Spencer and I got our engagement photos done last week. We had a blast taking them. Of course we (mostly Spencer) goofed around the whole time but that's totally us!
Sarah Rose took our pictures... she did a GREAT job! i'd post more pictures on here but it takes FOREVER to upload them on this thing... so instead, you get a facebook link.. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=148611&id=643942593&l=c3a4b07211
I wrote this post like 3 months ago... I'm so lazy for not posting it! but here it is!
I've been wanting to blog more often.. but nothing seems exciting enough to blog about, and I never have any pictures to upload because 1. I hate carrying my camera around, 2. I am not photogenic, 3. Spencer doesn't like to take pictures, and 4. I don't have a number 4, I just thought four reasons would be better than three!
So one of the plates on my straightener went out on me, so one side gets super hot while the other is just a little warm. So I've been trying to call the warranty center for a week and can't get ahold of them. I've gotten through once, but didn't have the serial number on me. The rest of the time I get a recorded message from a lady that sounds like that lady from "The Nanny" saying that they are open Mon-Fri 8am-11pm EST, and Sat-Sun 9am-5pm EST and to hold on for the next available representative... and then get hung up on. The liars.
Cody's been in town for the past couple weeks and we were able to hang out a little bit, I don't know how excited he was to hang out with me, but I was excited to hang out with him. Plus he got a free movie and dinner, so he shouldn't complain. We went and saw Orphan a couple weeks ago.. it totally wasn't what I was expecting, but it was really good.
We also went over and visited Grandma Leavitt two Thursdays ago. It was nice seeing her. We also got to see little ms Jenamae. She is so grown up! Here's a picture of Cody coming out of a tent Jena made him sit in.
My sister Easten is so funny and creative! Look at this song she wrote about our mom the Librarian.
Sing along with the music!
Hey There Librarian (To the tune of Hey There, Delilah)
~ Hey there Librarian (Mom) Whats it like down at the library,
You're about a street away But Librarian, right now it just feels soooooo far from you, Crap, are all my books overdue? You say that's true?
Hey there Librarian Don't you worry about my late fees They'll be paid before you know it Give me one more chance to pay them Or renew I'll listen to my choices and decide Which one is right
Oh the books I have to read! Oh the books I have to read..
Oh the books I have to read! Oh the books I have to read.... Books I have to read........
Hey there, Librarian I know that wait list's getting long but just believe me when I say I'll have those FableHaven books Back before long It will be like they weren't ever gone Ever gone.
Hey there Librarian
I've got so much left to pay If every dollar that I paid to you Could make all late fees stay away I’d pay them all I could check out more books than you all I’d take them all
Oh the books I have to read! Oh the books I have to read..
Oh the books I have to read! Oh the books I have to read.. Books I have to read........
I might seem like I’m kind of bizarre But my love of books goes pretty far
I’d steal them if I had no other way
Those other guys make fun of us But we’ll just laugh at them Because not one of them Has ever read Twilight.
But,Librarian, I can promise you That by the time that they get through Their lives will never ever be the same And you’re to blame
Hey There, Librarian, I’ll be good and pay my late fees Two more years, I’ll be done with them And I’ll be reading Harry Potter like I do
You know, it’s all because of you That I can read whatever I want to
Hey there, Librarian Here’s to you! This book’s for you
Oh the books I have to read! Oh the books I have to read..
Oh the books I have to read! Oh the books I have to read.... Books I have to read........
Last month I went with my mom, Easten and Faith on a little road trip. We were gone for 7 days and didn't sleep in the same place twice! It was a nice trip. Monday we went to Lagoon where Faith the scaredy cat FINALLY went on the big shot free fall thingy. She was TERRIFIED the whole time and it took us going on it 5 times to convince her to go. Faith had a blast on the ride though!
Tuesday and Wednesday we met up with Uncle Jeff, Aunt Kim, Jena and Grandma and headed up to Wyoming to check out Devils Gate, Martin's Cove and Jackson Hole. The sun was non-existent the whole time we were there... it rained the WHOLE time. Martin's cove was really neat. Uncle Jeff and I had the opportunity to walk around cove where the pioneers stayed and were buried, we were able to walk up (without any rain) to where they had a couple missionaries that shared some stories about the pioneers that stayed there. The way back down to meet up with the family it rained and rained! They also had some youth there doing pioneer treks. I am glad I didn't choose that week to go on a trek, it would have been miserable in the rain for so long!
Jackson Hole was awesome. It was a cute little town with tons of souvenir shops. We stayed in Jackson Hole one night and I needed to wash some clothes and my coat that had been soaked from the rain at Martin's Cove... so the front desk guy directed me to the laundry room in the Hostel they had next door in the basement. I originally went by myself to throw the laundry in but freaked myself out because all I could think of was the movie Hostel and how gruesome it is! So I had Mom come with me the next few times I had to go switch the laundry to the dryer. Thanks MOM!
