San Francisco

This weekend I ended up in San Fran. I decided late wednesday night and we left thursday morning. Laura's soccer team had a soccer tournament here and I decided to tag along. It is so beautiful here. I would live here. We went down to the Fisherman's Wharf and got some delicious crab for lunch then headed back for a soccer game. After the game we met up with our cousins Devon and Chelsea and their adorable little girl Dior for dinner. We went to a place called Barney's on College Ave in Oakland and let me tell you. I tell you what, I am ready to franchise that place and bring it to Utah. So amazeballs and such good prices. (Sweet potato fries were unreal. and I am picky when it comes to my SPF) you should totes hit it up if you happen to be in the area. My dad served his mission here so it has been fun to see where he spent two years of his life. More to come on my San Fran adventure! Thanks Dev and Chels for showing us around!

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Acai, hikes and waterfalls

The amazing Acai Bowl. 

Today was my first day in Hawaii, and I think it is safe to say we accomplished everything on my to do list. At the top of my to do list was getting an Acai Bowl. Omg guys they are to die for. Please tell me you have had one? Please. After we got Acai for lunch, we hiked up to that gorgeous waterfall you see right up there^^^ and we jumped into the fresh water. It wasn't exactly legal, but it was so fun. Oh and you see those pink things on the ground? That is from a flower that grows. It covered the trail as we were walking and it was so cool! The whole hike was pure jungle and it was the coolest hike i have ever been on. After our hike in the rain... did i mention it was in the rain? We stopped by Turtle Bay Resort and hopped in their hot tub. We then stopped at a Thai Truck on our way home and had some Curry for dinner. Yumm. I told you it was a successful day! It was so successful that i forgot how to talk by the end of the day. Like I am so tired so maybe i should stop typing. I got here at four last night and it is only 8pm here right now, but it feels like 12a. I ramble when i get tired. So ill stop. I am excited for 6 more days of adventures here. Looks like i'll be blogging more than I though because I have wifi. yay!

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A Weekend in St. George

 

My family used to take little trips like this all of the time. There was a point where we would go down about every other weekend to visit grandparents while my parents rode their bikes for the St. George Ironman. Jaime has been in Ukraine for four months, and Rachel and Luke just moved back from Rexburg so even though i had to come back early, it reminded me of those days where everyone could leave school or work and just be together as a family. It is getting much harder to do little vacations like this one, and it just felt extra special. Especially since Taylor was able to come. It was so warm and beautiful and we couldn't have asked for better wearther. 

  

The water was freezing. Like beyond cold, so we were proud to have jumped off this little rock.
If it had been warmer, we would have swam to these rocks in the middle of the lake and jumped off,
but we didn't want anyone to get hypothermia. I jumped, can you believe it?

We put sunscreen on each other, but apparently we both kinda suck at it... It was worst than it looks. 

They're expecting! Baby Boy coming August 2013!

 

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NEW YORK CITY: day four

January 28



The secret restaurant Hudson Clearwater

Saturday was a very busy day for us. We started out the day by doing some shopping then later that evening we decided to walk along the Brooklyn Bridge.We were planning on staying in Brooklyn for pizza at Grimaldi's, but when we got there, the line to eat was out the door! We stopped at Starbucks for a quick hot chocolate and some pumpkin bread (my favorite) We headed back to Manhattan. I read on a Cup Of Jo that there was a secret restaurant called Hudson Clearwater so my and my mom looked it up. We found the address, but it was so hidden that we didn't know where the door was! We almost turned around but then we realized this creepy green door in the middle of this brick wall. We walked in and it let us to this quaint little garden with tight strung above us. It was so cute. Once we opened the curtain to the restaurant, not even knowing what to expect, there was a fun atmosphere of friendly people and candles all through out the restaurant. It was so cool to know about this little place that a lot of New Yorkers probably don't even know about! After our dinner we walked through Rockefeller which was the last thing on our list of place to see and things to accomplish while in NYC. We got there are saw the skating rink. My mom told me that I should go but she doesn't like skating so I would have to go alone. I was hesitant to skate alone and the skates would be awful but I did it! It was so amazing. I LOVED IT! Wow my trip to new york was so awesome! I miss it already. My mama was the best travel buddy/ subway navigator ever!

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NEW YORK CITY: day three

January 27 

Lalo Cafe.

Yes, waffles for lunch.

I love brick wall!

It was a red kind of day.

Phantom of the Opera



Midnight Cupcakes in bed.

Like I said, we splurged... all I have to say to that is thank goodness we walked around 10 miles a day. Day three was a rainy one, but a rainy one well spent! We went to the Guggenheim which was so interesting. Seeing original Picasso and Van Gogh is something really amazing. After our museum tour we walked across the street to central park in the rain with our umbrellas. We found our little cafe that we were looking for. Cafe Lalo. It is in the cutest part of town and it had amazing waffles with cinnimon whipped cream. oh and I can't forget the little stop at Magnolias again on our way home... don't worry we bought some to stay and eat there and to take home. Because of all the walking, we stopped at our hotel and took a power nap which turned into 2 hours of much needed rest. we woke up to a pretty sunset and got ready for the Phantom of the Opera. It was absolutely unreal how well those people can sing. The settings and props were so amazing as well. I loved it. That lovely outing followed by a midnight cupcake from magnolias from our earlier stop during the day.

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