I know that these pictures are random, but what can I say. We went to Cali. this weekend and took my sister Anna and Cody with us. It was Anna's 21st so Rick invited them to come for her B-Day. We went out Friday night in San Diego with our friends Renz and Nick. You may notice that Cody is wearing an eye patch.....he lost a bet to Rick and wore it all night.
Saturday we went up to Long Beach to a birthday party for Rick's cousin Jace. There was about 30 of us that all went out to dinner for him. (I didn't take my camera)
Sunday we thought that we would go see the walls on Venice Beach that people come and "tag". Its legalized graffiti, basically. Not really my style, but its cool that they get to have a place to do it. Cody is on crutches because he lost yet another bet to Rick, so he had to hobble around on the crutches all day.
On our way out of town we drove through Hollywood.
bAcK FrOm CaliFoRniA
LonDoN bRidGe
Rick had to do a delivery so I went with him to Havasu. We stayed and had dinner on the lake. It was so cute, they had the bridge all decorated for Christmas. Not many people know that the LonDoN bRidGe in Lake Havasu is the actual original London Bridge. It was built in 1831 and wasn't structurally sound enough to hold the weight of the traffic so it was sold to some rich oil guy and he put it in Lake Havasu in 1968 to make the city more of a tourist attraction. Just in case anyone was interested in that little bit of history.
3rd TiMeS a cHaRm
I have set up and decorated our Christmas tree 3 times now! I am so scared of it now. Anna and I were minding our own business yesterday when we heard a crash..... Christmas tree down. So we stood it back up (and it stands up by itself). After cleaning up all of the glass and broken bits, I start to decorate it for the second time. Half way through, for no reason at all it falls over ontop of me this time. I was so mad the first time, but this time im not going to lie, I cried. I was so upset. I called Rick just absolutely balling and he just laughed at me. So here it is, the final finished product (hopefully). 3rd times a charm!
tHe St.gEorGe eSkiMo
We went out on the 4-wheeler on Sunday to go find some deer. Micah came out with us too. It was so cold. Not at all the nice day it was when we went out last week. I am the official "sT. gEorGE eSkiMo". I was freezing! I am not kidding, I had on 4 layers and was still cold. What is up with that? I thought that I moved away from Salt Lake.
FriSbEy GoLf
Kendall and all the grandkids set up a Frisbey Golf Course down by the barn for all of us to play. It was so fun! We did relays and our team won so the other team had to bow down to us for the picture.
ChriStMas TreEs
Every Thanksgiving Rick and I go with his family up into the hills in New Harmony and cut down our own Christmas trees. Cody came with us this year and got his own tree too.
whAt iS yOuR VinYl sAyinG
This is my pet-peve! Why on earth would anyone be worried about going "private" with their blog when they are driving around town with a sticker of their family right on the car window? You know what is even better than just the picture? When people actually put names underneath each picture!!!!! Why don't you just invite some perv to kidnap your children. Weren't we taught to never let a stranger know our name, let alone the names of everyone in our family. "Hi Kara. Your mom, Emily asked me to pick you and your brother Scott up from school because she had to pick up little Annie from pre-school." Case and point! Im so sorry if you don't agree, that is up to you. This is just my opinion after all. I think that the idea is darling and perfectly appropriate for a wall in your home, but not on your car for every weirdo to see.
jAzZ vS. pHoeNiX
We went to the Jazz game on Monday with Rick's brother Jeremy and his wife Mer. I was excited because I like the jazz, but I also like Steve Nash (Suns). Im not a big huge sports fan, but Rick got me into watching the Jazz the last two years so I know the players and that makes it way more fun. Thanks Jer & Mer!
aNgeL's LanDiNg.....taKe 2
Rick and I decided to take Cody to hike Angel's Landing on Sunday. I am going to totally recommend doing this hike in the fall. For one, it is much cooler so you don't get so worn out from the heat. And B, the fall colors are awesome.
NeW pIcS
My little sister did such a good job! If anyone would like her number, let me know. Thanks, AnNa!
PBR - LaS VeGas
Professional Bull Riding, for those of you that are like me and wouldn't know what PBR stands for. We had a blast! This was so fun to watch live.
HaLLoWeEn
We weren't going to dress up, but then Corey invited us to his party in Vegas so we drove down and got a room. Our costumes were last minute, mine was obviously way less thought out than Rick's. He was a stock broker and I was his psychiatrist. (Appropriate, right?) He even had a suicide note in his pocket. He had quite the act to go along with it. He was popping pills (tic-tacs) all night. He thinks he's so clever.aNy iNpuT???
Rick and I are going to be celebrating our 2 year anniversary this month so I thought that it would be a good idea to have pictures done to replace all of the engagement/wedding photos that I have all over the house. Also, I want to do some for our Christmas card this year. So here is the BIG question...... How do we, with no kids yet, take "family" pictures and make them not look like engagement pictures? I don't know that there is a way. I am just expecting them to look that way. Any input?
tHe hUmAn YO-YO
We are officially out of control! Rick decided to cut our losses with the mill so we are back in Utah. We are the human equivalent of a yo-yo. I would be mad, but who would be mad about getting to live in San Diego for 2 months doing nothing but laying by the pool and going to the beach. Aside from packing and moving (yuck) it was really just a nice long vacation. Can you tell that I am trying to be really positive about all of this?
bEe KeEpiN'
Rick and his grandpa were doing a little Bee Keepin' up in New Harmony. Is this so random? I can't believe how many bees there were.
HusBaNd TAG
TaGgEd!!
1. Where did you meet your husband? Over the phone, he was taking out my roommate.
2. How long did you date before you got married? 1 year, 3 months....ish
3. How long have you been married? Going on our 2 year on November 30th.
4. What does he do that surprises you? Speaks! Most everything out of his mouth shocks me.
5. What is your favorite feature of his? His big kissable lips! Also, he is tall so I can wear all of my heels.
6. What is your favorite quality of his? He is an ambitious little guy.
7. Does he have a nick name for you? Babe
8. What is his favorite food? Seafood
9. What is his favorite sport? He watches them all, but isn't that into sports.
10. When and where did you first kiss? At my house, about our 3rd date.
11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Anything. Rick is always thinking up something for us to do.
12. Do you have children? Not quite yet.
13. Does he have any hidden talents? He's peeling apples for his mother, at the moment.
14 How old is he? 28
15. Who said I love you first? I can't even think who did.
16. What is his favorite music? He listens to everything, but the dial is usually country.
17. What do you admire most about him? His ability to make any situation or activity fun. He's not affraid to look like a dork as long as he's having fun or entertaining someone.
18. What is favorite color? I didn't know, but he said silver.
19. Will he read this? Maybe sometime when he's just sitting at the computer.
20. Who do you tag? I TAG: mEl, NaT, sTaCi, hEatHeR and BrIt
