Year 2012 was supposed to be the year I got really good at putting things on my blog. Welp, 9 months after my last post and 2 months into the New Year, I am going to try again! Here is a recap of the rest of 2012:
May:
May offered me a lot of free time, which was fun! At first I was really bored with the extra time I had: I was only working 30 hours per week and not taking any classes. I started to make some yummy new recipes, painted a free sewing table (I found it by the dumpster... a topic for another discussion), went on lots of fun group dates, went to several BYU men's soccer games, and went to see Pentatonix in concert!
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| Lemon Poppyseed (baked, not fried) Scones! So yummy |
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| (Not) Fried Ice Cream |
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| This was a fun group date to Trafalga in Lehi where we went mini-golfing, laser tagging, and bowling! |
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| Free sewing table, found in the rain at the dumpster by our apt complex, so obviously I had to take it! The before... |
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| ...And after! |
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| Park date... BBQ and t-ball |
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| Men's soccer game |
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| Pentatonix (we were pretty far away)! They are an a cappella group that won "The Sing-Off" that are so fun to listen to |
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| 100% Homemade key lime pie... My favorite! |
June
June was a great month! We headed down to California for my brother Ryan's high school graduation. What an exciting time for him! I am sad he is growing up, but not too sad because he join us in town just a few weeks later for Spring Term at BYU.
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| Bored to death during the ceremony |
The day after his graduation we all flew out for a graduation trip/family vacation to HAWAII! It was such a fun trip. Time literally stopped as we explored the island of Oahu, went snorkeling, soaked up the sun at the beach, went on hikes and just enjoyed being together. It was really fun to spend time with my husband and siblings together. It was really important to me to find a husband that got along with my brothers and sisters, and Nate just fits right in. Having the week together as a family really helped us grow closer: we weren't distracted by our own obligations, sports practices, etc. so we spent all of our time playing together. It was awesome because I didn't really feel the big age differences between us, we were just all buddies!
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| The Ko' Olina Resort we stayed at |
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| Late night crab hunting |
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| Outside the Laie Hawaii Temple |
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| Playing a stick game |
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| Hanging out with our buddy at the Polynesian Cultural Center |
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| Our tribal tatoos |
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| Conch blowing at the PCC |
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| At the top of Diamond Head hike |
Oh, and we took family pictures!
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| My favorite picture of the kids! |
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| The girls |
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| Nate and Me (what a cutie I married!) |
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| Love these men! |
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| What good looking parents I have! |
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| Our real personalities coming out |
Nate had been studying for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) from January till June. The LSAT is the test you have to take to get into law school and he has been studying like a mad man for months! He took it about a week after we got back from Hawaii, so he had to study a bit while on vacation. But, it was worth it because when he got his score back, he found out he scored in the 94th percentile (What a smarty)!
Once we got back, he took his big test and we celebrated by going camping with some friends! Landon and Keisha are some good friends of ours, so we spend a weekend with them camping about an hour from our house. I never grew up camping so this is a relatively new experience for me. I have camped for girl's camp before, but never really in an unstructured environment. Nate's family used to camp pretty frequently, so it is something he's wanted to do for a while. We tried to go fishing, but it was extremely windy and nothing would bite. Not even the bottom-feeding catfish. Fishing was kind of a bust, but it was still a fun adventure!
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| Landon getting his bait ready |
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| The Reservoir |
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| Fisherman Nate |
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| Campfire grilled cheese: cheese-stick in a hot dog bun |
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| Landon and Keisha |
