life with a canon

Day 222: Tuesday 31 August 2010

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Hurray for our new matching cabin shoes! We got them from KMart, which I normally would not be a huge fan of, but they are awesome so I am willing to make an exception!

Day 221: Monday 30 August 2010

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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner ... or flat screen tv. This guy at my work was happy to win, even though he knew all along that he would.

Day 220: Sunday 29 August 2010

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It has been fun getting to know Matt's girlfriend Hilary over the past little while. She's so young but super sweet and they seem to have fun together.

Day 219: Saturday 28 August 2010

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Getting a little silly at a cousin get together in the park, Jason and Dave started risking their lives. I love that they are dressed alike. Cute.

Day 218: Friday 27 August 2010

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At our ward campout ... Tay Tay was so mesmerized by the fire in the fireplace. It was too rainy and we didn't sleep over, but we had some great food and met some awesome people. Our ward rocks!

Day 217: Thursday 26 August 2010

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no photo taken today

Day 216: Wednesday 25 August 2010

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I love this guy and how cute he looked when taking a nap on Sunday.

Day 215: Tuesday 24 August 2010

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We are such winners. Seriously, this is why we are together.

Day 214: Monday 23 August 2010

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I got to Skype with my amazing Ann!!! She is looking so cute and pregnant and she let me take this photo of her on the computer. I am so glad we got to talk face-to-face, even if she is in New Zealand and we stayed up really late (for me ... she was still in early evening over there). I just love her and miss her soooo much and can't believe she is going to be a mommy already.

Day 213: Sunday 22 August 2010

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I made a new skirt and I love it! We took advantage of the air coming from the air conditioner and got a little silly. So fun.

Day 212: Saturday 21 August 2010

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We went on a picnic hike to a hill overlooking the valley at Dry Canyon. It was so beautiful and just so relaxing. We did this same thing last year when we were dating and it was so much more fun this time around because we didn't have any curfews and could just be there together and talk and relax and be. I love Dave and I love our amazing Earth!

Day 211: Friday 20 August 2010

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Alex and Ben's wedding! We got to go to their ring ceremony and wedding dinner, as well as their reception. It was so beautiful and we felt extremely honored to be there. Alex and Ben are good friends of Dave's from a few years ago and Alex is the most beautiful girl ever! Congrats to them!

Day 210: Thursday 19 August 2010

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No pics taken

Day 210: Wednesday 18 August 2010

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We went to my dear friend Todd Jensen's wedding! Todd and I met our first weeks in our singles ward and were friends for about a year and a half until I got married. He is great, Maggie is sweet, and I am so excited for them!

{p.s. todd dwarfs all of us!}

Day 209: Tuesday 17 August 2010

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no pics taken

Angie's birthday!

Day 208: Monday 16 August 2010

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This is what I came home to today. My love was making us some breakfast for dinner. I am so lucky to have him!

Day 207: Sunday 15 August 2010

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In love with this breathtaking hike we took yesterday.

Day 206: Saturday 14 August 2010

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More birthday celebrations! We went back up to Snowbird for the day to use our all-day fun passes. We did the zipline, alpine slide (our favorite! we did that 3 times), had a picnic lunch, and then rode the pervian chairlift to the top and hiked around. It was so beautiful and the weather was so perfect.

Day 205: Friday 13 August 2010

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We finally got together with Angela and Spencer! We haven't seen them since we got married and have both just been so busy lately. They came down and we had a BBQ and spent the evening sucking helium out of balloons to make funny voices and catching up. I love Ang and am so glad we are still so close.

Day 204: Thursday 12 August 2010

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We met up with Lindsey at one of our good friend Mike's wedding reception. It was such a gorgeous night and a beautiful wedding. We had so much fun catching up with Linds and were entertained by all the crazies on the dance floor.

Day 203: Wednesday 11 August 2010

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We made some delicions Chicken Tikka Masala for dinner and it was superb, especially with homemade chapati on the side. Yummmmmmmmm. I especially love that Dave really enjoys tasting food. It sounds silly, but he really does just appreciate good-tasting food and focuses on it when he eats. He is awesome.

