Where Has the Time Gone?

It is so weird to see all the married people I went to school with, and especially the ones that have kids! And more then one kid! Are we really that grown up? I remember the carefree days I'd spend with these people... life changes so much too fast!

It Happened...

We went up to the opening of the bow hunt this last weekend. Obviously we are not hunters... we go to camp and have fun. Burnie and Nephew drove up in the truck and we were waved over by another guy... I took a second to get there and I walked up to the bed of the truck and screamed. I screamed out loud... then I was like "you gotta warn a girl!" Burnie had shot a deer righ in the head pretty much right between the eyes! Most of the bow (I don't even know if that is what it's called)was stilling out the back. Melissa one of the wives of the hunters was like if you see a bunch of guys standing around the bed of a truck you know there's something dead. HAHA! She has a two year old son (who I may steal) and he was all about it, actually pulling on the bow that was still in the deer's head. Another little girl a little older, her dad put her up on the side to see too. I thought it would traumatize a child but I guess not. I have never seen anything that someone has actually killed except for the deer and buffalo head in the basement of my grandma and grandpa's house, that is it. I went over to talk to Sarah and it was close to where they were hanging it up so I decided that since I have never experience anything like this before I'd see if I could stomach it long enough to watch. So I stood there and watched him cut the head off, stick his arm clear up the thing (it was already gutted) and was trying to pull something out, the wind pipe or something, I don't know. Pour water down it to clean it out, they ended up taking too long switching the way they had it tied up on the tree that I got distracted and didn't watch him skin it. It was so weird, Quin couldn't believe I watched what I did when I finally walked back to the trailer. In a way it was awesome, there was a guy there talking about how he loves to kill elk and all that to feed his family. Hunters are a whole other breed then us, that is for sure. Two guys that go up there every year and their fathers fathers have gone to the same spot every year, well one of the guys had a bull tag so him and this other guy stood up on a platform in the trees for 11 hours not talking or moving waiting to kill the bull. They peed once that entire time, and never got anything. I don't get it. But it really is fun going up with them. We're going again this weekend.

It Doesn't Get Better Then This...

Thursday we went to Kenny Chesney. Our friend Rob always calls the same guy for a taxi on the weekends, so he called that guy and set up a limo since everyone we were going with lives in utah county for one, and the parking at the rio tinto stadium is ridiculous for two, nobody wanted to drive. Everyone has been telling everyone about the limo we're getting... well come Thursday, the guy calls Rob and says that the limo is double booked and the other people are offering more money so he can send two lincoln cars. But we all wanted to go together and the limo driver found a big van for us to take, and he paid for it because of the mix up. So we all met over at Rob and Kelly's and our ride was there... Rob came and told us it was a bus, like to ones we take at the airport... Rob came back to tell us it was a senior citizen bus!! It was free for us, yes. We got to drive together, yes. Did we have a blast in that senior citizen bus? YES!!!!!

Here we are driving to pick Amanda and Jason up! The funny thing is, we never told Amanda the limo was cancelled. So up until we picked her up she thought it would be a limo. It was pretty funny when we picked them up!

In the lin to get in I saw Jenny and Tiff. I can't believe in the big crowd I found them! Quin saw them once when we weren't together too. I love these two.

I'm so glad someone got a picture so we had proof! Josh, the senior citizen!! HAHA

Friday we went to Chris and Jenny's for the 24th of July BBQ and fireworks. We had a lot of fun, but Quin got heat stroke out golfing that day. So poor him :( didn't feel good all night.

Bay took this picture of us.. perfect!

Sooooo while my parents were here my mom said I should try and curl my hair... since it's long the curl has come out but not much. Well Quin's friend's girlfriend has gorgeous curly hair and she told me to try and curl it too. Well while Quin was out golfing, I thought of blow drying and flattening my hair and cringed at the thought. It is down to my butt, thick, and out of control. I need it cut and thinned bad!!! So I thought... I'll curl it.

Here are the results... My hair is SO heavy that the top is sooo flat! I back combed the crap out of it and it still went totally flat. Also it didn't curl very much it just frizzed. I will try again with some other product. We'll see!

Saturday we had a bbq at our house. Just a few people came over. Our neighbors noticed how much we love bonfires and have given us so much wood! We love them! Sunday Quin's parents went out of town or they were doing someone for Art's work, I can't remember. But we stayed home and we watched Gran Torino and A Haunting in Conneticut. The last one freaked me out! It was based on a true story, even at the end there was an update of the situation. So scary but I love it! Gran Torino was not as good as everyone said, I thought, or maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it. It really started to get on my nerves that he was so grumpy, and that he growled at everyone. Also when he said he regretted not having a relationship with his sons, but became a father to Toa really bugged me. Obviously you can be a good father, just not to your own sons? I don't know.

