Jordan & Julie

this definitely gave us something to think about:)

2011-10-10T22:53:00.000-07:00

Rocky Point!

2011-09-21T15:16:00.000-07:00

For quite some time Jordan has been promising his bff Brad and Jessie, Brads wife, that he would take him to Rocky Point to stay in the condo that we stayed in on our honeymoon. Its so awesome down there Jor just wanted to share it. So finally the oppurtunity presented itself and we took it!! We were also SO lucky to have Sarah and Steve and Amy and Bob AND all of their children come with us!!! We all fit nicely into to the 3 room condo that Pat, Sarah's mother n law, so generously lets us stay at. She's the nicest lady ever. Its so nice and chill down there we want to take everyone with us! So sign up and reserve a room for the next time we go!!

Night swimming in the ocean..is kinda creepy.

Eating Paletas ALL the time.

The beaches are flooded with HOTT men!

And hott women!! Slash reall pretty sunsets! Slash bon fires.

Fireworks and little boys with braided hair.

And lots and lots of really good food.

At least Bearett is happy right here! :)

Family Road Trip

2011-09-14T13:50:00.000-07:00

Our biggest feat of the summer was the Brewer family reunion! It was held in a little town right outside of Yellowstone national park. It was gorgeous weather and gorgeous scenery too! Jordan and I, being on a very strict budget, rode in the 12 passenger van with all his younger brothers and sisters all the way up to Idaho. Craziness!!! I think there were 10 of us in the van and occasionally Jordan's little nephew would ride with us too. Its been a while since I've been in a van that full! The drive was somewhere around 20hrs. But we had some exciting stops along the way and took lots of pictures! On the first night of our road trip we stopped in Salt Lake and spent the night at Jor's G-ma and G-pa Baldwins who are currently serving a mission there.

The Salt Lake Temple

We were able to do a session here the next morning before we had to get back on the road again. Nolan, my father n law, made it a point to try and stop at every temple we drove by. Here we are at the Logan Temple.

The Logan Temple was soo BEAUTIFUL!

We just did a quick drive by of the Idaho Falls Temple.

Once we finallyy got there we were pooped! The family reunion involved Jordan's moms side and most of them were able to make it. It was lots of fun hanging out with all of them and getting to know them. They were all awesome and nice! I think there was somewhere around 45 people that came and everyone crammed into the same house! Not that the house wasn't big but it was just a LOT of people.

So the third day of the trip everyone went to Yellowstone, which was mostly just more driving, but we saw some pretty amazing sites!

I don't know how this happened but its pretty beautiful!

Doug, Jor, Daniel, Kaley, and Taylor at one of the many geysers we stopped at.

Old Faithful! We barely made it to see Old Faithful. We had to run from the parking lot to make it there on time.

Top Model!!

Sooo pretty out there!!

This rainbow was at a waterfall called Lower Falls...I think. We had to hike down a very steep, metal staircase with about 350 steps. The hike out was pretty trechorous, definetily could feel the burn.

My new hat! Hot tubbin!

We had lots of fun up in Idaho! I am so lucky to be apart of such an amazing family. Cant wait for the next reunion!!

On the way home we stopped at the Rexburg Temple.

The temple is on top of the biggest hill in town so everyone can see it

And thats the trip in a nutshell!

For some reason the computer won't publish it the way I really made so sorry if its hard to read!

9.9.11

2011-09-09T00:49:00.000-07:00

I have sadly lost touch with my blog this year. Mainly because of the death of my computer and then my camera. But now Ive fixed the cam and got a new compu so I will be attempting to keep this thang updated!
A lot has gone by since christmas that I havent been able to document since my camera broke and that I cant really recall now. I guess the biggest event was Jordan and I's one year anniversary. Since it was like 3 months ago its not too hott of a topic anymore:( But definitely a success!!
The summer has FLOWN by! So fast it didnt even stop to give us a monsoon....seriously we got barely anything down here in the valley. Which was kind of a downer because I love thunder storms and rain! There is always lightning in the distance but never where we're at. School has started for Jordan and I'm starting up to job search again.. same ol' stuff if you ask me.
We have had a few awesome trips this past month which are all worth a definite post of their own!! So I will spend these next couple days trying to unravel our exciting stories:)

