Gotta Love Friends!

Each time I head to Utah to see family I try to fit as much in as possible.

This last trip included a little reunion with college roommates, a wedding reception in Moab and lunch with a friend from Omaha! I love seeing & visiting with friends that I rarely get to see!!

I met two of my SUU college roommates Sarah & Chelsea at Cheesecake Factory in Salt Lake City for a delicious lunch. These girls are and always will be some of my best friends! We have a lot of great memories from our college days in Cedar City.:) Now we're "all grown-up", living in different cities, with families of our own.

This is Sarah and her adorable family-- Scott, Lawson, and another baby boy on the way. She is an adorable little pregnant woman!

(I should have gotten a picture of her baby bump- so cute!)

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My next stop was a wedding reception in Moab. Devan is another one of my best friends from my days at SUU and I just had to wish him a big "CONGRATULATIONS!" on his recent marriage! We have stayed in contact but haven't seen each other for about 3 1/2 years so it was great to see him and meet his beautiful new bride! They are a gorgeous couple and I'm so happy for them!

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And a last minute plan was a stop in Salt Lake on my way back to Lovelock to have lunch with Keri, a great friend I made in Omaha during Bryce & I's last year there. Her husband graduated from dental school in Omaha this last May and they made they're way back to Utah so I was super excited to see her!

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Being able to see and visit with these friends makes me realize how grateful I am for their friendships! I have made a lot of really great friends in the different "chapters" of my life thus far! I'm very blessed to have met all of them.

It also makes me very thankful for technology (i.e. texting, facebook,e-mail & blogging) so that I can stay in touch with all of you!:)

LOVE YA!!!!

-Project Organize-

Bryce laughs at how excited I get to organize any & EVERYTHING.

So it was no surprise to him that while we're strolling the ailes of Wal-Mart last Saturday I say, "You know what I wanna do tonight? Buy a big CD case, alphabetize our DVDs, and throw away the cases!" and sarcastically Bryce replies, "Sounds like FUN!":)

Well, I'll have you know, it was fun!!

Can you believe all these DVDs condensed down into one case? You can only imagine the new space it's provided in the drawer!

I didn't realize we had so many movies! And that's not even all of them. I'm going to have to buy another CD case to fit the rest and you know what that means- -

MORE ORGANIZING!!

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Am I the only one out there that gets this excited about organizing?:)

I am "SUPER EXCITED"!

All of you know what a huge fan I am of The Bachelor/Bachelorette and I am "Super Excited" that Jillian picked Ed!

Ed is SUPER cute and they make a gorgeous couple!

I really, really, really hope they stay together because I'm sick of being disappointed by these people. (i.e. Jason Mesnick and basically all the other bachelors)

Not that any of this really matters but what can I say. . . . . life in Lovelock is a little slow right now so I'm living life through reality television and more specifically Jillian Harris because GOSH Ed is a hottie.:) Though I was NOT a huge fan of the short green swim shorts!

Lots of Fun in Texas!!

Oh boy. . . did we have fun! What a great trip!!

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We were welcomed with open arms by our niece & nephew (Jenna & Sammy). These two have the cutest personalities.

And along with their parents they introduced us to the best pizza we've EVER had! This place was delicious and better yet......they give the kids dough to play with.:) YUUUMMMMYYYYY!!

Did I mention that these kids are quite the little hams??

And Jenna is such a little fasionista! She had just gotten this hat and already had so many compliments on it! She was on cloud nine.:)

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Note: You'll notice that in most of these pictures our faces look wet & shiny. . . . that is because it is rediculously humid in Texas! Beautiful. . . . but humid!:)
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The wedding festivities started with the rehearsal dinner. We reunited with family that we rarely get to see and had some Texas BBQ.

Not to mention lots of fun and goofing off.:)

(My parents are awesome!)
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Next on the list of wedding plans was the actual wedding.
It was a beautiful Catholic ceremony and the bride looked gorgeous! Erin and Jeff make such a cute couple!

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And we let it all loose at the 50's inspired reception!

. . . . . serious we did!

Too bad this isn't a video because he really is singing "A slinky, a slinky......"

My dad is a fun guy!:)

. . . . . And this is my grandma hanging dice on my grandma's ear.:)

Check out Danny & Sandy. . . . . . Grease reunited!

Oh this is the best picture ever. . . . . . .

my mom the hula queen!

. . . . . . and I came in a close second. . . . . . . hula princess maybe.

What a fun reception!

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We also had a really great time hanging out with Bryce's sister Teri and her family.

They were wonderful hosts!!

Here are the many faces of Sammy Cisneros.
#1- The Cheeser

#2- The Crane

#3- The Super Cute Nephew :)
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The Red Sox games were a blast! Of course it was hot & humid but we were sitting 20 rows up from the Red Sox dug-out! Great seats!

The game was super fun even though the Red Sox lost.:( My parents enjoyed their 1st game anyway!

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Actually it was so fun. . . . . we had to go again the next night.

Again. . . . . it was a fun night!

And again, we have shiny faces cause it was so so humid! Blah!

It was one of those vacations where we were just dreaded coming home. We had such a great time! We love Texas!!

Bring On the Summer Vacations!

Our first vacation starts Thursday in Dallas, Texas. I know it doesn't sound like the most popular place to vacation but we're looking forward to it! The original purpose in going to Texas was to attend my cousin's wedding but it just so happens that Bryce's sister Teri and her family live there so we'll get to hang out with them too. So. . . lots o' family time, touring Dallas, celebrating love, and

not one but TWO Red Sox games. . . . . .

. . . . . should make for a great trip!

And as soon as we get back from Texas I've got to drive 3 hours into the mountains in Elko, Nevada, to be with my Young Women at Girl's Camp.

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Vacation #2 will be in beautiful Lake Tahoe! Bryce and I decided that we need to spend more time there because it's so amazing. So we called up our friends that live in Gardnerville, which is only 1/2 an hour from one of the beautiful beaches of Tahoe, and planned a weekend mini vaca.

Then shortly after our mini vaca will start vacation #3- - a trip to Utah for one of my bestest friend's wedding reception in Moab then a little camping with the fam in Colorado! A little relaxing, fishing, and card playing in the mountains with the sound of the river in the background. Doesn't get much better than that!

Oh I love summer vacations!!

(Hopefully some great pictures to follow each one of these vacations.)