Date Night Drives

Tonight after dinner, Tyler and I hopped in the truck and took off on an adventure!

This adventure took us to a lovely little town called Winterhaven, CA. 

Then we hit up downtown Yuma, and went across the Ocean to Ocean Highway. 

I'd say exploring your town makes for a great date night, I can't wait for more fun date night Yuma adventures!

Have you explored your town?

What are your favorite hot-spots in your town?

Let us know, we're always looking for new adventures! :)

Why My Husband Is The Sweetest.

So fun news...I am no longer just a Housewife of Yuma County....I'm now a volunteer too!

Tyler works pretty closely with the higher-ups of the hospital, and when Machele found out I had moved here, she asked if I would be interested in volunteering. 

I figured since we wouldn't be here too long, getting a job would be silly, but volunteering would be fun! 

(Not to mention...looks great on a resume :) )

So I went through the training and tests, and today was my first day. 

 first day selfie...totally necessary

I am working with the Community Relations/Marketing department. I'm pretty excited, hopefully this will help me decide if marketing is something I would be interested in pursuing for school and as a career. Plus, the girls that run this department are super cool. And normal. 

#hallelujah 

And now the part about why my husband is the sweetest.

I came home from 'work' to find this sweet love note!

And then after running some errands, I came home to put the groceries in the fridge and noticed this one!

AND THEN when I got out my laptop to do some bloggin' and such, I found this!!

Love notes are the best. 

Also Tyler is the best.

Happy Wednesday!

Breakfast at Joe's

This morning I got to go to breakfast with my sweet little sister and her friend Georgia!

Hearing stories of High School [the teachers, the classes, the boys] was so funny. 

That Georgia had me giggling all morning! She's such a hoot, I'm so glad Holly has good friends like her. 

Speaking of good friends, Sean Wade also joined us. We started reminiscing about our High School days...and as fun as Highland High was...I am SO glad that chapter of my life is over. :)

(Holly loves eating breakfast with me. obviously.) 

Looks heavenly, right?! 

it was. it really was. 

It was a delicious breakfast with lovely company and lots of laughs!

On a less delicious note; I mentioned in an earlier post that cute Tyler tweaked his back.

Turns out it's a little more serious than we originally thought.

He had an MRI done yesterday, and we go in to the doctors Monday to find out more info.

I'll keep y'all posted, but in the meantime, please keep Tyler in your prayers!

YOU'RE INVITED!!!

Little

Ms. Lex

Beads

Grand Opening Party!

WHEN:

Thursday, April 24, 2014

7:00-9:00pm

(Come and go as you please!)

WHERE:

4494 E. Barbarita Ct.

Gilbert, AZ 85234

Come view the latest styles in

bubblegum bead necklaces!

All attendees will be entered in a

drawing for a free custom necklace!

**extra entry for each purchase**

Winner to be announced 

Friday, April 25th via Instagram 

(( follow @littlemslexbeads ))

Getting to know YUMA

So I've been here a little over 2 months, and I'm ashamed to say I really haven't done much exploring. I've stayed in my little 4 mile radius...too nervous to venture outside of it. 

But yesterday, things changed. I went on an Adventure!

(It was to get some donuts, but still, it was outside of my radius.) 

 And boy-oh-boy was it worth it. 

Donut Corral, as  you may have guessed, is a little ma-n-pa shop in the Foothills. 

They serve everything from donuts to pies to breakfast burritos. {Quite the mix} haha! 

The staff is friendly and knew mostly every customer in there by name. 

This is why I love small towns :)

 (yes, there were 6 in that box...but I ate one before I took a picture)

Donut Corral out-did themselves. They sure do serve a mean donut. 

I can't wait to expand my horizons and try out some more of these Yuma-only restaurants.

And yes, I'll keep y'all posted because I know you're dying to know all the details for your next trip to good ol' Yuma, AZ!! ;)

And now as I finish typing this i'm trying not to drip maple frosting on my keyboard. Yum! 

KSL

Our boy Nate was featured on KSL.com today! 

It's an awesome article written by a friend of Nate's, Brooke Porter.

She did an amazing job.

Brooke nailed it on the head when she wrote, 

"It’s hard to not to have faith in someone who is caught smiling in every hospital picture, proclaiming to the world that he still plans on becoming a doctor — whether or not he gains functions in his legs again. Seems like this Aikele has more than one win left in his future."

Nate definitely has many more wins in his horizon, and we are thankful to be here cheering for him along the way!

View the full article HERE

I was texting Nate earlier congratulating him on the article and asking for an update, and he replied that he is feeling better every day. His only request is an IV filled with Diet Mtn Dew. Hahaha! That's our Nate, he really must be feeling better! :)

Monday Mornings...

Nothing says monday morning like a little leak!

(A little leak that floods the garage & living room)

Timeline of Today

5:00am: Tyler heads out to work, but as he opens the bedroom door, he notices a shrieking sound. After tracing it outside, he sees that there was a pipe that had burst open in the garage, ripping the drywall clear off and leaving a nice puddle covering the entire floor. (see below)

 Opening the garage, the water floods the entire driveway...

 ...and front walk way.

Walking back inside, he notices the living room looks a little glassy.

5:05am: I wake up, and hearing Tyler scramble around the house and that nasty shrieking sound, I hop out of bed to see what's up. 

5:10am: After searching everywhere, a nice neighbor who happened to be outside shows us where the shut off is. Tyler shuts off the water, and we begin cleaning up. 

5:45am: When we have everything on towels and shoved into the kitchen, Tyler heads off to work and I start vacuuming.

6:00 - 8:00am: 3 of these and a few towels later, the floor is finally dry! 

8:30am: Tyler gets some big fans, and still not being able to get in touch with the Landlord, we set them up to start drying both inside and out.

10:00am: The Landlord FINALLY comes and starts renovation.

By 10:30am we finally have running water, and I get to shower and officially start my day! :)

In the meantime, Tyler tweaked his back and has been in excruciating pain all day.

HAPPY MONDAY!