Tis the Season

2010-12-09T23:21:00.000-08:00

So things have been going great for Jordan and I. We went to good old Kingman to my parents house for Thanksgiving. It was CRAZY there! All ten kids were home with all the spouses and grandkids. Id say about 50 people crammed into my parents haulipia getaway. But for most of the day all the older grandkids played outside and the babies stayed inside so the house stayed relatively quiet...pshh who am I kidding! And then being the crazy family we are we had to take a family picture in the freezing could mountains with tons of cold, crying babies..needless to say the pictures didn't come out very well...well except for the one at the top of the page. I think that one looks great! And after pictures we had a great dinner and then of course all the guys went and played basketball.
Later on that night me and jordan got up the nerve to go into town for the walmart black friday sales. We were lucky! We were able to get in and out quickly and only had to wait in line for like 30 minutes!!! Id say it was a success! Then on Friday morning we had to leave early so I could make it back in time for work. It was so nice to have everyone together, especially glad that Toni and Craig and their kids could make it down this year.

Since Thanksgiving Jordan and I have been having sooo much fun getting into the Christmas spirit!! We are so excited for Christmas to come and already have all the shopping done! Last week we got a cute and perfect tree! It was so much fun decorating it and we are convinced that everyone that sees it is jealous! haha! We made gingerbread houses with jordans fam for FHE, went and saw temple lights with Jason and Ashley, watched the first presidency's christmas message, went to the ward christmas party, went looking at all the pretty christmas lights in the neighborhood and drank hot cocoa! I feel like I have really gotten into the christmas spirit this year...usually I'm not very excited about it but I think it will be the best christmas yet! Im also excited that we can spend it with jordans family, they are so awesome! But Ill miss you all so much! Stay warm and safe:) Merry Christmas!!!

Busy Bumble Bees

2010-08-31T08:52:00.000-07:00

So a lot has been going on lately! About 2 wks ago we moved out of the house we were staying, into our REAL first home! Jordan’s friend and his wife were living in San Diego all summer selling pest control, so for the first month of being married, we crashed there until we got our REAL house was all situated. Now we are completely moved into our wonderful home! I will NEVER move again! Haha We love our new home. Finally something that can be ours! Our first night there was quite the adventure!! Earlier that afternoon while we were moving all our things in, Jordan sprayed the house for bugs. We left for a couple hours to eat dinner at the N-Laws and then Jordan went to help his brother Jason move stuff into his new place. So I headed home to unpack our stuff. I was HORRIFIED when I walked in on, dead and alive, COCKROACHES everywhere! The scariest thing probably in my whole life! I didn’t know what to do or how to handle it so I decided it was best for Jordan the Bug Man to do the clean up and the rest of the killing. I went back to my N-Laws to hang out until Jordan was done. That night we cleaned up over 20 cockroaches. Lying in bed we could see them crawling on the walls!!! I hardly got any sleep that night. And the next morning we cleaned up at least 20 more! And we still find one or two…or three every couple of days.

I guess I’m beginning to get used to seeing them around. I usually only find them dead and have only found a few live ones running around….you know once you think about it their not that gross;) NOT. I think what might be attracting them is the honey dripping out of our wall and tile in the dining room. Yes, we have honey dripping out of the wall!!

It’s the weirdest thing. I guess there used to be a bee hive in between our wall and our neighbors. They killed the bees but left the hive and now honey is literally oozing out of our wall!! A couple other random things about our new home is that the fridge doesn’t fit in our kitchen so it’s sitting in the dining room. It’s kind of annoying having to walk out of the kitchen to get to the fridge but it’s livable. And the dryer doesn’t fit in the laundry closet, so we have to take a piece out the wall so we can put it in there. Other than that we love it here! We have been sooooo blessed since we’ve gotten married! Every piece of furniture we have has been given to us for FREE! Even our vacuum! Well, our dining room table cost us a whopping $45, with the chairs included! Amy Shupe found it on Craigslist and when we went to pick it up we offered to buy 2 lamps from the lady but she just gave them to us!

So the weekend after moving into our home we left! And headed off to Oklahoma for Jordan’s older brother Jason’s wedding. The Baldwin’s had 2 wedding this summer too! We left Thursday at 5pm and drove ALL night! Once we arrived in Amarillo at about 3am we were exhausted, so we stopped in some random parking lot and slept for a couple hours. I’m not sure how long it took us to get there, but I can promise you it was too long! But well worth it! All of the family was there and the wedding was so beautiful! There were trees everywhere and it overlooked a really pretty lake. We had so much fun hanging out with all the family! On Sunday, after sacrament meeting we left Tahlequah, OK. and headed home. We left at noon and got home at 2 in morning! Yes, we are speed demons! We have been to our share of weddings this summer too! Jason & Ashley, and they had 2 receptions, Jordan’s cousin got married, my friend from Kingman Kamber Butler and more to come. It seems like all our friends and families are getting married!

