Toon Town, that is...
I know, I'm way past due for a new post. I've been meaning to do this for quite a while. Over Halloween, I actually left Gary for three days and met my family in Disneyland. That was the first time Gary and I have been apart since we started dating!!! Gary has never been to Disneyland and refused to come! He had too much school stuff going on to miss a few days of school. I just couldn't bring myself to miss out on the Disneyland experience. I'm excited to hopefully go back with Gary someday soon.
Needless to say, I cried as I left him. But it didn't take long to get over that :)
For Thanksgiving Gary and I drove down to Arizona to spend the holiday with his family. It was so nice to have the warm weather again! About two days before we left, I was sitting on the couch doing some work and watching TV. I came across the BYU Television channel and the show caught my attention. You know how sometimes they record a professor teaching their class? Well, that's what this was. This teacher had taken his class out to the woods somewhere (during the day time) and proceeded to tell the class a story about how he was in that very same spot a year ago and got attacked by a Grizzly Bear. Well, of course I watched the show and basically, this guy is more than lucky to be alive and experienced many many miracles during the 'attack' that allowed his life to be spared-BARELY. Anyhow, good story, told Gary about it that night, and then sort of put it out of my mind and moved on with other stuff.
So, the plan for our trip was to drive down to a place called Jacob Lake that is located somewhere around the halfway point between Provo and Arizona. All I know is that it is somewhere around 8000 feet in elevation. Well, it just to happened that it was about 1:00 am when we rolled into this SMALL, DEAD, "can hardly be called a town" town. We turn into the camp ground where we are going to be staying the night and what do we behold? Oh, a big metal fence and a sign that says "Closed for the Season!" So we drive to another camp ground and same thing. It never occured to us that it could possibly be closed for the winter. Duh! By this point, Gary and I are totally tired and so we decide to drive off the road into the woods a little bit and park the car and sleep in the back. It was kind of scary. Oh remember how I had just watched a show about a grizzly bear a few days earlier? Needless to say, I didn't sleep much. I kept having these nightmeres that a bear was going to smash in my window or pick up the jeep and basically attack us anyway he could!
The next morning we woke up and drove out of the woods just in time because all the loggers showed up. We weren't sure if what we did by parking into the woods like that was illegal or anything. About an hour into our drive we passed this place called "Cliffdwellers" (I think) - I had to have Gary turn around so we could get out, and take pictures and eat our breakfast there!
The story goes like this. Back in the 1930s, a lady's (can't remember her name) car broke down right there. She was forced to stay over night in this location. After spending a night there, she decided that she liked it and purchased the property and built a stone home like the one you see in the picture. If you walk around this area, there are about five or six of them stll standing today but no people live there anymore. Kind of cool eh?
The night we got to Mesa, we were given two 3rd row tickets to the NHL Hockey game that night. The Phoenix Coyotes and the New Jersey Devils. Yes, I LOVE hockey and it's been years and years and years since I've been to an NHL Hockey game. The best part about it is that the goaltender from the Toronto Maple Leafs now plays for Phoenix. He's all I heard about through my whole mission and I never got to see him play (obviously) but now I have! Another neat thing is the coach for the Phoenix Coyotes, is Wayne Gretzky who I remember playing for the Edmonton Oilers while I was growing up and living in Canada. So, it was kind of cool to be there and really fun to watch!
Thanksgiving was fun. We celebrated two birthdays, had a family variety talent show, had Thanksgiving Dinner, watched the BYU/Utah game, went to a baby blessing, went to the Temple for the lighting of the Christmas Lights, did a session in the Temple, and last but certainly not least, went to QT's about every single day to satisfy my Horchatta Smoothie craving! EVERYONE needs a QT in their town for that reason alone! Pretty much that's really the only reason I go to Arizona! - I must be honest! Sorry Hall and Fears families! :) For one of the birthdays we had a pinata. Of course my husband, the grown man that he is, dives in for candy as soon as it bursts stealing it from all the little children. Ahh, joy!
Friday, November 03, 2006
Talk of the Town
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Thursday, October 05, 2006
Do You Remember

