This month has been fantastic, mostly because we got to spend two weeks in California and Colorado. It is always so fun to see and spend time with family members, especially since we got to celebrate Evan getting home from his mission to Italy and Amanda and Kyle getting married.
After waiting all day on Wednesday, June 12th, the evening came and we drove to the airport to meet Tyler and Shelley. After a quick and easy flight, we made it to Long Beach where Matt's parents were waiting to greet us with Jack n' the Box (Matt's favorite).
Thursday, we went to the beach (My favorite) and I finally got to meet Christina and her adorable 7 kids. Matt had so much fun with all of his nephews and really showed off his California Heritage.
Friday, was another long day of waiting until Evan came through customs and I finally got to meet Matt's last sibling. It was such a cool experience to see Evan reunited with his family again.
On Saturday, we had a big pizza party to celebrate Evan and Tyler's belated birthdays. And there was cake.
Sunday, we went to the Spanish ward and even though I didn't understand it, everyone was so friendly and nice that it was easy to feel the Spirit. Seeing as it was also Father's Day, we had a big BBQ with lots of family and it was delicious! I love food.
Monday we went to the pier and even though some of the boards looked a little rotten and unstable, we managed to make it to the end with out any problems. And Matt and I saw an octopus so no complaints.
Tuesday was pretty much our last day there and that night we went on a date to Coldstone and to walk on the beach at night. Our goal was to see the sunset but it was a little cloudy. Nevertheless, it was a still a great time and I was sad to say goodbye to California so soon.
So Wednesday we headed to the airport to make our way to Colorado. Now, I'm usually not afraid of flying but I promise you that our pilot had never flown an airplane before. Taking off we were swerving back and forth all over the run way (no there was no wind that day) and landing for our layover was traumatizing. Just imagine 30 minutes of drops, shaking and a lot of turbulence (I may have even cried). The thought of getting back on a plane seemed unbearable but luckily we got a different pilot and from Las Vegas to Denver was smooth sailing (or flying).
Even though thursday and friday were filled with the craziness of getting things ready for the wedding, I was so glad that I was able to spend the time with my family. I miss them so much and I loved being able to see them again.
Saturday made the hectic couple of days all worth it because I was able to see my sister so happy as she married the love of her life. I am so grateful for Kyle and how good he is to my sister and I am so glad to have him in the family. Their reception turned out beautiful and it was the perfect day.
Sunday, we went to a BBQ at my grandmas so that we could spend time with Tim and Nate, who were visiting from out of town.
Monday, we took Matt to his first Qdoba experience, which was good enough to get him to spend a little while shopping with us. That night my mom, Matt, and I met my grandma and grandpa for dinner at Outback and then we saw Man of Steel.
That night (our last night) something went terribly wrong, probably from the food, and I woke up puking, it was awful and made me feel awful and was not fun at all. But my mom and Matt were so sweet to be by my side through the worst of it. I love them.
And Tuesday, we said goodbye and it was back to Utah for us.
As rough as it was going back, it was so great to spend the month seeing so much family and in just a few short weeks its back to California for Evan's wedding.
I am so grateful to have such a wonderful family and I definitely got so lucky marrying Matt. I love every chance I get to see them and spend time with them and I cannot wait to go back to Colordao.
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