Weekend Warrior, Part 2

Remember the rock wall that Brian and his Dad worked so hard to build? Well, the poor thing has been empty for about a month and a half. But not anymore! Yesterday, Brian and I spent 13 long hours in the hot sunshine finishing the front yard. I think it was 102 degrees yesterday. We always seem to pick the hottest day of the year to work in the yard. But boy, was it worth it. Is this not the most beautifully landscaped yard you have ever seen? We have two trees, about 15 bushes and flowers, and TONS of bark. I'm so excited, it looks so good! I keep looking out the front window or going outside to look at it.

During our project yesterday, we also discovered at least 5 wasps nest and there are about 9 million wasps in our backyard. I'm scared for our lives. I do NOT do bees. Any suggestions on how to get rid of them? We have tried spraying the nests with wasp/yellow jacket killer, and I have one of those yellow cone trap thingies hanging in the back yard, but it hasn't caught anything yet. I think they are plotting against us. I don't want to have to move...

Before...

After...

Look how cute our trees are!

Wow

Have you seen the newest "Twilight" trailer yet? Wow! (perhaps I should start a blog just for my Twilight obsession)

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810010670/video/8858452

The Latest...

I've been waiting to blog hoping that my uncle would email me some pictures that I requested, but he hasn't yet, so here is what has been going on with us the last little while.

We had a very laid back 4th of July. We got to sleep in a bit, then we "helped" my brother move into his new house. We went out to lunch with my family at Winger's, then back to my parents house to lounge around. That night we went to see "Get Smart" with some friends. It was very funny and family friendly. We highly recommend it. (not to mention, I LOVE Dwayne Johnson!!)Yes... we are losers and didn't go see fireworks on the 4th. As a matter of fact, we haven't been to fireworks since we've been married. So, I bought sparklers for the 24th of July. Even if we do nothing else, there will be sparklers! Another fun thing about the 4th of July this year is that my older brother Mike proposed to his girlfriend, Heather! Yay and congrats! They are getting married in the Jordan River temple on October 11th. I'm so excited for them!

On July 9th we got to go to a Bee's baseball game with my co-workers. It was so much fun! The company I work for does it ever summer and we get pretty awesome seats. This year we were on the 3rd base line. We had fun eating burgers and yelling at the players and singing "take me out to the ball game" at the TOP of our lungs. Brian was being silly and making everyone in my department laugh. . And perhaps I shouldn't tell this story, but it's just so darn cute I can't resist. My boss' son, Corbyn loves to hang out with my friend Brenda. So he asked her if he could come sit on her lap. And just before Kip and Corbyn left the game, Corbyn said something to Brenda that he shouldn't have (kids will be kids) and Kip got angry and made him apologize and Corbyn felt SO bad. A few days later, Kip brought a letter to work for Brenda that was from Corbyn in his cute little 6 year old handwriting that said something like: Brenda, I'm sorry about what I said. Thanks for playing with me. Love, Corbyn. I thought that was so stinkin' cute! Kids really do say the darndest things...



This is my team (minus my team lead) Tami, Kip, Jason, Suzy, Me, Brenda


July 11th I was able to ditch work and go to Lagoon with my Aunt Jan, her girls Lexie and Brenna, Uncle John, Aunt Gina, and their kids Katherine, Erika, AJ, and David (these are the pictures I was waiting for). I LOVE Lagoon! We had such a blast! And I was SO relieved that it was not blasted hot outside. It was hot, but breezy. We were there from almost open, til the time they closed. A few of my favorite rides are the white roller coaster (classic), the tilt-a-whirl and the spider. This year, Lagoon has a new ride called Odysea which I have to say is pretty darn cute. We're talking Disneyland cute. You'll have to check it out!

Happy Birthday, Brian!

Yesterday, Brian celebrated his 28th birthday! Brian's mommy took us out to dinner at Red Robin, very tasty, and she took Brian on a shopping spree at Dillard's where he got TONS of great stuff for way cheap.
For his birthday, Brian also bought himself an AR (which he actually purchased several months ago which is going to count as all of his presents for the remainder of the year 2008), which at the time I was pretty ticked about, but it's actually really awesome to shoot.

When I asked Brian how he felt about turning 28 he said "old". And I have to admit, I used to think the same thing. But one of my best friends is 14 years OLDER than me, so I figured it's ok.

Thanks to all the family and friends who wished Brian a happy 28th! And an extra happy birthday from your wife. I love you so much and I'm so lucky to have such a stud for a husband. Thanks for working so hard to provide for our little family. I know I don't say thank you enough. I love you!

Girls Weekend in Park City

Yay! What a fun weekend! I was able to go up to Park City for a few days with my mom and my aunt. I have a friend who has a condo up there and she let us use it for a fun filled weekend! And we had such a blast! We went shopping A LOT, ate at yummy places, played games, went swimming and laughed like little girls.