Women's Conference

I went to Women's Conference for the first time this year. I loved it. I had so much fun hanging out with Ty's mom and sisters!

I loved being in the Marriott Center with all the women that went to the conference. I always feel the spirit so strongly when there are a lot of people gathered singing hymns. It's one of my favorite things.

All the speakers were amazing and I loved every class I went to. It was so interesting to talk to everyone at the end of the day. Even though some of us went to the same classes, we got different things out of it. The Lord is so aware of us. He knows what each of us needs to hear and makes sure we are getting the help we need.

After a full day of uplifting classes we headed over to Terri's house to hang out with her and their new addition to the family, Baby Jude. He is so precious!

I'm so glad we got to spend some time with her family

On Saturday we did some shopping and went out to sushi. The weather was a little gloomy but the shopping was fun and the food was good!

The weekend went by way too fast, but I was excited to go home and hang out with Ty. Since I stayed in Reno a little longer, I hadn't seen Ty in over a week! That was a new record for us.

Thanks for letting me join you guys at Women's Conference! Can't wait to see you all again!



The Biggest Little City in the World

After our trip to Disneyland we headed over the mountains to spend some time with my family in Reno. For some reason I was really homesick this whole school year and this is my first time not going home for the summer, so I have a feeling we'll be making trips out to Reno as much as possible. I'm such a baby!

There's not a lot to do in Reno unless you gamble and/or drink and since we do neither of those things, we have to get creative sometimes. My mom thought we could all go to an Aces game, the local minor league baseball team.

No one in my family had been to a game before so we didn't know what to expect, but it turned out to be pretty fun!

Of course, no trip to Reno would be complete without a ridiculous amount of fierce winds. We were all freezing, but after almost 13 years of living in this place we've learned that you can't leave the house without a sweatshirt and at least 6 blankets. Ty is catching on quickly too. He brought a sweatshirt AND a jacket to the game.

No one in my family has ever played, watched, or even been interested in baseball. Ever. We quickly realized that we had no business being there, but we still had a good time. Thank goodness Ty was there to tell us what was going on! My dad is a football coach and it shone through that night. Before the game started he vocalized his frustration that the pitcher seemed to be the only one working as the rest of his team watched him warm-up. And after a couple innings he said "so I'm guessing they only have one formation?" It was so funny. We talked and laughed and tried to keep warm, but after 5 innings, we surrendered to the wind and headed home.

The next day my sister had a lacrosse game. This is a recent discovery for her, it's her first year playing and she loves it! We went to watch her play and cheer her on. Once again, the wind was out of control.

After a couple days Ty went back to Coloma and I stayed in Reno a little longer. It was my mom's Spring Break which was awesome because we got to hang out all day, stay up way too late talking, and just catch up on some quality girl time.

I was in Reno for Easter Sunday. My family was going to get together with some friends for an Easter potluck after church, and we were planning on bringing a side dish and dessert. I decided I wanted to help my mom out with the dessert so I got on Google, found these and these and got inspired! Here is my attempt to do something cute. I might have found a new hobby; I had so much fun making these!

It was great to spend some time with my family! 



Starting Off With a Bang

Life has been bliss since we finished finals and moved out of our apartment. We've had tons of time to just hang out and talk, watch movies, and enjoy the California sunshine! We've missed being able to go outside; I'm so excited we'll be able to enjoy the sun all summer!

We started our summer by going to Disneyland with Ty's parents. Fun! Before we got to the happiest place on earth, we made a quick stop in Bakersfield and said hi to Ty's grandma. It was my first time meeting her and I absolutely love her! She is the sweetest lady. We had fun watching Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune with her and listening to her tell us about her friends and about her Sit & Stretch class.

The next day we started our adventure in Disneyland. It's always so fun to go. The weather was so nice that day

We went on all the big rides and got really lucky with the lines, we never had to wait more than 30 minutes! Awesome.

Here we are on Space Mountain

We then shot the bad guys on the Buzz Lightyear ride. I'd never been on it before but it was so fun! I love all the detail they put into everything. I can't remember what our scores were, but I do remember that I beat Ty. I have to brag a little bit :)

Once we were on the ride Jenny said "let me see your guns" and Ty couldn't pass up the opportunity to show off his massive muscles...

We went on the Matterhorn,

Thunder Mountain Railroad,

Indiana Jones,

Peter Pan,

and lots of others. We had lots of fun!

The next day we headed over to Universal Studios. This was a lot of fun too, I hadn't been there in a long time and a lot had changed. Once again the weather was beautiful and there weren't a ton of people!

Dora and Diego!

Here we are at the Water World show

We also went on the tour they give of the different sets that have been used in lots of movies

After our day at Universal Studios, we had dinner at a Brazilian steakhouse called Samba. Ty was SO excited to go. It was a fun experience and the food was really good!

