k city.

a couple weeks ago i took a weekend trip to kansas city to visit my good friends, jeff and becca johnson. i hadn't seen them for a year and it was so nice to catch up and see where their new life. [jeff is going to dental school and becca is going to nursing school. basically they super humans]. 

among some of the fun things we did: walked in the power and light district. vistited the liberty jail, the independence visitor's center, and the rlds temple. ate delicious kansas city bbq. saw monet and a massive birdie at the art museum. ate becca's favorite local ice cream. played scrabble and watched netflix. went to church and drove by the temple on the way to the airport.

it was a fun filled trip and i am so grateful i got to see my friends. they were amazing hosts and it was just the getaway i needed. thanks for everything mr and mrs johnson!

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.

this is happening right now.

and there are probably definitely major tears happening to my face.

christmas things.

i have been filling my life with christmas things.

sanctuary.

i love my new room.

minus the huge unpacked box of clothes i stuffed in my closet [oops... sorry not sorry], it is coming along quite nicely... 

did i mention that i love my new room? because i do.

dallas does christmas.

saturday night i ventured into downtown dallas for the first time since i have been here. we got a group together and went to the dallas city lights event, where the streets are blocked off and they unveil the whole christmas scene in all the stores and the parks. there were vendors and even it's a wonderful life was playing.

the biggest hurrah at this event is the neiman marcus display. it is supposed to be huge and beautiful every year and they did not disappoint. it was so beautiful and magical inside but on the outside they had an interactive playground for the kids. it was pretty amazing.

after eating some tacos and walking around in complete awe, we went back to shawn and cameron's apartment for a bond movie and some krispy kremes. yum.

closing time.

today i am moving from my first post grad apartment.  usually i am extremely sentimental about these  kind of things but it didn't really hit me until yesterday that this was the end of an era. i have been in dallas for almost six months. sometimes it feels like i have been here forever and sometimes i still stop and think 'what? i live in texas?'

i will be moving in with a couple girls i have come to know and love and i am so excited for this move.  although i love living by myself, this change will be good in so many ways. i spent my last night alone packing, eating froyo and sweet potato fries, and watching 'moonrise kingdom' [loved it, by the way]. a solid end to my roommateless life.

these past six months in dallas have been amazing and i have grown so much. here is to the next six months! [in a much nicer apartment!]