golf, golf, golf!

This past weekend, we played lots of golf.  Andrew has always loved golfing, but lately he has REALLY loved golfing!  The other day we were driving and he said, "Babe, I love hanging out with you so much, but I really love golfing too.  It isn't very much fun playing golf with people who aren't very good.....so you need to get really good so I can spend time with you AND get to golf!"  haha. I've only played a round of real golf twice in my whole life.....so I have some work to do!

So we headed to the driving range Friday night.  Andrew was teaching me how to hold the club and swing correctly.  I'd have to say, I've made some progress and can now hit a ball a whole 120 yards! :) guess I'll have to keep working on that to hit the real course again.  Despite not being too great at it yet, it was a lot of fun....minus the 15 mosquito bites we both got! Andrew, on the other hand, was hitting atleast a good 385 yards.  He was hitting way past the range and into the trees!!

                                                                   my studly hubby!

Saturday we decided it would be fun to go mini golfing and work on our putting skills!  That's one thing I can hang right there with him, I'll admit, I'm a pretty good mini golfer! We decided to place a bet and whoever won got a whoppin $20 spending money.  (gotta love being newlyweds!)  We're both very competitive, so it was pretty intense.  Unfortunately for me, he won.....which I wasn't too happy about. However, he only won because there were so many stinkin gnats in my face the whole time!!! All in all, it was a great weekend and I can't wait to be back in Utah and golf with him and Jord! 

Lazy Sundays

After a long week of work and fun on the weekends, we love having the down time on Sundays to relax and be lazy.  Our church starts at 9 A.M., so we always have to get up early.  We are also teaching primary for the summer!  The 6 year old kids just wear us out! :) We love coming home and having lunch and then taking a nap.

Last Sunday was a special day because of Father's Day. My dad is in China, so I only got to talk to him via email, but I had to let him know how grateful I am for all he does for me and my family.  We're lucky to be living in DC this summer and be surrounded by our family members out here. I sure did get lucky to have amazing in laws! We went to Andrew's parents for a delicious dinner.  I'm grateful Andrew has such a wonderful dad who taught him well...he sure raised one heck of a boy!

                                        Our precious niece, Addie.  We love her so much!!

Even though Andrew and I don't have kids yet (and hopefully not for a little while) when the time comes, Andrew is going to be the most amazing father!  He loves kids and is so good with them.  I'm lucky to be with him forever. 

Bomb Threat

There was a change in our summer plans....We ended up living in Washington D.C. for the summer!  Andrew is doing an internship this summer with a company called policy impact, and I am nannying for 3 little kids every day.  We have loved living in D.C. so far because there are lots of fun things to do and it is nice having so much family around and getting together for FHE, date nights, etc.  However, there are days like today where I don't like living here so much. 

I take Andrew and my brother-in-law John to the metro station every morning so they can get to work in D.C.   Just as I was getting home, Andrew texted me saying there was a bomb threat on the metro by the station they were almost at, so the metro took them back to the original station.  I turned around to pick them up and took them to a different station.  It took FOREVER to get there with all the traffic.  The lady is now in custody and the police are trying to figure out if she really did have a bomb or just wanted the attention.  It is scary living here since this place is such a target for disaster!  I worry about Andrew working in D.C. 

Oh yeah, and I also hate the humidity.  It makes it feel so hot and gross here.  Other than that, we are loving it here! :)

Honeymoon in Bermuda!

Warning: Lots of pics!!!

After a busy wedding week followed by a busy week of lacrosse, we LOVED our relaxing and fun week in Bermuda! 

Day 1: We flew out of DC early Monday morning and got to Bermuda in the afternoon.  Bermuda is such a beautiful little island!  The taxi driver took us the long way to our hotel to show us around the island.  Our suite was AMAZING! The first thing we did was lay outside and tanned while looking at a map trying to plan out our week.

We tried renting a scooter that night, but they had already closed, so we decided to walk to go get some dinner.  There are tons of roads with no sidewalks... so we had a couple close run ins with some cars in the street! We got lost a few times, finally got some food to eat, and took it back to our porch to watch the beautiful sunset!

Day 2: First thing we did when we woke up was go and rent a scooter!  The scooters were so fun to ride, although it was a little weird driving on the other side of the street. 

It was Bermuda Day, so there was a huge parade in Hamilton that we went to.  Our favorite was the gombey dancers and people who played the steel drums.

It was such a nice day out that we left the parade early and headed to the beach.  I'm so glad we did because the beaches weren't crowded at all!  We walked from Jobson's cove to horseshoe bay.  It was amazing, there were so many awesome coves. 

We ate at the Swizzle Inn for dinner.  The food in Bermuda is okay, but way overpriced!  Our cheapest meal was like $40, just for sub sandwiches! Most the shops close by 7, so we would go watch the sunset and spend the rest of the nights relaxing in the hot tub or watching movies.

Day 3:  We woke up and went to the grocery store to buy some breakfast food and made some breakfast at the hotel.  The hotel we stayed at offered a complimentary round of golf, so we couldn't pass that up.  Turns out a complimentary round of golf turned into spending $150!  Forget to mention how much it would cost to rent clubs, a cart, and buy some balls.....  Oh well, it was a fun day anyways!

 We spent the rest of the day poolside and got nice and fried! My poor shoulders were burnt all week.  Each day they would get a lot of sun, I'd wake up with it turning to a tan and just a little pink, but I never gave them a break! 

Day 4: We wanted to go on a fun adventure, so we decided to go snorkeling.  The scoot ride to Dockyard was pretty far, but atleast it ended up being a nice day.  We had a great time snorkeling and saw some cool fish and even some sea turtles from the boat ride! 

The water in Bermuda is so clear and blue you can see everything in it! Our snorkeling guide was awesome, so funny and told us all about Bermuda. 

That night, we went out to a nice dinner and then watched the sunset at the beach.  There's nothin better than watching the sunset at the beach with your hubby! 

Day 5: We headed to St. George's to check out some of the shops they had there.  Andrew got a new bermuda tie.  I was going to get some perfume before the price tag said $160!  Ridiculous!  We visited St. Peter's church and kissed under a moon gate for good luck :)

Day 6:  The end of our trip was approaching, and we wanted more sun, so we spent the day lounging around at the beach and drawing fun things in the sand. It was a beautiful, but very crowded day!

Day 7:  We weren't ready to leave living the good life, where we had nothing to worry about and nothing to do but relax.  We were, however, ready to be back to good food for cheaper price! 

Couldn't have asked for a better honeymoon, we are so blessed to have been able to go there!  Now it's back to reality of cleaning, cooking, work, and school!