Off to Europe!

We're leaving tomorrow morning, bright and early, for our European adventure! I will try to post some pictures while we're gone. Love ya'll!

The Oregon Coast

Seth and I just got home last night from our Oregon Coast bike trip. We had so much fun. We went with Dan and Lara Herway, Seth's good friend Jerry Mulholland and his wife Jen, her dad Flint, and Seth's old roommates Morgan Eldridge and Jake Tanner. Seth planned the whole trip, booked hotels, figured out logistics, the whole shebang. He did such a great job! At the end of the trip I felt really bad that I hadn't helped with any of the planning, but Seth did awesome.

The first day was not the greatest day for me. It was a gorgeous, gorgeous day, but physically I wasn't doing so hot. I actually had a break down.:) I cried, no wait, I sobbed. It was really weird, I felt like a little kid. I was a little frustrated at the beginning of the ride because I felt like I was a lot slower than everyone. I ended up quite a ways behind everyone. I ended up getting a little lost and that's when I first started to cry. I think it was mostly out of frustration. Then, I was having a bad back ache and just didn't feel well and that's when I started to cry more. It got worse though, I was feeling pretty tired (oh and we weren't even half way yet!) and every time I saw a hill up ahead I would start crying more. Seth had stopped and waited for me and we rode together for a little bit. We got to the top of the hill, I stopped my bike, leaned over my handle bars and lost it. I was SOBBING! It was so weird, I knew I sounded ridiculous, but I couldn't help it. Lara was in the support van up ahead and she came to pick me up. I had gone about 35 miles out of 80 and was pooped. Not a good start. The day got better though and I started taking a liking to be a support van co-pilot. That was Day 1. Day 2 was much, much better. At the end of day 1, I decided that I would be satisfied with only riding half-day each day. So when we got up that morning I already knew I was only going to be doing 40 miles. I also rode Lara's bike that day because Dan (bless his heart) tried to raise my seat on my bike and ended up at a bike shop paying a guy to fix it. I loved Lara's bike and had a blast riding that day. Day 3 was way foggy and cold and had tons of hills so I opted out of that day. I had the intention of riding later that day but got way too comfortable driving in the car. Lara and I took it pretty easy that day. We made beds in the back of her van and put on a movie. That's MY idea of a vacation, not riding a bike to the point of an emotional breakdown.
Really though, the trip was so much fun. The Oregon Coast is absolutely beautiful.
Seth and all the boys did great on the ride, but the super star of the trip was Jen! She totally kept up with the boys and rode every single mile of that whole trip! She was awesome!
I would do this trip again for sure, but I am still convinced that I would only ride half days and enjoy the other half riding in the car, windows down, a diet pepsi in my hand, and having girl talk. (oh, and candy)

Goodbye Goodwood!

Well I never thought the day would actually arrive, but I had my last day as a server at Goodwood BBQ. It was pretty dramatic, everyone was crying and hugging, begging me not to go, but the time has come for me to move on. Okay, it wasn't too dramatic but one of my managers really did shed a couple of tears. I didn't know I was so well liked! :) The weeks leading up to my last day I was getting pretty excited, but it is a little sad that I won't be working with any of those people anymore. My managers were all so great to work with, the were so flexible with me and really bailed me out on a few occasions.

Now I'm off to work in the social welfare field. I had my first interview today and it seemed to go well. I think it was more of a preliminary screening thing because it only took like 20 minutes. I'm not counting on anything to happen, but I'll keep you posted. Also, if anyone has friends or family working in any social work/welfare area hook me up!

Last weekend we had a bridal shower for my cousin, Courtney Bluth. She's getting married to Austin Little, in the Salt Lake Temple on August 10th. I am so sad that we're going to miss it! Courtney is so happy and she's going to make a gorgeous bride! We are all so excited for them! Here are some pictures of the family, both Bluth and Little sides.

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When everyone was getting ready to leave my cousin Carrie couldn't find her two little girls Emma and Grace. We later found them in the basement playing Mario Tennis with my dad. He's gonna make a pretty fun granddad one of these days. Here is he with my cousin Tim's little boy Max. He's so cute!

What the...?

I was looking through pictures and came across this one from last summer. It is so funny to me, maybe not to the rest of you though. We were in Seattle here with Seth's friends Jason and Ryan for Jerry Mullholland's wedding. We were on one of the piers and I guess the seagulls love french fries. I was super scared to feed them just holding it in my fingers (and it looks like Ryan was scared too) but Jason was brave enough to put it in his mouth.