3 days & 2,179 miles later.....

Thomas had a 10 day leave to move all the way to Florida. So, he flew home hung out with the family & got packed up to move to Florida to finish up EOD school. So, being the great sister that I am (insert a wink wink here) & having THE BEST husband I helped him drive cross country from California to Florida. We left Monday night & I was back home Thursday night. We had too much fun on our road trip & watching tons of Seinfeld & The Office. We stayed Monday night in AZ with Katie one of my college roommates, Tuesday night in the middle of Texas & Wednesday night with one of Thomas' buddies who is stationed in Louisiana.

The moving truck pulling Thomas' 66 mustang & his motorcycle fit inside the truck.

Swamp land in Louisiana

We are both huge waffle lovers so of course we had to stop by here, it wasn't too hard because they were pretty every couple of exits. We enjoyed chocolate chip waffles.

Coming into Florida & seeing the white white sand, I couldn't believe how white it was, from a distance it kinda looked like snow. I've been to Florida before, but just didn't remember how white the sand was.

Stopped for some awesome pizza at Mello Mushroom. Really yummy pizza. Thomas talked it up pretty high & it sure did deliver. Thanks for the fun road trip smalls!! & Thanks to my ever so sweet husband for all of his support & for it to all work out!!!

300,000 miles & going strong

Josh bought this car just before heading up to BYU-Idaho. He purchased it in 2003 with only 50,000 miles on it. When we were dating we were on a road trip when it flipped to 100,000 & thought that was so cool. Then, we were married when it flipped to 200,000 miles. Two years later it flipped to 300,000 miles. So our 1998 Honda accord is still going strong. It's intersecting because every time we talk about selling the car and getting a newer Honda we think about all of the places that Honda has taken us. Will we ever be able to part with it??? We don't know, will we see it reach 400,000 miles? Maybe......

Utah Trip, National Parks & Valentine's Day!!

One of my best friends Laura received her own endowment in the Salt Lake City Temple. So we drove up for the fun occasion while making a fun adventure out of it.

Our first stop: Salt Lake Temple

Our next stop: meet Logan Joseph Young!!!
Carly & I met at BYU-Idaho. We were roomies for 2 years. We had sooo much fun. Every night was a party. She showed me the ropes of BYU-I. So now that Logan will be turning 2 in June we thought that it was a MUST to finally meet him face to face. He is such a handsome little guy. Logan was so friendly, he let me hold him & play with him. It was fun we got to catch up with Greg & Carly as well. Thanks for the fun visit Young family. We can't wait for baby girl Young to be here.

Next stop: Bryce Canyon National Park
We had to stop and check Bryce Canyon out. We've both never been & wanted to see the beauty of the red & orange sandstone rocks as well as the hoodoos.

Next stop: Zion's National Park
We drove through Zion's on our way back to the freeway and were just amazed by the beauty of this park. Even though it isn't too far from Bryce Canyon we were surprised how different each park was in it own unique way.

Last Stop: Vegas & Home
We stayed the night in Vegas before heading home. After getting home we made a heart shaped valentine cake it being Valentine's Day & all. Josh LOVED the strawberry cake with the pink frosting.

4 years of lovelines

For our 4 year anniversary we decided to go to the San Diego Temple where we were sealed for time & all eternity. We drove down saw the beautiful temple ready to go in and realized that the temple was closed for cleaning. We failed to call ahead to make sure that the temple was open. So we enjoyed the beautiful view and talked about our special day. Went to the Mormon Battalion museum, ate great food and enjoyed being with each other.

Yes, for those of you that don't know we did have In-N-Out cater our wedding. Thanks Josh for making life so wonderful. I love each day with you & am so glad you are my best friend & eternal companion. Thanks for all you do & are. I love you & can't wait for the next 4 years.

10K

The holidays came & we gained some weight.....the holidays left.....the weight didn't... problem I think so. Solution...start moving more and shoving our faces less. We decided to get back to working out. Signed up for a 10K (aka 6.2 miles). So we were training our little hearts out. The Monday before I got bronchitis & was unable to complete the race with my sweet honey. Josh did a FANTASTIC job. He was able to finish under an hour (his goal). Just wanted to brag about how great he is.

Big Sur & Hearst Castle

For a fun weekend we decided to drive up the coast and enjoy the beauty of the beautiful state of California. We drove to Solvang, Big Sur & Hearst Castle. Our favorite part was just being together enjoying the beauty of the earth which we live on.

Solvang, Californa
We stopped to check out this cute little Danish town. Josh's family has a strong Danish line, he said he felt right at home. We got some yummy pastry's then headed over to "Bit O'Denmark" a quaint little restaurant for dinner that was delish.

Big Sur, California

Josh & Jenn. If you look closely at the picture you can see how the road just follows the coast. That was our drive from Morro Bay to Monterey. About a 2 1/2 hour drive. The fun part was seeing the ocean on one side and huge tall redwood trees on the other side of us.

Pfeiffer State Beach-Big Sur. This was just a short walk from the road & well worth the view. The beach is closed to the public to protect the beauty.

Josh & Jennifer enjoying the beauty of the coast.

Elephant Seal Beach located about 5 miles north of Hurst Castle. Each year hundreds of Elephant Seals travel here to give birth, & breed. It was a loud sight to see but worth the stop.

Hearst Castle

Hearst Castle owned by William Randolph Hearst built between 1919 & 1947. Mr. Hearst acquired his wealth in the newspaper business. He built a huge castle upon a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean filled with numerous arts & antiques. Mr. Hearst even had his own private zoo which was the largest private zoo of anyone in the world.

A gorgeous view of the outdoor pool. Doesn't it just look inviting to jump in? This is where Mr. Hearst would entertain many guest while they staying in his castle. Our tour guide told us that every year in September every worker gets to invite 2 family members or friends to a pool party & swim in here. Where do we sign up right?! The parks department even installed a metal handrail for swimmers to get in & out of the pool (for the pool party they can't use the one made out of marble or get out of the pool any other way).

The stunning view from one of the many bedrooms inside the castle.

A view of Mr. Hearst personal library (our favorite room). Everywhere you looked there were books and priceless ancient artifacts.

The inside pool which is lined with gold. We enjoyed our trip so much were going to do it again with some of Josh's family over Memorial Day & we can't wait. If you ever get the opportunity to visit take advantage you won't regret it.

Ringing in 2011

For New Year's we traveled over to Cottonwood to ring in the new year with family. We were able to celebrate a late Christmas & just spend quality time with the family. We enjoyed the cold weather as it reminded us of our days in Rexburg, ID.

This is what greeted us as we were driving into Cottonwood.

We went on a fun date with Aaron & Katie and Jared to see True Grit. Good movie if you haven't already seen it.

Sunshine opening her Christmas gift from us (yes, that's a picture of us....I know so thoughtful right?).

Josh so excited to get Sarah Palin's book for Christmas.

Jared, Ethan & Camden enjoying ice cream after a huge fun family dinner.

It was so cold in Cottonwood while we were there. It has never been that cold there for me (Jennifer). I kept thinking I was in Rexburg. So we kept checking the weather & the weather said 7 but feels like -4. It was VERY cold. The funny thing is, Thomas (Jennifer's brother) was ringing in the new year in New York and it was in the high 30's, Jennifer's sister lives in Iowa City, Iowa and it was in the high teens. Every place we check was warmer with the exception of Rexburg, ID & Antarctica. It was nice having Josh to cuddle up with to stay warm. We rang in the new year with Trevor setting off fireworks & doing skateboard tricks over them.