Looking Back at 2009: July-December

Here's the second half of looking back at 2009.

JULY

Family from Idaho went on vacation to Disneyland, and Heather, Jenny and I were able to join them for a couple days. Jenny, Heather and I went on a relaxing vacation to Palm Springs. We stayed in Jenny's parents' timeshare. We spent the weekend lounging in the pool and soaking up the sun. My mom came down for a conference. Heather, mom and I went to Disneyland for a day to celebrate mine and Heather's birthday.

AUGUST

We met the Seattle girls in Vegas to celebrate 4 of our birthdays. We had a fabulous weekend at my parent's WorldMark resort. Heather, Jenny and I went to a Barcelona show at The Troubadour. We saw Lenka play a show at The Grove's Gap store and met her afterward. Got to spend a wonderful day with my friends from home, Daniel and Eric.

SEPTEMBER

Bethanie, Jenny, Heather and I went on a mini adventure to the Redlands. Jenny, Heather and I enjoyed our favorite Taco Factory for lunch. Heather and I went to LA for The Ting Tings Secret Paint Party and met Perez Hilton.

OCTOBER

Jenny, Heather and I made Wild Things hats. All the roomies went to Griffith Observatory. We had a couple trips to Disneyland. There was an Owl City show at The Troubadour. Our Seattle girls came to visit for Halloween. We went to Hollywood for the night and the next day we went to the beach.

NOVEMBER

This was a ridiculous busy month. It started with a trip to Seattle to meet baby Adam and see some friends. After I got back, I spent two weeks packing. Jenny's mom came to visit and we went to Disneyland (EPIC) and LA. Heather, Jenny and I saw Landon Pigg at House of Blues in Downtown Disney and got to met him after the show! I said goodbye to the girls and moved home to Idaho.

DECEMBER

It started with a football game with the fam. We saw BSU's final game against New Mexico. Spent some time with friends and had Christmas with the family.

Looking Back at 2009: January-June

This past year was amazing. Looking back, I almost can't believe it all happened. I am truly blessed. Here's the first half:

JANUARY

The year started with a weekend visit from some of our Seattle girls. Heather, Jenny and I took a spontaneous overnight trip to Vegas for Jenny's birthday. We saw Barcelona at The Troubadour. Jenny, Heather and I got matching tattoos at Six Feet Under.

FEBRUARY

Went to LACMA to see the fabulous Vanity Fair exhibit. Braved Hollywood during the Oscars to see all the chaos.

MARCH

Heather and I went to Disneyland with our aunt who was in town for the weekend. Heather, Jenny and I went on a beautiful hike down to Sturtevant Falls.

APRIL

Jenny, Heather and I hiked Big Sycamore Canyon. We met Curtis Stone at William's Sonoma book signing in Rancho Cucamonga. At the end of April we flew to Seattle to see our wonderful friend, Caitlin, get married.

MAY

Went to two Barcelona shows. Jenny's parents came to visit. We hiked the Pacific Crest Trail and went to Disneyland. We ended the month with an Owl City show and were lucky enough to meet him.

JUNE

We had an impromptu family trip to St. George, Utah. Janelle came to visit. We saw Mitchell Musso and Miley Cyrus perform at The Grove and had dinner in Hollywood at Ketchup. Jenny, Heather and I saw Frank and Derol and Billy Ray Cyrus at HOB in Anaheim. Then Heather and I flew home to Idaho for our friend Jennifer's wedding.