Bring on 2012

2011 was good to us. Rob started pharmacy school this summer. He has finished two quarters. He has to study a lot but he is learning a ton of information and doing well. I am grateful for all of his hard work. Whenever I feel tired of being a grown up I think to myself "Would I want to switch places with him?" my answer is always "No way!". I started working for an optometrist office this year. I really like the office and the people I work with. If you need a eye check-up I know a good place :)  

Well, we are not just boring, we did have some fun this year too. The highlight was our trip to California this summer. We met all of the Jones family in Cali. for Grandma Jones's surprise birthday party. It was a special weekend to celebrate with Grandma. If you don't know my grandma you are missing out. She is pretty much the perfect grandma that you read about it stories but she is real! We partied at Disneyland of course with all of my siblings and their kids. Stefani and Andy came to visit in the fall. We also had visits from Heather, Sawyer and Rachelle. We love when our family decides to fly into Phoenix because they have to stop by to see us. A few weeks ago Rob got to take a break from school and go to San Diego and LA with his family. They went to the Zoo and to Knott's Berry Farm. I was so glad when Natalie and Weston said they would come keep me company because I had to work while Rob went on his vacation. Over the year we also saw family in St. David. We love it when we can sneak down on long weekends to visit our families. 

We are not worried about the world ending in 2012, even though that movie where they cheat death a million times seemed pretty convincing. We have had such a wonderful year this year and cannot wait to see what next year brings. We are so grateful for the Savior who makes all of our blessings possible. We are so blessed with the gospel and with amazing people in our lives. Thank you all for the support and love you give to us. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Love,

Rob and Camille

Cali Trip!!

So we went to California for a Surprise birthday for my Sweet Grandma Jones. She was so excited and surprised to see everyone show up. It was so good to see all of the Jones family! When we first heard about the surprise party we thought for sure we wouldn't be able to go since Rob just started school. But guess what?? He had the Friday of the weekend of the party off from school! I am so glad that we were able to make it out there. All of my (Camille, incase you didn't know I was the one who blogged hehe) siblings were in Cali for the celebration. When I say ALL I mean it all 10 of my siblings and spouses and children were there. It was a blast! Of course you can't go to California and not go to Disneyland and the beach. Here are just a few of the pictures from the super fun weekend we had.

My whole family with Grandma and Grandpa Jones

There is nothing quite as good as chillin at the beach

Disneyland! The first Jones grandson! Isn't he SO cute!

Our new place!

This is the little house we are living in while Rob is going to school. Rob's parents are amazing and have given this house life again. Now it is such a happy house and we are happy to be living in it! Here are some BEFORE and AFTER pictures. I did not put up the bedrooms yet because they are too dirty right now for me to take after pictures. And I spent forever getting the before and after side by side but then of course when it goes on the blog it is all messed up, stinky. So just try and figure out what pictures go together.


KITCHEN paint, blinds, fresh oil on the cabinets, new faucet, and light.




















DINING ROOM new light fixture, dark curtains to keep out the heat, and what you can't see too well is the slate floors that Rob's parents worked hard to even out and seal.














My favorite THE FIREPLACE because it would be too hard to take the tile off, Rob's mom just painted the tiles and built around it.

















LIVING ROOM
















Painted the nasty blue window cut out, and what you can't see very well is the ceiling. It was just dry wall at first, and then Rob's dad textured and painted it.
















BATHROOM



new mirror, light, and painted cabinets.













FRONT DOOR





we painted the door red and cleaned off the stucco










SIDE DOOR




brand new door

2011

Not much has changed the last few months. We are just waiting to move and for Rob to start Pharmacy School. We are both working full time and are not home often. He is working at Walgreens Pharmacy which is great experience for school, I work at a Montessori school. We are on very different scheduals which we do NOT like:( I work 8am-5pm and Rob works 12-8pm and he is working most Saturdays. When he does have a Saturday off we make sure to do something fun. A few weekends ago when he had a Saturday off we went to the temple, ate out, and went to the Museum of Natural History, and saw Hellogoodbye in concert. Other than that our lives are pretty much all about work. We both got the cold that is going around everywhere. We had it for a month until we finally gave in and went to the doctor, gotta love a z-pack! We are both so happy to be feeling better again. We can't wait to move and start school. I am really excited for Rob to get started with school. Hopefully our scheduals will be more alike. It will be nice to get a feel for what life will be like the next few years. I'm kinda dreading getting a new job, I love where I work right now. I'm struggling with deciding to study and take the Pharmacy technician test or to work at a school and do an education degree online. Pharmacy tech will make more money now but I would love to have a degree and I love working with kids. Anyways, here are some recent pictures.


This is Forrest from Hellogoodbye

The museum... I was sad to find out the bones are just molds and not the REAL bones... Rob said thats how all museums are. So my question is.. wheres the real proof? In some museum safe somewhere...sure.