Two Weeks in Two Minutes

Wow! What a great two weeks it has been!!! I have been busy as a bee! Running here and there and everywhere! When I sat down to write about whats new in the O'Brien household I realized I couldn't leave out any part of the last week and half since I last wrote, it has been so jam packed with interesting things. So brace yourselves because this post might be a long one! I suppose I will start at the beginning!

For those of you who don't know G and I just moved into a new apartment! We moved from a one bedroom, one bathroom apt. at Cambridge Court, into a two bedroom, two bathroom condo at La Jolla.... FOR THE SAME PRICE!!! We were so excited!! Not only is it twice as big, but our La Jolla home has its own washer and dryer ( a luxury in Provo student housing) and two covered parking spaces! We couldn't believe our great fortune! However, since both G and I work full time it has been difficult to find time to pack up all our belongings and actually move. So my Mommy came to the rescue! On Thursday my mommy and sister Melissa came down to help me move! We moved a couple car loads over then ended the day like true Dilleys... with a legendary J-Dawg and a nap! Thanks for the great day!
  


Me, Mom, Melissa... enjoying a sunny day in Provo



Mom eating her first J-Dawg!

Next on our agenda was a wedding!!! My dear friend from high school Tori Thornell was married to Sam Hawkins in the Bountiful Temple on May 13, 2011. Congratulations to the happy couple! She was a beautiful bride and he was handsome and smiling from ear to ear! It was so much fun to catch up with all my friends who I don't get to see as often as I would like. One thing that made me smile was how so many of my friends told me how much they enjoy reading my blog!! Thank you! Thank you, girls for always encouraging me and supporting me!! I love you all! We finished out the night with frozen yogurt, true Bountiful Brave style!

Sabre ,Sally, Me, Cortney, Tori, Rachel, Laurel, Aubrey. Caitlin,
Not pictured: Kierstin, Brianne, Alise, Ali, and many others who were missed!!

Laurel and Cortney

Kierstin, Trevor, Cortney, G, Me, Rachel, Anthony
someone is a seventh wheel.....

The next night G and I drove through the night to get to St. George for a very special weekend. Rewind a couple weeks ago to G's cousin's wedding: G met some very old family friends of his Grandma and Grandpas. Tru and Mary Johnson have known the O'Brien family longer than almost anyone. Tru and G's Grandpa Russell were both in the Air Force together and between the two families they had fourteen children!! When G met the Johnsons he was excited to talk with them about his Grandparents, especially his Grandpa Russell since this year marks the 40 year anniversary since his passing. Fast forward to last weekend: G and I were able to drive down to Johnson home and spend a good two and half hours listening to stories and looking at pictures. They even gave us a valuable treasure: A Hummel figurine that Grandpa Russ brought the Johnsons back from Germany more than 40 years ago. They had so many wonderful things to say about the O'Brien family. It was an honor to be there to hear these stories and record them for future generations before they were lost. Since neither G or I have ever met Grandpa Russ, it was a good way for us to get to know him a little bit better. I will never forget that weekend.

The Hummel Figurine
Village Boy

O'Brien Family Christmas
(My Father-in-law is the cutie in the front in the football helmet)

O'Brien Family Christmas Card they sent the Johnson Family Christmas of '62
My Father-in-law is the boy in the back row.

 When we got back from St. George our next big event was a dinner with our best friends Russ and Tonilyn! Russ is G's cousin. G and I absolutely love Russ and Tonilyn! Since Russ is in the Air Force we don't get to see them as often as we would like to. So whenever they do swing into town we enjoy every second of their company!! We started our evening off at P.F Changs, our favorite restaurant to eat! Right from the beginning of dinner our waiter was grumpy, there was nothing we could have done. But we weren't about to let a grumpy waiter get us down! We continued to have a wonderful meal complete with a big slice of CHOCOLATE CAKE!! (on the house to make up for our grumpy waiter) Lesson of the story: you should casually mention to another waiter that your waiter is grumpy... you get delicious cake!

After dinner they came back to La Jolla for a traditional O'Brien/Liechty get together which includes playing card games, looking at and/or talking about guns, and eating peanut M&Ms! It was a VERY fun night! And we can't wait to see them again in July!

Russ, Tonilyn, Myself, and G
G was trying to perfect the art of self timer on his camera!

Playing some Rook!

G thought he'd be funny and pull out the boys' guns for the pic.

I wish I could have written a post a piece... they all deserved more detail than I could give in this single posting! I apologize for the long post! Thanks to all my friends and family who continue to read my blog. I love letting you know whats up in my life!! Comment and let me know whats going on in your life!! Loved these past couple of adventures, I can't wait to see what happens this coming week!!