Trip to Cali!

So, during our break in August, we took a little trip down to California to see my family.  It's like the first time in a while where we haven't had a million things to do, like get ready for a wedding, so it was really nice to have time to just chill.  We were able to do some things that we wanted to and just hang out.  Here's a little recap from the week.

The day we got there, we went straight to the beach.  We met up with Michael & Kalita and the kids and tried to work on a getting a tan.  It was a really nice day at the beach, so that was good!

 

The next day, we were lucky and got to go to Disneyland for free!  (thanks Lauren - & Juli).  Ben had never been, so we spent the whole day there, hitting up all the sights.  And it wasn't too busy.  I mean, we had to wait for a few rides, but nothing crazy like usual.  And I think Ben really enjoyed it.

 

The next day was pretty chill.  We just hung out with people at the house, did a little shopping, and relaxed. 

 

The next day, Ben went home to get ready for school starting.  Since I had an extra week off from school, I was able to stay a few days longer.  We had a little bridal shower/bachelorette party for Melanie since we won't all be together again to do something before the wedding.  Here are some photos from that fun night!

 Melanie's reactions to all the cute gifts we got her ; ]

Some of us stayed after for a few pictures outside the restaurant..

 

 The rest of my trip in California was full of errands, treats, relaxing, and hanging out with the family.  It was really nice to be there for a week - I loved it!  Can't wait to go back!! =]] (Neither can Ben..I can tell)

Here A Little..There A Little

So, summer has been way busy for us.  School, work, moving, wedding, engagements, birthdays, babies, it's like a never-ending continuum of busy.  I already put a few pictures up from this summer, so I thought I'd put just a few more.  With all the craziness, Ben & I were actually able to go on a real date!  Haha..we do things here and there, but I usually work Friday and Saturday nights, so it's never legit.  But we did get one in the midst of everything.  We went to eat, watched a movie (Harry Potter - Ben's choice) and walked around the shops at the Riverwoods.  Here's Ben at the sweetest (and most expensive) toy store.

We also went to up Logan for Ben's cousin, Taryn's, wedding.  I've never seen the Logan temple before and it's way cool.  It was awesome to be there for the sealing and be a part of their day.  Here's a picture of us and the couple - Taryn & Kylee.  They both looked great!

This summer we also said "Hello" and "Goodbye" to the Shadow.  It served us well (other than burning my leg), but it was time for Ben to move on to bigger and faster things (Yikes).  Here's a picture so we will never forget...

Also, Ben was able to host a dentist for the LDS Academy of Dentists.  He was lucky..the dentist he hosted was a sports dentist and he works for UCLA's sports teams.  I know..UCLA..but it's way cool nonetheless.  Ben got spoiled and went out to nice dinners with this guy for free (Thanks BYU).  But he WAS nice and brought me home some delicious desserts, so I wasn't too jealous.  

He totally rocks huh?

Well, all that's really left of this summer was our trip to California.  But I have lots of pictures from that, so I'll do that another time.  All in all - it was a good summer.  Now it's back to school, work and the craziness of fall - and I'm supposed to stay in shape?  Yikes.  Wish me luck!