Payson Lake

My parents, Kade, Courtney and I went on our annual camping trip to Payson Lake. We did the math and realized we've been going for 16 years! I can remember the first time we went. Unfortunately, it wasn't quite a success. It was a dark, dreary, rainy day...I remember being smashed in the back seat of my Dad's small Toyota truck with all the camping gear. We found a wet, soggy campsite and started to set up all of our gear. Just as we finished setting everything up the campsite director told us that our site was reserved for someone else. We were still determined to camp and decided to find a different spot. SO, we plopped the tent on top of our mini van and discovered that there were no more spots...that was the last straw...we ended up driving home that night. Our first trip to Payson Lake lasted two hours and we spent it setting up and taking down our campsite.

Before

My Mom has just discovered how fun it is to make ugly faces. I think she already has it down...what do you think? What can I say...this crazy talent runs in the family. Look at Courtney's goober face. Classic!

After
Sorry! I was the photographer this trip (partly because I looked like death)... I know you're disappointed that there are no pictures of me:)

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Sorry ladies...I couldn't resist! For those looking for something to do on a boring Friday night...this is very entertaining. We had a sleepover at our house last Friday night. The plan was to wake up early and go fishing at Daybreak Lake BUT when 6:00 rolled around I was regretting I had agreed to go. I told everyone that I would meet them at the lake in 10 minutes...ummm...an hour later they came back soaking wet to wake me up. They had their poles in the water for 5 minutes before it started to rain, SO we went to IHOP for breakfast instead...Can I get the ROOTIE TOOTIE FRESH AND FRUITY?!

Am I a stalker?

Check out how HOT my golf teacher is! I'm in heaven! Now waking up at 5:45 seems totally worth it.

School started today...

This is how I feel about it!

Reason 1. Got stuck in two traffic accidents.

Reason 2. Drove around for twenty minutes and still couldn't find a parking spot.

Reason 3. Got lost on Campus.

Reason 4. Finally found the right building and classroom and everyone was packing up to leave.

My Celebrity Look-alikes...

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My favorite is DJ off of Full House! He he...I don't see the resemblance in most of them but HEY...I'll take it!

Lake Powell

So, I finally found time to post my pictures from Lake Powell...we went a month ago. Wow, time flies! This was our second year planning it. I hope it will continue to be a tradition. Last year we got a marriage out of it...I can't wait to see what happens this year. wink, wink. (p.s. I was not referring to myself...there were absolutely no sparks:) There were 26 people on a 46 foot houseboat that had only 2 bathrooms. It was a BLAST! I can't wait until next year!

My favorite picture from Lake Powell. Amber just got off the tube and Judd did a flip into the water. Her facial expression kills me!

Hope your day is full of...

Surprises!

I've been tagged...

4 Jobs I've had...
1. Janitor at Jordan Ridge Elementary (First and last job cleaning toilets! Yuck...I was 14)
2. Michael's Art and Craft store.
3. HeartLand Scrapbook store.
4. Development Associates

4 Movies I can watch over and over...
1. The new Pride and Prejudice.
2. While You Were Sleeping.
3. Return to Me
4. The Magic of Ordinary Days (I love cheesy Hallmark movies!)

4 Favorite TV Shows...
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Grey's Anatomy (I'm really obsessed!) p.s did you know that Izzie (Katherine Heigl) grew up LDS?
3. The Office (I have a crush on Jim)
4. America's Funniest Videos (My family watches this together every Sunday)

4 Places I have lived...
1. West Valley City
2. South Jordan
3. Provo (Raintree Apts)
4. South Jordan (Daybreak)

4 Places I have been...
1. Europe
2. Hawaii
3. Mexico
4. Boston

4 Favorite Foods...
1. Zupas in Draper...Yummy Salads.
2. Anything with Chicken and Rice...especially Hawaiian Haystacks.
3. French Onion Soup from Mimi's.
4. Popcorn and Milkduds in the same bite.

4 Favorite Websites...
1. I love snooping on all your blogs:)
2. Etsy.com
3. Elsie Flannigan's blog
4. U of U (it's not my favorite but it seems like i am on it all the time.)

4 buddies I'm tagging...
1. Chelsey Timmerman
2. Courtney Campbell
3. Aunt Angie
4. Emily Crane

Another Semester Down!

Ahhh...such a big sigh of relief! Have you ever heard the saying "What doesn't kill you will make you stronger?" Well, for me, it's more like "What doesn't kill you will make you FATTER!" I can't even start to tell you how excited I am. I have only ONE semester and only TWO classes left. Hip Hip Hooray! After attending SLCC, UVSC, U of U and switching my major from Elementary Education to Communications (Public Relations)...I can finally see the finish line. I applied for graduation yesterday. It is so weird to think that this time last year I wasn't going to school and I wasn't planning on ever going back. Two days before last fall semester I made a spontaneous decision to go back to school and now this fall semester I'll be graduating.

