Oh, What do you do in the Summer Time??

Well, this summer has certainly not been a boring one! I feel like Brett and I are both careening out of control sometimes. It's been a lot busier for me than I thought it would be. I never realized how much STUFF I had in my classroom until I had to move it all! Luckily, I'm almost done with the evil moving process and only have 2 more days of Summer School! :) Then it's two full weeks off... and then we're back to school for real. It's nuts.

Brett's taking classes this summer, working, and applying for Grad School all at the same time. He just turned his Grad School Application in on Sunday and already has a school interested in him (we assume.... since they've already e-mailed him three times in one day.)

We had the chance to go see The Dark Knight last weekend. Wow. What a great story that night turned out to be. Let's just say: it was hot, I was cranky, my personal bubble was being popped, and there was an unfortunate aroma all around me. If you want to know more details about THAT, just let me know. Then there was the movie itself. I want to congratulate Mr. Heath Ledger for doing such an amazing job. He was very convincing as a deranged/psychotic Joker and made me have nightmares all night long. Thank you, overactive imagination. I don't believe I ever want to see it again... it was dark, it was creepy, and too many things were getting blown up, but I have to say, I would hand that Oscar right over to Mr. Ledger... seriously demented performance.

We also got to go to the Spanish Fork Rodeo last night (in continuation of reenacting our first year together) but I forgot to bring my camera. So, just imagine it: Scones, hard wooden benches, lots of dirt, bucking broncos, little steers being thrown to the ground and tied up, or just being thrown to the ground, mutton busting (seriously, the best event of the whole night) and some seriously crazy cowboys. HOW DO THEY DO IT??? It hurt to watch, let alone participate in it. I LOVE rodeos... it's a perfect way to spend a lovely summer evening.

Next up: My mom comes to visit me tomorrow!! Stacey's Wedding is on Friday... so no worries, there will be many photos to come. I'm so excited for her and Stephen... I just wish they weren't getting married at 8:20 in the morning in SLC. Whew! That's going to be an early morning :) I'll post all of those fun pictures soon. (Just for you, Erika!!) My older sister and her family are going to visit me on Saturday! (What a GREAT weekend!) And then I get to hang out with the Nursery kids on Sunday with my new calling: Nursery Music Leader. Yeah. Kiera, you thought you had it bad as Primary Chorister... this is like 10 times more of an adventure every single week. (At least they would listen to you!!) It's still a blast and I feel less afraid of the children every week that I do it :)

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Reenactment of our First Date!!

The first date that Brett and I went on was on July 6, 2007. He made me dinner and then took me to an Orem Owls baseball game. After the game was a movie out on the outfield which we got to watch on the scoreboard big screen. So, July 6, 2008 came around... but it was a Sunday. So the weekend after that is when we decided to reenact our first date. Luckily, our buddy, Chris, was able to get us some AMAZING seats at the game. (When we went on our first date, we had a blanket and sat on the hill to watch it). The game was AWESOME and we barely won at the bottom of the 9th inning by one run. We were going to stay for the movie, but Brett had to work the next morning and I was really tired, so we just decided to go home. So, it wasn't a perfect reenactment, but it was good enough for us! Hooray for being together for a year!

Here we are commemorating our first date at the Owls game! These are our amazing seats, 2 rows behind home plate! WAHOO!

Here's the view from our seats. It was crazy because foul balls would come and hit the net right in front of us, but every time it happened, I flinched because I thought the ball was going to come and get me!

HOOT!! HOOT!!! They just made a home run! We love the Owls!

This is the giant score board where we watched Sandlot on our first date. Too bad we're super old and can't handle staying up past 10 anymore...

STEWART!!

For a wedding gift we got these awesome Camelbak backpacks. We realized the summer was half over and we still hadn't used them yet. So, we put some water in our packs and headed up the trail to Stewart Falls in the Canyon. WOW. Can we say that I am so out of shape? I used to hike that trail all the time without any problems..... but I almost DIED on the way up.... and the way back.... up. It goes up and downhill both ways, so there's never really a good break. It probably didn't help that Brett accidentally knocked me over and I was crippled on the way back. Seriously, not a problem.... we totally made it back.... after it rained on us. It was great! We're looking forward to the chance of using our Camelbak's again!




Here we are at the waterfall! I was dying of heat until we got to the falls and the mist was pouring down on us. Then I was freezing cold! (Crazy how that temperature change happens so quickly!)



Here's Stewart Falls in all of her glory. It's a gorgeous waterfall, and (p.s.) I've been under that waterfall before! It was SOOOOOO cold and the water was coming down so fast I thought the water was going to make my contacts fall out, even with my eyes closed! I love Stewart!

Fourth of July and Beyond!!

Well, the Fourth of July has passed us by (ooh! I'm rhyming!!) and it was great fun for everyone! (Wow, I am on a serious roll.) We had a great time hanging out with Brett's aunt, uncle and family down in Spanish Fork. We had some great food, Sara was able to hang with us, and we got to go see a movie before getting ice cream and watching the fireworks. It would have been the perfect day; had it not been for the 30 minutes it took us to get home from the fireworks, when it usually only takes about 5. There were pedestrians EVERYWHERE and we almost killed several of them as they were crossing in the middle of the street at NIGHT with no reflective clothing!! It's a miracle that we made it home!



Well, here are Sara and I before the fireworks began. Notice how ridiculously tan she is... grrrr...


Ooh! Now here's Brett and me right before the fireworks began. We were excited to think that last year we had gone to fireworks together too. It was the start of our "year of being together" celebration. We're trying to do all of the things we did together last summer, this summer. First on the checklist was the fireworks! Wahoo!

I HAD to put this on because I think it's HILARIOUS! This is Sar talking to Mom. Mom was at home watching the fireworks on TV. Happy Birthday, America!



The Terrific Trio! We had a great time watching the fireworks and watching Winston (the family dog) try to kill Brett in the pool. Good times, had by all :)

Lisa and Keith's Wedding

Wow! I can't believe how many of my friends are getting married this summer! First, and most importantly on the list, is my prior (not OLD) roommate, Lisa. She and Keith met in our ward and Brett and I got to see the whole romance unfold. We are so happy for them and are excited to have a married couple to hang out with! Lisa looked beautiful and it was a BEAUTIFUL day! Congratulations you two!


















While we were in Salt Lake, Brett and I decided to take advantage of looking around Temple Square. (There are many great picture opportunities here!) I LOVE this temple! It was a tie between Manti and Salt Lake for our wedding. I'm so glad that we went with Manti, but man, SLC is BEAUTIFUL!! Here's what we saw:

Our visit to AG

Well, Brett and I got the chance to go up to Aspen Grove last weekend to visit Sara and another good friend of ours, Aaron Solen :) We had a great time at the fireside and it was good to chat with Aaron and see what his plans are. We made a pact that he will no longer flirt/date any 18 year olds...... I'm so proud of him!