Remodeling Time!

Jeff always has some projects that he is working on but summer is the time for BIG projects. Last year we painted the inside of our house and he added stone to the living room and master bathroom, and this year he is redoing our guest bathroom! I'm so excited because he is going to tile the walls, add a shelf that is cut into the wall, put in a new bathtub, and paint! Jeff loves working on the house and he's so good at it. Here are some pictures of the bathroom and of other work he's done on the house. (I love how handy he is!!!)

Here's a few pictures of our living room...he added stone inside of the entertainment center.

(the stone was provided by our friend Troy, thanks so much!!!!)

He added stone in our bathroom above the mirror

Guest bathroom---before

Here Jeff is going to start taking out the ugly (plastic??) walls that connect to the bathtub!!! YEA!

Going...

Going...

GONE!!!

Moving On

As we all know, disappointments, hardships, and tragedies can happen at any time. However, when it happens to you, you may think "oh my gosh, how can I go on?" While these trials and tribulations test us; hopefully, we can come out stronger and better people. I've learned over the past month that life still goes on (even though I may not want it to yet) and while not forgetting, but moving on.

Several months ago, Jeff and I planned a road trip to visit his family and celebrate our 2 year anniversary in Illinois and Iowa in June. It was hard but I'm so glad we went. His great grandma turned 100 years old!! That's so cool! I love visiting his family and getting out of Arizona. The drive was long, around 30 hours, but we stopped a lot! While driving there, we got lucky because we were about 2 hours ahead of a tornado. THANK GOODNESS!!! Also, during the trip we just had rain with tornado watches. I was totally scared about those but Jeff said when it turns to a "warning" then we can get worried. Whatever!!! I was still really scared!! Then, on the way home, we completely got hit with hard rain through Missouri and Oklahoma. We even saw a power outage on the freeway in Oklahoma City! I have to admit, that was pretty cool to see. Finally, we drove through New Mexico where the weather was hot, the gas was high, and the land was brown. ugh.

For our anniversary, Jeff and I went to Chicago. We went to the Shedd Aquarium (we love ocean life!), walked around Navy Pier, and then went to a Cubs game. It was a great day! Chicago is so pretty and we were there on a nice sunny day too, so that made it even better. One last sightseeing stop we had was the Arch in St. Louis. I have never seen it and it is beautiful. We didn't go up in it though because it was raining and that kind-of freaked me out! Jeff will be nice and tell you we decided not to go up because of the weather, but it really was me! Here are some pictures of our trip!

The beautiful Chicago Skyline

At Shedd Aquarium

SO CUTE!!!

I wouldn't want to run into him!

Chicago Harbor Lighthouse


At the Cubs game!

My hair is a mess! It was

sooo windy!!!!

The Arch in St. Louis

School is OUT!!!

I'm so excited that school is out for the summer! Jeff and I have exciting plans for the next couple of months and I will be sure to keep you updated! We leave for our road trip in 2 weeks; we are driving to Illinois to see his family and spend our two year anniversary in Chicago. This is going to be so much fun for me because I have never driven through more than one state, it's always just been from Arizona to California or Arizona to Las Vegas. I'm going to see so many states that I've never seen before and I can't wait for it! Also, Jeff has his wrestling camps that he always works for and there are some other exciting things planned too, but I will let you know those when they happen!!!
I love you all!
P.S. I changed the background to give you all a " summer feeling"!! It's time to hit the beach!!

Graduation Day!

On the jumbotron!!!




I finally graduated with my master's in Education specializing in Curriculum and Instruction! I thought this day would never come! I am so happy to be done with school and just in time for summer too. I would like to thank everyone who helped me becauseI wouldn't have gotten through the last year and 1/2 without Jeff, my parents, and, of course, my team!!

Fun Fours!

My friend Sarah tagged me! Here are the fun fours!!!

4 “people” who email me regularly
1. Jeff
2. Kristina
3. Hailey
4. AZ Cardinals Cheer Alumni

4 places I would like to visit
1. Germany
2. Australia
3. Ireland
4. Any place like the Bahamas, Tahiti, etc.

4 favorite restaurants
1. Serrano's
2. Chipotle
3. Baci
4. Olive Garden

4 things I am looking forward to in the coming year
1. Going camping with Jeff during the summer!
2. My niece, Audrey, to come into this world in July!
3. Our road trip to Illinois in June to visit Jeff's family!
4. Coaching cheer at MCC!

4 things I am not looking forward to in the coming year
1. The hot, hot, hot, summer!
2. Starting school again in EARLY August
3. Wearing a swimsuit.
4. Turning the big 3-0! (I already did! Oh no!!)

Thanks Sarah!!!

My surprise birthday dinner!

Jeff completely surprised me by inviting my parents, my brother, Rich and his fiance, Brooke!! Brooke also made the waiters sing to me! It was great!!

Late Winter Pictures!

I know I'm late but I promised I would get these out! I just love snow, Christmas, everything about winter so here is my favorite snow picture!!

We LOVE the Green Bay Packers so while we were visiting his family we drove with his mom and Colin to Wisconsin to see the stadium. It was so great!! Being in the stadium brought back memories of cheering in the Cardinals staduim!!