San Diego!

Alright so i haven't posted in a few days, so i thought i would throw an update up here.... it's been a very very very busy week. Thursday was Riley's birthday. and as hard as i thought it was going to be to not have him around, i think the week leading up to his birthday was harder. his Birthday was the halfway point so it was actually a somewhat o.k. day. i had to drive down to San Diego with my older sister Britt (love you babe!) but we both had Dr appointments that morning, so we weren't able to leave until about 3 p.m. so we were in the car until about 2 a.m. we stopped at Curt and Shellee's in St George to say hi and grab a quick bite to eat. i saw Ozzy! and Bobby and Michelle came so i got to see Bobby and Jaxon. everyone else i was able to see around christmas, so that made me really happy! and so as the Gardiner family we were able to have dinner together for Riley's birthday. so after a VERY long drive we finally arived in San Diego (too close to Riley!) the next morning we got up early. i went down to the gym at the hotel. ran a mile, came back up, showered and got ready. we had to be at the church by 9am for the viewing, and the service was at 10. The service was good. and they had the most gorgeous flowers. we went up to the cemetery, and then back down to the church for a luncheon. while there, i mentioned to my cousins that i wanted to head down to the beach later to get some pictures. what i thought was going to be a small group turned out to be about 11 of us grandkids and my grandpa. my cousins mom is Irish so one of there cousins was in town as well. and i have to tell you, that girl is absolutely  adorable, she's 17 and a i would type her name but i would butcher it... ok let me try... Realtein... i know for a fact that is probably wrong but whatever. so the beach was awesome i got some pretty cool shots... i haven't edited them at all but i'll put a few up. all things considered, it was an amazing evening. i'm really glad all the cousins decided to join me, and that we kidnapped my grandpa. it was nice to just hang out at the pier, i know a few of my cousins were having a really rough time after their sister's funeral. but it was a much needed distraction, i think so at least. and it was a much needed family gathering, horrible circumstances, but it was nice to have so many of us together. we went to sea world the next day. but i'll post about that later, when i'm able to import the pictures. cause i'm driving home right now. and my laptop battery is not as awsome as i wish it was!