Weekend Travels

So I am still trying to catch up on our latest adventures. In May, back to back weekends we were on the road! The first weekend was May 19th (Mine and Brad's 1 year of being engaged!) and we traveled down to Logan, Utah for our cousins Tara and Michael's wedding. It was such a beautiful day and I loved going to this temple! The sealing was wonderful and it was fun to be there with all of Brad's family.

MR. And MRS. PETERSON

So Happy for these two! Excited to build memories in the future!

It was so fun being there all together and meeting more of Heather's side of the Family! We all had a great time!

 Me and my sister in-law Carmen. We had so much fun together this weekend. Love you Carm!

The following weekend we traveled up to Seattle, Washington to celebrate the Life of Jane Duffy, Brad's Grandmother. She suddenly had a stroke two weeks prior and reunited with her love ones. I am saddened that I only met Grandma Duffy two times but I will cherish those memories and how she instantly accepted me into the family.

Being in Seattle that weekend, I learned so much about this wonderful lady. She was such a spiritual woman and was so loving. I learned that she has been so selfless and loved her children and grandchildren immensely. I know that one day we will reunite and that I will be able to build a great relationship with this woman. The spirit was so strong at her service. I really felt as though I could feel her presence. It was such a wonderful celebration!

Grandpa Duffy saying goodbye to his sweet wife. This was such a tender moment, He was so strong through all of these sudden events. I really admire Grandpa and love him dearly.

The GRANDSONS- minus Brian and Daniel who are serving missions

The GRANDDAUGHTERS! 

 I enjoyed spending time with Grandpa Duffy. He is such a wonderful man. We had a good heart to heart talk. So glad I could spend time with him and build this bond with him.

From past experiences with funerals, I have seen the unity of families that come together at these hard times. What a great reunion we had in celebrating Grandma's life but also what a great reunion we had to be together and build our relationships with one another.

This is the Duffy Children with their Father. How awesome it is that we could all be together during a time when we all needed it the most! Such sweet faces who could all share something in common, Love and FAMILY!  



How blessed I am to be part of this gospel. I know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is true. I am so grateful for temples and the joys that they have brought into my life, along with this wonderful family that I have been sealed into. I am grateful that families can be together forever and that we will one day reunite with loved ones who have passed before us. I know that everything in life happens according to God's plan and that if we can work through the trials he has given us, blessings will be right around the corner. I am also grateful for my own family and for my husband.

What I have realized is that everything in this world becomes so much easier when you are surrounded by those who love you. Thank you to everybody who has supported our family! Love you all!

Going Back in Time

April 2012 the Assmus Family went on a CRUISE!!!
I don't know why it took me so long to post this on my blog!

It all started after finals from winter semester! We finished well, and brad and I drove down to Utah! We stayed with Kenny and Jerah and of course had to go to a Real Salt Lake Game! It was so fun!!! :)

 We drove down to Long Beach, California and got on our Cruise ship there.

After a few days on the boat our first stop was in Cabo! We first stopped at the glass blowing factory! It was so awesome!

We loved the warm weather! This is us in a van traveling around town!

 We then stopped at Chilano Beach! It was so beautiful! Everyone pretty much snorkeled and got some sun!

I was pretty much a Lobster! 

We then went and got some Mexican Tacos! That was definitely Brad's favorite part! It was so nice having him be able to speak Spanish. He just ordered for all of us and it was all so good!

My Dad had a blast taking pictures! 

Our second day in Cabo we went on a glass bottom boat tour.  

Kenny even grew out his Mexi-Stach for the last day in Cabo! 

 Our boat took us to Lovers Beach! It was so beautiful!!

 After two days in Cabo we traveled down to Puerta Vallarta. My mom, Kenny, Brad, and I did a Canopy tour. We drove up to the jungle mountains and got on some ATVs and rode around for about a few hours until we got to our destination of the Canopy tour.

Me and Mom and some tropical gardens!

We then got to the Canopy spot we got all geared up and started climbing up the trees to go on the zip lines! It was so AWESOME and was our favorite part of our trip!

Thanks to my Mom and Dad who paid half of every ones cruise for our Christmas present! We had a blast!! Wish we were still there now!

IS THAT A DINOSAUR!!!???

We went to the Dinosaur Museum!!!

After a fun Birthday night for Brad, we decided to do some more celebrating with our Friends Kedrick and Lydia. We have been friends since we were all dating, then we got engaged around the same time, got married a week a part from each other, and now she is expecting a BABY! Kedrick's birthday is the day after Brad's so we had a fun time celebrating together!

The four of us!

 Sue the T-Rex! It is the most accurate dinosaur skeleton to ever be found!

The boys had fun testing the arm movement of a T-Rex. You definitely wouldn't be able to clap your hands if you were a T-Rex.

 This leg was huge!!

 A raptor.... (like my photography skills with the shadow?)

 A sign at the museum said that this is a the death pose of a dinosaur. When the die their muscles tense up in their neck and spine to arch that way.

 This is a skeleton of a Neck of a Long Neck Dinosaur. It couldn't fit in one display case barely even three!

 This display case was interesting to me because I have really studied this disease this past week in my environmental health class. Spina bifida is neural tube defect and can cause your spinal chord to not fully form. That is why you take Folic Acid!!! Poor dinosaur...



We had such a blast at the museum! Wish my dad could have been there to tell us some more cool facts!

Later during that evening we went to RED ROBIN! Our go to place for Birthday Dinners.

 We did this same thing last year!!! On the Left are the pictures from the celebrating of their 22nd birthdays, and on the right is the celebrating of their 23rd birthdays!

Not Much has changed!!! LOL

But it is so fun to celebrate with friends that we love! Thanks so much!!

Oh How I love this boy!! 

Bradley Boy is 23!!!

A few days before Brad's Birthday, I asked him what he wanted for his Birthday dinner. I asked him if he wanted to go out or for me to cook. He asked for Mom's Lasagna!!  

So what did I do......???? I called my mom to see how to make her LASAGNA!!

And let me tell you... It turned out GREAT!!!

I also baked up some garlic bread!

 We had Nicole and Nathan and our favorite nieces over for a few min! They were so sweet to bring Brad a special B-day surprise!! We love spending time with them even if it is for a few minutes!!

Brad reading my card!

 A little gift basket with one of our favorite MOVIES!!!

(I love that he can still be such a kid!!)

 His real present from me was this SWEET Watch!!

A special surprise came in the mail from Mom and Dad Assmus!

What could it BE??

SOME SWEET KEEN SANDALS!!!

 (My dad has these same sandals and on our cruise Brad had mentioned that he used to have a pair but they got stolen!)

Good thing my Mom is a good listener!! 

 She also sent us a picture of us from the Cruise!

 THANKS MOM AND DAD!!!

ROOT BEER from NATHAN!!

Brad has already had a few of them!!

Later that night Brad and I went to the Avengers! Literally since we had seen the preview for the movie back in the fall, Brad had been counting the days til his birthday for this movie to come out!!! He also had been watching the trailers and sneak peek clips on YouTube for about 2 weeks now! It was so good and pretty funny! I love to see my Baby have a good time!



I am so grateful for all of our loved ones who made Brad's Birthday so special! Thanks to The Duffy's with sending him a REI Gift Card! Moments ago he just bought a Sleeping Bag! Thank you too for all of those who called him and thought of him on his special day!

Happy Birthday Hubby!! I love you SO Much!!