Bachelorette Party

Our fun friends Erin and Tyson are getting married soon, in fact next month. We met these two while camping- kind of a funny story actually- Chris and I went up to Payson to get out of the heat and do some 4wheeling. We parked the quads in the middle of the road and walked over to the view point. There didn't appear to be anyone nearby, so we leisurely enjoyed the view and took a few photos. Once we started walking back to the quads we realized that someone was in fact driving on that road, and waiting for us to return to the quads. It was two guys about our age, they insisted they were not upset, and asked us to come over to their camp for a beer. We followed them over, met their wives and friends, got their numbers, and now we see these fine people every week. That was almost 2 years ago! We laugh over the way we all met, but are SO glad we did. Such a fun group!

Anywhooo, Tyson has been in Afganistan for the last year. While on a vacation break he and Erin traveled to Thailand and he proposed. Chris and I are looking forward to their wedding, and the other parties that go along with it. Tyson is planning a guys trip to Vegas ('The Hangover' anyone?) and this past weekend was Erin's bachelorette party. Us gals rented a room in a swanky downtown Scottsdale hotel. We played a few games, drank champagne, ate Sushi, and then went out on the town. I've decided to post a few of the 'tasteful' photos. I could only come up with 4. Enjoy!!

Utah Trip!

For the Thanksgiving holiday, I was able visit Salt Lake and see my family. It's been at least 6 months since I was there last, but feels like forever. Chris unfortunetly had to work, where he managed to get sick. I felt so bad being up in Utah having a blast while my hubby was sick at home alone. He survived by playing video games and appears to be fine now.

I got in SLC wednesday night, where I was greeted by a frigid 14 degrees. It felt like walking into a wall! The next day I went on a long walk with dad, then ate the big meal at Mom's house. We were joined by Stu, Paul's daughters and their significant others, and 3 very happy dogs. It is always so good to see Mya and Kira- here is a picture of Mya with Abby's daughter Phoenix-



I don't care what you say Mom- she'll always be my little girl.

As we were preparing the feast, Mom dug out some old aprons. The blue apron I'm sporting used to belong to my grandmother. Those are Stuart's handprints from his younger years! The green one Mom has comes from Aunt Jo. All in all, I think we are two smokin' hot aproned women.



The next day I met up for breakfast with Chris' friends from his childhood swim team. They are all married with kids now, live all over the country, and don't swim any more, but we all stay really close. The wives and I were brave enough to go shopping after breakfast. We only went into one store, but I scored some major deals. All of the Utah summer clothes are crazy cheap- and still totally wearable down in Phoenix right now. Yahoo! Why don't I do this more often? Note to self...

That evening I had a delicious Thai dinner with Dad and Colleen, followed by a movie. On Saturday morning I got to go to Power Pump! For those that don't remember, Power Pump is a weight lifting class I've done 3 times a week since my senior year of high school. The instructor, Bethne, is an amazing woman that has become a friend to myself, mom and even Chris. She even came to our wedding with a handful of other class attendees. You could say it's a pretty tight-knit aerobics class. And yes, the class is still brutally hard. I was sore for 2 days afterwards!

Then I met up with my high school friends- Rachel, Lizz and Paige. I haven't seen them all in quite some time. Rach is expecting her first baby, Lizz has one and is ready for #2, and Paige has two! I'm definetly felt like the odd one out, but oh well. Here is a picture of us girls. It was SO fun to see them!



After that I headed to Dad's for the Utah vs BYU football game- also know as 'The Holy War'! It was a nail biting, anxiety filled game, but in the end, Utah pulled it off. Very very fun.



After that I had dinner at mom's with an old friend Terry, another friend I haven't seen in so long. We played a fun game called 'Mexican Train' and had a blast. Then next morning I headed back home, completely exhausted!! Lots of running around and lots of eating!! Whew- I'm just tired from typing all this, let alone doing it. Utah trips are too short and I never get to see everyone I'd like to. Next time perhaps.
Thanks to everyone for the fun filled trip!