OuT cUtTinG dOwn tReEs

We went out with Anna and Cody and some of Rick's family to cut down our ChRisTmaS tReE. We do this every Thanksgiving up in New Harmony. This year I wanted tall/skinny and those are hard to come by in that area. We finally got it out of the truck a couple days ago. Rick started to cut some off the bottom, it was a bit too tall, it cut off branches that were very long from the bottom and left us with two big, bald holes. Too funny! I had to decorate around it with furniture and fake wrapped gift boxes to fill them in. I swear, I have the best luck with Christmas trees.

3 dOwN..... hApPy aNniVeRsAry

We made it another year. 3 dOwN! Rick surprised me with a romantic night out. We had the most delicious dinner ever at my fav restaraunt in Mesquite and then got massages. Perfect! These are our new pics this year. We had them done by Errin Andrus and she did an awesome job, we love them. Here's to another year filled with fun adventures babe, love ya.

tHaNsgiVinG WeEkeNd

We had tHanKsgiVinG dinner over at Rick's Grandma and Grandpa's house in town and then spent a couple days with the fam up in New Harmony at the cabin. It is so fun to get together with everyone. We ate until we couldn't eat anymore, decorated ginger bread houses, and kicked jan and Kendall's butts in hand-and-foot. Too fun.

JubiLeE oF tReEs

Well I had a horrible day... in and out of the dentist, yUcK. So Kendra and I had a girls night. We went and checked out the JubiLeE oF tReEs and had some dinner. Nothin' like spending time with my Bff to turn a frown upside-down. Thanks FrIenD.

sTaY tUneD.......

We're doing our "family pics" tomorrow. StaY tUnEd. I kind of started a tradition that we get them done every year for our anniversary. That way they are done and in perfect time to use for Christmas cards as well... 2 birds.

i LoVe FaLL

Rick is such a sweetie. I finally got a day off and so he took me up to Cedar for dinner and a movie and then we stayed the night at his parents cabin in New Harmony. It was so CoZy to build a fire and relax. I wish we would've had more time to hang out and enjoy the views. FaLL is in full force up there. I about died when we got to Cedar and there was snow. Yuck. Well its back to work, thanks for the quick get away bAbE.

tHriLLeR aT tUacHaN

Rick took me on a hot date for Halloween instead of dressing up this year. We went to see tHriLLeR aT tUacHan. It was so good! We stopped over at Rick's Grandma's to grab a blanket and say "hi". She is so cute she took some pictures of us while we were there. The pics at the show are terrible. Sorry!

fiRe FigHtEr fOr a dAy

For this last week of our training we have been riding along with the different agencies in the county..... St George PD, Washington County Sheriff, and the Fire Dept. Friday I rode with the St. GeOrgE fiRe dEpt. It was really fun! I was lucky that they were getting so many calls on Friday so I got to ride in the truck the whole day.

.........nOtHinG

We are so boring lately! No updates, just work work work. Rick has been so busy with meetings and back and forth to California and I clean and study all day and work all night. Don't get me wrong, I am LoVin' it but I do feel kind of like a hermit. Sorry to all my friends! I feel like I have been so out of the loop lately. Hopefully we'll be getting to do something fun soon cause I feel like I have abandoned our blog too. ;)

oUt oF tOwN

Rick has been oUt oF tOwN on business and I have absolutely nothing interesting going on here. These are the pics that he has sent me of his little trip so far. Too fun. He and Shaun get together and you just never know what could happen. I think he is showing me the edited version. They are staying in Santa Monica and had meetings there and in Anaheim. They were in Hollywood at the Chinese Theater for the pic with (wax)Snoop.

WhAt a cUte bOy

Rick is so cute! I got home from work last night and he had made me dinner. Im not going to lie either, it was better than anything I could do. What a cute surprise. I don't even think he has ever ever cooked for me. We watch Hell's Kitchen every week and he pulled the recipe off the website. It was Pan Seared Black Cod and Scallops with Shitake Mushrooms, Ponzu and Baby Bok Choy. I didn't even know what half of that was. It was such a fun surprise.

