Halloween and Weekend with Becca

my lovely sister came down to spend the weekend with me.

on friday we:

 we went to Laguna Beach

where we tanned in the sun and listened to the waves roll in.

 

 on saturday, before blake flew in we went to sushi for lunch! yum!

saturday, after our ward "trunk or treat" we went to a great party at the Easton's. The food was great but the costumes and decorations made the party!

{girls}

 

 {boys}

becca and i. she was a giraffe. thanks for the costume Caitlin!

 

{blake and i}

i was a deer crossing sign and he was a dead deer.

 

Caitlin was Mario
 

 Rachel was a Pink Lady

Ben, Nicole, Matt, Rachel, Shane, Myrna, Caitlin, Logan, Blake, Laura, Becca.

sunday came and it was time to say goodbye 

see you at Christmas!

then it was a dress-up dinner at the Ohlwiler's. 

thanks for sharing your family with us!

{i hope your halloween was as wonderful as mine}

Balboa Island

this weekend was full of football.

byu football,

alabama footbal,

all sorts of football.

but, once the football games were over 

and the cafe rio was consumed,

we went to Balboa Island with

 Caitlin and Logan.

 

balboa bars, banana stands, and late night window shopping.

a walk down to the piers--both private and public.

blake chasing a bird.

commenting on every home on the beach.

{what did you do this weekend?}

my {favorite} swing

what: my favorite swing.

where: San Clemente Pier, San Clemente, CA

just go to the right of the pier.

swing.

enjoy.

who to bring: anyone {or no one}

why: just because.

here are two of my favorite things:

swinging and beaches

i {really} like to swing

p.s. pictures and stories of Utah trip to come...

this weekend...

besides the mud run {pictures and story coming later}

this weekend, we went to the beach with Brooke and Brian--my cousin and her husband who came to visit us.

We also spent a lot of time with our little hamster, Ottecelli.

she loves Blake. a lot. 

{hope you had a good weekend too}

Spring Break!

My two youngest brothers, Seth and Brett, came down with my Mom to visit Blake and I for their spring break! We had lots of fun! It started out with Six Flags....

(Nice face, B-Lake)

and ended at the beach. We had a blast going to the duck pond, watching the turtles, going to the pool and the beach, soaking up the sun and spending time with one another. My favorite parts about the break:

-big roller coasters with screaming boys
-20 questions
-walks with my mom
-fresh fruit
-backpacks
-my mom helping me make my bed
-brothers sleeping on the floor
-laughing with my brothers
-spending time with my family {the best family in the world}

I love you family! I wish those of you who didn't come could have! We missed you!

{please come visit again soon. I'm already lonely}

March 27th

 {beach day}

85 degrees.

sun.

beach.

blake.

{ok ok, Caitlin was there for a while too}

a weekend of love

friday: the boys rented the entire theater for us to watch Invictus {not romantic, but still fun}

saturday: i got to spend almost all day {except for my 2.5 hour rehearsal for the road show} with Blake. He filled it with flowers, shopping and dinner.

sunday: we gave our talks in church, spent our last day in sunday school together {guess who's teaching the sunbeams} and then the beach.

valentines hasn't ever been my favorite holiday...

{but Blake made it bearable}

{thanks}

fri.day.

this is where i spent my day,
walking the beach with a new friend,
talking, sitting, watching, listening.

this is also where i over-heard a man,
sitting on the empty lifeguard tower,
telling his sorrows to the waves.
they seemed to throw them back at him.

i am so blessed.
i have food, clothes, shelter, and someone
who comes home to me every day to tell me
how much he loves me and misses me while
he's at work.
the man on the beach did not.

{what are you blessed with?}