All moved in.

So if you haven't seen on my Facebook profile; we are all moved in to our little apartment! It fits us perfectly!

We love it....We have our freedom back!! YAYAY!

We have our own place.

We COULD add to our family in this little apartment, but NO I'm not pregnant but I'm just saying it could happen. We are so happy here, and so lucky that we have the means to get this little space. We were scared for a bit that we wouldn't be able to move out of his parents for awhile, but Devin got a BIG raise so we were able to move!

YAY!

The complex we moved into allows alot of freedom for decoration, so we can do what ever we want to it. We decided that we wanted to paint a few walls just to make it more of our own! After one bold Green wall, and a future blue wall, it is just that much more ours! We love it and we are happy!

Cabo San Lucas....

Oh cruises....How we love you! :)

Our first cruise was AMAZING!

We had so much fun! We did all sorts of things. So I'll walk you through each day.


SATURDAY, March 5th

Right after Cindy's wedding, we left to Mission Viejo to stay the night at a good friend of ours, Jimbo Hill, house for the night.


SUNDAY, March 6th

We woke on Sunday to be met by our cruise-mates, our dear friends, The Weeks.

We killed a little bit of time by doin' a quick run to Krispy Kreme and eating lunch with the Hills' when they got home from church.

We took off to San Diego in the early afternoon to get to the ship. So Jimbo dropped us off at the port, and Mallory and I were jumping up and down screaming! We were so excited...I was doing my excited screeching that everybody hates, but I just couldn't help it...it needed to come out!

After we got on the boat and got settled in, we walked around inside figuring out where everything was and then walked around the outside of the boat. So cool! Just to think we were going to be on the big blue for 5 days.... Crazy. We stayed outside 'till we left the dock and headed out of the harbor.

That night we went to dinner, which was delicious, we opted for the "Empire Room" dinner every night, where 3 course meals were ALWAYS on the menu and we ordered what we wanted, and as much we wanted. Endless food....never a bad thing.


After we ate, we went to a game show show, where they had 3 contestants answer some random questions to win either a medal or a little trophy they called the 24 karat plastic ship on a stick. Devin was 'chosen' so he competed and answered most of the questions right, and he won the ship on a stick. I was so proud! He was famous for the rest of the cruise, not for winning, but for the way he was 'chosen'. The host didn't actually 'choose' Devin; The host would face the stage, and then turn around and choose the 3 craziest people he saw. So, Sean gave Devin the idea of just running up on stage Price is Right style instead of waiting to be chosen. So Devin did, got chosen to compete and then he won the prize. I was a proud wife either way.

Then right after that we went to welcome to the boat show to tell us what was going on the boat and met the cruise director, she was funny, British and always had something sticking out of her head like a huge bow or something of that nature. She was just a funny little red headed lady who was just a little crazy! :)

MONDAY, March 7th

Monday we woke up early...ish to eat breakfast.

After breakfast, Mal and I sat out on the deck to tan and read while the boys played life size chess and some shuffle board. The water was SO blue it was crazy.

That day was a relaxing day that was very much needed.

Then that night they had a elegant dinner. We dressed up in our finest and had a fantastic dinner.

Then we changed and went outside to listen the ocean to see if we could see some whales, dolphins or something. We walked around for a bit and went to the top and the tip of the ship and we heard/saw some dolphins. Honestly, we aren't really sure if they were dolphins, it was very dark out, and they seemed to be dolphins, so we decided they were just because we all wanted them to be.

TUESDAY, March 8th

Tuesday was our first day in Cabo. It was a very exciting day.

The first day we went parasailing and whale watching.

The parasailing was so awesome! When you were up there it was like you were flying. So crazy. At first Devin was scared to go but he warmed up to the idea and was so glad he went.

After that we walked around Cabo to look at some stores and get some food. The boys tried to find some fancy tacos they had on their missions but they failed.

After we ate we went whale watching. We saw a few whales, but that was enough for me! I loved it. It was one of my favorite things on the cruise.

