...4...

...happy 4 years. Cheers to us!

*Pearl Jam and Ben Harper*

This past Monday, Josh and I went with my fam to the Pearl Jam concert. This was the third time I had seen them live, and I think this was the best concert yet! Ben Harper and Relentless7 opened up for PJ which was a great added perk. Yes, I still have a thing for Eddie Vedder, and I think Ben Harper might be climbing up the list. Ha!

This is right in front of our seats, which were second row and awesome!


Ben Harper jammin out

Ben Harper and Relentless7

Pearl Jam=AMAZING!


This is when Eddie let a couple come on stage, and the dude proposed to his girlfriend. Kind of lame but kind of sweet at the same time.

Ben and Eddie playing together

Eddie...just about 10 feet away from my face. Really...AWESOME!

Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready

Eddie to the left of me dancing like a fool. I have to admit, I loved his dance moves.

The playlist for the night. They ended up changing a few songs during the show.

*Cabin Fever*

This past weekend, Josh and I were able to go up to our brother-in-law Andrew's cabin near Smith and Morehouse. We made delicious s'mores with Reese's (as you can tell, a new favorite of mine), and we went four-wheeling. It was fabulous weather, and the leaves on the trees were awesome with their brilliant color. The drive up Parley's was absolutely beautiful, and I highly recommend you take the drive up if you have a free afternoon. I love this time of year!

Josh and I in front of the campfire.

Josh and Andrew

Josh and I hanging out on the four-wheeler.

Jessica and Andrew


Just enjoying the view

A herd of cows during our ride. We saw tons of them.

*Good News...

Josh was recently hired to work at...



and I was recently hired to work at...

Needless to say, our plans to move to Vegas have been put on hold for now, and we are excited to start our new jobs here in Salt Lake. Hopefully, we will be taking some sweet trips in the near future with our awesome flight benefits. If anyone is looking for a travel buddy, I am definitely the one to call. Cheers!

*Just the Girls...

A couple weekends ago, I was able to get together with some of my favorite girls. We all headed up to Midway for the weekend and stayed at Hailey's beautiful house. We got some lay-out time in, good eating in, some s'mores roasting in, a lot of girl talking in, and I can't forget the shopping we got in. We will definitely have to do a "just the girls" weekend again soon!

Beth, Hailey, Danielle, me, Andee, and Anjuli eating dinner in Midway. Yum Yum!

Us just being us. What a bunch of weirdos!

Our delicious s'mores ingredients. We added Reese's to the mix, and let me just tell you, it was divine!


Beth being a little freaky, but I guess, when is she not being a little freaky? Ha Ha


Hailey showing off her roasting skills.

Roasting the mallows, and Beth attempting to stab me with the mallow skewer.

Just heading out for a little lunch and shopping.

MMM! Delicious Apple Pie Caramel Apples. It doesn't get much better than that!

*California*

We had a great time in San Clemente enjoying the beach and the sun. My family was able to enjoy a couple Dodger's games and a Padres game. It was unfortunate the Angels were out of town, but the other games were sufficient. Josh got to spend two whole days in geek world (Blizz Con) at the Anaheim Convention Center, and he loved every minute of it.

Josh and I at a Dodger's game. They were playing the Cardinals and sadly lost.

This is a classy, belligerent Dodger fan getting hauled away by security. Yes, a puddle of blood was on the ground after they threw him down and handcuffed him. Very exciting!

Tub Tubs on the beach playing football. What a ham!


Tubs playing on the beach with his hero Josh.


Blizz Con 2009

This was, by far, Josh's favorite part of the trip. Hanging out with tons of World of Warcraft fans and smelling the sweet scent of body odor all over. Got to love the nerds!

Oh, so many nerds!

People came dressed up as their favorite video game characters. Oh Boy!


This little girl is already addicted to video games. Poor girl.

*Hawaii*

My brother Scott and sister-in-law Kristie were married on July 31, 2009 in Kauai, Hawaii. We were all able to go to their wedding, and it was absolutely beautiful. We started our vacation in Kauai and ended up in Oahu. It was a great time! Don't worry, there is only about a billion pictures!

My sister-in-law Brandy and my nephew Matthew on the airplane excited to get out of Utah for a fun vacation.

Matthew cheesing it up with me

Josh and Matthew playing the Nintendo DS while waiting for the puddle-jumper plane, and Bex and Matthew checking out our puddle-jumper plane

If you couldn't tell already... Matthew is a big fan of Josh!

My mom, Brandy, Matthew, and me at Wailua Falls in Kauai

Brandy and Tub Tubs, and Tub Tubs and me. I must have taken Tubs on the waterslides a million times while we were in Kauai.

Another shot of the two buddies

This is Kipu falls in Kauai. If you look in the upper right you can see Josh jumping out from the top of the tree, and then I am jumping off the rope swing. It was awesome!

Scott and Kristie's Rehearsal Dinner
Scotty's BBQ * Kauai, Hawaii
7/30/2009

The happy couple, Scott and Kristie at their rehearsal
dinner the night before the wedding.

Me, my gorgeous mom Carole, and my sis Bex

Scott, me, and Kristie


John and Josh before the wedding. Josh loves pictures...can't you tell?


Scott and Kristie's Wedding
Kauai, Hawaii
7/31/2009

Me and the Groom right before he tied the knot. Brandy, Matthew and my brother Dave.





Kristie was a beautiful bride!

My brother Dave walked Becky and me down the aisle, and Matthew was such a cute flower boy.

Matthew being a weirdo, like usual. Ha!



Tubs loved feeding the fish every morning at the resort.

John, Becky, Josh, and I hiked part of the Na Pali coast in Kauai. It was called the Kalalau trail. It was a hike of death. Note to self...bring more than one protein bar for 4 people when you are hiking 8 miles. Great scenery though.



We finally had made it to Hanakapi'ai Falls off the Kalalau trail. There were many signs that warned...DO NOT SWIM UNDER WATERFALL. Well, Josh didn't mind and was nearly struck by a rock that fell from at least four hundred feet above. Close call!

Oahu, Hawaii

Josh and me at the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor

Josh and me at the Polynesian Cultural Center.



Best Buddies once again.

Puppies!!!
Bailey's puppies were born June 16, 2009. She had four boys and four girls. They are absolutely adorable! We had a long night delivering the pups, but it was well worth the wait!

These are pictures of Bailey just hours before giving birth. She was definitely ready to get the pups out. The pic above is of her nesting in the bushes and below she just looks really upset about me taking a picture of her while looking so fat.

SPRING!!!

I am so happy spring is almost here!!! This is what I do when I think about spring. I grin as big as I can. Yay for SPRING!!!

For Valentine's Day, Josh and I went to Log Haven and enjoyed their STEAK AND LOBSTER FEST. It was only $25 a person for steak and lobster if you order before 6:30 pm. It was awesome! The special is running through March. We will probably go at least one more time, and I highly suggest you try and go too. Delicious! This picture was taken at Log Haven. Nothing beats good food and beautiful scenery.

Josh, Bailey and I have been going down to St. George just about every other weekend. It has been so nice and warm down there. St. George is great in the spring.

Becky, Andee, Annie and me at Porcupine Grill. MMM Delicious! Can you tell I love to go out to eat?

Calling all Chocolate Lovers...

This Saturday is my favorite day of the ski season. It is the annual Chocolate Lovers Tour up at Solitude. I highly recommend everyone get out of the inversion and come up and enjoy delicious, free chocolate. There are six chocolate stations with things like chocolate covered strawberries, Creamies, chocolate milk, chocolate covered cinnamon bears, and just plain chocolate. I am excited!