Beach Trip

like many other times.. wood and i are great at taking the romantic pictures

out at dinner at the Cheescake for Woody and Shani's birthdays

Wood and I had a blast playing with the babies

us at the orange county fair

The always growing Albright Family

our last night on the beach

The water was so cold I would not go in without a wet suit!!





Woody and I had the amazing opportunity of going on the annual Albright vacation - a week at the beach!! Unfortunately this year it was a bit chillier than us but we still had an absolute blast. We spent a day going to Hunnington Beach to look at the shops, we went to the wedge, to the orange county fair and then spent some time lounging on the beach!!!

When out in the water woody was never ok with staying towards the shallow with the little waves he always had to go out and catch the big ones.. sadly they tossed him quite a few times. but we still had an absolute BLAST and are counting down until next years!!! Thanks to momma and poppa Albright for the vaca!!!

Being an Auntie..

This summer I have been lucky to spend some quality time with my cute little niece and nephew. Heather and Jordan's babysitter is kind of a wiener so lately Kherrington has been coming over to our house 2-3 times a week for us to babysit her, and she is just the cutest little girl!! Woody babysat her all the time at first since I was doing work and school but now I have been able to do a couple of days myself. It's a good thing to because she started to favor Woody but now she loves me more! :) I love it when Kherrington comes over especially when Woody is at work because then I have somone to play with and she is so dang cute and fun!

Baby Brighton took a little more convincing for him to love us. When Brighton was first born I spent a lot of time helping Shani out with him and me and him bonded.. but then life got busy and we lost our bond :( However, Woody and I just spent the night at Shani and chris' while they went out for their anniversary. They left while Brighton was asleep so when he woke up me, Heather and Kherrington went to get him. When Brighton first saw me he looked like he was about to cry but then he saw his first love, Kherrington and everything was GREAT! I'm pretty sure that sealed the deal with baby B because he loved me from then on!! This morning when I went to get him from his crib I was greeted but the cutest smile! and he even slept the whole night through and did not wake up until 7:30.

I absolutely love spending time with these little guys and it makes me excited to some day have my own little tikes running around the house. I've always been a sucker for little kids, but what's even better is watching Woody play with them.. he's so cute :)

A year ago today

A year ago today Woody and I got engaged!!! Woody was up in Kansas City selling pest control and I was able to fly up and stay with him over the fourth of July. Unfortunately Woody still had to work so I spent my days hanging out in his apartment reading and watching movies and trying to stay busy to not be too bored. But then we got to hang out at night. On Sunday we toured some church history sites and ended up at Adam-Ondi-Ahman where Woody popped the question!! The jewler was supposed to send the ring up but they forgot, luckily Woody's friend's mom was coming up also and brought the ring with her. I was so excited to finally be officially engaged and spent the rest of the summer planning our wedding!!!

A year later Woody and I are considerably less tan at this date but hope to improve this later on in the summer! But we are happily married and love spending all of our time with each other. I could not have asked for a more loving and patient husband who spends all day in bed with me while I moan and groan about being sick instead of at a pool party with his family.. He's the best!!!

An Easy Choice with such evidence

So I'm bored at work and I decided I needed to officially share this with everyone, the ultimate deciding factor as to why my parents said that I could marry Woody....





In case you couldn't tell, Woody is the main man

World Cup

I will probably die a terrible death for posting this but it was pretty funny that there was an article about it....

10 things to do while your spouse obsesses over the world cup

Survival Tip #1: Hit the gym. Your spouse has been watching sweaty dudes clobber each other for a ball all day — so what better way to get his or her attention than to come home looking the perfect mix of hot and gritty?

Survival Tip #2: Stack up on your summer reads. Spend an afternoon in the park getting lost in a book (... or two!). Suggested reading: Bend It Like Beckham (just kidding!).

Survival Tip #3: Dust off those cookbooks. You know what's silly and fun at the same time? Cooking meals that correspond to the games (like pasta when Italy's playing or curry when India takes the field).

