Fresno/Yosemite Visit

I decided to spend my birthday weekend home in Fresno to spend some time with my family.

 Dave loves going dirt biking with Tom Tom at the park.  We got to hang out with my parents and eat at some of my favorite places.







Also, we got to see one of Tia's swim meets and were able to have a couple sleep over's with my nieces and nephew.   Sometimes it's just fun to be a part of their everyday activities, things are a lot more exciting in a big family and with kids around.

Moving to Texas, I've realized that I definitely took growing up an hour away from Yosemite for granted.  I wanted Dave to see it and I sure miss those mountains!  

Because it was Memorial day weekend, it was extremely crowded driving down to Yosemite Valley. We stopped at a lookout point to stretch our legs when I heard my name being yelled.  I couldn't believe it as I turned around and saw Anne (one of my close high school friends who I haven't seen in years) It was so great to see her and meet her new husband!

We stayed at one of our favorite spots, Curry Village.  They're big house tents with beds for 5 with bedding.  We managed to squeeze all 7 of us in there.  We were sure glad that we brought some extra sleeping bags because we almost froze to death!   

Once the sun came up the next morning it was a beautiful day.  

The best way to see the valley is definitely by bike! 




I especially love the fresh crisp air and everywhere you turn there are beautiful trees, wildlife or waterfalls!

If you have not been to Yosemite, it should definitely be on your list of places to visit.  It has such a unique beauty that I haven't found anywhere else.  Dave loved it and is excited to go camp there with our children someday.  What a beautiful world we live on!

Happy (future) Mother's Day

 Mother's Days have always been a little weird for me, since I'm not a mother.  But if my husband wants to serve me breakfast in bed anyways, I won't object.  Sunday morning I woke up to a picture text of this and then shortly Dave walked in with delicious Cinnamon Rolls and chocolate milk.

We had a great morning at church and then enjoyed an afternoon of no meetings.  The other highlight of my day was this delicious dinner that we fixed, my favorite BBQ ribs with loaded mashed potatoes and squash.  Happy Future Mothers Day to me! Oh, and also to my lovely mother and mother-in-law :)

2 Years!

How time flies, Dave and I have now been married for 2 years!  It's been the best 731 days of our lives and we can't wait for many many more years together.  We couldn't be happier.







We celebrated by going to Sea World. Since we went on a school day, there was hardly anybody there.  We were able to see every single show and ride every single ride, it was awesome!  When I asked Dave what his favorite part of the day was, he actually said it was our picnic we had for lunch, sitting in the back of his truck in the parking lot.  My favorite part was watching/standing next to the Journey to Atlantis ride and getting soaked every time one of the cars came splashing down.  (We're both pretty easy to please) We got season passes so I can't wait for the water park to open and for Trick-or-treating in October.  Life is so good!