Our Wedding Anniversary Getaway

Hello!!! Blog world! Lets see how long I'll stick around for before I disappear again! lol

Jon and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary back in July and we had a little getaway to the beach in California, my happy place!

Jon and I had not been a trip, just the 2 of us, since out honeymoon, so we were really looking forward to this trip.

We jetted off to Newport beach Wednesday night after work, its def nice being just a short flight away from the beach :)

Enjoying some drinks before our flight 

Thursday was our actual anniversary.  So we started out the day by walking to breakfast, and then spending the rest of the afternoon enjoying the beach, we walked ALOT, but when your walking on the beach, I feel like you could just keep going and going, lol.

When we got back to our room, we started getting ready for dinner, but we had a big problem! The dress I had packed with me to wear for our special night out DID NOT look good.  I was so upset that I would have to wear a boring old dress that Ive worn thousands of times BUT I've got a pretty awesome husband.  We hoped on an Uber ride to the nearest boutique, and we found me a new dress.  Thank goodness!

We headed to dinner at "Las Brisas" in Laguna Beach.  The place was great, they had yummy drinks and food, and an even better view.

Having drinks, waiting for our table

Our dinner view, with a pink sunset and everything :)

Celebrating 3 yrs with this man

Friday was of course another beach day, duh! lol Awesome thing about our hotel?  It was right across the street from the beach, yay! So friday we decided to rent bikes and go on a bike ride.

Before our bike ride, we had breakfast and I enjoyed a mimosa flight :)

Our cute bikes :)

Riding with my lovie

After bike riding, we took an Uber over to Huntington beach for some lunch and hanging out.  I love Huntington beach!

We had some adult snow cones :) And did little bit of shopping

After that, we headed back to Newport and got ready for our sunset cruise.  Jon found a super cheap groupon for a sunset cruise, with unlimited drinks, um yes please!!!  The cruise was so much fun! I want to go back and do it again!

Cruising adventures!

This makes my heart happy

Sunset loving! 

Saturday was another groupon day! We went out to breakfast and then headed to do some wine tasting.  We had such a fun time wine tasting.  The person serving us was such a sweet woman, she def made the experience much more entertaining :)

Jon and I found this cute lil breakfast spot in Newport.  

Wine & cheese makes me happy too! 

You can't celebrate you wedding anniversary without doing some wine tasting, since we had our wedding at a vineyard 

 After wine tasting, we decided to spend our last night hanging out at the Newport boardwalk.

When Sunday rolled around, it was time to go home, boo!  Im okay with living in the desert if i get treated to beach weekend getaways like this.  But one day, I hope we can move back, buy a little house, just the 2 of us, retire and live happily every after! :)

Oh and now its gift time!

I made & bought Jon's gifts.  I love crafting gifts and buying personalized gifts, not only is it more personal but its not expensive either, so its a win win!

Since Jon travels so much, I though this was a fun lil something for him to carry with him in his wallet to remind him how much he's loved by me

I also made Jon a "Passport" of some fun things we can do here in Phoenix.  We've been here a year, but haven't really done much around here, so this is a fun thing to get us out there. 

The back of the passport

The inside of the card

I also got him a leather luggage tag.

Jon got me a super cute charm to add to my special charm bracelet.  I love it!

The end :)

Our Move to Arizona!

Well Jon, Miley and I made to Arizona and are now adjusting to our new life! And as you can see, not only did we change the state that we live in, I also decided to change the look of my blog :)  I love the way it turned out! It sums up our life so well! And I of course have to thank Kristen from Whisky Tango Foxtrot! She is so easy and fun to work with.  I am a very happy customer!

