Happiness

  The kids are back in school! Declan is in 7th grade- Wahoo!- and Rosie is in 1st. They got Father's blessings that first week of school and are super excited to be back! Rosie is proud to not be in kinder anymore and to be a first grader! Declan is excited to have 7 different teachers and choose his own electives. Mom is excited to have a little extra free time until she gets a job. Dad is busy with all the new first year law students. Asher got a job working at Green Machine pest control. Life is good!

  In the end of June, we celebrated 30 years of having graduated from High School!! Can you believe it? It's crazy! We were going over ideas of what to do for a reunion and I thought that a cruise would be a good idea. My friend Suzi took that idea and ran with it! We included those who graduated from the class of 95 and 97 too since we wanted to get more people on board.  We took a short three day cruise to Ensenada, Mexico leaving from Long Beach. It was such a blast! We ate, walked the deck, read, slept, lounged in the sun and explored the dock in Mexico. The food was great and I didn't get sick once which is rare for me in a new place. It was wonderful seeing our old friends from High School. We were thrilled that some of our friends were staying right across the hall and we did a lot together. My sister Larissa went and it was fun spending some chill time with her too!  Josh was with the kids for 5 days and he deserves a medal! It was a wonderful reunion and I'm so g...

    On a warm July 17th evening, Elizabeth and Anzul got married at the Phoenix Court House with his family and ours present. We were so excited to see these two joined in marriage! Elizabeth was stunning in her white dress and Anzul looked very handsome. The courthouse was packed with couples wanting to get married. The Judge was very sweet and funny and asked how they met and what their plans were. Afterwards we took pictures and went out to dinner at North Italia. It was a wonderful evening and we were so blessed to be a part of it! Welcome to our family, Anzul! Congratulations, Mr and Mrs Tirmizi! We love you!!

Jonah and Taylen are getting married in a little over two weeks on August 22nd! Here are a few pictures from their first look and bridals.They are such a cute couple! They get along so well and are a just a match made in Heaven! We love you guys and are so excited for you to start your own family together!