Last summer trip to Eden.....

With school starting next week and a short, insane summer, it's hard to fit it ALL in. We decided to SQUEEZE one last adult weekend trip to prepare ourselves for school, schedules, car-pool's, homework, football, dance and all around craziness associated with fall/winter. 

ahhhh...... it was HEAVEN!

I'm now ready to tackle my life! 

We did it all; hiking, tennis, boating, eating, dancing, laughing and laughing and laughing, ping-pong, golfing, shopping, reading, sleeping and most importantly..... spending time with dear friends, old and new!

Julie & Joe

Lori & Eric

Michelle & Dave

Dave & Ang

Amber & Nate

Mike & Kellee

Natalie & Gavin

Bri & Tiff

Michelle & Ted

Joy ridin' on the boat

Hiking

Snowbasin

We hiked to the top and had brunch as our reward

bush-whacking 

cute girls with matching hoodies

Tiff rippin' it up with Danny DeVito

Dancing outside with live band.... so much fun!

Dave was the highlight of this trip for me. He is such a character...

Enjoying our freedom for a few more minutes.....

Cheers to great friends!

Love this quote.....

Thought I'd share.....

There is nothing I like more than to sit around, wrapped in a soft blanket and read a great book. A friend of mine from high-school recommended this book and I decided to pick it up and try it out. I've had reader's block lately and haven't found a book that truly interests me. 

UNTIL NOW!

All I can say is WOW!

 Such a gripping, insightful book. I absolutely LOVED it. Hope you'll check it out. 

It is called 

Sarah's Key

by: Tatiana De Rosnay

Paris. Spring 1942. The Vel’ d’ Hiv’ (Operation Spring Breeze). Tatiana de Rosnay’s novel Sarah’s Key revolves around this deplorable historic event. Operation Spring Breeze was a French-led “round-up” of more than 13,000 Parisian Jews (mostly women and children) under order of the Nazis. Initially kept in inhumane conditions at the Vélodrome d’Hiver (an indoor cycle track), these victims of the Holocaust were eventually moved to concentration camps inside France (where they were guarded by French gendarmes) and later moved to Auschwitz where they were slaughtered. The roundup accounted for more than a quarter of the 42,000 Jews sent from France to Auschwitz. The Vel’ d’ Hiv’ has become of symbol of national shame in France.

Bear Lake P-union....

Every year we plan a Pia reunion with Joe's mom and siblings. This year we went back to Bear Lake, only we stayed at my parents cabin instead of Sweet water. We had such a great time eating, laughing, playing cards, flipping through magazines, reading good books, shopping, slurping down shakes, munching on fresh cooked donuts, watching the cousins run wild and witnessing Moose walk through the yard!

Marie and Rach

CC brought her design magazines. 

Spence and Hazel ready for a ride on Spence's 4 wheeler

Hazel and Rach

Lulu and Spence

Brrr...... Marie

Hazel and Rach

Hazel

Beach bums....

handsome Spence

Grandma Karen taking a quick power nap among the chaos

Joseph, grandma Karen and grandpa Ron

Joseph and Spence

I'm glad Joe was able to hang for the weekend

I've never laughed so hard in my life. These girls are so much fun

Danny, Ju, Joseph, Lulu and Spence

Vinny, Max and baby LeRoy

CC, Linds, Vinny, Lulu, Hazel and Rach

Linds and her girls

BTW- this is the view from my parents deck..... breathtaking!

My boys

Danny, Ju, LeRoy and Roxi...... 

Grandpa Ron hanging out with baby LeRoy

Baby LeRoy, Joseph, CC, Max, Ju, Danny,

Hazel, Julie, Lulu, Joe and Spence

My parents were so generous with their cabin--Thanks Mom and Dad!

Speaking of crash...... Grandpa Ron and Baxter

My little pumpkin

The sailboat in the background is Joe and Max 

 Rach, Marie and I

Vinny with Rach and Marie

What a little STUD! 

Spence is the only person my parents trust to drive this 4-wheeler. 

My big boy

We had another great P-union with many great memories!

Crazy adventures....

Last month Joe was lucky enough to see the Pussycat dolls perform in concert in LA. I'm so jealous because, although I think this group needs to put a little  thought into their skimpy wardrobe, I'm sure they're such a fun, pumped band and put on a great show.  

Well, come to find out, the concert wasn't really a concert at all. It was more like a room with a few hundred people, the Pussycat dolls and my very cute, naive, pure, innocent husband... haha!

Joe not only got to meet the Pussycat Dolls, he also stood with them and posed in this half naked photo.  Honestly, I think they're much better looking on T.V. and I'm still a little jealous.... just a lil'