Deja Vu' Another post about two great friends Layla and Crys (same friends different year)

Incase you wondered why I titled this deja vu' check back on my post from last February 'Another Blessing'

My first memories of Cayla was in Jr. High. We had keyboarding together and I remember I was really excited to sit by Cayla because I had heard she was 'so cool'. She did not disappoint. But not only was she 'so cool' she was 'so nice'. I remember always laughing in that class and being so impressed by her kindness and confidence. Jr. High continued and if I remember correctly she started doing an online school so that she could train more in Gymnastics. She did however sneak into school dances and perform for us. Before we knew it high school snuck up on us and I am not exactly sure when we became such good friends, all I know is that we became really close and I came to admire her even more. This friendship has continued even after high school and she remains to be one of the few friends that I tend to stay in really good contact with.

So when Cayla mentioned to me that she was competing in Gymnastics Corvallis which is about an hour and a half away I jumped on the opportunity to see her compete as well as catch up with her. Like always she did amazing. It is always fun to watch her compete and cheer her on. Sometimes I feel a little crazy because I want to tell everyone around me that she is my friend (i'm the proud of her).  After the meet we went out to dinner with her and some of her team mates. I forgot how funny this girl is and how much she makes me laugh. The best part is she is still 'so cool' and 'so nice'. Thanks for a great evening Layla. 

Coincidentally Crys my best friend since Kindergarden (yes I said since kindergarten, how many people can say that?) came to visit the Monday following. She is considering moving here so I did the best I can to convince her that it is a great city (did it work Crys? I hope so!) We spent her time here eating lots of yummy food and enjoying downtown. She brought her boyfriend which still needed to be approved by me (you passed James) and a couple other friends with her. It was fun to look back at all our crazy times as teenagers (if you move here we can have more crazy times Crys). It was so fun having them here. I always forget how much I miss her and how much fun it always is when Crys is around. Thanks for coming and visiting me! Come back soon (permanently).

3 wonderful years

Somedays I feel like it was just yesterday that Kevin and I got married, and yet other days I feel like we have been married 20+ years (and I mean that in a good way). Either way though we have officially been married 3 years. And I might add that they have been the best 3 years of my life (we should totally make a movie named the best 3 years of my life ha ha).

This semester has been a tad bit crazy compared to the others so our time together has been limited. So my request for our Anniversary was instead of getting gifts, we have a little get away on the coast. So the weekend before our anniversary after school we headed to Seaside. That night we decided to keep it low key since we were both exhausted from school and we just walked around the town and the beach. It was chilly but there wasn't any wind so it was great for strolling. After a late night on the beach 8:00 to be exact we headed back to our hotel and enjoyed the sauna and hot tub for a couple hours.

The next day we decided to hit up a few more places in Seaside like the aquarium and spend a little more time at the beach. The aquarium was very small as in one room with tanks around the edge with a little touch the sea cucumbers stand in the middle. And a little pricey however you got to buy a tray of little dead fish (mmm) and feed the seals that were in the tanks. This made the whole thing worth the price. The seals know that they must do tricks to get food so they would slap the water or their sides, splash you and swim all over to get you to throw the food to them. It was super entertaining. 

After Seaside we decided to south to Cannon Beach. Online we heard about a little beach south of Cannon beach called Hug Point. The pictures of it were beautiful and we were told it was a lot calmer of a beach so we thought we would check it out. It did not disappoint. This was probably one of the best parts of the trip. There were little caves or inlets that you could play in as well as a little waterfall that we decided to climb. After climbing on the waterfall we decided we were in the climbing mood and we went on an adventure. It definitely turned into an adventure as the tide started rising and we were almost blocked on the other side of a big rock (imagine us trying to outrun the incoming tide leaping to higher ground. It was quite hilarious). We emerged from there wet but happy. 

Following Hug Point we headed to Mo's for lunch. Following lunch we attempted to go to another beach but it started raining and was really cold. After a mile hike in to the beach we were to cold so we turned around and went back to the car. The wind was picking up and the rain was coming down and we were very wet. At this point we weren't sure what to do. We contemplated heading home but we were both exhausted and still hadn't been to Cannon Beach. Therefore we drove to Cannon beach parked and took a nice 45 minute power nap and waited out the rain. When we woke up the rain had stopped so we took full advantage and headed down to the beach. We spent a couple hours walking the beach and around town before we headed home. 