SaN diEgO

We took a quick trip down to SaN dIeGo this weekend. Rick had some business to do and I only have weekends off for another couple of weeks before my work schedule changes. It was a short one, but we had a blast. The weather was gorgeous! We played at the beach, did some shopping and went to a Padres game. super fun! Thanks babe.

1st wEeK dOwN

I made it through my first week of tRaiNinG, which is more like being back in school. So much to learn and a wonderful test each week to make sure it all sinks in and they don't have to already fire us. I have to say that I absolutely love it! We are in class all week and then on Friday we actually sit in at the dIsPatCh cEnteR and get some otj training. Lucky for me, for the first 6 weeks I get Sat and Sun off so that I can get out of town with little rIchArD. We drove up to Pinto this weekend to meet up with the boys for some hunting. I didn't take any pics (I know, totally unlike me) but I was the only girl and I didn't want to annoy the boys. ;) So back into it all again today for wEek 2, I think we're heading to Cali this weekend. So excited to see Renz and Nick.

hAd To gEt iT aLL iN

sUndAy
SaTuRdaY (my camera was not working, these pics are the best I got)FrIdaY

I had to have a fun relaxing weekend for 2 reasons: 1st-I am finally done with US Bank. No need for details on that. 2nd-I start my exciting new job as an Emergency Dispatcher for St George City/PD tomorrow and I will have some very strange hours. FrIdaY we went over to a neighbors birthday party and Rick, Kendra and I were a little out of control. Good times! sAtuRdAy we went to the rodeo, of course. I can't believe how terrible the pictures all were. It was pretty windy and off and on rainy, but still super fun. sUndAy we relaxed by the pool with Kendra and Fuzz.

jEnGA!

The "I hAte US bAnk fREeDoM rAlly" started last night, and boy did we kick it off right. Just when you think the night can't get any better.........we break out jEnGa! I have never laughed so hard in my life. Lori and Deric came over to shake it up a bit (not bad for a Thursday night) and we ended up having a couple of really intense rounds of jenga. Awesome! We're probably dorks, but man do we know how to have a good time.

sNobKai Mtn.

This is a picture of sNobKai MouNtAiN taken from my house. Rick and I thought we would do a little hike today. It doesn't look that intimidating, but it really almost killed me. A little over 1/2 a mile climbing straight up! It didn't help that it was 100 degrees either. We are going to be hiking down to Havasupai next weekend and we have to carry all our gear down in 10 miles. I may not make it back.

cEdaR MtN.

We spent the weekend up cEdaR MtN. camping. The boys were of course looking for deer, but we wanted to be close enough to drive back and forth from pArOwaN so we could go to the IrOn cOuNty FaIr on Saturday and the pAraDe on Monday. It was just Rick and me and Rick's cousin Colby. Colby's wife Jade came up with their girls the first night, but stayed down in town the rest of the weekend. The boys found a few bucks, but nothing they wanted to shoot at. The pictures aren't the best because I was just taking them with my phone. I also noticed that I am eating food in pictures on a regular basis..... what can I say, I am a "fat kid".

HaPpY biRtHdaY kEnDaLL

I love Rick's family so much! Without fail, at any given moment they will find some sort of "critter". We were having a birthday lunch for my father-in-law, Kendall and heard some crying by some trees and found a baby raccoon. Isn't it the cutest thing ever? I love the little hands like ours. Also, Rick's dad will find some way to put himself into a death-defying situation. What a cowboy! Had to make sure the tire swing didn't squish any kids.....again.

NeW pEt pEeVe

How many of you agree with today's PeT pEeVe..... people who where their sunglasses indoors! ReAllY? Is it bright? No. Is is a style thing? It can't be because it looks stupid. rEaLLy? Not that big of a deal to me, but I noticed this kid today that had on his very (now in style) trendy Oakley sunglasses on today in Smiths. Dork. Is it because you think that it looks so cool or that those glasses just cost you $160.00 so you have to make sure and get the most use/notice out of them? Well, I think it is really funny, either way.

RaNdOm

Of course I was abandoned this weekend because it was the first weekend of the deer hunt and I had to stay and work. So no fun pics of anything to post, but my sister sent me this and I think that it is the cutest picture ever. My little nephew Cannon.

