Viva MEXICO!!!

Last weekend we were in MEXICO! Ok, I know what you're thinking, what about swine flu? Well at this point, we have a better chance of getting it here than in Mexico, sad but true... Anyways, we had a fabulous time with our amazing friends; Ricky, Shannon, Sean and Jill. We stayed in this wonderful gated community right on the water with a private beach and everything. Bryce and I were the only ones out of the group that had never been, and we loved it! Especially since our friend Ricky is like Mr. Mexico and knows his way around really well. It was a wonderful, relaxing weekend, Thanks guys! And now for the pictures...

Galaxy Game!

Last night we had every intention of going to our ward Halloween party. That is, until we got a text form our friend Jared saying he had FREE ticket to the LA Galaxy game. I had never been to a game, so I thought it would be fun. Little did we know, that the FREE tickets were normally $125 !!! My goodness they were great seats. But that's not all. We also got to tour one of the amazing seats and watch part of the game from there. But the absolute best part on the night was when we got there, we got these wristbands that let us go down on the friend before the game started. We were off to the side and the players were in the middle of the field warming-up then all of a sudden they all come joggin over to where we are and do their sprint sent RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. David Beckham and Landon Donovan were literally close enough to touch!! I was so star struck I probably looked like an idot with my camera on rapid fire mode, but I didn't care. It was amazing! We even got gift bags with a poster, soccer ball, and Chipotle giftcard!Thanks guys for a great night!

Finally found a free moment to blog!

Life is crazy busy right now, but the craziness is divided between work AND play, so that's good. We had another great weekend with wonderful friends whom I am SO grateful for. We carved pumpkins, went to a darling wedding, and celebrated an old woman's birthday all in THREE days. Needless to say we are beyond tired from the fun, but it was so worth it. Here are the pics...

Getting our carving on. This was our first get-together in the new apt. and I was pleasantly surprised that we fit 12 adults semi-comfortbly in our living room.

The finished products!

On Saturday, we woke up early to got here....

And see these two get hitched! We LOVE Kaci and Chris and are so excited for them!

She made a gorgeous bride!

Then, on Sunday it was time to party...well party as much as you can on Sunday. We headed to my mama's house to chow down and laugh with my fam. I also got to spend some B-day time with my dad earlier this week which I also enjoyed :)

The only bad part of the weekend was the whole "turning another year older" thing :( Other than that, I had a fabulous time with amazing people who have helped make me the person I am (good or bad, lol) and encourage me to be better. Love and thanks to all my family and friends, you're the best EVER!

Epic Weekend

Last weekend was a blast. Unfortunately I've been recovering since then so I am just now finding a moment to blog about it. It all started on Friday. I had to work (coaching Volleyball) and my team got destroyed. I felt so bad but the kids on the other team were GIANTS! I didn't let it get me down because I knew we were going to a fun get together afterwards. We went to the cutest Ho Down put on by the cutest ladies and had a blast eating, dancing, and talking.

Ironically, When I told bryce about the party, he said "Do I have to dress up?" I said yes. Then he said "OK but I'm just going to wear my cowboy hat." Well, that cowboy hat must have been related to Frosty the snowman's magic hat because when he put it on, he instantly went looking for more things to perfect his costume. He kept saying "How do I look?" It was cute :)
For the party I made this delectable treat (if I do say so myself)

That's right, you're looking at a mini chees cake with a PEANUTBUTTER CUP inside, with a chocolate drizzle and toffee bits on top. And yes, It DID taste as good as it looked :)

We took our friends Sean and Jill to the party and while we were there, the boys somehow got on the subject of the Redbull Soapbox Race that was happening the next day. We all agreed it sounded awesome, so we decided to be spontaneous and go. So we got up early and drove to Sean and Jill's and then took the train to dowtown LA for the race. This thing was INSANE!!! So Much Fun!

Precious

People scaled the buildings to get a better view

Talking to team Banana Hammock

The people-watching was excellent

Beautiful Downtown

Our Seats

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The Soapbox cars started at the top of 5th and then made a hard left hand turn onto Grand (this is where most of the accidents occured) and there were some wild cars. Here are some pics.

Then we raced home and headed to the Angels Game with this Guy. The game kinda stunk, but he still had fun AND got a free Angel's chips-and-salsa platter!! Thanks for the tickets Dave :)

Last of all, when the game was over, we headed over to ESPN Zone at Downtown Disney to see some buddies and wish our friend Mark a happy birthday.

SERIOULSY, so much FUN!!!

Home Sweet Home

We are officially moving! Technically we're moving to a new city (Seal Beach) but our apt. is in Rossmoor behind the shopping center. We move in next week and we couldn't be more excited to get all our stuff out storage! We are also very happy we will be staying in the Los Al Ward, which we love. We had all but given up on staying in Los Al, but then Bryce found this place and the rest is history!

First (and second and third and fourth) Day of Substitute Teaching

So it's only the 2nd week of school and I lined up 4 days of subbing. I had no idead It would take off like this, but I'm glad it has. I really love it. The classroom is a familiar environment for me, but I still get the variety of going to a new class each day. Yes, some of the kids are crazy, some are brown nosers, and some are just plain mean, but at least it makes the day entertaining :) in addittion to teaching, I have a sweet gig for the next 6 weeks as a CELDT proctor for Garden Grove District. The CELDT (not like you're interested) is the California English Language Development Test and for districts like GG where the student population is 80% English lanuage learners, getting the test administered is a big deal. Basically, I get paid the same for easier work and I don't have to call in everyday. So I feel very fortunate for this opportunity and am excited to get a better feel for the district.

P.S. We're moving! Details to come :)

Finding Hope

I kow this has been floating around facebook, but I recieved this video from a girl I played softball with at BYU-I. This is her Dad's story...