The "mom's" visit

Dave and I were lucky enough to have both of our mom's make a road trip down to AZ to visit us. We sure like that they are good friends and it made for a fun trip. We did the typical Jensen outings- went out to dinner at The Cheesecake Factory, Cafe Rio and Ling and Louies (think Thaiphoon). We also went shopping with Ryan as our tour guide, the moms knitted, diane (the energizer bunny) went to the gym daily and also enjoyed the sun, they cooked us dinner and mom made lemon bars, but the main event they came down for was Chases' football game. We had a great time at the game. Ryan and Jodi came with us and while it wasn't the high scoring game that it typically is, it was a a close game which makes things exciting. It was 7-0 for us with about 2 minutes left, when the other team scored. They decided to go for 2 pts to get the win, but FH held them. Chase played well and was recognized several times for some really solid hits and plays. The weekend ended with a Sunday dinner and a flat tire...dave- were you trying to get out of church or just get us there on time? ;)

Carpe Diem

Thank you Julie for teaching me probably only the 3rd word I know in Italian! Yes, I'm "Seizing the Day" and heading to Europe tomorrow. This was a very last minute trip (I literally found my passport and decided to go last Friday). I'll be traveling to Paris for 3 days, Florence Italy for 2 days and than spending 3 days in Rome. My good friend Aimie Mattinson has been planning to go and is going with her sister/bro in law and mom and step-dad. She kept inviting me, but most people don't just pick up and head to Europe for 10 days. I guess I'm not most people. Dave's a trooper and told me I should go and enjoy and with frequent flyer miles, lots of vacation time saved up, a trip with it's itinerary already planned, I thought why not??? So Carpe Diem....Hopefully, I'll have lots of fun pics to share!

Girls Gone Wild...

Well not so much on the wild part, but I did have the chance to entertain three of my friends in our new AZ home over the weekend. Aimie Mattinson, who is my long time friend and former roommate and Lisa Seethaler who I've known for years flew down from SLC and stayed with Dave and I for the weekend. Tawnie who lives in AZ, also spent the weekend at my house and we celebrated her birthday. It was a good time for me to get to entertain friends, which is one thing I've missed since I moved to AZ. The weekend was filled with what you'd expect with a bunch of girls- shopping and more shopping, eating and eating again, checking out some of the hip places I've discovered in Scottsdale (Sapporo, Postino's, and Giesha Go Go are a few of my favs), some pool time and chick flicks! Dave was a trooper with a house full of estrogen, but let us do our own thing...which earned him "what a great husband" kudos from my friends!

Girls, thanks for making my weekend and coming to visit me...It's times like these that I really do feel so lucky to have so many awesome friends. I hope all my friends can make a trip to AZ, where you are always welcome.