. $30 Round Trip Tickets.

When the airport 10minutes from your house has $30 Round Trip tickets to Vegas and you already have a free weekend stay in a Hotel on the strip, you just can't say no...right?!
This trip was one of the best Vegas trips we've taken yet. We went Thursday-Saturday, got free 1st class upgrades on the way there, saw the show La Reve and loved every second of it, went to the wax museum for free, went shopping, ate way too much, walked a ton to the point where I bought new running shoes and had no shame wearing them at night bc of how bad my feet hurt, found out that I've already had the chicken pox because I broke out in shingles and got some of the best quality time with Levi! I have to admit, I've been one to be super attached to my phone. Guilty as charged and not proud. But this particular weekend I left it in the hotel quite a bit and let me tell you, not being tempted to check instagram, Facebook, pinterest, etc. texting friends and clients back, was the BEST!! I didn't even have an itch for my phone when I didn't have it, more of a relief to be honest.
I love quick weekend getaways, especially when we can do them under a budget and still have the greatest time.

.Where the Weather is Always Pleasant.

Back in uhhh...January...we took a quick weekend trip to San Diego to visit my sister Hillary. Christy and Chris had to deliver some furniture for Hillary's in-laws, so we jumped in the back seat with Mason and took off!
We always stay with Hills in-laws, they have the best.house.ever!! Went to the swap meet, slept in, see our nephews, traditional Mexican food and donut runs and seester time.
I forget that the drive to Cali really isn't that bad. With the weather already hitting the triple digits, I've got a feeling we are going to be out there quite often this summer...

.New Years Eve's Eve Celebration.

You know when you were a teenager and would drive up to Sunrise at the crack of dawn, snowboard for the day and drive back home in the same day?? Well, apparently we still think we can play like kids.
The snow was ok, but better than Utah's snow so I guess we can't complain!!
Levi got to test out his GoPro and helmet he got for Christmas. Hoping for some more snow here in AZ soon so we can go again!!

.National Finals Rodeo.

I'm not an actual cowgirl, but deep down I dream of living on a ranch and riding horses everyday if I could. So until then, rodeos will have to do:) The NFR in Vegas was a few weekends ago so we decided to book a very last minute trip with the Lindbloms and go! I had 3 Glitter Parties I had already agreed to, so Levi drove out with our friends on Thursday and I flew in Saturday early afternoon. It was a fun quick trip!

.Hawaii.

Back in October Levi and I went to Hawaii to enjoy some "us" time and spend time with my sister and her family again. Since we were just there 6 months prior we didn't feel rushed to cram everything in. This trip was perfection. We did everything from exploring caves, snorkeling-every day, running on the beach, shaved ice, Road to Hana in the freezing rain, naps on the beach, gelato that was way over prices, collecting sea glass, swap meets, magic shows, and actually not getting burnt this go around!

.Rocky Point.

Although I almost bailed on going the morning of, I am so glad Levi and I decided to join my boss and some of my co-workers on the annual work trip down to Rocky Point the middle of October. 

This was from last year. I lacked on pictures then and I lacked on them again now. 

This time of year is perfect in Mexico, the weather isn't too hot and the water is the perfect temp. We ate a ton, got a lot of sun, walks on the beach, sleeping in, chasing down the mango man every day on the beach, Thrifty Ice-Cream, staying up late playing card and dice games, and best yet no cell phones. It was just what Levi and I needed. Oh and for the record, Rocky Point is totally safe right now.

.Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!.

The Summer Sales Crew is back!!!

So what did we do to celebrate? We traveled of course! (minus a few friends that were deeply missed)

I feel so blessed to have such amazing friends and to have the opportunity to travel as often as we do. 

This trip we traveled to ALASKA. Goodness me was it pretty. To escape the repulsive AZ heat and to dote on 6 days of crisp air, fishing, hiking, wearing scarves, playing cards till midnight, sipping apple cider and sitting by the fire. We had this trip planned for 7+ months, and it could not have come at a better time. It perfect and much, much needed. Jon's parents own the Glacier Bay Country Inn in Gustavus Alaska (a short 20 min jumper plane flight from Juno) and were nice enough to have us 4 couples for 6 days.

 We all got our own cute little cabins to stay in. Breakfast was every morning at 6 or 8am (depending on if you went fishing or not that day), lunch is provided out on the boat or for whatever excursion you may be doing that day. And dinner was at 6pm in the lodge. I ate like a QUEEN every night, dinner was scrumious! 

The boys went fishing 3 different times for Halibut. Us girls went once, and we didn't do so hot...I apparently don't do well on small boats in rocky water-whoops! But it was my first time fishing and had a blast for the most part. The other days that the boys were out on sea, us girls went out for lunch, hiking, exploring in the Arctic Cat and took 4 hour naps. It was perfection.

We came home with plenty of Halibut and I cannot wait to indulge!!!

This girls did a little hike to see an Air Plane crash that happened in the 50's. It was pretty interesting to see that just about all of it was still there.

Our Arctic Cat Adventure

-do not try this at home-

The night before we left the boys got to skin and filet all the fish.

They were packaged into 50pd boxes.

So sad they wouldn't let us girls help....syke!! no thank you....

These were the cute little cabins we each got to stay in.

The Gang

I seriously lucked out with some amazing friends

I kinda like this guy a lot.

The jumper plane we got to take.

Thank you Bud for the "special" air sickness pill you gave Levi. Worked like a charm!