It's Time for a BIG Update!

So...I've been a bad blogger lately--a really bad blogger. I find that the longer I take to post, the more out of the loop I feel. So I decided to break the cycle and just start posting again. :) Here is an update of what has been going on with Shaye and me over the past few months:

Our New House!!!

We moved into our brand new home at the end of April and are LOVING it! Our home is in the Tonaquint area. We love it because it is so quiet, but only about a 5 minute drive to downtown. It's also fun because we have all kinds of bike trails nearby and beautiful views of Pine Valley Mountain, Zions (far off in the distance) and Snow Canyon. We feel so blessed to have gotten into the home when we did. We have awesome neighbors and are in an awesome ward! We couldn't be happier.

I will post more pictures inside when I get it more decorated and take some blog-worthy pictures.

Fun With Friends

In high school my friends, Marci in particular, sang a song that I've never forgotten. "Good friends, everyone needs good friends--the kind you can talk to..." Though this song is rather cheesy, (it's from "For the Strength of Youth" by Janice Kapp Perry,) it's so true. I'm grateful for GREAT friends.

Over the past few months Aleesha Fife (now Marshall) got married to a wonderful guy. Her wedding was gorgeous and it was a perfect opportunity for the "Morningside Clique" to get together and catch up.

Another fun thing that happened is that my bestie roommate Laralyn came to visit me in St. George. She has since had her baby, Kaylee Rayne, who is ADORABLE!

Also, I sang at the Renaissance Fair with Candace Thompson and Krista Wasden. It was super fun! I felt like I was five again walking around in my medieval dress. (Yes, I did aspire to be Guinevere as a child.) The fair was super fun to sing at, except when we tried to sing a difficult Latin song "O Fortuna" and totally started laughing in the middle. :)

Sudden Valley, WA

I never thought I could be so addicted to a place that involves hiking and small Scandanavian port towns--but I am! Ever since I've known Shaye I've heard all about Sudden Valley from his family. Until we went last year, I had no idea what I was in for. It is BEAUTIFUL! We went again a few weeks ago and I loved it even more! First of all, it is always 60 or 70 degrees there. Second of all, we get to spend quality time with Skyler and Jamie, who are a blast. Thirdly, it is about 3 hours away from Forks, WA. (This is where the dorky Twilight fan in me comes out.)

I haven't exactly been to Forks, but being so close to it and being in such a similar landscape makes me think about the books. I even start to believe the characters are real when I'm up there. (Man, now I really sound dorky!)

We're lucky to have a great vacation spot where we can stay with family for free and buy $28.00 tickets out of Vegas to get there. Can you believe that?? Seriously, if you want a fun cheap trip book a flight last minute with Allegiant and you can go all kinds of cool places for super cheap!

Well that's all for my massive update. I'll be sure to stay on top of it better. Hope you're all well. XOXO