niki and corinne take texas: part two.

friday we went to breadwinners for brunch and it was, of course, most delicious. then we went to my work so my mom and niki could meet my coworkers and see my little office. from there, we went to the dallas museum of art. i love that place. plus they have a beautiful monet that i love. then we did a little more shopping before going to the bishop arts district.

the bishop arts district is one of my favorite places in dallas. it reminds me of both park city and provo center street. plus it has this pie shop that is so cute and has the best apple pie i have ever had. besides my mom's of course.... it's called the emporium and i'm glad i got to share it with my mom and niki.

niki and corinne in texas: part one.

my mom and niki came to visit me for a couple days and it was practically perfect in every way.

i picked them up from the airport and we went straight to velvet taco of course. then after a couple hours of late night chat we went bed, so excited for our plans.

thursday morning we took our time getting ready (in true griffith arrington rodriguez style) and went straight to northpark, our amazing mall that holds every store you can imagine. we got through about half of it before we were too famished to continue. (it's a hard life). we then went to central market for some food and to explore the amazingness of that fresh store. i will miss central market dearly.

we then came home and i got my hair cut by my beautiful friend ronnie (as seen here). then we waited for david to call us so we could hangout via google while he opened his mission call. i'm so grateful i could be with my mom and niki when we found it, it was so exciting!

anyway, baby bro opened the call and he's going to omaha, nebraska! he reports to the mtc one week after graduation. wow. i am so inexpressably excited for him. i think about it all the time. the next time i see him will be the last time i see him for two years!

more to come from niki and corinne in texas...

twenty twelve review.

 

an east coast trip. my best friend's wedding. graduation. said my goodbyes. made the move to texas. celebrated twenty two. bought a car and made some friends. niki and renn wedding extravaganza. a second half marathon. got a surprise visit for friendsgiving. southern utah christmas. a farewell to 2012 with my favorite people. the last night of the year overlooking the city.

 

ya done good 2012. ya done good.

and then brandon wished me a happy new year.

momma. georgina. vegas. shopping. mgm grand. room service. cosmopolitan. sam's town. goodbye to gina. the best ninety minutes of 2012. confetti shower. encore. mr. brightside. the keyboard. the t shirts. 

a solid goodbye to the west and a year of many changes.

christmas eve.

 

 

christmas eve was full of christmas pj's, christmas treats, christmas songs, and some healthy competition, provided by spouses wrestling and a ping pong tourney. we were having so much fun we didn't realize how late it was until we went to bed at two in the morning. sorry not sorry.