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Bruuuuuuuuuuce
Andrea ➤ March 5, 2023

Bruuuuuuuuuuce

For Christmas, 2021 Wyatt gave me the “Christensen Concert Series” – a promise to take me to a few different concerts. The last concert of that gift was Bruce Springsteen – But he wasn’t coming...

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The World Don’t Bother Me None
Adventures ➤ February 14, 2023

The World Don’t Bother Me None

Over spring break in 2021 (just shy of 2 years ago now) we took a road trip through Southern Utah and into Arizona and Colorado. I’ve loooong wanted to take the kids down to Monument...

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This is not a moment. It’s the movement.
Calvin ➤ November 13, 2022

This is not a moment. It’s the movement.

Calvin is super-fan of Hamilton, and he really got into the musical last spring. He can sing every lyric of every song. So, when his birthday came around and I was trying to figure out...

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STATE
Calvin ➤ October 25, 2022

STATE

For fall break we spent the weekend in St. George, watching Calvin race at the state championships. We were super impressed that he qualified for the event. It was such a fun and exciting weekend!...

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FLOW-RYE-DUH!
Adventures ➤ July 28, 2022

FLOW-RYE-DUH!

For the fam-vacay this summer we decided to do a last minute trip to Florida. Gatorland – where we saw the big gators right up close! Crazy!! Seaworld – where Nate was the dolphin trainer...

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That time we went Surfing
Adventures ➤ July 24, 2021

That time we went Surfing

While we were in Hawaii we decided to try surf lessons. We’d gotten a recommendation from Brenda Andrewsen to try <WHAT WAS THAT GUY’S NAME?> and she was right, he was fantastic! Nate was so...

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Adventures ➤ October 5, 2018

A Week In Phuket The Epic Thailand Trip Part III

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Reunited And It Feels So Good – The EPIC Thailand Trip Part II
Adventures ➤ July 8, 2018

Reunited And It Feels So Good – The EPIC Thailand Trip Part II

When I checked us into our hotel that first night, I talked to the concierge about getting to the airport in the morning to catch our flight down to Phuket. We needed to get to...

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Getting There – The EPIC Thailand Trip PART I
Adventures ➤ July 1, 2018

Getting There – The EPIC Thailand Trip PART I

One day last April we were out working in the garden when Wyatt got a text from Uncle Alex. “Flights to Thailand for $400 round trip.” We should go . . . all of us. So that day I bought 7 round trip tickets to Thailand for November.

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Our Great American Road Trip –Part II
Adventures ➤ October 16, 2017

Our Great American Road Trip –Part II

Days 4-7 Day 4 – A Day in San Francisco. When originally conceptualizing this road trip, in my mind we spent two days in San Fran. But one day proved quite adequate. When we first...

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It’s a Mystery – Sometimes I Make Myself Laugh!
Adventures ➤ September 15, 2017

It’s a Mystery – Sometimes I Make Myself Laugh!

In the spring we got a text from Beth – tickets to Thailand were suuuuper cheap! So we bought tickets. Then we had to figure out a way to tell the kids of our trip....

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Our Great American Road Trip – Part 1
Adventures ➤ September 10, 2017

Our Great American Road Trip – Part 1

For our family vaycay this year we decided to take a road trip to the Redwood Forest. What a blast! I spent months on google maps calculating distances and routes in eager anticipation. But in...

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Mt. Rushmore
Adventures ➤ May 21, 2017

Mt. Rushmore

A couple years ago (when Calvin was in the thick of his “Presidents” stage) Cal asked if we could go to Mt. Rushmore. We both kinda brushed it off until we were on a big...

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Hawaii 2016
Adventures ➤ May 16, 2016

Hawaii 2016

*MORE PICTURES COMING SOON* I’m working on getting pics from all sources (my camera, my phone, Wyatt’s phone, Kellie’s phone, etc. etc.) READ PART 1 HERE Here is the report of the second half of...

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A Letter to the Lovelies While We’re In Hawaii
Adventures ➤ May 8, 2016

A Letter to the Lovelies While We’re In Hawaii

Dear Little Lovelies,Aloha! That is how you say “Hello” in Hawaii. Hawaii is a set of islands in the middle of the pacific ocean. Here there is a unique and beautiful culture. We are staying...

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Girls Weekend
Olivia ➤ May 1, 2016

Girls Weekend

Olivia has told me all winter that she was really looking forward to our special girls weekend. But when spring break came and we were WAAAAY too busy (well, Wyatt was too busy – remember...

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Christensen’s {Finally} Go to Disneyland
Adventures ➤ March 15, 2016

Christensen’s {Finally} Go to Disneyland

We planned to go to Disneyland in November of 2015. Things got delayed – long story. Then we planned for the third week of February. But Wyatt’s work put the kaibash on that. So then...

