San Francisco

We went on vacation to San Francisco! Jimmy and Charity decided to join us to have a good time. First we went to the FUN. concert. It was good and we had a fun time together.

We also hit 100,000 miles on our car! We've put a lot of miles on our little car in the past 4 years. The next day we went to Alcatraz! We got poured on the whole time, but we were still able to see everything we wanted to. Of course we ate at the Hard Rock Cafe on Pier 39 and enjoyed the chance to escape the rain. 

David and I went to the aquarium on the pier. They had some crazy jelly fish as well as chinchillas. Why they had chinchillas in an aquarium I do not know, but they did. David pretended to eat the sardines. He also petted a sting ray, shark, and giant star fish. I pet one of the giant star fish as well. We then checked out the rest of Fisherman's Wharf. We watched a few sea lions battle it out, ate some yummy churros, and checked out a few shops all in the rain.

That night we stopped at Ghirardelli. You can't really tell in that Ghirardelli picture but we are soaked. My jeans were wet up to my knees! The next night we rode a trolley into China Town where we had some really good Chinese food and enjoyed looking through a couple shops.

The next day thankfully it stopped raining. We did a photo op by the Golden Gate Bridge then drove across it to get to Muir Woods. We walked all over Muir Woods. The paths were a little muddy from the rain the day before, but there was also more water in the river and streams which was neat. It is amazing how tall and big those redwood trees become.

Overall we had a great trip! It was a lot of fun to spend time with Jimmy and Charity. It was also a much needed and nice break from work. 

Engaged!

Nothing makes you feel older than when your little brother becomes engaged! Congratulations Adam and Kelly! We're so happy for you!

Kelly is such a sweetheart. We're excited for her to be a member of our family. And no offense Kelly, but this also means I won't be the shortest in the family anymore. :)

Other than that we've been pretty boring lately. We go to work, eat, sleep, and repeat. We've been able to get together with some good friends and party with family. We're enjoying our new home and being so close to Jimmy and Charity. I'm especially enjoying our decreased commute to work now that gas costs $3.71 per gallon! Ridiculous!

Moved In! - ish

And we're moved. The move went great. We had a lot of help from David's Family (Thank you all so much!) However, when we got to the new place we ran into a couple problems, but I'll spare you the drama. That's just one of the joys that goes along with moving right? Things have worked themselves out though and we are pretty much settled in.

Moving from a 1bed/1bath to a 2bed/2bath we are still amazed at how much space we have! And how much stuff we keep adding to our "Need to Buy for House" list.

On a completely separate note we had a great Christmas! David and I had Christmas off (I know weird right? We didn't have to work a holiday?) which was wonderful because we got to relax, eat some great food, and enjoy spending time with David's family. It's a bummer not being able to visit my family as well, but it was nice to talk to them on the phone.

Now we have New Year's Eve to look forward to and a whole new year! How the heck did that happen?! 2011 flew by I swear!

Well happy holidays and see you next year!

Quick List

And we're behind...again. Here is a list of things that took place since our last post.

 

• It was my birthday! Woot! 
• Got Heart - Attacked and Kidnapped for some ice cream by my Primary Class and Mother-in-law
• Halloween - we were at work, but did carve a pumpkin
• Trip to Utah - Visited lots of family and had a blast
• Thanksgiving - we were at work again, but did celebrate on Friday instead with more family and cousins
• Found a new place to live - we're moving to Tempe
• I finished this semester of school!

My Hallway and Front Door

My Primary Girls

Our Pumpkin

Sibling Triple Date

Cousin Reunion