Day 202: Tuesday 10 August 2010

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Loving the lovely days we have been having recently. Now I just wish I could spend more time enjoying them and less time inside without any windows in sight.

Day 201: Monday 09 August 2010

2010-08-17T11:27:00.004-06:00

We grilled some burgers for dinner and it actually felt like summer!! Dave decided on a double cheeseburger, with lettuce, tomato, and avocado. I'm not sure how he got it to fit in his mouth, but it sure looked tasty.

Day 200: Sunday 08 August 2010

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We got invited to hang out with Thora and the rest of the fam before they left to go back to Texas. Pool was the game of choice. Here Matt and Jake plan out their latest moves.

{side note: 200 days???!!! I can't believe how fast time has gone by!}

Day 199: Saturday 07 August 2010

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Wonderful Birthday celebrations!

-The gorgeous view from our room
-Some wonderful Iranian friends we met who decided we were like family
-Leaving our mark on another tree
-Free delicious dinner at Benihanas

Day 198: Friday 06 August 2010

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Let the celebrations begin! We finally got to celebrate Dave's birthday (since last weekend was family weekend). I surprised him with a nights stay at Snowbird and dinner with his good friends, Matt and Calah. They are soooo awesome! We ate at the Cheesecake Factory and had such an awesome time.

Day 197: Thursday 05 August 2010

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Got to see this little guy today! Lincoln, Dave's sister Heather's baby, is the most adorable thing ever.

Day 196: Wednesday 04 August 2010

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Dave's parents took us to Brick Oven for his birthday. It was so much fun to get some personal time with them while they are here from Texas.

Day 195: Tuesday 03 August 2010

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We finally got a washer and dryer! Some friends that used to be in our ward gave them to us when they moved. We are so happy and grateful. And we are also especially grateful that Christy and Jason let us use theirs for 6 whole months.

Day 194: Monday 02 August 2010

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We had a family reunion with my mum's side of the family on Saturday at Mutual Dell (in American Fork Canyon). We got to do the zipline for a couple hours and it was so fun.

Day 193: Sunday 01 August 2010

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Happy Birthday to my baby! His sister Thora, who is in town from Texas, threw him a birthday party and it was so great. I love this girl so much.

Day 192: Saturday 31 July 2010

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Dave's nephew, Owen, was baptized today! It was so great to have some family in town from Texas for the special day and Liz (Dave's sister) even decorated this awesome Pirate cake for Owen. She's talented!

Day 191: Friday 30 July 2010

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Another favorite from my mum's birthday party last night.

{my mum definitely doesn't look 50. she's so beautiful and looks so young}

Day 190: Thursday 29 July 2010

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Happy (late) Birthday to my mum! We celebrated a day late since she works in the temple on Wednesday nights. It was really awesome being able to spend some time with her and party the night away with her. She doesn't look anywhere near 50 and I just love her so so much.

Day 189: Wednesday 28 July 2010

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Christy painted this cute little thing for her friends' son from a drawing he had done. I love it and think she is just so creative and artistic.

Day 188: Tuesday 27 July 2010

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We decorated my dad's office tonight as a surprise for my mum tomorrow. It's her 50th Birthday and my dad wanted to make sure we made a bigger deal out of it than normal. Love the headstones and black balloons.

Day 187: Monday 26 July 2010

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No pic taken today.

Day 186: Sunday 25 July 2010

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I love the Gateway at night.

Day 185: Saturday 24 July 2010

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Davey and I went on a date! It feels like it's been forever since we've actually gone on a formal date. We decided to go up to the Gateway and eat at Happy Sumo. The food was mediocre but we had the best time ever. The people next to us kept looking at us weird because we were constantly laughing. I loved it and am so grateful for my husband and how he can make me laugh at any moment. And he's also really really attractive.

