Labor Day Weekend

Every Labor and Memorial day weekend we go camping. I love it. This year we went with our family and a new family in our ward.

I got a new tent for an early birthday gift. It is very nice. Perfect for Rispah and I.

For Christmas I got 3 colored lens. Above is the gray one and below is the pink one. I really need to use these more. I love the pink I feel like it throws some old school swag into the picture!

Taleah made herself a hut

Sunday night we went up to the swings and swung till it was dark out

 It was great to just sit around and hang out and not have to worry about anything. I love camping

twenty one

Last year

this year

Tomorrow I am turning 21. WEIRD. I love being 20. I feel like it is the PERFECT age. I am not to young, and not to old. I do not have to totally be an 'adult'. In the past year I have made life time friends. Found the courage to quit my first job. Traveled a lot. Started Polynesia dancing. Made life time memories. Crossed off some of my bucket list items like getting my hair braided and getting stamps in my passport. Found out I have an addiction to Kenyan Fanta orange soda. haha Had my first 'boyfriend'. (story is in earlier post) Laughed a lot maybe to much for my own good. And I swear to you, I grew taller. I also became a braid master.  

This next year I have a few goals. First I am going to learn a few more songs on the Ukulele. Second pursue becoming a photographer for reals. Third get even more stamps in my passport.

ward pictures

I was asked to retake all of the pictures of the primary kids in my home ward. Can we please just talk about how freaking cute they are. My home ward is SO much better looking then yours. Sorry

these girls are babes!!

this boy here, just on my. i would marry him if i was 3.

Los Angeles

So on Thursday my sister was talking to my mother and said "Well I guess I am going to La by myself, I have asked everyone and nobody wants to go." Then I turned to her and said "I like how you invited everyone else but ME."  So that is how I got to go to Los Angeles. 

The first night we got there we stayed with Kerianna's old semnary teacher from DC who just moved to Newport Beach, CA Oh my what a niceeee area he lives in. 7 minutes from the beach 4 minutes from the temple and 10 minutes from like the best ice cream shop EVER.

While we were visiting Keriannas seminary teacher he took us to the Newport Beach Temple. It was so so very pretty. 

So at 6am on saturday we woke up and drove to Redlands Temple where Keriannas friend got married

Then after we had a LOT of time to kill before the reception so an Elder in our ward is from LA. So I had him give me his moms number and Kerianna and I went to visit them but mostly to pick up a package for him cause it is his birthday coming up soon. They are a BLESSED family. 

His family just got a new couch so I took a picture on it sitting to rub it in his face. haha sucker

 This is Downtown LA I want to go back so badly and walk the streets. There was just not enough time and you have to have a local to take you around to all the 'cool' places.

Rachel (Kerianna's Comp from the mission) and Ben got married and they are the reason for this whole trip there wedding was fun. we meet a whole bunch of new friends that I doubt I will ever see again. haha

One thing LA is graffiti and it is PACKED with graffiti which I love. I am surprised I did not get into an accident looking at it while I was diving. This one I drove by twice and looks so awesome. But, you cannot tell from this picture. 

What the View looked like for most of the time I was driving. Freeway after freeway and TONS of cars

After the wedding reception Kerianna and I headed to her friend Mary and Jeff's house where we spent the night and then went to church with the next day. After church the elders came over and we had dinner and got sent on our way home picking up a friend in Fresno. It was a great trip and I am really very happy I went.

First

This month has already brought a lot of new firsts for me.

• First ultra sound
• First MRI
• First time to drive to the San Francisco Airport
• First time being SUPER SUPER sick with out my parents
• First time getting multiple blood tests
• First flat tire
• First shutterfly book made and ordered (best thing ever!)
• First traffic ticket

And last one...Its a long story. We were driving to get our parents from the airport and I turned a corner that you are not allowed to on a red light and got a ticket. Oh brother only in California. 

dolla dolla bill ya'll

SO as many of you know Megan and I are planning on going back to Kenya again in December. Last time we did everything was out of pocket and it is just really hard to do that. We are planning on getting lots of fun activities, books, and school supplies for the kids. We are just asking for something little. It does not have to be a lot. Here is the website.  http://www.gofundme.com/10i4iw?pc=fb_cr and just for an incentive you can just look at these cute faces :)

Doctors

I feel like I have never been to the doctors so much in my whole life. So my eyes turned a shade of yellow. No good right? I am feeling good though if that makes a difference. So Dr. Ly is my doctors name he calls me all the time. I feel like we have become great friends! I went to him and he ordered me blood tests to see if my liver and gallbladder enzymes were high which they were. So then I went to get an ultra sound of my gallbladder and liver and they still cannot tell why my liver is acting up. They found out I have gall stones but are not to worried about it because my gallbladder is not inflamed or anything. But I am still going to get an MRI next week to check things out further. And I got more blood tests done today. So its just a waiting game.