Thank you Paul and Jenny for such a great trip, we had a blast!

It's That Time Again

Yes it is, it's time to go home! And let me tell you, we are ECSTATIC. Don't get me wrong, we really love our school and I know we'll be sad when we graduate and never come back, but right now a nice long break is exactly what we need.

We only have 4 more days of school left, and we'll be on our way home 2 days after that! We have a ton to do before we leave though. We have to 1. get through finals, 2. pack up our entire apartment and put it all in our storage unit, and 3. clean the daylights out of our apartment. (That might be an exaggeration. Our apartment only has 2 bedrooms so it won't take very long.) It's during this last week of school that I am beyond grateful that we live in a tiny apartment!

We are quite excited to live in Coloma this summer. We'll be in sunny weather, Ty is going to guide rafting trips for his job, we get to hang out with Ty's parents and a couple of his siblings and their families all summer, and we'll be close to Reno so I can easily go see my family!

Yep, the next few months are going to be awesome

Coloma, here we come!

We Have a Winner!

I feel like I keep blogging about the same thing, but this semester basketball basically took over our lives. We spent every Friday and Saturday here either because Ty had a game or because they needed us to help take stats for other games

I have to admit, I feel like I learned a TON about basketball this semester. I thought I already knew quite a bit but that was totally false. It seemed like it became more fun to watch the games as the weeks went by because I understood more of what was going on.

This last Saturday Ty's basketball team played in the championship game! It was a pretty big deal. The team they were playing against had won the championship 2 years in a row and Ty really wanted to beat them. They got to play the championship game in the "main gym" which was an even bigger deal because it has more of an arena feel to it than the BYUI Center.

The game started at 8pm.They started out by calling out each player's name and having them jog out onto the court while lights were flashing just like they do in the NBA, and they even made programs which contained both teams' rosters

 I'm a terrible wife and FORGOT THE CAMERA so we don't have any pictures of this. Thankfully, Emily  took some pictures of Ty so we at least have some documentation of the night. The game was really close the entire time, and Ty's team was down by 1 at halftime.

By the 2nd half, Ty's team started to pick it up a little bit, but they were never up by more than 4 points. It was so intense and everyone that was there was yelling and cheering like crazy the whole time. Ty later told me that it was really hard to hear what his coach was saying during time outs because it was so loud in there.



With less than a minute to go, Ty's team went up by 2. The other team was freaking out and trying to stop time so they kept fouling Ty's team, and his teammates made their free throws. Ty's team ended up winning by 6, a score of 94-88!!! It was SO exciting! Everyone was screaming and cheering and jumping up and down. Way to go Knights!

The team then took pictures with their trophy, and everyone on the team was given a t-shirt. These t-shirts are kind of a big deal on campus. Everyone wants to win one!

It was such a fun night and a great experience for Ty! Even though the season is over Ty is still finding ways to play basketball. He has a basketball class every Tuesday and Thursday, and is actually at school playing pick-up right now. Crazy boy :)

March Madness

I know the NCAA tournament doesn't start until next week, but there's already been some madness going on over here! Ty is playing in the competitive basketball league this semester. This is the 3rd year that he's played in the league. He totally loves it. We actually started hanging out our freshman year because my roommates and I started going to his basketball games, so I'm pretty thankful for the league too :) Anyway, last year Ty would get kind of frustrated with his team and coach and I felt bad because I could tell that he wasn't having as much fun as he did the year before. But this year his team is really good (they're undefeated!). Everyone is really talented and they're all goofballs. Ty is having tons of fun this season!

Well, last week their game was kind of a big deal. They were playing the only other team in their division that was undefeated, and they were playing for the #1 spot in the tournament. Ty was super nervous, but he did great! It was so fun to watch him play. I took a few pictures so I thought I'd put them up here. Sorry, they're kind of blurry. It's hard to take pictures of people running!

during a time out

playing defense

bringing the ball up the court

The game was really close the whole time and it was super nerve-racking to watch. A lot of people were there watching which doesn't normally happen, but it was awesome because it was loud and there were a lot of people cheering. It made it feel more like a real college game! Ty's team ended scoring and gaining the lead with 1.7 seconds left. The other team couldn't score on their last possession so Ty's team won!

good work boys!

The tournament will start next weekend and the madness will continue. GO KNIGHTS!

p.s. our intramural volleyball team had a game tonight and we won, which means we're playing in the championship game next week! wish us luck!

Sharing is Caring

We watched this video in my adolescent development class and I thought it was awesome, so now I want to share it with all of you! Maybe you'll want to share it with someone too...

Lost Generation

Happy Thursday!