3's of YoU tAg

You've been tagged; so you are supposed to fill in the 3's of YOU. At the end, choose 3 people to be tagged. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you. Have fun!

Three names I go by:
1. Gina
2. Babe
3. And of course... jiner. (Thanks Fuzz, even though it did start in Jr High, you keep it alive)
Three jobs I have had in my life:
1. Banker at US Bank
2. Designer for Titan Stairs
3. Buckle (for 2 weeks, it wasn't worth the discount)
Three places I have lived:
1. Kaysville
2. La Jolla
3. St. George
Three Favorite Drinks:
1. iced coffee
2. hot coffee
3. coffee coffee
Three TV shows that I watch:
1. Big Bang Theory
2. Hells Kitchen
3. The Office (can't wait for the new season)
Three Top Places I have Been:
1. Alaska
2. Redwoods and/or Seattle (I love the trees and that climate)
3. Hawaii
Three of my favorite restaurants:
1. Olive Garden
2. Best steak I ever had was at the Bar J show in Jackson Hole, WY
3. This sushi place in Tijuana (not kidding! best sushi ever)
Three things I'm looking forward to:
1. Seeing what my kids will look like
2. This economy to turn around
3. More traveling with my hubby

I tAg: kiRsChe, KenDra, ShAe maRie

jUst tHe GirLs

Little bit of fun with the girls. We always have too much fun together. Rick had to leave with Cody because our volume was set to LoUd.

LaKe pOweLL

We went to LaKe pOweLL this weekend with Rick's family. This time we stayed at the hotel at the marina. Now that is Lake Powell in style. We love to camp, but it was really fun to be able to go back to the room and get in the hot tub and just relax. Thanks Jan and Kendall! We had a blast out on the water and got plenty of sun.

OuR FuN 24tH wEeKeNd

JaCksOn hOLefAmiLy ReuNiOnChErRy hILLWe had such a fun little weekend for the 24th. I drove up North to my parent's on Thursday with my sister because Rick couldn't come up until Friday. We got into town and met my little brother (Kirkie) and my older sister (Sara) and her kids at ChErRy HiLL. Oh yeah buddy! I haven't been there since high school. It was so fun. My little nieces are so brave they want to do everything like the big kids. Thursday night I went to a movie with my mom and dad at the kaYsViLLe TheAter. Everyone from Kaysville will understand this next part, but I was shocked and loved it when everyone in there still said "EWWW" (You know what im talkin about)!
Friday when Rick made it into town he picked me up and we headed to Garland (way Northern Utah) to my grandparent's house for our FaMilY rEuniOn. We all set up tents all over the yard and have a picnic/campout. (at least 60 people) Rick got to be a little farmer when my grandpa told him to take the tractor out for a spin. Boys and their toys!
Saturday we woke up and headed to JacKsOn hOle. We had tickets to see the BarJ Wranglers (id never seen them, but Rick absolutely loves it) We got to wander around town for a couple hours before the show. It was perfect weather. So nice to get out of the heat! The show was awesome! I recommend it to anyone. Best steak I've ever had and their harmony is insane. Good time!
We got a room just out of town in AlPiNe along the sNakE RivEr for the night and headed home on Sunday. So that was our little weekend. Check back in to take a look at the pictures.

ThE LtD

So Rick decided that it was time to get his car back out for the summer. This car is so funny! I love it. We bought the car and Rick had the racks custom made and welded on, obviously. You would not believe how many people take pictures of it when we have it out driving around. I don't think they know whether or not its serious. We have got to get a house with more garage space for Rick's little collection. Our poor neighbors.

LakE PoWeLL- 4th oF JuLy

For the 4th of July we headed to LaKe PoWeLL with a few friends. We had some gorgeous weather, aside from the bits of sand storm at night. We had a blast playing on the beach and on the boats and then drove over to the marina to watch the fireworks from the water. We thought we lost Stella though. She got spooked by the fireworks and poor Rick had to hike in the dark and all through the morning with no luck. Im glad she found her way back the next day.

