Summer Vacations

Alright, so I realized that I never blogged about my trip to San Diego! I spent 5 days at my mom's beach house in Oceanside, just relaxing and reading and laying out to get rid of my uneven tan lines for Sheena's wedding! It was good to finally have some down-time from Day Camp (and thanks to Kelsey for running camp that last week while I was gone). Then, Nikki came down for the weekend and we spent some time with my mom, and then with all my sisters and my dad. Sunday we went to the Padres-Giants game, which (miraculously) the Padres won! Nikki even go to hear Hells Bells when Trevor Hoffman came out!

Mom and I at the beach house

Nikki and I at Petco Park, after the Padres beat the Giants!

Stacy, Taylor, me, Ethan and Dad

My nephew Ethan and I doing our spiderman poses!

Then, after San Diego (and Sheena and Slim's wedding, of course!), I went out to Boston to visit Kassie for 5 days. I spent lots of time with her and her three girls: Thia is 28 months, Sophia is 17 months, and Tirzah is 6 months. Yes, I know they are close in age! Kinda crazy!

Thia and I

Tirzah and I

Kassie with Thia and Sophia

After spending some time with Kassie and my east coast family, I went back into Boston and spent the night with Dawn and her husband Brian and their 5 month old daughter Olivia. Dawn and I went out to Giacomo's, the best restaurant EVER! I always get the pumpkin tortellini and it is to die for! Afterwards, we went to Mike's Pastry for cannolis...I had to get two because it is only once a year that I get them! The next morning, Dawn and Brian's friends helped them pack up the moving van and then that afternoon, the three of us (well, four including Olivia!), left Boston to drive cross-country. We stopped in these places: Albany, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Bloomington, Indiana; Eudora, Kansas; Littleton, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Reno, Nevada. The only sightseeing we did was to stop by and see Niagara Falls, which was AMAZING! It was a long week, but it was great spending time with Dawn and Brian and getting to bond with little Olivia!


Niagara Falls!

Olivia and I...she is such a doll!

Dawn, Olivia and I...finally an In N Out!

This girl has such a great smile!

So, after all my wonderful vacations, it is time to start back to school (yuck!). Jenell starts classes tomorrow, and I start the day after Labor Day. Where did the summer go!?!?
-Chelsea