I think she loves me...

Wow, where to begin.... Last week I recieved the BIGGEST & BEST surprise!! My most amazing, beautiful, wondeful, talented mother flew all the way out here to Pittsburg & walked right through my door, boy was I shocked!!! She will never know how much it means/meant to me!

We had such an amazing time together.. We rode the incline up Mt Washington to see the beautiful city lights, watched a water show, ate dinner @ Dennys at like 1 o'clock in the morning, so would that be considered breakfast!? We stayed up way to late, talking & watching Paul & mom play UNO (I was never allowed to play, because I was NO competition! ha rude!) We went on a tour of downtown Pittsburg, its called Ducky Tours, it was so neat being able to see the city & its history!! the truck actually turned into a boat, drove right into the river. it was amazing! We then ate at crab shack in a place called Station Square. My mom & I, and also our friend Rachel Squire + her little boy reed all went to Palmyra where my mom & I got to go to the Temple, we then went & enjoyed the Hill Cumorah Pageant. It was so good! We then stayed at a complete strangers house, boy was that interesting. haha good memories though. The next morning we were able to go to the Jospeh Smith homestead & the Sacred Grove which was absolultely beautiul, so peaceful! On our way home we stopped at Niagra Falls, but had to rush home because that night we were going to Les Miserables! Looking for parking was insane, and the roads back here CONFUSING yeah we got lost a time or two, but we made it to the show like 20 minutes late. ugh... it was funny after words when it wasn't so stressful! :) It was the first broadway show either of us had been to, boy was it amazing! I enjoyed it very much! On Saturday Paul was able to stay home and be with us, since it was the last day she was going to be here... we didn't do anything big just hung out & spent time with each other, when it was about time for her to leave we went & ate lunch and then it was time for her to take off... I was sad but also filled with gratitude that she was able to come out & spend those couple of days with me! We had a blast together, being able to spend time together talking & creating such unforgettable memories! THANK YOU SO MUCH MOM!!! We are so glad you came!!

Joe's Crab Shack, ya think she was a little excited!? :)

Me & my love! Awesome cartoon drawing of the both of us doing what we do best, SHOPPING! Sorry gonna have to enlarge it!

I know this is a little late, but.....

PAUL & I ARE OFFICIAL HOMEOWNERS!!! :) It finally happend, on June 23, all the paper signing and problems were finally over and we now have our very own home!! Paul & I have recently both agreed that it is time to go home. Now dont get us wrong what an AMAZING experience we have had out here, I mean when else would we have been able to just pick up & move to Pittsburg, PA? Or even of had the chance to see all the BEAUTIFUL sights and things back here that we have gotten to enjoy. We both are so GREATFUL for this opportunity that we have had and gotten to experience just the two of us, before the kids (or lets just say KID) comes along. :) Its definately been a growing experience, probably more so for me than Paul. I've learned alot. We are excited to get back to our Family & Friends whom we miss all so very much! We are excited for our House & can't wait to get back & make it our own. We are excited to swim in OUR pool. To have our normal surroundings & life back. (im not so sure if im so excited to get another job!?) But I am excited to help Paul out, he has worked so hard this summer & im just ready to put in my part to help. Ive taken a 3 month break and its been very nice!. There are lots of things that we are excited and can't wait for. But we are also going to enjoy this last 4 weeks out here, they will be gone before we know it! We are Happy, we are in Love, (deeply), and we are Greatful. Thanks friends for staying in touch while we are so far away. Its always nice to hear from you. TAKE CARE! See you soon! :D

Niagra Falls

We got the chance to go on a trip to Niagra Falls with some friends, Levi works for Pinnacle as well but his gf Hannah flew out for a couple of days so we all ended up going together. All I have to say about Niagra Falls is WOW, it is so incredible. We were able to do "Maid of the Mist" which is a huge boat that takes you right up to the falls. It was such a neat experice! The falls are 200 ft. I highly recommend seeing them!. I just want to say THANK YOU to Paul for taking a couple of days off so that we could experience all of this. I had the BEST time, I greatly appreciate and love you!!!

This was at night, they shine lights on the water to make it colorful.. very cool

Palmyra

Paul & I had the opportunity to go the Palmyra on Tuesday, he took a couple of days off so we could do it. It was well worth it of course i never doubted that it would be. It was such a neat experience to see the Palmyra Temple, learn about how the Book of Mormon was published and how much hard work it was, walking through the Sacred Grove, to seeing Hill Cumorah. We are so glad we had the chance to go! We have been so richly blessed out here, and are so thankful for the great experiences we are having!!