ARIZONA

This past weekend we went to Apache Junction Arizona to visit my Nana and Papa!!!! We had so much fun visiting them in their cute little RV village.


Every winter these "snowbirds" make the drive down from Idaho.... I don't blame them!!! BBRRR!!



We went to this fun little place called "Tortilla Flats" I don't know why it was called that, but I do know it had yummy ice cream!!!!!!



The restaurant and ice cream shop had real dollar bills covering ever inch of the walls and ceiling.... IT WAS CRAZY!!!! People would write their names all over, there must have been thousands of dollars stapled all over.....



This place in Arizona was famous for "The Lost Dutchman", apparently he found a huge goldmine and became very rich and would kill anyone who tried to find his secret goldmine, and then one day before he died he covered it up so no one could find it, and to this day it hasn't been found... 3 people died trying to find it this past July! Anyone up for a treasure hunt?!?!?!?! :)

After that we went to a ghost town (a very lively one, there were tons of people) it was fun to see all the old buildings and mining stuff...

Us in front of the BORDELLO!!! Ooo LaLAA!

That IS EXPLOSIVE!!!!



After all our sightseeing, we went to a DELICIOUS Mexican Restaurant that used to be one of my favorites in my hometown til it closed down.... I was SOOO excited to see it there, and I'm so glad I got to eat there again!


We ended our trip by going to see the Mesa Temple.... It really is such a beautiful place and since my Nana and Papa couldn't make it out to the wedding it was nice to be able to get a picture with them in front of the temple.....

FAMILIES ARE FOREVER!!!!!!! And I am so glad we got to visit mine this weekend! Thanks for the great time Nana and Papa..... We Love You!!!!!!!

85 Degree (30 C) Weather in January!!!

This past weekend was so beautiful!!! I couldn't believe how warm it was!!!!! I wore shorts and flip flops and no jacket! So we spent our Saturday at the beach! We packed up a little picnic, the ipod, and Jordan brought his surfboard and we spent some time at the ocean.... well, my camera stinks and this is how far i could zoom in trying to get a picture of Jordan surfing, and after I looked away for one second, I could not even tell which one Jordan was! So needless to say I didnt take any pictures... How lame am I?!?!?! So i listened to my Summer time playlist and did sudoku puzzles while Jordan caught some waves... He got up a few times, I'm glad he is getting better!!! Next time I will be a better photographer and capture the amazing scenery, I guess I was just too busy enjoying it!!!! :)

2011!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! This year we rang in the new year on New York time and watched the ball drop, because we are an old boring married couple who can't stay up til midnight anymore... But it was nice to think we were celebrating the same time zone as our family on the east coast! :)

We had a fun little fondue party, just the 2 of us!

And watched the ball drop on our laptop! (please pardon our very messy apartment)

Us in our pjs very much ready to go to bed!

2010 has been a great year filled with a lot of changes..... It was pretty much split in 3rds, the first part was Jordan finishing up his last semester of school and graduating from BYU, the next was being unemployed looking for work traveling back and forth from Utah to California, and then the last part, finally getting a job, in the town that Jordan wanted to live, and moving everything away from Utah to San Clemente to start our new California life! We have been VERY blessed this year, we have great jobs (yes I have learned to like my job, and I very much like my new job as a nanny), a beautiful apartment (even when it is messy), wonderful family and friends, and we are just so excited to see what 2011 will bring us!! Lots of love in the New Year!!!!!