the lawrence welk show revisited.

so, some friends and i may or may not have re-enacted the lawrence welk show for our stake talent show on monday night. as a side note, my hands really aren't that small in real life. enjoy :) 

p.s. if you don't know what this is about, check out this link here...The Lawrence Welk Show on SNL

redemption.

so, anybody that reads this blog knows that i sometimes forget to blog. ok, i forget a lot. but in an effort to redeem myself, here is a whole slew of photos highlighting just some of the highlights over the last couple of months...

mom and bryan came up to utah at the beginning of july to help me move in to my new apartment (did i mention that i moved?). bryan stayed for an extra week, which i loved! after work, he and i went to city creek, museums, and other random places around the valley. here is a shot taken during our sunday drive through holladay...

bryan and me at snowbird to watch the sandlot...so fun!

graduation!

so, i officially graduated with my master's degree (woohoo!) in june, but i walked with some of my cohort of classmates in august. i miss seeing these people every day and night! here are some of us...katherine, sarai, me, cambrie, katie, kristi, amy, alyssa, and erin.

the hood.

spenny and me.

me and the parentals

the sibs (thanks for coming, guys!)

 more of the sibs

 the cohort at convocation...me, nicole, katherine, katie, kristi, alyssa amy, erin

as part of some of the graduation festivities, we spent one afternoon up in park city to hit up the alpine slide. i hadn't been on this thing since i was a kid. so fun!

brigham city!

a couple of weeks ago, some friends and i went up to brigham city to see the new lds temple there. it was beautiful. i love to see the temple!

work!

back in may, i officially starting working as a speech-language pathologist for my clinical fellowship year. this picture post is super delayed, but here's the plaque outside of my office. i feel so legit :) p.s. i love, love my job. seriously love my job. i feel so blessed!

bishop and sister rust!

this picture is for my fellow enclaveians who may read this blog. our former bishop and his wife were recently released from the ward, and i complied a book for them as a remembrance of their time in the enclave. here's the cover of the finished product.

utah state fair!

a couple of weekends ago, i went to my first ever state fair. so fun! one of the highlights included eating deep fried oreos. so disgusting, yet so delicious. i had to say that i had done it!

me and the biebs. wow. so dreamy.

feliz cumpleaños, mexico!

last weekend, my roommate and i hosted a birthday party for mexico (it was mexican independence day on sunday). mostly we just wanted to throw a party that included a pinata and 7-layer dip. mission accomplished.

 there was a monetary prize for the most clever slogan at the party.  these are a few of my favorites.

 the spread.

the dip.

spencer!

with the move up to salt lake, i have gotten to see a lot more of this kid in recent weeks. i love being so close! i can't seem to get enough! i love being an auntie em!

change.

i have been pretty m.i.a. in the blogging world these days.  there has been a lot going on in my life as of late!  it's funny how life can change so much in such a short amount of time.  here are just a few of the highlights of things that have happened since my last post (sorry for the lack of photographs):

• i defended my master's thesis!  look for me in the special collections at the byu library or a published speech-language pathology research journal coming soon!
• i finished graduate school!  woohoo!  you may now all call me master redd.
• i started my clinical fellowship year as a speech-language pathologist at intermountain medical center in murray.  love it!
• i am acting relief society president in my ward.  surprise!
• steve passed the bar exam.  congrats, brother!
• spencer and i have spent some auntie em/spenny bonding time.  have i mentioned how much i love that kid?!
• heather, steve, spencer, and i have had a couple of sleepovers.  thanks again for letting me crash, guys!
• i road tripped to st. george to see mom, dad, and bryan.  it was good to see them.  let's just say that it was a "memorable" trip.
• i am moving to salt lake!  i'll sign the lease tomorrow and will be moving up soon.  highlights of this week include furniture shopping.  yikes!  i'm not old enough for this!
• i went boating at deer creek reservoir last friday.  so fun!
• allen came to town for a visit.
• and there is always the random hang out/friend stopping by/whatever else happens in provo good time.

so yeah.  it's been a busy last weeks, but life is treating me well.  i feel so blessed!

yogurtland and the rooftop concert series!

on wednesday, some friends and i went to yogurtland to celebrate new jobs (woot) and growing up.   here is some of the group...

 chris, dan, jordan, allen, cassandra, mikey, kenny, jessica, valentina, katie, staci, me, raylee

on friday night, provo kicked off the annual rooftop concert series.  bands play on the roof of the marriott parking structure in downtown provo.  it's a blast!

 valentina, jessica, kenny, me, allen, tyler, staci

cassandra, staci, valentina, jessica, kenny, tyler, allen, katie, me, eric, adam

tulip festival!

last saturday, my friend katie and i went to the tulip festival at thanksgiving point.  the sun was shining, and there were over 250,000 tulips to look at.  it was the perfect day!  here are some shots of the evening...

april happenings!

a couple of weeks ago, most of the cohort met up for one last party before we all graduate and grow up.  we had fun!  i sure do love these peeps.

 cambrie, stacey, sarai, katie, kristi, katherine, alyssa, benjamin, darrell, amy, nicole, me, tyson, alyssa

more of the cohort...

 sarai, alyssa, cambrie, me, kristi, katie

 kristi, katie, cambrie, sarai, me, alyssa

this time around, i got to go to the saturday morning AND sunday morning sessions of general conference.  i love general conference.  for those of you unfamiliar with it, learn more here.

me with one of my bestest friends, lauren

mom, dad, and bryan came up for easter/spring break this year.  it was so good to see them!  i especially loved having bryan spend the night in p-town. :)  here we are decorating easter eggs...

other highlights of spring break included walking around city creek, the blue lemon (love this place!), the golf cart tour of byu, visiting nana in park city, cousin bowling, easter dinner at becky and kevin's, just chilling out with the fam, and (of course) playing with spenny!

 have i mentioned recently how much i love this kid??

 tulips on temple square

 i love to see the temple!

 it was such a beautiful day on temple square!

 bowling with will

 bryan.  so hott right now.

 wow.  check out that form.

 i love my cousin

the fam at the blue lemon.  again.  bryan, me, heather, steve, dad, spencer, mom

earlier this week some wardies and i went to the byu/uofu baseball game.  go cougs!  i am looking forward to some more good times this summer in provo!

 chris, kenny, mike, melanie, jeff, me

 melanie, kenny, me

last night i went to an mtc reunion at our former branch president's house.  it was so good to see some of the elders i worked with and missed seeing the others.  i can't believe these guys are already home!

 kyle, brian, ben, me

 ben, me, mark

 elder pearson and me

 janell and me

 i just love president dickerson!  (thanks again, president!)

and finally, this morning i woke up to a freak.  what happened you might ask?  pink eye.  or as the doctor at instacare diagnosed, possessed monster eye.  thank goodness for modern medicine!

i'm a monster!