As May was coming to a close we experienced a lot of joy and a lot of sorrow. My Grandpa passed away suddenly after returning from South Africa. He was the sweetest. He very much loved to travel and I even got to go with him to Paris. Talk about a wonderful person for taking me, my cousin and aunt to a magical place. He did what he loved and taught me to not let anything stand in the way of doing what I want to be doing.
I will miss you Grandpa, thank you for the wonderful memories. I love you.
I know this was in my last post, but yes...We found a home in Iowa. Close to the school and about a two minute car ride to downtown. ^^As seen here^^ it's so, so, so flat and you can't exactly see it but most of the roads in the city are one ways :) small town living, am I right?
We couldn't be more excited to finally get to the next phase of schooling and find out more fun things to do while living in Iowa. We are moving in less than a month and I have so much work to do packing up all of our things. I just still can't believe it. But it's true, I'm moving to IOWA...
This was a taco place we tried while staying in Iowa... it was interesting to say the least. Iowa will be a big growing experience for me, as I plan on becoming a real cook.
^^ This is a terrible story, truly. It's even worse than the lighting in this photo. Anyhow, I'm not shy about sharing it because it gave both our families a good laugh. I got Spencer tickets for his graduation present to see his very favorite comedian. But, I neglected to purchase the tickets in time to get good enough seats. So, before I made the purchase, I thought about anything and everything else I could get him- when it hit me- I could still get front row seats, all I would need to accomplish such a task was to either find an extra $500 laying around to buy tickets off someone who thought about buying the tickets on time OR find a wheelchair. I know right, I'm a horrible person for taking advantage of the handicap seating, but to see Spencer's face light up when he opened up his surprise gift was totally worth it to me. So, I also purchased a wheelchair and we got there early to take this photo. We had such a fun time, laughing and being out on a real date night - even if I was in the wheelchair and got lots of stares the entire night and called out by the comedian. If anything it was great for me to experience being in the chair as it was such a paradigm shift for me. I also plan on donating the chair - too bad we didn't get it signed.
Oiy, the month of June has been so busy. I had my last day of work and of course it was a mixed emotion feeling. I was so happy to be moving on but sad to leave some of my very best friends. We are going to stay in touch! Right guys? Of course we will!! I'm so excited for them (as many have also found new jobs and will be moving on) but I really want to just wish each of them only the best and I hope to see them around the holidays when we come home to visit!
My family went on our annual beach vacation trip to kick off the summer. Spencer and I love Capistrano Beach in California. It may be rocky, but sleeping in a house on the beach, waking up to the sound of the waves, seeing wild dolphins in the water each day, and walks on a secluded beach -- count me in always!!
I'm a real wimp in breezy weather but I love seeing the boats and yachts at Dana Point.
I had to post this because I can finally fit my hair into a small pony tail.
Something about this trip - people were photo bombing all of my photos -- mostly Kimmie-- but Spence joined in on the fun.
Oh, I turned 25. Oh boy, the big 2 - 5. Hopefully this year I can squeeze in some fun things. I'll look into that.
Spencer made another one of his ah-mazing cheesecakes. This one was per my request and he nailed it. I asked for a cherry-chocolate cheesecake. I'm telling you it was like fudge in cheesecake form. It had the cherry flavor and everything! The Young's loved it. I loved it! Thank you baby, it was the perfect cake!
Humidity, it really does things for my hair... or not.
The train on the beach. It will occasionally wake you up in the middle of the night, but I have so many funny memories here. This train seriously flies down the tracks and you must be careful not to stop on the tracks like many of my family members have done accidentally.
^^Pic, in which the wind blows my very short hair... exciting, I know.
Spence loves skipping his rocks. His best score was four skips.
We spent time sifting through piles of rocks for clam shells, seashells, and crab legs. It was fun and relaxing which was a perfect way to start the month. Because it only got busier from the moment we left Cali to drive back home.
While we were out on our trip my parent's home was being ripped apart, literally. The ceiling was redone as well as the floors. When we got back in town it wasn't all done.
So we were recruited to assist in sanding and these are not flattering photos. But with all our help we got it done in time for a memorial for my Grandpa on Friday and then a showing on Saturday (my crazy parents are also trying to sell this humongous home). It was beautiful once Spence and I put it all back together. I wish I would have taken a picture of the house finally done because it looked great for the few hours it was clean and all ten kids were out of the house.
Our Sister Mary finished her service as a LDS missionary serving in the Rochester, NY Mission. Welcome home darling we love you and are so happy you are back!
I have a few more things to catch up on but I think I'll save it for another post. Thanks for reading!
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