After that we went back to the ship and had dinner. Then Mal and I had FANTASTIC hot stone massages! Oh my lanta...It was amazing. When I went back to the room I was a complete zombie. I was so relaxed...I hadn't had a massage in a long time! Mmm...So nice! :)

WEDNESDAY, March 9th

Wednesday, Cabo, day 2.

The 2nd day we went Zip lining. I wasn't too excited to do it, but everybody else wanted to so I was kinda forced into it. Well, not really but you know what I mean. It was an adventure I will never forget that's for sure! The longest zip line was over half a mile long and 400 feet high! Check out the zip lining we did here. Part of the zip lining was repelling, oh my lanta....I was really scared to do it but I get over it and did it. It actually was the only part I liked. It was scary but fun. I like how I can now say....Ya...I've gone repelling! :) Anyways....It was a fun thing to do for everyone else so it was worth it in the end.

Upon arriving back to Cabo from the repelling, we went snorkeling at Pelican rock. That was way cool! Seeing all the different kinds of fishes under the sea. Parts were kind of scary only because it was hard to not breathe through my nose, and I thought I was going to run into a rock or something else. Either way it was way cool! Sean and Mallory bought an underwater camera so we got some pretty fancy shots of the fishies!

I don't remember that night back on the ship except that we were super tired and covered in sand. Oh and we went to our delicious fancy dinners.

(Note: Devin just reminded me that night we went to see the Comedy show of Stephen Thomas, one of the two comedians on board, he was hilarious, although we were tired he had us laughing really hard.)

THURSDAY, March 10th

Thursday was another day at sea.

Devin and I wanted to sleep in, so we did, and we woke up at 11am. It was super nice to wake from a night of much needed sleep from our fun day the day before.

Mallory and Sean got up early and did some things on their own while we slept. After Devin and I woke up and got ready for the day, I think we met up with the weeks to have lunch.

After lunch we went to a bunch of different shows one being a couples game show like in the 70's where they saw if they knew each other or not. They picked couple for each stage of marriage newlyweds, middle wedded, and married for years and years. Needless to say it was HILARIOUS!! Most of the answers didn't match so it was really funny! The answers of the couples that were married for years and years were the best. There 10 questions and they got 2 out of 10 right, but they were really funny answers.

After that we went to round two of the comedy show with Stephen Thomas, he joked about life and made fun of some facts that he had found. It was funny because most of the things he said were true!

FRIDAY, March 11th

Earthquake day:

Friday we were supposed to get off the boat at 7am but we didn't until almost noon. We didn't get off because of the earthquake in Japan. The San Diego coast guard close the harbor due to tsunami warnings, so best to keep us out at sea where less harm could be done. We waited for 4 hours 'till we could finally dock. Then it took us another hour or so for us to finally get off the ship for US customs issues when we finally got off the boat we went to Jimbo's house and relaxed for a bit.

We decided to go shopping and went to the store H&M to get Sean some clothes and me a new sweater that I love oh so much. We walked around Target for a bit and headed back to the Hill's and got in his fancy hot tub. It was nice and relaxing.

SATURDAY, March 11th

Saturday we woke up early...ish again and ate some breakfast then went to this flip flop store called Rainbow Sandals. I guess they are the best made flip flops in the world, and they last forever or something, I don't know. Sean wanted to go there because he has turned into a granola of sorts, or in others words....a hippie. haha I'm only half kidding! :)

We then went to the beach, and played in the water for a bit.

After enjoying the Cali weather and afternoon, Devin and I took Sean and Mallory to the airport so they could fly back to Logan. Devin and I returned to Jimbo's to stay the night and get good rest before heading back to Phoenix.

SUNDAY, March 12th

Sunday we woke up and drove home, nothing exciting really, just lots of desert and lots of asphalt!

We had such an AMAZING time!

We are so grateful that we had the means to go on the cruise, and so happy that we were able to go with our best friends, The Weeks!

I want to go back.

