A Few Recent Pics

Our pet parrots - they wake us up in the morning

Sunrise

A beached whale - I thought this was funny.

Movie night in the park

We made some great friends who happened to be our neighbors, but they moved. We miss the Haymores!

Weird Wednesdays

I'm starting a new blog series called "Weird Wednesdays". Every Wednesday I will be posting something weird or abnormal that I've captured here in Fort Lauderdale that I wouldn't see in Arizona or Utah. Now you can get a little glimpse of what we see down in South Florida.

To start the weird things off - GIANT rims. Everyone has them...old, young, white, Cuban, African-American, my neighbor...you name it.

*blurry pic - sorry taken from phone

Stay tuned for next Weird Wednesday...

Leaving for Ft. Lauderdale

This post is a little late, but I wanted to post it for journal purposes. This is the day we left our families and started our journey to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

i love family

I was lucky enough to fly across the country to attend the Stapley reunion at Aspen Grove. I just love being with my family, especially at Aspen Grove. Poor Rob had to stay in FL to work. We missed him!

Attacking the Ropes Course - my time wasn't so good this year, in the past I did it under a minute - I'm getting old.

Cousins riding the train

Little Danny - so cute

Cousin Dallin

Cousins shooting air rifles

Cousins laying out poolside

Dad at Arts & Crafts

I love being up in the mountains - the smell, the weather, nature!

What You Don't See

I have been wanting to be better at sharing more everyday occurrences and real life stuff on my blog. I came across this amazing idea on Jylare's blog and thought it was so great because I consider my blog my journal (I make a book out of it at the end of each year). I always blog about the positive things like vacations, our families, events, but I also want to add some of the negative happenings because my life isn't perfect. So every so often I will be posting "what you don't see" to show you that I'm a real person :).

What You Don't See

Some of you may have heard, about a month ago we had a miscarriage. It was a sad day, but we are so grateful for the love and support from our families and friends, especially the peace we receive from our Heavenly Father. We are anxious to get pregnant again.

More of "what you don't see" later... :)

First Week Away From Home

Our adventure started on Sunday, June 27 2010. We packed our car to the fullest and started our 3-day trip across the country to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was easy for us to navigate because we were on I-10 for 80% of the way. We stopped in San Antonio and had lunch on the Riverwalk and toured the Alamo.

Our next stop was New Orleans. I didn't expect to see the things that I saw...it was devastating seeing the demolished homes with caved in roofs. Bourbon Street was....interesting. Cafe De Monde was the cutest thing.


Thankfully, we have met some great couples in the ward. We watched fireworks on Las Olas (compared to Mill Ave.) and had a great time. Our ward has a lot of culture in it - a lot of Haitians. I hope to get a calling in YWs because there are a lot of young converts that need love and support. I want to be apart of their lives and help them!

This is Key Biscayne - the first key just east of Miami. We were on top of a lighthouse. Ps the beach was full of Cubans.

Storms are crazy here! You can only go 3mph because you CANNOT see in front of you. Seriously, I would rather drive in the snow. Our street gets flooded occasionally, no biggie.

California

Rob and I went to California for Sarah and Brock's wedding. We had the best time!!

The Stapley's had a party at their house

Newport Temple with the Lowe's

The reception was AMAZING! I couldn't believe my eyes - it was beautiful! Rob and I were grateful to be a part of something so special. Annie Randall took her pictures, check them out here.

Utah Will Be Missed

It was a sad day when we FINALLY found out we had to leave Utah. I dispise moving, but it went well - thank you Woods and Duffys, I miss you already. Thanks to my dad, he let us store our stuff in his storage...phew. Now I'm just anticipating moving across the country in a couple weeks to FLORIDA. It will be a memorable experience.

If you're thinking about planning a trip...PLEASE PLEASE come visit us. I will go to Disneyworld with you, I will swim to Cuba or the Bahamas with you, I will let you sleep in my bed and I will sleep on the couch :). JUST COME!

Cousin Becca

Miss you. Can't wait to see you next week!

waiting game

Rob had a second interview with Adobe/Omniture, which is a good sign BUT it has been a week now and we are planning on moving home in 4 days - then off to Florida we go. I haven't started packing yet, hoping it will increase our chances of getting this great job.

I'll keep you posted on the results.

love these ideas

*Find this wedding at Amorology Weddings

*photo taken by Rebekah Westover

home for the weekend

This is what we do in our spare time...

Nike Free 5.0 = love

Rob got me these for Mother's Day...I am obsessed with them. Thanks Rob, love you.

$9

It didn't turn out how I visioned it, but I still like it. Worth the $9.

i made this.

Cost: $10

My obsession with J.Crew t-shirts are getting a little out of hand and expensive, so I thought maybe I can create some look-a-likes.

My next attempt will be this:

So standby please.... ... ...

Fort Lauderdale?

The day of graduation, Rob had a phone interview with Citibank in Fort Lauderdale. They offered him the job immediately after the call. When I found out that Fort Lauderdale is just north of Miami and right on the beach...I got excited. We move the end of June and come back mid-December. We would love visitors - take advantage!

*Notice that we can practically swim to the Bahamas! :)

Rob: from boy to man

Rob's parents came for graduation. We had a great time! YAH for Rob!