Day 184: Friday 23 July 2010

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My parents came over to visit and so we sat in the grass and enjoyed the wonderful summer evening. I love my family!!

Day 183: Thursday 22 July 2010

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It was fun looking through our wedding photos and remembering how much I look like my own in-law. Could Dave's hair color match Angie, Christy, and Matt's any more perfectly?!

{oh yeah, and someone at work saw my family picture and thought Jason and Brett were my brothers because I don't look like anyone else. hahahaha}

Day 182: Wednesday 21 July 2010

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It's our SIX MONTH wedding anniversary! I really can't believe it's already been 6 whole months. It's so cliche, but I really do love Dave more now than I ever did then. I didn't take any photos today, so I picked one of my favorites from our wedding. Even though everyone else was freezing cold, we were so happy!

Day 181: Tuesday 20 July 2010

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Today was a better day, but still kind of lame. Wishing Lindsey could come back for some more Neon Mentos. Haha.

Day 180: Monday 19 July 2010

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Probably ones of the most stressful/lamest days of my life. Definitely no pictures taken today (or almost the whole week).

This pic was taken at the Secondhand Serenade concert and just makes me laugh. Yummy slurpee. :)

Day 179: Sunday 18 July 2010

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Playing in the hollow pine tree in my grandma's back yard. So many memories here from our awesome childhood!

Day 178: Saturday 17 July 2010

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The Secondhand Serenade concert! This was our second year going and we just loved it!

Day 177: Friday 16 July 2010

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Tough girls wearing black for Lindsey's 'funeral'.

{andrea looks like she's going to kill someone}

Day 176: Thursday 15 July 2010

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Lindsey's farewell potluck lunch. Yummy food and an adorably funny cake.

Day 175: Wednesday 14 July 2010

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Hilarity at work.

Day 174: Tuesday 13 July 2010

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Found this on my camera the other day. He took it to document that he left me a note (that I found much quicker than the photo ... sneaky). I love him so much.

Day 173: Monday 12 July 2010

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Randomly posing for me after rearranging the living room furniture.

Day 172: Sunday 11 July 2010

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Sunday dinner with the Jensens! Christy and Jason were in the middle of moving to a bigger apartment next door to their old one and invited us to have a yummy dinner with them in the new kitchen.

Day 171: Saturday 10 July 2010

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Playing Raving Rabids on the Wii at our friends' house. So much fun.

Day 170: Friday 09 July 2010

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I got to see my good MTC friend Kari at her wedding reception. I loved seeing her so happy.

{don't judge me for wearing the same outfit 2 days in a row ... I really only wore it to the wedding both times, and it was the most convenient thing to put on}

Day 169: Thursday 08 July 2010

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Love is in the air at my cousin Jaycie's wedding.

Day 168: Wednesday 07 July 2010

2010-07-08T16:17:00.005-06:00

You can tell how exciting our lives are by the fact that half of my posts are of food.

Dinner from tonight: Ravioli with roasted red pepper cream sauce (that we made from scratch!) and parmesan garlic bread (yes, on a hamburger bun ... make do with what you have! haha). It was pretty darn good.

Day 167: Tuesday 06 July 2010

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New vs. Old

Not a good idea to let your brakes look like the one on the right.

Day 166: Monday 05 July 2010

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Installing the railing on the deck so we can actually use it. And we got it done! It's fantastic!

Day 165: Sunday 04 July 2010

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Getting ready to cook our tinfoil dinners in the bonfire. {notice my red and white headband I made that day specially for Independence Day to go with my blue jacket. I am so patriotic}

Day 164: Saturday 03 July 2010

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Day 1 at the cabin for the holiday weekend. We discovered this birds nest built into the ground with 4 little baby birdies inside. We watched them the whole weekend and I just loved seeing the mommy bird take care of her babies. Oh the miracle of the creation and all living things!

Day 163: Friday 02 July 2010

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This pic of Lindsey was taken last week. She looked so hott and sassy in her new outfit. She announced today that she is taking another job at BYU in 2 weeks and I am so sad to see her go. Like so sad. How could I not miss her like crazy when we've worked together for over 3 years??