Since we’ve been back we’ve been fixing up our little home and getting ready for school. I’m excited for school, now I have something to do!! Haha (unfortunately I’m still on the job hunt). So I can put all my time into my classes. I’m taking 2 Elementary Ed classes (one of which is online and doesn’t start until Oct 18th), a math class on how to teach math, and a world religions class (just because I need one more credit to be full time). Jordan, however, is NOT excited to start school. In fact, he is dreading it and is stressing out! He is taking all classes to go towards a business associates degree. This means he has to basically start all over! It’ll take about a year and half to get it. And two more years on top of that for a bachelors degree. So he isn’t too happy about how that’s panned out but what can ya do!

Some humore on our way to Oklahoma

Oh Dang! He looks goood!

We hung out with Grandma and Grandpa Baldwin almost all weekend. They are awesome! I really had fun with them!

Kamber's wedding:)

Outside the Wright House

Elder and Sister Slade! Our favorite people from Thatcher! We ran into them at Jordans cousins wedding. They knew mom and dad way back from Tolleson. They remember Toni and Haley too. They are the coolest little couple!

The Joys of Married Life

2010-07-10T13:18:00.000-07:00

Jordan and I have been married for 3 weeks now! Woo! Such an accomplishment. Things have been really good. Jordan got a job at Blue Sky (a pest control company in Mesa) that he has had like 3 interviews with already. I guess they just couldnt make up their mind but Im glad that they finally did! I however, am not having much luck with my job. I guess the manager was confused when I asked for days off for the wedding and honeymoon, because she schedueled me on all the days I was gone. Now Im not getting any hours because they think that Im unreliable. So Ive been looking for a new job, I hope I can get one soon, because it is boring at home all day! I think Ill go crazy if I have to spend another day at home!

Ill Miss My Thatcher Days

2010-05-05T22:06:00.000-07:00

I moved out of Thatcher today...for good. I have now moved in with Amy and Bob. Ive had quite some mixed feelings about leaving tho. It was sad saying goodbye to that lil town after it has given me so much! Ive made so many memories there, got to know some amazing people, found my FUTURE HUSBAND, learned so much about myself, have had lots of trials that have helped me grow and learn, grew up! (still growing;]), and so much more! As much as I hated it sometimes, it was the best place for me to be. So Ill admit, its scary to be officially gone, and itll probably take me a few days to really get used this new living arrangement but....at least Ill be gone in a month!! haha JOkES! Love Insaner and Bob! But a little part inside me tells me Ill like it soooo much better living with Jordan. It already SUCKS living 20 min away from him. Its definetly not something Im used to, compared to Thatcher when we lived just 2 streets away! Ill survive I guess...At least now I can really get my wedding plans rolling! Can I get a woot woot!

Jordan and I at the beautiful Gila Valley Temple! 5 minutes away from our houses!! Isnt that awesome!

Im Getting Married!

2010-04-13T09:21:00.000-07:00

Jordan finally popped the question! So heres the story... Last Tuesday he kidnapped me and drove me from Thatcher Scratcher all the way to Gilbert. Of course, leaving me in confusion the whole way there! He took me to the riparian in Gilbert. Its a pretty camping spot with ponds and piknic areas, right in the middle of town. His mom and sister had set up a dinner table for us. Roses, candle light, and music. We ate dinner as the sun was setting and danced to a few songs too. I know, I know, soo cute! And then with sweating palms and trembling knees he popped the question! Ok ok so he wasnt too nervous about it and I pretty much knew what was going on the whole drive up there, in fact I woke up that morning with a feeling that it was finally going to happen. But nonetheless it was very sweet and romantic! I loved every part of it! Especially my ring!!

Now I get to stress and worry over wedding plans! YAY! I cant wait to move in with AMY! And really get my plans rolling. So mark your calendars everyone for JUNE 18, 1030 am. At the Mesa Temple! The reception will be that night, not sure the exact time on that yet. Heres some pics of the Magical Night:)

Before our delicious dinner of lasagna and bread sticks and of course the wine! ;)

Still not engaged yet...

annnnnnnnddddddd.......................BAM! Engaged!!

