Woke Up to Reality....

Since we have made the decision to move to Boston, I have been SOO excited!! We have been looking at places to live, excited for all the opportunities to come, and to take another stepping stone in our lives! BUT....

Last week it HIT ME!!! I dreamt of us being in a new home, in a crazy city, where I had no friends or family close by to do anything with, lost on the roads, and the weather was COLD!!! It might have been a dream to reality but hopefully it's just nerves kicking in and we will adjust well!! We had family up last week and more coming this week which has just been so nice to be with! They boys played an insane amount of golf, the girls did some serious shopping to help my mom buy some home decor, and it was just nice to have them all up here to do all the fun things together! Luckily my wonderful sister and her husband are in Jersey which will just be a train ride away if I need some family comfort!! Anyways... I'm nervous now if you can't tell, but hopefully once we get there, it will all be OK!!

Utah to The Great East Coast!!!! :)

We are finally MOVING!! :)

Utah.... to Boston, Massachusettes

Jody recentley quit his day job and has loved doing free lance work for Real Estate Guru's! He has met some pretty amazing people in the Real Estate business and the opportunities seem endless! We had the chance to fly out to Boston, MA a couple weeks ago by Dave Lindahl (Real Estate Guru) who is as excited as Jody to work and grow together in the business, and that's exactly where we are headed! We have been doing some serious praying and weighing out every option but it is exactly the next step for us! Never in a million years did we think we would be headed to the east coast, but we have learned from being in Utah that no matter where we are, we have each other to count on and how grateful we are for one another to share all of these fun life experiences together! We will be moving in August and couldn't be more excited about everything and to get life started in Mass! :)

Boston, MA

Boston, Massachusettes

Jody and I have been having a great summer so far! We had the opportunity to fly out to Boston for the past week and check it out here!! It is AMAZING!! The east coast is definitely a whole different experience! We landed Wednesday and have been having so much fun! Thursday, we went to downtown Boston and walked the Freedom Trail and visited Faneuil Hall! They say more people go there then Disneyland so it was fun to see what that was all about! They had great entertainment, shops, and lots of history! Friday, Jody had to work so Missi and I went to the beach with her kids!! I LOVE the beach and her kids so that has probably been the best part so far! Saturday, we went to some great outlet shops that have all the great stores and went to seewhich was a GREAT movie!!! You definitely need to see it if you haven't already!

Jody in our rental... He loved it :)

Me in downton Boston

Faneuil Hall

The beautiful beach...It looks cold but its not at all

It has been a fun trip and have enjoyed seeing Boston!!

Anniversary ....

June 17, 2006 I married not only the love of my life but my best friend!!!I can't begin to describe in words how grateful I am for such a wonderful husband in my life!! Jody is such an amazing man with so many great qualities and I'm thankful everyday to share these 3 wonderful years of marriage with him!! It seems like yesterday, we were getting married and so in love.... but it's amazing how that love grows through all the joys and trials of our short time together!

To celebrate for our big day...we flew out to Viva Las Vegas!!! I know everyone's thinking why Vegas... but Jody has an event Thursday, Friday, and Saturday here so we decided to just fly in a few days early and enjoy Vegas as a real tourist and we did just that! We normally are on our big vacation for the year by now, but with Jody's crazy work schedule this month, it's being postponed until August! Tuesday Morning, Jason and Krystal were here visiting so they picked us up from the airport and we all had lunch! It was so great to see them! They dropped us off at The GREEN VALLEY RANCH and it is beautiful! We got ready for the night and took a taxi to the strip to hit the town! We did lots of shopping, ate some great sushi, and enjoyed seeing all the casino's!

Jason, Krystal, Amy, and Jody

The Green Valley Ranch Casino

Jody and I at the Bellagio GardensThe Famous Bellagio Water ShowRA SUSHI... So Yummy!!!Jody and I had a bet if he was real... He wasn't but it was so amazing!Jody with Whoopi...Obviously she wasn't eitherH\We had a lot of fun :)This is where we relaxed all Wednesday MorningIt really was a great way to celebrate our anniversary day and I want Jody to know how much I truly love him and how grateful I am to spend the rest of my life and eternity with him!!

Update....

Life has been so crazy lately.... I feel like we are living life in fast forward right now and trying to keep on top of it all but I guess that's how life goes sometimes!!

Jody was in NY last weekend doing a business trip that was CRAZY!! He quit his job last week and I still can't believe it!! He came up here for a One Year Internship, and ended up being the COO (Chief of Operations) of the company, and has learned more then he could ever imagine!! It has been such great educating experience for him but he has finally decided to go out on his own completely! I'm trying to be SO supportive of him while he conquers everything he has worked so hard for! I know he is going to do GREAT ... and I'm excited for all the opportunities that have come with his transition, and not so excited for a few but there's always a disadvantage to a great oppertunity!

The traveling is going to be the hardest part about the whole change!! We were planning all his events out for this month and every Thurs, Fri and Sat he is somewhere different! NY, LA, Boston, and Vancouver just in the month of June! I know it's only a couple days of the week and when he's home, he's home but it's not very fun to spend a couple nights alone!! When he flew in late Sunday night after his crazy NY trip, I tried waiting up but fell asleep and woke up to this beautiful note expressing his love and gratitude for me and these pretty roses he picked from our front yard!
Seriously, that was probably the last thing he wanted to do after a crazy trip, a long flight, and a drive home at 2 in the morning but for someone who doesn't get roses but only once a year...LOVED it! Thanks Babe for always reminding me in some way, why I have the best husband in the world and for loving me so much!!!

Ethan's Blessing...

We had a great weekend with my family! Ethan's baby blessing was this Sunday, so my family all came up for that! Shellie and Nathan also flew out from Jersey and it was SOO good to see them! We hadn't seen them since August... so it was time! It was a quick trip but we enjoyed every minute with them all...

Ethan James

Luncheon

Nate, Jody, and JeffAunt Shellie, Madison, and Becca

Becca and Abbie playing candyland :)

We Made It....

Supercross was a crazy adventure this year...but we made it! We thought we had everything planned out, but of course things never seem to go that way!

Saturday, Jody flew in from LA to Las Vegas at 6:30 to barely make the event! We we're really excited that everything had worked out in our favor so we could make it this year! Jody's flight was a little late getting in so we weren't able to get to Sam Boyd til 7:30ish. We hadn't missed much but we hurried to park and purchase tickets!!

SOLD OUT BABY!! Really?!? Every year there are millions of scalpers trying to sell there tickets for cheap and we have always had luck in doing so! After walking around for a good 10 minutes trying to find tickets... we found an older black man who was selling the last ticket anywhere to be found!! He wanted $100 for a $25 ticket! Absolutely ridiculous!!!... But of course we paid it! I went through security, as nervous as could be ....went by the smoker gate (which was not where I wanted to go) to slip Jody the same ticket... There's definitely one thing I can't do and that's being sneaky or doing anything shady thing!! My face says it all and I look guilty before I even make the sin... I finally handed it over to him and went over by security to wait.... He went through security the second time with the same ticket...and of course it didn't read and started beeping!!!! He hauled in and caught up to where I was... asked me if anyone was chasing him but luckily he got in safe so we finished the night watching a great Supercross race!! Lesson learned... but had a great time!! SuperCross 2009