we went to the dbacks game last night

and it was actually a really good game. they scored 5 runs in the first inning and totally beat the yankees. it was awesome watching all of the yankee fans leave when they realized there was no way they were going to win. it was one of the best baseball games i have been to in a while. we had fun.

and a word to the wise

if you make salsa and handle jalapenos make sure you wear gloves. especially if you just used acetone to take you nail polish off. me not following this advice = days of burning hands and fingers, jalapeno in my eyes, no sleep, pain, and kason thinking i am weird because i slept with a cool wet rag to keep the burning sensation down. {i thought i was being smart}

mr. + mrs. brown

barry is officially our bro in law and we couldn't be happier. how two best friends ended up marrying sisters we will never know but we are so excited. everything was fabulous yesterday and we are so happy for them. congrats karissa and barry!

the crazy life and an island escape

wow so its been forever since i last updated. life has been crazy. kason has been busy getting through the last bit of the semester and finals. one more semester down! woo hoo! work has kept me busy too. at mesa its also the end of the semester which means end of the year projects, concerts, finals, etc. i have been adding to my collection of crazy experiences. i am really glad i had the opportunity to sub this semester. i have learned a lot and have seen and experienced just about everything. seriously you can't make this stuff up. kids are nutty. a couple weeks ago i found poop just outside the door behind the gym. that's right poop. and i'm pretty sure it wasn't from a dog. two of my students stepped in it. i had to call the front office and tell them to send someone over to clean it up. after that i really needed a vacation.

luckily kason and i got to escape the crazy life right after his finals and head to hawaii with his fam. amazing! the weather was perfect, the beach was perfect, the island was perfect. seriously amazing!

the amazing:

deep sea fishing {kason}
catching a mahi {kason}
eating mahi {kason}
dole pineapple plantation
pineapple ice cream {kali}
beach
snorkeling
boogie boarding
message at the spa {kali}
polyneisian cultural center
vip canoe ride from kason's mission buddy
luau
pearl harbor
touring a battleship
pineapple and passion fruit jam
ted's bakery
plate lunches
matsumoto's shaved ice
waimea valley park
family
cute nieces and nephews


not as amazing but still amazing because its hawaii:

patti and dave's flight canceled
luggage left in LA
sea sick {kason}

it was a fantastic trip and i plan on posting pictures soon. aloha!

65 years

last week we celebrated my grandparents 65th wedding anniversary with one awesome party. we ate, laughed, talked, and square danced. my grandparents were happy. we were happy and in 65 years i hope i am still just as happy as i look back on my life. my grandparents are awesome. i so want to be just like my grandma one day. i was born on here birthday so basically we are twins. {she is just 60 years older than me}

dear suns

the win last night was good. please don't bring the suns team that showed up sunday to anymore games. leave them at home. we like to watch the team that played last night so even if we do stay up too late watching the game and end up being late to work the next morning we won't feel too bad.

look at our garden grow part 2

our garden is growing! our peanuts are starting to poke through, we have 14 tomatoes growing, a couple peppers are starting to grow, and our cucumber plants look awesome! we have two strawberries growing but they are kind of deformed and we have no idea what we are doing with the onions. we are loving our garden and its looking good. kason is on his way to fulling his dream of becoming a farmer. if you didnt know deep down kason wants nothing more than to own acres and acres of land and have a huge garden. yay for gardens!

six weeks to sexy

last week kason and i had an argument about who has gotten fatter since we have been married. thus i challenged him to a six weeks to sexy contest. we will declare the winner in hawaii when we are looking good on the beach. i am so going to win.