Now back to our moving adventure.  Of course, Jon and I try to plan everything to make sure that big events run smoothly, but of course that NEVER happens! lol.  The day before the movers arrived, they called us and told us they would be arriving between 8:00 - 9:00am.  So Jon and I were up bright and early ready to get to work, well they didn't actually arrived until 10:30, but they happen to have brought a ginormous semi truck with them, when Jon had already told them that it wouldn't fit in the apartment complex.... So they had to leave and get a smaller truck.  We didn't actually get to work on moving everything out until about 12:30.  I did feel bad for the movers because we lived on the 3rd floor of our apartment complex, so they poor guys had to run up and down those stairs with boxes and furniture and it was a hot day out, but we got it done!

That night Jon and I slept in our empty apartment, on an air-mattress.  Friday morning, we were up and on the road my 5:15am.  Jon and I took turns driving, I drove the first 5 hrs of our trip, which im glad that I did because on Jon's half of the drive, we had to drive through a dust storm which was pretty scary!

The pretty views on our drive to Arizona, I didn't realize how pretty the desert truly is. 

Miley did a great job on this trip.  She did not have any car anxiety and was such a good girl.  So proud of my baby! 

Family pictures on our 11 hour road trip! 

Our road trip companions! 

The dust storm after we drove through it 

I was very happy once we were out of it!

Miley was such a passenger seat hog! 

We arrived to our new home in Arizona at 4:00pm friday, and we were SO happy!!! I was even happier when I open up our fridge and saw this from our new landlord!

Champagne & chocolate, yes please! :)  She also gave us tickets to a nature park near by.  We are very lucky to have such an awesome landlord! 

Jon and I have already found his "go to" bar for the Oregon Duck games.  The bar is part of the alumni association, so they have lots of goodies and raffles during the games which is always fun.  They also have the whole downstairs of the bar reserved for only duck fans and food specials during the games.

Miley loves the backyard and she really enjoys laying out in the sun.  There have been plenty of times when I let her out to go potty, and instead of going potty, she lays down in the grass and enjoys the sunshine, so sometimes I have to remind her to go potty before she can relax, lol.

She is usually pretty attached to my side, but with this move, she is 100xs more attached to me.  Its really cute, but she does make it pretty hard to get anything done, I love her sweet lil cuddles!

Hanging with me while I look for  a job.

Jon wanted to jump into the pool one night and we found this lil guy enjoying the pool also.  

Jon and I have been enjoying our new place, especially the backyard.  Jon already loves living here and is very happy with his new position.  We are very happy with this move and excited to explore our new surroundings!

Jon is out of town this week training for his new position.  Traveling is a big part of his new position, so I'm gonna have to get used to this, sad! :(  But hopefully this will give me more time to blog and craft!

New Beginings!

Today is my last day at work, after today, ill be back on the hunt for a new job in a new state. 

I was with my company for a little less than a year, I started with them back in October.  I have gone through many changes with them! I started off as an Admin in one department, then 2 weeks later was promoted into my current position as an HR Assistant.  When I got promoted, I moved into a different building closer to home, then in January, we all moved into a brand spanking new building to accommodate most  of our staff.  It has been a fun ride!

I love what my company does for the community and what is stands for.  I have enjoyed the people that I have worked with and being able to help them as best as I could. As people stop  by my office to say their goodbyes, one thing that I continually hear, is that they will miss my smiling face and friendly attitude, and that makes me happy.  I feel like being in HR, we are here to help staff and make them feel comfortable to come and speak to you, and I'm glad that I was able to do that. 

Working here, I had to learn how to work with different types of people, and that was a little hard on some days, but I am leaving here with a smile on my face and a love for this place.  Nothing will ever compare to my job in Oregon, but with every move, I am getting closer and closer to finding another position like that! 

I am looking forward to this new adventure, and I feel like with this move, I can redefine myself career wise, maybe I wont do HR again or maybe I will, maybe Ill go back to my 1st love of working with kids?  My only criteria for my next job is that it makes me happy and that I have fun with it. 
 

