Wednesday, February 16, 2011

honeymoon

**warning, super long!
im finally getting around to posting about our honeymoon. we went to puerto vallarta, mexico. we had so much fun in the sun!!


we left the morning after our wedding at like 5am. we stayed at hotel that was 20 minutes outside of the city. it was beautiful! it was like a little of the rain forest next to the ocean. i wish i was there!!



our pool. we would sleep in, eat,
layout, eat, maybe go into the city if not we would lay out,
eat, go to sleep...
repeat for 7 days. loved it.

this guy or gal lived at our pool,
they had a big rock with plants and he would
come out once a day or so.
we were shocked the first time we saw him.
everyone said there was a family
that lived in there,
we weren't sure which one we saw each time.


right across the street from our hotel,
where we would catch the bus.

on the bus heading to the city.
i was a little worried about riding on the bus,
but i am so glad we did. we rode with the locals,
the bus was so old and so hot.
and we paid like 7 cents to ride!

on a boardwalk in the city.
(i have a love hate relationship with mexico.
i loved loved our honeymoon don't get me wrong,
i just wanted to buy everything
from everyone. it broke my heart
seeing some of the people.
it is not like tijuana where little kids
walk around trying to sell chicklets
but, it still broke my heart.)

behind us is a river that leads to the ocean,
the local kids played in it all day.
the water was warm and shallow.
you could walk across the bridge,
eat and hang out on the beach.

we ate across the bridge one night, it was delicious!!



at the steak and seafood restaurant.
(there were 3 places besides the buffets,
where we could eat, 1 time each)


the italian restaurant. this place took forever.....
our reservation was at 730 we were the last to leave at 11.
not worth the wait. and since we don't eat at fancy places,
we had no idea how to order here.
we left still hungry.
this was the spanish restaurant,
it was really good!

the view from the buffet.
it really was so pretty here. t
he only problem with this seat in
the buffet was you would see all of the stray dogs.
i love dogs and it was awful
to see how skinny they were.

at the beach. we would usually stay at the pool
until 3 or 4 and then it was shaded by the
hotel so we would make our way to the beach.
the water was great, no waves and warm.

we ordered room service one night,
it was $12 for anything you wanted
on the menu. i am pretty sure we
ordered one of everything and ate it all.


us after we ate all of that food!!!


snorkeling. i was really excited to try this,
however it wasn't my favorite. i got a little
sea sick and i was freaked out by all the fish i saw
under water. our snorkel guide was
awesome he gave us each a piece of bread to
feed the fish and they would come right up
to our hand. freaky! he also went down so
far and brought up fish, like the one above.
i hope that fish didn't die just so
i could get that pic. it was only out of the water
for 1 second i swear. while on this adventure,
we met some friends, for the rest of
the trip we hung out with them by the pool.


just hangin out after dinner one night.

us on the balcony of our room.
like i said it was beautiful there.

we had so much fun. wish we could go back today!!

Monday, February 14, 2011

happy valentines!

just some things i love, in lieu of this day of love.

my man.
love him. we don't usually do valentines,
but friday he made me a surprise dinner. so cute.

my family.
love both of my families. so lucky.
(sorry, some not pictured. the only pics
i have of everybody are from the wedding and
i STILL can't upload them.)

my doggies.
most think we are crazy for having
3 dogs, but i love them all and they
love me!

the sun/laying out.
is it summer yet? i think as i get older
the winters last longer. if only we had a vacay
planned and i could be this tan.


coke.
love love me some coke, yes its bad
for me.

sweat pants.
favorite thing to wear. what would i do
without them?


friends.
i wish i had a picture of all of my
friends together. i have the best friends.

boating.
i really love boating. i like tubing and wake
boarding, but i really could just ride on the boat the
whole time! (this pic is in lake powell, i was so lucky heidi
asked me to join her and her in laws. you really have never been
on a lake powell trip until you have gone with the sundells.)

my victor.
as i look through pictures
i remember him being in my life everyday.
wish it was still that way.
but love him still the same.



the list could go on. happy valentines to all. i hope your day is full of love.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!


