Carpes in Coronado

My freshman year of college I lived in Heleman Halls (BYU) and met some serious LIFE LONG FRIENDS! Many of us lived together in the Avenues our sophomore year and have stayed in touch over the years. We called ourselves "The Carpes" because our motto freshman year was Carpe Diem. Silly? Yes. But who cares man, we had so much fun together traveling, staying up late and just being silly. The best part about this group of friends though is that ALL of our husbands get along as well as we do. That is not an easy thing to accomplish. So, when we get together every three years we don't have a girls trip, we make it a couples trip! Our husbands are always just as excited about seeing everybody as the girls are. I love it!

My freshman roommate and SIL's little sister, Liz's (yes that was an arranged roommate set up by Emily & Ryan) parents own a beautiful beach home on Coronado (just off San Diego) and that's where we got to have this year's Carpe reunion. Actually, it's where we've had all of our Carpe reunions thus far. It's just such a perfect spot to host a large group! Thanks Liz for always offering such an amazing place and for hosting us. We love you!

Okay, on to the trip details...

We enjoyed all sorts of fun activities, but they never got started until around noon when we finally got out of our pajamas. We just had too much fun in the mornings sitting around talking and catching up. Once we got going though the girls enjoyed mani/pedis while the boys did who knows what, strolls along the island streets, good food both home cooked & at restaurants, swimming at the Del Coronado, the boys & Ashley went surfing, bike rides, laughing/talking by the fire, playing games etc etc. It was SUCH a FUN weekend get-a-way!

 

 We often split up boys at one table and girls at the other. It made it easier for the boys to talk about business and other boy topics and the girls to talk about parenting and boob jobs. :)

 We had 3 October birthdays to celebrate.

 I'm not sure what's happening here with Mike & McKay.

 Craig & Kristin Mills

 Todd & Ashley Harris

 Jeff & me

 Liz & Mike Ord

 McKay & Karissa Winkle (and their little nursing Harper)

 Jeno & Adam Winn

 I'm not even going to try and explain what is happening here, but it was FUNNY!

Looking at these pictures makes me want to go back already. My only complaint is that the trip was too short! I just love all of these people so much. I'm so blessed to have so many wonderful friends in my life. I have to mention the Carpes that were very missed on this trip: Andi & Mark, Chelsea & Grant, Jaime & Jon & Hilary. Hopefully in three years everyone will be able to come! I'm already looking forward to it.