Laguna Beach

Every summer Tommy's family spends some time at Laguna Beach in California. I have been going to the beach with them every year since we have been married and I look forward to it every time. On July 3rd Tommy's sister and I drove to Vegas where we met up with Tommy's parents and the rest of the family to drive the rest of the way to California. Tommy wasn't able to go with me because of his new job. So I just went with his parents, his sister, and four of his brothers.

Now when most people go on vacation it is all about siteseeing, and doing fun things together. Not at the beach...this was our agenda
1. Sleep in until about 11
2. Eat breakfast
3. Walk down the stairs to the beach
4. Play and lay out on the beach
5. Walk up the stairs for a quick snack for lunch
6. Go back to the beach until about 5
7. Shower
8. Go get something to eat
9. After dinner we play games and watch movies
10. Go to bed and start the same routine over the next day!

Now some might think this would be a boring trip, but for me it is the best. I love the beach and I love the California sun. Some days it is overcast but you can still get good sun on those days. There was one day while we were there that it was downright cold. That day we went shopping, went to Newport and walked around etc.

Since most of you don't know Tommy's family I will give you a quick idea of everyone who went. Tommy's Mom and Dad obviously went. Nate, age 26, he is currently living in CA for Law School. Luckily he was able to take some time away to spend with us. Laura, age 20, we rode down together from Provo. Taylor, age 18, just graduated from high school. Sean, age 15, will be a sophomore in high school this year.

So I was gone a total of 13 days WITHOUT Tommy. I wouldn't recommend that to anyone! I missed him so much and wished everyday that he was having fun at the beach with me, instead of at work. When I walked in the door there was two dozen beautiful red roses on the counter. He is so thoughtful! We decided after this trip that we are not EVER going to be separated that long again. Tommy I love you!



I decided the best way to show you the different events of our trip was with a slideshow. There are just too many fun pictures to only post a few. Enjoy the slideshow!

Laguna Beach Slideshow

Tommy's New Job

As many of you know Tommy graduated from UVU in December with his Bachelor's Degree in Biology. He took the next semester off to study and take the DAT. Since the beginning of the summer he has been looking for a job. He called in a favor to my brother who works for XanGo to see if he knew of any positions they were hiring for. My brother found a position in the commissions department that they were hiring for and that is where Tommy is going to work. He is going to be a commissions analyst for them. I don't really know what he will be doing, but he is extremely excited to work and bring in some $$ for our family.

Macie Gale

So I wish I could post a cute picture of a baby of our own, but that hasn't happened yet...so I am posting pictures of our newest niece. Tommy's sister Emily had her first little baby girl yesterday morning. They named her Macie. She is a healthy baby girl and super cute too! Check out all of that hair!! We went to the hospital to see them yesterday afternoon. Mom and baby were very tired from the delivery but both are recovering well.

Tommy's parents came from Las Vegas to see her. They said that she looks a lot like all of their children when they were born. They said that all of their children were born with lots of hair and cute little round faces. Hopefully our babies are a cute as this little one!

Welcome to the world Macie!

The Rodeo

Last night we went with some friends to the Strawberry Days Rodeo in Pleasant Grove. I went and bought the tickets earlier in the week, and was so excited to go. Tommy grew up in Las Vegas where he saw many different rodeos. He even got to go to the NFR once. I on the other hand have only been a few in my whole lifetime. We went with our neighbors across the hall from us and he is a big fan of rodeos. He explained each event to me and what they would need to do. This is like a whole new language. I know so much more now, and I am looking forward to other rodeos this summer.

Check out the slideshow underneath this post to see the different events that were held. Sorry some of the pictures are blurry. There was a lot of action that I was trying to capture. I don't have the best camera so some of them didn't turn out so well. Someday we will have a better camera!

Strawberry Days Rodeo- YEEHAW!

Garden Update

So a few posts ago I wrote about how Tommy and I are trying our hand at gardening this summer. I went over to the garden with Tommy a couple of days ago and this is what I found...


As you can tell we have stuff growing. The question is, is it really veggies or is it just a bunch of weeds. We talked to the gardening experts while we were there and they said not to be concerned because the weather hasn't been hot enough to really get this crops growing. You gotta love the Utah weather. You never know whether it is going to be sunny, rainy or snowy. So we are going to give it some time and see what happens. More updates to come!