JOSH'S FAMILY REUNION, AKA: COUSIN CAMP:
I GUESS I'VE BEEN A LITTLE ABSENT, I'VE BEEN HAVING A FUN, BUSY SUMMER, AND NOT IN THE MOOD TO BLOG. BUT NOW I AM SO HERE IT GOES....... JULY 4TH MY NEPHEW LOGAN FLEW INTO TOWN TO STAY WITH US FOR 2 WEEKS, 2 WEEKS TURNED INTO 5 WEEKS SO I HOPE HE HAD A GOOD TIME. THE WEEK OF THE FOURTH WE ALL WENT TO JOSH'S CAMPING FAMILY REUNION, EVERYONE CALLS IT "COUSIN CAMP" BECAUSE JOSH HAS LIKE 50 COUSINS. I USED TO HATE CAMPING, BUT NOW I ACTUALLY LIKE IT, UTAH IS KIND OF RUBBING OFF ON ME. YOU JUST CAN'T DENY HOW FREAKIN' BEAUTIFUL IT IS HERE.
I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT CAMPING WITH 2 BABIES, BUT IT WAS GREAT, AND RAD LOVED BEING OUTSIDE 24/7. THIS WAS LOGAN'S ONLY SECOND TIME CAMPING, AND I THINK THE FIRST TIME HE STAYED IN A CABIN SO THAT DOESN'T REALLY COUNT. WE HAD TO TEACH HIM HOW TO BE A MAN IN THE WILDERNESS, WE TAUGHT HIM HOW TO WHITTLE A STICK (HE CUT HIS FINGER, BUT HE'S FINE), WE TAUGHT HIM HOW TO START A FIRE, WE TAUGHT HIM HOW TO NOT WIMP OUT ON A LONG HIKE, WE TAUGHT HIM HOW TO FISH, AND HOW TO PUT UP A TENT. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN, WITH A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE BECAUSE ALL THE COUSINS KEEP GETTING MARRIED AND HAVING KIDS. AND OF COURSE THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS! CAMP OUT FOOD ALWAYS TASTES SO GOOD. THE FIRST NIGHT JOSH AND I WERE IN CHARGE OF DINNER, WE HAD BBQ CHICKEN AND VEGGIE KABOBS AND SOME "MUCHA LUCHA" CORN. THE 2ND NIGHT JOSH'S SISTER BROOKE AND HER HUSBAND CHRIS WERE IN CHARGE OF DINNER, THEY MADE NAVAJO TACOS, FRIED DOUGH WITH MEAT & CHEESE, DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THAT. AND THE LAST NIGHT MY JOSH'S MOM, PAM, MADE BURGERS AND FRENCH FRIES, YUMM-O. ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ENOUGH ABOUT FOOD.
OK, SO ONTO THE NEXT ADVENTURE: RENO/GREAGLE-
THE FOLLOWING WEEK AFTER THE CAMP OUT I PACKED UP THE KIDS AND LOGAN, AND SET OUT TO RENO, NV. WE LEFT JOSH BEHIND BECAUSE HE HAD TO WORK. I WAS SO GLAD LOGAN WAS THERE TO HELP OUT WITH THE BABIES, I WOULDN'T HAVE MADE IT WITHOUT HIM. THE DRIVE THERE KIND OF SUCKED, IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 7 1/2 HOURS TO DRIVE THERE, BUT DUE TO ALL THE ROAD WORK IT TOOK US 9 HOURS, THAT'S A LONG BORING DRIVE! EVERY TIME I DRIVE TO RENO FROM SALT LAKE I FEEL LIKE I'M ON A TREADMILL BECAUSE THE SCENERY LOOKS THE SAME THE WHOLE WAY :( WE FINALLY MADE IT TO RENO AND WENT STRAIGHT TO MY MOM'S HOUSE, AND THEN TO DINNER, WE WERE ALL STARVING. AFTER DINNER WE DROPPED OFF MY MOM AND WENT TO CHECK INTO OUR HOTEL, WE STAYED AT THE LOVELY EL DORADO. SLEEPING WITH 2 BABIES IN ONE BED = NO SLEEP, BUT IT'S NOTHING A LITTLE CAFFEINE CAN'T FIX.
THAT MORNING WE MET UP WITH MY MOM AND HEADED TO THE GOODWILL, WE DON'T HAVE GOODWILLS IN UTAH SO I ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT THEIR GOODS WHILE I'M IN RENO. I FOUND SOME REALLY AWESOME CHILDREN'S BOOKS THAT WERE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND I GOT MYSELF A NICE LEATHER JACKET FOR ONLY $6.OO! WHILE WE WERE AT THE GOODWILL MY SISTER IRENE CAME INTO TOWN TO PICK MY BROTHER RYAN AND HIS BOYFRIEND, FRANKIE. WE WENT TO LUNCH AT CAPPRIOTTI'S, I ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO EAT THERE WHEN I'M IN NEVADA BECAUSE IT IS DELICIOUS. WE LOADED EVERYONE UP AND HEADED TO MY SISTER'S HOUSE IN GRAEAGLE, CA. IT'S ONLY ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY FROM RENO. WE STAYED AT MY SISTERS A COUPLE NIGHTS AND JUST HUNG OUT, WENT HIKING, SWIMMING, ROWING, AND ATE. LUCKY FOR IRENE HER BOYFRIEND DARREN LIKES TO COOK, HE MADE STEAK AND CHICKEN, AND THESE AWESOME DEER-BACON BURGERS. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN HANGING OUT WITH EVERYBODY, PLUS I JUST LOVE VISITING MY SISTER IRENE BECAUSE IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL WHERE SHE LIVES.
WE MADE IT BACK TO SALT LAKE AND CHILLED FOR A WEEK, THEN I WAS OFF AGAIN TO LAS VEGAS. ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS WAS HAVING HER BACHELORETTE PARTY, SO I LEFT LOGAN AND THE BABIES WITH MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, AND SET OUT FOR ANOTHER ROAD TRIP TO LAS VEGAS. JOSH HAD A BUSINESS MEETING IN TEXAS, SO WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE MY MONTH-IN-LAW WATCH THE KIDS. LAS VEGAS WAS SUPER HOT AS USUAL BUT I HAD AN AWESOME TIME. I GOT TO SEE SOME AWESOME FRIENDS, HANG OUT BY THE POOL, EAT A GOOD MEAL, LAUGH A LOT, DANCE LIKE A JACKASS, IT WAS A GREAT GIRLS WEEKEND!
SO, JULY WAS A PRETTY BUSY MONTH FOR ME, LOTS OF TRAVELING, WHICH IS FUN BUT ALSO MAKES ME APPRECIATE MY HOME AND ROUTINE HERE. SORRY THIS IS SUCH A LONG POST WITH SOO MANY PICTURES, I'M JUST A LITTLE BEHIND :(
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April, you and your family are gorgeous! Glad to see you're doing well! Love you!
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