Fall and Halloween

Fall is probably my favorite seasons. 1) its a nice weather break from the heat of the summer. 2) I love the colors! 3) I love the rain, and the smell of crispness and 4) its a sign that the holiday season is coming up.
Chris and I earlier this month decided that we wanted to go on a drive to look at the colors. I wanted to do a big loop up parleys canyon, have lunch in Heber and then come down provo canyon and then back home. Well we got to the top of Parleys and it was a BLIZZARD!!! Major bummer. So we decided to turn around and then go up Emirgation canyon instead. The storm had already passed down there. The colors were SO beautiful so we got some great pictures!
Chris and I

Chris's picture....very artsy!!!










Yesterday was the annual Stratford halloween party. Chris and I didn't know what we were going to be for halloween but after watching "Its the great pumpkin Charlie Brown" I decided that we were going to go as Charlie Brown and Lucy. After a trip to the DI I was able to get our costumes for a total of 13 dollars. Chris was supposed to wear a skin cap, but it looked like he had a condom on his head....so we went without. Then he was supposed to wear his black slacks with the shirt and he said he didn't want to, and then he was supposed to wear brown shoes...and again he decided to be a meany and not. So basically he only wore a shirt....HUSBANDS!!!


Happy Halloween everyone!!!

Update

I really am horrible on updating this thing, but really what are you going to do? Well the past couple of months have been pretty busy and crazy. In the beginning of July I had the opportunity to fly down to Florida and spend sometime with my brother Justin. We went to the Daytona nascar race, hung out at the beach, and I also got to see him in action at the Miami clinic. It was great to be able to spend sometime just him and me, I can't remember the last time that we got to do that. Love ya bro! Here are some pics from Florida.

Justin and I at the Miami clinic

Pics at the beach
While I was in Florida I was offered a full time job at Monarch dental in bountiful! I love it there! Its great. I love the staff and the Drs that I work with. They are very down to earth and really funny!
The end of july Chris and I went to Lake Powell with his family. We had a house boat and then some regular boats. We both were able to wake board and have a lot of fun. It was great to spend time with the family, but after a week I was familied out.

Chris wake boarding

beautiful views!

Chris and I chillaxin
My dad turned 50 this week and for his birthday he wanted to climb to the top of Mount Timpanogos. He only really invited Chris, but I wanted to go too. So yesterday at 5:30a.m we started our hike. For those of you who haven't climbed it before its 7.5 miles to the summit and then of course you have to climb back down making it a round trip of 15 miles. The climb up was exhausting, but after 6 hours chris and I finally made it to the top 11,700 feet up! It was pretty rewarding to get there. Then the way down sucked! We have so many blisters and aches in our bodies! Every step was the worst pain ever and it seemed longer on the way down than it was up. All in all we're glad we did it, but we both agreed to NEVER do it again!!!

Chris on our way up.

Chris and I at the top!!

Picture of the peak about 2/3 of the way into our hike.

4 Years!!!

On June 28, 2009 Chris and I celebrated our 4th anniversary!!! This past year has seriously just flown by and has strengthened our marriage. I don't think I've ever been as stressed out than this past year and Chris was one of the only reasons I was able to make it through! He is such a wonderful husband and I'm such a lucky girl to have found him. Sure we have our fights but they are few and far between. We are truly soulmates and I can't (and hopefully won't) imagine life without him.
This year we decided to take a mini vaca to park city. We drove up on the 27th and we went down the alpine slide.

Last time we went Chris and I raced and I beat him. This time I think my cart was jacked up or something, because from the very beginning he just zoomed!!! He was even passing people who has gone before us. Oh well I'll get him next time! Then we went to a movie and saw Hangover. It was seriously SO funny. I recommend it to everyone. Then for dinner we went to Cafe Rio of course and had some delicious salads.

Our hotel
The next day we drove around main street and then headed home. We ended up going and seeing another movie UP. It was seriously SO cute. Again a MUST see.
Well baby I can't wait for what the year has to bring. I'm so very lucky to be married to my best friend and love you so much. Thank you for putting up with me and my crazy ways sometimes. You truly are the best husband ever!!!
HAPPY 4TH!!!!

