EW YUCK!!!!!!!!

THIS is what was in my house!!!!!!!! Can you believe it??? EW! A while ago I posted a blog about a spider I found under my bed. Ugh. I LOATHE spiders. Anyway...this is it! (Gag.) Here is the problem though. I was outside watering my plants a few minutes ago and tying up my potted tomatoes (Yes, they actually grew in pots! I am amazed.) when I looked up on the deck railing and saw another one of these NASTY jumping spiders!!!! This time it was smaller and brown- but still very colorful and fuzzy. I tried to kill it, but it jumped into my plants while I was getting a shoe to smash it with. If it ends up in my house...I just might have to move. Ha ha ha! Why do we have to have such nasty creatures on this planet? :(

The Big Rock Candy Mountain

We spent last weekend at the Big Rock Candy Mountain (thanks to Uncle Rick and Aunt Maryann). It was SO much fun! It was so nice to get away from crowded civilization and cell phone service for a little r&r. We rode the 4 wheelers all over the mountain, ate at Hoover's (not Hooter's), and played lots of games. Here are some pics of the fun vacation. :)

The gang (Matt, Jen, Allie, and Matt) posing in front of the Big Rock Candy Mountain while on a 4 wheeling adventure.

The amazing Matt trickin' it out.

I know, I lucked out-- he's a hottie!!! ;)

More tricks! :) Aunt Maryann & Uncle Rick were nice enough to leave us two 4 wheelers AND the Polaris.

Too fast!!!! Me and Allie tried to take pics of the boys' tricks...but most of the time they were too fast and we missed them! :(

Paging Customer Service

My whole life I have worked in foods, retail, or been involved in supervisor positions. It's been my blessed calling in life to take crap from other people. I have been yelled at in the face by complete strangers (yes, in Deseret Book of all places with Mo-Tab playing in the background), had numerous people tell me they think I need to change my "Store Policies" (as if it is MY store), and watched customers storm off in disbelief and yell "I'm never coming back here again!!!" because of something I have just told them. I have been called multiple names, and have had soups and sandwiches thrown back in my face with shouts of, "This is disgusting, I want a refund!" (of course, they waited until they ate 3/4 of the food until complaining...idiots)...that's just to mention a few. Despite dealing with all the crazies and taking all of their crap, I have remained calm and kept a smiling face. Well, today I FINALLY got to play the other part, and it felt SO GOOD. I think it released years of pent up rage, and I can't even begin to explain how much I loved it! I think I may play the "crazy customer" again sometime... :)

Well, the river trip has come and gone. We all had a blast on our trip and here are some fun pictures to enjoy!

Heading right for Lunch Counter

Lunch Counter at it's best

The Ropes

Finishing up the Ropes

Changes...

This week has been filled with so many fun things, but also a lot of changes. My little sister Stephanie came down to stay with us for four days while she went to a track camp at BYU. On the last day of the camp, they held a mini-track meet. She did SO well! It was really fun to watch her. After that, our friend Matt Day came down to stay for a couple days. We went bowling and out to dinner at Red Robin. Last night we went to the 11:30 pm showing of the new Batman movie. It was SO good!!! The movie was really long, though. But, definitely worth seeing!

Now for the changes...I quit Deseret Book!!!! I'm so excited! Tomorrow I start my new job at Utah Valley Eye Center. I'm a little nervous, because it's always tough to switch jobs. It will be hard to go from a supervisor position to a "I have no clue what I'm doing" position. Ha ha! Oh well, it will be an awesome change! I'm really excited.

This week is going to be crazy as well because...we are leaving for the Snake River!!!! YAY! It's about time! We have been looking forward to this ever since we got home from the trip last year, ha ha. :) This year we will have lots of new people joining us. We just can't wait!

I really hope our garden doesn't shrivel up and die while we are gone. It is doing so well! I already have 8 green tomatoes! Matt's cucumber plant is full of big yellow flowers, too. Its vines are already crawling over our balcony it's getting so big! :)

Well...I guess that's it for today! I'll try to post some more before we leave :)

Welcome Home Ron!

This last Sunday Jen and I were able to go and see my Mission President Ron Godfrey's homecoming. It was a blast being able to see him and hear him and his family speak again. We had such a good time being able to speak with him briefly and hearing of his strong and powerful testimony.

Here is a picture of two of my favorite people in this life, and two of the most influential in my life as well:)

Park City!

Yesterday we took a road trip up to Park City, and it was SOOOOO fun! Matt & I haven't been there in years! We hit up the outlet stores, found some great deals, ate at our favorite Ruby Tuesday restaurant, and...did the Alpine Slide!!!!!!!!!!!! I have never done it before, but Matt is an Alpine Slide veteran. You ride this sweeeet ski lift up to the top of the mountain, and then slide down these cement tracks on a plastic blue sled/cart. The view from the top is absolutely breathtaking! It is AWESOME! I was a wuss and went pretty slow, I thought I was gonna fall off the side, ha ha ha! Luckily I didn't. Matt was an expert and flew down the mountain! Next time maybe I'll have the guts to do the same. They also have a zip line and a brand new Alpine Coaster. We can't wait to get back up there and try them out! Here are some pics of us on the ski lift and at the top of the mountain. I can't believe that I have lived in Utah this long and never done the Alpine Slide before! CRAZY!