SaN FraNciScO

RedWoOd foReSt

TahOe

Rick took me on a fun trip for my birthday weekend. We flew into San Francisco and drove over to Tahoe for a bit. From Tahoe we drove over to and down through all the Redwood trees and ended up back in San Francisco. It was such a fun trip! Rick's cousin Corey and his girl Brandi went with us. I can't believe how unbelievable and awesome the Redwoods are! The weather in each place was perfect and we got a big surprise on my birthday too...... It was the annual Gay Pride Parade on Sunday in San Francisco. It was wild! I had no idea what it would be like and now, I do. I really liked San Francisco. Everyone that we talked to was very friendly. Thanks so much for my trip, babe! I had so much fun!
I broke up the slide shows because we took a million pictures.

AnoTheR YeAr.....

Another year older....... Obviously. Another year wiser....... Probably not.

Some "isms" for 27:
-Don't sweat the small stuff. Really! We hear it all the time, how often do we follow it
-If you can't change the outcome, don't even open your mouth
-If someone looks cute, tell them. Even random strangers, it will make their day. I know it would make mine.
-Frozen Totinos pizza is never a bad idea. Always keep at least 5 on hand!
-Start every day with good intentions. If you end the day with them, you have accomplished something.
-Don't have road rage, it doesn't make anyone go any faster.
-Tell the people that you love, that you love them.
-My closet will always be filled with clothes that I wear according to my ever changing weight gain and loss and gain.... etc. That is just how it will always be.
-If you get mad, get over it quickly. Why waste your time?
-Go back and look through old pictures whenever you get the chance. It is so fun to remember.
-One chick flick can fix any problem. A marathon however, will make you forget that anything was ever wrong.

FavOriTeS TaG

ice cream? coffee with heath bar
season? fall. love the colors love the clothes.
hobby? is it dumb to say blogging?
song? "Crystal" by Stevie Nicks
band? Chicago. really im not lying. greatest hits of '82
female artist? Sarah Mclachlan
male artist? I am into Josh Groban at the moment
place to hang? Barnes and Noble. does that make me a dork?
book? I read a lot lately. but in between regular books I love to read this vampire series. (yes they are cheesy "romance" novels) but they have great mystery plots.
blog? I think Staci. She has 2 kids, but still manages to keep her blog up to date. I love to check in on all of them though.
pastime? hanging out with my hubby. even if it is just to watch tv.
grade? no contest, 9th grade was my fav.
career? oh lord, anything other than what im doing right now.
color? fall colors.
date? I have tons of favorites, but the most surprising was sky diving. I had no idea until we got there.
flower? red lily
city/state? Seattle and Alaska. I didn't expect to love Alaska as much as I did.
movie? 80's chick flicks or anything with Audrey Hepburn
day of the week? who in their right mind wouldn't say the weekend.
person to tag? MalEa. She always does 'em too.

So copy the FavOritEs list and fill it in, then tag 5 of your FavOritEs that you want to hear from. I TaG: KenDrA, MalEa, LinDseY, StaCi, and AmY

In LoVinG MemOry

Rick's cousin Jared passed away on Sunday. I had the privilege of being friends with Jared a few years before I even knew Rick. What a small world it is. I don't think that I will ever listen to Sublime and not think of Jared. We are so sad for this loss.

JARED PRISBREY Beloved son, brother, uncle, grandson, nephew, fiance and friend, Jared Clark Prisbrey, 27, of Henderson, passed away June 14, 2009. He was born Jan. 20, 1982, in Cedar City, Utah, and was a 21-year resident of Nevada. Jared was an unbelievable athlete and played baseball for 20 years, including Henderson Little League, Basic High School and College of Southern Nevada. He was an electrician for 10 years and a talented perfectionist in the construction and mechanical trades. He loved his nieces and nephews, and his dogs, Torque and Ruffie. He was caring, funny, talented and unique. He had many friends and all those who knew him, loved him. Jared is survived by his parents, Kelly and Jill Prisbrey; sister, Necia (Rod) Martin; brothers, Jess (Liz) Prisbrey and Bryson Prisbrey; fiance, Mia Fregeau; grandparents, Jay and Georgia Prisbrey, Walt and Colleen Engle; nieces, Britten Martin, Claire Prisbrey; and nephews, Kyler Martin, and Mason and Maddox Prisbrey. Visitation will be noon-2 p.m. Friday, June 19, with service following, both at the Henderson Burkholder LDS Chapel, 1002 Burkholder Blvd.

