4th of July

We talked Crystal, Bear, & CJ into staying in Gallup for a few days so they could spend 4th of July with us. We took the ski boat to McPhee reservoir in Dolores, CO for the day. It took about 3 hours. We met Trace's son, Casey there with 2 of his buddies to join us for boating. It was beautiful day! Warm but not hot just enough cloud cover to come and go and give us relief from the heat.

The 3 boys did most of the water activities; knee boarding, wake-boarding, and tubing. We did get Bear and Crystal out on a tube too though! CJ was willing to jump in the water and swim but didn't want anything to do with the tubing! I'm with you CJ, I've seen people go flying off those! But everyone had a great time. we came home a little tired and sunburned but it was worth it. we got home in time to see the fireworks going off all over town. we stopped on the way into town and Bear bought some of his own too. CJ got sparklers and Bear had a few roman candles and shooting ones. We set up the lawn chairs in the back yard and there was plenty to see all around. Happy Birthday America!!

Trip to CA

I stayed at G-ma's Shari's house in Lomita while I was in LA for the week. It was perfect. Max and I were and happy there. G-ma and I have lived together before so we moved about with out any trouble. Her 3 cat's weren't thrilled to have Max there but they were incredibly hospitable too. Once I had a home base I was free to run around and catch up with as many people as I could.

Wednesday evening, Lisa stopped by Grandma's on her way home from work so we could visit. She got to meet Max and we got to catch up on what's new with each other. Later that night, I had desert at BJ's with Kathy, Angela, & Rebecca. I was introduced to the famous BJ's Pazookie (cookie sundae) very good stuff! We caught up on hugs and baby stories.

Thursday I had lunch with my aunt Laurie at Red Onion in PV. Yum!! We ate for 10 minutes and talked for an hour. So great to catch up! That night Shannell & I went to an event in San Pedro for an organization she works with, Operation Progress, that helps inner city kids with scholarships and work opportunities. A ton of people from the Boston PD were there and some were performing Irish Drinking songs for the crowd. That was cool.

Friday, my mom's friend Janet cut and colored my hair. Just cleaned it up and added some dark auburn low lights to play up my color. Still look great. Thanks Janet! Then I met up with Kathy for the afternoon. We had dinner at Chipotle and then hung out at her mom's for a while and watched the kids play in the great summer beach weather. Then headed back to her house to catch up and visit. I didn't get home until after 1:AM. We are such party animals. :)

Saturday I took Max to the dog park and he had a ball. He was nervous when my mom and I took him earlier in the week but he was ready to run and play this time. We got to see adult Westies and i talked to their owners for a few minutes. So far, everyone has only good things to say about westies and i agree! that night Mom, G-ma, & I had a movie night at Grandma's; we made dinner and watched Confessions if a Shopaholic. Such a cute movie!

Sunday morning mom and I took Max to the cove in PV to hike around. He wasn't sure what to do with that but it was sure cute to see him all wet out in the water. After that I just hung around the house with Grandma. Reading, napping, relaxing, wonderful! That evening I met Kathy and the rest of the gang at Life Covenant church. Then several of us went to Pat & Oscars for dinner. After dinner I went to visit Grandma Edie, Grandpa Larry, & Jeremy. They had just got home from my cousin Alex's wedding in Visalia, CA. I brought some pictures from CO/NM so they could see what I've been up to over here.

Monday evening I went to Crystal's for a going away party. She was getting married to Bear in Vegas Tuesday and moving to Kansas! So I got to meet him and wish them a happy life together. Turns out they were going to be driving through Gallup on their way to Kansas so I hauled some of their stuff back with me to make a little more room in the car for part of the trip. That also meant that Crystal and I would get to see each other one more time. :)

Tuesday morning I got up early and hit the road. I couldn't wait to get home to my hubby. I was soooooo homesick by the end of my trip. It was great to catch up but it's always great to be home. Next time I'll pack Trace in my suite case!!

Trip to CA (stop in AZ)

Monday June 22, Mom, Max, & I set off for California. I decided to drive my mom home instead of having her fly home on the ticket she already bought...sorry about that. :) But since I'm still looking for a job Trace and I thought it would be a good time for me to take a girls trip back to the beach to hang out and catch up with everyone for a few days. We stopped to see aunt Lu and the family in Cornville, AZ (near Sedona) Monday night. Max got to play with their dogs, Dukie and Roxie, and we got to hang out and stretch our legs and visit. We went to dinner at Pizza Hut and then went to watch my cousin play Softball after. Game was good, all was well...Till our family almost went to the dirt with the other side!! Seriously! The other team was losing badly and they weren't happy about it. So they were being snotty the whole time and I'll admit our side of the bleachers were a little rowdy but not really us. When the game was over the two teams slap hands, good game, good game, all that... Well the pitcher wouldn't shake hands, he just made a fist and walked by... so my sweet innocent 5'2" aunt (okay, maybe not so sweet and innocent) said "come on pitcher, don't be such a poor sport"... so after the game he walked over and started talking smack! Something like "say that to my face old lady!" so she just said he was showing poor sportsmanship. Seriously not cussing or being nasty. Well that exploded and as we were walking to the cars, their whole team started following us and yelling and then my family was getting pissed. I have 3 cousins, 18-21, and they weren't happy with they guys talking to their mom that way; but we were all trying to convince each other to get to the cars. So the rest of Adams team stepped in and we were able to go home with out throwing blows but holy moly, it was crazy!! Never a dull moment with Aunty Lu! :)