Park City

Yesterday we decided that we would go to Park City and do a little bit of shopping. I am always complaining to Jared that I have no clothes for work so he bought me quite a few new things. We went to Nike- where Jared was looking for shoes but couldn't find any..15's are hard to find, but I did find a pair that I liked. At Old Navy I got 3 new pairs of Capri's and a few new shirts. We got some good deals at Eddie Bauer as well. After shopping we decided that we would go to Main Street in Park City for dinner at the Red Banjo Pizza place..the pizza is really good there. They had Main Street blocked off- which we weren't aware of going up there- for a Mustang Car Show, all of Main Street was lined with Mustangs. This was probably the highlight of Jared's day. It was fun looking at some of the cool cars. We had a good time with Jared's Aunt Donna who is here visiting from Alaska. There were a lot of people in Park City yesterday..I think it was because of the Car Show and Swiss Days in Midway but even with all of the people we had a good time!

Fresh Veggies!

My In-Laws have such an awesome garden. They always have more produce then they know what to do with..which is great for us. This year we have had tons of cucumbers fresh from the garden which I love! They are so good that way. We also decided that we would make fresh salsa with all of the tomatoes. My Mom is going to come out in a few weeks and help me can some for the winter months, which won't be as good because it won't be fresh but better than store bought stuff. One of the reasons I love summer is because of the fresh veggies...and we sure have had a lot of them! Next summer Jared said he would make planter boxes for our back porch so I can try and grow some veggies too...that should be fun!

Happy Birthday Jared

Tomorrow is Jared's Birthday. Back when we were dating he gave me a list of reasons why he loved me. I am going to do the same for him here.

His eyes
His smile
He keeps me warm (I am always cold and he is always hot)
He can make me laugh
He keeps our yard looking great
He washes my car..often!
He works very hard to support us
He loves his family..especially his parents
He is willing to help out my family...like helping my Brother move & then cleaning up his yard.
He loves all our nieces and nephews
He loves to collect things..."Cars" toys..Jeeps
He is very supportive of me
He hardly ever complains about what I cook for dinner
He is very organized
He takes me out on dates
He is a good friend
He loves his dog..and she really loves him! She follows him where ever he goes
He holds the priesthood
One day I know he will be a great father
He loves to have his head rubbed--every night!
He is a great BBQ-er
He loves movies
He doesn't complain when I want to go out with my friends
He likes to travel
He holds my hand..even though we are an "Old" married couple!
HE is my Best Friend and I am so grateful that I have him in my life. I love you Jared..Happy Birthday!!!

Another New car!

Yesterday night we had our Back to School night. Before we actually had the thing at the school all of the Teachers & TA's were treated to dinner. During dinner one of the other TA's was asking if I had any kids. I said just one and he will be 35 years old in a few weeks. Here is the reason why I said that. My husband is the biggest kid you know..I am guessing that most men are always like kids and they never grow out of it. A week or so ago he let me know when he got home from work that there was a car on the lot of his work that he was interested in. I thought "HMM..okay" because this happens often working at a car dealership. So on Wednesday he calls to tell me that he got a loan for the car and we were trading in our Jeep. He came home with the car on Wednesday night and took our Jeep in on Thursday.Anyway, he got a 2 door Nissan 350Z that is bright blue in ..another odd thing for my husband who prefers white or white (which isn't exactly true since my car is gray). AND the car is a manual which I don't even know how to drive yet but he promises to teach me! He knows that my car is here to stay..so he better not trade that one in too!

Jennie's visit

Not much is really going on in our lives. We have been busy doing stuff with Jennie and the kids..they go home tomorrow morning. It has been fun having them here and doing stuff together Jennie and I went on Saturday and got pedicures, went to lunch @ Scone Cutter (we always go there when Jennie comes..no one else will go with me), and to Quilted Bear..we had a really good time. I am sure they are so ready to go home, they have been gone since the first part of July. They have gone and done some really fun things while they have been here.

We have also been watching the Olympics. It has been so neat to watch and see how talented the athletes are! It is just amazing to me some of the stuff that they can do. We were watching the other night when they had the Men's 4x100m swimming team finals.We screamed so loud when they won I am surprised our neighbors didn't hear us! I stayed up way too late last night watching to see if the Men's Gymnastics team got a medal (they won the Bronze)..I just wish I had a talent like these people do! It is truly amazing!

