December 13th.

December 13th, 1993.

It's my birthday.

And you know what that means.

I can officially buy all those cigarettes, dip, rated R movies i've been dying to get all my life.

Ha. Ha. Ha.

This post is going to be extremely long, so just giving you a warning.

I think its appropriate to celebrate as extravagantly as possible.

Well, I turned 18 today.

and it feels.....

awesome.

This is a pretty epic birthday.

Do you know why?

Because its my last birthday I'll ever have living at home.

Thats just sad.

Because that means there no more surprise car decorating, no more streamer & balloon-lined bedroom, no random gifts at school, no surprise cupcakes at lunch time, no, nothing.

So that's just depressing to me.

Well, Momma Cram sure out-did herself on this one.

For me to even say that is very unusual.

Wanna know why?

I am very nosey.

If I know that a surprise is coming, or if i think my mom is up to something, I tend to snoop and investigate and 99.9% of the time, I figure out the surprise.

So, that being said, I would just like to commend my mother for keeping this one for me.

Well, as may would know, most of the time, she goes all out.

For an example.

Like today.

She had my best friend April go around to all my classes before school and gave each of my teachers a gift bag.

Each period I would get a special gift in the middle of class from my teacher.

Each bag had a little something in it.

A Lilly Pulitzer Cup, A "Pay It Forward" Key necklace, Starbucks giftcard, or a cute ring.

Each gift was so stinkin' cute.

By the end of the day I looked a little silly walking around school with my hands full of presents!

But I'm not gonna lie.

I kinda liked it.

Well, Momma Cram isn't the only one full of suprises.

(My best friend is pretty awesome too)

So, after 1st period, she texted me to meet her in the commons cause she had something for me.

Well...I'm awkwardly walking by myself to go find her and she is no where to be found.

But then I see someone standing alone by the pole with a bunch of balloons.

Humm...

I look a little closer and there she is.

WITH THESE!

Oh, how I love her.

She even gave me a redbull.

She know's a love them redbulls.

Later that day, at lunch time I get a text from my mom saying, "Can I steal you away for a birthday lunch?"

Um. YES!

She picks me up and we go to one of my favorite places, The Mercantile, in DTF.

We walk in, and April is there!

Oh my gosh!

So surprised!

There she goes again.

Momma pulling off these surprises like that. (snap)

I finished off lunch with a delicious Red Velvet cupcake from Ivy Cake, and it was delish!

So, rewind about 12 hours.

I get a phone call from my love.

Kate. Butterlove. McNamera.

Precisely @ midnight.

And I pick up the phone, say hello, and I hear this.

Talk about almost peeing your pants.

I about died...

Wow, I have the greatest friends in the world.

Who in the WORLD would ever do this?

Oh, I know.

KATER TOT!

So we chatted for about an hour.

Not much to the convo.

Mostly just catching up on life.

Her job as a flight attendant was going great, my job was going...good, and everything else was just was superb.

I had asked her if there was any chance she could make it to my birthday dinner the next night.

She was taking a 3 day trip that next morning and was flying out of San Francisco, and she had said that there was n0 possibly way to be in 2 places at once.

I was so sad.

:(

So fast forward to night time.

We had dinner at the lovely Maggianos Italian restaurant.

And dang, it was awesome.

Well all my girls, (most of them at least, with the exception of my college girls), made it to the dinner!

We had so much fun getting all dolled up and going to eat a great dinner!

We got there a little late, but it was okay.

We get there, sit down, and are all just chatting, having a good time.

When suddenly I hear someone say:

"Hi, my name is Butterlove, and I'll be your server tonight. Can I offer you something to drink?"

Uhh.

Uhhhhh.

Uhhhhhhhhhh

I look up.

And there she is.

Kate. Butterlove.

With the waitress apron, and notepad in hand.

Oh my gosh.

You have got to be kidding me.

I was in shock.

I hadn't even realized what was going on.

I was just looking blankly into her eyes.

So confused at what was going on.

SHE CAME! SHE CAME! SHE CAME!

Man! It was such a great surprise!

So props to Mom to pulling that one off too!

Here's a little sneak peak of what really goes on behind the scenes!

Side note: Our waiter was HOT!

Straight off Jersey Shore.

Can't wait to get in wedding invitation Kate!

All in all, it was a fantastic birthday, and one that i'll never forget!

I have the greatest friends and family anyone could ask for!

Love you all!

Especially you Momma.

MWAH!