Can I bask some more in my 'newlywededness'? Remember how fun that day was?
So, this guy I work with went to Hawaii yesterday. His wife found a killer deal on round trip tickets to Hawaii for just over $300.00 which actually happens to be a KILLER deal because I actually am a geek and I made this spreadsheet where I watch and follow the pattern of flight prices each day to various parts of the world that I dream about visiting (of which Hawaii will ALWAYS be #1 on my list). Anyhow, they have been about $550.00 for a long time now and then this huge sale pops up! Where have I been?!? I ALMOST bought two tickets for an extended honeymoon but quickly let reality set in when I realized, "Oh yea, WHERE WOULD WE STAY? How would we get around? Maybe this trip could still cost more than a pair of cheap plane tickets for $600.00" Not to mention "When could we REALLY even go?" So, I continue to watch, hoping that the fabulous deal may come again and this time I'll totally be ready for it! Hawaii here I come!!!
The weather has been blah for the past couple of days. It's got me thinking and I realized that I'm starting to "itch" for some major changes in my life. As if marriage wasn't big enough? WHO AM I?!? I mean, changes like: moving to another state, looking for another job possibly with another company even, starting the business that I've always wanted to start (and hopefully will someday), taking a serious trip (Hawaii?), buying the sweet new scooter I've been begging Gary for. Any one of those things might satisfy this itch, or maybe I'll just get over it (I think I'll opt for the second option and get over it). 
Speaking of trips, my parents are actually trying to gather all the children for a family trip to California/Disneyland at the end of this month. The reservations for the condo have already been made, whether or not everyone makes it down there is another story! I hope to go but realize that I have a husband who is still in school. DRAT! I'm sure grateful that he is a responsible student...do you think he'll let me go by myself? :)
Every couple of months, I teach a class at this local health clinic. They have "Diabetes Awareness Days" or "Healthy Heart Days" and provide classes on things they can do to be healthier and prevent the onset of Cardiovascular Disease. So, I'm teaching the class in a week and need some good suggestions. How can I make this interesting? The information I share with them is no brainer information. They already know they need to exercise and that a diet consisting of McDonald's and Carl's Junior is NOT ideal for the poor little circular system (I know! Isn't that CRAZY? ;). I don't want to get into my theories on why people don't just be healthier. BUT, I hope to say or do something that will help them to feel more motivation to become physically active and to be more aware of what they eat. There are just too many benefits to healthy habits to ignore principles of good health. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME TO TAKE MY OWN ADVICE?!?
Did I tell you that last weekend Gary and I went up to Sandy for his mission reunion? Well, one of them. We actually had a softball game that very night at 9:00pm and KNEW that traffic would be horrendous. SO, we made this clever plan and decided to only go to ONE of the possible THREE reunions we had between the two of us. We left Provo at 3:45pm in efforts to dodge the rush hour traffic that usually becomes unbearable by about 4:15 on Fridays. The runion didn't even start until 6:00. Needless to say, we had PLEANTY of time to spare once we got to Sandy, UT at 4:30! No worries, I say! I had JUST had two different conversations with two different co-workers that VERY day where they mentioned this sweet store that I NEEDED to go visit on off of 90th south in Sandy. The VERY exit we had just gotten off at! It's called Tai Pan Trading Company and YES, it was a plan I connived all along and works FABULOUS! I quickly made a few phone calls and found out exactly where this FAB Home Decor Monster Store is located and we spent an hour and a half there! If it was up to me, I would have moved the location of Gary's mission reunion to Tai Pan Trading Company! I was NOT EVEN DONE by the time we had to leave and begged Gary to go to his reunion alone and just pick me up on his way back! No Deal! THAT part of the plan didn't work so hot. But I'm already excited for Christmas now that I've been to Tai Pan!
Wow, I got distacted by Tai Pan! I was telling a story about the mission reunion sitch. Our plan was to also attempt at beating the 'coming home from Mission Reunion' traffic as well. In order to do that, we decided that we'd need to leave Gary's reunion by 7:00pm in order to make it to our Softball Game on time. Well, we successfully dodged that bullet as well and made it to the softball game only to be annihilated by the other team. Don't even get me started on that one!
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006
We're Going to Be Friends