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Israel Photo Book – Christmas Projects 2014
Andrea ➤ December 27, 2014

Israel Photo Book – Christmas Projects 2014

The next Christmas project I did was a photo book for my dad. It took quite a bit of time, but I think the end result was definitely worth it. Now I just have to...

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November Recap: Without Pictures
Adventures ➤ December 5, 2013

November Recap: Without Pictures

Basically this: Olivia's baptism; San Francisco, Disneyland, Piano Recital.

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My Own Miracle of Healing
Tales for Tuesdays ➤ September 3, 2013

My Own Miracle of Healing

I went to see “Ephraim’s Rescue” at the theaters tonight with Wyatt. In the movie there is a touching scene where a young man in the Martin Handcart Company was given a blessing of healing...

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If You Like Pina Coladas
Adventures ➤ November 18, 2012

If You Like Pina Coladas

Last year after Wyatt came home from the NAR conference, he said next year we should all go (Wyatt and I, and Ryan (Wyatt’s business partner) and his wife, Emily), and since it was in...

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Favorite Foto Sunday – Walk to the Horizon
Adventures ➤ November 18, 2012

Favorite Foto Sunday – Walk to the Horizon

The thing I always really liked about this picture was the composition . . . it was totally incidental to what was going on, but I think it is what makes this a photo that...

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Knockin’ Out the Best Two Years
Adventures ➤ July 30, 2012

Knockin’ Out the Best Two Years

I took a whirl-wind trip to St. George for my brother, Thomas’s missionary farewell. I left Saturday afternoon and came home Sunday afternoon. In those 24 hours: -Baby shower for Leslee-Dinner with the fam at...

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It Feels Like Cheating
Adventures ➤ March 13, 2011

It Feels Like Cheating

We climbed into the car. Bruce was killing it on the radio. The leather was so hot it stuck to my skin, and the air conditioner blew at full blast. “It feels like we’re cheating.”...

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The Visit
Adventures ➤ December 12, 2010

The Visit

I’m visiting Andi as I type this. Her house is an eclectic collection of art and memories. There’s the ceramic rhino bust she made, extruding from the top of the fireplace, an art project from...

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Sojourn to the disneyLAND
Adventures ➤ December 1, 2010

Sojourn to the disneyLAND

TRAVELOGUE – very boring, unless you’re me and want to remember these details forever. AND EVER. Sometime back in February I think, I made a vague mention that maybe we would go to Disneyland ....

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Wyatt Rocks the Kasbah
Adventures ➤ October 7, 2010

Wyatt Rocks the Kasbah

Back in the Spring Wyatt decided he would take a little trip with his old college buddy, Jimmy, to the country where they both served their missions: Argentina. But complications arose, and Argentina was out....

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Labor Day Weekend
Adventures ➤ September 7, 2010

Labor Day Weekend

Thursday night Carrie and I sat up talking, when suddenly we heard Everett crying from his room. Not just crying – screaming in a panicked sort of way. We jumped up to go to him....

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Wind Rivers Fishing Trip
Wyatt ➤ July 28, 2009

Wind Rivers Fishing Trip

So, in case you couldn’t tell by my posts last week, Wyatt was out of town. He went on a fishing trip into the back country of the Wind Rivers, Wyoming. If he gets so...

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Cruising Through Paradise
Andrea ➤ March 27, 2007

Cruising Through Paradise

On April 28th Wyatt and I flew out to Florida for a week long Caribbean cruise. We met up with Wyatt’s brother Wynn & his wife, Heidi, and spent the night at a hotel near...

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Andrea Christensen

Welcome to my blog! Here you'll find stories about our adventures and misadventures, musings about the gospel, journal entries about our travels, and shameless humble-brags about my five favorite people on the planet.

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Adventures ➤ February 27, 2017

Happy Halloween! (In February!)

Here are some pictures of our first Halloween at Summer Downs. ⇧ These are from Halloween Night – about to go out trick-or-treating. We found out it’s just like the old neighborhood . . ....

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Adventures ➤ February 11, 2016

Thursday

The kids have been asking to go to the skating rink for weeks. Thursday was finally the night all things came together! It was a fun night, and a total flashback to the 80’s.

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Calvin ➤ January 21, 2019

Calvin is Sustained and Ordained to the Priesthood

On Sunday, January 6th, Calvin stood as the Bishop read his name to recommend him to be ordained to the Aaronic Priesthood. I think my heart might have exploded out of my chest. I was...

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Andrea ➤ August 8, 2011

Sucumbing to Insanity

Last Friday I started cleaning the bathrooms. A typical job for a Friday. Even though I have the bathrooms down to a routine, for some reason last Friday it took . . . forever. As...

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