WeLcoMe tO UtAh RenZ

AnGel'S LanDiNg
Ufc FigHtS

SaNd hOlloW
So our friends Nick and Renz drove into town from San Diego for the weekend. Renz has never been to Utah, so we gave him just a little sample. Of course SaNd hOlloW during the day on Saturday and a Ufc FigHt and BBQ at our house that night. My friend Nikki and a bunch of her friends from SLC were down too so we invited them to come along for some volleyball. The boys got crazy and broke out the lawn darts too. (are those even legal?) And what kind of friends would we be if we let Renz come to St George and not see Zions? Im just waiting for Nick to send me some pics of our hike at Angels Landing.

rAndOm

So I am sitting at home alone because Rick is out having a super fun time with all of his family at their fAmiLy ReuNioN this weekend. I couldn't go because I had to work. Yuck. I was scrolling through our pictures and ran across this one. I didn't even know that we had this picture because I had taken it with my camera phone (however many phones ago). I think it is so funny so I will tell you about it in case some of you don't know what this van is. This van was our HonEyMooN. We weren't planning a honeymoon because we closed on our house the day before our wedding so wasn't I surprised when I walked out (panicked that one of our cars would be trashed) and saw this. SuRprIsE! Rick had bought the van a couple months before the wedding and had been hiding it from me. He had a weekend road trip all planned and we drove it up to Salina, where we picked up Stella (another surprise) stayed in Bryce Canyon at Ruby's Inn one night and in Zions at the Desert Pearl another. Good times!

MoAb - bEar HuNt

The HuNterS and the hUnteD
Fishin' at WaRneR LaKeColoRadO RivErArcHes NatiOnaL ParK...... in the rain.hoLe In tHe RocK museum and petting zoo. Dinner overlooking MoAbWe were in MoAb for Memorial Day Weekend for the bEar HuNt. We were so glad we didn't end up taking the jeep because it was one rainy weekend. We were bear hunting up in the La Sal Mountains above Moab and got to do some site seeing too with Rick's cousin Cason and his girl, Amber down in town. Its really funny to be up there hunting for bears and running the dogs through people set up and camping in tents that obviously have no idea how many Black Bear there are in the La Sal Mountains.

JeEp RiDe ThrU ZioNs

.......And then back down thru CedAr MouNtAin!We drove up thru the 100 degree weather and cliffs in ZioNs with Stella and came back down thru the much cooler weather (and snow) of CedAr MoUntAin.

LakE PoWeLL

We drove out to LakE PoWeLL on Friday with Rick's grandma and grandpa for a little overnighter and some fishin'. It was perfect weather! Not the best fishing yet, but I got a good start on my tan. We went back to pack up camp and guess what was waiting for us under the chairs......a rattle snake! yUcK! Of course, Rick had to play with it.

tHe jEeP ChaLLeNge

Rick came home with this new toy yesterday. He got us a jeep! We had so much fun in the one we had for the summer last year. The funniest thing that I have seen was Rick trying to get out of the back seat. It has custom lap bars and side bars welded to the original roll bar and 6'5" doesn't slide through so easy. As you can see! I thought I wouldn't make it in time with the camera, but it took a little longer than I thought. It was so funny!

HapPy biRtHdaY RicK

Rick's family all came over for dinner for Rick's birthday. Aspen couldn't handle the excitement so we had to re-light some candles for her to blow out too.

RiCk's biRtHdaY: VeGas & HoOveR DaM

We got a room out in Boulder City, NV for Rick's birthday. We stopped in Vegas on our way through and the boys played on the race cars. What better way to start his birthday weekend. After "little Rick" got done with the race cars, "big Rick" took me to dinner at Little Budda for some delicious sushi! We got to our room pretty late, but we were pleasantly surprised! It was the most fabulous room tons of space and decorated straight out of the 80's! It was so great! Corey and Brandi met up with us Saturday and we went over to HoOveR DaM. The new bridge that they are building is out of control. We could see the men working on it in their harnesses, bungee cords and all! Scary! The dam tour was really interesting. It is an amazing structure. Later Rick and I took the helicopter tour over Lake Mead. We had a great time! HapPy biRtHdaY, Babe!