Today was my last day of my summer job. It was pretty fun working "Super Seekers", we went on some very cool field trips such as Energy Solutions Areana, Zoo, Kennecott, Sweets Candy Company, Gateway, swimming twice a week! It was fun to see all of those neat places. I can't believe that I start back to school on Monday- where did the summer go?

The ABC's of Me

I got tagged by my friend Kristin, and since I haven't done enough tags..here you go!

A is for age: I am 30, still I don't feel that old.

B is for burger of choice: I am not a huge burger fan but I do admit that I would eat an In & Out burger anyday.

C is for car I drive: 2005 Honda Accord

D is for your dog's name: Missy,our Black Lab. Jared actually had Missy when we got married..so techincally she is still Jared's baby and she follows him around wherever he goes.

E is for essential item you use everyday: My pillow..I hate to go anywhere overnight without it.

F is for favorite TV show at the moment: Big Brother is my favorite show during the summer..I have many others that start up in the Fall. Jared would say I watch way too much TV.

G is for favorite game: Skip Bo..a card game that my Grandpa Bruin taught me, we always played when we were younger and visiting their house. I still love that game!


H is for home state: Utah- haven't lived anywhere else- yet!

I is for instruments you play: I don't play anything, pretty boring!

J is for favorite juice: I like pineapple juice but I don't drink juice very often.

K is for whose bum you would like to kick: I can't think of anyone really, right now everyone is on my good side!

L is for the last resturant at which you ate: The Pie..a great pizza place- so good!!

M is for your favorite muppet: Kermit the Frog

N is for number of piercings: 2..my ears! I will admit that I had a third earring but when the Prophet said you should only have 2 I took it out!

O is for overnight hospital stays: Zero..I have had surgery but it was an outpatient event!

P is for people you were with today: work people, Jared and his parents, Jennie- Jared's sister and her 5 kids: Crenna, Maya, Andy, Aaron & Anson (eating at The Pie)

Q is for what you do with your quiet time: Read, crochet, blog, play on the computer.

R is for biggest regret: not finishing college.

S is for status: Happily Married almost 4 years now to Jared

T is for time you woke up today: 8:00 am --I had to work!

U is for what you consider unique about yourself: I am a pretty loyal friend..most of the good friends I have I have been friends with since elementary/jr.high, I am very quiet (until I feel comfortable enough/secure to open up to people).

V is for vegetable you love: anything out of my In-Laws garden..tomatoes, squash, cumcumbers, etc..anything fresh!

W is for worst habit: I worry WAY too much!

X is for X-rays you've had: dental, and on my feet

Y is for yummy food you ate today: cotton candy, fruit leather

Z is for zodiac: Libra

Tag: anyone who thinks this looks fun!

Camping Evacuation!

Jared's parents ward was having their ward camp out yesterday at Payson Lake. We decided that we would go because we haven't gone camping yet this summer, and Jennie and the kids are still here and they were all going as well. We got up to the campground around 1:30 and set up our tent. We sat around for awhile and talked.Jared, Jerl (his Dad) and the kids decided they wanted to go fishing. They were gone for awhile and when they got back we ate dinner. They had Karaoke and a movie over at the group fire pit..which we went to a little bit of. It was fun hanging out and just relaxing. Around midnight these boys from the ward came up to the motor home and told us that our campsite was being evacuated because there was a huge fire in Payson Canyon close to Payson Lake. SO everyone in the camp got up and started loading up everything to head out.
The fire wasn't that close to us so we had time to get all of our stuff sorta packed up...some just got thrown in the back of the Jeep. We got out of there around
1:00 am and headed for Nephi..since Payson Canyon was closed. We ended up taking a back road that dropped us off in Santaquin. As we came down the mountain and hit the freeway we could see some flames ..mostly embers..from the fire. I found these next two pictures online of what the fire looked like.

We made it home a little bit after 2:00 am. Jared's parents were a little bit later because they had to take the road down to Nephi. When they got home they just pulled in the driveway and slept in the motor home. I am sure the kids were all a bit surprised to be home..since they all slept during the drive home. I am just grateful that we had to time get out of there and everyone made it home safe!