Life is good!

Hello one and all! I'm back. My mini blogging vacation has ceased and I am updating you all on our summer adventures and our current lives! First of all can I just say what a fun summer this has been! With G starting school in a few weeks I am visited by the familiar feelings of excitement and anxiety that a new school year brings. But the best way to cure the school-year blues is to look back on how much fun you had during the summer. So here is the recap ( with pictures ) of our wonderful first married summer!

First I got to go to my first official O'Brien Family Reunion. And let me tell you it was SO much fun! The O'Brien family is SO BIG! My father-in-law was one of eight children. Which resulted in 45 first cousins in the second generation (not including their spouses) There were even some children in the third generation who were older than me! It was a lot of fun to get to know new cousins I had never met before, and re-unite with the ones I haven't seen in a while. We participated in the talent show (basically I've deducted that to be an O'Brien you need to have extreme musical abilities) by doing a synchronized swimming routine! It was a huge success! And I was able to learn more about G's grandparents. It was a fun weekend!


Synchronized Swimming routine for the talent show.



Not even the whole family! This was just those
 who were present for the picture!

Immediately following the big O'Brien reunion we did a small O'Brien reunion- just our immediate family. Unfortunately G's older brother and his family couldn't stay but the rest of us went up to Park City for a week of fun! We hit up the Park City Outlet Mall and got I got to pierce Mariah's ears! Then we played games, went swimming, rode the apline slide and mountain coasters, and ate good food! I just need to say upfront that I have the worlds cutest nieces and nephews and this week totally proved it! See for yourself!

After Park City G and I did a quick spur of the moment trip to Las Vegas to celebrate my Papa's birthday. It was a quick weekend trip, but it was sure nice to know that we are always welcome at their home.

Papa's birthday sundae!



We had a camping trip with my family up American Fork canyon. G and I got to try out some of our new camping gear we got as wedding presents! (Thank you Jones family and Regis aunts and uncles!) We did an awesome (but difficult) hike to silver lake and relaxed at our campsite! It was good to spend time with my family out in the wild! (except for Helen... we missed you Helen!)



One of my favorite parts of this summer was attending weddings of good friends and family! First was for Emily and Jason. Emily was one of my original roommates. I've known her for over two years now and she will always be very special to me! She was absolutely beautiful! Jason and Emily were married in the Draper Temple and had a great reception at Le Jardin. I am so happy for them! (two roommates down, two to go!) The next was for Lauren and Grant. Grant is G's cousin. You could not ask for a better looking couple!! They had a dream wedding in the L.A. temple followed by a reception in Huntington Beach. And seriously I mean DREAM wedding!! Everything was perfect and everyone looked absolutely gorgeous! G was Grants best man so he got to get all dressed up and make a speech! We are so excited to add Lauren to our family!! I love her so much, and its fun to have a girl my age!! 

This summer was so much fun and we still have two weeks left! We went to drive-in movies with friends, and celebrated G's 25th birthday at Tucanos. (is he really that old!?!) I got a new job (which I will tell you about later when its official!) and G and I were called to serve in the nursery!! Life is good!! We got to spend lots of time with family and in the temple (two of our favorite things!) But must importantly we got to do lots of things together!