Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Sponsor Spotlight: Meet Brittany of My Social Prerogative.

Ladies and Gentleman, Brittany from My Social Prerogative.
She is outgoing and out spoken.
She is a passionate writer, a talented photographer,
and a warrior for change.

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Meet Brittany.

Who am I? Oh, boy. 
I was born in a tiny, brown & smelly town in mid-California. I moved to the mountains of Sonora, California only a few hours later. I continued to move until age 20, living in 13 different places by age 10. I eventually landed in Northern Utah to attend the University. I've been here ever since.

I like books, talking about relationships, cupcakes, glitter, peanut butter m&ms, mugs, school supplies, scarfs, side ponies, mustaches, IKEA, painting things, & being a pseudo-vegetarian (no cloven hooves for me, please!).

I'm an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint. Yes, I'm a Mormon. & I'm a liberal. We do exist.
I fancy myself a rebel of sorts & refuse to do things simply because it's the social norm. I've been called a hippie, a hipster, & a weirdo by more than a few. I embrace them all.
My passion in life is social change & awareness. I'm fascinated by human behavior. I currently work in the addiction recovery field & I love watching people change for the better.
I was raised by a sassy southern woman & a hippie Hoosier dude. I like to think I got the best from them both.
John Lennon is my favorite Beatle. I love lefties, redheads, people with two different colored eyes & dudes with ginger beards. I plan on naming all my children after classic rock songs: Ruby Tuesday, Lucy, Jude, etc. I name my plants after my favorite celebrities.

The entire point of my personal blog is that it's my little corner of the internet to talk about "my social prerogative". I've learned as a Mormon liberal/democrat that often my religion is incredibly misunderstood & misjudged. Hence, I'm here to prove that we're not all the same. Mormons come in all shapes, sizes, political persuasions, etc. My blog is my spot to talk about things I'm passionate about. I refuse to back down or stay quiet simply because my ideas my not be popular or common place. I'm here to "afflict the comfortable" & make people use that massive organ in their skulls. Challenge me & I'll challenge you. Isn't that the whole point. Let's debate. As long as you keep it civil & friendly, I'm always up for a meeting of the minds. 

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I just love Brittany's passion behind everything she does.
Head on over to My Social Prerogative now!
You can also follow Brittany on Twitter or visit her Photography website.


Thanks for sharing a bit of yourself with our readers Brittany! 

Monday, October 1, 2012

1 de Octubre.

What a FUN weekend.


Last Thursday we were able to go to a wedding reception for Jordan McKee and his beautiful bride Madelyne.
I have known the McKee family for years and it is safe to say they are sweetest people I am blessed to call friends.
I am so happy I could see the McKee gang and glad that they could meet baby Hunter.
What a special night.
I LOVE you all.

On Friday night we took a little trip to Provo for a birthday party for  one of my favorite blogger friends Bri.
It was so fun to FINALLY meet her. 
(Yes our friendship was solely blog/Instagram/text chat before Friday).
We had such a good time. She had her backyard set up for a fun outdoor movie and the s'mores were so Yummy! 
Her husband Ryan is such a nice guy and all of her friends were so sweet to the old marry couple with a baby! 
Thanks for a fun night and we hope you had the best birthday ever! 
PS. Sad we didn't get a photo! Why?!


Saturday was another CRAZY busy day.
We started off with our usual Saturday morning grocery shopping trip.
Hunter was not happy that we didn't let him sleep in.


In the afternoon we took lunch to our dear friends TJ & Ashley and their new baby Calvin.
Calvin is the sweetest little baby.
It is amazing that Hunter's little friend is finally here.
It is so fun that Kevin and one of his oldest best friends are daddy's together! 
Ashley looks AMAZING after one week post baby. 
We are so grateful that our dear friends live close and that our sons will get to grow up together like their dads.
TJ, Ashley & baby Calvin you ROCK.

Saturday evening we went to another birthday party in Provo for Kevin's friend Mike.
It is always fun to spend time with friends.
Hunter started to get fussy but luckily his uncle Nelson had a magic baby touch that was able to keep him calm.
Hunter loved Uncle Heath also but we didn't get a picture with him.


Sunday we were able to go to dinner at my family's home in Sandy to celebrate all of the Goold September birthdays. 
September is the busiest birthday month for our family and lots of the birthday folks are in UTAH.
My grandfather turned 77 on Sunday and after a serious surgery last week, we were so grateful that we could celebrate another birthday with him this weekend.
We love you Grandpa Jay! 



Happy 1st Day of October readers.