Truck driving championship 2009

So it's that time of year again for Utah's truck driving championship. Since my dad has won his division 2 years in a row....again... he had to pick a new division. He drove flatbed this year. So he was the very LAST driver out of every division to go. We had to wait ALL day for him to drive. He did FANTASTIC!!! I'm so proud of him. There are six problems the drivers have to maneuver their trucks through and they get points depending on how well they do. The max is 50. He scored on every problem except the last one and scored his best score ever!!! So then we had to sit around for about an hour until the scores were complete. There is a winner in each division and my daddy won his division again this year!!!!

The top three in flatbed division....dad is in the middle
Then at the end of announcing all the winners they do what is called a GRAND CHAMPION, which is the driver out of the entire group that scored the overall best, from the test, interview, pre-trip, and course. My daddy is the GRAND CHAMPION for UTAH!!!! I believe one of his first years he was 2nd runner up for grand champion, but has never gotten the big one. This year he did it! He works so hard throughout the year and puts so much time into it. He more than deserved it this year!!! CONGRATS dad! I'm so proud of you and love you so much. Good luck at nationals this year, we're all rooting for you.

My dad and the 2nd place grand champion Randy. They work together for YRC (yellow-roadway corporation. They're great friends and get to go to nationals together.

May/ June 2009 update

So May was full of fun things. First off I got news that I had passed all of my boards!!! YEAH! I also received my license in the mail. I'm officially an RDH (registered dental hygienist). Now I just need a job....so keep your eyes open for any jobs.
Mark's birthday was in May (the father-in-law). He turned the big 50, so we went over to his house for dinner and a "party". This is a picture of him faking blowing out his candles.....he's like a 2 year old.

Parker also got his eagle scout award. I've never been to an eagle scout award thingy, so it was kinda cool. They had a guy from hogle zoo who is a bird person and he had a bald eagle there. I've never seen one so close before. They really are remarkable creatures. Congrats Parker we're proud of you!

Parker also graduated from Olympus High School.....I'll forgive him. He graduated on the 4th.

Justin and Cori (brother and sister-in-law) came into town last week. Justin is starting his 4th year of dental school and then is planning on doing a two year residency in pediatric dentistry. He was here doing an internship with the primary childrens hospital, which is a place he's applying. I hope that he gets in so he can come home for 2 years. It would be nice to have him back. I miss him :(

we went to Ruth's diner up emigration canyon. It was really good!

Also Jasmine has found a new favorite place to sleep. Plus it helps that Chris put a blanket and pillow up there for her. She loves to sleep on the cabinets. She jumps up on the counter, then the fridge and then up top. She's up there all the time. I'm sure it does wonders for the sanitary aspects of our kitchen, but she's just too cute up there.

Graduation April 27, 2009

So I finally graduated!!! It's been a long time coming and I can honestly say I didn't know if that day would ever come, but it did!!! I graduated with my bachelors degree in dental hygiene. I'm a BSDH!
Graduation was LONG and by the end of it all I had a monster headache, but that's usually how graduation goes, a lot of people blowing a lot of smoke up a lot of people's butts.....big YAWN!
When I graduated from high school I surprised my family by writing an original composition. I was selected from the graduation committee to play it at graduation. My parents knew I was playing, but no one else did. It was a great surprise. Well I decided to keep the tradition going by writing a piece for college graduation. My friend Stephanie and I decided last summer that we would write a song and we did! The only one who knew was Chris, kind of hard to keep that from him, so everyone was surprised at the graduation. Chris uploaded the video of it onto my facebook page. You can see it under my videos. It's titled "If we reach for the stars".

I also passed ALL of my boards and was able to get my license several weeks ago. I have been searching for a job right now and am just waiting to hear back from a couple places....so keep your fingers crossed!!!

Graduation dinner

I went to dinner last night with my support group to olive garden. We waited in line for 90 minutes...super fun, but had fun. Thanks everyone for your support over these past 2 years and I can't wait for what the future holds for Chris and I. Love you all!!!


