I just wanted to give a quick shoutout to my awesome and amazing sisters. I was able to go see them this last weekend and just spend time with them and my family. I get to see them pretty often for living three hours away. We talk all the time and catch up. I just wanted to let them know that I love them and that I am so grateful that they are my sisters. I love you guys!
My cousin Bobby has left for his second tour in Iraq. He left last Tuesday and will be back next September. I just wanted to take the time and thank Bobby and all the other men and women in our armed forces. They put their lives on the line everyday for us so that we can have our freedoms. All I can say is that someone has to do it and I am thankful for those people who are braver than me, you guys are all wonderful. Me and Randy, my grandma, and Bobby's parents all went to the airport to see him off. It was an emotional and trying experience. Of course I cried because that is what I do. But I had an unforgettable experience as well. While I was at the airport I was looking around at all the other men and women leaving with my cousin and just thought to myself wow. I thought of all the other families and saw the love and tears while saying goodbye. We got to see all of them walk out of the hangar and load the plane. They took off and were gone. God Bless our troops! We love you!
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Well folks it is official....it has been ONE YEAR since Randy and I were married. I can't believe how fast this year flew by. It was the best year of my life!! Since our anniversary was on a Sunday, on Saturday night we went to dinner and then we went to a drive in movie theater and saw two movies. Earlier yesterday Randy surprised me with the most beautiful bouquet of flowers. I love them!! We are more in love then when we were frist married. I can't wait for the many more years to come and to make more memories with Randy. We live each day of our lives loving like crazy and loving what comes our way! Happy One Year Anniversary babe love you!!
I think the coolest part of the trip to Washington was when we went whale watching. We all went on a private tour on a boat. We were on the boat for about 4 hours and saw tons of whales. We were watching killer whales aka orcas. We saw whales from what they call J-pod and K-pod. It was so much fun and we all had a blast. It was a beautiful day as well. We traveled about 16 miles to find them, they were heading north towards Canada to hunt salmon. It was really interesting because our guide told us that the whales we saw were the whales that were filmed for the movie FREE WILLY series. So in a sense we saw movie stars. We took tons of pictures so here are just a few. We got really up close and personal with some of the whales. It was a ton of FUN!!!
While we were on vacation I was able to celebrate my 22nd birthday. I can't believe I am that old. I remember as a little girl thinking.....I am never going to be 22....well here it is! My birthday is on August 1st. So this year it was on a fast Sunday. We started out the day by going to church. We came home, ate dinner, and then did my cake and celebration. We hung out for a bit before going to Canada. It was a great birthday and I loved being able to spend it on vacation and with my family! Thanks everyone for a wonderful day and the great birthday wishes.
On our vacation to Washington we all made a couple of trips to Canada. We went to Vancouer and White Rock. We went to Vancouer and we went and saw the Olympic cauldron, the aquarium, and walked around for a bit. Below are some pictures of our adventures while on a trips to Canada.
Randy and I had to opportunity to go on a family vacation with Randy's parents, brother and his wife, and their baby Maden. We went to Birch Bay, Washington. We left at midnight on July 28th and drove for 14 hours. We got to our hotel and got settled in. Our hotel was called WorldMark right by the ocean and beach. We were gone for 8 days. We did a ton of activites so our trip is going to be broken up into different parts such as my birthday, our trips to Cananda, the aquarium, whale watching, and some others. We loved being on vacation and like everybody says vacations go by way to fast and it is back to reality. While we were in Birch Bay we hung out, went to the beach, ate ice cream, rode a surrey, whale watching, shopping, played tennis, went to Canada, and lots of other stuff. This blog and the next five or so will be about our fabulous trip with tons of pictures!!!!
Today is my MOTHER'S BIRTHDAY!!! She is turning 49! I wanted to give a shout out to her because I live in Idaho and I don't get to see her on her special day. I just wanted to wish her a happy birthday and hopes she has a great day. I love her very much and wouldn't be who I am today without her. She is the greatest mom on the planet! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!
This past weekend my family came up from Utah to visit. My mom, dad, little sister Mikala, older sister Megan, and my niece Peyton came up for five days. My brother-in-law Jeff couldn't come because he had to work, that made me sad. They came up on Wednesday and went home Sunday. We went four-wheeling on Thursday and had a ton of fun. We went up to Iron Bog. It was really hot and we definitely got some sun and were filthy by the end of the day. We mostly just hung out with them every chance we got. On Saturday night my Aunt Selena threw a surprise 40th birthday party for my Uncle Chris. That was a ton of fun. The weekend overall was a blast. I don't get to see my family very often so I was so glad they came up. I love them so much and love when I do get to see them!
