80's Surprise Party

We have a good family friend that turned the BIG 50 this month. Today was her surprise party. It was themed "the 80's". Evs and I went to Josh and Britts house to visit them before the party to hang out. Britt and I busted out the crimper and went searching for something bright and ugly. It was fun to dress up! Evs only stipulation for his outfit was that "it didn't look like an old man died in it." What do you know?? thats the only thing I could find! Even though we didn't get to wash our clothes before wearing them (they smelt like thrift store-p-eww) We had a ton of fun! And I know Jaci Taylor did too! She was super surprised and it was good for her. She is a hard worker and the last couple years have been hard. I am glad we were able to be there to celebrate with her!

Auntie Darcy let Ru have the lipstick to play with, she loved it.

The crowd that dressed up!

My husband is hott!

Ben and Amanda's Wedding

My twin cousin (he was born 2 days before me) Benjamin Alexander Sebreros was sealed to his bride, Amanda Jacobson, today in the San Diego Temple. It was a beautiful sealing. My Mom and I went down there together and enjoyed a nice family day. There were so many beautiful words said pertaining to everyone in the room, but of course directed at the newly married couple. I remember the sealer saying, "marriage is a lot of patience and long suffering for the women and perseverance for the men. " He also said, " when its all said and done, at the end of this life, what will you be able to say about your relationship with your spouse? Was it Good? Special? Just there?" Being in the sealing room , I was reminded of when Evan and I were sealed for eternity and how the sealer looked at us and said, " You will be happy. I can see it, you will be happy." What a fun day! I am so proud and excited for Ben and Amanda. We had such a fun day with them and all the family. They had a very small get together at the Marriot Hotel in La Jolla, CA. They had good food and it was so cute to hear Ben sing to his new wife and song called Lemonade by Passion while playing the ukulele. It was so incredibly sweet, I should have recorded it!

She's my sunshine in the rain
My Tylenol when I'm in pain yeah
Let me tell you what she means to me,
Like a tall glass of lemonade
When it's burnin' hot on summer days
She's exactly what I need

[Chorus]
She's soothing like,
The ocean rushing on the sand
She takes care of me baby
And she helps me be a better man
She's so beautiful,
Sometimes I stop to close my eyes
She's exactly what I need

(Verse two)
She's my smile when I'm feelin' blue
She's my good night sleep
When the day is through yeah
Let me tell you what she means to me
(Yeah, she's kinda like this)
Kinda like the feelin' after your first kiss
Except that Everyday she makes me feel like this
Cuz she's exactly what I need
Oh yeah, oh yeah

[Chorus] X3
She's soothing like,
The ocean rushing on the sand
She takes care of me baby
And she helps me be a better man
She's so beautiful,
Sometimes I stop to close my eyes
She's exactly what I need

My Mom and I had a lot of fun visiting with family and friends. Its always very refreshing to get together with the people you love and catch up and kick back. I love those times they are alot of fun.

My Mum and me

G&G Ballantyne made it too.

Ben and Amanda Sebreros

Morgan, Mum, Me, Cassandra, Baby Easten, and Amy

Cousins! Ben, Me, Sarah, and Courtney

Ben was thirsty. Who drinks a Rootbeer outside the temple?

Amazing Race...

Relief Society style... PLAN-PREPARE-PRESERVE. My ward had an activity where we split up into teams of about 6 ladies. We received clue #1 but then had to find all the other 6 clues. It was so much fun! Since Evan and I just moved here I haven't had a chance to really get to know many women, so this activity was a perfect opportunity. These clues were good. The first clue we had took us to the Albertsons parking lot. We had to decode a combo and unlock a lock box that had the next clue. Basically we had to find out the # of spaces and then decode those numbers. Well after 20 minutes we finally figured out that we had to count the number of parking spaces and that was our "# of spaces". We ended up counting it twice, and couldn't get it right and didn't want to run around the parking lot again. So we took our emergency clue and proceeded on. We had such a good time. The clues were great and really got us thinking! We had to siphon water into a water bottle, bandage up an injured friend, make a shelter using supplies we could find, and we had to find a cup to use for our dehydrated friend. It was good fun! We didn't win the race, but it was pretty funny running around like crazy people..I felt like I was really in Amazing Race!

Its gonna be a good week!!

Forgiveness: My Burden Was Made Light

Besides the obvious strength and relationship that this man has with our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ to overcome such a great trial in his life, the following statement he made really stood out to me:

I am grateful that God allows tragedies and trials to occur in our lives--not because they are easy or because they are desired, but because they help us love.

Love. Charity. The Pure Love of Christ. Such a powerful tool. I hope that I can be more loving and compassionate. More Christlike. That I can always forgive others in such a way that I can love them for being in my life and allowing me to become so in tune with my Savior and to feel the power of his Atonement.

Saturday is a Special Day!

Saturday was a lazy day! We like lazy days! We met up with my friend Kimber and her cute little family at Huntington Beach to just kick back and hang out. We played a little volleyball (just bumped the ball in a small circle). The water was freakishly cold, so I was not even going to pretend it was a warm like Hawaii. This was Evs and my first time to a mainland beach since we have moved to California and it was very weird that we had to drive an hour and that it was like I said, "freakishly cold". But we enjoyed one another's company! We watched and listened to Hudson as he observed everything going on around him and what caught his eye. It was funny when he would just randomly lay on the sand while playing, almost as if it felt good to just take a load off. Even though we were only there for a couple hours and had to head back home, it was well worth it! We had ourselves a fun day in the sun!

