in the city of lights,

To be honest with you, I am not sure how much I will actually be able to blog while here. Today, I got a taste of how busy I am going to be these next few months. Since I have a minute while dinner is prepared, I figured I could share a few sneak peak photos(also because my family has been begging for some). Two days ago, I took my first steps into the most romantic city..Paris, France. I now know why some mistake it for the city of love opposed to the city of lights. It was an instant love affair. Someone might have to drag me back to the states in a few months.

the adventure begins,

I arrived in Paris yesterday morning and already have enough stories to last a few days. I am officially living in the beautiful city, Nice, France. The sweet grandmother and 13-year old granddaughter I am living with do not speak a lick of English. Finding their home was the real challenge, however. Everyone here assumes I know French, which makes me want feel even worse that I basically know how to say three things.

My name is Hayley.

I do not understand.

Do you speak English?



Hopefully my vocabulary will expand tomorrow at school, or my communication skills are as valuable as my host family's cat.

a day in the city

These past few weeks I was city hopping for holiday break. From Phoenix, to Palm Springs, to Sacramento, and back to Utah again. It was the first time my immediate family all got together aside from the weddings this summer. Our little clan has grown this year. Two seats are added when we go out to dinner! Anna & Tyler have been the best additions to the family. They fit in to our puzzle perfectly. A few days ago, we got to all spend the day in San Francisco. It made me realize how much I will miss all their cute faces these next few months.

let's share some secrets

Well, technically this is not a secret anymore since I am posting it on here for plenty of eyes to read (some of which I don't even know). But guess what? I decided to be a little adventurous and really step outside my box. Guess where I will be moving to for the next few months? Do you give up? Relax, I will tell you already. Or how about I even show you. In a few weeks I will be moving to this beautiful city. Nice, France







Amazing right? But don't worry. I might actually start to keep up with my blog for once and document my adventures. I have never been to this romantic country before, but am fully aware that I will fall in love with the place. I better start getting in touch with my French roots. Luckily, I landed in Palm Springs earlier today and get to spend some quality time learning all about that side of my family from Grandma Green. To Grandmother's house we go!

for a cold winter Wednesday

Found this little gem today at work. Yes, I have had it on repeat for a while now.

i love my sundays,

First, you will have to forgive me for my blogging absence. Life seems to have taken over these past few weeks/months. Recently, I have returned from a nice trip back to the homefront. I had multiple excuses to find my way back to beautiful California. Last Sunday, the 49ers took on the Cardinals & I got to go see the man of my fancy play. My sister Marlee & my new brother-in-law Tyler live just outside the city... so even more of an excuse to go right? I haven't really seen Tyler & Marlee since their wedding this summer, which is too long of an absence for me. We even got to celebrate Tyler's birthday with family & friends. It was just what the doctor ordered.

another one,