California Vacation!

So it's been awhile since my last post but there's a good reason...Matt and I spent all of last week in California visiting with family, going to Disneyland, the beach, and even snowboarding! We had a blast!

We took off after work on Friday (January 16th) and stayed the night in Wendover.

We grabbed a bite to eat at Sonic's before taking off to Wendover.

Chicken Sandwich...good!

We stayed at a Motel 6 the first night...very crammed and tight but way cheap!

All of our junk! We didn't dare leave anything in the truck over night (we are paranoid like that) so we brought it in and didn't realize we brought so much stuff!

Matt just chillin in the Motel...

...and myself. We watched a little tv then decided to get some rest since we were driving about 10 hours the next day.

Saturday morning we woke up bright and early! We took off to California as soon as we could.

Leaving Wendover...later cowboy man!

Of course you knew we had to hit up In-N-Out! This one was in Sparks, NV close to Reno.

YUMMY!!

Just enjoying the food. It was so crowded inside but yet so warm outside we decided to eat on the back of the truck. Good times!

Enjoying my grub! (Notice the short-sleeved t-shirt...it was actually warm enough!! BEAUTIFUL!)

Me just being silly... :P

After many, many grueling hours we finally made it to Thom and Sarah's house (Matt's brother and sister-in-law) in Newark, CA (in the bay area). We rested and relaxed the rest of Saturday and then Sunday we were able to attend church with the family which was nice. Here are some pictures of my ADORABLE niece and nephew, Luke and Leona...

Me and my stinkin cute niece Leona! I haven't seen her since June and she as grown so much!!

Matt and Leona...she is such a little cutie! (He isn't too bad either...lol)

What a sweetie!

Uncle Matt and Leona.

Just playing around!

My energetic nephew Luke! He LOVED playing with his swords and pretending to be Peter Pan...of course that meant Matt was Captain Hook!

The look on Luke's face is priceless! That's a pretty scary Captain Hook!

After church on Sunday Thom and Sarah (Matt's brother and sister-in-law) took us up to the Oakland Temple. Very beautiful! I had never been so far north in California before so it was really neat seeing the bay area and the temple.

Luke, Thom, Leona, and Sarah in front of the temple.

Matt and I being cheesy!

Aunt Brittany and Uncle Matt swinging Luke up...he loved it!

The next day we took off to Anaheim to meet up with Mom and Dad as well as Allie and Tim. On Tuesday we went to Disneyland and had a blast! Besides spending time with family and well just being in one of the funnest places on earth...it was actually warm! It wasn't hot...and it wasn't cold, it was just perfect! I highly recommend anyone who needs a little vacation from the snow to get out to Cali and enjoy the sunshine!

YEA! We're in Disneyland!!

Matt's favorite ride...Haunted Mansion! Sadly it was closed when we came...they were changing it over from Christmas time when they do Nightmare Before Christmas in it.

I LOVE Pirates!

Me, Matt, and Mom after we went on Space Mountain.

Mom, Allie, and Tim posing for the camera!

After Disneyland we went to California Adventure! Love it!!

The next day (Wednesday) we headed up to Big Bear to spend a couple of days with the family. Before we went up though we decided to go to the beach...it was amazing! It was the perfect temperature outside and I didn't want to leave!

Me and Matt chillin at the beach!

Smooch!

When we got to mom and dad's we got to open Christmas presents...how rad was that?!

Allie and Tim just relaxing on the sofa.

Allie and Matt playing Guitar Hero later that day...

...you guys ROCK!

On Thursday Matt took me snowboarding for my very first time! I was a little nervous at first but it turned out to be a hoot! I of course ate it a couple of times and was pretty sore the day after but I would definitly love to go again!

Matt coming down the hill.

Ta-da! He made it down in one piece!

Yea I am snowboarding! Rock on!

So though this hill wasn't steep AT ALL I am actually going down it here...and yes I ate it a couple of times.

We took off Friday morning and it was bitter sweet coming home. Though I really missed my bed and apartment it was hard saying goodbye to our family and getting back to life (aka work, etc). We made the most of our drive home and you'll never guess where we stopped by to have lunch...

Another In-N-Out...how could we be so lucky? This is actually the first In-N-Out I went to. Matt and I went on a road trip (back in 2005 when we were dating) with my buds Ashley and Kathy and Matt took me to this In-N-Out in Vegas. Since then I was hooked!

Very scrumptious!

This is what we got to come home too...so not cool!

Overall we had one of the funnest vacations ever! I couldn't have asked for a better week with my hubby and family!