Loving when friends visit

So this past weekend was one of the best weekends we've had up here in Pixley. My friend Candace and her boyfriend Chris came up to visit us. They arrived friday night and left Sunday and we wished they could have stayed longer. Saturday was a blast! Greg's family allowed us to take his Uncle's boat out to the lake. Basically we were making sure it still worked well and we through in some water skiing too. :) We went to lake success in Porterville which is only about 25 minutes away. We went water skiing and lounged around in the 107 hot summer sun for 4 hours!. By the way I finally got up on the ski for about 5 whole seconds! It doesn't sound exciting, but it was my 2nd time trying, so it was. Anyway we got back home, watched a movie, had dinner, cleaned up, and relaxed. Then on Sunday we showed them a little more of the dairy (which they were very interested in), took some more pictures, then they were on their way home. They both seemed to have as much fun as Greg and I did, and we can't wait for the next trip! I sure love when I get to see my close friends, so thanks again Candace and Chris!

Another visit down south

So I had another fun and busy trip down south this past weekend again. It didn't start off well with the grapevine being closed. It took me 4 1/2 hours to get to La verne, but I made it eventually. Saturday morning my nephew (Connor) was baptized. They followed with a luncheon, and it was great to be able to spend time with the family and friends. Then my sister graduated Cal Poly Pomona that night! Tracy and I went to the graduation and sat in the way back not being able to see a thing, while Jeff stayed at home with Connor and got a front row seat online. It was great to hear her name being called though. We are all very proud of her and can't wait to see what happens next with that crazy girl!

Then on Sunday, we went to church and came home and had a fathers' day lunch with my dad and Tracy's dad. Following that we went to Allison's graduation party, then I took off for home around 8. And finally I got home at 10:30 exhausted! It was a long weekend but a good one. It really worked out that everything falled on the same weekend for me, but I feel bad for those who had to go back to work on monday. ugh!

Oh ya and Connor said his first word in my presence! Da-Da. Perfect for a fathers' day weekend!

My visit down south

So I'm not sure how many of you reading this have moved away from family and friends. If you haven't had to, you are lucky. Now don't get me wrong, I'm happy up here, and feel blessed to be living in slower-pace town and meeting new people. But there are many times I miss my family and friends. And that has been the hardest part of moving away. With that said, when Tracy called me and asked me to watch Connor (my nephew) for a few days, I jumped on the opportunity. So I stayed with them for 5 days, and during the day I watched Connor and at night I tried to make "the rounds". It was so great to be able to spend time with Connor and watch him get bigger and play (by the way he's such a great baby), but I also got to see some friends and family. Its impossible to see everyone I would like to see, but I try my hardest. This trip I was able to see my beautiful friend Candace and her boyfriend. Some of my in-laws, some of my friends I used to work with(Allie and Nicole), and an old friend from high school (Adeniz). And although Greg is a little lonely without me and I miss him as well, it was a great trip! I need a family and friend fix every now and again, but with these gas prices rising, it makes it even more difficult. In the end, i was so busy that there wasn't much time for picture taking, but here is an adorable picture of my niece (Mya) and Connor. We met at the mall one day and they were coincidently wearing the same outfit. Aren't they adorable?!?!