Remembering 9/11

This morning when I stepped out of my front door and saw the American flag flying in my yard, I couldn't help but think back to the morning of 9/11. Every year I try to remember the events of that day so that I won't forget. I know I will never forget the horror I felt that day as I watched the World Trade Center crash to the ground from my living room couch. I never want to forget what our country went through that day and the days and weeks following that day. I am so thankful to live in place that is far from danger, but I feel for those people that are always put in harms way. With Brett joining the military, I feel my patriotism is growing and getting stronger. This country is a land of freedom, but with that freedom comes great responsibility and great sacrifice. I am so thankful for the firefighters that fought so hard to save as many people as they could on 9/11, and I am so thankful for our military that are fighting right now so we can be safe at home in our beds tonight. I pray we will all remember 9/11 and how it has changed each of our lives.

Camping

Last weekend, for Labor Day, we went camping on Cedar Mountain. We had a lot of fun, even though the weekend didn't turn out exactly as planned. We went camping on Saturday night and woke up to this....


Needless to say, it started raining on us when were packing up camp. We ended up hanging out at Jeff and Marie's house and playing games. We also took Micole to Discovery Park in Cedar City. If you haven't been there before, it is the coolest park ever. There is so much stuff for a kid to do, adults too. I use to play night games there in college and we had a ton of fun. OHHHHHH!!! I am so excited to become an aunt!!! Jeff and Marie also found out they are having a little girl!! I am so excited. Here are some pictures of our camping trip and Discovery Park.

I guess I have been tagged!

I looked at Heather's blog and saw my name. I am going to have to find away to get her back!! The Rules: Answer the questions using only ONE WORD. Then tag four others. I'm going to tag Robin, Kanien, Amanda, and Cami
1. Where is your cell phone? table
2. Your significant other? Brett
3. Your hair? brown
4. Your mother? Merlyn
5. Your father? Doug
6. Your favorite thing? laughter
7. Your dream last night? nothing
8 Your favorite drink? Lemonade
9. Your dream/goal? photography
10. The room you’re in? bedroom
11. Your hobby? reading
12. Your fear? reptiles
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? happy
14. What you’re not? perfect
15. Muffins? blueberry
16. One of your wish list items? mixer
17. Where you grew up? Loa
18. The last thing you did? blog
19. What are you wearing? clothes
20. Favorite gadget? ipod
21. Your pets? none
22. Your computer? desktop
23.Your mood? tired
24. Missing someone? Several
25.Your car? Elantra
26. Something you’re not wearing? Socks
27. Favorite store? Target
28. Like someone? always
29. Your favorite color? Red
30. When is the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? Saturday

The Last Days of Summer

I know there is still a little bit of time left of summer, but once school starts, it just seems over. I am not in school anymore and it still feels like that. With the end of summer, I have been thinking about all the things that happened this summer. I had some great and crazy times. Our summer started out going to Mountain Home, Idaho, to visit Brett's cousins and deciding that he was going to join the Air Force. What a way to start summer break!!

Knowing, or at the time thinking, that Brett was going to join the Air Force had us wanting to do things that we have never done since we moved to Orem almost 4 years ago. One of the big things was hiking to the Y. We had never done it before and within 3 weeks, we hiked it twice! Brett carried Micole up the mountain and boy, did Brett get his workout. That trail is steep, especially carrying about 40 lbs on your back. At one point, we let Micole get out of the backpack carrier and she wanted to carry the backpack herself. We helped her for a little ways. It was funny to see the expressions of some of the people we passed on the trail.

My next big adventure for the summer was my 2 week vacation, where I was on the go constantly. It all started with Girls Camp up at Heber Valley Camp. I love the young women in my ward and I love girls camp. Heber Valley is really a plush camp, but it is fun to interact and be around the girls. After doing that for a week, I came home and went to a family reunion in Loa. After the family reunion, I finally got to sleep in my own bed one night before heading of to another family reunion at Martin's Cove. Brett wasn't able to come because he had to work, so it was Micole and I, my mom and dad, and Audrey, Houston's wife. It was a very interesting and different experience for me. I think I may have learned in a small way what some of the single pioneer women went through going across the plains. At one point, I had to carry Micole almost 2 miles. She was tired and wouldn't let anyone hold her. My arms and back hurt so bad, but all I could think about was how many women carried their babies. I couldn't even think about complaining when I thought about that. While at Martin's Cove, we were able to hear some of our own family history as well as the history of the pioneers that were stuck in Martin's Cove. It has really sparked my interest in my own family history and what my ancestors went through so I could be a member of the Church. It was definitely an experience I hope to always remember.

This summer we have tried to spend a lot of time with our families, knowing that we will be living away from them once Brett is finished with all of his training. We helped herd cows and went to Rawlins to see Brett's mom and stepdad. We have had an eventful and sometimes uneventful summer. The events all seem to happen at once and then we have a drought. We have also had some ups and downs. Not knowing if Brett was going to be able to join the Air Force to the joyous call that said he was in. Like I have said, it has been a great summer.

Zoo Day

On Saturday, we took Micole to Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake. She was so cute and so good. She loved seeing all of the animals. Here are a few pictures from our trip....

WE'RE IN!!!!

We just found out today that Brett was approved by the Surgeon General and can now officially join the Air Force. We are so excited, but a little overwhelmed all of a sudden. Tomorrow Brett will go and finish his military processing, and on Wednesday, he will be sworn into delayed entry. From there we will have to wait a little bit to see when he will be shipped off to Basic Training in San Antonio. We have been planning and waiting for this for 2 months and now we are in shock. Our possible future is now becoming a reality and it is a little unnerving. We both feel like celebrating!!! Thanks to all of you that have been praying and rooting for us to get in. It finally paid off. YEAHHHHHHH!!!!

I love to read!!!

So, I have been really bad about updating this. But my excuse, I have been a nerd and reading the new Twilight book that just came out, Breaking Dawn. I finished it this morning. It is so good!! I loved it. Now I just have to wait until the movie comes out in December. This series is really good for those of you that haven't read it yet. I am so tired because I have been up until about 1:00 every morning reading the book. Really I am such a nerd. I am just glad that there are other people out there that are just as bad as I am and love reading the Twilight books.