QuiCk tRip tO CaLi

Rick had to go to some meetings in San Diego so I decided to take a couple days off work and go with him. It was perfect weather! We hung out with our friends down there, Renz and Nick and of course had to go to Sea World. Its just wouldn't be us if we didn't go to Sea World! Thanks for the quickie babe! (trip that is)

WasHinGtoN dUneS

TurKeY BbQ

We had everyone come over to have a taste of the turkey that Rick got. It was delicious! Rick and Micah cut it into filets and we fried it with strips of bacon (to get rid of the "game" taste). It turned out really well. Everyone brought so many yummy things to go with it. Just so you know too, im holding little Adree from my earlier post "Bad Weather and a Baby" that Jade almost had on the mountain. Its a little fuzzy, Rick took the picture.

RiCk's FiRst tUrKey

Rick and I stayed over in New Harmony at his parent's house this weekend. Rick was helping his dad plant the fields all weekend and I came up on Sunday so that I could do his FirSt tUrKey HuNt with him.

NeW sKiRt

How cute is this skirt?!? My mom and dad were in town this week so I had my mom make me a pencil skirt. You can't really tell, but the cutest part is the lace that hangs out at the bottom. I don't just post my clothes, but I think it is so awesome that my mom can do this. Any of the girls that I grew up with know that my mom used to make all of our prom dresses and all my sister's wedding dresses. She is so talented! I need to learn. I would be out of control designing all of my own clothes. Thanks mom!

EasTeR WeEkeNd

Thank goodness the weather finally let up enough that we could go play. We were so sad that our Moab trip got cancelled last weekend so we have been looking forward to this weekend. We hooked on the trailer and some fourwheelers and headed out to WhiTneY PocKetS in Nevada. It was such a cool little spot. Saturday was rainy, but not bad enough to stop us! We rode on a few trails. One took us to a place called "Devils Throat" that is this huge sink hole. Like the earth just sunk! It is like 100' wide and 100' deep. Random! Then the rest of the day we were on trails that took us into the washes that lead out to Lake Mead. (Smart place to be while its raining!) We got to the Overton marina (or what it was once) and we drove around, basically on what used to be the lake floor. It really was kind of creepy. Sunday was gorgeous weather and we drove out to the old mining area called GoLd bUtTe where they used to have a little mining town. All that is left now are some old shafts that we got to see and go in (probably not the best idea either). We had a blast! Its so cool that we have so many awesome places this close by! Here are some pics.

WhiTnEy PocKeTs

bAd WeaTheR... aNd a bAbY

The storm that came through Utah this weekend sucked! We were suppose to head to Moab for the Jeep Safari, but the weather predicted snow. Boo! In an attempt to still take advantage of the weekend we drove up to Pine Valley to stay in Dave's cabin. Well by the time the boys had the trailer loaded with their toys, it was 9:00 and by the time we pulled into the cabin (snow and all) it was close to 10:00. Ashlyn didn't even make it to the cabin, she was out. So as you can see in the picture, Jade is plenty pregnant (due date, Easter) so I was teasing her about getting snowed in the whole drive up. I spoke too soon because around 1:45am when we were all getting ready to turn in........her water broke!!! Back down the mountain we came. Baby Adree was born this morning around 8:00.

MoRe gUitAr HeRo

This was still that same weekend that Rick went to Salt Lake, but I just got these pics off of Dacia's camera. Wendy and Alisha were in town and came over too. A little more gUitAr hErO at Kendra's. I am really not good at all. I have to hold the guitar funny too. Who noticed?

Pig hUntErS

RiCk, ColBy and dAvE went pIg hUntiNg yesterday! Is this the ugliest thing you have ever seen? It doesn't even look like a pig! It looks just like a rat. Last week they said they saw one that was around 300 lbs., but they missed it. Apparently it charged Colby too. This one is about 150 lbs. Can you imagine double?!?! I said that it looks like the rats off of the movie "Princess Bride". This species of pig is called a Javelina Pig. They migrated up here from South America. My husband is so random.