ALASTAIR + LALEINIA

Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, CA It has been decided that 2011 was officially the best year of our lives so far. So much has happened, most importantly getting married in the Oakland, CA temple in April. Since then, life has been wonderful and we have been blessed more than we realize. We really are thankful to our friends and family, and most importantly to God, our Heavenly Father, for a great 2011. Who knows what 2012 has in store for us! For New Years Eve, we decided that we would go down to Santa Cruz to see the Natural Bridges and celebrate a New Year. After the sun went down, we went to the Arcade by the Santa Cruz boardwalk to play some Skeeball and other favorite games. After burning through all of our tokens, we were amazed to see that it was only 8:30pm, and so we jumped in the car and drove to San Francisco for the New Years Fireworks. And what a decision that was. As we were stuck in the crazy traffic out of San Francisco, we talked and created our bucket lis

Following the age old tradition, December 27th had to be spent in the city of San Francisco. In true Wharf style, it was appropriate and necessary that Alastair would wear his yellow coat. He did. They didn't really do much, but being there was enough. Memorable moments include getting a coveted free parking space, miles away from their final destination, and eating at Chowders on Pier 39. However, it must be said that the time spent at the arcade was not only educational, but fun. Alastair and Laleinia spent large amounts of money ($8) that would make any parent cringe, but the games were so enjoyable that the cash was a small price to pay for the wonderful experience that was the museum of past and modern arcade history.

It was long, it was winding, and it was a road. That was our trip. We left Rexburg for Modesto making stops in Salt Lake City, Provo, St. George, Las Vegas and Barstow (for our sins). Some highlights from our trip: Salt Lake City: In the Tabernacle at Temple Square, Lain found this wonderful seat. We were trying to decide which seat would be the worst, can you imagine sitting right behind this pillar? We didn't get married in Salt Lake, but we got our picture here anyways! We were joined on our trip by Chris and Naty. Also worth a special mention was Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, which we saw in the cinema with Kip.  Las Vegas: Upon arriving at the Imperial Palace on the Las Vegas Strip, we were notified that we would be upgraded from a normal room to the deluxe bed chamber. Bounding into the room, Alastair told Laleinia that the view from their deluxe room would surely overlook the lights of the strip. Upon ripping back the curtai

Since Alastair is in Pocatello on some business class excursion and he woke me up really early and we haven't written in a while, I thought I'd give this blog thing a try! We officially have no place to call home. We are vagabonds, or nomads, whatever term you prefer! Personally, I prefer the word vagabond because I have no home and no job. Yesterday was my last shift putting away books and more books at D.I. When Alastair and I were both working, I joked that I was doing more manual labor than him (Alastair sat in front of a computer while I lifted many heavy objects and was constantly on my feet). Nonetheless we both pulled our weight and helped each other out financially!  Another thing in our life is finishing up this week... SCHOOL! Let me just say, I am so ecstatic that school is almost done! We have been so busy with projects, class trips, laminating, print jobs, tests, etc. Alastair is such a smart cookie and it amazes me! Words cannot describe how intelligent