Flying High

A few weeks ago we finally flew kites on the beach. I've been wanting to do this ever since we've moved here. I have memories as a little girl flying kites with my Dad in the Bay Area.

Jon had picked us up some kites for a dollar to fly. They were challenging to get up in the air, but with some slight alterations they were flying high.

Our friends decided to try to make their own kite. It was quite the process. they made it out of paper and wire. It didn't fly very well.....to say the least.

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We also did some barbecuing....hot dogs and marshmallows...aka heaven. 

This is Mike trying to fly his crafty home made kite.

I love these pictures of the sun setting with Jon flying our kite on the beach. Good memories.

24 Hours

I'm just wondering, why it is that a gym called 24 hour fitness is NOT OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY!!!! I mean it kind of seems like false advertising. Seeing as how I'm nocturnal due to my work schedule, sometimes I'm awake and ready to go to the gym at 4 am. So it's very disappointing to show up to locked doors. Oh yeah and if you go online to their website it says they are open 24 hours...isn't that a little weird?

My little brother's band: Gypsy Cab

My brother is such and amazingly talented young man. He has a super rad band called Gypsy Cab that we were able to see last time we were in Utah. You should check it out. Oh yeah and he just got into the school of music at BYU.

Hand Made

I made this little baby blanket for Amy and Kory's baby Axel. I kind of wanted to keep it for myself. I need to start making double of everything.

Santa Cruz

The other weekend we went to Santa Cruz to lay on the beach and soak in the sun with Anisha and Ben. Then we walked around the coast......can believe those colors?

Someday we will move here......

Happy Belated Birthday to ME!

I just wanted to say thanks to those of you who came and ate the delicious happy birthday cake Jon made. Both of us have this cake every year, but it's so freakin delicious! Not sick of it yet.

Oh and I think facebook is kind of cool, because I got so many shout outs from people I haven't talked to forever.....so THANKS for making me feel loved!

Santa Monica continued.....

 

Mom, Dad, and I had so much fun lounging on the beach......and racing each other...of course I won! It was a nice relaxing day before surgery.

I'm NOT the ONLY one!

For those of you who even slightly know me......clumsy and I are best friends.  It really takes a good deal for me to get embarrassed. However, a few years ago I was running on the treadmill at the gym, tripped and landed on my stomach. The treadmill proceeded to fling me off onto the ground with a GIGANTIC thump! It didn't really hurt....only my pride. 

Today at the gym the girl next to me on the treadmill totally FLEW off and landed on her behind! It was all I could do to not bust out laughing. I tried to ask her if she was ok, but you could tell she was super embarrassed. Is it better to just pretend like it didn't happen, laugh, or jump down and try to help. For me I would rather people straight up laugh at me.....Anisha, you are very good at this. And poor Jon I have to swallow my laugh when ever something happens to him and ask him if he is ok. I then proceed to roll around on the ground laughing until I almost pee my pants!

Time well spent in L.A

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I met my mom and dad in L.A where my mom was getting her hip surgery done. The first couple days we were there were a blast. We went to the beach and the pier and had ourselves a grand old time. 

Dad doin a little jig.

Don't worry. We measured up!

I tried to do this ladder challenge thing. It was impossible! The second you stand on the thing it flips over!

Cool views from the ferris wheel, (which I kept on calling wheel Ferris).

Proof that Mom wasn't freaking out while being up so high. 

At the end of the day we went and got some seafood on the pier. 

Dad's

Mom's

I got the least fishiest thing they had...which turned out to be salmon. It was DELICIOUS!

By the way: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!!  It was fun hanging out with you this week...even though you were bed ridden half of the time. 

Advice on Things Not to Say

As a preface to this post I would like to say that unfortunately in our culture, having miscarriages and infertility is mostly a hush hush topic. I understand that some people are private by nature, but for the most part I feel like this is a time when people need the most support. And if nobody knows your situation... you probably are not going to get the support you need.  For those of you who know me....I'm not much of a private person. For these two reasons I feel okay to talk about our misfortunes.

When someone you know has had multiple miscarriages and is trying to conceive, telling them, "It obviously isn't the right time for you to have a baby. You're too young anyway", is no consolation. In fact I personally think it's just down right rude.

To clarify, I am not saying that we are infertile, but are experiencing some setbacks. I think I take the word "infertile" a bit more lightly than Jon does. Anyway, thanks to all you lovely people that have been there for us.

Thanksgiving Point

 

Spring Break Jon and I went home to Utah for a few days to hang out with the fam. One of those days we went to the farm place at Thanksgiving Point.....which neither of us had ever been to. Jon and Zoe are so cute.

Mom getting some llama love.

Rachel bought Zoe that cowgirl hat before we went to see the animals and she was LOVIN it!

 

Dang.....

I think this was Zoe's second time ridding the ponies. She still wanted my Dad by her side, but was holding on all by herself. Isn't that so freakin adorable?

Next we went on a carriage ride with the gigantic work horses. It was super fantastic. They don't even really use the reins on the horses. They just speak to them and the horses start and stop. How cool is that!

Zoe getting a ride on Mom's scooter.

Man, I am in love with this girl!

I am kinda in love with this llama too....how could you not be. Check out those gigantic eyeballs!

5 YEARS!!!!!

April 30th was our fifth wedding anniversary. I can't believe we've been married for five years already. 

Time flies when your having fun!

 Jon, I love you. You are my best friend and I can't imagine spending the rest of my life with anyone else.

Infertile

I loved this conversation I had with Lisa the other day...

Lisa: I just want you to know that I support you and am here for you (while dealing with your miscarriages and infertility).

Diana: Thanks

Lisa: Is there anything I can do for you? Would you like me to make you an INFERTELITY CAKE?

Diana: He he he he

Lisa: I just don't want you to get forgotten with everyone having baby showers and such.

Diana: No. It's just enough that you offered to make me a infertility cake.

Thanks again Lisa, you are a good friend.

Shy

My sister and her husband and my little niece came to visit a while back. My brother-in-law had a movie premier for a film he made. We were headed to the movie and decided to pick up our friend Jimmy to bring along. Turns out Zoe is shy. She put the book she was reading up to her face and said "shy".  She wouldn't even look over at Jimmy.......eventually she fell asleep with the book up to her face. I think I am going to do that next time I feel shy.

Tahoe Spring Vacation

We we so lucky this spring break to get a cool vacation house 10 minutes away from North Star ski resort. So a bunch of our buddies went up and snowboarded with us for a couple days.

So you can't really tell who's in this pic, but that's not the point. Can you see that absolutely gorgeous view of Lake Tahoe? Man it was so magical up there.

The second day some of our great friends from Berkeley came up and stayed with us a couple of nights and came snowboarding with us. It was so much fun having them there. 

One of the best things about this trip was going back to our place and sitting in the hot tub. You can't really beat that.  It's so nice on sore muscles.

Hmmmmm......

Thank you wonderful husband...it is so nice after working 4,12 hours shifts in a row to come home to some beautiful flowers!