Memorial Day weekend in So Cal

Jess and I had an interesting time getting around using the GPS that kept dying on us. So we switched to using the iphone and that took us to the church in Newport not the temple in Newport which is where we were trying to go. It made for some pretty good laughs. Once we finally made it to the temple we walked around the grounds and took some pictures. We even saw bunnies on the grounds. It was cute.





I love going to the beach to listen to the crashing water, feel the sand on my toes, and enjoy the peace of it all. So relaxing that all I want to do is take pictures. Jess and I hung out for a bit before we met up with Danielle and Kenny and their families and played some volleyball.





Catching some waves with the boogie board and some waves without the boogie board. I love being in the water. I don't care how cold it is.



The Valentine's side of the family love good ribs. My uncle makes some good ribs and we love chowing down on them. Of course you must have floss afterwards we have all learned and I am always prepared now. We love stuffing our faces and making a mess. I had talked up the ribs so much that Jess told my Uncle that they better be as good because of how much I talked about them. Well they were and she said so herself.

Trip to Utah with Lori

Lori was heading to Utah a random weekend and needed a car buddy. I made arrangements to go with her. We had some good times laughing the whole way and being silly from smelling the cows reminding us of Paul. Ha Ha! (I won't embarrass him.) Lori also can't sit still hence the funny pose she really did drive like that for a few seconds a bit scary but also entertaining. We also saw a fire on the side of the road.


Grandpa made breakfast every morning I was there. I love eating at CHOPS. You get anything from waffles to fluzies (smoothies) to eggs and of course homemade bread. I love it. I spent a lot of fun times with Grandpa that weekend just me and him. I even mowed the lawn for him.

I was able to go to Uncle John and Aunt Karen's house for Alisa's birthday party. I also got to meet baby Jackson for the first time. Nicolas was pretty funny with the cupcakes he just wanted to eat the frosting and put them back on the tray.




I met up with a friend who took me for a drive around Bridal Veil falls and to the top of Squaw Peak. It was beautiful up there. While we were up there my friend saw this family being picture perfect cute and he had to take his picture. Pretty funny.

Playing catch up! Breast Cancer Walk in Vegas

So when I think of the breast cancer walk I think of my friend Jordan from Woodland. We did the walk in Sacramento one time and got so excited. Wanting to be all decked out in breast cancer attire and ready to have some fun the day of the race. I missed Jordan on the walk but we had a pretty good time in Vegas. I got Rachel and Kelli to join the team with me. Kelli said she just did it so she could have a shirt. The team shirts said "Team Boobs." The fire fighters ran through and we got free samples of Fuze! So good!

Beetles in Las Vegas

I found this thing in the stairwell at work yesterday. So digusting! I had Kasey and Kris come take care of it. Kasey put the big guy in a cup and then took him out front after scarying Sylvia and I with it. Then he puts the beetle down outsides and I am trying to take pictures of the thing. Then Kasey says "you have to show how big it is do you have a quarter or anything?" I had my chapstick (like always) and so I put my chapstick next to the beetle to show it's size. Then next day Kasey brings the thing in my office like it's fake or something. Oh no! It is very real! Real dead, that is. I pretty sure he got fried in the sun. So Kasey attempts to eat the thing. So gross!

First Friday

Here are a few photos from First Friday. This was very interesting.... let me just say first friday was totally not what I expected. I guess I am not sure what I was expecting but everything odd that you thought you might see was there. The fun part was Emily G. made a list of random things we might find there. I looked at the list and thought there is no way we will find half this stuff. Let me just say we found most all of the random things there. It was a fun night I must say. At the end of the night we walked back to our cars but we had to cross the railroad tracks and the train was headed to Nebraska. I wanted to jump on it and take a ride. That would be so fun one day.

Past roommates meet up at Oakland Temple