GNO - GIRLS NIGHT OUT!

We decided to switch things up a little bit for Friday's GNO. We played beauty shop and did face masks, hair masks, and foot scrubs. It's never fun to do your own, so we took turns being the client and being the massage therapist. Meanwhile we tried to watch Pride and Prejudice but we ended up talking and telling stories. And of course everytime Erin's husband Matt walked it, we were talking about something more girly than he wanted to hear about! Isn't that how it always works?

Here's us before...sad, sad creatures.


Here's are pics of us during our beautification...scary creatures.




Here's a quick shot of me after...and the girls.

Road Trip to Cinque Terre - Italy (Trip Leader Talmadge, Navigator Lang, Hike Master Framy

Cinque Terre is a beautiful national park in the north western part of Italy. I heard about this not so hidden gem a couple months ago, and I decided it would be a great place to visit while Aubrey was in town. Although I started planning the trip a month in advance, we (Josh, Aubrey, and I) found ourselves scrambling to get everything in order the day before we left. First of all, we couldn't find a place to stay because CT has a limited number of hotels and everything was booked solid (not a problem, we'll just sleep under the stars for a couple of nights - even though one of my friends was arrested for camping in CT a couple years ago). Secondly, when I went to book our train tickets I was informed of a rail strike in Italy and there would be no way for me to get back in time for work on Monday (not a problem, I'll just buy the car we we're planning to get anyway). After pleading with the dealership to get the car ready in time, registering for a Swiss license, obtaining insurance for the car, and printing off detailed maps for our road trip, we we're ready for our 6am departure the next day.

Josh

Tal

Aubrey

We arrived in the most nothern town of CT (Monterosso) Friday afternoon. After locating a couple potential camp sites and checking out the latest European swim wear fashions (please see Aubrey's blog aka "Miss Independent" if you would like to see some of the pics), we decided to hike from the first city (Monterosso) to the second city (Vernazza).


Monterosso(Left) Vernazza(Right)

I decided that I'm not cut out for the story telling...and I figure none of you really care. Here's the summarized version and some more pics.On Friday night I said, "The only thing that could make this more perfect would be fireworks." Less than 2 minutes later fireworks started.

We slept on top of a parking garage because we (Josh) didn't want to haul our gear to the awesome camp site we found earlier that day. I think Josh and Aubrey got drunk because they had the most random conversation as they drifted off to sleep.

I woke up to Aubrey standing over me and forcing me to get out of bed so we could be on the hiking trails before 7am.

The last city, Riomaggiore

Lovers Lane

Josh cliff jumping

Vernazza

Tons of Seafood

Hundreds of Stairs leading up to Corniglia

Hikemaster & Trip Leader on the trail

Stopping to take a break

Here's a guy swimming next to his boat

Before we left, we had to ditch a crazy Italian train policeman because he wanted to charge us 25 EURO for not stamping our tickets. In the end, we hiked the entire 7 miles between all 5 cities, went cliff jumping, snokeled for a couple hours, came up with a nickname for everyone, and only had two girly momemts. Yep - pretty much the perfect trip.

Aubrey In Town (book 3 of series)

Aubrey and I on Mt. Pilatus

Aubrey was in town for three weeks and became more of a live-in cousin than a houseguest. When Tal & I got home from work last night we were like, "where's Aubrey?" knowing very well she left for the airport yesterday. We had some goodtimes while she was here. One of my favorites was when she asked, "what are those little things in your fridge, they're pretty good?" I looked and we realized she had eaten one of the baby food cartons left over from baby Jay's stay with us. Man did we tease her. She told us to try it and I did...not my cup of tea.

I got to take a half day off work so we decided to go up to Mt. Pilatus in Alpnachstad by cogwheel train and then down to Lucern by cable car. We had a beautiful view and a fun time talking to the local alphorn player & the tourists from California, Arizona, & Spain. But it wasn't long before the clouds rolled in. Luckily, the rain didn't start until we were on our way back down.

One night we went to this little town at the end of the lake called Rapperswil. We walked around and shared pizza at a little Italian place. It was fun but I think these two got a little carried away singing in the rain.

We were also able to witness a beautiful sunset over Lake Zurich. This is not the best shot of it b/c by the time we got a picture where I was somewhat okay with the way I looked, the sun was about set.