I'm going to work my way backwards here ok? Yesterday evening was Monday Night...most of you might also refer to it as F.H.E. (Family Home Evening) or if you ask Sara Salmon she'd call it F.F.F. (FORCED Family Fun)either way, Gary and I participated. First I made this scrumptious meal thanks to my all time most favorite website: www.kraftfoods.com (ONLY telling you my secret recipe site for selfish reasons so that you all visit it and it doesn't ever go belly up due to a lack of vistiting members) and a posted a picture and brought left overs for lunch today. It may not look all that delish to you guys, but let me assure you, IT WAS! Just take my word for it, ok? We had to hurry because Gary was on activity last night and he decided that we were going to hike the "Y" and watch the Sunset. 
We made it to the parking lot at the bottom of "Y" hill just in time to notice that the sun had already gone down. Ha! BUT, we decided to hike up anyhow. It was fun to be outdoors and spend time with my husband. Once to the top, Gary asked me if I'd ever laid down on the "Y" upside down. Um, NO? Have YOU? - Yes, he had. So I had to try it. Have any of YOU tried that before? I didn't even know you were ALLOWED to do that up there? For sure you'd slide out of control and end up 5 minutes later on the hood of your car 1200 feet below! Gary held my feet and with my eyes CLOSED, I laid down head facing DOWN the mountain on the Y. Finally, I opened my eyes...CRAZY site! Seriously! It was scary and got even MORE scarier when Gary let go of my FEET! But he just wanted to join me! I'm sure in the picture it doesn't look steep, but I promise, it really is!
And last but not least, BYU Football! I know it's been rough BYU Fans, but things are going to turn around. They HAVE to! We went to the pregame tailgate party a couple weeks ago before the game and Gary won a t-shirt for throwing the football through this small hole. Hmmm, maybe BYU could use Gary Fears #51 on their team! 
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Saturday, September 16, 2006
Banana Pancakes

We finally got our wedding pictures from our photographer! I just love looking at them because it brings back wonderful memories of such a magical day! I posted an earlier post about our wedding bands that we were in the process of making out of a quarter (mine) and a half dollar (Gary's) and they turned out so cute! I put a picture up so you can all see them! 
We finally moved into our place a few weeks ago but have somehow managed to ditch out of going to our new ward until now (tomorrow will be our first day). Gary started another semester of school earlier this month and is doing great! He's such a good, hard working student. I try not to be a distraction for him but appreciate the willingness he is to make sure we spend time together each day. Now that I'm finished with school, I really want to learn new skills. Earlier this year I made my first attempt at making a quilt. It is SO cute!!! I'll have to post a picture of it! Have you heard of rag quilts? That's what I made! I'm excited to make another one and even have a really cute idea for my next one, but think I might take a break from the eternal quilting hours to develop another new skill...any suggestions? I'm hoping to make the attempt at some canning in the near future as well so that will be fun.
Recently it's been raining quite a bit. In fact, yesterday Gary noticed that we have snow on our mountains again! The weather has sure cooled down in the last week. I'm not sure I'm ready to give up summer just yet. I hope it warms up for a few Saturday afternoon football games. Speaking of football games, did anyone happen to watch the BYU/Boston College Football game this morning? It was a bit of a let down, but a GREAT game! We had a big party over at Jason and Shannon's house this morning and made Belgium waffles and watched the game. Last night Aaron and Stacey, Jason and Shannon, Brandon and Stephanie, and Gary and I all went bowling. It was lots of fun. We would have loved to play another game but someone had rented out the ENTIRE bowling alley and so they kicked us off at 7:45. LAME! I can't figure out why any bowling alley (especially the one at BYU) would rent the entire thing out on a Friday night. It must be some rediculous price so that they actually make MORE money renting the whole thing out than they would if they had a packed house all night long. So, I suppose the person who rented it out is the fool eh? I'm sure you're wondering who won the game? Well, don't worry about it! :) 

Anyhow, I had this HUGE long list of things to do today and watching football all day while blogging and looking at wedding pictures was NOT on the list! I think I'll run to the grocery so that we have food to eat this week!

