ANNOUNCEMENT

Something big happened this weekend with the Currans!! Take a look at the sequence of pictures to find out!

FAMILY PICTURE TIME!...(unedited versions)

It's a MIRACLE! After 13 years of dating my oldest brother Quinn FINALLY found the courage to ask Darlene Hawea of New Zealand to marry him...and did it in front of the family...literally.

I couldn't be happier for these two!

Wedding coming up October 19th! This means it'll be a big production for the Currans...as seen in previous weddings. Oh the fun it'll be!

Getting caught up

Sheesh! I used to be so much better about updating this blog regularly. But life gets in the way and time seems more limited these days.

So, here are some things that happened in the past month or so...

May:

This cute girl celebrated her 16th Birthday. I can't believe she's 16. I met her when she was 8. Time flies! 

I sure do love her and glad I get to be her step-Mom.

Kalin (my oldest Nephew) graduated from High School. Still can't believe he's 18. We took pics of him and him with his baby sister, my niece, Kiana. Love them!

 Ok so this wasn't in May, but more like January. But I forgot to blog about it. 

My dear Aunt Eileen and Uncle Dave came into town for a short amount of time. They stopped by at my nephew, Owen's, baptism. It was so great seeing them! Eileen is my Mom's youngest sister. They live in Nebraska. And she is the one that made our darling Christmas tree skirt 

(she makes one for each one of us once we get married)

...and check out my teeth before they got fixed. Crazy to look back at them.

June:

Caught in a rain storm while riding out bikes

Still playing around with my nails

 Took a weekend trip to St. George with Erin, Dave, and Tara to attend my Aunt and Uncle's 

Mission farewell. They are the new Mission Presidents for the Salt Lake Mission. 

What fun we had down there at their beautiful St. George home. They were so gracious to let us stay.

Tara was happy as can be in the car ride...

St. George view from my Aunt & Uncle's house.

Found this Gem of a picture there. My beautiful Grandma Curran. 

Sure do miss her and my Grandpa.

View from the Casita balcony I stayed in.

 Loved seeing my cousins. Especially this cousin that I hadn't seen since I was a child. 

So fun to re-connect.

...just a good looking guy...

...Celebrated Father's Day with him...

...and with my Dad...

My sister put together a fun gift for my Dad and My Mom for Father's/Mother's Day.

I gotta say I think we're pretty funny people. Ha!

Part 2...

....and then this guy got hit by a car while riding his bike. 

He's ok...thank goodness...just needs a lot of Chiropractic work.

 JULY:

I took a week off after leaving XANGO, and before starting at Qivana. 

During that time my dear friend Michelle Bailey came into town from Nashville. 

We got together and did a photo shoot of her for her new album up at SaltAir. 

It was fun and I think they turned out great!

-Started my new job on the 8th of July. So far so good. It's good to have a change. 

Obsession

So...

Remember when I got my teeth fixed here ?

Well, since that day I haven't done something that has been a habit of mine since I was a child.

Biting my nails.

I have not had the urge or desire to bit them since I had my teeth fixed.

Crazy, eh?!!

Well, since I stopped biting them I decided I might as well make them look pretty. I started really taking care of them.

But especially, I started painting them. Doing nail art. Searching Pinterest all the time to find what kind of style I wanted to do next.

I have been paining them about every week...sometimes I let them go for a little longer. But they are always painted.

Here are some of the things I've been doing to them.

It's just amazing to me that they are growing, and growing beautifully!

 The start...St. Paddy's Day 

(my teeth weren't fixed here, but I really wanted to do something fun)

I've bought a lot of nail polish. My favorite brand is Sinful Colors. The best.

Oh the fun I'm having with my nails!! I'll post more pictures when I do more designs.

Ode to XANGO

After 8 awesome years at XANGO I am leaving. I found a new job with a company and I am excited for this change. It'll be a better pay that we need right now, and a change is always good, right?

I wasn't looking for a new job. I love XANGO. I love the people I work with. It has been a second home to me; a second family.

An opportunity came my way after much prayer and I am taking it. I know it was the answer I was seeking.

June 24th will be my last day at XANGO. Bitter-sweet day it will be.

Thank you for the memories, XANGO!