Tempe City League Champions!

Matt's been playing basketball in the Tempe City League with some guys from his work. They were undefeated this season, and they won the championship game. Matt made the most three pointers on his team! They are going to have to fight over the plaque to see who gets to display it on his desk! They are all planning on wearing their winning t- shirts to work today to show off.

Venice Beach

Yesterday we flew to Venice Beach California, for the day, with our friends Cassie and Brigham. The weather was a beautiful 78 degrees (a little overcast, but definitely better then 112 degrees at home!!). It was fun to see the performers on the beach, and Matt even got a little bit of a workout climbing a rope that was at the park on the beach. We didn't actually go in the water (I think I saw a sign that said the water temp was 68 degrees), but it was fun to lay in the sand and enjoy being at the beach.

Matt's Dad

We recently found out that Matt's dad has cancer for the second time. He is going through chemo and fighting really hard to get better. If you want to check out his blog it's http://www.ihatecancer-mike.blogspot.com. We are having a garage sale on August 2nd to try and raise money to help with medical expenses and other things since he hasn't been able to work since starting treatments. If you want to donate anything for the garage sale please let me know!

Hawaii

Matt and I just got back from Maui today! It was so much fun there. We got a great deal last minute on priceline.com, and we stayed at the Marriot in Wailea. We spent lots of time snorkeling, and we swam with the turtles. We saw the sunrise above the clouds on Mount Haleakala. We had to get up at 2 in the morning to drive there in time, and it was freezing cold! We also drove to Hana which is on the rain forest side of the island. It was very beautiful there with tons of waterfalls and a black sand beach. The drive there took 3 hours on a windy road that was only 55 miles long. There was traffic both directions, but in some parts the street went down to one lane so we had to wait and take turns. I think that it was the scariest drive of my life. You couldn't tell who was coming up around the corner most of the time. We were lucky to get a free upgrade to a convertible, so we got to "enjoy" the ride with the top down.

Rocky Point

For our anniversary in May we went to Rocky Point to see Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers play. They play there twice a year, and we like to go whenever we can. I've sort of been obsessed with Roger since I was like 15. Of course, he's not as good looking as Matt is though. While in Rocky Point we stayed at a condo in Bella Sirena. We had an awesome view of the beach. I love that place!