So, like I said earlier, the McRae boys came and visited us in Alaska! And on one of the days, my dad and brother Russell took us fishing. And if I do say so myself, we did pretty good :) Another added bonus was that instead of the foretasted pouring rain, it was sunny and beautiful! So enjoy the pictures!
We caught halibut, salmon, pacific cod and ling cod
Bryce caught his biggest halibut so far
Bret got a pretty good one too
And Conner caught this Ling Cod
Yeah, it's a pretty freaky looking fish
Here's another view to give you an idea of just how weird of a fish it was!
We also went bear watching a few different nights. On the last night they were in town we headed out in the rain and saw quite a few of the bears! We saw 2 mama bears: 1 with 2 cubs and 1 with 3 and a few other grown bears as well. It was pretty sweet :)
We absolutely loved having Bryce's dad and brothers come visit us :) And just 10 days after they left, we got to go to California to spend a few days with them at the beach house! Yes, Bryce and I actually got a few days of real summer and it was just what the 2 of us needed :) Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures :( But that's because I just left my phone in the room the whole time and enjoyed the waves, sand, and sun with my husband, in-laws, and some of their friends :) I also got to meet more of Bryce's extended family and I got to know everyone a little bit more and I would have to say-I really did luck out marrying into the family that I did. I absolutely love it!
On Saturday we went back to the desert and the next morning we took off and drove the 12 hours back to Utah. We stopped and saw Mark and Amy (a companion of Bryce's from his mission and his wife) and then we got our car from my Grandma Joyce's house and we got to see Grandma, my sister Jenny and her boyfriend Dallon, and SURPRISE I got to see one of my best friends from high school. Dezi and her boyfriend Sione. It was really nice to just see them for a few minutes but then we had to continue on our way home. We made it back to our apartment around 11:30 and started the school the next morning; Bryce had class at 8:30 and I had it at 9.
In other news: Bryce got a job with the Aggie Shuttle (the school shuttle) and he also has some hours that BestBuy is offering him! Such a relief that there's already a job. I have still been hunting for one but I am really excited for an interview I'm having next week- so we'll see how it goes!
Well that's pretty much what's been going on with us in a quick little segment. So now I must run to finish cleaning and doing homework and hopefully having an awesome date night! Still working on the details :) But have a great day everyone!
