alright im BACK

i took a break from blogging and i probably needed it! i probably would have said somethings i would have went back regretting! sooo where do i start! i have missed so much!

lets start with my trip to OMAHA for the college world series...

jordan and i went to omaha to meet mom dad bryan and my two other brother bryce and colin. i hadnt seen colin in what seemed like YEARS! it was so much fun. we were there from opening ceremonies until the end... the week was filled with lots and lots of food, a gym membership that cost $40, tomato watches (i had a speech problem the whole week-tornado watches), lots of laundry, laughs, screaming, and stress followed up with fun & laughs. the gamecocks ended up winning the entire series. scraping by with what i call lots of baseball God luck. anyone who watches, plays, or loves baseball gets this. the baseball Gods were for sure on the gamecocks side. i enjoyed every minute of it and was so excited to be apart the single most amazing moment in a college players career. this is a shortened edited version of the end of the game... i was freaking out so excuse the shotty video!

next forth of july came and went...

we got home and that weekend was forth of july. i feel like we didnt even have time to settle in at ALL-but we had plans with family. Reese and Stephanie came up to visit and we had a blast with them. we went to billings for a day trip. had some AMAZING thai food and Steph & Reese got a new kitten-which by the way was the cutest thing EVER! then we headed home and we got an unbelievable amount of fireworks thanks to ray (my father in law)... it was awesome. 2 city girls with what we like to call illegal fireworks...LOTS AND LOTS OF THEM!!

us with fireworks GALORE

the whole family went for a picnic and hike that was dangerous and scary but was beyond successful! we had a picnic first then hiked up to the waterfalls-well as far as we could go to a sign where a girl died and her last name was peterson-super scary!! it was slippery and we got soaking wet and REALLY dirty but it was so fun!

me and steph near the top

steph and her sweet face!

it was soooo beautiful up there!

jordan and i near the falls

coming down

giddy up cowgirl!!

jordan makes this picture AMAZING!!

then the 4th...

we went to jordans aunt and uncles house for a family barbeque. we played games and sat and enjoyed everyones company. we were waiting and waiting and WAITING for the sun to go to sleep so we could party! as the sun set a storm rolled in and got darker and darker... it actually down poured as we waited for the fireworks and the lightening got CRAZY. i dont know what was better-the fireworks or the lightening!

jordan and i watching the fireworks with my best friend kaysie!

after the fireworks we went back to the house, set up for our own show and had a blast! even though steph and i wanted to do a harry potter photo with our roman candles and our husbands told us no WAY! this was the best we could do!

we are awsome-deal.with.it.

after the 4th of july i only had a few days until i was heading out again... bryce was in the Futures game at the All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, AZ... we had to go to laramie to get an apartment though-i was super stressed. we headed to laramie on the 7th for a day trip... it was miserable. 6 hours there 6 hours back! we were successful though. got the apartment and headed home $1650 less in our pockets. the 8th came and i headed out!

I got to arizona on friday around noon and headed to our hotel. i checked in, got ready, and waited for my family to get there. bryce had appearances to do all morning and afternoon but needed his haircut. i called the salon in the hotel and name dropped for the FIRST TIME EVER! it was awesome! i went in and cut bryces hair used all there stuff without even a charge! i never thought anyone would ever let me do that but go figure! they did! bryce got to use a car for the weekend from the peeps who custom made his car-an aston martin... no big deal! it was AWESOME. we went to dinner that night at RA sushi. i have missed my sushi! it was so good! saturday we woke up, went to breakfast & enjoyed a great moment in baseball history. DJ3K!! love it! so glad he hit 3k. after bryce and i went to the mall so he could get some new jeans and a few other things. i had so much fun with him. it was the first time we were able to hang out with each other in FOREVER! we laughed a lot and enjoyed our time. then we met up with bryan and ryan for lunch! then back to the mall we went. gag! it was such a LONG day at the mall. we headed back to the hotel to get ready for dinner with our favorite family-the GARVEYS! we went to this steak & seafood restaurant. it was so delish! we had some wonderful laughs with them and got to hear some great advice from steve. hes the best! seriously! then we went back to the hotel and relaxed. the next day we got up got ready and headed to the futures game & the legends game. i sat with some family friends for most of the game. while sitting there we listened to this guy tell someone else bryces life story-super AWKWARD! i headed back to my seats, surrounded by people who dont know me or my family... it was pretty difficult for me. people yelling blow me a kiss harper and saying you suck. it is super hard to sit, take it and enjoy the game. it made my experience pretty sad. i thought it would be a great moment-in all honesty i just wanted to take bryce off the field and protect him from the idiots that were surrounding us. i do not enjoy rude people-these people...they were rude. probably 90% of them. he was the only futures player to be boo'd. he was the only one they ridiculed. i guess that is what happens when you are presented as "the best". he ended up going 0-4 but had a badass throw to home that almost saved a run. it was a good game & the NL ended up winning the futures game and the legends game. that night we sat around at the hotel restaurant and spent time with some of the funniest guys EVER! the guys from MLBnetwork. it was so fun to hear there stories of the game and also the player they knew, the things they did, and the memories they have of the people we know in baseball. moments like those make up for the ones where people are boo'ing my brother-because those moments are MORE IMPORTANT and my vital to who he will be.

[note to fans: you hate players that dont sign autographs, you hate players that stand out, you hate good teams, good players, the bad, the ugly, etc.... but YOU talking trash about someone you dont know and YOU booing the player that isnt doing his best and YOU hating him-makes HIM that player you hate... why? fans groom players. players change because of fans. so if you like a player or dont-say something good about them not something bad... because if youre saying something bad about them you could be sitting next to their sister, brother, mom, dad, son daughter, grandma, grandpa etc.... its mean, its rude, its pathetic-so stop. please.]

monday we were able to go to the homerun derby! it always is my favorite to watch on tv. the dads with their kids and the laughs that the players share with each other. my friend nick came and sat with us. it was fun to watch especially with cano winning. cano is one of our families favorite players in the game. he is a stud. it was AWESOME to watch him win the derby with his dad on the mound with him! i LOVED it! it was electric and something i will always hold dear to my heart! any moments when a son and father get to share-i love!! [even though the AL won...] it was super fun to watch. after the game we headed to the marucci after party. it was a blast! so many people were there. i gained a new favorite player on my list... Brian Wilson walked in the door and jumped on a tall bed... he is such a goofy guy-i love his no care in the world attitude! its so awesome! most of the giants team was there. that was cool. and lovely harold reynolds from MLBnetwork embarrassed the CRAP out of me. i was star struck by evan longoria-one of the best looking players in the game. harold introduced me by saying "she wanted to meet you SOOOO BAD!" thanks again harold. youre the BEST! bryan and i were EXHAUSTED. bryce stayed to hang out and enjoy it. we went back to the hotel to go to bed. i flew out at 11 and ended up at home at 12am....LONG LONG DAY! [& weekend] it was so great to see my family and enjoy the things that i was able to! i am so glad to be here & be home...finally!

this week in peterson family fun-we got an air conditioner. we look like WT but our apartment feels amazing and its 67 degrees in here! love it!

this weekend: pioneer day is here people! posts to follow... :) have a great week!