The Cats Are Back

The weeks are going by so quickly now! How is it Sunday night already? We had a late night visitor tonight. It was Carly and Livy! They came to hang out with me and Jeff, due to the fact that me and Jeff have been orphaned for the week while my parents are in Arizona.  And because she loves to hang out with us.  So they just barely left, and it is 1 in the morning...great. Waking up for school tomorrow is going to be pleasant... But hanging out with my favorite people makes it worth it.

So on Thursday afternoon, I headed down to Temple Square to pick up Ruby! That's where the shuttle from BYU Idaho dropped her off.  She came down for a doctor's appointment, and since her parents are living in Santa Cruz, California now, I told her she could stay with me!  I took her to her doctors appointment on Thursday, and they sent her to get an MRI on Friday afternoon so I took her to that appointment as well.  After her appointment, I showered and got ready. Then Zoe, Tessa, and Taylor came over.  We haven't really seen much of Ruby since Senior Trip in June, because she moved to Santa Cruz with her family during the summer and then went straight to school in Idaho from California.  So we were all pretty excited to see her! We talked for awhile, then went to Cheesecake Factory and met up with Carly and Lou. It was fun to shop, eat, and be with my cute friends again.  We went to my house after and slept over. We did all the fun stuff, painted nails, looked through old yearbooks, played ping pong, snuggled, and we even went for a photoshoot up the canyon in the morning!  (pictures to come soon) Here is some pictures i had on my phone from the weekend. 

All of our Cats? almost, we are missing Courtney!

Carly, Zoe, and Me in our Utah Freeskier Society Tees

On Saturday afternoon, Ruby had to be back at the shuttle to go back to BYU Idaho. My family came with and we stopped at City Creek before dropping her off.  While we were in the "GAP" I was trying to snapchat my friends me with the manikin.  Then I accidentally broke her hand off...I''m cool.

While my dad and Jeff went to their stores, and my mom went to her's, I walked ruby over to Temple Square.  Here is a cool picture i snapped of the Temple. It is such a beautiful building, even on a cloudy day.

Dropping off Ruby at the Shuttle!

 Did I mention I had three dogs this weekend? Yeah, Andrea and Sean went out of town with Sean's family and they left their dog Bear at our house, and Andrea and Sean left Charlie. So we had Max, Charlie, and Bear.  They are a HOOT!

Dressing up Charlie in a Santa Costume...

Charlie eating at the "people" table

My cute nephew Jackson also learned how to text off of my sisters phone this week...So along with some jumbled texts and emojji's, I got "selfie" pictures my nephew took of himself. Here is my favorite pone I got.

The Happiest Place on Earth

Oh dear, I should have posted this weeks ago!

Over Fall Break, the Stringhams hopped on a plane from Miami to Phoenix, stayed over night at a friend's house in Arizona, then drove the rest of the way to Newport Beach, California. Meanwhile, Dad, Mom, Jeff, Me, Lindsay, and Josh drove from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas, and then in the morning we drove from Vegas to Newport where we met the Stringhams!  It was so fun to see them! 

We stayed in California for a whole week, during which we went to the beach, rode bikes around balboa island, and went to Disneyland! It was a very fun-filled exciting week. Sean and Andrea didn't get there until the fourth day, but we didn't go to Disneyland without them so it was okay!

I can't believe it was my third time in Newport this year...Oh how I LOVE LOVE LOVE that place! It is so fun to hang out on the beach, ride bikes on the boardwalk, play in the waves, and so much more!

The first day at Disneyland, we walked into the gates of California Adventure Park.  When we got through the gates we were all gathering each other together.  While we were distracted by planning what to do first, Andrea was able to sneak away for a minute to talk to a Disneyland employee.  No one noticed until the lady Andrea was talking to came over to us and asked if we wanted our picture taken.  Dad gave the woman her camera and we all got together, including Andrea.  To be honest, i was a little confused, we were taking our picture in front of the Disneyland bathroom! Then the lady started counting. "1.2.3, say cheese!"  she took the first picture and then said "Okay, ONE MORE!" we waited as she counted again. "1.2..." she stopped "ANDREA'S PREGNANT!"  She managed to snap a picture and capture everyone's reaction to the big news!  Yay Andrea and Sean!! I can't wait to be an Aunt again in May 2014!

So the trip was awesome! I think everyone had a really good time, a nice way to spend time over the long fall break.  Plus, it was the first time EVERYONE was together since the day Jeff left for the MTC in June of 2011! CRAZY!

Here are some pictures from the trip...

    

                                         

Those are just a few of my favorite pictures from the trip! There are so many more on my dad's camera that I don't have access too! Anyway, the trip was so much fun! I wish it never ended!