Being Sick Sucks

So this past weekend was supposed to be an awesome weekend. The last weekend with my brother and his family in town (they have now moved 1/2 way across the world for missions work)............we were all supposed to go to the beach with my niece & nephew Saturday, then hang out with friends Saturday night, Sunday was church and a good bye party for my brother. Well Saturday morning I got up feeling sick!!! I had a sore throat, really congested and my head was pounding. It got worse all weekend. :-( So, today is Monday and I had to stay home from work today because I was so busy all weekend I couldn't rest like my body needed. I'm feeling better than Saturday and Sunday, but I still have a cough and I'm congested.

My honey is so sweet though, he had to work today but when he came home, he had flowers for me!!! I love him so much. I love having him home each evening now!!!

And to make things even more awesome we got 2 unexpected checks in the mail today that we are putting towards his tatoo next week - which definately makes it easier to pay for. Yay :)

I need to get to bed early today and go to work tomorrow even though I know I wont be fully recovered yet. :(

Look at my pretty flowers!!

Summer Nights

Saturday night we had a BBQ with good friends and then enjoyed a game of Pictionary!
We weren't very good artists, as you will tell, and my team lost :( It was a lot of fun though!

Caleb, attempting "Princess Diana".
(Yeah, we didnt get it either.....)

Peanut Butter Pie (OH MY GOSH so good, tasted
just like Reeses Peices!)

Jess and "Ollie"!

Karin :)

I was trying very hard to draw "1st Class"
(They couldn't get it, I wonder why??)

Me and my Honey :)

Jen & Jon - such a cute couple!

Jon, our master BBQer for the night!

Jen :) She was so serious when she drew!


Caleb, attempting to draw :)

Summer Days

So I'm really enjoying the last week of seeing my brother and his family before they move to Egypt! 9 days and counting....we are really going to miss all of them! While they are here we are trying to take advantage of spending as much time as possible with them and the kids. So, below are some pics of us at the park yesterday having fun!!! We also played lots of frisbee and baseball :) The kids are getting so big!


Abigail & Aunt Becky

Abigail

Silly Samuel with a chip in his mouth!

Pretty girl laughing at Uncle Caleb!

Smile!!!! :-)

Music!

This is going to be dedicated entirely to just a few of my favorite bands/artists.

Hopefully it will give you ideas of new music to try, or let me know if you like any of them too! I'll try to post any time I find a great new artist.

Weekend with Family

Wow! This past weekend was very busy, but a lot of fun! Caleb's brothers and their wives came into town and also Caleb's step-dad's daughter and her boyfriend. (you follow all of that?) Hehe. Lots of people and lots of plans! After our concert Friday night with my parents (see previous post) we were ready for the rest of the weekend. Saturday morning started with a yummy breakfast at Caleb's mom's house (Thanks Cindy!) where everyone met up. Then it was off to wine taste! We stopped at Laetitia (in between Santa Maria and Arroyo Grande) and by that time we were all hungry again!

Valerie, Me, Jennie and Beth

So we packed into our cars again and drove a few minutes to Avila Beach. The day couldn't have been better for wine tasting and the beach!!! I think it was in the 80's or even 90's, BEAUTIFUL. Avila was so much fun, I actually got in the water and swam and jumped through the waves....I haven't done that since I was a kid!!!

Caleb & Jeremy (His older Brother)

Jennie, Beth and Me


Right out of the water!!

That night it was time for a BBQ back at Cindy's. Quite a feast! Tri-Tip (of course!), Salmon, corn, orzo salad, fruit salad, grilled veggies, and cheesecake for dessert. And lots of yummy drinks too :-) I personally was enjoying the good wine that we bought earlier that day. We had a lot of fun playing games! We all like to laugh!!!

Cindy "The Mom" :-) Laughing during our game!

Sunday was a bit more relaxed and so was Monday.......on Monday some of us went to SLO and enjoyed another day of nice weather and a bit of shopping. Then everyone went home!!

Jennie & I having fun in SLO!

Monday night was also really fun to because Caleb & I went to my parents and got to see my brother, his wife, and their 2 adorable kids who we haven't seen in 8 months!! It was SO GOOD to see them and get hugs and kisses from Sam & Abigail. I'm sure going to miss all of them when they leave August 12 to move to Egypt. :-(

Look how cute they are, and they're getting so big!

Me, Samuel, Caleb & Abigail having fun!

All in all it was a great 3 day weekend seeing so much family and doing so many fun things!

Mercy Me/David Crowder

Last night my parents treated Caleb & I to a concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl........Mercy Me & David Crowder! Caleb & I had never been to the bowl before and it was so beautiful! Check out the photos.....we had FRONT ROW seats. :-) Thanks mom & dad!!!

We tried so hard to get a picture with my dad looking normal...... :-) Sorry dad I posted them all!

Smile Dad!!!!

Now this was a view from the top of the theater, but yes, like I said, we sat in front row! :-)

Me & Mom :-)

David Crowder & Band

Yes that is a Guitar Hero guitar.....yes he played it for a song!

AND NOW FOR MERCY ME :-) Their light show was really awesome and they had words and video playing behind them :)

This was us after. "OH MY GOSH! That was Awesome!"

Afterwards my parents took us to a great Mexican restaurant on State Street, after 10 at night, warm night (rare for around here!) and sitting on the patio. Drinking Mojitos and having Halibut Siviche and Shrimp Empaladas (I Think that's what they are called) and Nachos....YUM!!!

Again thanks mom & dad for a great night!!!