Trevor and Meagan's Wedding

My cousin Trevor just married Meagan and I am so happy for them. They have also been dating for a long time so it is exciting that they tied the knot, she was part of the family already. They got married in San Diego on April 23rd. I left Friday evening and flew back Sunday morning so I was really just there for the day of the wedding. It was so great to be down there to celebrate with them and to spend time with family, the warmer weather was also nice. Our uncle Randy performed the ceremony it was really nice. The wedding was at an outdoor Mexican restaurant, there was a really nice grassy area in the back with a fountain waterfall. The food was delicious and it was a really nice atmosphere where everyone could just sit and visit. And most importantly, they looked so happy! So here are the pictures, there are kind of a lot.

Some of the Rose girls.

With the groom.

The groom with his sisters.

With the bride and groom.

Exchanging rings. I love how happy she looks.

They're married!

The girls with Grandpa. Our grandpa is cute, simple as that.

With his side of the family.

They are adorable.

Touring San Diego

My dad was doing an academic conference in San Diego this week so we got to stay in a nice hotel. We stayed in a Hilton right on Mission Bay. It was fun to kind of be tourists around San Diego. I figure the best way to do this post is mostly in pictures. So here goes.

We went to look at the San Diego Temple. They are re-stuccoing it so it is covered in scaffolding.

The hotel room.

Our pod chairs.

The pool.

The view from the pool.

We did some shopping and the girls went and got pedicures.

We went to Little Italy for dinner.

Then we went to the most amazing dessert place, Extraordinary Desserts. These pictures do not do it justice, they are beautiful. To make it ever better they taste amazing!

Dad's

Mom's

Taryn's

Mine

Karleigh's

The we did some hot tub time.

In n Out.

More beach time.

Boogie boarding.

Cute toes at the beach.

Then family came and we had dinner and hung out around the fire pit at the pool.

We celebrated Father's Day a few days early.

Our cute matching San Diego tourist dresses.

SeaWorld and Beach

On Tuesday we went to SeaWorld. It was nice we went in a little later in the day and just had a "relaxing" day there. We didn't worry about getting everything done, we just went and did the things we wanted to do and didn't do the things we didn't as much care about. We did the Wild Arctic ride and Atlantis to start the day. We went through the penguin exhibit.

We saw the sharks. We went and saw the Shamu show. And the new dolphin show. It was pretty cool there was a lot going on. My one complaint was the dolphins weren't out long enough. One thing I had never done before was they have a place where the dolphins are out and playing with balls and you can pet them and play with them. It was so cool. We were looking at them for awhile then the trainers said it was time for the dolphins to get ready for their show so we walked away. As we do a dolphin comes up and starts throwing a ball to the girl who took our spot. We were kind of mad. We ended the day on the rafting ride. We always end on this ride so after we get soaked we can go home. Here are the before pictures.

My parents got totally soaked the first time on. Karleigh and I both got pretty wet. Kars and I went again the second time we got drenched. I only got after pictures of Karleigh and me. We were cold.

On Wednesday we went to the beach again. Taryn was supposed to get here in the morning but didn't get on a flight so it was Wednesday night instead. Luckily it was sunny this time. It was a really good beach day. We enjoyed being out laying on the beach and Karleigh and I enjoyed boogie boarding. There were some good size waves that were less brutal this time.

Shopping and more beach tomorrow!

San Diego

I figure if I write about my trip as I go it will save everyone from one LONG post later.

I got into San Diego on Saturday night. I flew from Salt Lake to Denver, then to San Diego. It was pretty much cloudy the whole time. But the sunset was amazing. It came from under the clouds and it looked like the sky was on fire.

On Sunday we went out and visited Don and Cara. We went out to lunch and just hung out and talked.

Me and my cousin Jonathan.

On Monday we went to the beach. Unfortunately it was cloudy. Karleigh and I decided we would brave the cold water and boogie board.

The water wasn't too bad once you got in. The waves were brutal though.

Karleigh and I could not get out to the waves because the ones that were breaking in front of us were too strong. Every time one came we would be pushed back 4 or 5 feet. One knocked me off my feet grabbed my board and dragged me underwater for about 6 feet. When I finally was able to get out far enough to catch a wave it flipped me off my board and dragged me underwater again. I have never been so worn out by boogie boarding in my life. It was still fun though. We stayed for awhile and then went to visit Grandpa. We took him to In n Out and just visited with him for awhile. I love my grandpa. Off to SeaWorld tomorrow.

2009 in Pictures

Some of my friends have done this and I like the idea. A warning this is a long post but it is mostly pictures. Here is my 2009 in pictures.

January-

Two roommates got married.

Saw lots of famous people at the Sundance Film Festival.

February-

Went to San Diego over Valentine's Day weekend to visit Joan before she passed away.

Finally did the Polar Swim after 3 years of living at Raintree and not doing it.

March-

Celebrated Karleigh's first birthday away from home

Then my birthday

Then Jonny's

Then my friend Katie's

Went to Festival of Colors.

April-

I went to San Diego for Aunt Joan's funeral, I'll miss her, her house and this view.

I graduated! (well I walked, technically I graduated in August)

May-

Pretty uneventful. My first year I did not go home over the summer.

June-

Drove to CA with Jonny for his sister's graduation.

Spent lots of time by the pool with Ashley (and Jonny when he finished Spring term) getting tan.

July-

4th of July with my roommates and Jonny.

Concert.

Car Trouble.

Carpinteria.

August-

Moved into my new place.

September-

Welcomed the BYU football team home after their win against Oklahoma!

October-

Went to General Conference.

Aaron and Elena got married in Logan with a reception in Vegas.

More car trouble.

Fun Halloween. First Attempt at cake pops.

November-

Thanksgiving at home. Getting the Christmas tree.

BYU victory over Utah.

December-

More cake pops. (Weird to put I know but I'm proud.)

Ashley's birthday.

Temple lights.

Christmas with Mom, Dad and Karleigh.

Late Christmas Eve with Jonny's family.

New Year's Eve with Karleigh, Steven, Jonny and his family.

There is my 2009. Hope every one had a great year. Happy New Year! Hope 2010 is wonderful!