Vietnam

Hello to anyone checking this. I wish I had a way of uploading some pictures, but at the moment I don't, sorry. I am having a great (HOT) time. I have been eating pretty much non-stop and will probably roll off the plane when I get home.
Mindy, I am loving my pillow case! Oh and FYI, Annie and I haven't even made it through one of our "Pound Plus" bars!!! Aren't you amazed? That is restraint.
Gina, I am using my little notebook almost every day for notes and my jounal, it has been perfect.
And Jenni I have been using the sarong you brought back from Costa Rica for me as my blanket on planes, trains and automobiles!
Hope everyone is well back home. I am sad I missed my favorite holiday the 4th of July. You all better have celebrated extra hard for me. XOXO from Vietnam.

Wasatch Back

Another year over for the Wasatch Back Relay. And of course now that it is over I can say I had a blast! During it you might have heard a different response.
I had such a great team, they did awesome (sorry I pulled you down girls!!!).

How cool is that?!?

I have been wanting to post something for a while now, but couldn't think of anything. I mean really, who cares about wrecked cars anyway? So I decided to do a shout out for a great author. Last month my book club read the book "Driving Sideways" by Jess Riley. It was a fantastic book. Anyway, our book club has a blog and Ms Riley found our post about her book and made a comment! Cool huh? I thought she was great before but after seeing that I almost think she could walk on water. It gets even better. At our book club meeting last night, Mindy (my sister-in-law) brought us all signed bookplates from the author. Now my book has an autograph, yeah! I just had to share because I love reading and authors are really amazing to me. How do they write so much and do it so well? I can barely write on my blog and I absolutely hate reading my own journal. Oh well, I guess that is why I clean teeth.

It is back and it is beautiful. (And a day early!)

I'm falling in love all over again. I got home from work and Jake had picked up the car from Preston's. I had to take her for a little drive to get reacquainted and it was fantastic.


Just look at that nice behind...

Would You Believe, Twice in One Week!

I know the following story it just too bizarre to believe, but it really did happen.

I was SO excited to go to Delta and St. George for spring break. I couldn't wait to eat mush at my grandparents and spend time in the warm Southern Utah weather. After Jake's car accident 1 1/2 weeks ago I thought I might not be able to go since we were down to one car but he got a rental and off I went Thursday evening after work. I got as far as the Beck Street exit in Salt Lake when traffic came to a sudden halt due to rush hour and the far left lane closing. I stopped and so did the jeep behind me (although she was awful close) but to my great disappointment the Xterra behind her did not stop and plowed the jeep right up my car's... backside. I was horrified as I looked in the rear view mirror and saw my trunk standing straight up in the air. I just kept thinking, "please let my suitcase be intact, I don't want my underwear all over the freeway!". Luckily just the handle was broken, no panties in the road. The police came and after hours of reports and people examining my car, making sure it was okay to drive back to Logan, I bought some duct tape and bungee cords (since I couldn't for the life of me get the trunk to stay down) and bandaged the Accord back together and headed home. (Becca, I know that is a run-on sentence, but I don't care) I had a few tears in my eyes, mostly because I LOVE that car and she didn't deserve to be smashed like that in front of all those gawkers.
So, now we have one rental car until my car is fixed (hopefully by the 24th). The garage seems so empty. If everyone could pray that Jake will find a replacement vehicle in less than 6 months I would appreciate it.



I know, I should have been an ER doctor


The rental car (that Jake wants to jump off a cliff)


The cake I was taking to my dad :(
It still tastes delicious, even if it went flying forward off the back seat and got smashed in the container!

The Tragic End to a Legacy

Death Notice

Shortly after her birth in 1989 in a far away country the Integra found it's way to the wonderful US of A. Most of her early history is unknown but in 2000 a young returned missionary fell in love with her and knew they would be together for a long time. He took her home and they had many great adventures together. Tragically their time together was cut short when she was side swiped by a driver who failed to yield at an intersection late Friday afternoon. Although there were numerous emergency vehicles who responded to the accident the Integra was beyond saving. Many bystanders had to cover their eyes as she was proclaimed "totaled" and towed away from the accident scene. Luckily no one else was hurt, which is to be expected of the Integra, as she was always a self sacrificing vehicle.
No formal viewing will be held, but if you would like to pay your respects the vehicle will be held at Preston's Autobody parking lot until the accident reports are finalized.
Thank you for all the great memories Integra, we will miss you!


Better Times (yes I know it shows my bubble butt!)



After the "incident"

At What Point in my Life Did THIS Happen?

While I was visiting my parents I told my dad I would go on a bike ride with him one morning up to Tuacan. He went and got me some bike shorts from his room that had the bum pad sewn in. I went to put them on and seriously had the hardest time pulling them up over my fat butt! I writhed and wriggled until the mushroom of fat jiggled down into the shorts. What the heck. When I finally did get them on, my belly was dripping over the waist band and I was afraid when I sat on the bike I was going to rip the butt out. When did this happen? Not just the whole fat thing, but being bigger than my dad! UUUGGHHH. My mom has been smaller than me since I was in second grade, but my dad? You'd think this would send me straight back to weight watchers but no, I still eat like at any moment someone is going to take away all the food left on the planet. Why?