We are so happy and excited! Its crazy cus even tho we've been talking about getting engage for the last few months, as soon as we finally did, everything changed so much. I guess now that its official, we have to look at our relationship in a different perspective and really learn how to work together! Its fun learning and growing with him!

TwentyTen

2010-01-25T15:43:00.000-08:00

Wow my life has changed so much since the Summer is Donzo post!! Haha Just kidding it really hasn't. Last semester went by really fast but kind of slow at the same time. I started out jobless, living with a girl from Africa who would bring her pimp daddy over at all hours of the night, which oddly was pretty creepy for me. So within about a week of moving in with her I HAD to get out so, me and the girl I shared a room with and a girl I lived with the semester before, moved into a little house from the 1940s and payed way too much to live there. This is Jessica and Missy. These were my roommates for part of the semester.
But not to worry, by the end of the semester i was out of that house and into another one just down the street and am now living in a 4 bedroom house with 8 girls!! Yay! Moving into 3 different places in one semester isnt hectic at all! In the mix of all of that I got a work study job at a place called Child & Family Resources, where I basically do nothing and get paid...not that I get paid alot but its better than nothing and Im really grateful that I even have it! Its almost impossible to find a job here. Everyone is looking but I haven't heard of anyone actually finding one. I also got a boyfriend! Something else everyone is looking for but noone can find! haha Well maybe they can find one but not one as great as mine:) hahh! Its been really fun getting to know him. He lives with one of my old friends from the semester before and thats how I met him. We became good friends fast. Me and my roommate Missy and him would hangout all the time. His name is Jordan, btw. After about a month of hanging out he told me he liked me and it took me a while to finally tell him that I liked him too. And the rest is history! haha So this semester should be an interesting one too. Living with 8 girls will be an adventure, theres bound to be lots of girl drama. I can feel a little tension rising already. At least the rent is cheaper tho!

Jackie, Danni, Missy and I.

These are my roommates from last spring semester, and now we get to live with eachother one more time. :) I think we're at Laguna Beach here. One Friday at midnight we decided just to go to Cali for the weekend, we drove all night and just hung out at the beach for a couple days. This is Missy, Jordan and I at the Provo temple when we went on our conference trip. Which was an awesome trip. It was my first time going so it was exciting!Me&Jordan.

I am excited to start this year, it should be an interesting one to say the least!

SuMmEr Is DoNzO

2009-07-26T14:17:00.000-07:00

Its about time I head back to Thatcher, Ive searched for a million excuses to not go back, but in the end its where I gotta be. Im excited for it though! Im living with random girls that I dont know, all of my close friends from this past year have gone their separate ways or are now married, and I have a feeling its gonna be a pain in the but to find a job. But all these are actually really good things and Im perfectly fine with it! I really need to consintrate more in my classes, do my homework, and be more spiritually intuned. Im at a loss of what I want to do in my life, what my goals are and the things I want to accomplish, how to accomplish them. I need to clear my head and figure out what the heck Im doing.

Its been a somewhat exciting summer. Ive made a few trips down to the valley. I would usually stay with Candice, this is when we floated down the Salt River, which really isnt as great as I had expected it to be. Its kinda boring and the river is REALLY dirty, but i guess it doesnt matter if your with fun people. I love going to the valley and just laying out all day and then going to the mall and dinner! Those days are the best. One night, me and a few good freinds from high school got together in Mesa and got these big peices of cardboard and slid down this huge cement hill thing. It was pretty fun and reminded me of our good times in hs! This is a pic of me and the girls at the top of the hill.

Sexy Kalie and I, when I went up to Snowflake for an exciting weekend!

All the Robles sisters! at Brandon's wedding.

One things for sure...we KNOW how to get down on the dance floor! It was so much fun hanging out with all the family when Toni and Craig came down. A blast!!

Shopping with Brit and Jessica.

E=MC2

So far So good

2009-05-13T22:22:00.000-07:00

I am outta Thatcher for the summer! OW OW! Not that I dont miss my crazy room mates, but it is sooo nice to finally be close to home! Im livin it up with Sarah and Steve now. You can bet they were way excited to have me, who wouldnt?? Especially Steve is! haha ok ok maybe he isnt but thats just because he hasnt had the whole dose of my amazingness yet! So I've been here for a day and I already got a job at the Sizzler! haha yeah its like a step up from the Corral, but baby steps, come on people! Ill be owning my own buffet in no time.

