Camping in Malibu

Tanner and I went on a hike to a swimming hole. The water was freezing at first but we quickly warmed up to it. Of course, Tanner saw a rock and wanted to jump off.

I made Tuna melts for dinner. Unfortunately we left them on the fire 10 minutes too long on one side and they were really charred on one side. Good thing we brought a lot of smores to fill us up.

Tanner booked a campsite for my birthday back in April. This was the first weekend we could go and we had a lot of fun. We drove up to Malibu Creek and only stayed one night.

Tennis Tournament

Obviously this is a catch up Blogging day for me. School and work have consumed my life these past few months and I never have time to post what Tanner and I do on our time we have off. We went to the Tennis Tournament last month in Palm Springs. It was SO FUN and SO HOT! I sweat all the way through my shorts and it literally looked like I had pee'd my pants. It was worth it though, Tanner's dad had great seats for us and it was fun to watch the pro's.

Free date night

They had about 5 or 6 different types of shark's in this pool.

I can't even explain how nasty the Sting ray felt. It was so slimy and gross! When you put a finger on the edge, the side's of his body would curl up.

Tanner and I went to the Long Beach Aquarium a few weekends ago. On Friday nights they open up the Shark Lagoon and it's free! It was pretty cool

Mod Podge

So I was feeling extra creative this week and decided I wanted to try Mod Podging. I have never done it before and wanted to try it out. I seem to get very ambitious with a project, I am not a perfectionist and I don't like being told how to do things. Like sewing, I hate more than anything trying to follow a pattern. They are so complicated and I just don't have the patience. This is also the reason why every craft I do is uniquely mine. I made a quilt once in young women, the squares weren't lined up and it looked like crap. I never even finished it because the picture I had in my head of what it should have looked like required too much patience on my part. (Luckily it was finished by one of my great young women leaders years later for a gift when I got married.) So in this whole Mod Podging project I was pretty sure that instead of asking someone for help and step by step instructions I would just try it out. I think it turned out great, although they're are bubbles under the paper that I didn't smooth out and the paper isn't cut exactly symmetrical. I am very proud of the end product!

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day was so great this year. Our first married Valentine's together. Tanner and I picked up Cafe Rio salad and Tres Leche(Best dessert) and ate it at a park that looked over the beach and Newport.

We forgot that we needed a bottle opener to open the sparkling cider. It was so fun to celebrate Valentine's Day with Tanner. He is so great!

Happy Hoildays

We had such a great Holiday season. We left on a 2 week cruise a few days before Christmas. It was so great to spend time with my family and celebrate the Holidays with them. We went to Hawaii, Oahu, Kauai, Maui, and Ensanada Mexico. We ate SO much, drank our weight in Virgin drinks, and loved taking a break from school and work. It was a very memorable holiday season.

New Years Eve

Maui
The best shaved ice EVER!

Snorkeling in Maui

Tanner was able to surf in Maui and Kauai

I had a blast hanging out with Madelyn. She is the greatest friend!

Oahu
Pearl Harbor

We celebrated Christmas a little early since we left a few days before Christmas

We went to a Creche with Brooke and her family. The kids wanted to dress up and Luke insisted on being Mary. Joshua and Luke made a very cute Joseph and Mary.

Thanksgiving

Walking around Park City

Thanksgiving Dinner

Utah vs. BYU game

Sean, Tanner, and Conner

GO UTES!

Thanksgiving was so great this year. Tanner and I drove to Utah to spend it with my family. We went to park city, the Utah football game, played games, the Wii, Christmas shopping with my Mom and Dad, and ate A LOT! Tanner and my dad were addicted to golf on the Wii. I love being around my whole family. I finally got to see my niece and nephew after a whole 6 months! While we were driving to Utah it got down to -13 degrees! I can't wait to see them at Christmas.