diff --git a/js/models.js b/js/models.js
index 99c2777..c143bf2 100644
--- a/js/models.js
+++ b/js/models.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class StoryList {
     //  instance method?
 
     // query the /stories endpoint (no auth required)
-    const response = await axios({
+    const response = axios({
       url: `${BASE_URL}/stories`,
       method: "GET",
     });
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class StoryList {
     const stories = response.data.stories.map(story => new Story(story));
     console.log("stories instances here: ", stories);
     // build an instance of our own class using the new array of stories
-    return new StoryList(stories);
+    return new StoryList(response);
   }
 
   /** Adds story data to API, makes a Story instance, adds it to story list.
@@ -74,18 +74,13 @@ class StoryList {
    */
 
   async addStory(user, newStory) {
-
-    //console.debug("addStory called");
-    //console.log("user.loginToken = ", user.loginToken);
-
     const response = await axios.post(
       `${BASE_URL}/stories`,
-      { token: user.loginToken, story: newStory }
+      { token: user.logintoken, story: newStory }
     );
 
     const story = new Story(response.data.story);
-    this.stories.unshift(story);
-    console.log("this is what a single story looks like... ", story);
+    stories.unshift(story);
     return story;
   }
 }
@@ -105,7 +100,7 @@ class User {
     username,
     name,
     createdAt,
-    favorites = [],
+    favorites,
     ownStories = []
   },
     token) {
@@ -180,7 +175,6 @@ class User {
    * of favorites for a partiuclar user
    */
 
-
   async insertStoryIntoFavorites(story) {
 
     const response = await axios({
@@ -194,7 +188,6 @@ class User {
   }
 
 
-
   /** second method - take a story instance and remove it from our array of
    * favorited articles
   */
@@ -207,14 +200,22 @@ class User {
       data: { token: `${currentUser.loginToken}` }
     });
 
-    return currentUser.favorites;
-
-  }
+    currentUser.favorites = response.data.user.favorites;
+    console.log("response.data.user.favorites = ", response.data.user.favorites);
+    console.log("CU Faves ", currentUser.favorites);
 
+    // return currentUser;
 
+  }
 
+  /*****/
 
+  /** Stopping point of sprint. instertStoryIntoFavorites and removedStoryFromFavorites
+   * are working functions.
+   * Building out UI for these fucntions is next step.
+   */
 
+  /*****/
 
   /** When we already have credentials (token & username) for a user,
    *   we can log them in automatically. This function does that.
diff --git a/js/nav.js b/js/nav.js
index 501a3d9..c171b16 100644
--- a/js/nav.js
+++ b/js/nav.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function updateNavOnLogin() {
   $(".main-nav-links").show();
   $navLogin.hide();
   $navLogOut.show();
-  $navUserProfile.text(`${currentUser.username}`).show();
+  $navUserProfile.text(`${currentUser.user}`).show();
 }
 
 /** Show story submission form on click on "submit" */
diff --git a/js/user.js b/js/user.js
index ccf6b78..d985317 100644
--- a/js/user.js
+++ b/js/user.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ async function signup(evt) {
   console.debug("signup", evt);
   evt.preventDefault();
 
-  const name = $("#signup-name").val();
+  const name = $("#signup-name").text();
   const username = $("#signup-username").val();
   const password = $("#signup-password").val();
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ async function signup(evt) {
   currentUser = await User.signup(username, password, name);
 
   saveUserCredentialsInLocalStorage();
-  updateUIOnUserLogin();
+  updateUiOnUserLogin();
 
   $signupForm.trigger("reset");
 }
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ $signupForm.on("submit", signup);
  */
 
 function logout(evt) {
-  console.debug("logout", evt);
   localStorage.clear();
   location.reload();
 }
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ $navLogOut.on("click", logout);
  */
 
 async function checkForRememberedUser() {
-  console.debug("checkForRememberedUser");
   const token = localStorage.getItem("token");
   const username = localStorage.getItem("username");
   if (!token || !username) return false;