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Saturday, September 09, 2006
The News

Hey! Remember me? I have SO much to tell you! But I only have like five minutes! Life is wonderful with Gary. Our wedding day was perfect. I can honestly say that there is not one thing I would have changed about that day. I loved and enjoyed every minute of it! I still don't have wedding pictures or video, but I'll be sure to post some when I get them. I just heard this morning that the photographer got engaged recently, which is probably why she hasn't dropped anything off yet. If that's her excuse, I totally understand. Our honeymoon was spent down in Las Vegas. We splurged and stayed a couple nights at the Bellagio. HELLO! It's pretty much amazing. We even got room service twice and that was fabulous as well! Pretty much, it's an experience that everyone should have at least once in their lives. Highly Reccomend it!
The day after we got back from our honeymoon we actually went up to Salt Lake to attend the sealing of a really good friend of mine from High School. She and her husband have been living in China for the past year so it was a really neat experience to see her and be at her sealing. It was also really fun for Gary and I to be there so shortly after our own sealing. It sure caused a lot of reflection on our special day a week previous.
The next weekend Gary and I drove to California to attend the Sacramento Temple open house. We went with a family that Gary taught and baptized while on his mission. We also went with another family that Gary taught. They still are not baptized, but we're working on them. Mitch sure seems to look up to Gary and they've kept in touch all this time, so he must recognize SOMETHING special about Gary.
Last weekend was Labor Day weekend. We took off early Friday morning and drove down to Lake Powell. Ahhh, what a FABULOUS way to spend the last long weekend of the Summer. It was Gary's first time down. The weather was fabulous and Gary even learned how to knee board. Can't wait to go back...very very soon hopefully.
I know this is totally rude but I have a nagging husband who is SO excited for the BYU football game that starts in an hour and a half. He REALLY wants to go get a new BYU shirt so he can represent well at these football games. I'll get some pictures of my HOT husband in his new shirt at the game! GO COUGARS!






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Saturday, August 05, 2006
Staple It Together

Oh HI! It's been a while eh? That's what happens when you have seven weeks to plan a wedding! Let me breifly fill you in on the last six weeks...
A few weeks ago, Gary and I went to Kentucky for a family reunion. It was there that I had the opportunity to meet the rest of his family. We had a really fun time with his family. They are great!
Did ya'll hear the story about our wedding bands? Gary and I are making wedding bands for each other...out of coins! It turns out that coins from 1964 or earlier are made completely out of sterling silver. Gary's dad made a ring out of a quarter for his mom when he was young and asked her to marry him with it and that's what we're doing for each other. I'm making Gary's out of a 1964 half dollar and Gary is making mine out of a 1964 quarter. How you may ask... Well, let me tell you. You take a spoon and tap on the edges of the coin for a LONG time until the coin is the size you want it. After that, you drill out the middle and then sand it down a little bit to smooth it out and then it's done! So, I have to admit, Gary's brother and brother in-law really helped out a TON! We took them with us to Kentucky and they were really no where close to being done. They took those coins and pretty much got them down to size before the reunion was over! Right now, Gary's brother has them and said he'd drill them out and finish them off. I'm excited to see them when he comes out for the wedding. I posted a before picture and a picture of what they looked like when we left them in Kentucky.

Last weekend my family went down to Vegas for a little 'reunion'/get away. It was a PERFECT opportunity for me to work on my 'wedding tan' and take a break from wedding planning. Gary and I had fun together and look forward to going back this weekend!!! We went to Lake Mead for a day, ate at the Cheesecake Factory, went to a show, and played for hours and hours at the pool. It was a nice little trip but probably was taken at the wrong time! I'm looking forward to posting a new one next week with all the details and pictures from the wedding! (Sorry, I had WAY more pictures to post, but it's not letting me do that tonight)
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Better Together

