0 so much keeps happening!

as i may have mentioned before i've been working A LOT. i've been working so much that sleep has become a luxury & my coffee intake has increased exponentially {i never thought i'd be so excited for school to start so that i can work less}. over the weekend my sister suzy {who is a year younger than myself} & her husband dave came to town! why did they do that you may ask. was it to escape the extreme heat & boredom of phoenix? no, well maybe a little, but it was mostly because my dear brother travis got married this tuesday! the rest of my family {except one sister - there are 13 siblings total - I'm from utah remember?} made it for the wedding & it was a small, beautiful event. we were able to get together with natalie, a dear friend for brunch & discussed the awesomeness of "sharknado" {which ivan is trying desperately to procure - since we don't have TV}. we had thai food with my parents & the kiddos as well as indian food with the girls while the boys went go-kart racing for travis's bachelor party. all in all it was a great weekend & week! oh! i also purchased a pair of wedge sneakers! ivan is convinced they look like boots & only likes them because of how happy they make me  {apparently high-top velcro sneakers were never popular in bulgaria so he's missing the whole nostalgic affect the shoes give}. in other news i finally got my hair done! inch long roots are sooo not my thing. aaaaannnnnnd we ran a half-marathon this morning! after which we enjoyed the much anticipated machine gun sandwich from bruges waffles & frites {this indulgence has been planned since we decided that we wanted to run a half-marathon -  how else could we justify eating that many carbs in one sitting?} we had to walk around downtown afterwards so that we didn't feel quite so sick - i couldn't even eat the whole thing. sorry that my posts have become so infrequent & consequently ridiculously long! that being said here are a silly amount of pictures! i hope you are enjoying your summer! only one week until school starts! eek!

photo by lincoln

 preparing for the bachelor party

 indian food never gets old

 are my sisters not adorable?!

just a little plants vs. zombies

 i love these people!

 sister time

 eggs benedict! yum!

 lovely ladies!

 masculine men!

 we attempted a bbq in the canyons but got rained out, boo!

 i'm obsessed with suzy's shoes!

congratulations travis & luisa!

 time for dancing! this one of ivan & rachel melts my heart!!!

 time for thai!

 i love my goofy family!

 check out sarah's new half-sleeve! a flower for every place she's been to - still a work in progress.

 best carb loading meal ever!

 this is my bad-ass face since it was the porter rockwell half-marathon.

 this man is just beautiful - sorry i can't help but show him off

 this sandwich was so big we had to eat about half the fries before we could even attempt to fit it into our mouths

 even after all the windswept fry eating it was still difficult - we had sauce all over our faces! a sure sign of a good meal

happy saturday!

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0 it's been a while

{bonus points if you heard britney spears' voice in your head as you read that title}. ahem . . . as i may have mentioned i started a new full-time job & am still keeping up struggling to catch up with the part time work i do freelance. it's been crazy to say the least. good thing i have an amazing husband who does extra dishes/cooking shifts so that we can still eat. yes, eating is important. a lot has happened in the past two weeks! we went up to mantua for some family fun time & ran a little 5 mile race & watched fireworks. {i also accidentally turned the fridge off before we went - yeah it wasn't pretty}. the trip however was pretty great. i love to spend time with family - especially ivan's brother isaiah who stopped by from ireland on his way to texas for grad school! oh! oh! a niece was born! little eleanor anne neve. my cousin also had her little boy, titus jefferson hayes. so lots of additions have been made including my skorts! which came {too big} went back & came again {in the right size - yay!}. we also went to what was probably the most fun wedding we've ever been to last night. congratulations amanda & scot! in other news, i have more work to do! yes, nothing like drafting on a sunday night . . . oh yeah, it's nothing but fun in the iordanov house tonight!

pretty sure the fedex driver used my box as a cushion

it's so beautiful! . . . but too big

i haven't gotten around to taking pictures of the pair that fit, but that will be happening soon! as will purchasing these tasty delights again! they're like healthy {& green} cheetos!

speaking of deliciousness - we've been addicted to baked brie lately - i could go for some right now actually

i'm so dedicated to my work i do it via candlelight when the power goes out

hello eleanor!

this girl is beyond adorable! above is one of her many friendly creations - eraser man! {he broke his arm - bonus - the cast also works as a pirate peg-leg}

now for the onslaught of firework pictures - i tried to be selective buuuuuut . . . 

now for the wedding pictures! it really was a beautiful event & we felt priviledged to share such a happy event with amanda & scot - it brought back a lot of memories of our own wedding almost 4 years ago.

doesn't he look sharp in that suit? i hardly ever use the word "sharp" to describe a man but i just couldn't stop using it with ivan last night - apparently the habit has hungover.

two of my favorite girls right here!

it's us!

time for cake & dancing!

congratulations again! we sure love you both!

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