proud wife moment 3

I can't believe it's actually happening! The 4th & FINAL year of law school starts tomorrow.

These past couple years have been a crazy adventure but I'm stoked to be (almost) closing this chapter of our lives. Ya we've a lot of fun, but what you don't see behind the scenes are the countless hours Sam puts into school. He strives to be the best and do well in school and I'm so proud of him for that. And even when there's supposed to be a break from school in the summer to work/intern, he still manages to get an A in his summer class on top of working! Sometimes I don't give him enough credit--school is hard! Heck, I made sure to finish school as fast as possible because it's the absolute worst. But Sam loves learning and is good at it. And he has the drive and motivation to do it and do it well. Basically he is a bossdog!! (this is my new favorite saying--anyone seen A Dog's Purpose?) So sorry for another round of #braggingwivesannoymous (previous here and here) but I can't help it when someone is just killing it!
PS. these pictures are from a few Sundays ago at sunset cliffs.

loving san diego in the swag wagon

We've been lazy bums this summer. Not that we haven't been busy this summer, but we haven't been living up to summer's full potential. So far we've only been surfing a handful of times, we haven't really gone on any big trips together or done anything out of the ordinary 

BUT our everyday life in San Diego is something to be happy about!

Yes work sucks most days but I'm thankful I have a job to support our family while Sam's in school
& I can't forget to be thankful for the minivan that gets me to work #blessed. 

It's happened about 3 different times where I'll just be driving the party van home from work, traffic's crazy bc everyone & their mom & their dog are at the beach, the windows are rolled down bc the swag wagon hasn't had AC since '12, I have my one and only cd-- One Direction playing and I just get this rush of happiness like almost to the verge of tears because I love our little life in San Diego.

So I guess even though my body hurts from work and I smell like periodontal disease & 

what we thought was our "reliable car" is dead & the minvan has 235,000 miles and isn't going to last forever & we didn't go to Europe this summer like everyone else & Sam has an ulcer from job searching & we still don't have a bed frame and sleep on a mattress on the floor & we live in a tiny apartment with no AC

LIFE IS GOOD!!

Exhibit A:

So I guess you could look at our "lazy bum summer" as a summer prepping for the future because we've got some big things coming up... (no I'm not pregnant). Things like buying a new car, finishing year 4 of law school, taking the Bar, finding a job after graduation, and paying off student loans.
R U having an anxiety attack yet bc I am?! So buckle your minivan seat belts folks!!
Next year is going to be a doozy but an adventure none the less.

summer photo dump

Sometimes pictures speak louder than words....or so they say. So here's a photo dump of random photos from this summer's adventures. 

APRIL

Snuck away from work and school for a weekend to celebrate our 3rd year anniversary.  

We stayed in downtown San Diego at a fancy hotel and enjoyed the rooftop pool.

MAY
Caught a few sunsets at the beach with my lover boy. And while in Utah for Meg's graduation, partied with the fam on Cinco de Mayo, played with the baby cousins, and had a girls night with some of our old college roomies + Jenni.

JUNE

Explored new beaches in Del Mar and went surfing for the first time of 2017!
I don't why it took us so long to get back in the surfing game! 

JULY

Had 3 days off work so I took a spontaneous solo trip to Utah to visit my sisters. Of course had an obligatory stop at The Puppy Barn bc baby Saint Bernards!! Stayed up way to late waiting for the Provo 4th of July Parade and wore red, white, and blue because that's what 3 sisters do. And went to a SLC house party on the 4th of July totally matching...

east coast road trip: part 2

PENNSYLVANIA 

May 31, 2017

We had a pretty lax itinerary this trip-just a few sites and cities listed that we wanted to stop at along the way so we would just drive, listen to bizarre podcasts about "can you stay conscious after you are decapitated," find hotels the night of on hotels tonight, and make plans as we went (like seeing an instagram post about baby goats at an Amish farm in Intercouse, PA & rerouting toward Amish land). First we stopped in Lancaster, PA where The Amish Village is located. This place was legit and so fascinating but mostly because... hellllooooo goats!! (But real talk, I'm super knowledgeable about Amish people now so if you have any questions hmu!) Then we hunted down the real life Amish farm where the instagram baby goats were located, bought some of their homemade lemonade, paid a quarter to feed the goats, and then I proceeded to steal the baby goat for an hour while Megan had a phone interview. Yes we basically set up camp and the little Amish girl probably thought we were crazy for not leaving. But it's probably one of my favorite memories from the trip so whatev. 

In Philadelphia we visited Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, got some Philly Cheesesteaks (not a huge fan probably due to my meat aversion), and we went to the new Philadelphia temple which was so beautiful and felt like heaven after being in the crowded, smelly streets of Philly- not to diss or anything but I'm totally not a city girl and I can't handle the chaos.

NEW YORK

June 1, 2017

Now onto the the main event, NYC! This was my first time in the city during summer and it was dang hot but probably better than freezing my buns off at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2013. So I wasn't complaining...alright I was complaining, but only a little bit. Walking 9.0 miles, 19,000 steps, and 18 flights of stairs in black pants was not a smart move. Since we came as a family to New York  my junior year of high school, we didn't go to all the famous places again but rather got to see some new places. We got to walk The High Line, eat at Chelsea Market, and see the Oculus. I also loved visiting the 911 Memorial. It was so humbling and devastating, especially the voicemail recordings of the victims sent to love ones (they almost had me crying because I was missing Sam bad by this point) and then we met up with one of our oldest friends, Maddy who is a big deal working on Wall Street ;)
We all went to the Anastasia musical which was probably my favorite thing ever! I loved it, almost to the extent of tears. Missing Sammy + cheesy love story = all the feels. Then we ran to a tiny pizza place at 11pm to catch the last half of the Warriors game like any loyal fans would and were all entertained by mom's commentary. 

June 2, 2017

The next morning we rented bikes and literally biked all of Central Park, a feat in itself because we all know how good I am at biking...And as we biked we would stop at places along the way like Sarabeth's for brunch, the Natural History Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art. Then we had some yummy Asain food at Nom Wah Tea Parlor with Maddy, explored Canal Street and Megan made some friends speaking Mandarin, and stopped at Momofuku Milk Bar for a little treat. 

June 3, 2017

It was our last day in the city so we headed to the financial district, rode on the SeaGlass Carousel at Battery Park, and ate lunch with a view of the statue of Liberty. We stopped for treats at Dominique Ansel Bakery and ordered a frozen s'more and cronut, but they were out cronuts! For shame! Then I took a train to the Newark, New Jersey airport and flew home while Meg and mom continued up to Palmyra and Niagara Falls.

It was such a fun trip with my girls, minus Sara (we missed you big time!). It was probably the first time  we had been on a trip together, just the 3 of us, and who knows when that will happen again. Thanks for being fun travel/ road trip buddies. Love you guys!