The golf tournament was a success!

(Me, My Dad and lil sis Courtney)

It did drizzle a little in the morning but it was better than sitting in 100 degree weather. It was a fun day! We ended up raising over $5,000 after paying all the bills and instead of 50% the city allowed us to donate 80% of the proceeds to PRO. Yahoo! It's exciting to know that our little golf tournament in South Jordan will help children over in Ukraine. Not a whole lot but a little. I'm excited to raise even more money for next year. New motto...Save the orphans!

We planned an entire golf tournament and all we got were these WAY CUTE HATS!

We started to catch some major speed on the golf cart. Proof...look at the wind blowing through Courtney's hair. We were going so fast my cheeks started to flap! He he...not quite that fast, but kinda fast.

Before and After

Another one of Courtney's cute faces. Isn't it shocking how ugly they can get? Wow! She is so

brave! She doesn't even care if her face gets stuck like that!

I have so much to blog about!

I have lots of fun things to blog about! Yea...I'm so excited. I'm just waiting to get my pics from Lake Powell this past weekend and the golf tournament. I think I'm getting a little obsessed about blogging. Anyhoo, I am reading this awesome book! My nose has been in it this entire weekend. Mike Ramsdell, the author, was born and raised in Utah. He writes about his suspenseful missions while he was working as an intelligence officer in Russia. Again, I love a good book...what is your favorite book?

Movie Night

We finally got Gram out of the house. She broke her ankle up at the cabin and has been stuck in our basement for the past 3 weeks. We went to Wingars, our favorite Friday night spot, and saw Evan Almighty. I was the last one to enter the theater I assumed we would be sitting on the front row because that is where the wheelchair accessible seats are but no one was there. They were on the very top row. I guess my brother Ryan lugged her all the way to the top. The first thing I thought was, "I hope Grandma has her breaks on!" I envisioned someone accidentally nudging her during the movie which was just enough for her to roll off the first step and continue to roll all the way down, with her wheelchair bouncing off the wall and seats like a pinball machine (this was all in slow motion). Well, half way through the movie they had a brown out. I didn't know there was such a thing as a brown out...did you? I guess it is a black out but you still have emergency lights. My dad got on his chair and started tapping on the movie projector window trying to get someones attention. What a weirdo! We joked that it was a life or death situation and started rationing our popcorn. We sat there for a 1/2 hour for the movie to come back on but we had no such luck. It was a bummer because the movie was just getting good too. SO, we ended up back at home and I watched Some Like it Hot an oldie but goodie. I found this old (vintage) movie poster and thought it would be perfect for my blog! What a nerd...I know!

I miss you guys!

It looks like you guys are having fun! Mom told me you sent her some pictures so I had to snag them. Work is a bore without you and I am totally going to miss riding around on the golf cart with you at the golf tournament this year. Fun memories! I'm glad you sent some pictures because I was forgetting what Zach looked like...just kidding. Well, I can't wait until you come back to Utah in August but until then have lots of FUN! Hugs and kisses to the both of you!Zach and Chelsey actually live in Indianapolis, which is about 2 hours from Chicago. Zach is out selling cable networks for the summer. I hear he is quite the worker! Go get 'em Zach.

Zach and Chelsey at the Chicago Cubs game. I got a text message from her the night she was there. It was a recording of everyone singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the 7th inning. I was so jealous!

South Jordan Lion's Golf Tournament

My dad and I are planning our 4th golf tournament for the South Jordan Lion's Committee. We are especially motivated to raise money this year because we get to donate half of our donations to Project Reach Out. PRO is a charity that donates 100% of their donations to 7 orphanages in Ukraine. My dad actually went to Ukraine in 05 to help gather supplies and fix up the orphanages. It breaks your heart to see these kids! My dad said when he walked into a room they would reach out their arms for a hug. I wish I could do more! If you know someone who would like to participate in the golf tournament or sponsor a hole, let me know! I can get you a sign-up sheet. The golf tournament this Thursday, July 12, 2007.

Lake Powell

My signature pose. My Mom recently put together a slide show of photos for my Dad for Fathers Day. My family was making fun of me because several of the pictures (from when I was a little girl and as recently as 2 years ago) I was making this pose. Ha ha! I think my Dad has it down pretty good...what do you think? We went to Lake Powell last weekend and got lost. It was an adventure! We ended driving all the way up to Bullfrog from Wahweap. It was a 3.5 hour drive one-way. We learned on big lesson that trip: Never go anywhere without a map! We had fun besides the big "adventure" and soaked up a lot of sun.