Laughlin, NV

This past weekend, Matthew & I made the journey to Laughlin, NV for a semi family reunion. Haha! Most of my family was there and some of my aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was nice to see them all since it had been months and even years since I'd seen some of them. We arrived on Friday night around 10 pm and were too tired to go out and about. Plus we knew we had a long day at the lake tomorrow. So we hit the hay early.

Saturday morning, my mom texted me around 6 am....I know right?! Me, up at 6 am on a weekend...she must be crazy. It's safe to say that we didn't make the first boat trip out on the lake haha! We woke up around 9 am to catch the 10 boat to the other side where my family was hanging out. Little did we know that my family was pretty strict on what time we were suppose to be there. Ha! We got to the lake around 10ish but still had to find parking. After driving around for 5 mins, we finally found a spot. We parked and made our way down to the dock. We looked around for any signs of my family and I couldn't see anyone. We waited and waited until finally I saw two of my aunts walking up. We walked over and they said we had just missed the boat. Grr! haha! We were pretty frustrated because we had been standing there the whole time. They then told us that nobody would be coming back until 1! Just then, my brother Chris walked down to the dock and we told him the same story.My aunts decided that they would recruit Matthew & I to go back into town and get jet skis. I figured since no one was coming back until 1 we might as well. Boy was I wrong! haha! We drove back into town and every place was sold out of jet skis. And I later found out, my family had made several trips back to find us. Too late for that!We got back to the dock around 11:30 and decided to grab a bite to eat. Matthew & I were both starving because we had skipped breakfast. We ate at the restaurant on the dock and enjoyed some interesting conversations with my aunts.

Finally 1 o'clock rolled around and someone came and picked us all up. We made the VERY short journey across the lake where my mom & sister were waiting. I was excited to see everyone. We spent the rest of the afternoon swimming and playing.That night we went out to eat with my family at Chili's. Our waitress looked like she pretty much hated life. haha! My order was correct but I think pretty much everyone else had something wrong with it. After dinner, my brother & sister decided to go back to their hotel rooms because their kids were pretty worn out from the whole day. Matthew & I made our way to the Casino that the majority of my family was staying out. We played a few slot machines but didn't really win anything.

The next day, we went to lunch with my brother & sister-in-law at Outback. I got some potato soup that was so delicious! After lunch we decided that we better make the 4 hr journey back home. I told Matthew he could drive because I was a little sleepy. I'm so glad he did because on our way home we got a flat tire! Luckily he was able to pull over before there was too much damage done. The only bad thing was we were in the middle of no where and still 2 hours away from home. Thankfully, he has triple A! Since I have the worlds crappiest jack set for my car, we were unable to get the tire off. We had to wait about 40 mins before someone came out and put my spare on. We were able to make it all the way back to Phoenix with out any problems.

All in all it was a great trip! I'm so glad that Matthew came with me and that I was able to see my family. I didn't take a lot of pictures but here are a few.

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Megs

Keira & I

Gavin

Aeris & her stuffed thing named Ice Cream

Aeris, Ice Cream, Keira, Angela

Matthew & I

Keira & Gavin

Aeris after a long day at the lake

Matthew walking on the wobbly dock

Aeris

The fish I was pretty certain was going to eat Matthew's hand off!

Just a couple of Ducks waiting for a boat ride!

California Trip : Kate Nash

Last weekend, Matthew & I drove to California to see Kate Nash in concert. Since the concert wasn't until Tuesday, we decided to stay with our friend Rachel in San Diego for a few days. The first night, we went to the beach at sunset. Oh how I miss the beach! I love just watching the waves and feeling the crisp breeze. While we were in San Diego, we walked around and enjoyed the company of Rachel and her boyfriend Eric. One night we had a bonfire down by the pier and played sherades haha. It was a lot of fun. The day of the concert, we had decided that it would be cool to go to a taping of a show. We chose The Price is Right. I'm disappointed to say that we did not have that great of a time. We stood in line for about 4 hours and didn't even get in any of the crowd shots. After the Price is Right, we headed over to the El Rey Theater for Kate Nash. It was a really good concert. It was kind of a smaller venue so we were really close. The pictures didn't turn out as great as I hoped. Anyways, here are some pictures from the trip.

