Relaxation with some Californication

On January 2, 2009, Taylor, Teri and I drove to California and stayed with my grandparents. We thought it'd be fun to get out of Salt Lake for a few days before we started school and we were right!

We went to Huntington Beach. Me and Taylor at the end of the pier. He enjoys pictures with me..

Me and Teri looking out at the water and the little kids playing. Taylor caught us zoning

This guy accidently caught a little octopus while fishing and he pulled it out to have people hold before he threw it back into the water. Teri loved it!
Derek, Brittany, and Jack paid us a visit on Sunday afternoon. It was so good seeing them. Jack is so cute and just learning how to walk when we were there, but now he is walking!
On Sunday before Derek, Brittany and Jack came, we went to the San Clemente pier and walked some of the beach trail and pier.

Down at the beach in San Clemente

The sunset while cruising back to San Clemente on PCH

Overall, we had a really good time cruising around the area and hanging out with family too. I'm glad we got to make the trip especially before we had to worry about school.

The Perfect End to a New Beginning: 2009

I stayed only a week at home in Connecticut and then came back to Utah to be with Taylor, friends and roommates. My roommates and I decided to have a New Years party at our house, nothing too big, but big enough to be fun!

                                                                  Teri and Dylan
                                                                        Me and John
                                                                        Me and Teri
                                                                    Me and Alyssa

Merry Christmas?

So I forgot to bring home my camera when I went home for Christmas. Well, I actually thought I lost it because my mother loves to help me pack and she stuffs things in random pockets (Thanksgiving time) and didn't tell me she stuffed my camera in a weird pocket of my backpack. 

Just to inform everyone, well this is mostly for my family, I took my boyfriend, Taylor's family pictures. The tradition lives on! So after they were done we did some for ourselves:

At Skyline High School's football stadium there is an amazing view of Mt. Olympus, but as you can see we couldn't fit it all. Too big of a mountain

The sunset was kind of behind us, but most of the pictures were over exposed so I just turned this one black and white, I liked how it turned out!

There's the sunset. We loaded this one onto a website and made it look really cheesy. To top it all off, we uploaded it onto facebook and posted it on all our friends walls...they loved it!

Thanksgiving in Connecticut

Britton and Callie picked me up from the airport and this is what my house looked like when I arrived. My mom gave the cheerleaders permission to TP our house because the next day was Sean's big game.

Lyndsey Quinn was at the Turkey Bowl, I spent the whole game with her. It was really good to see her. She was rooting for her brother, Nate, the star quarterback of the team.

                                                       Sean during the National Anthem

After the game. We were so proud of Sean :)

                                                                    JP, me, Sean

Me and Sean after the game. It was my first time seeing him since I got home. I was so happy to see him.

                                                                     Aaron and Me

                                                                      Sean, the star!