Our friend Aarika also came to town for a few of the days Aubrey was here. She was a blast and we enjoyed having her with us. Here's a pic of the four of us in front of our church.

Aubrey & I in Africa (I'm taking the picture). Yeah right, I wish.

Aubrey painted my toes! And not just any paint job...she french tipped them just the way I love them. THANKS AUB!

By the way, we found the bull. Tally was afraid of him getting too wet so we had to take him out of the shower. He's back on the clock where he belongs.

Connellys & Johnsons in Town (book 2 of series)

We had Mike, Anna, Jay, Lee, & Erlene stay with us for a few days and we wish it could have been longer and we wish we didn't have to work! We were able to take one day off with them and go to Lucern. That day happened to fall on my birthday as well so I was spoiled. Anna & her mom made me brownies for a cake and since we couldn't find candles, we lit a house candle and I blew that out! It was quite silly but at least my spit wasn't all over the dessert!

Zurichfest was going on while they were here so we left Jay with Grandma & Grandpa and went up to the city to party. Except for the huge moshpit crowd we got stuck in, we had fun.

The boys even decided to match (accidentally, but we liked teasing them).

We watched fireworks and the boys even got a chance to try their hand at surfing.




While here, Lee crocheted a blanket for the baby. It's blue, which I love for girls, and Tally's so excited that it is BYU colors. They also got Special K some German baby books so both mom and baby can learn! Even though the weather was a little cool and rainy, I think they enjoyed the break from the hot Sevilla sun. It was so fun to see how Jay had grown and we just barely missed him starting to crawl! I guess we'll just have to plan another visit. Thanks you guys for the goodtimes and being such great house guests, especially when I was sick. Can't wait to have you back. ;)

Happy 4 Year Anniversary!

Today marks mine and Tally's 4 years since being married in the Los Angeles Temple. Of course, this morning started out crazy as my alarm didn't go off at 5:30 but 6:30 and I'm leaving to Geneva on business today for 2 days. I know, I'm a bad wife. We decided we'll celebrate this weekend. Here's a few pics of our wedding day. I had wanted to do so much more for this special occassion, but it will have to wait...


Oh, shout out to Scott & E!!

Changes in the Price Household

MY BELLY

This was taken today from the top of Mt. Pilatus. I'm 32 weeks now. It's amazing how fast time flies when you're having fun. Special K (no we haven't decided on a name) is healthy and already a hearty 2 kilograms or 4.4 pounds. I'm already starting to get nervous that we may have a fatty on our hands and I will admit, that scares me. I want her to be a healthy weight, but I also know what's in must come out and I don't know how that's going to work. What I do know is we have the next Mia Hamm in my belly because trust me, she practices her soccer skills all the time. She's especially good at knee kicks. Here's her latest photo. It's not very good at all and as usual, she's covering her face but it's the best I've got. She still has her head down, so that's a good thing.

Here are my feet from my latest point of view. They're getting further and further away. Notice that they're NOT painted and it's summer. Everytime I try I either get a cramp or my heartburn flares up so I've given up. I think I've almost convinced Tally to do them for me but we're not there yet. Plus, the thought of what they would look like afterwards scares me. Oh, and I think I've started getting some "warm-up" contractions. They're not painful, not close together, my belly just gets really hard and then softer again.

OUR HAIRDOS
We both got summer haircuts to handle the heat. Janelle, I know this picture doesn't do it justice but I just can't do it as well as you can! I can never do it the same way as the stylist! Tally decided to go for the buzz cut in preparation for his trip to Cinque Terre, Italy. Basically, they are driving down with no hotels booked hoping to hike all day and sleep under the stars. It's definitely not a trip for pregnant people so I'm sitting this one out. Sounds like an adventure.

Tally made me take his picture off b/c he was not happy about any of the pictures I took of him. I'll have to wait until he gets back to get a good one. I'll post it then.
OUR NEWEST ADDITION

We have finally entered the world of owning a car in Europe. Since new cars in Switzerland are outrageously priced, we got a great used car. We finally took it home from the dealership tonight and I'm in love. Just kidding, but it will be nice to be able to drive to church, the store on occasion, and on road trips. I just hope they don't beat it up too much this weekend. We went from the Turbo to the station wagon which I think tells a lot about the direction life is heading...

I still have lots more to blog about - Mike & Anna's trip & Aubrey's trip so far. We love our guests and welcome more!