Thanks for a great trip Mr. Berg and even more important thanks for an amazing 3 years. You complete me. You make me smile when no one else can. You melt my heart every time you flash those pearly whites. Your ability to complicate everything (you know what i'm talking about) always makes the day very entertaining and fun. Your goofy dance moves never fail to make me the happiest girl alive. So Thanks for the grand adventure Honey. It has been a great journey with you the past 3 years, and I am excited to spend eternity with you. 

On a side note, on the actual day of our anniversary which happened to fall on Tuesday Kevin had playoffs for his basketball team. I told him he was allowed to go but he still seemed hesitant (I think he thought I was giving him permission but he could still get in trouble ha ha) I reassured him though that I was fine with it as long as we got to do dinner ahead of time. So after school we headed over to the Cheesecake Factory where we enjoyed a yummy dinner and both got cheesecake to go (which we ate for the next 3 days). We then headed to Kevin's playoff game. The good news is they won the championship which made letting him go worth it :)

It's the Climate

So there is this giant sign on main street in Grants Pass that arches over the road that reads "It's the Climate". Lets be honest the first time I saw it I laughed hysterically, and soon after began using it as a punch line to jokes about Grants Pass. Don't get me wrong I like the town, I just never understood the sign. Well that was until this past weekend when Kevin and I decided to go down to GP for the long weekend and see the fam.

We left right after school Friday and headed south arriving just in time to visit for a little while, and hit the sack. The next day the weather was beautiful! It literally felt like spring at 69 degrees. So we spent the day playing in the hot tub, playing catch with the kids (in T-shirts, no jackets needed), going for walks and really enjoying the weather and some popsicles.

When I talked to my mom that night and asked her how Idaho was and she said it warmed up today it was like 39 degrees. I laughed and said I am really starting to love Oregon and the 'climate'. I couldn't help but laugh at the choice of words I had used to describe Grants Pass. Guess it really does have a good climate.

Sunday was stake conference and then consisted of some more relaxing and playing with the nieces and nephews. It was fun to get to see all the GP Bergs, even Crew made a great appearance smiling and giggling for us. Sadly Monday came way to quick and we had to head back up to Portland and back to reality.

Jazz round 2

This year Jeff and Shelby happened to have both Kevin and I for Christmas. When they asked us if there was one big present they could get us that we would both enjoy, we both immediately agreed that a great present for both of us would be tickets to a Jazz game. So to the Jazz game we went.

While looking at tickets I happened to get an email from Amazon deals for score big.com (like priceline where you make a bid, but for tickets to big events instead of hotels). It was pay $7 dollars and get $30 credit to the website. So we decided to try it out. We picked the 5 star seats which were essentially the lower bowl and made a $40 dollar bid. They counter offered it with $45 and we were happy with that so we jumped on it. We ended up sitting at the upper part of lower bowl right behind the Jazz bench (which Kevin was happy about).

We stopped and got a yummy pizza dinner before the game and then drove over.  The game was really fun even though the Jazz lost (they beat the Blazers the night before at Utah). We enjoyed our seats and being close to the action. I like before was very amazed at how big some of the players are and how long there arms are. Seriously one of the players arms were longer then I am tall (at least it appeared that way).  Thanks Jeff and Shelby for a great present! We throughly enjoyed it!

Welcoming in 2013

After arriving back in Portland from Idaho Thursday night, Friday morning we packed everything into the car and headed down south to Grants Pass to see the Berg family. Everyone was able to make it, so it was a lot of fun seeing everyone. Just like Idaho we did a lot of relaxing and just hanging out with family. We also had a lot of late nights playing games as well. We celebrated New Years with some yummy food and games. The kids celebrated earlier in the night so that they could go to bed. We headed back up to Portland New Years Day because Kevin was starting school the 2nd. I wasn't ready to let him go back, but ready or not it came.

Here is to another great year!