Meet Hudson. He is a sweetie pie!

Hudson really wanted to be apart of our picture and he was smiling so cute! And no one even forced him to!

Such a little cheese ball! Adorable!

After coming home and having the missionaries over for dinner, we went to a game night with some of Evs classmates from CBU. We played Taboo and our team didn't do so hot, but then we played Cranium and our team (Evs, Cydney, and I) dominated and won the game! We had a ton of laughs and man those "CLUB CRANIUMS" really kept the game going on for a while! We had a good time and I am glad that Evs enjoys the people he goes to school with and has the opportunity to make great friendships. We had a great day!

Fun day!

With school starting back up my work schedule has adjusted on MWF, so I have more "leisure" time (I guess you could call it that). Well today I called up my Mom to see what she was doing since I had to go into work later on in the day. Turns out she and Jenny were going to be going to the mall to pick up something and then going to see Charlie St. Cloud. So I hurried to finish everything I needed to do, took a super fast shower and headed to Moreno Valley, wet hair and all, and met up with my Mom and Sister. I had seen previews for this movie, but it wasn't one of those HAVE to see movies. So going into it I really had no preconceived expectations. It turned out to be a really good movie. Kinda sad, definitely sad. I didn't cry, but it did touch me and I could have cried had my emotions been on edge, but I just took it all in and really enjoyed it.

We had a fun girls day hanging out. Thanks for a good day Mom and Jenn! Thanks Mom for treating us to a movie and buying me two $1.00 shirts and Jenny two $30.00 shirts =) My Mom is such a fun Mom! She has always been so good at taking us out to do stuff or just spending time with us. I love her!

Fascination??

I would say...YES! If a piece of clothing is on the floor Sage likes to take the opportunity to treat it like his prey and shake it to death. He even pulls out the towel we have in his bed to have some chew time. He has so many toys but prefers clothing, towels, socks, and my bra..oddly enough..He is such a funny dog!

I love him!

I love when I wake up every morning and my hubby gives me nuggles and then says, " I love you, you're beautiful." It makes me happy that my crazy hair, eye boogies, and toothless smile never phases him from seeing my beauty. He is my favorite! I love him!

Date Nite

I love date night with my hubby! Especially now that he is back in school and I am working more hours; Sometimes we pass like ships in the night. I am thankful for the time I get to spend with him even if it is just renting a movie and getting some candy. Last night I rented, Bounty Hunter, I know Evs has been wanting to see it. We sat and watched it while he ate his hot tamales and I ate my strawberry sour punch, then I started to fade and fell asleep on him. I'm such a boring date, but he rubbed my back while I fell asleep and then helped me to bed after the movie was over. Man did I get lucky. My hubby is the best!

Cruisin' in da car

Driving in traffic in the morning or really any time for that matter stinks. I despise having to sit in traffic, but every Tuesday and Thursday when I head into Yorba Linda I hit the morning traffic. Well I was so proud of myself because I actually stuck to one lane today the entire way down. Normally I switch lanes back and forth with whichever lane seems to be going faster (when in reality we are all going slow and it doesnt matter which lane you get in). It was very hard for me to not move, but I did it and I have to say that it made for a smoother/faster ride (or the traffic just wasnt that bad today)

Funny thing I noticed while driving today..I was listening to the radio and the song, "Staying Alive" came on and then these people were walking down the street. It was pretty funny that their cadence went right to the beat.."ah ah ah ah staying alive, staying alive, ah ah ah ah staaying Alllive.."

Oh how the small things we pay attention to make all the difference in our day!

Movie Nite @ the Drive-In

We finally made it to the drive-in with the Uda kiddos (our niece and nephews--and their friends) and our sister, Erin. We grilled up some yummy hot dogs then foil wrapped them. Grabbed the ketchup and mustard and headed to Albertsons for drinks and candy! We were so excited to see Despicable Me! Even more excited to have our family with us. The kids seemed to enjoy hanging out in their pajamas, getting to eat warm hot dogs, and lots of candy and that they were able to bring their blanket, pillow, and a chair to the MOVIE. We had such a good time! Thanks for sharing a fun night with us guys you rock!

Dad Stubbs visit!

We got a call on Friday that Dad Stubbs was in town..Such a random surprise, but a good one. He was in Nevada for a business trip so he drove to come see us. Dad stayed with us on Friday night and then we headed down Saturday so he could see Erin, Marc, and the kids. We tagged along with their errands they had to do for their new house and then we hung out with them at Karen and Bob Uda's house (Marc's parents). We enjoyed good food, laughs, and they watched a movie, while I..well..fell asleep. It was a quick trip, but we had a lot of fun! Thanks for the visit Dad!

Sage barked at Dad when he was at our house, but took to him well. He listened to sit, down and stay..Dad got those three commands down pretty well with him.

Sage get cozy and getting scratches.

Made sure Dad got him some In-n-Out while he was here too.

Sunday Dinner at Mom's

These pictures say it all!!

We have us a good time!