing lights in Dyker Heights. It’s streets of all these homes with crazy, elaborate decorations! It was so fun and such nice weather to wander.
Grand Central Station.
More Christmas lights.
Lyle and I saw The Radio City Spectacular Christmas show. I am obsessed with the Rockettes.
Lyle was SO excited about his Christmas Eve sweater haha.
My Christmas day cinnamon rolls from scratch! We always have cinnamon rolls and eggnog! My mom makes the best eggnog ever.
The cute HP inspired onesie I got for my niece Harper! We are so excited for these babies to come!
Lyle got a little creative with my presents…
I love how much my nieces and nephew just adore Lyle. I could never sit next to Lyle because Connor was glued to his side. The girls kept saying how funny lyle was and always wanted to hang out with him. Lyle even said he was going to the bathroom and Bray asked if she could go too haha. We let them choose our activity with them and picked Chuck E Cheese again, watched Inside Out and played with makeup. Being an aunt is the best.
We got the girls matching coats as one of their Christmas presents and they were so excited to be matching me!
 they are so in love with Murphy! Everyone fights over who gets to walk him and they all want to hold him.
my little squad. I love these boys
Thanks to my mom for taking some last minute Christmas pictures for us! We loved how they turned out! It was so fun to play cards, bake treats, watch Christmas movies, see Star Wars and spend almost 2.5 weeks with my family. I love how much they love Lyle and we can’t wait to see them again soon!
xo Cait

Happy Birthday to me

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In honor of my 24th bday, here’s 24 facts about me so far:
1. gold is my favorite color
2. things i love: luke bryan, soccer, jazz games, cupcakes, leopard print, the bachelor, my family
3. i like to search for the best donuts places in every city & i consume more than a person should
4. i’m that person making faces at the babies in church, i just love them
5. i’ve turned into a runner over the past couple years and run at least 2 miles 5-6 days a week
6. NYC, London & Rome are some of my favorite cities 
7. i absolutely love to travel, meet new people, try new foods & experience new cultures
8. i can tell you the exact moment i realized i loved lyle
9. i grew up in Maryland, i currently reside in Utah and I would love to eventually reside down South bc I still miss Texas all the time and want my “southern dream life” haha
10. I introduce myself to every dog I see, I just can’t resist them
11. if its Fall you can come over & try a new pumpkin recipe every day
12. I make a mean chocolate chip cookie
13. i love to cook, bake and feed people
14. Naked juices and juicing are my newest addictions
15. I’ve been married for almost 2 years & I think I am one of the most blessed people ever. He is everything I have ever wanted. I mean it 100% too. He knows exactly what to say & do when it comes to me and I hope everybody finds their own person like that 
16. I really really love puffy cheetos
17.i don’t like talking on the phone or anything grape flavored
18. i have annoying eating habits. i will pick the cookie dough chunks out of icecream, marshmellows out of lucky charms & the center out of bread, cookies, etc bc i don’t like to waste my calories so i eat the best part of things
19. i’m obsessed with making lists 
20. i have more shoes than the average girl & already designed my dream closet to house them
21. i love to go the movies, ballets,& broadway shows
22.i love 80’s music & country of course
23. i could probably be happy with like 10 different careers, i just want to do it all
24. i know every episode of friends inside and out
i look a little scary here 
my cassy is 5
Oh man I had the absolute best birthday, well as amazing as can be with my cute husband working in Texas but we celebrated with the best donuts in Utah, some shopping and dinner at Tucanos. Lyle got me the most amazing present that he shouldn’t have (and that I didn’t ask for btw). I have been eyeing those babies for over a year but then I always say we can’t spend that. He sent me chocolate covered strawberries, beautiful flowers and scheduled me a massage…even though he already went above and beyond and shouldn’t have. He finished the day with him and his lovely roomies singing me happy birthday and it was so sweet! I’m so grateful for amazing friends and family who texted, messaged or called to help make my birthday even better. Birthdays always leave me feeling so blessed and having so much gratitude in my heart for all the amazing people i have met thus far in my life. Thank you thank you thank you!! My cute Texas friend sent me an edible arrangement and my cousin got me a breakfast smoothie. I hope I can help add to everyone elses birthday the way everyone does for mine.The next day I got to come out to MD to celebrate with my family and my mom made me the most amazing cake! The buttercream frosting was to die for and as usual I ate far too much this weekend. We got to celebrate in my favorite city ever with a day trip to NYC. We saw the 9/11 memorial, explored central park, ate at levain bakery and basically walked our feet off. 
XO, Cait