Thursday and Friday and part of Saturday were spent in Yellowstone. We saw bison, bison and more bison, I think about the 10th time we pulled over to take pictures of them we were done with them, there are TONS there! We also saw moose, elk, deer, a BEAR, a wolf, eagles, and a coyote/fox thing.
We were really lucky to see the wolf! We were told by a few park workers to look for a guy with a bright yellow SUV, he was "Mr. Wolf" and if there was a wolf around, Mr. Wolf would be there. So after driving back from eating dinner in Montana we saw the yellow SUV and pulled over. There was a wolf that had caught a baby elk earlier and had the leg of the elk and was hiding in the bushes. We got out our binoculars and after a while (no thanks to the rude man ignoring us) were able to figure out where the wolf was hiding . She eventually came out of the bushes and we were able to see her.
Saturday we drove out of Yellowstone into Idaho to go to Tyson's reception that night in Rexburg. While driving I saw a moose and pointed it out all by myself! I was so excited! I think I might have scared the poor thing because as soon as I screamed "MOOSE!!" in the car, the moose looked over at us and took off. We backtracked in the car a bit to see if we could find her but we didn't find anything. As soon as I had given up looking there she was again in a clearing on the side of the road! This time she was further back so we were able to get some pictures. (pictures that I don't have right now...)
Sunday we headed home, but before we left we had to visit Bear World. This is my favorite part of the trip. Its this huge place right off the freeway (I think it's in Rexburg) where you can drive through and animals can literally come right up to your car. It's a little pricey but totally worth it. The first part of the park they have bison, elk, some otter-like creatures, reindeer and a few other things. The second part is where they have free roaming bears and wolves! I drove because I sure as heck didn't trust Mom (who's terrified of bears) at the wheel with 600 pound bears being 10 feet away from us! They had tours where you could go on this tall truck and throw bread down on the ground and the bears will come and eat to get a close up view. Well, our third or fourth time through the park there had been a tour that had thrown bread and the bears were still in the middle of the road. One decided that our car looked interesting and came over to check us out. I have to set the picture up first, I'm driving, Mom is in the passenger seat snapping away with the camera, Easten is behind me, and Faith is behind Mom screaming at me the whole time with her head under a pillow to keep driving because she's scared of the bears too!
So this bear decides our car looks tasty and comes over..
Coming closer..
He thinks our headlights look yummy..
Now licking our headlight....
He can't get enough of our headlight...maybe its all the bugs we've hit!!
Hmmm.. where's he going now?
BOOO!! Right in Mom's face!
I am so glad she took this picture! This big guy was just outside of the passenger window, inches from Mom's face. I would do this whole trip over again if we knew another scary bear encounter would happen!
Sunday we drove all the way from Rexburg to Enoch where the rest of the family lives. Spencer came up from the house he was painting in Leeds to pick me up in my car and we drove home to Las Vegas. There was a lot of driving that day! And did I mention that I drove the WHOLE way??
So after seeing some awesome friends I haven't seen in a couple years I've decided to start a blog. I figure that if I blog stalk her then she should be able to blog stalk me right?....Right!
Cody's been in town for the past couple weeks and we were able to hang out a little bit, I don't know how excited he was to hang out with me, but I was excited to hang out with him. Plus he got a free movie and dinner, so he shouldn't complain. We went and saw Orphan a couple weeks ago.. it totally wasn't what I was expecting, but it was really good.
Thursday and Friday and part of Saturday were spent in Yellowstone. We saw bison, bison and more bison, I think about the 10th time we pulled over to take pictures of them we were done with them, there are TONS there! We also saw moose, elk, deer, a BEAR, a wolf, eagles, and a coyote/fox thing.
Sunday we headed home, but before we left we had to visit Bear World. This is my favorite part of the trip. Its this huge place right off the freeway (I think it's in Rexburg) where you can drive through and animals can literally come right up to your car. It's a little pricey but totally worth it. The first part of the park they have bison, elk, some otter-like creatures, reindeer and a few other things. The second part is where they have free roaming bears and wolves! I drove because I sure as heck didn't trust Mom (who's terrified of bears) at the wheel with 600 pound bears being 10 feet away from us! They had tours where 
you could go on this tall truck and throw bread down on the ground and the bears will come and eat to get a close up view. Well, our third or fourth time through the park there had been a tour that had thrown bread and the bears were still in the middle of the road. One decided that our car looked interesting and came over to check us out. I have to set the picture up first, I'm driving, Mom is in the passenger seat snapping away with the camera, Easten is behind me, and Faith is behind Mom screaming at me the whole time with her head under a pillow to keep driving because she's scared of the bears too!
BOOO!! Right in Mom's face!
