Singin' in the Rain!

Last night we had the craziest storm here. The girls were at my apartment watching So You Think You Can Dance (the best show ever) with me and were getting ready to leave when it started to rain so hard. There was crazy thunder and lightning which was pretty scary if you were outside and everyone ended up staying a while to wait out the storm. Abbie decided she wanted to go play in the rain so she and Taylor went out first and a little later I joined them. It was soo much fun. We felt like little kids. Soaked from playing in the rain. Me, Abbie, Taylor.

Professional Cake Decorator!

Tuesday night we had a relief society get together and we got to choose some kind of craft to do. I chose cake decorating. The theme was Christmas in July so the person in charge of the cake decorating taught us how to make poinsettias. So now I am so good at making poinsettias! Too bad I don't have the slightest clue how to make anything else. :)

Here is my masterpiece. You have no idea how proud I was of myself for this.

The very necessary side view.

The saddest part. Drew eating my beautiful cupcake.

Millions of Peaches

Today we all got together and went and picked peaches. The orchard was so pretty and in the prettiest spot. I was a little bit unimpressed with the upkeep though. There were tons of weeds and it hadn't been mowed around the trees. I'm just used to the beautifully kept orchards at home in Washington.....Anyway, it was so much fun and the peaches were so delicious! It was a fun place to take pictures for sure. I'm sure I got more peaches that I will ever know what to do with, but oh well I guess. It was still fun.

Definitely not staged! :)

Nathan and Kylie had a little ride on my wagon, and I think they had more fun that it appears...

Our spoils. Aren't the baskets just so quaint!

Group picture afterwards. From left: Mindy, Tina (and Addie), Taylor, Jamie, Rachael, Tiffany, Me, Branae, Heidi

Cheesecake Factory/Breakdancing!

Wednesday was my friend Rachael's birthday and a few of us took her to the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate. I had only ever had cheesecake there, but this time I ate there and the food was soo good. Of course the cheesecake was superb too. We sat there and talked for two hours and it was so much fun to hear fun stories from the girls. Happy Birthday Rachael!!

On Tuesday Step Up 2 came out on video. I hadn't seen it yet but all the girls were telling me that it was amazing so Heidi rented it on that morning and we got together and watched it that afternoon. The dancing was great! Just like almost every other dance movie the acting wasn't the greatest, but the dancing made the movie worth it for sure...I thought so anyway! :) After the movie we were feeling inspired and decided we should try to copy some of the breakdance moves from the show. It was so funny watching each other attempt those crazy moves. It was tons of fun though and my arms just got over being sore from it!

Posing with our cheesecake. Rachael got a candle on hers!

Tiffany must just be an amazing photographer because I'm sure this was only held for the smallest instant possible before I came crashing to the ground.

Heidi is in pink. I think she picked it up the fastest. Mindy is in red and unfortunately I think this was the best picture I got of her and it looks like she has the face plant down. :)

This was definitely more typical. All of us in a pile on the floor. Branae (in black) developed a technique that made it much easier than how we had been trying it. She is truly a breakdancer at heart. :)

Vacation!

Drew's parents came to visit us this past week and the few days we spent with them were packed with adventures. Here in Nashville we went to Andrew Jackson's farm/home and toured downtown. Then we went to Pigeon Forge which is about 3 hours away for a few days. We went to a comedy/dinner show, played some laser tag and played in a hands-on museum. We went to Dollywood on the 4th and went to some shows there and rode some rides. Drew and Neil went on two different roller coasters and for the third one I finally broke down and went with Drew. I hate roller coasters! The truth is that after they're done I think I kind of had fun, but the anticipation leading up to it almost kills me (I know that will definitely surprise some of you). The next day we went white water rafting which was so much fun. It was raining and cold when we got there but right as we got on the water the sun came out and it ended up being a really beautiful day. We saw a few people get thrown out of their rafts from hitting big rocks and I felt lucky that we had a really experienced guide who didn't let that happen to us. After that we went to the Great Smokies National Park and went on a hay ride. We thought we were going to see some bears, but unfortunately none showed. We were all sad that we didn't get to see any bears, but the hay ride was still fun and it was so pretty up there. We probably did something else but I'm not coming up with anything at the moment. Anyway, it was so fun to have them here. They always show us a great time! It was nice for Drew to have a couple days off especially because he hates where they're knocking right now. I was happy he had some time off to spend with me too! Warning: Lots of pictures ahead!

Andrew Jackson's home.

Andrew Jackson's wife had this amazing garden. After she died Andrew Jackson made sure it was always kept up. It was so beautiful.

Drew took this picture of his parents. Typical for them. Becky in the lead, Neil coming eventually. :)

At Dollywood we ate lunc at a place where this crazy chicken lady performs while you eat. She put this rooster hat on Drew and made him do this crazy rooster mating dance. It was interesting.......

Drew and Neil riding the first rollercoaster. They're in the very front.

Posing in front of the Dollywood sign. Check out my bright pink crocs. Drew hates them. :) But they saved my feet.

Posing again.

Our white water rafting adventure!!