Disney

This post is a little overdue....but....We went to Disneyland!!!
Be prepared for a whole lot of pictures!

Whoot whoot!!

And so it begins!

Hi Friends!

Well, as Court mentioned in the last blog, I made the move to Dallas this week! What an adventure this week has been too! 6AM Monday morning, my parents and I took off from Phoenix and headed out for the 16 some hours ahead through the beautiful landscape of Southern AZ, New Mexico and of course West Texas ( note my hint of sarcasm there). Here are a few pictures from my adventures!

Smiley pancakes at the Waffle House in Tucson.

These were some of the items that could be purchased at one of the random gas stations we stopped at once in Texas. It was pretty easy to tell we had entered the Longhorn State after this :)

 Funny Shannon story!!
I made a reservation for a storage unit last week for everything I need to store while I am living with my sister here in Dallas. My furniture that I needed to store is equivalent to about a one bedroom apartment. So I get here to Dallas, go through all the paperwork at the storage facility and follow the Storage guy out with my truck load full of stuff only to find that the unit I rented is none other than the picture to the left. FOLKS! This wasn't going to cut it! In my head, I pictured at least double this size so I just started laughing. Apparently, I wasn't paying attention when I picked the size of the storage unit. Oops! Thankfully, there was another unit that was the size I had in my head and all worked out well. I'm pretty sure, I am the only person in the world who would make this mistake though, so I had to share :)

Lastly, here is a picture of the street I live on for the time being. Being a native Arizona girl, I have never ever experienced any type of fall season, so these trees are really new to me! Our God sure is creative!

Leaving Arizona was so hard in the sense that I am so fully blessed there with amazing friends and family. But knowing that this move is something God had for me made leaving that much more sweet. To know that I have life-long friendships in Arizona and yet God still has more for me somewhere else is beyond incredible! He really longs to bless us beyond anything we could ever imagine. I am excited for what is to come and so blessed for what He has already given to me. Much more to come :)

Love,
Shan

And She's Off!

This weekend was a whirlwind of activity and emotion!
After Thanksgiving with our families, Shan and I moved out of our apartment.
Saturday we had a very full day of moving and swinging (I had to go to a 3 hour swing dance practice after moving ) !
Can I just say, we have the best friends EVER!
We had so many people come and help us move, it was a breeze (maybe not for the guys...they did all the heavy stuff!).
Then Saturday night we camped out in the empty living room for one last night.
...after the fact, sleepovers aren't as fun when you are an adult and like your sleep...the hard floors did not make for a restful night's sleep!
It was definately worth it though!
We got up Sunday morning and made pancakes before heading to church.

Pancakes and sleepy heads!

     Our empty apartment. 

Shan is currently driving to Texas with her parents and a U haul with everything she owns.
It is amazing how much stuff we can accumulate over the years!
But she was able to get it all in one truck and headed off to her new adventure!

It's not that far...right?

 Here's to a crazy new adventure with God written aaaallll over it!
Shan, I am so excited to see all that God has for you in Texas! Safe Driving!

Mouse Ears

To be known and loved is a beautiful thing.
This weekend Shan and I went to Disneyland with a few of our friends.
We had so much fun being silly with these ladies.
There is something so amazing about being yourself with people...
knowing that they care about you, and that you care about them...
knowing that they know your faults and love you anyways...
that they know what makes you laugh...
what makes you cringe....
its wonderful to be known.


Here are a few instagram shots from the weekend...I will post a few real photos later :)

Goodbye Cali,
Until next time!
C

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

The past month has been full of adventure for both Courtney and I. Courtney, as you read in the last post had the opportunity to visit her lovely parents up in Wisconsin. She got to soak in so many amazing memories with her mom and dad and take in the beautiful countryside :)

About the time she got home, I was packing and ready for an adventure of my own! Like I said, its been a busy month for the Loverly girls :)

1st Stop: Colorado Springs, CO 
I spent a few days in this beautiful mountain town with my parents just enjoying the views. Lots of beautiful landscape and new memories! One of the adventures we had was driving over to the Royal Gorge. Its this extremely breath-taking canyon and there is a bridge you can walk on from one side to the other. My mother declared right away that she would not cross the bridge; it was just too far down! She would wait for us to come back instead. So, my dad and I took off on our adventure across the canyon, and not two minutes later, there my mother was right beside us. She couldn't stand not to be a part of the adventure with us. What a sight it was too! Here are a couple pics of our adventures in Colorado!                      

                              The leaves were turning :)                                The view from Pike's Peak!

                                       My beautiful Mother on the Royal Gorge Bridge...Don't look down!!                                                                    
2nd Stop: New York, NY
Well, after a few days in the mountains, I headed for the city! My best friend from high school, Christina, has been living in the Big Apple ever since college. So I had the opportunity to spend a few days with her as well. We walked around, ate tons of amazing food, walked around some more and then ate dessert :) It was grand! Here are some highlights!

                          My first sight of the Big City!                  The Evening view from the city of Brooklyn :)

                                Gotta have my coffee!                         Such a lovely visit with a life-long friend :)

I had such an amazing time with all of my adventures. It is just so amazing to travel and see how diverse our world really is. From the breath-taking views of the mountains of Colorado all the way to skyline of the Big City. What an amazingly creative world we live in :)


-Shan

Trips Trips and More Trips!

Soo, it's been a while since Shan or I have posted. Things are busy around here!
Shan just left for a nice long vacation to several states, and I just got home from my vacation to Wisconsin.

Here's how my trip was:

First of all, it was amazing! :) I absolutely loved spending time with my parents.
We did some exploring and found some breathtaking views.

We took walks in the rain with broken umbrellas, trekked through gusts of wind and rain to take pictures of light houses, walked on the beach of the beautiful Lake Michigan, laughed until we cried while swinging as the sun set,  watched butterflies in the sand, and well, just had a splendid time. :)

My mom and I especially had some very special, tear-filled moments. I love the special relationship we share. We encourage and challenge each other, share our hearts and fears, pray for one another, and then...then next moment we are dancing and making silly faces having the best of times. :) My mother is truly a one of a kind and amazing woman.


So here are some fun shots from these past week:

 

More of my fav shots to come later after I edit! :) And maybe Miss Shannon will have some lovely pictures from her adventures soon

Love,
C