Me in my office.  Jon took this picture of me when he stopped by for lunch one day :)

Tonight, Jon and I are hopping on a plane and heading to Oregon! I am so excited to be back in Oregon with our family and friends.  Wednesday night we will head into Bend, OR, with our friends, and then Saturday is wedding day for one of my best friends, and I am lucky enough to be a bridesmaid!  I'm just hoping and praying that my dress doesn't arrive too wrinkled from our flight, eeekkk! 

We will be back Monday, and just in time to get serious about our packing before the movers arrive Thursday morning and we start our new adventure in Arizona! Its going to be a great 2 weeks, although stressful, I cannot wait!!

 

Missing......

I'm heading back to Portland in 21 days……

 

And It’s been 7 ½ months since we made the big move from Washington to California, and boy oh boy was it quite an adventure!!!! If you are new to the blog, you should definitely check out this post and this post!

 

This was the toughest and most challenging move Jon and I had to make yet.  Because of all of the obstacles we faced, but also because this placed us even further away from our family and friends, we were no longer just 3 hrs away from Portland, which makes it hard when all you want is to see your family and regroup.

 

This was our toughest move BUT it’s also been the best move we have made.  We LOVE it here.  We still can’t get over the fact that California is now our home.  Yes, it’s only been 7 ½ months, but we already feel right at home here and are so ready to settle down and plant some roots here. 

 

The thing that I miss most about Oregon is my family….. of course I do miss my friends, but my heart has been pretty sad lately because I miss my family SO much.  I miss being around my mom, all of my sisters and especially my nieces and nephews.  That’s what I miss the most, being an aunt.  I miss hearing their voices calling me “Tia Lupita” It’s so hard to watch them growing up without me being around.  I'm SO looking forward to see all of them and giving them a huge hug!  

 

This is the longest I have ever gone without seeing them.  Talking on the phone and face-timing is great, but I’m ready to there with them.   

 

I hope these next few weeks go back fast!!!!  Im ready for some Oregon in my life!

 

Happy Friday!

The Reeds Visit!

Our friends from Oregon came down to visit us last month during the MLK weekend and we had a great time! Jon and I have been friends with the Reeds since the beginning of our relationship.  Jesse used to work with Jon at enterprise, and Lauren was a bridesmaid in our wedding.  We always have such a fun time when we hang out together!

They arrived on Thursday night, so we didn't do much since Jon and I had to work the next day.  So we just went out to dinner and had some drinks.

After dinner, hanging out in comfy Hello Kitty slippers!

Friday night, we went out with our friends and headed to downtown San Jose and showed them around the area and the bars.

Yes, I did go out with a "Pink" hoodie and pink jeans, I'm so cool! lol

Saturday morning, we headed to Santa Cruz for the day.   We headed to "Crows Nest" for lunch and mimosas! Its such a cute restaurant with such an awesome view! The sun was shining bright, so we got to sit outside on the deck and enjoyed the sunshine and the view.

The Reeds!

My California boy! Love him.

I loved the little champagne bottles! Of course I took mine home with me :)

After lunch, we walked out on the pier and took some pictures. 

Love my hubby and our California life!

While at lunch, we decided to stay for the night, so we booked a hotel, without even looking at it.  We had packed bags incase we decided to stay, so we were prepared.  We ended up getting a really cute little place, we loved it! It was our cute and cozy little home for the day.  

It was such a beautiful day, and our room had a little patio with a porch swing, so we spent the rest of our day hanging out there.  It was so peaceful and relaxing. 

Our home for the night

The next day, we walked around the town, checked out the beach and had some lunch before we headed back home. 

The little Mexican mart across the street from where we stayed.

What our place looked like from across the street. 

The beach was about 1 block away, so we took a stroll over and enjoyed the sunshine!

This is how we all felt when we got home Sunday night! We all just relaxed, order some pizza and watched some TV

The Reeds headed back home Monday afternoon.  Im so glad they made a trip down to see us, we had such a great time together! Hopefully, they had such a great time that they want to come back to visit soon! :)