CALIFORNIA...Post Grad Vacation!!!

So after all the excitement of graduation we decided to unwind with a little vacation. We put packing on the back burner and headed out to Sunny California (even though Arizona is way more sunnier). We saved our pennies and spent an entire day at the happiest place on earth, DISNEYLAND! We were there from open to close and it.was.fabulous! 

We took this picture in 2007 when we were dating...

So we tried to re-create it HERE in 2011! We kinda forgot where we were exactly in front of the castle, but you get the idea lol!

We waited in live to see Mickey...

AND Minnie! Overall it was a great day at Disney. We road all our favorite rides, shopped up and down Mainstreet and eat our favorite foods!

After Disney we headed down to San Diego to stay with our T-bird friends Brad and Vanessa. They were gracious enough to share their condo in Carlsbad, a beautiful beach resort on the coast. Us girls spent the day lounging on the sand while the boys tried their hand at long boarding. You can't beat a day at the beach!

                           

While in CA, Daniel and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary. That's right folks, THREE YEARS! We kicked it off with burgers at Five Guys and then the Soccer game (guess who picked the soccer game). Nonetheless, it was tons of fun!

It's been a wonder three years and we are excited to see what this next year will bring us :)

Commencement Ceremony

The Graduation Ceremony was on Friday morning and although long, was a great celebration of all the Thunderbird's hard work. Below are some pics of Daniel walking in the processional and receiving his diploma (sorry the pics are such poor quality). 

Daniel after the recessional all smiles!

Brody, Brad and Dan (the three amigos)

Dan's parents, sister Rachel and her husband Scott (and baby Jane) made the trip out for this past weekends events. It was fun to have guests in town to celebrate Dan's great achievement. Thanks you guys!

After all the hustle and bustle we had lunch at Abuelo's in honor of Daniel. It's been a CRAZY week but not it's all over. Now it's saying goodbye to friends and preparing ourselves to embark on a new adventure!

Congratulations Daniel :)

Graduation Open House

So in our ward at church there are three other T-birds that Daniel began and now ended the MBA program with. Dan became good friends with the boys while I became good friends with their wives. It was a fun experience going through the program while creating friendships and memories that will last for many years. 

In honor of our graduation, the four of us wives put together an open house for our graduating boys. It was a dessert bar equipped with fresh fruit, cookies, rice krispies, cream puffs, cakes and a chocolate fountain! And if I do say so myself, it was a success!!!

Friends and family from all around came to congratulate our boys. Classmates of Daniel's from school stopped by as well as many friends from church. We have been blessed with many great people in our lives during our time here in Arizona and they will not be forgotten!

(left to right) Brody, Daniel, Jeremy, Scott...I'm so happy that Dan made such good friends and was able to go through this journey with such great influences.

This is all of us, our T-bird family! It's hard to realize that shortly we will be scattered to the four corners of the world! Thunderbird will forever hold a special place in our hearts <3