4th of July Weekend!!

Chad Reed takin 2nd place

Okay....so thi s is what happens to me after four hours of sitting on grass waiting for the races to start....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!

Happy Campers!!! :)

Just got dirt flipped on me from a rider!!

Red Bud MX

Flyin High

Ballerina Bella Osterich n Me!!

Will is the King of our Castle

The Wizard of Osterich!!!

Silver Beach, St.Joseph, Michigan

My 4th of July Cookies....YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For Independence Day weekend...Will n I headed over to Benton Harbor Michigan, which is on the Western Side of the State. We stayed overnight two nights at a nice hotel in Benton Harbor!!! It was really sweet...they had a nice pool and hot tub and I played in the pool while Will relaxed in the hot tub. We ate at IHOP the first night there and got milkshakes and drove over to St. Joseph and walked along Silver Beach. It was really pretty. The sun was setting and it was sooooo nice. On the 4th we drove about 20 minutes to Buchanan, Michigan to watch Pro-Motocross at Red Bud Track. It was really really really busy. There was like 20k people there. We set up our chairs and walked around. The track was HUGE!!! We set up our little area with chairs and a blanket and our cooler full of H20 and of course Rockstars!!!! We ate some yummy homeade corndogs and shaved ice...of course...it's a must on the 4th!!! We watched the races and of course I was cheering for Chad Reed and Will for Ivan Tedesco. Chad Reed won the 1st Moto and took 3rd in the second so he took 2nd overall. Josh Grant won the 2nd moto. But the best part was at the end of the 2nd moto when Reed and Tedesco were fighting for 2nd up until the finish...Tedesco won but it was awesome!!!!!!!!! We decided to leave early because honestly we were totally smoked out. Everyone around us was smoking like crazy and after a couple hours there my stomach got really sick from the smoke. Also people were getting beer on my blanket so we both agreed it was time to leave. We headed back into town and decided to go find somewhere to eat dinner. We picked Pizza Hut cuz it was the least busiest and sounded the best. After dinner we decided to go back to the hotel and go swimming. We swam and then watched Home Alone 2 on TV. It was soooooo fun for us to get to spend so much time together relaxing. We just got home and unloaded the car and now we are going to watch AK and Tiger play some Golf. GO AK!!!!!! Ne ways...we had a great holiday and we are both so grateful to live in America........ God Bless America!!!

MJ, Ribs, Deck, and Golf

1st of all, I have to do a little tribute to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. I know there has been a lot of controversy surrounding his life but honestly he is the reason pop/all music is the way it is today. I have had really mixed feelings about his passing and I think it's because I am such a fan of his music but not so much his lifestyle. Ne ways, I just wanted to share a couple MJ moments I have. First, I love Billie Jean. I can remember hearing it and always breaking out into a full out dance. When I took dance when I was little I remember dancing to Rockin' Robin and ABC,123!!! One time at EFY, I had a counselor who loved MJ and at one of the dances they started playing Billie Jean and she grabbed all of us girls and took us on the dance floor and showed us how to dance to it. It was so awesome. Also, I remember watching Centerstage at Snow College with my roomies and rockin out to "The Way you Make Me Feel." Also, Fall Out Boy remade and "Beat It" and it's great!!!!! Ne ways.....I love to dance...not that I am very good at it but ne song that makes me hop up n dance is so great and almost every MJ song does that. I just want to say thanks for the music memories Michael Jackson.....ThRiLlER!!!

This is Will holding some Ribs he went and bought on 8 mile today....yeah I said 8 mile but don't get alarmed...it's not the exact part of 8 mile the movie was filmed in!!! We spent about 30 bucks and got a crap load of meat! Woo-hoo!!

Will stained our deck yesterday and today and it looks so awesome. Good job honey!!!

Will n I went golfing yesterday at Hampton Golf Course and it was a blast. I love my new grips and my shoes. I beat Will on the first hole....which is sooooo rare!!! :) He beat me every other whole of course...but we had so much fun. I love golfing and I am so happy we found something to do that both of us can enjoy and relax together.