You can't forget about the freaking awesome country music goddess that I share my birthday with!

Taylor Swift!

Yep.

Pretty cool.

Just 4 years apart.

Yep.

You can be jealous.

Go on...

You can be jealous of me having the same birthday at Taylor Swift while I sit here and stare at this.

Her 18th birthday present.

Wow, now I'm jealous.

How did she score that thing?

I want one.

xoxoilovebirthdays

The Vow

I. I. I.

Can't. Can't. Can't.

Breath. Breath. Breath.

I'm so stinkin' exited for this movie to come out!

I don't think I can wait 3 more months!

The Vow.

Ah. Ah. Ah.

I can't even contain myself i'm so incredibly exited.

Two of my absolute favorite actors are in it and i am so flippin' stoked for it to come out.

{In 3 months}

crap

Ta da!

There they are.

In they're hot making-out glory.

I love it.

I'm extremely jealous

So now I go into my creepy,

im obsessed with you,

your perfect,

i want to marry you,

your the sexiest man alive,

most perfect human that has ever walked this earth,

kind of mood.

But lets be honest...

There is no one on this planet that is SEXIER then him.

Mmmmmmm.

Goodness all over.

I'm drooling right now as I stare at this picture.

Of him.

Sitting there.

In the pouring rain.

And that sexy jacket,

soaking wet.

Omg.

and.......droooooool

He's looking at me right now.

Through the screen.

Just F.Y.I

Oh yeah, and his name is

Channing (freaking) Tatum.

Forgot that small detail.

Ok, moving on.

And now I go into my

Your beautiful,

drop dead gorgeous,

ridiculously adorable,

charming,

your STUNNING,

your the cutest thing that has ever walked this earth,

I want to be you

kind of mood.

Every movie your in i go and see for the sole purpose of the pure enjoyment of watching you. Call me crazy, but she is the definition of perfect.

Is that creepy?

Nope.

I don't think so at least.

ha. ha. ha.

So,

that being said.

I think its safe to say that me, along with the rest of the hopeless romantic world, would greatly appreciate it if February would hurry up and get here.

Cause I want to watch you two

make-out.

a lot.

and cry.

a lot.

that too.

So here you go,

now you can go obsess over the same thing i am right now.

My Latest Obsession

Uh.

3 words.

I. (freaking) LOVE. YOU.

I just got your new album today, and it has been on repeat ever since.

My favorites?

1. Wanted.

2. Somebody's Heartbreak

3. Rainy Season

4. Everybody's Got Somebody But Me (my life story)

5. Cry With You

I really love "Wanted" though.

I think it would make a great duet with a guy.

But there's a problem.

I need a guy to sing with.

Uhhhh.....

Hey Hunter, can I have your number?

:)

"If you're gonna be somebody's heartbreak,

If you're gonna be somebody's mistake,

If you're gonna be somebody's first time,

Somebody's last time,

Baby be mine

If you're lookin' to be somebody's just friends,

A little laughin', a little lovin', never callin' again,

That's just fine

If you're gonna be somebody's heartbreak,

Be mine"

- Somebody's Heartbreak

I love this chorus so much.

It's so sweet.

Update 12.3.11.

He's doing absolutely phenomenal.

Out there sharing the gospel to the people of Santiago, Chili.

I miss him so so much, but I know he is doing what is needed to be done.

Love you and miss you Shmorgs.

xoxo

Class of 2012

SENIOR PICTURES!

Woot woot!

Shout out to the lovely and talented Andrea Larsen for being the best photographer ever!

la. la. la

Love them!

She did a great job making me look awesome!

(I normally don't go around looking this good, trust me)

I love how great they turned out!

Here are just a couple!

Enjoy :)

xoxoimissshmorgs
Here is a little bit of sweetness from the brother's email today!

enjoy! :)

"Hey mommy! Wow! I´m not gonna lie... Forget the technology. Forget sports and facebook. Friends, girls, or texting. I literally miss the Fam more than ANYTHING! I´m not even kidding. How much easier would it be if we all just served missions in our home towns! Much less expensive too! Haha"

The 531 Page Challege

I did it!

I can officially say that I have read the Book Of Mormon.

Hallelujah.

With the help of 4 other girls, we got it done!

For personal progress, it has been made a new requirement to read the entire

Book Of Mormon.

Well, there are a handful of us girls (Mckenna, Ali, Emma, Liesel, and I) who were super close to getting their medallion and this was the only thing holding them back!

