I'M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!

Okay, so I went on a month long hiatus.  I'd go into the details, but trust me, you'd get bored quickly! I wanted to LIVE our life, not WRITE about it.  That is no longer the case!  I'll try to update this blog as much as possible, but as I said originally, this blog will be ever evolving.

This is the first weekend that Jon didn't have to work (WOO HOO!) so we got PLENTY of quality time together. Ha, ha, ha. I laugh, because I swear I'm cursed! Okay, I'm not cursed, but I am one of THE most forgetful people I've ever met. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Needless to say, this always creates road bumps, interesting trips, and funny stories. The Lord KNEW I needed someone with tremendous amounts of patience, or at least the ability to keep his mouth shut, smile, and go with the flow.

Friday we saw The Avengers! I wasn't sure I wanted to see it, but Jon could hardly wait (and as bad as movie theater popcorn is for you, I am a sucker for it!).  So off to the movies we went. Again.  The movie theater has been a popular date night for us because there are way too many extremely delicious (and fresh food) restaurants in Davis, downtown is always fun and charming to walk around, and the movie theater is convenient.  By the time we're both off of work on the weekends, there's not much left for us to do!

Anyways, The Avengers. I LOVED it.  This past week, Jon made me catch up on the superhero movies that I had NOT seen so that I could go see it.  Even if you haven't seen them all (Iron Man/Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America) the movie is still great entertainment.  Unless of course you don't have a sense of humor or any sort of appreciation for your childhood (or never had a brother!). :)

Saturday we headed for the foothills in Auburn...

After a beautiful (and windy) trip, we arrived at our hiking spot that Jon had carefully planned out.  As I'm digging through my bag to get my hiking boots on, I quickly figured out that I left my socks at home.  Of course. ONLY me. So, back into town we went. Poor Jon. Not only does he have to deal with my constant forgetfulness, he gets motion sickness when the temperature changes (I am NOT kidding...I didn't believe him...but it really happens).  You can't imagine how he felt after 2 windy trips into and out of the mountains :( He's a trooper though and onto the trails we went...after of course we saw a bear cub run across the road in front of us...look closely, yes, that's his rear.

We got to see Foresthill Bridge...the highest bridge in the state of California, and the 4th highest in the United States.

And finally we made it to the trail...what a stud muffin!

Yes I know, super sexy.

After a nap and a tasty dinner, we watched The Vow followed by our very own wedding video.  If you were present at our wedding and chose to dance, we will forever have something to hold over your head. In all honesty though, it was a great reminder of how fun and special that day was. And trust me, we ALL did funny things that we didn't realize were being captured!  We also got to actually LISTEN to the message our Pastor delivered to us--and HEAR it completely this time.  We both agreed that the entire day was a complete whirlwind.

Today we went to church, heard an awesome sermon on actually LIVING out the lives God intended--not just believing or saying or agreeing with the messages we hear and read. Brunch at Crepeville, a nap, a couple phone calls to some very special Mama's, and a 10 mile bike ride followed.

Two weeks until I'm back in Iowa! Hope you all had a great weekend and got to celebrate a special Mom in your life ;)