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Sunday, December 31, 2017

Reza Turns 20

Dinner at a Persian restaurant with his best friend Mossein and Mossein's girlfriend-of-the-month


Presents and birthday donuts, per usual


A few reasons we love Reza...
1. He says "Hola, como estas?" every time he calls or walks in the door, because he knows his Spanish accent is the worst
2. He's assertive: He tried selling a suit on KSL for $125, and a man came over to try it on and offered $100. Reza said, "Get out of my house." 😂😂😂
3. He changes jobs frequently but always finds another one that pays better
4. He's a very talented and efficient tailor, sewing everything from tuxedos to golf bags to high-end mattresses
5. He is generous to a fault and has given away probably half of what he has earned
6. He trusts everyone, even the guy who asked for his ATM card and the PIN# 😬
7. He's the most determined and strong-willed person I know
8. He is charming and can talk you ear off
9. He thinks nothing of asking a company to reconfigure standard work hours, so it's more convenient for his own schedule 🙈
10. He loves to help people and will even consent to be a lonely girl's boyfriend if he feels sorry enough for her 😂 👫


Love you, Reza!

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

My 30th High School Reunion

Selfie
80's themed 30-year class reunion
Voted the "Least Changed" 
(it was the Bon Jovi t-shirt 😉)


Chris was one of my best friends in high school. Love him! (He asked if he could take a picture for my old boyfriend, haha 😊)


I won an 80's Swatch watch for being 
married the longest (27 years)

One of the wives thought I was this actress... 😳😍
(Btw, who is this? ha!)

I wasn't even sure I wanted to go, but last minute, (and mostly because I wanted to wear my Bon Jovi t-shirt 😎) I thought, what the heck, and just went. I'm so glad I did. 

It was honestly one of the best nights I've had for a long time. It was so good to see so many friends from the past. Our classmates all seemed like family, like we had shared a childhood together. They were down to earth and kind and just "over" all the popularity stuff. We seemed to have a bond somehow, now forging ahead in our adult lives, all of it so much more complicated than life used to be. 

Thirty-year reunions are totally rad 😉


Saturday, December 16, 2017

Cy Is 15


Cy's 15th! 
And we got to have Jack and Piper stay with us for a few days...

The best permit driver we've had so far...

The favors big sisters do for you...


...of Youtube fame

Serving at the developmental center early Sunday morning (front, left side)

Flashbacks

6th grade monsters

Cy next to cousin Ethan. Same age, haha



Cy and Eli

Former BYU Coach Bronco Mendenhall speaking to WF. Cy next to Aaron up top. Ethan's to the left.

Cy's the baller with the fro next to Alvin...

Haha, scout ragamuffin on the far end...



Top right putting on the sunglasses he forgot to bring and next to Aaron in coordinating Nike sweatshirts.



The dreaded "Wolf Walk," because Cy thinks he has a reputation to maintain and sprints the whole way.
Neck-and-neck with TJ



Aaron's been my favorite friend for years

Cy at 15:

1. In the summer, plans his whole Saturday around the highlight... riding the lawn mower
2. Is persistently annoying, just for fun 😜
3. Suddenly into doing homework and getting good grades!! 
4. Must listen to "pump up" music before bball games
5. Knows the lyrics to too many rap songs
6. He and MK are homies, both with "Entertainer" personalities (ESFP: Extrovert obServant Feeling Prospecting)
7. Asks every day if we can go out to eat
8. Chick-Fil-A and Costa Vida are the only two considerations
9. Famous for the "Cy Delay," a long hesitation during which he hopes someone else will offer to help instead, I'll forget about his chore, etc.
10. The snuggliest baby by far and the most stingy and rigid hugger as a teen
11. Wears white t-shirts almost exclusively
12. Is consistently the high scorer for his bball team
13. Comes home if his friends are not doing something active enough
14. Refers to himself in the third person, as in, "Cy is getting dressed..."
15. Won't let you touch his hair under any circumstances