feeling 23.

 basically, I had the best birthday ever.
i woke up feeling SO much better.
I must have just had a weird bug.

taylor always wins as the best present giver.

he made a book for me detailing the story of how we met and how he fell in love with me.

it is the sweetest thing ever, and I cherish it so much already.

the rest of the day was complete with:

lots of flowers from my tayray

birthday cards in the mail

a decorated classroom door from one of the cutest students ever

phone calls & texts from all of my little lovies

dinner at my favorite pf changs

more presents

an ice cream&cake party with the utah fam

OH! and can't forget that taylor and his mom surprised me by showing up to one of my classes and bringing cupcakes for the whole class! and the yummiest of all cakes for me!

all hand made by the greatest baker around--mama gilbert.

do I have the best second mom or what?

and apparently, the celebration is leaking into today.

some cute students from my old school surprised me by visiting and bringing me little birthday treats!

I miss these cute girls so much!

and wow. they made my day.

and please ignore the fact that I am on my tippy-toes and still the shortest.

I kinda had a little personal freak out yesterday when I realized that I felt old.

and I know it's not very old.

butttt I'm almost halfway through my 20s.

and that's kinda scary!

seriously. time is such a weird thing.

but this year is going to be rocking.

so many fun things to look forward to.

and guys! I'm 23!
except...does anyone else get a little depressed when your birthday comes to a close?
or is that just me and the five year olds out there?

^i want to squeeze this girl every day. how will I live without her when she leaves on her mission!?^

oh, and this MUST be documented! yesterday was a big day for one other reason:

 TAYLOR'S LAST DAY OF UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES!

I think that was more exciting than my birthday!

I am sooo proud of my little smartie pants.

the bummer deal is that business school makes you wait 2-3 years before you can apply.

so it's not the total end of school for us, but I'm taking it!

I made him a little "hoorah!" package with little notes for each gift--

for example, the coke had a sticky on it that said, "I'm soda-lighted that you are done with classes!"

some of them were more of a stretch....like:

 a new shirt I got him had a sticky on it that said, "Way to follow the honor code to the "tee!" ha!

aaaand it was kinda fun to GIVE presents on my own birthday!

to sum up.

23 feels great.

my husband is awesome.

and so hot.

and so smart.

and he is the best kisser ever!

and YAY for graduation!!