This is my random post about what the heck we have been up to the last couple of days!!! Enjoy! PeaCe!!!

My 24th B-dAy!!!!

Yesterday was my b-day and it was sooooo much fun. First I need to say thank you to my amazing husband and family and friends. I was worried that I would just have a hard day being away from my family on my b-day but Will was awesome and planned so much stuff to keep me busy and made it a great great b-day. My friens Julia, Christina and Nicole suprised me after class and took me to the Macaroni Grill for lunch. It was great. Then I came home and Will suprised me with a beautiful rose and cake and I opened all my presents. I got so much fun stuff. Will got me hot pink grips for my clubs and new white and pink golf shoes and a sweet bread maker(which I have been wanting for awhile). My parents and sisters got me the cutest watches and shirts and TWILIGHT!!! I also got money from my in-laws and other family members which is great cuz I have been wanting to go shopping really bad!!!! WOO_HOO!!! Will had class that night so I went to see My Life in Ruins with Nicole Jackson. We had fun. Then I came home and Will n I ate cake and ice cream and went to bed. I am so blessed to have such great friends and family. Thanks everybody for making it such a great 24!!!!!!

Happy 26th B-day Willy!!!!

Startin the day off right...bein goofy!!!

Blowin' out Candles

Uh....I'm pretty sure u didn't turn 62 Willy!!!!

presents

Homeade Cashew Chicken

Happy B-day!

The Crew

Will n his stickers for his bike.....he was sooooe excited!!!

So yesterday was my amazing hubby Will's 26th Birffffffday!!!!! I wanted to make it super special since it was one of our first birthday's away from our family. I decorated our house the night before and set out all his presents. When we woke up Sunday morning I made Will a yummy breakfast and then he opened his presents. I got him the sticker kit for his bike that he really wanted. He couldn't wait to put it on his bike. I also got him a new calculator for his math classes and some other fun stuff. He got lots of great gifts from friends and family and he wants to thank everyone for the presents!!! :) Then we went to church. We teach the 12-13 yr old Sunday School Class and we had our lesson and then we had cheesecake cupcakes I made to celebrate. The kids in our class were super excited to have an excuse for xtra yummy treats. After church, we came home and I asked Will what he wanted for his special b-day dinner and he wanted homeade cashew chicken. I whipped it up and it was sooooo yummy. After we ate, Will put his sticker kit together (ps he is number 223 on his motorbike) and then we had some friends over for cake and ice cream. Will told me his two fav cakes are rainbow chip and german chocolate.....so I couldn't choose, so I make them both. We had the Jacksons, Tammy, Chris, Jeff, and the Malones over. It was a lot of fun and we all ate way way too much. Then we all watched the NBA finals and I won't mention how the game turned out cuz no one in the house was too happy about it. We both had soooo much fun but most important to me was that Will had a very special day. I love my husband and I am so blessed to be married to him. I have never met someone who is as giving and willing to help someone as Will is and I just wanted him to have an xtra special day to be able to spoil him!!!! I LOVE U WILLY!!!! :)

PS: so I forgot but I wanted to mention that the day before Will's birthday he built a motorcross track at the Gibsons home and it is awesome. He was on a bobcat mini ex. all day and he created an awesome track. I will get some pics of it on here soon!!

Memorial Day Weekend

The beach at the resort!!!

Our first picture at the East Bay on Lake Michigan

Dinner at the Red Mesa

Walkin' on the beach in the am!!

Will's new fav treats.....chocolate covered rice krispy covered in cashews!!!

Will got talkin to this hot dog vendor and he asked me what my name was... I told him and he created this cute liitle hot dot man with a smiley face and said this was especially for me!!

Will setting up our tent!!

Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes National Park....

On the dunes

Beach

This is called the Dune Climb....the picture doesn't even do it justice for how steep it is. People clim it and its funny to watch them crawl up it on their hands and knees.

