Drum Roll Please...

Here they are, the long awaited pictures. We lost our camera (the one with over 400 pictures from our trip to Nauvoo, along with other summer adventures), so I took new ones. Away we go...

In June, I got to be part of a 12 woman team that ran the Wasatch Back, a 180.5 mile relay from Logan to Heber to Park City. It took us about 30 hours and was one of the coolest things I've ever done. I've already signed up a team for next year, and almost have enough people for a second team. Anyone interested?

I've been keeping busy with Young Womens also. For one of our activities we had a photography professor come and teach us a few basics about taking pictures. This was one of our experiments that night.

This summer, I've decided to try my hand a little more at sewing. This is my first skirt. I even put in a zipper! I loved the fabric and even found a sweater that matched perfectly! Currently, I'm working on new roman shades for my kitchen doors, then I've got a couple more skirts lined up. Easier than buyin' them!

This is right after my Dad was sealed to his new wife in the Bountiful Temple. (Notice the skirt!) My mother passed away about a year and a half ago from cancer. We miss her, but we were also excited to welcome my Dad's wife to the family.

Blog Slacker

So many things have happened this summer to write about, and I haven't posted anything about ANY of them. I'm such a blog slacker. In my defense, today is the first time in about 5 1/2 weeks that our internet has been working at home. So that's my excuse recently. Before that, who knows? Laziness, lack of creativity, being too busy. Take your pick. None of them are very good. But now that our computer is up and running, I'm ready to upload all the photos from our trip to Nauvoo, Girls Camp, new furniture, sewing projects, and Matt's new toy (his motorcyle). Now I just have to find that darn chord to connect the camera to the computer...

Weekend Warrior--Duchesne

Matt & I hosted our latest edition of my family's Weekend Warrior out in the Uintah Basin. We stayed in trailers (5th wheel), rode horses, barbequed, hiked the hills, and went geocaching. Tons of fun, even if the weather wasn't totallyl cooperative. Isn't it supposed to be warm now?

Matt works with a guy who has several horses, and he was kind enough to let us all have a try. I have to admit I was a little more nervous than I thought I'd be on a horse. Not quite the same as my scooter!
We passed this trailer on our way through Heber and it made me chuckle! It's hard to read (I was taking this on the move in a car) but the bumper sticker on the back of the trailer says, "I love Alpacas!" We were amused to find later that the trailer was parked a few spots down from ours at the campsite!

Drive-In

Our ward Young Women did a "Drive-In" and watched the old Johnny Lingo. This is a picture of the "Jeep" I made. It was a lot of fun, except that I couldn't sit in it very long because of the paint fumes. I had an opening door, reclining seat, and a glove box inside to hold my movie snacks!

Sunny Skies

Matt & I just got back from a trip to Southern California in search of sunny skies. Here are a few of the pictures of our journey!

Of course, one of the stops we had to make was Disneyland! How can you resist? We rode the rides, saw the sights, and took breaks. Having fun is tiring!

This was my first time to see the San Diego Zoo. The weather was perfect and we took advantage of all the "photo ops." I just have to say that Matt is a ham!

We visited La Jolla Cove & absolutely loved the scenery! We had a lot of fun exploring and just listening to the ocean. The only bad part was that a squirrel tried to attack me! Apparently those California squirrels are NOT afraid of people.

Scooter Ride

With the weather finally (SLOWLY) warming up, I'm ready to get my scooter out and start saving money on gas! I've only been able to get it out a few times so far-and ended up with bugs in my face. If you've ever been attacked by a bug at high speeds, you can attest that it HURTS! Or maybe I'm more of a wimp than I thought. This is a close-up of one that tried to blind me.

Since then, I've ordered a face shield for my helmet so I can keep those pesky critters at bay. It makes for a happier scooter experience!

Oh my, where is he?

Andrea and I went on a Crusie with some family members to Mexico. What an adventure!! All of you that know Andrea, know that she's an adveturous kind of gal. While we were there,the poor girl got lost and was looking all over for me. Franticly she searched, spending hours and hours at the beach!! All hope seemed to be lost. As a last resort, she decided to check the area of the pier where the resturants are. You'll never believe it, but she found me!! I was, of cours, deep in thought. Normal for me. Anyway, Yeee Haaaa! I'd been found. Here are a couple of pictures to prove this adventure is all true.!!