Monday, August 3, 2009

july is OVER??!!!

I cannot BELIEVE how fast this summer went!!! I won't say i wasn't busy- i got to do a lot of travelling and visiting friends and family! I just can't believe it's Over!!

I have to apologize- with everything i've done- i have been in a really "anti-picture-taking" mood. i Always have my camera with me... i just really don't feel like taking pictures anymore. So here's all the pictures i've taken in the last month. This picture is from the beginning of July when i was in Utah (AFTER san diego). i took Lola on a bike ride by her house and we got out and got to see some of the horses and cows that live by her.
This is from Lunch at Zupas with amy and lola. sorry- no pics of me or amy.

I drove back to phoenix on the 4th of July and spent 2 weeks at home in AZ. THEN i turned around and drove Back to Utah on Monday the 20th. i drove through A LOT of rain and storms on the way- this pic is from the scenic overlook just south of Jacob Lake. All that blackness- the storm i just drove through. It was much prettier from up here than being in the middle of it!

I made it to Utah just in time for Lola's 2nd birthday. i KNOW this is not a good picture. But she was having a lot of fun. She got dress-ups of Belle, Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty- along with matching shoes! so fun!!

This picture is from shopping with Julie after spending 4 hours laying out at the pool. These shoes were only $11. And she didn't buy them. Can you believe that?

These pictures don't quite do them justice. They were SO sparkly!!

After we walked out of Nordstrom Rack we saw this car. And yes- i am missing texas.

These are the ONLY pics i took at our family reunion!! My mom's family hasn't had a reunion in like 13 years. We stayed at a Beautiful Resort in park city in these super nice condos. It was So fun to visit and catch up with everyone. and it is so COOL in Park City- like "i need a jacket at night" cool. i LOVED it!! These 2 pics are from the family talent show. Each family prepared a Great skit. Our Family- we don't really "do" skits. So we got the grandkids dressed up and made them dance around for a while.

I wish i had a video of this. It was great!

Marcy flew out to Utah on Monday night and we spend Tues, Wed, Thurs in Utah. We went to BYU, Temple Square, the Oquirrh Mtn Temple Open House, provo canyon, park city, etc. We had a GREAT time. He got to meet a lot of my extended family and they all really liked him too :) We also did dinner one night with my parents, russ and selena, and amy and marcus, in honor of russ's birthday.
Friday we drove from salt lake to az- with a stop at the north rim of the grand canyon. Beautiful- but i wish we'd had more time to spend there!! We stayed Friday night in Flagstaff so that we could go to my oldest nephew's (colton) Baptism in Cottonwood on Saturday morning. That was another great family event! Scott and Clint came up from phoenix.
Anyway- marcy picked up these matching t-shirts for us at South Padre Island and had them airbrushed with our affectionate nicknames for eachother. aren't they lovely??
And this is the hat he bought for me while we were at the outlets in Park City. Which brings me to the next step in my life.
I'm MOVING TO TEXAS!!! i decided about a month ago and it feels like things are really falling into place. I have a place to stay and a job lined-up working as an aide with the Pre-K kids at an elementary school. I'm so excited about the chance to move back and be a Texan again!! But again- i can't believe it's so SOON!!!! I'm hoping to leave on August 10th!! 1 week!!! I have so much to do! But i'm so happy about how things are working out and it's so nice to feel like i have some goals and i'm moving forward!! The end of "living in limbo" might be in sight!!!

6 comments:

  1. Looks like a fun month!!! Beautiful drive, hilarious kids at family reunion...great pictures!! I can't believe you found all that TX stuff in UT. I'm glad you are moving back, I just wish I was still a Texan there at the same time as you...now I'm an Oklahomian (sp?)... if you ever want to visit... :)

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  2. :) i think the correct terminology is "okie" You are now an Okie. (but i'm not sure how to spell that either...)

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  3. OH HECK I LOVE TEXAS...but it is too far away for so many reasons! Just copied your family reunion MAD dancing pictures onto my file...did you get the ones of the baptism?...they are on my blog--do you want me to email them to you? Drive safely and HUG MARCI!!!

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  4. I loved the pic of the storm. Amazing! I hope Texas is awesome for you. Though I have to question your sanity working with preschoolers. I only have four and am about to lose my mind. : )

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  5. YOU BETTER POST SOME RING PICTURES NOW!!!!!!and change your profile!

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  6. yeah so are auguest and september...new post please!

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