take me out to the ball game!

So, I have an awesome boss! He's such a high roller! He scored free tickets to the Cubs game in the VIP section and just straight up gave them to Tanman and I when we were chilling at work on friday! We had tons of fun and definitely owe him a major high five.


I had been BEGGING Tanman for weeks to go to a game because all the sweet baseball teams do their spring training right here in the valley, so I was so stoked when we were able to go. We lucked out with those seats too! We were right above the dugout in the shade. (I know it's only march, but it's already hot and we were so relieved when we saw our seats were in the shade). We were in the family section so we were with all the wives of the players which made for a fun fan-filled cheering section. One of the wives had her baby boy with her and he made friends with Tanman instantly. It was pretty funny watching the little boy stare at Tanman the entire game. She couldn't distract him for anything. How lucky am I that I have a boss that let's us leave at noon on a friday and chill at a baseball game?!


I can't wait for the season to start so that we can go cheer on the Angels and watch them win the World Series this year with these fine people!

california dreamin'

Last week Tanman and I rocked the west coast. It was so fun to visit with our family and friends and bask in the lovely California weather. We stayed half at his fam's house then spent the other half at my fam's house.


His Fam's- Every time we are there we try to find new trails along the cliffs of the beach. It makes for a fun adventure and helps us appreciate the splendor of it all. We were also lucky to have sis #1 and mom stop by for a bit to hang out with us in our empty beach house and shop it up. Then we stopped by the cove to see the seals. Last time we were there I saw no seals. This time I saw loads of them. They are fat.
I love the smell of ocean in the air! It was so nice not to smell cow the second I walk outside!

My Fam's- We made it just in time for sis #2's birthday. She turned twenty-stupid and to celebrate we ate burritos all day long! Of course, as all Southern Californian's do, we definitely used our Dland passes while we were there. Tanman and I have MASTERED the art of spending an entire day at Dland for free (except the day we bought our passes... we paid for those).
I love family vacations! I'm trying to talk Tanman into taking a trip every week. We're still in the negotiation process.


P.S. My mind is all over the place today! Can you tell?! Oh well!

trying out my snow shoes

I don't quite remember the last time I played in the snow. I know that when I lived in Nauvoo it snowed, but I'm pretty sure it was like the last day we were there and we didn't even get a chance to enjoy it. This leads me to believe that the last time I was even in the snow was February of 2001 when we stayed in Uncle John's house. Nevertheless, it is super fun and quite cold! Tanman and I went to a friend's cabin a couple of hours away for the weekend and I was able to go sledding for the first time that I really remember. You better believe I layered up with my California "winter clothes" but I did miraculously already own a turtleneck, a puffer vest, and a windbreaker (all three still had the tags on them). It was a bit tiring hiking up that darn hill each time we survived the downward fall. Towards the end we just started standing on our sleds to see how long we could stay up and that way we wouldn't go all the way to the bottom of the hill before we had to climb tooth and nail to the top. I lasted quite a bit, which leads me to believe that I might be ready for snowboarding! ...maybe next season...

lay off me... i'm starving!

We officially went to the grocery store and oh what an adventure it was!

We aren't too familiar with our surroundings just yet so the drive itself took a good fifteen minutes and included quite a bit of u-turns before we found a grocery store. Once we arrived in the land of edible delights, we figured the best plan of attack would be to walk up and down each aisle to make sure that we wouldn't forget anything (we ended up missing a few aisles... which made for another fun-filled trip back). The best part of this escapade was in fact, when I realized that we forgot the hamburger buns and went running back to the bread aisle. As soon as I got near the buns and my hands were about to clinch the plastic wrapped goodness, I heard a voice in my direction. "You're back! You're still here?" I turned and saw a cute girl that worked in this food haven. At first I wasn't sure if she knew me, but then she continued. "I swear you and your husband were in this aisle about an hour and a half ago. But I must say I have never seen a couple have so much fun in the bread aisle before, I couldn't even bring myself to interrupt and greet you!" She smiled and I turned red. I laughed off my embarrassment that people might actually have been paying attention to our ridiculousness and told her she could greet me now if she wanted. We both smiled and Tanman and I quickly checked out. Next time, we're making a list and sticking to it.

one month of paradise

As of today, we have officially been in our house for one month (and we've still only been upstairs twice). Today, I caught myself looking at our honeymoon pictures and missing our week in paradise. We rocked that island like no other tourists ever will. Here are some pictures so that you can join me in my longing for a hawaiian vacation (and maybe even donate toward mine and Tanman's vacation fund?).

Some guy noticed I kept trying to set the timer on the camera,

so he offered to take this one for us. Thanks Guy!

The rope swing at this waterfall was sooo fun! We jumped from the top of the falls and from the swing. The water was perfect!

I set the 10sec timer on the camera and then ran to catch up

with Tanman. I definitely messed up the first few times...

I don't know what I'm doing!

A couple of weeks ago, I had a thought jump into my head that I should begin a blog! My first impression was that this is a piece of cake. Well, a few weeks later and countless attempts to figure out what I am doing, I'm writing this purely to see if I've mastered that art of an entry before I even begin to think about all of this "side column" business! Here goes!