Congratulations to the Grad!

Chip is an official college graduate and we celebrated him this past Saturday. We had a barbeque in our backyard with Chip's closest friends and some of our family members. It was a lot of fun! The day was beautiful, not hot at all, and the company was great!

I actually made something that everyone liked ;)
My cute friend Heather..
Jeff and Heather and baby Dylan

Who else??? Of course...DAve!
Mark
My handsome brother Ariel and I

Politically Correct

Ok, so being naturally funny is not one of my knacks . However, I am very proud of a joke I truly made up myself. I guess after listening to Sean Hannity day after day on my way to and from work, I have seriously become obsessed with "Stop Obama Express". As a result of my serious reflection of my political stand, I came up with this corny and cheesy joke that I am so proud of. Ask me if I'm going to vote for Obama............... Are you ready for this??? Answer: OBA-MA- DEAD BODY!!!!

Haha hehe...lol...Haha. Hope you thought it was funny too. If not, I hope that it at least made you smile as you thought I am retarded :)

Amore Fraterno

My younger brother Ariel came up to visit last Saturday and will be here until next Monday. He is leaving for his mission soon and this was the perfect opportunity for us to spend time together before he leaves. I have loved having him here and being able to interact with him and Chip together. Its funny to me to see how much im becoming like my mami. I will turn on church music Sunday mornings to wake up "my boys" (chip and ariel), worry about ariel when he goes out with friends for a bike ride to Utah lake at 10 pm , etc and although it annoys the heck out of them, it has been a lesson for me. I can finally say that all the questioning and worrying that my parents did was really justified and unquestionable. What a blessing good parents are. Life definitely has a way of answering some of life's mysteries through "a-ha" moments, at least for me. It seems like I learn to genuinely empathize with someone until I'm in their shoes. Maybe if they were all designer shoes it would be easier? Don't mind me.

By the way, CHip is an official college graduate!! We are all SO proud of him. All these years of hard work and perseverance have finally paid off. I know few people who are so determined to reach their goals and will stop at nothing. Now that Chip finally has time to have fun without pressing school matters, we have been able to do some fun things. Yesterday we went rafting down Provo river and had a great time.

YaYa PaPaYA

If you have little girls who love to dress up, these are the perfect girly-girl dress up skirts and tutus! My very talented cousin is promoting her new Halloween line and she is having a giveaway. You can enter to win a free outfit by going to http://www.yayapapayatutus.blogspot.com/ !

Happy Pioneer Day!

This past 24th of July was Pioneer Day which is a holiday here in Utah. We had Laura and VIcky over for a barbeque and then our good friends Dave and Mel and baby Jackson joined us at dusk for fireworks. We had a really good time!

Little Updates..

Well, first off...if you haven't seen The Dark Knight, you must! I honestly haven't been this impressed by Hollywood in a long time. I am not a huge super heroe fan but honestly, im on the path to conversion to Batman cult. It was so awesome! It was definitely a fun date.
Onto more relevant things, my not-so-little brother Ariel got his mission call to serve in the Washington Kennewik (probably mispelled)Mission. He reports to the MTC on October 1st. He is so excited and we are all so happy! It is hard for me to believe that the little three year old boy sitting on a missionary's lap with the missionary's name tag on his bib is actually ready to go on his own mission. Just writing about this is causing tears to trickle down my cheek. Another great blessing for our family is the news that my sister Fabi and cutest brother-in-law Oscar are expecting their first little one. I am so excited to be an aunt! A friend of mine once commented that the things that define her life are the "little moments", more so than the spectacular and sporadical events. I couldn't agree more. I am so grateful for these little moments and for the special touch they bring to my life.

FaMiLy ReuNioN

Before heading out to California, Chip and I left a day early so that we could stay the night in Vegas and see our good friend Matt who is hilarious and such a neat guy. Luckily for me, the boys took me to my favorite place in Vegas which is a boba parlor. They have the yummiest bobas ever!If you have been deprived of one, please see your nearest boba place. You will thank me for it ;)

Mom and Dad Price very generously put together an incredible family vacation in Mission Bay/San Diego. All the four boys and their families were there, which was really neat because Ryan and Brigitte and fam have recently moved back to the States after being in Germany for 3 years. I loved getting to know them since I didn't really get to do so during the crazyness of our wedding.

We spent most of the time at the beach or at the pool at the resort, which was so fun. We got to go to Sea World, which sadly, loses its fantastical magic as you get older. However, I still loved every minute of it and didn't fail to be impressed by huge Shamu. The boys got to go scuba diving and Chip saw all sorts of crab and exotic fish in the La Jolla cove which is also where Bri took our family pictures. Something Chip told me I should include on here is the detail that I flashed a fourth of San Diego. Chip was teaching me the proper way to body surf and on my first successful attempt, I came out of the water with my chest completely bare. The look on his face was hilarious. He rushed over to me and said " Kristal! Your top is gone!" I had no idea. Guess that will be it for body surfing for me.

We went to very yummy seafood places (heck-even Rubio's tastes different when you have access to fresh supplies!),strolled down the boardwalk, played lots of board games with everyone crowded in mom and dad's room before bedtime, went to Belmont park to ride the famous rollercoaster, and just enjoyed each others company. I'm lucky to have two families that I love being a part of.