The thing i miss the most about the cruise is leaving our room in the morning then coming back later in the day and our room would be clean, our bed would be made, our messes cleaned up, and it would look like we were never there everyday. If we left it messy and we left to do something else like for dinner or something and we'd come back it would be perfect again.....I miss that oh so much. Especially now with moving into our apartment! I am now the one cleaning up the messes, hah.

We can't wait to cruise again, we are definitely sold on the idea and hope to share more cruise adventures with you all!

Note: I have posted all of the pictures of our cruise on Facebook, so please check them out there!

Exciting things going on...

The next 3 weeks are EXTREMELY exciting!

Well this next week not so much....until Saturday.
Saturday Cindy is getting married! I love weddings! They make me happy! :)
I tell Cindy I'm so excited for her, and she laughs at me. I think, she thinks I'm kidding, but I'm serious! I am SO excited for her!

Then RIGHT after her reception Devin and I are driving to Mission Viejo, CA to Devin's Uncle Jimbo's, house to stay for the night to drive the next day to San Diego for our CRUISE!!!!! We are excited beyond belief!

Then 3 days after we get home from our cruise we move into our apartment!

Crazy huh? So much happening in so little time! It's hard to believe.....I know. So much going on.

OH MY LANTA!!

This month of love has been the longest month of my life.

We have eighteen days till our cruise, and it's driving me crazy!

EIGHTEEN DAYS!!!!

Why hasn't March come yet?!?!

Epic day....

Dr. Cathcart (my Chiropractor) gave my business card to one of his patients so I could give her and her boyfriend a massage at their house. All I could think was, "Oh my lanta!", I was so nervous. I asked Devin drive me because I was so nervous! He waited 2 hours in the car. Isn't he the greatest! :) No worries he kept busy...he read his kindle and took naps...I'm lucky aren't I? Anyways....I was nervous and I kept saying, "I don't wanna do it"... "I'm gonna throw up." ... and "I'm having a heart attack." over and over again; I'm surprised Devin didn't punch me in the face; I was being so annoying. We got there a little early so we waited a few minutes; I didn't want to be too early so Devin suggested that we go get a Dr.Pepper to help me calm down a bit. It helped. Another reason why I love Dr. Pepper it keeps you awake and calms you down when you are nervous! We got back to the house and I shook/danced off my jitters went inside and did my thing. It went really well. I did everything I planned out in my head and then some. I had them write down comments of what they thought of the massage, giving me feedback for improvement, the best part is that they both said they loved it! It was amazing! I actually felt like a Massage Therapist. I did my job, and according to them I did it well. After that Devin and I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond to get us some more sheets then to Marshall's to get me a new dress for Cindy's wedding and our cruise. It was a good day! I feel really good about myself right now! I see more days like this coming my way! :)

Growing up is hard to do.....

Devin and I are growing up....I know it's 9 months into our marriage, but it had to happen sooner or later right? We didn't want to live with his parents on our one year anniversary so we went for it and got an apartment. I feel like we will be starting over again. We'll be moving into a new place, a new stake/ward, and making new friends! It's not big but it will be our own! It's scarey but we are really excited about it! YAYAY CHANGES!!

MARCH down the "isle"....

There are two VERY exciting things happening this March so it needs to get here pretty fast!

1. On March 5th Devin's sister, Cindy is getting married to Eric Tafoya! They got engaged on New Years eve..cute huh! :) They only dated for a year; however it felt way longer because I had a feeling they were going to get married pretty quick into their relationship. Also the fact that Eric is a butt, so he would tease me all the time about it. So, I was extremely excited when I found out. I think I was more excited than anyone else in the family. She's the one of the last Bryce's to get married so we are super excited/happy for her!

2. On March 6th to the 12th let me just say....CRUISE BABY!!! Devin and I are going on a cruise with our best friends The Weeks to Cabo San Lucas! We are leaving right after the wedding, and Cindy is kind of jealous because we are going and she's not. This is our first cruise and we are SUPER SUPER excited! First time going on a cruise + The Weeks = Extremely fun!