Idaho.

My exotic husband has been all over. Alaska, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, etc....but J has never spent some REAL time in Idaho and Utah. Although I know we will go back many times in the future, I feel like I have SO MUCH TO SHOW HIM this time around! We only have a week, but I definitely plan on taking him to....
-Pepperidge Farms Cookie Factory-Milano Cookies are J's favorite. He will FREAK when he sees that we can get a BAG of the "not-perfect" ones for cheap
-Gossner Cheese Factory-It's just a classic
-Temple Square-When we go next month, we will have been married 11 months and 1 week! Time to revisit!
-Cafe Rio-Oh how I miss their salads!
-We are going to visit my cute little Korean Grandma. She makes the BEST Korean food....She already loves J because when he met her, he started with "ahn nyeong ha se yo" (hello), and she BEAMED with delight!
-Hopefully go to Rodizio Grill-All meat. J. Will. Be. In. Love.
-We are going to go camping-EVERY time I bring up camping, J says, "I've been camping my whole life, living off of the land in SAMOA." -Oh honey, we only camp for leisure in America.
-I am so excited! Haven't been home for a year and it is TIME! It's still a month away and I am still so dang excited!!!

The Scanlan Family

Well,
Honestly, this summer is going ridiculously TOO fast. We have been having WAY TOO MUCH FUN.
I have yet to fill you in on SO many things...so let's start with ALASKA.
After being rejected on the first stand by flight, waiting 7 hours, and then FINALLY getting there, we met tons of family. *Picture this.... Grandpa Scanlan-with his 10 of 12 children there, all with their spouses, with their 3-7 children, who are all there with their spouses, with their 3-10 children.... I met them ALL! It was SO fun. I  thought my family of 6 was alot....who was I kidding?! I learned more about Samoan culture. I learned to love that family oh so much! I didn't get to talk to alot of people, because everyone spoke Samoan, but they were fabulous. We went to visit glaciers, we saw animals, we went shopping *yay!*, and I got to see my dear friend Amanda and her little girl who I had never met! It was such a nice little break to get off of the island.
**And now we are set to leave island again next month for a Johnson get together....can't WAIT!

Oh ALASKA!

A small fyi.....
J & I are in Alaska for the week. Here for a reunion, we have been eating, eating, eating, eating, EATING, shopping, meeting 45+ new family members, and eating. It has been crazy.
Did I mention the sun doesn't go down? Ever?
Sleep will have to wait for Hawaii nights.
More to come later.
For now, we are late for another feast....yikes!

Daddy Day

Love to the pops out there. I am lucky enough to have two dads. They love me, protect me, give me advice....I don't know what I would do without them.

Someday when J is a dad.....
our kid is going to be doing this......

(We found this kid at a break dance comp last weekend. He might be 7.)



Why will our kids be doing that?
Well....for those that don't know.....
J does this.....
(He's the short goofy one)

What a goof! I love him. That's WHY I love him. He is goofy, makes me laugh, he makes himself laugh, he's cool, he's suave, he's hot, he's hilarious. He'll be a great dad someday. So for now,
Happy Potential Dad Day!

I have been feeling.....a little.....blah.
A little inadequate.
Needing a pick me up.
That's why....
I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS

I LOVE THE BEACH.

We love the BEACH! Saturday was FINALLY filled with ocean, sand, sandwiches, music, & friends. A GREAT way to relax before J starts another school term. I'm back to work tomorrow and hopefully find a second job for the summer. Back to busYness! Gotta love the times in between the chaos!

A Can of WHAT??

So.
It SEEMS I need to do some family history searching.
DEFINITELY need to talk to the Jaliz's parents.
Why?
Because I JUST learned, that just a few generations ago, Jaliz's family took his grandmother's last name-Scanlan.
The grandfather's last name was.....dun, dun, dun....
Filifili-Tuna.
As in TUNA. The FISH?
And I am no pro in Samoan, but Filifili means "choose".
Choose Tuna!
How did I not know this?!!?
I just wanted to share this with you all.
I am happy with the last name Scanlan :)