I really don't know where to start and I know how you all feel about extremely long posts but this one might have to be an exception to the rule. Just keep reading, you'll be glad you did! Promise.
So, yesterday was probably the best day ever! Gary came over early to go running. I made him breakfast after and then we both went to work. For lunch, we met up and went to purchase ourselves new running shoes. Yes, we're becomming dedicated runners and even registered recently for a 5K run on the 4th of July! After we both found the perfect pair of running shoes, we both went back to work. I should mention that on Monday evening Gary asked me out for Tuesday. Gary came to pick me up at 7:00. We went to the Grocery to purchase the supplies needed to make tinfoil dinners. Gary and I have wanted to go up the canyon to make tinfoil dinners for months now... so it was really fun to do that with him last night! After the store, we wrapped up the goods and headed up the canyon.
Gary took me to a park called Canyon Glen park, a park we'd been to before together. We gathered all the stuff we had brought (lap top, camera, food, blankets, etc.) and started our short walk into this wooded park. We came to an opening and Gary asked me where we should build our fire. I looked and noticed that the only two firepits within sight both had blazing fires in them. Just as I made this observation, Gary points to the closest fire and says to me, "How bout that fire babe?" I'm not sure how they do it in Kentucky, but around here, if a fire is going and stuff is around, the firepit is TAKEN. I took a second look thinking that maybe for some reason the previous people had just left the fire going, but saw a table with stuff on it and concluded that it was deffinitely in use. I told Gary that around here, we don't do that sort of thing. It's sort of a first come first served sort of deal around these parts. Gary insisted a little further saying that maybe we could share the firepit. Gary continued to walk toward this firepit and I just followed close behind looking frantically for someone that may want to claim the fire we were about to take over.
Once we got close enough for me to see what was actually on the table, I realized that it might be possible that this fire was for US! On the table were two place settings, a lit candle, a bottle of sparkling apple cider on ice, and two dozen roses. SO CUTE, I might add! After I gave Gary some hugs and kisses and told him how cute this was, I asked him if he knew anything about this or how these very familiar plates were able to beat us up the canyon, he attributed it all to the "fire gods" and said nothing more.
We cooked our tinfoil dinners, sat close to the fire, and listened to some of our very favorite music on the lap top while we waited anxiously to see if our food would turn out as well as we hoped. Don't worry, it did! It was delish!

Unfortunately, the "fire gods" never showed up to clean up the stuff that they brought, so Gary and I packed it all in his jeep and drove back down the canyon. Gary and I have set and done very well at keeping a curfew and our bed time had already approached. I thought our fun night was over and that he was taking me home but he proceded right past my house and took me to a favorite spot of ours. In Provo, behind the courthouse, there is this really neat tree. It's the only one like it in the world and even grafting it will not produce the same type of tree for some reason. I showed Gary this unique tree back in February when we had just started spending time together. Since then we've had a few great talks under this tree so it has some sentimental value to us. I'm always excited to see this tree, especially with Gary.
As we got out of the car, Gary grabbed the roses that had appeared mysteriously by the firepit and asked me to bring my lap top. Following a few minutes of dancing to our favorite music, Gary and I sat on top of the picnic table and started talking. I told Gary that I had had so much fun with him (as I do every day), thanked him for such a fun date and told him that I loved him. He asked me what about the day had made it so great. Of course my answer went through every second of my day that was spent with him beginning with our early morning run and continued until we got to the very moment that we found ourselves sitting on a picnic table under our favorite tree. It was at this point of the night that I remember thinking to myself, "I really don't think this day could get any better!" ... Oh, but it does!
Gary grabbed my hand and walked me over to this very specific spot near the trunk of the tree where we have stood and talked before and continued to narrate the events of our fabulous day as he continued to create them. He then proceded to tell me that he loved me and basically thinks I'm wonderful and that he wants to be with me for a long time.
Before I continue, I need to say this...Gary and I have basically never had a conversation about marriage. Ever. You may wonder if I figured out what was going on, but I most certainly did not because this was something we'd never talked about.
After a short moment of silence, Gary then said to me, "Tara, I want you to be my wife." After hearing this, the first thought in my head was, "Oh, how fun! We're finally going to have a discussion about marriage!" Just then, Gary took a step backward, knelt down on one knee, and asked me if I would marry him. It took me a minute to realize that we weren't just having a conversation about marriage, Gary was actually PROPOSING to me! Of course I said "Yes!!" and gave him the biggest hug and now we're engaged! Wasn't that the best proposal ever?!?! It was really cute and COMPLETELY unexpected. Gary did such a great job at making this a fun surprise. It's something I'll remember forever.
As I sit here trying to type through tears, I'm re-living every detail of that fabulous night and can't seem to figure out how I managed to get so lucky! Gary is the most amazing man I know and I'm so lucky to have him as my best friend. I didn't know I could love someone as much as I love him.
So, check back often as I update you with the wedding plans. We're getting married on August 11th and have seven weeks to pull a fabulous wedding together. Did you know that I have absolutely NO clue where to even begin? Any advice and pointers are welcome and BEGGED FOR! Thanks for sharing this special day with me! It was so much fun to tell you all about it!
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Monday, June 12, 2006
Dreams Be Dreams

HEY! I'm here to report on the wedding festivities of the much younger (but much bigger) brother, Brandon. He did indeed get married last Friday. Thursday night was the dinner, it went well. The weather turned out to be perfect! However, I woke up on Friday (day of the wedding) morning early to go running, and it was POURING rain (bummer on the no running). The rain stopped in time for all the boys, including Brandon, to go golfing @ 9:00am and for pictures after the sealing at 1:30pm. However, about the time the reception was about to start (which was in the backyard of Stephanie's parents home), it began to rain and pour and blow wind and I think there might have even been a small amount of hail. Everyone quickly moved tables, chairs, decorations, food, etc. into the nearest church building and the reception went on! 




