Bye Bye Olympics!

Something to Make You Chuckle...

The Hogle Zoo! only eight bucks!

For eight bucks you can have alot of fun at seeing some fun creatures at the Zoo. Its a small Zoo but it has alot of the fun components without the long lines or tons of people that SD Zoo has. We saw the really fun white aligator, which is kind of like an albino with blue eyes. Also saw the bears chewing on a huge peice of carcass, and some other great animals. If you havent gone and need a cheap idea for a date go see Hogle.

Brad when he was 8 came here and he remembers taking a pix next to the drinking fountain, so we got one 20 years later... just for kicks. The kids wanting a drink thought that we were nuts.
Sweet gator huh!

I am a brat, but I have this theory that I am trying to change or fix I guess. But, honestly why do I always get surrounded by the rediculously drunk, stupid or extremely special people for long periods of time. Many have said that if I am looking for these types of people I will always find them, but really I just laugh and shake my head and think.... Really? is this really happening to me again.... Is their really that many people who kick so many seats in so many movies? Or is it just me not having patience enough to ignore and be obvious to so much around me? Brad and I stood in line for 3 1/2 hours as this man talked AT us about the most random things that didnt even connect or make sense with a slur!. Wow. How do you escape when an hour has gone by and you cant leave! Seeing the Declaration was worth it!.


I think that I have heat flashes? is this normal. I get really hot and then it goes away!. Here I am nice and glowy.

Decleration of Independence.

Whoo Hoo! What a specail day today has been. I really feel like being an american is such a blessing, esp. seeing the world in such a huge light right now with the olympics. I am grateful for those 26 men who signed the decleration so that we today wouldn't have to live in such awful condtions of unfair ruling. We have so many blessings as US citizens and today we stood in line for more than 3 hours to prove it!


Beautiful murals painted in the brand new renovated capital building. Ive been wanting to see the new edifice so today was a two for one deal!.
It's not Jonh Hancock.... its Herbie Hancock! haha... what movie?

Another Sunday Adventure.

After hiking in the Timp canyon area, The next day Brad and I went on an adventure down to Cascade springs. It was amazing to drive to the top of a huge mountain, over and down it and then to be in the bottom of the saddle and then be in the lush grass area's where the springs were.

We... would have had some pix together except the fat slow americans were too busy takin up the great spots for pictures. So I just got a few of Brad.

Can you tell who takes all the pictures!!!

Timp. Cave

Hiking is like a mission.

Hiking is like a mission. Hiking is voluntary, hard, has its thrills and beautiful fun points, but as one is hiking all you can think is why did I put my self through this!!!! 

Brad and I went to the Timponagos caves this weekend. We had some time to sit and soak in some of the olympics but couldn't pass up a perfect day with huge clouds everywhere. We set off to climb the side of a HUGE mountain, so in the end we could see a very sweet and rewarding cave. IM going to be honest. I was DYING. Hiking isn't my thing, I really do love to be outside and feel the ecstasy of completing such a great task but I hate the feeling of wanting to die. Kinda like the mission! looking back I have only fond memories of the mission, the memories of pain no longer exsist, so it was the same with this hike. We climbed up to 67,000+ feet for almost 2 hours, and after had a chance too tour several beautiful caverns for more than an hour. We saw some pretty great stuff. Today I can barely sit, it feels like i did lunges all day, as for Brad he kicked my butt and I think he must have part mountain goat in him. Brad hiked so fantastic, he had a blast!  

I might be needing this! sweet.

Youth Master Web Site, TRY IT!

You know the feeling, trying to get everything all done at once both in the home, at work, and in your callings. Matt Farley created this free program called Youthmaster.org. Like I said, it is a FREE program and tracks everything from scouting to personal progress and even can be send emails directly from the site and create spreadsheets in real time, making everything smooth and easy and unified. Take a look at the demo video as well.

Harley trip #2 Aug 2008

I was so bored I have a bunch of these funny pix. Brad had no idea what kept me busy for so long. haha

Harley trip #2 Aug 2008

Brad and I had alot of fun this past weekend. We rented a Harley and hit the open road for a weekend in the open and cool UT weather. We cruised over to Vernal which is a 3 hour bike ride and then hit a temple session in the beautiful remodeled tabernacle, that was eventually made into a dedicated temple. My rear was killing me because, well the seat was a tiny bigger then a bike seat that pedals. I would rather ride a horse for a week then go an hour on that bike again. Next time we will be getting an Ultra classic bike that has the lazy boy seat in the back for me!. Haha. Thinking that it might be better to risk my brains then be seen in this helmet. The sunglasses are my new Maui Jims that Brad got me for free... kinda. Love them!


It is a beautiful and differnt temple.

Garden update.

So our garden is growing and now we have veggies growing ready to be picked. We have tomatoes almost reddened, HUGE squash, broccli and cucumbers. Here are some fun pix!

190 pounds lost in one year.

So.... I have a HUGE tribute for my skinny husband. Brad one year ago received a surgery that was able to not only prolong his life but change it so that he can live it to the fullest now. I am so proud of all the hard work that he has done for him, as well as me. He works long hours till the early hours of the morning, goes to school, is always happy, active in the church and also deals with his crazy spazy wife. He is a wonderful man and I really did luck out for the pick of the litter. These are a pair of his SHORTS that he wore when he weighed 415 pounds. Jared has nothing on my husband!

The greatest Mother in law!

So this past weekend Brad's mom had her birthday party. I just laugh now, but I was told that she was turning 50 and that we should throw her a huge 50th bash, but I GUESS she was fifty and was turning 51. Such is my life with public embarassments. I was so on top of things I got her some fun gifts and the matching Happy 50th birthday a couple week early. I was so excited being ahead of the game and then I Had hubby sign the card and her told me she was not turning 50. I almost died. It ended up as a funny haha joke but I am so retarded.
Michelle did get me the brand new Twlight book! How sweet is she! The Baird gals stood in line till two A.M. on Friday night to get their hands on the new book obsession, where husbands are abondoned and men lose their daughters, wives, and all others hooked. Cant wait to read it!.