Will found this golf putter(fish head) at a store and thought it was pretty sweet.

Roastin Mallows.....When the mallows flamin........

Linin up my putt at the Bay Resort Golf Course.

This is a little store in Traverse City with a BIG HUGE Bear out front.

Will showin off his hobo dinner cookin skills

Will and his main man Greg......just got done gettin their fire wood.

Now the mallows flamin!!

My fav pic

Will's torch

Grillin sausage on his pocket pal

Yikes.......I just woke up

trying to get a tan on our pale white skin

Will buildin us a fire

drive hom

Packin to head out

Okay so I know that I have not blogged in FOREVER......but please forgive me. I decided to forego everything that I missed blogging about partly because I can barely remember it and start again. So last Thursday, Will n I began out treck up to Northern Michigan for our Memorial Day getaway. We went out and bought a tent, camping supplies, new cooler, food, badmitten game and all the camping necessities that we didn't have. We left Thursday around 3 and headed to Traverse City. It was such a fun and pretty ride. There were actual mountains and the woodlines were so dense with huge trees. It took us about three and a half hrs to get up there. The first night we stayed at the Grand Beach Resort right on the beach. I couldn't believe how pretty the beaches were....it felt like being in California. We hung out that night in town. We went to Front Street(which is a cute little section of town with all these cute old shops) and we bought some homeade ice cream and Will had a chocolate covered rice krispy with cashews on it. Then we went backt our hotel and chilled on the beach and took some pics. We ate dinner at a great Mexican restaurant called Red Mesa and it was YUMMY. The next day we headed off to find out campsite at the Platte River Campground and to check out the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes. We were under the impression that Will would be able to ride his motorcycle at the Dunes so we had it serviced and ready to roll. We found our campsite and got a warning about racoons and BeArs!!! I was a little freaked out but Will assured me it would be okay. We set up camp and then headed to find the dunes. The Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes is a National Park and there was no riding allowed so we just toured the area and played in the sand. It was one of the most beautiful parks I have ever seen. Then we checked out Lake Michigan and drove around the area. We found a cute town called Honor and ate dinner there. We roasted marshmallows and made smores back at camp, rode our bikes and then hit the sack. We got up early the next mornign and packed up camp and headed for our next campsite which was back in Traverse City. On our way we found a cute golf course and decided to play 9 holes. We played a 9 hole par 3 course and it was so fun. A couple of times I hit the ball like five feet from the hole. The mesquitos were really bad thought. This campground was right across the street from the Bay out to Lake Michigan so the beaches were awesome. We set up camp,went and bought a volleyball and played beach volleyball. We went back to camp and Will and our neighbor camper man (Greg) went and tracked down some good fire wood and got a couple fires burning. Both our neighbors at the camp ground were offering us beers and one party even had a keg and when we turned them down they looked at us shocked and asked.....You guys don't drink? When we said no....they both said....uh well alright then but if you decide to start you can have one of ours. It was pretty funny. One lady said what are ya Mormons? and we both said yeah we are and she said well shoot....my bad. It was funny. Oh I forgot to mention the trouble with the Yukon. Basically the whole trip the battery was dying and we had to get jumps multiple times. Ne ways so that night Will cooked up some yummy hobo dinners and we made smores of course. I can't have a campfire and not cook smores. We walked across the street and down the beach at sunset....it was sooo pretty. The next day we got up early ate breakfast and headed out to find a basket for my beach cruiser. We didnt' have any luck but we did get to ride our bikes down the beach right at the waters edge and it was fun but boy do our beach cruisers need gears!!! We hung out on the beach all day and got a nice tan, played a little badmitten, did some shopping and chilled at camp. We both had sooooo much fun and it was soooo relaxing just to chill and camp and not have to be rushing anywhere. Now I am sitting at home trying to get motivated to do some homework for class tomorrow and Will is sound asleep!!! We loved this trip so much that we planned another trip up there next month!!! :)