Shoot, a lot to catch up with now...

I hate when this happens. Whether it's my blog or my journal, catching up is always a pain in the buttocks, isn't it? Well, a lot has happened since my last post, but obviously I will have to skip on all of the details.

Eddie did not stay in Merced for work, shortly after I posted last he was told that he was being transferred to Oakland, CA. Our apartment hunt started soon after and we ended up in Walnut Creek, 20 miles from Oakland, 30 from San Francisco. We LOVE Walnut Creek. This little city is so charming and beautiful. We live close to downtown, just a short 5-10 minute walk to Main St. where the trees are lit all year round. It has some of the best restaurants and cafes too. No matter what day of the week, Walnut Creek is always active. I love that! Our new ward is amazing too!! We will be sad when it comes time to leave the bay area.

In August Eddie and I went to Brazil. We were there for 3.5 weeks, and I finally got to meet my in-laws. They were amazing! My sisters' in law are amazing! Nieces and nephews... amazing! We both put on a lot of weight down there, but I'm happy to say that it's gone now.

On October I had my birthday! Yay, 22! Eddie took me to Red Robin for lunch and Black Angus for dinner. I got a beautiful new handbag, and we went to the movies. It was a lot of fun. Mom and dad sent me some new straight-leg jeans from Diesel and a super cute yellow cardigan. It was a very well spent birthday!

On the end of October I went to Arizona for Cara's farewell. She got her mission call to the Montevideo-West, Uruguay mission and left in mid-November to the MTC in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I was there for a week, and we had such a good time... from shopping, to going to the temple together, to making our own Halloween costumes together, and horseback riding... we did it all. I'm so glad that I got to spend that time with her before her mission, because I hadn't seen her since the wedding.

Late October we went up to the mountains with Corrin and Ryan Jones again. We stayed at Ryan's family cabin near Buck's lake, it was nice to hang out with them again. We all went fishing one of the days and were out in the water for at least a couple of hours... fish were literally all around us, we could see them in all directions; but, needless to say, we didn't catch ONE! --frustrating.

Just a few weeks ago, in November we went on our Cruise, and it was so much fun. We left from Long Beach and went to Ensenada, Mexico. It was a short, 3-day cruise, but we had a blast. We made some great new friends from Southern California, but originally from Bangladesh. The food was simply out of this world-- so good! I even ran into Kherington (love her!!!), who was on So You Think You Can Dance and the movie Fame, and got to take a picture with her.

So there-- very watered down version of what happened in the last few months, hope you enjoy the pictures.