Well, Liesel decided that she was going to put together a read-a-thon!

She needed to earn some credit for her Honor Bee which she is getting.

Thank goodness she did cause i know i wouldn't have gotten it done myself!

Phew!

We originally decided that we were going to read it through in 24 hours, but we all knew that wasn't going to happen.

ha. ha. ha.

So we decided to read it over a period of 3 days.

Every Sunday for 3 weeks.

177 pages a day.

8 hours a day.

And let me tell you.

It was a little rocky at times.

But it was worth it!

It was a miracle we got it done!

With the help of Sister German and her frequent snacks and food, we pulled through to the end!

Yum yum yum!

And we can't forget those awesome guest readers we had!

Every day we had as many as 3 guest readers (upon surprise!) walk in and read to us for an hour straight!

It was awesome, and i'm so glad i can say that i not only participated, but also read the Book of Mormon in 3 days!

So thanks Lies for putting this insane idea into something we all appreciated!

We owe you!

Want to learn more about The Book Of Mormon and my religion?

Feel free to ask questions of visit here.

Please excuse the neglecting of the blog.

I'm weighing my options these days.

Try to predict my future here...

This is not an easy task.

VS.

T-E-M-P-E

Tempe.

Thats where he is!

Elder German is serving a full time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Tempe, AZ!

We were lucky enough to steal some time away and visit Elder German and his companion for a short while.

And man was it awesome to see him!

It had been over 6 months since we had last seen him!

Crazy huh!

He's already 1/4th through with his mission!

Morgan's just trailing behind him...

We met up with them at a restaurant where we treated them with as much food as they wanted.

(lucky for them)

After we had eaten, we had decided to go to Walmart and stock up them on some goods!

When we walk out of the restaurant to get to our cars, we come to find this.

So typical.

Not even surprised.

ha. ha. ha.

Already looks so different!

So we get to Walmart and LOAD THEM UP on some serious food.

everything from gushers, to toothpaste, to sunny D to laundry detergent.

Kinda funny to see what guys needs versus what i would get if i were them.

Oh, how they are such boys.

All in all, it was a great short lived visit!

Great to see you Spenc!

Love you and Miss you lots!

See you in 18!

Happy Halloween!

xoxoilovecountrymusic

Just a few of my favorites these days.

Enjoy! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHMORGS!

So,

Its official.

I am a brother is 20!

So crazy to me!

Ah!

Atleast he got a proper birthday party in Chili thanks to some members in the ward!

Love you lots Morgan!

Your growing up so fast!

I'm going to be 18 before I know it!

I Need A Hero

Where have all the good men gone?
And where are all the gods?
Where's the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and turn and dream
of what I need...

I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure

it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life

larger than life.

Is this real life?

Drooooooooooooooool

Awkwardly Impulsive Obsessions.

So.

I'm going to try out this new thing.

It's going to be called

"Awkwardly Impulsive Obsessions"

Every week I'm going to post pictures of 5 things that I find

Awkward.

Impulsive.

&

Obsessive.

Whether it be

funny pictures

obsessive things i am obsessed with

awkward text messages

or just plain impulsive things i do.

So this is going to be interesting to see how this all pans out.

Cause i'm just winging it.

So here it goes.

1.) McDonald's Chocolate Dipped Cone.

Literally.

Heaven in my mouth.

Best. Ice Cream. Ever.

Only $.99

2.) French Braids.

Love them.

3.) Lilly Pulitzer iPhone case.

Even though its so ridiculously dirty right now,

I still love it.

4.) 2 words.

Lady A.

5.) TWITTER!

I love it.

And you can't say anything about.

ha. ha. ha.

SWGP

I've had a lot of these

Super White Girl Problems

lately.

Tay Sway Round 3.

Tay Sway Pt. 3.
For Christmas last year my amazing grandmother bought Me, Kala, and Reagan Taylor Swift tickets for the Atlanta show!
We were sooo exited!
The show was originally scheduled for early July, but Taylor got bronchitis so she had to post-poned the show for October 2nd.
Well.
It was amazing.
And we had amazing seats.
And an amazing time.
And well,
the day was just flat out amazing.

I was Enchanted to meet you.
Love this dress so much, and so did Kala.
Future prom dress?
Yes

Me and Rea Rea.

The way you move is like a full on rainstorm.
And i'm a house of cards.

So a great big THANK YOU goes out to Gussie for making this weekend amazing!
A concert to never forget!