Autumn Amelia

Hello everyone!
As you may remember, because I haven't shut up about it, I set out to do 26 new things in my 26th year.
Last week I officially turned 27 and am happy to report that I actually did it?!?
There were a few things on my original list that I didn't complete but, I switched them out with some other things I had never done and had always wanted to.
So, here it is.
My 26 for 26.

Attend The Halloween Party At Disneyland



Went to the first-ever Oogie Boogie Bash as fox Robin Hood and Maid Marian.
It did not disappoint!

Visit Harry Potter World



Visited Harry Potter world and drank way too much Butterbeer.
Worth it!

Watch My First Rated R Movie

Spent Memorial Day weekend downtown and decided it was the perfect place to view my first rated R movie, Pulp Fiction.

Attend Balloon Fest

Kind of a fail as the wind didn't allow the balloons to be inflated for more than fifteen minutes but I did go!
It counts!

Take My First Cycle Class



Tested out the newly opened CycleBar and fell in love!
I went several more times and can't wait to go back.

Work With My First Brand

I had the opportunity to work with several brands this year, including Friday Apparel whose sweater I am rocking above.
Do yourself a favor and head to their website and buy yourself something with the code AUTUMN20 for 20% off your order!

Go On My First Hike Trail



Okay, I have "technically" hiked before but not on an actual trail.
Look at those fall colors!

Giraffe Encounter At The Zoo



I legit sobbed after feeding the giraffes.
It was everything I wanted...

Attend Swiss Days



Ate a scone the size of a small toddler.
10/10 would recommend.

Disneybound



Went as Genie and Jafar to see Aladdin the musical.

Earn My First Paycheck From My Side Hustle

See The Legend That Is Elton John



Erik and I spent weeks trying to win tickets on the radio.
We ended up spending a small fortune from our savings.
No regrets.

Attend My First Blogger Event



Had the pleasure of previewing Vintage Market Days with fellow bloggers and Instagrammers.
I still don't know how/why?

Have My First Taste Of Alcohol

Buy An Extra AF Piece Of Clothing

Work For A Company I Admire


I have always wanted to work for a local company in Utah who's shop and product I adored.
I was hired on for seasonal help at Letterfolk and am still there!

Get A Passport

Attend My First Therapy Session

Pay For A Stranger

Penguin Encounter At The Aquarium

Adopt A Doggo


We adopted Ziggy from the Utah Humane Society a few weeks ago.
He is perfect and I love him.

Rock A Temporary Hair Color

I don't know about rocked...
But my hair was temporarily rose gold and I low key loved it.

Visit The Ice Castles

Elsa, who?

Do Goat Yoga

Hello everyone!

If you are kind enough to have visited here before then you might be sick of me mentioning my golden birthday...

If not, I turned 26 on the 26th of February and have decided to make this my golden year.

At the beginning of the year I made a list of a few things that I wanted to try.

Then I decided why not try 26 new things for my 26th year?

So, I am officially putting it out there.

I am going to try to accomplish 26 new things by my next birthday.

They don't have to be anything too crazy or fancy.

Just 26 things I have never done and have wanted to do.

Coming up with a list has been hard...

Here is what I have come up with so far:

Attend Mickey's Halloween Party At Disneyland

Ride A Horse

Attend Ballonfest

Get A Passport

Try A Cycle Class (Check!)

Feed A Giraffe

Visit Harry Potter World

Go On A Hike Trail

Attend Swiss Days

Penguin Encounter At The Aquarium

Watch My First R Rated Movie

Try High Fit

Visit The Lavender Fields

Disneybound

Go To My First Therapy Session

Get My First Paycheck From My Side Hustle

Rock A Temporary Hair Color

See?

Nothing too crazy, right?

A majority of the items aren't too far away or too expensive because we be ballin' on a budget over here.

But, I am several short...

I would love to hear your suggestions of things I could do locally in Utah for little cost or any suggestions in general.

What do you have for me?

I am going to share what I cross off here on the blog and hopefully on our vlog channel which I haven't touched in a hot second so, no promises...

What is something that you have always wanted to do?

All my love, 

Autumn

Hello everyone!

While I was out running errands the other day I was in the area of a house Erik and I were interested in buying when we were first engaged.

I thought I would drive by and take a little look see.

When I drove by the house I was overcome by so many emotions.

I was sad that the house never worked out for us.

I was grateful for how far we have come.

I was sentimental for my past self.

And wait for it....

I was PROUD of myself.

That's right proud.

I have a really hard time letting myself feel proud.

I always feel like I have nothing to toot my horn about.

I feel I could have done better or I could have done more
Or I feel that I still have a long way to go. 

But, for this short instant I let myself revel in those proud feelings and I got a little weepy.

I am a crier if you haven't noticed...

I thought of my little 20 year old self and all the hope that she had for the future.

I thought of all the plans I was making and the home I was planning to create.

I thought of how hard we tried to buy that house and how disappointed I was that it didn't work out.

I thought of all the things that we would have to endure and how some of the plans would work but would take triple the time we thought.

I thought of how that little 20 year old would soon lose all that hope and feel so completely lost.

I looked at the house and thought about the house we now call home and how it's basically the same house but ours has a few things that I like better.

I thought of how hard we had to work to purchase it and how excited we were when we finally got it.

I thought of where we are now and how far we have come and I was proud dang it!

Later that night I wanted to tell Erik about my experience but it was so hard for me to admit that I was proud of myself.

He finally pulled it out of me and when I told him he said "Good! You should feel proud of yourself more often."

And I want to!

I really do.

But, it's hard...

I know that I am not alone in this.

I know many of you must have a hard time letting yourself feel proud too.

Especially if you are a women.

So, I would love for you to tell me when was the last time you felt proud of yourself?

Even if it seems small or insignificant.
Even if you just sat in your car and cried while looking at a house, see image below, I would love to hear what makes you feel proud!

All my love,

Autumn

Wednesday November 29th

For our 100th video Erik and I took on the gingerbread house decorating challenge.

We each had twelve minutes to decorate a gingerbread house.

Who do you think won?

Also we officially announced we will be doing Vlogmas this year! Ahhh!!!

September 13th, 2017

Erik and I decided to try out the Egg Roulette Challenge with a twist for our four year wedding anniversary.

We wanted to see who knew each other best.

What challenge should we do next?