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After I got back from Costa Rica, I surprised Nanny in Utah. Although it was a short visit, we had a lot of fun. I got to see all my cousins (who are getting so big!). I felt very short because all of Aunt Debbies kids are like 10 feet tall. I ate so much food while I was there -- Nana and Carol are quite the cooks. Poor Papa was sick. He was in bed most of the time but was still chipper despite the fact that he felt like crap.

On my way back, I stopped in Salt Lake and visited my dear friend Jane and her husband Jordan. Jordan goes to law school and UofU and Jane works for an amazing public relations firm in dowtown Salt Lake. We went to see GBH's grave, the Body Exhibit and shopped downtown. We laughed at all out silly memories of freshman year at UC Davis. Jane is an amazing friend. I love her dealy and can't wait for our next get together.

:::la pura vida:::

For my graduation present to myself I took 3 and a half weeks off to go to Costa Rica. A friend from work told me she has always wanted to go there so I invited her along for the ride. Our trip was AMAZING. We ended up spending some time in Nicaragua as well. Erica is a very animal/nature person so she cooked up a lot of stuff to do in the jungles in the north. We hiked two volcanoes (one in Costa Rica and one in Nicaragua), saw a ton of wildlife (no sloths though...), drove on the most dangerous roads I have ever seen, watched los tortugas lay their eggs and laughed the whole way. Erica was the navigator. Auriel will be surprised to hear that because she knows I am a map hog. However, I was less timid on the horrible roads and I wanted to get to places fast so I did most of the driving. We avoided Tamarindo and places like that because we wanted to avoid teenie boppers in bikinis and guys looking for their next exotic makeout. We met so many interesting people in both countries and have a lot of fun stories that we brought back. Enjoy the photos!

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Earlier this summer Mom insisted on having family pictures taken. We haven't taken any in over five years! Luckily, Tyler, Nana, Papa and I were all in town for Benson's high school graduation.