Happy 23rd Birthday to me!

What an awesome day! First of all we stayed down at Fer and Liz's because we had been there for the 4th. Our 4th of July was kind of crazy because I flew in that morning and Sam had to work all day, from 9 to 7pm. I felt so bad for him but it was a productive day for him as well! I was picked up at the airport by Grant and Genie and we went and got ice cream with Sam. It was so good to see him after being apart that long. We got to spend a little bit of time together and then we headed down to Fer and Liz's for a 4th of July bar-b-que. It was so fun. We went swimming and ate some good food. Then I drove back up to Ft. Lauderdale to pick up Sam and we packed up for the weekend to stay down in Key Biscayne where Fer and Liz are staying. As we were driving back all the fireworks were going off and we we able to see so many from the car. It was an awesome sight! Then we made it down to Key Biscayne and we all stayed up and played cards that night. It was so fun. I was of course exhaused because I had a red-eye flight and hadn't really slept yet. So needless to say we slept in the next morning.. my birthday! We all woke up and we all headed to the beach. It was a cloudy day, but it was still warm and still beach weather. We were there for a few hours just hanging out and having fun. Then the girls, Liz, Genie and I all headed out to go get pedicures. We went to this awesome salon in Coral Gables, which is a nicer area outside of Miami. It was so fun! Then we met the boys and the kids down at a shopping center called Bayside, basically an outdoor mall with lots of fun things to do. We ate dinner at Hard Rock Cafe and then ate Gelato at a little Gelato shop. Dinner was awesome and the waitress embarrassed me by having me stand up infront of the whole resturaunt and they all wished me happy birthday! Wow, I was so shocked! But it was a great night and we all had fun spending it together!!

Miami Beaches!

We have had so much fun playing at the beaches. These are just a few of the many pictures we have at the beach. We spend time at the beach whenever Sam gets a free moment. Which isn't very often, only 1 day a week. But we love it. It is hurricane season so the weather is kind of crazy and you can never predict what you are going to get when you get out there, but we have been lucky so far. I love it here, I love the weather, even the humidity doesn't bother me anymore. I love the palm trees and the sandy beaches that are so close. I love being outside and absorbing all the sun. The wild life here is so amazing too. We have seen so many unique animals crawling and flying around. It's been a blast! And what makes it even better is that we have close friends and family here too. Sam's cousins, Fer and Liz and Grant and Genie are all living here. We love spending time with them! And of course Brod and Ladd who are out here working with Sam have been an added bonus! Life in Miami is absolutly wonderful!

Portland Oregon temple trip on June 14, 2008

So this was the day that Sam left for Miami to go work for the summer and we wouldn't see eachother for 2 and a half weeks. We had a great day just being together in Portland, the temple grounds were amazing. I love that temple and how it is surrounded by all the beautiful trees and the gorgeous flowers. We had a great time. We also went to eat dinner at the Portland City Grill, and left the camera in the car. So no pictures were taken there, although even if we would have had the camera Sam wouldn't allow me to take any pictures because he gets embarrassed when I ask the waiter to take them. But all in all it was a great day that we had to spend together. And a sad goodbye at the airport. Those 2 and a half weeks were way too long, but we survived!