another composition of thoughts and events.

i know its only been a few days, but i feel like because of my lack of posting i have so much to talk about! 

thank you everyone for all of your comments on my last post. i was really surprised with how willing everyone was to help! you guys are awesome and all of your advice is really helping in all aspects! 

sam and i now have a great idea of where we need to stop on our way home and cant wait because it is coming oh-so-soon! i will let you know our set in stone travel details when they actually get fully realized. 

also thanks so much for the encouragement in the weight factor. i know for most women its an issue that is always on our minds and its nice to know that many of you are dealing and dealing well with this part of life. thanks for all of the good advice and motivation! it is really really helpful for me!

and lastly i cannot wait to get home and get this craft night started! i know everyone that wants to be involved will have a blast! and for those of you worried about not being so crafty... dont worry about it. we can make it more than just a craft night but a fun GIRLS NIGHT! and we can all help each other out in the creativity area! copying is totally fine in the craft field! i do it all the time :)

i know most of my posts just have a bunch of topics and ramblings in one, and this post is no different. enjoy.

i want to wish sams dad a happy birthday! he is the best father in law i could have... even if he tricks me into eating grasshoppers, puts mice in my bed, makes me play Mary in the Christmas production and torments me to no end! i love him! he is such a fun, creative and driven person! 

we love you ken!

this weekend was a very fun one in the geddes household. we were able to celebrate our friend buerto's last day of work with an office dinner on saturday. after that we headed over to doug and sara's (sams boss) house to play games. our office is such a fun group of people and everyone loves to laugh. laughing is the best isnt it?

on sunday we went to sacrament meeting and then packed up and headed to virginia beach. we had such a fun time while we were there and met up with a few of the other guys in the office. 

we spent a few hours at the beach playing in the ocean. the sky was overcast and the water was freezing but we couldnt resist the smashing waves! 

after about an hour and a half in the water, a patrol man drove up to us and on his mega-phone said "everyone in front of me (us) should consider coming in. there are alot of indigenous marine life that come out at this time and i dont think you want to mess with them." 

thats all it took for us. we were out of there. caleb, one of our friends went and talked to the "officer" and sure enough he was DEFINITELY talking about sharks. YIKES. 

at least we didnt get eaten. but it was a close one. i think i would be pretty tasty :)

here are some sick blow-fish ornaments that a local souvenir shop was selling.

gavin, channing, sam and caleb

after the beach we all went and had dinner at a local pizza joint. we walked around the board walk, watched some street performers and enjoyed fireworks over the ocean. it was a great night!

the next day the entire office went to busch gardens. we enjoyed a fantastic day of roller coaster riding, sweet eating, stomach dropping fun.

kendra, mathis, travis, caleb and sammy

sam had an accident.

buerto, kelly, cardon, sam and doug

this coaster is called the griffon. holy crap. that drop is over 200 ft. at a 90 degree angle. wow. thats all i can say. it was definitely rad.

of course we had to get a carmeled apple. boy do i ever love carmeled apples.

awesome hats. or something. 

we had tons of fun this weekend and are sad that its over. but ready for another week and another day closer to coming home.

which by the way i promise we do like it out here a lot. we are just excited to be home with family and friends and all that jazz!

a while back a bought a bunch of green gerber daisy flowers at michaels for a steal. ive been trying to get things organized to head home and decided to use up the rest of the flowers so i made some more headbands. here are my latest creations.
and weird as it is my heart is fresh with love for everyone. i know that doesnt make sense. but its a good way to describe how i feel. i want you all to know i love you and appreciate all you do for me and my family. what a blessing it is to have good friends and good people in your life. 

until next time, all my love

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