Look Who Got Hitched

This summer my brother Sage and his darling Kim were married on August 7Th in the Salt Lake City Temple. They had their reception at Willow Creek Country Club, beautiful! My family just adores Kim and thinks she is just PERFECT for Sage, they have so much fun together. I love my brother Sage so much and am so happy for him.

Sage and Kim Harmsen

The Guys

My family loves to dance at weddings. Taryn and Carly are my favorite in this picture


Our best friends Clay and Aria were also married the same place and almost same day, 8/8/08! Aria and Clay = True Love. I remember their first dance sophomore year, Brian McKnight "Back At One".

Clay and Aria Rockwood

The wedding was so "Aria", beautiful and a blast!

We're Back!

I know, I know it has been forever. But there is so much to write about that I feel overwhelmed. So if we haven't lost our readers, we're back! The last four months have been amazing! Dan and I dropped out this summer to travel the Middle East and Europe. We started in Israel and from there we visited Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Switzerland and Spain! It was all absolutely amazing. The world is so big and so small at the same time, traveling really makes you realize we are all one. I can not even put into words what we experienced, spiritually and visually. We traveled day to day not knowing where we were going to sleep the next night. We slept anywhere from train stations to The Ritz Carlton (associate discount), but mostly hostels and campgrounds. I don't want you to be too jealous, just a little. We spent a lot of time on beaches and swimming in crystal clear water. Israel is amazing, my favorite. Southern Italy is where people traveled if they left the US and moved to Italy. Jordan and Egypt I have mixed feelings about, so I will let you go with an open mind. Turkey has the most beautiful city in the world, Istanbul (didn't love the kebab, and there is only kebab). Greece makes you feel seventeen again, and the views are incredible. Switzerland has it all figured out, I want to be Swiss. Spaniards are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. So if you know Dan or his brother, it's like being married to the paparatzi. We took so many pictures I'm embarrassed to say. So please be patient with me while I go through the thousands and create a slide show, assuming people care? I hope I have given you enough for your imagination to stay tuned...

Shout Out

Today was our last Sunday here in Newport. We want to give a shout out to our awesome primary kids. Jordan, Tim and Keyan are the coolest 9 year olds we know. They have been a lot of fun and we will miss you this summer. 

Viva Las Vegas

It's over! Dan completed his first year of law school last week. Way to go baby! To celebrate our husbands hard work Amanda and I surprised them with a weekend trip to Vegas! We met up with them for lunch and had all there bags in the car, it was a great surprise. We stayed at the Ritz Carlton in Lake Las Vegas (so beautiful), Amanda's friend Todd hooked the boys up for a round of golf at some high roller course and we hung out by the pool all day. It was a very relaxing weekend. 

Monday after work I came home and saw Dan playing around on the computer with a seriously sun kissed face (not from Vegas). He asked me what my beef was about and I had to admit it, I was jealous. I want to go surf and hang out at the beach all day too! It's amazing how quickly I forgot how much he deserved that day. So we went to the movies and all was well. Only 3 more days of work, yeah!!!! 

Finals Yuck!

Dan has officially started his cramming for finals. This 3-4 week period is what I least look forward to this spring. Dan leaves in the morning and comes home around midnight. I pack him a lunch and dinner, dinner usually consists of a frozen burritos or some other frozen food I sampled at Costco that week. He is so dedicated in his schooling. Dan never gets stressed either. He will be running on little sleep and high expectations but still grinning from ear to ear. That's why I love you baby! This picture was taken when we were renting week to week in Orange. This is how Dan finds me when he comes home from school, dead asleep in front of the TV. It's his lucky day if I'm all ready for bed, if not, watch out! I don't have a very good attitude when I'm half asleep. Thank goodness since this picture we've bought a TV and had a visit from the Time Warner guy. Heaven for bid I read a book before going to bed, that's what works for. I know Mom, never end a sentence in a preposition. It just sound too affected in this case.

Harmsen Time

My cousin Becca Harmsen was married last weekend here in Newport. My aunt and uncle are mission presidents here in the OC so they brought the wedding to them. I loved it! All my family (except Mark, tear.) came down to our neck in the woods. Stephen and Amy flew in a day early so we were able to spent some quality time with them before the rest of the crew came down, Stephen even went on our morning run (in sambas) with us. Becca was married in the Newport Temple and had her reception at the Balboa Bay Club, a beautiful day! I have to say all of my sisters looked amazing! I love and miss you all. I was lucky enough to go down and spend the night in San Diego to spend an extra day with the family. My sister's adorable little boy Luke didn't remember me, so sad. When she asked him my name he said "Jesus" I don't know if that's a sign for a hair cut or to be a better aunt.

Ferarri F360

For those of you who know me I'm not very into cars, but Dan seems to be taken with the idea that you can go from o to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds. After priesthood a member gave us rides in his sweet ride. We only went out for a few minutes each but we still were able to make it to 120mph outside of the church parking lot! I screamed so he went easy on me but Dan seemed stoked! I assured Dan that this was probably his last ride unless he makes some rich friends.