Logan

Last weekend we made a trip up to Logan to visit our great friends Kylee and Eddie Norton. We had so much fun. We ate Thai food Friday night which was a new experience for Conner and I. We then went to the park to play some wifffle ball. Then we went to get Aggie icecream...Aggie blue mint is my new favorite flavor! We even had a sleepover so we could play more in the morning.

Saturday we ate a big breakfast of pancakes and eggs, and then went to the farmer's market that is held every Saturday in Logan. It was really fun. Then the boys wanted to get back to playing baseball so we went to the sports store so Eddie could buy a new baseball glove. Those boys could play catch forever! That night we went to the Ogden Raptors game. We all wore matching shirts...and the boys didn't even complain (probably because they're basball shirts).

Conner and Eddie decided they have so much in common: Their wives tell them what to wear, they both fall asleep on ten minute car rides, their boy-like love for playing catch, and they are both married to magnificent women. Thanks to Kylee and Eddie for having us over. We'll have to do it again real soon!

Feelin' Lucky

Last week I was on my way to work and I called in to K Bull 93 when I heard the bull tones. Lo and behold I was lucky number 13 and got to play Flip a Penny for George or Kenny. I called heads in the air and won two tickets to George Straight. Whoo Hoo! I had never won anything on the radio before.

As I was driving into work tonight, I called in and again was caller 13! A chicken clucked a Kenny Chesney song and I had to guess what it was. Luckily I got an easy one. When the Sun Goes Down won me two tickets to Kenny. Can you believe it? Two weeks in a row! Maybe I found a new talent.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Good:
We had an excellent 4th of July Weekend! We drove down to Ephraim on the 2nd and stayed the night at Grandma Carol's house. In the morning we drove up the canyon to meet the family and camp out. It was great. We went four wheeling, ate great food, painted our nails red, white, and blue, had fun with the family and got to sleep in the pop up trailer (Thanks to Craig and Jerrie). Believe it or not, it was my first camping experience outside of girls camp and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

On the 4th we drove home early and went swimming at my house for a few hours with the Speechly family and Grammy. This has become a tradition and I look forward to it every year. The older we get, the less we see eachother, so it's always fun to catch up. When we had enough sun, we went home to get ready for the Bees game. The game was excellent-although the Bees lost, it went 12 innings and the excitement never ended. Of course, they ended the night with fireworks and we got to lay out in center field for the show. It was magnificent.

The Bad:
We are so sunburned. The weather while we were camping was pretty cool and we forgot that the sun still shines even when its cold out. Conner looks like a little raccoon from his sun glasses, and half of my face and neck is red as a cherry. We were sure to lather up when we went swimming.

The Ugly:
Conner has walking pneumonia. After the swine flu, he developed a cough that continued to get worse and worse. He finally went to the doctor and was diagnosed with walking pneumonia. They put him on antibiotics and gave him an inhaler to use for a while. Poor guy.

I'm sick as well. My throat has been hurting the past few days so I decided to take a look at it last night. My tonsils are covered in pustules and on one of them, I have a white ball that looks a little sketchy...Conner thinks its cancerous. I went and got my throat swabbed and I don't have strep throat. It's probably just the swine flu. What else is new?

Our Super Fun Weekend

Last Friday I worked a night shift, came home early Saturday morning and fell asleep. When I woke up, Conner had mowed the lawn and mulched the garden. I woke up just in time...time to play! We went up to my parents' house and went swimming for the first time this year and it was amazing. Its finally starting to feel like summer! After we felt sunburned enough, we went home to change then headed to the Utah Arts Festival. Neither of us had been before and it was really cool. There was all sorts of artwork, music, and people. We got a Polish dog and a Bratwurst for dinner. It was the biggest weenie I have ever seen! We decided that we are going to have to make the Arts Festival an annual event. One day when we have 500 dollars to throw around, we might actually have to buy a real work of art!

We hurried back down to Sandy to hit up a movie before the night was over. We saw The Proposal and loved it. Even though our eyes went crossed from watching it on the third row, we were happy to have seen a movie that was actually worth our money. (Thanks for the free passes Mom!)

We got home from the movie about midnight and we were starving. We whipped up a little midnight snack of pancakes with peanut butter and warm syrup...YUM! We debated sleeping outside under the stars but decided that would be way too much fun for one night. Maybe next time...

Sunday we went to church and had a lovely time, as always. Following church we went on a picnic to Liberty Park. Picnic basket in hand, (the used one someone gave us for our wedding) we searched for the perfect spot, and unloaded our delicious lunch. It was wonderful and the park was beautiful. We couldn't believe how big all the trees were. We played a little catch then headed home. All-in-all, we loved our weekend activities, we loved spending time together, and we love being married!