Happenings...

I've been bad lately...school has been crazy and this past week was my spring break so I haven't posted weekly like I promised I would.  Let's see if I can remember everything I've been up to!

Two weeks ago my friends from Arizona came for a visit and it was a ton of fun! The first day they were here we walked to Seaport Village for lunch and some shopping/sight seeing! We had delicious pizza for lunch and took some pictures.

After that we headed to Horton Plaza for a little more shopping. Marie wanted some shirts and Dani wanted some flip-flops.  I am happy to say it was a successful trip!  After that we were all a bit tired so we went back to the condo to relax and get ready for our evening adventure!  We ended up going to Chipotle for dinner and then went downtown to a bar.  The girls had a little too much to drink, but other than that it was a fun night. :)

Saturday we all slept in and then headed to La Jolla to see the seals!  There were so many baby seals!!

This baby seal was only an hour old!

Aside from the seals there were squirrels everywhere and they were very friendly!!

He came up to say hi!

That night we went to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner and after waiting an hour and a half (boo!) to be seated the dinner was delicious!!!  There was so much food that we actually all had leftovers and each ordered a slice of cheesecake to go.  We went to a redbox to rent Water for Elephants and watched it back at the condo while eating our cheesecake.  It was a wonderful way to spend their last night here.

The next morning/afternoon we had our leftovers and then cleaned the condo and took fun pictures! It was so fun to have them visit and I hope they come out more!

Duck lips ;)

The week after they left was crazy when it came to school.  I had a test and a large paper due.  I was up late every night and I didn't go to bed until 5:30 in the morning on Friday working on my paper. I drank two monsters to stay up and ended up with an upset stomach for two days because of it.  Thank goodness Friday afternoon was the beginning of my spring break, because boy did I need a break!!  My grandparents came to visit for the week and it was nice to see them but really stressful for my whole family.  My poor sister was kicked out of her room so they could use it and they stayed a whole week.  She slept in our family room. :(

Now, this past weekend was a ton of fun!!! My roommate from my freshman year of college got married and it was wonderful!  Kyle and I drove to Prescott on Friday.  We left at 8ish but after stopping for gas and breakfast didn't really start the drive until 9.  Most of the drive was completely boring (desert) but the last hour or so was beautiful (mountains)! We stopped towards the end in Prescott National Forest to play in the snow and even built a snowman! Poor Kyle almost froze his fingers off in the process though!

After that we finally made it into Prescott!!  We got to Marissa and Frank's place around 3:30 and let me just say, their place is adorable!

The house was in crazy mode with everyone getting ready for the rehearsal and dinner (they had another couple staying with them as well) so there wasn't much time to socialize.  We did however get time to ask where a good place to eat dinner was and was bombarded with recommendations! We settled on The Palace and met up with Marie, Dani, Dani's mom, and Dani's son Landon.  I thought dinner was quite good, but the rest of the table wasn't so thrilled with it.  After dinner Kyle and I were pretty exhausted and went back to Marissa's place to go to bed.

The next day (wedding day!!) Kyle and I went to breakfast at a place called The Apple Pan and it was amazing!!  They had homemade biscuits that were to die for!!  During breakfast Kyle and I had a nice talk about our future and settled some things that put us both at ease and was a great start to our day!  After that we went for a walk along Granite Creek and I took some pictures.

A mural that artists in the town painted depicting the history of Prescott.

Granite Creek

Enjoying the beautiful day!

After our wonderful walk we headed back to Marissa's place to pack up our stuff to move to Hotel St. Michael for our second night.  When we got back Marissa had just come back from her hair appointment and she looked fabulous!

Once we got to the hotel we only had enough time to shower and get dressed for the ceremony!  We met up with Marie and Dani outside the hotel and walked together to the theater where the ceremony was taking place.  I didn't really get any good pictures but everyone looked amazing and Marissa was stunning in her wedding dress! Frank and Marissa both wrote their own vows and they were beautiful.  After the ceremony there was a two hour break while pictures were being taken so a group of us went to dinner at Prescott Brewery and it was sooo good!!!  We all headed to the hotel for the reception after that and waited for the happy newlyweds to arrive!  What followed was a wonderful evening spent with friends and I'm so happy I could be there! Here are a few pictures from the night!

The next morning Kyle and I slept until about 10 and it was wonderful!! We checked out and then headed to breakfast.  It was nice because the hotel we stayed at also had a restaurant and when you check in you get a voucher for a free breakfast (eggs, bacon, potatoes, and coffee) or $5 off their other breakfast items.  Kyle had an omelet and I had pancakes and fruit and it was all really really tasty! Thanks to the vouchers it was only $9!  After breakfast we said our goodbyes to Prescott and headed out. Of course, on the way, we stopped to see how our snowman faired over the warm weekend...this was the result.

Needless to say, he was heartbroken...

Our last picture of the weekend.

The drive back was quite long. Longer than the drive there due to crazy wind/sand storms across the desert and then a large rainstorm during the last hour and a half of the drive.  Thankfully, we made it home safely around 7pm.  I dropped Kyle at his place and then headed home to relax!  The weekend was so much fun, but I was so happy to sleep in my own bed again!

Now, it's Monday night and I start school again tomorrow...boo.  Hopefully I'll be better about posting for the rest of the semester, but I can't make any promises if school gets crazy again!  Oh! Our bows (archery) were supposed to be ready on Friday, but the limbs still haven't come in yet.  I'll keep my fingers crossed that by the end of the week we'll have them! I will post pictures once we have them!

Preview...

Oh geez! Haven't posted in a little bit! In my defense though, I've been quite busy! After my last post my friends, Marie and Dani, joined me for a fun weekend in San Diego! And this past week I've been studying and writing papers like crazy! I'm too tired to write much now, so I'll just add some photos as a preview to the exciting weekend I had with Marie and Dani! I'll try to write a post tomorrow about that.

Wedding fever!

It seems as though everyone I know is getting married/is already married!  Because of this I have become a bit wedding obsessed these days.  I love Kyle so much and can't wait to spend the rest of my life with him.  We've talked about getting married since about 4 months in, but really seriously started talking about it this past year or so.  It might be because of all the craziness right now, but I want so very much to be engaged to Kyle.  I am really looking forward to planning our wedding together and then our lives. : )

Stress...

This past week was incredibly stressful.  I had either a paper due or a test everyday and to add to the stress, I was sick.  Let's just say, not a fun week.  I was so happy when the weekend finally came around.  Sadly, though, it wasn't the best weekend.
Friday started out okay.  I had class in the morning and then I went over to Kyle's. I was starving so we swung by Subway for lunch and watched some tv.  His place was freezing though, so we ended up going outside in the sun to read for a little bit.  His sister got home around 1:30 and the three of us proceeded to help her move from the house to her new apartment.  It didn't really take that long, but while trying to move her mattress I lost my grip and got a rope burn on my neck from the mattress falling.  To make matters worse, it looks like a hickey...oh dear.  Anyway, after that Kyle and I had a relaxing evening at his house.
Saturday I was supposed to work on a paper, but I really didn't want to, so instead I spent the day with my mom.  We ran a bunch of errands and ended up having a great time!  The only downside was that I was stressed about not doing my paper.
Sunday was an absolutely GORGEOUS day, so naturally, I put off doing my homework again.  I relaxed and took a nap in the afternoon and then went over to Kyle's.  We made a pizza for dinner and watched some Flashpoint episodes.
So now we come to today, I finally wrote my paper, but I'm not sure how good it is... I'm stressed for the rest of this week because I have a lot to do.  Sadly my stress level won't go down for another two weeks (spring break) so I better get ready for a lot of late nights... :(