Some Days.

On days like today I really just wish I was back on the beach or laying out in Hawaii.

Or... I'd happily wish myself onto the vacation my family is on right now without me.

I'd gladly be anywhere right now, but work.

Anyone else with me?

MIA.

I've been gone from the blog for a while....but part of it has been because we've been so busy.

First with my birthday.....

 

My parents took me to Ruby River, birthdays don't get much better than celebrating with a yummy steak.

And then Hawaii...where we had LOTS of fun!

We had a fun at the beach. We didn't get to go as much as I would have liked thanks to the rainy weather, but the time we did spend there was great!

It was really rainy while we were there so sadly I wasn't my normal picture taking self and didn't get my camera out as much as I should have, because I was too busy avoiding the rain or too embarrassed to take pictures with my awful rain-ruined hair. Luckily I did get some though. We went hiking on one of the days and were hoping to get to swim below some waterfalls, but it had been so rainy that they were overflooded and not swimmable. We missed out on seeing some too, because they had closed off a section of our hike because of all the water, but it was still really fun and BEAUTIFUL. It was probably the most gorgeous hike and drive I have ever been on.

 I think Tyler's favorite part of the trip was this:

We got to drive around the island in this beautiful car. A 2011 Chevy Camaro...it was so new we were the first ones to rent it. It was lots of fun although we never really got to let it loose, because of slow speed limits and lots of traffic...it was pretty fun to peel out in though!


And then Vegas...

 Leave it to us to have a random picture with a San Diego State fan. Kawai Leonard's Aunt to be exact. Even though we lost we stayed after the game and watched the trophy be presented to San Diego State and watched them cut down the net. Out of the corner of my eye I saw this lady taking candid pictures of us. I looked over at her and she just started laughing and said, "ooooh yes!" Next thing we knew it she was headed up to talk to us. As soon as she realized Nate was related to Jackson Emery she was buddied right up and wanted a picture with the boys. She told us that she is fine with losing to anyone, but BYU. It kills her to lose to BYU so I guess it was a good thing for her they won.

We had a fun day on the strip and shockingly I didn't spend a dime. I learned though not to let the husband gamble...he comes home with empty pockets!


And Denver....

Sadly my husband is on his way to Denver to watch the Cougars play right now and I didn't get to go :( Its not really easy to pick up and leave your job again after being gone a week and half! Hopefully they play hard and win so it makes me missing my husband worth it! He deserves to see a good few games!

Snorkeling

Hawaii was my first time snorkeling! I was super excited to try it and it was really fun. We went to Hanauma Bay & had a blast. There was lots & lots of really neat fish to see both big & small.

The only bad parts were that I naturally had the urge to hold my breath under the water, so if I didn't constantly tell myself to keep on breathing I would hold my breath! oops! The other bad part was when the waves would occasionally go over my head, resulting in water coming down my breathing tube...and then I'd taste nasty salt water that made me wanna gag! Luckily I didn't swallow any though!!!

And lucky for me unlike Nattie, Kev, and my Dad...I stayed sunburn free!!!

Me & My Dad getting ready to head out!

Page & Kev already snorkeling. & Nat and my Dad gettin ready to go!

Start with the Bad.

This is going to make me look like a cranky, whiney, negative vacationer. But it will make everyone feel better that they didn't go. Haha. And my next post shall be more positive.

So this is what I didn't like about HAWAII:

FLYING

Because sitting for 6 hours isn't very fun. Airplanes/Airports make feel gross and dirty. I can't wait to shower after being in them. Between the smell & the confined spaces & all the people I feel disgusting by the time I get off the plane. I also get horrible headaches when landing. Oh and last and most importantly red eye flights stink! I went to New York when I was 16 and it was the worst flight of my life. I said I would never take one ever ever again. But I did...and it stunk too this time, but luckily not quite as bad as that one. Plus, if this all isn't bad enough we almost missed our flight going home! (better going then coming though right?)

THE HUMIDITY

My hair held up pretty well, but the ends of it sure liked to go wavy. I was prepared for the worst though, because Hawaii's humidity is NOTHING compared to the East Coast. I'm still glad I live in Utah though, where it is nice & dry!

CRAB ENCOUNTERS

He might look like just a little guy now, but when your buried up in the sand and you turn your head and look over your shoulder and see him practically on your shoulder and now in your face...he's HUGE & SCARY! Luckily I lept out of the sand and booked to the ocean before he had time to attack ;] I may have lost my life to this guy.

THE WIND

Everytime we went to take a picture our hair was in our face! The Ocean Breeze feels nice but isn't so awesome on the hair. Good thing it wasn't always as bad as this pic makes it out to be.

Oh and worst of all...

COMING HOME! :[

Hawaii

I'm baaack! But have no idea what to write/where to start!  

So I will just say this for now: I LOVED IT.

Landed & Lovin' it.

It's been one crazy & long day travelin' but we're here and the weather is perfect. Couldn't be any better. Haven't done much yet. We arrived at 2:10 Hawaii time...waited forever for our rental, got some dinner & walked the beach. 

Ready for take off.

 

View coming out of the airport.

 View of the pool from our room.

Its only 8pm here but I think I'm out for the night. haha. 

Peace Out from Hawaii!!!

Busy July

I think July is going faster than any month this year...
Probably because it has been the most fun month this year in my opinion.
I've been so busy I haven't blogged much about it.

So here is a little of what I have been up to...

Stadium of Fire.

BBQ's in the canyon.

Boating

Celebrating with the Fam.

Celebrating Tyler's Birthday

 

& the BEST stuff is yet to come.

Hawaii bound in just a few hours!

Wahoo.

Events from the Weekend

My weekend basically rocked.

Tyler and I went to dinner with Mitch & Chels at Costa Vida.

Then we went with them down to Tyler's parents in Santaquin and watched Sherlock Holmes on their projector screen. It was a very good movie I thought. I hadn't seen it yet and although I was exhausted it kept me awake!

Saturday I had work. Yay! ugh... but then as soon as I was off it was Seven Peaks time! woot. woot. It was my first chance to be in the sun this summer and I loved it. I was way worried about getting burned though & caked on the sunscreen, unfortunately it kept me from getting even the slightest tan. This year I bought a season pass though so will have plenty of time for more sun! Seven peaks has a great deal for passes for students so I decided it would be well worth the money to have one. (I'm looking for friends/family to come with me on my days off work...so if you're up for a day at Seven peaks...you should seriously let me know!) After a day in the sun Tyler and I saw Date Night. I was a little disappointed in it, I didn't think it was as funny as the previews had made it up to be, but still a good movie I thought.

Sunday Russ & Misty had us over for dinner, we played Uno, watched the Thunderstorm (love them.), and watched Kung Fu Panda. Tyler & I hadn't seen it and loved it. Probably the best movie of the weekend in my opinion. All in all, I had a pretty great weekend and am already waiting for the next one to be here. The weekend makes the week well worth it. Especially now that it is summer. 

And in other news....

Kevin and Page celebrated their one year anniversary Sunday! I can't believe it has already been a year since this.

And my best news of all? It is OFFICIAL my friends. July 22 I will be on my way to the ever-so-fabulous Island of Hawaii. Oahu to be more specific. We booked our flight last week & I can't wait. Time for some new great swim suits & summer clothes I think!

Hawaii is a great excuse to right?