So to begin this glorious summer off I started off to a trip to good ol' Kingman, spent like 5 days there. Sounds boring, but it DEFINETLY wasnt! Well, maybe a little bit, but its nice to go to bed at a descent hour (although its not very nice when people wake you up at a completely undescent hour=), not have any obligations the next day, and just chilling up in the Haulipais with the fam! And to end the trip me, Sarah, and Amy took a journey down to Oatman! Its ok if your jealous :) but it actually wasnt too shabby; played with donkeys, watched Sarah cry as one chased her down the street, and talked to some straight up hicks. So I guess, all and all, it was a pretty fulfilling trip.

Me and Bearett feeding the donkey a carrot, Andrew giving his best pirate smile, and Madison taming the donkeys.

Yes, that is me in the Donk-A-Lope.

Update!!

2009-03-25T23:41:00.000-07:00

So as you can tell this whole blogging ordeal, hasnt been working out very well so far. It must be super hard for all of you when you come on here and there are no updates ;)

ScHoOl...is not fun! I dont know how people go off to college and spend all there days just partying away. I cant even remember the last party I went to and yet I still cant focus on school. And trust me, its not a boy thats distracting me. I guess Im just a huge procrastinator..Im trying to work on that though. Dont worry Im not failing or anything, just dont like homework! Im also still working at the coral...lame I know. But there is only like a month or so left of school and then Im quiting! YAY I cant wait for that day to come!

My roomates and I have inherited a new hobby....HIKING. We've gone a few pretty intense hikes up in Mt Graham and then another one off in some Arovypa place? It was supposed to be really pretty there with creeks and flowers and what not. We were quite disappointed when we got there and there was just a bunch of dead trees and a creek filled with gosh knows what!

Heres are most of my roomates: Jackie, Me, Danni, and Missy. Absent are Jami and Holly. :)

Im contemplating on whether or not I want to come here next semester. My only other real options are Mesa community or go to CCC in Flagg....but who knows. Any advice?? Also, Im trying to decide where I want to spend my summer. Possibly Flagg, if Sarah and Steve will except me;) or there are a couple girls in the valley I could move in with. I suck at making choices like this mainly becuase I put it off till last minute. Theres that procrastination again!

Think you know me...think again.

2009-02-03T21:50:00.000-08:00

25 Random Facts

I was tagged like 25 bazillion times with this on Facebook, so I thought 'screw facebook...its going on my blog.' ha

1. I'm a very sarcastic person..never take me completely seriously.

2. I love to spend time by myself, weird, I know.

3. I love the feeling of being sore from working out.

4. I'm a selective listener, if its not interesting to me, I can tune you out completely.

5. I love spending time with my family, I find them hilarious, and I also look up to all of them. They all have something that I admire alot.

6. I hate being cold and windy days.

7. I love the summer, I wish it was hot all year long.

8. I want to be a mom, and have tons of kids! (I'm not sure exactly yet on how many)

9. I want to serve a mission.

10. I want to live in AZ for my entire life.

11. I'm scared to leave the country.

12. If I could relive a year of my life it would be my sophmore year in high school. It was amazing but looking back now I would do it completely different.

13. I am extremely shy around certain people.

14. I don't do dumb things, or anything risky.

15. I'm mormon and I love every thing about it.

16. I wish I was a good singer!

17. I think I have too high of expectations for people. It leaves me dissapointed alot.

18. I can't stand loud people. It drives me nuts when they won't shut up! (no offense, its just annoying)

19. I like to go on drives by myself and just listen to music.

20. I know what I don't want, but I can't seem to find what I do want. Lets just say I'm very undecisive on what I want to do in life.

21. I could listen to the same song a thousand times in a row and it still won't get old.

22. My mom and dad are the most amazing people I've ever known and probably ever will.

23. I'm a very fortunate person. I have a great life!

24. I worry alot!

25. 1. I LOVE Dr. Pepper. I could drink it and only it for the rest of my life.

2009-01-19T22:44:00.000-08:00

Hi! I'm Julie. I'm new to this whole blogging ordeal, so we'll see how it goes.

Well, as of right now, I go to Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher, AZ. I'm a freshman, exciting, I know! I live in this super tiny apartment with 4 other girls!! Dont worry these girls are pretty legit, so far they all pay thier rent and arent too messy. I'd say we all get along pretty well. Word around the block says were gonna have another girl move in too, so basically we all will be partying every night!! haha just kidding mom! And too top all this off I work at the Golden Corral. I wont go into that very far, it basically explains itself. haha So, this is me to start you all off!!