Survival Tip #4: Wash your car. It'll give you an excuse to get out of the house — and away from the sound of your spouse yelling "Bad call!" at the TV. Besides, a little sunshine will do you some good. And your windows are dirty.

Survival Tip #5: Shop. If there was ever a time to snag a few "extra" items at the store, it's now. What else are you going to do?

Survival Tip #6:Make the basement (or spare room) into your own personal lair. Stake your claim on the coveted space and turn into your own personal home office. (You snooze, you lose, World Cup Maniac!)

Survival Tip #7:Sign up for classes in something that interests you. By the time your spouse is done watching the World Cup, you could be an expert salsa dancer/pottery painter/French speaker/Frisbee thrower ... (okay, you get the idea).

Survival Tip #8: Revamp your MP3 playlist. Finally, you can shop for songs you like without your spouse standing over your shoulder asking, "Really? You're paying to hear Lady Gaga?"

Survival Tip #9: Make travel plans. What could be more in the spirit of the World Cup than planning a trip to a country you've always wanted to visit? Just, you know, be sure to invite your spouse.

Survival Tip #10: Start scheduling your post-World Cup TV schedule — and DVR-ing all of your favorite shows. Remember, what goes around comes around!

In all fairness it's not the bad - most games are on in the morning and truth be told I get sucked into everything. So although I am not a fanatic like my husband (who woke up at 5:30 to watch a game) I will watch them with him sometimes and today I did check to see if USA won the match. So my dear Woody (if he reads this, he always reads the ones I could get in trouble for) I am not complaining about your world cup fascination, cheer them on baby!!! And while you do I have some plans for me :)

Best of the Best

My dad is truly the best of the best and I am one lucky girl to have him as my daddy, he is pretty dang cool! I really like the above picture because of my dad doing his thing and Cade is cheering him on hard core! Shout out to my flippin awesome dad who gave me all my cool dance moves :) He truly is the best dad a girl could ever ask for. He was always playing with us as we were growing up, he went to every recital there ever was, he took us boating and jet skiis, and he would even let me drive them even though he said I had only one speed: really fast. I remember going golfing with my dad and he was always patient with me as I tried to hit the ball and would constantly remind me to be steady like a clock: tick tock tick tock He's extremely patient and is the best listener, he always listened to me and helped me figure out life's toughest questions and I am so grateful that during this we would pray, read the scriptures and have father's blessings. I am so grateful that he is a worthy priesthood holder who was able to give me blessings in times of need and before school started. And most of all how fun and loving he is! Love you daddy! you're the best

My husband is not yet a father but someday he will be :) I know that he will make a great father because of how much he loves his niece and nephews. He is great with the kids and enjoys playing with them and having fun. I am grateful for his hard work now in preparing for the future he is the best husband a girl could ask for: sweet, loving, forgiving and patient love you wood

and a happy father's day to my father in law Jo. Although he lives in St. George Jo never missed anything that his kids were in. Him and Woody (as you can tell) look a whole lot like and have a lot of the same mannerisms. Jo is a hard working man who loves his family and his farm full of animals :)

Dear John

So a little bit ago I borrowed the book Dear John from my sister-in-law, besides the fact that it was slightly boring (I guess a love story just does not cut it for me, I need some action mixed in!!) it was uper uper sad!! So when I was done I was left feeling depressed and decided I would never read the book again (I'm pretty sure I ranted to Woody how I could not believe I read a whole book about John and whats-her-name and they did not even end up together!) and when the movie came out I had no desire to see it. However, every one said that it was better than the book and well "John" is super hott so I watched it last night while Woody watched basketball with a friend..... so how did it measure up to the book?? Definitely different, worse or better?? Well parts of it were worse the only thing "better" about it was that she ended up with John in the end however other things I believer were definitely more sad... anywho it's a good movie but not one I would recommend if you don't feel like perhaps having a few tears escape