Animal Kingdom

When Ly + Alan were at Disney, Ly fell in love with Animal Kingdom. Since Alan got super sick on their first day at Animal Kingdom (read: motion sickness), Ly & Alan spent some time exploring the park and avoiding the rides. They walked on all of the trails and saw tons of animals. Ly loved the fact that she could be a wilderness explorer and collect badges throughout the entire park. Alan also enjoyed this discovery because it distracted Ly & gave her something to do other than ride Expedition Everest a million times. They also took tons of photos of the animals (no surprise given Ly's affinity for animals). Animal Kingdom is so beautiful, the imagineers really out did themselves with the theming - from the lines themselves to the park in general, the entire place is plethora of beauty.

In fact, Ly loved Animal Kingdom so much that they decided to change their plans and went to Animal Kingdom every morning to ride Expedition Everest (her favorite ride...it goes fast, backwards in the dark, and even has a big drop) as many times as possible in a row before Alan puked (the limit was 4 times without a small break) and then to say hello to some of their favorite animals before going to visit the other parks.

Alan & Ly in front of the best ride ever!! 

Ly + Alan in Disney: a photo only post

Forever Friends!!

One of Ly's really really really really good friends from high school recently moved to DC which needless to say made Ly over-the-moon-happy since DC is within driving distance from her house.

And last weekend that very same friend stopped by her house for a visit. They stayed up 'til all hours of the night chatting & Alan had to tell them to go to sleep because they were getting up "early" in the morning. Even though they hadn't seen each other in a super long time (due in part to the fact that they were on separate continents for quite some time) it was as if not a day had passed since they were last together. #BFFreunited

We are still alive!

Quick Update:

- Ly flew to Texas for another session of school. She realized some things will never change and Texans love college football.
- Ly decided to take a double load of classes this semester in an effort to finish ASAP.
- Ly went to CA to see one of her favorite people get married. She also spent time with her family and realized she misses the West Coast.
- Ly turned 29. Alan bought her a panda cake and some clothes.
- Ly also got a print of the Family Proclamation that she's been wanting for quite sometime.
- Alan is loving his MHA program and has more free time, so Ly+Alan went to the temple one Sat afternoon.
- Alan finally decided on a speciality.
- Alan has a lot of exciting plans in the works in regards to school

Whole30

Ly + Alan recently decided to try the whole30 diet with a few friends. It's been great so far -- Alan admitted that sugar isn't a food group & Ly learned to eat vegetables other than carrots & asparagus. They also have been cooking a plethora of yummy food including butternut squash soup, steak, salmon, curry, watermelon & cucumber salad, roasted chicken, and spaghetti squash pesto.

Recent Happenings

Life for the Lee family has been rather hectic as of late. Both Ly + Alan have been swamped with school -- Alan finished up 3rd year and is in board taking mode while Ly is knee deep in religion books. Despite that, they have had some time for fun. Recently they went camping with some friends up in Shenandoah -- the weather was perfect (well it did rain a little but it was so hot the rain was welcome) and Ly enjoyed sleeping on her new camping mat. They also have managed to go to the beach a handful of times where they studied in the sunshine. When taking a break from studying, both Ly + Alan have discovered the joys of the drive-in movie theater as well as relaxing on the deck. Unfortunately the weather has decided to take a turn for the unbearable (yesterday it was 101 degrees but felt like 112 with humidity!) so they are now looking for some climate controlled activities...