Day 162: Thursday 01 July 2010

2010-07-06T16:24:00.002-06:00

Our dinner last night ... I kind of put it together out of my brain ... chicken fried with some random spices (can't remember right now ... ), parmesan cheese, and diced tomatoes. Served over gnocchi and garlic parmesan pasta sauce. And of course, some asparagus because I am loving this stuff lately. This dinner actually turned out really well and was very delicious.

Day 161: Wednesday 30 June 2010

2010-07-06T16:22:00.003-06:00

Finally got a chance to hang our bedroom curtains that we bought at Ikea on Saturday. Now on to the living room curtains ...

Day 160: Tuesday 29 June 2010

2010-07-06T16:19:00.001-06:00

Still feeling sick. But the flowers outside our apartment make us happy.

Day 159: Monday 28 June 2010

2010-07-06T16:11:00.003-06:00

Dave and I are feeling sick and want to spend lots of time sleeping in bed. Christy is amazing and brought us dinner. She made barbeque chicken topped with cheese, bacon, avocado, tomato, and sour cream. And asparagus on the side. It was delicious. I love sisters!

{luckily we are not the kind of sick that stopped us from eating this delicious food, though we could each only eat half our plates}

Day 158: Sunday 27 June 2010

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Our setup to watch Netflix on my laptop for Sunday night movie night. This week's choice: "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas". Sooo sad but really good.

Day 157: Saturday 26 June 2010

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Dinner with the Cannon Siblings since Mardy and Sean are in town! We all met at Goodwood (except Dave and Heather, who met up with us later) and had a jolly good time. It was awesome meeting Merilee (Jake's date) and poor Matt's face got taken out in the photo by Liz's head. I love Dave's family!

Day 156: Friday 25 June 2010

2010-06-28T12:38:00.002-06:00

I finished my shirt tonight while watching "Fried Green Tomatoes". I really do love how it turned out (mostly), and want to make another one, but better.

Day 155: Thursday 24 June 2010

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Tucky got married! He's one of my very good mates from my MTC district long long ago (5 years). Luckily we have stayed close and it was a pleasure to go and support he and Kelsey at their beautiful wedding reception. And I got to see many of my other MTC buddies that I haven't seen in 2 years!

I don't know any of the first four people on the left, and then it's my wonderful MTC mates (who all went to a different mission than me): Kari Davis (purple skirt), Ash King and his wife Ashlyn, Aimee Endicott (my MTC companion!!), Aaron Tucker himself, me, and my Davey. It was the best reunion!

Day 154: Wednesday 23 June 2010

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These items were left on our doorknob in a shopping bag last night. With no note or explanation. Random?! I am afraid to eat it because I just don't know where it came from. And even more weird is that no one else in our apt complex got one, but there are two bags with this stuff hanging on a storage room door ....

{oh yeah, and that can of grape juice is much smaller than it looks ... it's like 5 oz .... is this a huge joke?}

Day 153: Tuesday 22 June 2010

2010-06-22T14:37:00.002-06:00

Late birthday present (it just came in the mail yesterday). Davey got me a new airplane necklace because mine broke the day before our wedding!!! It even has my birthstone on it and I think it's so beautiful. He is so good to me.

Day 152: Monday 21 June 2010

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I guess when you spend 40+ hours a week with someone, you start to think alike. {taken at our company bbq}

Day 151: Sunday 20 June 2010

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Lily feeding the horses in my Grandpa's property at our Father's Day visit.

