IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WILL GET ME BACK TO THE BLOGLAND,

it's frida's birthday.

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(my blogger is stubborn now about uploading images—another repellent—
in addition to the update build-up that grows out of procrastination).

SO, the answer to the question you've all been waiting for:

my blog name remains the same because, as it turns out,

olivia is
still
in provo.

luck and happenstance threw a curve ball
and it turns out we had to use our savings sooner than expected.
Nu Skin is a fine chap and offered some buckaroos if I stayed in my homeland.

only drawback? my honey is now nearly 2,000 miles away.

have you ever tried to breathe without air? sometimes it feels like that.

and sometimes it feels like I'm 18 again, the annoying bossy older sister/daughter.

sorry, dear family.
i'll work on being more like the guest that is so grateful for your lodging.

because i'm grateful for that, and all your other generosities.

(card games, movie quotes, rides to work, ashton's bed, minute maid pops,
river trail longboard runs and sean's dinner deliveries—to name a few.)