Mom, Chris, mom-in-law Laurie, Grandma, Parker, me, Dad, step-mom Jo, Pa- in- law Mark
P.S I updated this blog like CrAzY (7 new posts, some on additional pages) so be sure that you look at all the posts!!!

Last day of school

Well I had my last day of school this week!!! I seriously can't believe that I'm done with school. In some ways it has gone by so fast and in others it has dragged on. I LOVE the girls that I went to school with and I'm so sad to be saying goodbye to them. I think I had more fun in hygiene school than I did in high school. I laughed everyday and made some life long friends. Our last day we had a BBQ and did some dancing. It was a blast. I was voted class clown....my crowning glory!!


Getting class clown!
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Bon Fire: Burning the Blues

We decided that the best way to end our days at the good ol' Utah College of Dental Hygiene is to burn our blue scrubs that we have worn almost every day of the past 2 years. It was so therapeutic and FUN!!! Now I know why missionaries burn a suit before they come home. I highly recommend burning things, its a great way to say goodbye.

golfing

Chris decided that he wanted to go hit a bucket of balls the other day. I'm not a big fan of golf for 2 reasons. 1) It's stupid and 2) I really suck at it. I played softball in high school and I cannot hit a golf ball to save my life. I always lift up. Here are some pictures I took.

Big Bad Chris

Chris thinks he's a lot tougher than he really is. He decided that he wanted to grow a mustache for march madness. It got a little out of hand and turned into a handlebar. My family started calling him "Hoss". I HATED it at first and refused to go anywhere with him because I thought he looked ridiculous. Well it grew on me and actually thought it was pretty sexy...What do you think?

All about Jasmine

I don't have any kids, but I LOVE my cats!!! They are seriously so funny at times. Jasmine in particular is always doing funny stuff. Here is some pictures of her doing what she does best, being a kitty.

I got this picture of her while she was yawning!


She was such a BIG help when I was studying for my boards!! She would sleep on my shoulders, lay on my books and stick her butt in my face.


Jasmine also loves laundry day. No matter where you are in the house she will find you and lay on the laundry. She'll get in the laundry basket and sleep for hours. This was last week. I wasn't in the mood to deal with her so I kept piling the clothes on her, but as you can see she didn't really care. How can you stay mad at a face like that?


Everyone loves Cafe Rio!!!

February/ March

Well I know that its been a while since I've updated this thing, but I've been a little bit busy!!! Here are a few things that we've been up to.

We went to the Draper temple opening. I've never been to an open house before so it was interesting to see what it was all about. It's a beautiful temple and I'm glad that we got to opportunity to go through it.


On March 18 it was my birthday. I turned the dreaded 25. I'm officially old. I didn't actually celebrate on my birthday because it was a week before my national boards, so we celebrated after wards. It was a pretty low key birthday but a good one. I got lots of gift cards, some noise canceling headphones, which came in handy and then of course my camera.

Nothing makes you feel more like a fatty then breaking a stair. Well that is exactly what I did one day. Was it lose? Yes, would it have broken with someone else, probably, but it didn't I broke it. Our crazy neighbor felt it necessary to put cones up and caution tape....a little extreme, yes.....funny absolutely. It's fixed now, but it was out for about 2 weeks. Want some motivation to lose weight? Break a stair.


Chris was amazing while I was studying for my exam. He took over everything and really let me study. One of the many things he did was cook us dinner. Chris would cook 2 different things, broiled chicken or broiled steak. Both were really good, but for some reason he never knew that you aren't supposed to poor grease down the sink drain. So after about a month of doing so our drain got clogged. So Chris and our friend Brandon put some horrible smelling stuff down the drain and in the process unknown to us, broke the pipe. We got to deal with a flood!!! Yeah. It's a good thing that my father in law owns a carpet cleaning company so we could utilize their flood fans. We will probably have to replace the floor sometime, but it could have been worse!!!


Well that about sums it up for those months!!! I'm still waiting for my results for the national boards. Their website says 6-8 weeks, so we're looking at about 2 more weeks....I hate waiting!!!