Sunday, August 1, 2010

Utah!


The Utah trip...

A couple weeks after we moved to the AZ, Gabe and I headed up to Utah for a bit. I had a class I wanted to take to certify to do eyelash extensions and it happened to be the same week as the Yates n Mates family trip... so it all worked out.

It started with some Motorcycle riding...
My dad's awesome bike he rebuilt.

We headed up to the lake with the Yates Fam. We had a blast.
My cute cousins Blake, Ashton and Jordy
The kids riding the water wienie....
It was all fun and games until the rain poured down on us...
We all look like such happy campers.
I think Gabe won the award for most time spent in the frigid cold water...
Ain't he cute?

After boating we headed up to the Spencer Family cabin for some mollow roasting and game playing. It was so good to be back in Oakley. It is one of my most favorite places on earth.


My cute grandparents
Gabe was the fire guy and kept us roasting dogs and mallows
What a stud he is
It was so fun to get to see my whole fam, all my aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. We've been doing these summer vacations for as long as I can remember. They all mean the world to me, I'm really glad we were able to be there!


SNOWBIRD WITH THE VALENZUELA'S
The next day we went up to Snowbird with Gabe's fam bam. It was so fun to be up there, and I realized how much I miss the mountains. I seriously was in awe of them the whole time we were there, like I'd never seen them before.
We had a great time...

We did the alpine slide, took the tram, did a ropes course and the zip line.
My personal fav... the mechanical bull...
It was really fun to spend time with Gabe's fam. I know he really loves to talk football with his cute brothers.


Thank you Marc and Janice!
We had so much fun!!!
After 4 fun FILLED days, Gabe left me in Utah to go home to Arizona to pick up Texas. I stayed and did my eyelash class and practised so I could pass it off before I went home.
In between my hours of lash practise, I managed to squeeze in some fun...


TEDDY'S SHOWER
My best friend for forever, Teddy, just happen to be in town the same time as me. The best suprise. We both had no idea the other was going to Utah. I have to say that she is the cutest little pregnant girl I have ever seen.
It was so fun to go to her shower and see her family whom I haven't seen in so long. This is my second family, so I was so excited to see them. It was also so fun to get together with my girlfriends, to just go on a walk and chat way late into the night. I really have the best girlfriends... I miss you chicas!
My second cute mom, Eileen.
Isn't she the cutest?! I can't wait for the little gal to come! I just really wish I could be there... Give her a kiss from Auntie Abby, k Tedds?


THE PAUL MCCARTNY CONCERT

My parents got some awesome tickets to the Paul McCartney concert, so the four of us went. I do have to say, I have been to my good share of good concerts.... Keith Urban, Rascall Flats, N'sync (4 times), BSB, Black Eyed Peas, and U2 are some... but Paul McCartney topped the charts. I have never been to such an awesome concert.
I still can't believe I saw a real beatle in real life... pretty awesome.
Laur and I were pretty excited
What an amazing performer.
It was pretty awesome to see my parents enjoying the Beatles songs. We grew up listening to the Beatles because of my parents. My parents are hippies at heart. I love it...
We had really good floor seats. This scene later turned into a dance floor. All these old folks behind us... had some dance moves you've never seen. It was like they were teenagers again. Great people watching...
And these two guys that sat in front of us... won the people watching award.
They loved the Beatles and knew the words to every song. When Paul started a new song, you would think it was christmas for these two. They were so excited.
Winners.
Seriously. We were that close. Yes, let me remind you.
He is a real Beatle.
I think this is when he was playing, "HEY JUDE"... i love that song. I fell even more in love when he played it and everyone sang along. I decided I wanted to name one of my sons "Jude". Ya, Gabe didn't really go for that... In fact he is completely against it. It looks like there's no hope for little Jude.
Some pretty sweet fireworks goin' on...
"Let it be..."
We had an awesome time! Thank you mom and dad... unforgetable!

The rest of the week I practised putting on eye lashes and meeting up with my girlfriends.
And yes, we went to TOP IT, the frozen yogurt joint down the way, an average of twice a day.
What a fun trip to Utah!
Oh and I passed my eyelash class! If you live in Phoenix and want beautiful eyelash extensions, let me know!

3 comments:

McCormick Family said...

Abs I am so happy that we are blog friends! Your blog is so cute I love it! What a fun summer you have had! How is AZ? What type of medicine is your husband going in to?

Teddy, Scott, & baby Jane said...

Abbs that's some good bloggin!! I am so glad you got to go to UT and I'm even more glad that I got to see you there. That made my whole trip worth it. I'm so glad you went to the Paul McCartney concert! Remember how you weren't so sure about it? So glad it worked out for you and you had a blast. Nothing's better than some good people watchin'. So glad you guys are happy and getting settled down there. Can't wait to come visit. Love you so so so much!

Teddy, Scott, & baby Jane said...

Abbs that's some good bloggin!! I am so glad you got to go to UT and I'm even more glad that I got to see you there. That made my whole trip worth it. I'm so glad you went to the Paul McCartney concert! Remember how you weren't so sure about it? So glad it worked out for you and you had a blast. Nothing's better than some good people watchin'. So glad you guys are happy and getting settled down there. Can't wait to come visit. Love you so so so much!