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Megs

Matthew frolicking on the Beach

Doing yoga on the beach

Rachel's yoga pose

Super Cute the band that opened for Kate Nash

Matthew & I at Kate Nash

Kate Nash

Grand Canyon!!!!

I finally got to see the Grand Canyon! You would think after living in Utah for most of my life, I would've seen it before the age of 21 haha! Anyways, Matthew's friend Joe has a cabin up in Williams, AZ which is only about an hour drive to the Grand Canyon. Since we were up there for the weekend, we decided to take the trip since I had never been. We even took Marty haha. The poor little guy was so tried after walking about 2 miles. But everyone and I mean EVERYONE would walk past us and say "oh cute dog" or something to that effect. It was so funny. Even the macho tough guys would. And there was an old gramps that just loved him! On our way back, we saw this campground that was Flintstones themed. For $5 you can walk around and take pictures. So of course, I paid $5 to get some awesome pictures. So enjoy!!!

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Megs

Matthew & Marty at the Grand Canyon

Marty & I at the Grand Canyon

Marty after a 2 mile hike :)
Bed Rock

Matthew gettin a little lovin

Botanical Gardens

So it's been a while since I've posted but Matthew and I went to the Botanical Gardens recently. They had a butterfly exhibit going on. It was really neat to see. There were about 10 or so different kinds of butterflies. It was neat to try and find them all. After we went to through the butterfly exhibit, we walked around the botanical gardens and saw some pretty neat plants. I went a little camera crazy haha! But here are a few pictures....

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Megs

Zebra Butterfly

Some other kind of Butterfly haha

Cactus & Flower

Matthew & I

Cactus & Flowers

Color Fest 2010

It's that time of year again! As the end of March came and went, so did Color Fest. I was so happy I got to make the long journey to Utah and have a fun weekend with my friends. I don't realize how much I miss them until I have to say goodbye again! We had a lot of fun this year throwing colored powder at random people. This year, we decided to get there a little bit earlier. It was cool to see all of the other things going on this year. Inside the temple, they had food and dancing. Outside they were putting up a photobooth near the entrance. It's always interesting to see all of the people who show up. This year they had 2 events. One was held around 1 pm and the other around 4 pm. I can't wait for next year! As I promised I will be back every year! It's so much fun!

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Megs

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Renissance Festival 2010

A couple of weekends ago, some friends from work and I went to the annual Renissance Festival. It was a lot of fun! We got our faces painted, watched a joust, ate turkey legs, and saw some rediculous people! It was awesome!

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Megs

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Out Of Africa

Last weekend, some friends from work & I took a trip to the Out of Africa Wildlife Preserve in Camp Verde. Although it was rainy and cold the WHOLE time, it was A LOT of fun!!! We got to see all of the animals up close! They would walk right up to the fence and let you take pictures of them.

Before we went to Out of Africa, we had all printed out pictures of animals and colored them. We then made it a point to take a picture, with our picture and designated animal! haha!

When we first arrived, there weren't very many people. Actually, we were one of the first groups to arrive. Which was nice because there were no lines for to pay or to ride the tram around. Because we were some of the first people to arrive, we were able to be the first group to take a safari tour.

The Safari Tour was so awesome! When we got onto the bus, they gave us a carrot to feed the Giraffe. The Giraffe came right up to the bus and suck its head in. Haha! I was so scared. I fed it my carrot and was freaking out! ha! My friend Matt put the carrot in his mouth and let the giraffe eat it out! Gross...but AWESOME! We also go to see zebras, antelope, a camel, and some goats. All in all it was a pretty cool experience.

After the tour, we walked around the park. We saw plenty of tigers, a rhino, lions, wolves, bears, and tons of other animals.

Before we left, we watched the Tiger Splash show. While at the show, Sharon & I got "marked" by a tiger! Yup...that's right...we are now owned by a tiger :( haha! The show was pretty neat. Mostly just watching huge tigers chase people holding objects and jumping into a heated pool. haha!

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Megs

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