Myrtle Beach with the

It's been about 14 years since we had a girls' trip with Bo's side of the family, so we went big! Myrtle Beach!

It was so nice and relaxing for the most part. But it was also SO hot and humid! We had a couple of rainy days that were a welcome relief from the heat.

We spent a lot of time on the beach, ate plenty of food, had milkshakes, went to the biggest candy store I've ever seen, attended the show in Wilmington, and spent the day there. The show was called Come From Away. It was good, not my favorite show, but I enjoyed it.

Hailey the night we got there. Such a great spot to stay on the beach!

Another view from the timeshare

Some of the yummy stuff!

We were able to go through an old brick building that was a cotton exchange. They had transformed it into a very cool mall with lots to look at.

On our last day, we went to a couple of cool spots with some fun views. One was so hot, but we saw some cool little crabs and things. Then we went over to a little landing with fun stores and restaurants.

The flight home was a hot mess, and it ended up taking us 32 hours from the time we left our timeshare and got in the door in Rigby. I'll spare you the details, but here's

A picture of the troopers smiling widely even after spending half the night on a plane and the other half in an airport.

The end of an Era!

Bo and Kris have come up with a new business idea that involves building a new "warehouse" that we can rent out.  This meant we needed to sell.  Last Thursday we closed and had a big party.  It's weird to think that the building is no longer ours, but I really can't wait to see this new building plan come to pass.  

Our kids don't know a life without this building.  Bo and I don't know much about life together without it either.  We've owned it for fifteen of the 19 years we've been married. When we bought it it smelled of potatoes, was dark, and dirty.  It filled a need, for office and storage space.  But, over the years it's become our home away from home.  The place we've celebrated so many big parts of our lives.  We call it "the warehouse". Many others call it the "Party Palace".

The day we signed papers for this place I never could have imagined what these men would transform all of this into.  It took sacrifice on everyone's part.  Long hours for the guys and lonely nights with many young children for us gals.  But, the extra work was worth it as it has made a place in our hearts.  This building made everything for the business possible.

Our first fun change was making a movie theater.  If I remember right Bo and Kris attended a BYU-I Sales and bought a projector.  Then, they proceeded to stack pallet on top of pallet to make a raised theater floor.  I remember Bo chasing down free furniture from Craigslist.  I wondered where they had all been and if I wanted to sit on  them, haha.  But, looking back it was the beginning of this era.  I wish we had more pictures! We only had one of the pallets and free sofas, thanks to Kendra.

As time went on we got chairs from a theater closing down in Utah. That was the start of a great deal of time that went into making an actual theater and game room.

A small batting cage was built too. 

Then I think it was about 2015 that Bo and Kris decided to expand this room again to put in two bowling lanes.  It became a large even more fun area with gaming chairs and a massive section for getting together.  We weren't ever able to finish the bowling lanes until last week and so far only one at that.  But, we've still had some great times there and the next owners can enjoy the lanes.

Here’s hope she looked the day we signed:

As we move into the next era, I am so grateful for the life we have together and the business partners and family friends we get to work with in this venture.  We couldn't ask for better!  Bo and Kris feed off of one another ideas and aren't afraid to dive in and get dirty.  They aren't afraid to try new things and learn everything they need to get where they want. 

We've also taken on another partner and friend, Jake and Bonny and couldn't be more grateful for all they add to the business and our lives.  Many parts of life the last 19 years of business have been messy and difficult.  The path we would have chosen would have looked different.  But, God has made a path for us that has turned out beautiful.  We never could have done this alone.  He is in the details of it all. 

Jake and Bonny

Random other pictures from the warehouse: