Puyallup Fair

One of the perks of having a brother thats a teacher is that I can sometimes score free tickets for fun things. I love the fair! I always have so much fun. The AV fair is always a big thing in my hometown, so when Monico said he had free tickets to the Puyallup fair I was all over that.

It was actually bigger than I expected and reasonobly priced. We had alot of fun at the games mainly because my brother rocks at them so we got lots of stuff toys. I don't know what it is about cheap fair prices that when you win them one gets so excited.

We had a great time and can't wait for next year.

Vancouver Aquarium

One of the places we visited was the Vancouver Aquarium. I lived in Monterey and their aquarium is pretty amazing so I was excited to go visit this one. Again the weather was beautiful. Here are some of the pictures.

CANADA or BUST

Since I moved to WA we have talked about going to Canada. it seemed every time we talked about making the trip things fell through :(. So we made a last minute trip and hoped the weather would cooperate with us, which thankfully it did.

We went to this restaurant and I can't remember the name but what I remember is that they love their mayo. Instead of ketchup I was offered 3 types of mayo. Canada also has plenty of Tim Horton's donut shops which we had to visit as well.

Canada is a very beautiful country. We stayed in Vancouver and its a combination of Seattle and NYC except it's very clean. Melissa was our navigator and found some very cool places to visit.

It was a short visit but I look forward to visit again :)

Bluff Trail & it's lessons

I don't know about you but there are times when I just have to get out of town and clear my head. So I did some research and looked for some trails that I could head out for the weekend. I decided on Bluff Trail. It was an overcast day but it was perfect weather for the hike. The hike started on the beach and then it went all the way to the top of the mountain with a view of the coast. I had so much fun.

On Sunday I was teaching the class in Relief Society on Eternal Marriage and I had been stressing out about it because I have never really have made "marriage" a priority i my life. To me it's something that other people do but not something that I want to do myself. I always feel so close to my Heavenly Father in nature because to me the beauty of this earth testifies that He lives. So as I finally make it to the top I look over to the view and see a wedding getting ready to start. I could not blame them for choosing the location because the view truly was breathtaking. But as I sat there I couldn't help but think of how no place can replace the temple. yes the location was beautiful and the bride and groom looked so in love but it was "til death do us apart".

I won't say that I received a big testimony and how I now marriage has become my priority but it was a moment of peace and a moment where I knew that I knew the principle of eternal marriage was ordained by a loving Heavenly Father. I was also reminded of those amazing people in my life who have been amazing examples to me of the marriage I hope to one day have. The Lord is always ready to teach us if we are willing to open our eyes and hearts and that is amazing.

Summer Road Trip

One of the things I love about WA is that there are plenty of places to visit. It's quite nice because it's like a mini vacation within the state :) I had been to the coast but the north side of the state, so we decided to head south. We stayed in Ocean Shores in these really cute cottages by the beach.

The nice thing about this place was that it had no cell phone reception which was so nice to just enjoy the place. We visited this local light houses and museum. There was this local sea food restaurant and the food was AMAZING!

After Ocean Shores we drove down to Astoria, OR which if you're a movie buff that is where the Goonies was filmed. The drive was beautiful and the weather could not have been better. This was our last trip before we started school and a great way to say goodbye to summer.

4th of July 2011

Last year's 4th of July was a wet one and the first time I had ever seem fireworks in the rain. My friend Jessica was visiting from Monterey and we had a great time. I have always loved the 4th of July. Growing up we would go to our Stake Center and watch the fireworks being set-off from Palmdale High across the street. Later I moved away and it was a great time spend with friends.

This year Chelsea invited us to join her and her family on their boat and enjoy the fireworks off of Lake WA. Well how could we pass on that right? The day was beautiful and in good old American fashion we ate sushi and enjoyed the sun. I realized I had my camera on me once the sun started to go down so that's why the pictures are a little dark. But thanks to the Entrops I had a great 4th of July.

Monico's B-Day

I come from a family of four boys and 2 girls. Although we are all related we all have such different personalities. The reason I say this is because although I act really stupid and crazy around family and friends I am actually a very private person in public. I do not like any attention on me. My brother Monico for my B-Day made me wear this button that said "B-Day Girl" to dinner and I was mortified! It just felt like the longest dinner of my life.

so in a few days I knew it would be Monico's B-Day and I wanted to make it "special" so I went and got him a few things for him to wear for his B-Day breakfast. And well lets just say my brother has no problem with being shy & he rocked his look.

Monico's 2nd Master

It's been a REALLY long time since I have updated this blog. So I am actually havig to go way back. This June my brother Monico graduated from Seattle University with a 2nd Masters (Show-off hehehe)I am so proud of his hard work and the sacrifices he and Melissa have made.

He is currently living the dream. He is a Special Education Teacher at Garfield High School in the Seattle School District. His students love him and I have to admit I have never seen my brother happier. I know he is changing & touching lives for the better.