The month of August has been a great one for me. I finally got to see my in-laws after almost a year of being apart, I went to my home town of Gilbert, AZ and went to the Bay Area of California to visit my grandpa and other family. It was a wonderful 3 week long vacation, but unfortunately for the majority of the vacation my sweet husband had to stay home and work his little tushy off. Thankfully we have some wonderful friends who made sure my skinny husband would eat and was entertained on a regular basis... what did he ever do without me?
Some of the high lights of my vacation was:
Going to Yellowstone with the in-laws
Grandma Nielsen eating (or pretending to eat) a Big Juds
Learning to crochet
Going to the 105 degree Arizona for the first time in 11 months 2 days.
Getting lost on the way to Santa Monica beach and driving passed Disney Land
Going Santa Monica beach and reminiscing about when my mom used to take us to the beach and it only took us 2.5 seconds to get our clothes wet in the Freezing water.
Going to Six Flags Magic Mountain and waiting in lines for 6 hours to go on three rides... the scariest rides of my life (Tatsu- the world's longest, tallest, and fastest flying roller coaster and X2- worlds 1st 5th dimensional roller coaster )!
Having a ToGo's picnic at Vesona Park in San Jose and then FINALLY going swimming this summer!
Deciding to go see the Oakland temple during rush hour traffic, but making totally worth it for my parents to be there almost 23 years to the day from when they got married there.
Relaxing with the family.
Going to the beach and getting sunburned when it is totally over cast.
Getting free clothes at my Grandpa's stake my Best Friend Closet.
Going through my grandma's craft room... very emotional, but great to come home with a bunch of craft stuff.
Going to my Grandma's grave and laughing (after a little crying)
Driving home with my family (five BIG boys and my mom) for 13 hours and having the AC break down 4 hours away in San Berrnidino.
Going to Tia Rosa's with my mom's friends and seeing and taking with some great women I look up to and miss.
SHOPPING!!!
Going to YOKO'S!!
Relaxing and getting sick.
Spending time with my mom.
And last, but not least... Going to the temple with my brother for the first time.
I had an amazing vacation full of memories, laughs, cries and doing all those things I miss about my old life... but It was my old life. I can't even tell you how much I missed my husband in that time. I don't know how i could live with out him for four semesters, but we did it. I love my family, but I am so excited to start my own family with my own life and memories with my husband. I discovered that I love my family so much and had a wonderful time, but I could not truly enjoy myself without my husband. My husband is where my joy is and my heart. Home is where my heart is and my heart with my husband.
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coming to the temple with family is probably the only good reason to vacation in AZ. I like in mesa and it's just wayy too hott!!!!
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