WELL... MY BIRTHDAY IS NOT TODAY! ITS THE 28TH OF JANUARY, I JUST CELEBRATED IT A FEW TIMES AND WANTED ONE BLOG POST.


FIRST WE WENT TO WYOMING TO WATCH MY SISTER PLAY BASKETBALL. WE (MY MOM, AMMIE AND ME) LEFT FRIDAY (MY BDAY) AND DROVE 5 HOURS TO RIVERTON, WY. WE GOT THERE A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE GAME AND WE WERE ALL CRAVING MEXICAN FOR A LITTLE BDAY LUNCH BUT THE ONLY MEX PLACE IN TOWN WAS CLOSED FROM 2-4... REALLY?! WE ARRIVED AT 3:15. SO WE ENDED UP AT A PIZZA PLACE.
me, mom, ammie @ the pizza place
for my bday lunch.


THE GAME WENT GREAT THEY WON AND MARIAH PLAYED SO GOOD! WE THEN HAD TO WATCH THE BOYS PLAY SO WE DIDN'T LEAVE THE GYM UNTIL 930 STILL NEEDING DINNER AND TO DRIVE TO ROCK SPRINGS 2 HOURS AWAY. TO GET TO ROCK SPRINGS YOU HAVE TO DRIVE A 2 LANE ROAD THAT IS SO DARK. WE DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE BUS, IN CASE THERE WERE DEER. IF ONLY WE HAD TO JUST STOP FOR DEER. THIS WAS THE SCARIEST DRIVE EVER. THE WIND WAS BLOWING SO HARD AND IT WAS BLOWING A TORNADO OF SNOW RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. WE COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING AND TO TOP IT OFF FOG! GREAT! WE FINALLY MADE IT 4 HOURS LATER.

SATURDAY MORNING MY DAD CAME UP FOR ANOTHER GAME. MARIAH LOST AND DIDN'T PLAY SO AWESOME. WE AGAIN STAYED FOR THE BOYS GAME. BORING. BUT WE GOT TO SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME WITH MERN. AFTER.. STILL CRAVING MEXICAN FOOD WE WENT TO A SICK PLACE FOR MY BIRTHDAY DINNER. I TOOK NO PICTURES OF THIS BECAUSE I WAS SO PISSED THAT THE FOOD WAS SO DISGUSTING! AFTER DINNER WE DROVE HOME. LOVED GETTING BACK TO J AND MY DOGGIES!




dad, mern, ,me after her
second game.


NOW ONTO OUR ANNUAL BENIHANNA BIRTHDAY DINNER. WE CELEBRATED A WEEK LATE BUT IT WAS SO FUN HAVING ALL OF OUR FRIENDS CELEBRATE WITH US. BENI LET US DOWN A LITTLE. AFTER DINNER WE WENT BACK TO OUR HOUSE TO WATCH THE FIGHTS AND HAVE SOME VERY YUMMY CAKE MADE BY AMY. (AMY SHOULD START A BAKING BUSINESS... EVERYTHING SHE MAKES IS SO GOOD)

j & m @ beni
chase & jessica

meg & danny
erica, zach, cary

kevin & tasha
meg & meg!
amy & me

my yummy bday cake from aim.. best ever!


*** not pictured jordan kemp, snug, and the cute martinez fam.. so sad i didn't take pictures of them. ***

I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT ARE SO GREAT. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LOVED EACH BIRTHDAY ADVENTURE. THX TO MY FAMILY WHO MADE MY BIRTHDAY DAY SO FUN AND FRIENDS WHO SPENT TO MUCH MONEY ON FOOD TO COME WITH US TO BENI. TO JORDAN'S FAMILY THAT BROUGHT OVER NICE CARDS SINCE I WAS GONE AND FRIENDS WHO EACH TOOK ME TO LUNCH OR DINNER. TO J FOR ALWAYS MAKING ME FEEL SPECIAL. LOVE YOU ALL.