Delaware

After 3 WONDERFUL days in NYC I took a train to Delaware. The west coast needs more trains.

I always love visiting Brett and Jill and their kids. I wish I could see them more often. It was fine to finally slow down and relax after such a crazy few weeks.

The first night we drove down to the boat and had dinner and went swimming in the Chesapeake Bay. It is so pretty out there and it was perfect weather.


The highlight of the trip was going to a Phillies Game! I love baseball but I really love EXCITING baseball! Brett has great seats so we were really close to Home Plate. They played the dodgers, who aren't very good. So there were lots of runs.

Thanks Brett and Jill for such a fun time!

New York!

I am never going to get caught up on my blogging if I don't finish blogging about my summer vacations!

After I went to Duck Beach I drove up the coast in a car with 5 strangers for 9 hrs! It was very very very long! But I finally made it to NYC!

The first day I was there Mallori had to work so I was on my own...

I decided to go to Statton Island because there are pretty views of the city there.




There is a cool 9/11 memorial over there and when I got there the Fire Department was there looking at it. It was cool to see them there remembering their friends they had lost.





When I got off the Ferry in NYC I just walked around. I found the Trinity Church and Ground Zero. There still isn't a lot there which is sad after almost 10 years. But the plans look really cool for what they want to do.


The rest of the day I spent in Bryant Park, which is now my favorite park. It is Small and there are tables and chairs throughout with grass in the middle. I spent a few hours there and could have spent a lot longer.

Then I met Mallor and we went to Queens and went to a Mets game. I love Baseball so this was awesome!




The next day we went to the bronx zoo. This was the hottest day ever! We seriously almost died. The heat + humidity could have killed us.



That night after we had cooled off we went to see the play Cast Me if You Can. It was fun to see it but the songs weren't as catchy and the acting was just ok, but I am still glad we went.


The next Day my friend Ashley, who works for Delta and flys for free, came and hung out with me!
We walked A LOT and just saw the sights. We went Bouchon Bakery, which is so yummy. Carin loves it and has brought me stuff from there so it was fun that I got to go there in person.


Then we spent like 10hrs in Chinatown. Ashley bought so much stuff and I just bought some purses and a "Tiffany" ring. I love chinatown!

Then we met Mallori for a yummy italian dinner and then we went back to Mallori's apartment because we were so tired and I had to wake up early to catch the train to Delaware!

It was such a fun trip and I love NYC! I really feel like it would be fun to live there for a year after I graduate... Just what my mother wants to hear!!!

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I will continue updating about my adventures on the East Coast AFTER I write a 5 page paper about who knows what, due next week.



In the mean time... Jessica and Marty have entered a video contest presented by Rocky Mountain Power. There Video is really Fun and shows how much work they have done to their house!

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Duck Beach

After Dallas I flew back to LA for 10 days and then I flew to the East Coast. North Carolina to be exact. I went to Duck Beach. If you have never heard of it, it is basically mormon spring break with hundreds of LDS singles over memorial day. I agreed to go in a moment of total insanity in March when it sounded fun.

Don't get me wrong.... I had a blast, but it was very overwhelming. Luckily I had Carin there to help me navigate the sitch and luckily her friend Whitney was there too so I was able hang out with them.

What makes duck so great is you are staying amazing Mansions. They were Huge houses with amazing views of the Ocean. The whole weekend was spent at the beach, eating, mingling or dancing. You stay up until 4:30 in the morning every day just because people are still partying. I know people say that Duck is wild and not their scene but I didn't feel that way at all. I never saw anything happen that shouldn't have been, although I am sure it did somewhere. Plus the jokes of "Did you get ducked?" are still funny.

As usual I was terrible at taking pics but I have a few....

Dallas 2011

Two days after I got home from Utah I headed to Dallas. I hadn't been since Scott graduated 2 years ago so my visit was well over due. I love Dallas, I think I love Dallas because of the people I know there but I always have such a great time. I think I can sum my trip up by saying we planned our days based on the meals we ate and boy did we eat some meals! Yummy!!!!





We went to the Dallas Zoo! They have recently redone it and it is cool. They do this show with Birds and I couldn't believe how big the owl was! The african section of the zoo was pretty cool. It made you feel like you were on an african safari or at least what you think it would be like.


We also went to a classic car museum. Pretty cool, if you like old cars!


Lastly, We went to my favorite place in Dallas! It is called Lee Harvey's. Named after Lee Harvey Oswald, the guy that assassinated president Kennedy when he was in Dallas. This "Bar" is supposed to be his house. Anyway it's not really a normal bar because you sit outside at picnic tables by fire pits and listen to live music. Both times I have been there the bands have been GREAT! They are totally Texas and totally country. My favorite combo! I had so much fun! I can't wait to go back!!!!

May Trip to Utah!

The day after my last presentation in school I flew to Utah for a week! Meg and Ava came with me to see baby Penelope and spend some time with Jessica. It was so fun to all be together. Ava and Graham had a blast and didn't stop running and screaming the entire time. They were WILD! Baby Penny is a DOLL and I love her so much!!!! (I will post more about her later)

But....

The main reason for coming to Utah was for Shellie's wedding! The day was PERFECT and I couldn't be happier for Shellie and Mike. Shellie looked STUNNING! The reception was beautiful and I am so glad I was a part of it. The night before the wedding we hung out and got pedicures and went to dinner and then we watched Kenny Chesney's Summer in 3D concert that I had from Netflix. I know it sounds silly but that pretty much sums Shellie and I up, we love Kenny! I can't wait to see him AGAIN with Shellie in July!!!

Of course I didn't take pictures of my own so I stole these from Shellie.... Enjoy!

Easter 2011

This year I spent Easter with Carin's Family. I was her +1. On Saturday we picked up her sister from the airport and headed to Balboa Island in Orange County. You can take the Ferry over for $1, which is a pretty good deal. We walked around and looked at all the cute houses and all the not so cute house. There were also the prettiest gardens. If you have ever seen Arrested Development (I haven't so it's ok) apparently the sell frozen bananas. So of course we tried some!







Then we met up with Carin's Mom and sister-in-law and went to the San Juan Capistrano Mission, also in Orange County. It is one of 22 missions in California. The grounds are really pretty and the history is pretty interesting to read about.



Then.... we went to an ANGEL'S game! They were playing the Red Sox and since Carin and her family are from Boston and HUGE Red Sox fan's they wanted to go. They were all in Sox gear and I of course wore my stuff Chris gave me for Christmas.



On Easter Sunday we spent the day with her family in San Diego. We went to church and had a YUMMY Easter dinner. Carin's mom was so cute and made everyone Easter baskets, including me. It was such a fun weekend!