California Update

A few exciting things have happened/ will happen. Get ready for it...

1. I got my first speeding ticket, no less than 15 minutes away from our apartment in Santa Maria. We were on our way back from Mesa, AZ, and apparently I got a little too excited to get home. There goes my perfect record.

2. I am giving a talk in church on Sunday. OK so this list really isn't that exciting.

3. Tomorrow we go to the Mid-State Fair. It's a big deal. I don't think I've ever been to a real fair before (not so sure that Draper Days counts?) Mostly I'm just excited for something to do with Chase that is out of the ordinary.

4. Chase and I finally sat down and made our California Bucket List. There are over 20 activities on the list, and about a month to do all of them... Hey at least we're trying :)

5. My family is driving out here to visit this week! Our plans include Hearst Castle, Solvang, the beach, and visiting family in Lemoore (about 3 1/2 hours away from here.)

6. I'M COMING BACK TO UTAH! I'm driving back to Utah to hang out for a week and a half. It's going to be fun! I've missed my friends, my family, my house, my clothes..... let's just say I'm pretty excited to be coming back for a while.

7. I took some pictures of my friend Tana. She's a newly wed. Taking pictures is like something to do when our men are off working all day.

Lilo Loves Hawaii

This was the sunset on our first night in Maui. Right outside the balcony.

This snorkeling trip fed us breakfast, lunch, and dessert!

We went to two different snorkeling sites, and then set sail

on our way back to the resort. We were so cold from being in the

chilly ocean so we laid on the top of the boat to dry and ate our cookies.

The second site we went to had so many sea turtles! We probably saw

about six. Three or four of which came so close to us. I would say it was

the highlight of the trip. I just wish we could've gotten a picture with the turtles.

i loike toirtles.

Very harry man from New York...

Virgin Pina Coladas are a must have.

What? This is MY pina colada.

The view was disgustingly amazing.

Silly faces with our totem pole friend.

Practicing some Adam & Eve

Stuffing our faces like fatties...

Bananas growing on the hike to Twin Falls.

Everything was so green and lush and beautiful!

The Girls...

The Boys...

The bunch of us...

It was so nice to just relax through most of the trip. We didn't

really plan anything, we just did whatever we felt. I highly

recommend it.

Some California Views

Happy Birthday Baby Sister!

My baby sister is turning the big ONE SIX. Yeah, scary, and yeah, weird. Good thing she is so pretty so I have someone to model for me. She lets me dress her up, do her makeup, and take pictures of her. She's even better than a barbie doll.

The one above was taken last fall.
The one below was taken this spring.

I could get used to this

Once again, we've packed up to move to a strange new place for the summer. At first, we thought we'd be going to Oklahoma. Then it changed to Kansas. Can you imagine my excitement? I apologize if these places are your favorite places, I just did not want to spend a summer there. But when I found out that California was in the picture, I was seriously excited. For real this time.

And so here we are, in Santa Maria, CA. The weather is awesome. Our apartment is much better than expected. And we're only thirty minutes from a beach!
Like I said, I could get used to this.
Here are some shots of us at Pismo Beach.

And here are our new friends Chris and Darci.

As you can see, they are pretty funny.
This is so much better than snow.

Spokane: The Best of Times

Spokane is simply beautiful.

And I had lots of time to enjoy its natural beauty.
Five minutes from our apartment was this charming waterfall. Included are
turtles (seen on the rock), gold fish, dragon flies, and ducks.
Namaste.

Jen & I explored the bounds of Spokane. Here of some
shots we took in the quaint farming areas.
On Saturday's we'd visit some Farmer's Markets in downtown Spokane.
They had excellent fresh cherries!

And finally, downtown Spokane:

{This is a post that I wrote a looooong time ago}

We have had a wonderful school year! Except we decided to make some changes to our otherwise perfect lives. Chase is going to Washington for the summer to sell Dish Network! ... And I get to stay here. I have to take a class for Spring term so it won't last all summer though! On June 18th I get to venture out to Washington and enjoy my summer. This means that Chase quit his bank job, and I am quitting at Costco. I can hardly believe it. The last two years of my life have been devoted to that place! Now I will get to be a free woman! I just hope I won't get too bored.



This next school year we will both focus solely on school. We must get done! I am applying to the Advertising program in the fall, and Chase hopefully only has one more year to finish his degree in International Business. Our plans are to travel the world at that point... I hope!


As for now, I am going to take this opportunity of being husbandless for a month and half and make the best of it. Here are some of the things I am occupying my time with...

Working out hard core!!

Taking some pictures with my new camera.

Homework.

Spending time with my family... I am living back at their house because the condo is much too lonely.


and Hangin with my good ol' friends from Draper and from Provo!