Prelude to Valentines day....

So today at school, while I should have been studying, I got a little bored and started to go through old emails. ( I'm so bad at erasing old emails, I'm a bit of a pack rat, just ask my family, but I've gotten better ) And I found these pictures. They are from when Quinn and I were dating in Hawaii and my mom and sister wanted to see the boy that had stolen my heart so quickly. It was way before I had got into the digital world, so my roommate Christina and I spent hours scanning and trying to send pictures to my mom and sister. ( another great way to spend time at school ) So today when I found them I just had a nostalgic moment. Quinn and I met Five years ago in June! That is so crazy to me, the time has flown by. The first picture is on my couch in the Dolphin house, and truly it was horrible! It was home to about a million cockroaches - the things you don't notice when you are in the infatuation stage! The second was my sneaky attempt at catching a close up of Quinn so my mom and sister could have a proper inspection ( Quinn, by the way, why are you wearing a visor? I'm glad your fashion sense has evolved as well ;) ) And the last picture is of "my boys" as I use to call them. It's Quinn and his roommates who I practically lived with till we started dating. I Love these pictures, I remember sending them off to my family with so much excitement. Quinn, you really are the love of my life, it was so amazing to meet and date in Hawaii and it is so fun to look back and see just how far we have come and all that we have experienced together. Thank you for everything!

Good Friends...

We have started a monthly dinner club with some good friends from the neighborhood the Quists and the Kofeds. I Love these guys! We have so much fun with them. This month it was Quinn's turn to plan the evening, we went to Michelangelo's ( Quinn's favorite restaurant ) and then laser tagging. It was so Funny! We were the oldest by at least a decade. We had a great time. I must say that I think Wild Hibiscus and Angel of Chaos were the best! Sorry guys. Until next month!

Puerto Rico

It was so great to spend time with Josh and Nicky on this trip. We don't get to see them enough. We miss the Oregon clan so much already and are looking forward to seeing you soon!

Quinn, a little unhappy that we are in the van so long

The ladies

The boys

My amazing and wonderful parents!

In Puerto Rico we took a tour of an old fort and of the Rain forest. It was so incredible. The fort was right on the beach and had absolutely spectacular views of the ocean, you really could see just how amazing Puerto Rico is. After a ride through old town, which is so cool with all the different colored buildings, we ventured out to the rain forest. Our tour was so fun, although a little longer than we were planning. We drove all over the rain forest and even had the chance to walk through it for a bit. Absolute paradise!

St Thomas

My cute parents

All of my cute Nephews

Happy Birthday to Matt who got to celebrate on the ship. It was so fun to watch when we surprised him with a cake and got our whole section to sing happy birthday! I know that Matt just loved being the center of attention! ; )

The World Famous Magen's Bay

St. Thomas was by far my favorite port of call. It was absolutely breathtaking. We got to go on a Duck boat ( a boat that can be a boat and then turns into a car ) tour of the island which was really fun and interesting. Then we went to Magens bay, which was voted in the top ten of the worlds most beautiful beaches.

St Maarten

Nick's favorite look

Doing the "Awesome" sign from Chile

The Originals

We all go to go on a personal van tour of St. Maarten. It was fun spending time together in the van. ( something that we got to do a lot on this trip ) we would tell stories and laugh, I almost thought being stuck in that van was the best part.

Curacao

Curacao was so fun! We all went to this beautiful beach that was in a little cove. It had gorgeous tropical fish and I even almost stepped on a sting ray! ( ok, little family joke, I'm a bit scared of the ocean and always nervous that I am going to step on something, so while I was walking with Gracie on my hip I swear that I almost stepped on a black sting ray with bright orange sides. As I was telling everybody of my near stung experience a pair of snorkeling goggles washed up on shore that were black with orange sides. It was my deadly sting ray. My nephews LOVED that. They teased me about it the rest of the trip) Curacao was great. I love the picture of Quinn playing with all the nephews in the ocean cause really that was what we did for hours! We loved being with those cute kids. It was very relaxing!

Aruba

Aruba was Quinn's favorite beach. It was beautiful. I loved the brightly painted buildings. It was so charming.