This week has been annoying. Our buick needs to be registered and the check engine light has been on, well we went and paid over $300 to maybe have the light off. So this weekend we are not going to go crazy spending money. We'll see how that goes.

Suprise!

Last wednesday when I got home as soon as I walked in the front room, Quin asked if I wanted to go somewhere and that we would be walking a little. But he wouldn't tell me where or anything. Well we went up in the mountains through Provo Canyon, went by Sundance ski resort and we got to a toll booth and he told the worker we were going on the Alpine Loop, she didn't make us pay and just told us to be safe. So we were weaving our way through the canyon looking at how beautiful everything was and the smells and just talking. So we ended up at Cascade Springs. Walked through one of the most amazing and beautiful places I've been to in Utah. I loved it so much. The whole time I kept telling him thank you for taking me and suprising me. I wish I was able to take pictures. It was such a hot day too that it was so nice to get away and being in the cool mountains. It was so awesome!

Friday we had a BBQ like we do every Friday. Saturday we went to Quin's friend Burnie's brother in law's house. There is a car show every year that is across the street so they sit out front and hang out. The American Fork carnival is a couple of blocks from his house too. Quin stayed at the house hanging out and I went with Melissa, Sara, and their kids to the carnival. Melissa's daughter some how got me to go on the freakiest ride with her. Although it was fun, it sounded like it was going to break. Also it was about 100 degrees that day. We drank more water there then anyone has ever! I love the carnival, I don't know why but I think it is so cute and such a fun place to watch people! After we left that house we went to Rob and Kelly's for Rob's birthday party. We had a pretty fun weekend!! Love the summertime!!!!!

Summertime!

I have been having the best summer a girl could ask for! We've been camping as much as we can, bbqing as much as we can, sitting out by a fire as much as we can, and enjoying everything summer has to offer!

Since I have grown up a little :) the 4th of July has become one of my favorite holidays. This year we went camping with Lapreal's family who are the greatest people! It didn't totally feel like the 4th, but that was just because I've never been camping on the 4th. We still had so much fun of course. It never fails with Lapreal and her family that we will have a blast!

My family (dad, mom, vauri, owen, and ava) came into town like they do every year. I had so much fun with them. I met them a few times for dinner and swimming after work. I am so lucky to have such a great family and the cutest neices and nephew in the entire world!

Thursday my dad wanted to go to the rodeo in Nephi, and Quin actually agreed to it! It really turned out to be kind of fun. Some things made me feel not so good, like the bull riding and bucking horse. I just don't like to think the animals are getting hurt. The only picture I have.

Me, Jenny, and Bay

Friday Quin and I had my family and his family over for a bbq to get to know each other. And it was a success! We had a lot of fun just talking and enjoying each other. Saturday we went up to bountiful for a bbq at my grandmas. My mom is so cute and surprised me with towels and place mats and bowls for parties. I love the colors. They reminded her of Mexico and that is why she picked them. It all looks perfect in our house. And I swear I could do a whole post of funny things Owen said and did! He is so hilarious!!

I swear we are going to either going to get my camera replaced or buy a new one. I hate not having pictures :( I can't wait to see what the rest of the summer brings!!

Cabo San Lucas 2009

Mexico was amazing to say the least! And to be there with Quin made it all even better!! I have so many pictures and that is why I haven't wanted to upload them onto here. But this first one is the view from our pool. AMAZING!! I want to go back so bad!


Best week ever!!!!

2nd Day of my Short Trip

Birthday party for Bailey who turned 2 and Ave who turned 1

I really love these kids more then anything! I didn't get a lot of pictures of Ave though... I remember her being held by people I didn't really know... soooo

I was in charge of decorating the birthday cake. This cupcake is HUGE!! I also decorated those two smaller one. I am no cake decorated... but for a first time and being rushed I think I did okay!

a close up view

Bay in the car

Showing off his apron.

He had frosting up his nose! It was making me laugh so hard!!!!

And the same happened to her!

She ate all the frosting off and then asked for more!

Posing in front of their pinata!

They each pulled a string to begin... I don't know why I didn't get anyone else pulling the string

I love this!

I had to zoom into the one I love!

Getting the girls ready to eat their baby cakes.

Not too happy about it

I love the face!

She wasn't so sure

She was!

VERY SURE!

That was it! That's all I got. We visited that night with cousins and my aunt and went to sushi, then to Target visited somewhere. And I left in the morning.

Miss you guys!