Day 150: Saturday 19 June 2010

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My Amazing 26th Birthday!!! (all surprises from Davey)

-Opening the first pressies of the day
-Birthday breakfast with some of my besties at Kneaders
-Dave took me flying!!
-The beautiful view of Deer Creek and Provo Canyon after taking off from the Heber Airport
-Dinner at La Caille!
-Birthday dessert with a special celebratory firework in the chocolate cake

Day 149: Friday 18 June 2010

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-Lindsey took me to lunch at Goodwood and we got a free brownie sunday for my birthday
-Davey had these gorgeous pre-birthday flowers delivered to my work!
-Tay had a party for his first birthday and had an interesting time opening presents
-I had to get a picture with the birthday boy (even though his birthday was on the 16th)
-Slowly enjoying his applesauce carrot cake
-Christy made me a surprise birthday cake and Rylan wanted to help me blow out all 6 candles

Day 148: Thursday 17 June 2010

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The largest and tastiest grapefruit I have ever eaten.

Day 147: Wednesday 16 June 2010

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My sweet Davey looking a little flirty in my Flirty Apron making us some lunch.

Day 146: Tuesday 15 June 2010

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Ice cream at the BYU Creamery after Ward Temple Night. The Shelleys (far right) are our new ward friends and they are awesome!

Day 145: Monday 14 June 2010

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Dinner tonight: Hello homemade meatball subs.

Day 144: Sunday 13 June 2010

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Christy is so adorable. She made this headband and was so excited to wear it to church on Sunday.

Day 143: Saturday 12 June 2010

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Lots of cooking and movies today.

Day 142: Friday 11 June 2010

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No pics taken ...

Day 141: Thursday 10 June 2010

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Bad day today.

Day 140: Wednesday 09 June 2010

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Dreaming for another day like this .... favorite snacks at the park on a perfect weather day. It would be a nice substitute for a less than awesome morning.

Day 139: Tuesday 08 June 2010

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This is what happened yesterday when one of our dessert cup balloons exploded with hot melted chocolate all over it. Dave's poor shirt. And our poor kitchen.

Day 138: Monday 07 June 2010

2010-06-08T10:43:00.001-06:00

Dinner: Taco salad with homemade crispy taco shells = SUCCESS

Dessert: Homemade chocolate dessert bowls = FAIL

Day 137: Sunday 06 June 2010

2010-06-08T10:34:00.004-06:00

When we were in Park City yesterday we visited the PC Mountain Resort and Dave had a walk down memory lane. He worked there on the lift operations team for 5 winters and hasn't been back for awhile. He was like a kid in a candy store. I loved it.

Day 136: Saturday 05 June 2010

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This picture killed me ... countless splinters all up and down the inside of my arms that stung all day long.

Day 135: Friday 04 June 2010

2010-06-08T10:28:00.002-06:00

Stayed at this little place for a night out with my hubs.

Day 134: Thursday 03 June 2010

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Made this for dinner {minus the onions and jalapenos} with some sweet potato fries on the side {the sweet potato was white for some reason ... weird, but still tasted so good!}. Definitely a new favorite at our house!

Day 133: Wednesday 02 June 2010

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Day 132: Tuesday 01 June 2010

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One of my fav pics from our Jeremy Ranch adventure. Too bad Christy's face is hidden behind Dave's hand.

Day 131: Monday 31 May 2010

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The happy Jeremy Ranch crew!

Day 130: Sunday 30 May 2010

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Our tour of the Conference Center was fantastic!!

Day 129: Saturday 29 May 2010

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We spent the weekend at a condo in Jeremy Ranch (by Park City). Dinner at Ruby Tuesdays was yumm.

Day 128: Friday 28 May 2010

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Day 127: Thursday 27 May 2010

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Impressed by the shopping cart train at WinCo.

Day 126: Wednesday 26 May 2010

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My new favorite canvas. I am obsessed with these things. But I really do love this picture. It's almost done!

Day 125: Tuesday 25 May 2010

2010-05-27T14:50:00.001-06:00

Scrumptious dinner last night ... my own invention (kind of ... got the idea from someone else) ... ravioli lasagne. And I ended up making enough for 8+ meals. Good thing we love leftovers!

Day 124: Monday 24 May 2010

2010-05-25T12:30:00.002-06:00

Welcome to Christma--whoops, I mean the 24th of May.