I will give it a try

I would love to win this bike! Everything about it makes me excited. So I entered the contest for a weekly bike give away. Maybe I will get lucky!

Beat Me to the Punch

From the day I started being a waitress, I always said I would write a book about all the horrible things that people do and say to their servers! However, I recently learned that someone beat me to the punch! Today on Oprah the discussion was about how rude Americans are becoming. I was happy to see that they focused a great amount of time on restaurant manners. There is where I learned a once blog has become a book know as the "The Waiters Rant" I guess that goal is checked off the list, but that's ok, I am just glad that someone got the word out there.

Found It!

Ok I found my camera again! I keep loosing it. SO I have some random pics of things I have been waiting to talk about until I found the camera!

My brother Spencer recieved his mission call a couple of months ago. He was called to serve in Peru! He gathered with his friends at our house, and then opened the letter via web cam with the rest of the family! It was very exciting and the anticipation was a killer!


The Letter! Unopened waiting to get the fam connected to the web cam


Spencer with his opened mission call to Lima Peru!


Spencer with the friends that gathered at our house for the big moment



Shortly after returning from Mississippi, our church ward was having a big camping trip for just the weekend. The campground was really nice and kid friendly. That night a huge storm came through. If you know Utah weather at all you know it can change very quickly. We were already in the mountains, when a thunder and lightning storm began! It was the biggest and closest I had ever been to lightning. It was very cool. Not long after the thunder, rain started pouring down super hard. Everyone ran to our tents! The picture is of me and Jamie shortly after escaping the storm. It didn't last long and we were soon back out by the fire, which survived oddly! I wish I could describe the lightning better, just know that it was pitch dark in our tent and when it would strike it was like someone turned on the light!



Jamie and I teach the 6 and 7 year olds at church. One week I brought my camera to take a picture of our group! They are a great group, and always keep us on our toes! Every week without fail we have 5 great kids there to keep us entertained, however, the one week I bring my camera 2 of the kids are gone. SO the picture is missing two boys named Jarom and Torin, from left to right there is Adelaide, Johans, and Isabelle!We really enjoy teaching this class and have learned a lot

Having way too much fun

SO a friend of mine told me about this really cool website called picnik. Basically it is a really easy fun photo-shop website. I really enjoyed playing around and thought I would share some of my creations! Enjoy!

50th Wedding Bash

After work Thursday morning, Jamie and I jumped in the car with my mom, brother, and a friend to make the 12 hour drive from Provo UT to Chico California. The trip was long, but I think overall probably one of the best drives I have taken. The reason for the trip was for my grandparent 50th wedding anniversary! It was a lot of fun.

Friday was spent preparing and getting things organized. I was in charge of typing up my grandmothers wedding book, as well as the many newspaper clippings there was. Back then it was quite common for several different newspapers to print article about weddings. They were really fun to read, as they were very descriptive, and the language very funny.

Saturday was the big day! The party took place in Paradise which is above Chico more in the mountains. It was nice up there because it was about 10 degrees cooler than the valley. There were over 100 people at the celebration. It was the first time in probably 10 years that the whole family from my dads side was together. My grandparent renewed the vows, it was very touching and I think many shed a tear or two. After that we took pictures with the photographer and had a whole meal catered, which was very good. We ended the night with a replica of my grandparents wedding cake, with the original topper they have kept all these years.

Sunday my family went to church, and then my grandparent took the whole family out for lunch at one of my favorite Mexican restaurants! After lunch we said our goodbyes, and headed for the airport! I am still in school and had to be back for Monday classes.

All in all it was a great weekend with the family, and although it was a short one, it was time spent never the less! I am so glad that Jamie and I had the opportunity to attend my grandparents 50th, and I think in a way it caused a check in our marriage to make sure we were doing the best we could to ensure that we too see the day when we can gather our family together to celebrate 50 years of marriage!

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa, for showing the way! Love ya