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Thursday, June 08, 2006
Bubble Toes

Well hello everybody! Long time no post, eh? I think we all can do a little better...it seems as if we've all been slacking a bit. Am I right? I don't have anything super duper exciting to write other than the fact that my family is going crazy right now. Brandon is getting married TOMORROW! Instead of doing a luncheon the day of the wedding, my Mom is having a dinner tonight. This woman is amazing. She's been cooking for weeks in preparation for tonight. I think she thought she had it all under control, until last night. I'm taking the afternoon off today to go help her pull everything together. I'm sure it will turn out really nice, she always does a great job on things like this. Everything really is under control...except for one thing...the weather. So, does anyone know what a THUNDERSTORM is? Turns out, that's what the weather is for tonight. AND this dinner thing...is in my parent's backyard. If you get this in time, pray for good weather! Anyhow, I'll let you know how the dinner goes, and the wedding...of course! We'll put some cute pictures up for you all to see!
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Sunday, June 04, 2006
Rodeo Clowns
OK, maybe not rodeo clowns but close. So, Gary and I went out to eat on Friday night at this new restaurant in town called "Lon's BBQ." It took the place of an old KFC (thank goodness). I for sure thought this place wouldn't last long as Provo has so many food joints and if it's not a commonly known restaurant, they usually don't last long. However...since this place has opened I have NEVER driven by and not noticed the place packed (and not to menion smelt nothing but good fumes). But that's not the point of my story. Gary and I were sitting there eating by the window and noticed some crazy looking people. This guy with, not one but TWO mohawks on top of his head. The 'primary' hawk was about 18 inches high and the little mini-hawk was sticking off his head at an angle. Needless to say, we tried everything but couldn't stop staring. Oh wait, there's more! You all know Provo and how very few people like this exist here right? Well, our new friends began to cross the street and who is crossing toward them in the opposite direction? Another guy with another mohawk. Gary and I thought that they were friends meeting each other in the middle of the cross walk, but they passed each other and obviously didn't even know each other. I almost pulled out my camera to take a picture to post (and it would have been SWEET) but the moment passed. Gary and I thought it was hilarious. Lon's was great, by the way!
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Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Gone Going

Happy Memorial Day Y'all! So, this morning began at 1:30am when I decided to take a 'few' minutes before going to bed to read some of your blogs. Don't worry, this woman went to bed at 3:00AM! Gary and I went running this fine morning and then proceded to make plans for some great Memorial Day festivities with some family. My sister, Chandra, had a championship soccer game that we all went to. I sure think she's a good little soccer player. After the game, Jason & Shannon, Aaron & Stacy, Brian & Mary Jane, Gary & I, Carol, and Ryan all migrated up the canyon to roast some brats on an open fire. Could the day get any better? Oh wait! There's more...Have you ever tried smores with reeses peanut butter cups? FABULOUS! After we were all sufficiently STUFFED, we played some frisbee and volleyball. The weather today couldn't have been nicer. And now, here I sit on my couch with Gary...
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Saturday, May 27, 2006
Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

A few minutes ago Gary called all excited about his new blog. I checked it out and decided that since he was the second person to tell me I should get my own blog, I'd do it. So, here I am...sitting on my couch, wishing I could figure this out a little quicker, and waiting for Gary to show up at my house. Basically, I'm wasting precious time right now. I teach Sunday School and should be using ALL my free time in preparation for my lesson tomorrow but this blogspot thing has caught my attention in a bad way. It's memorial day weekend and hopefully some fun and exciting stuff will go down in Provo, UT. We're hoping to gather friends and famly from all corners of the state for a serious game of steal sticks. Steal Sticks is a game my Grandpa Salmon taught all the grandkids about 20 years ago. It became the famous game we'd play ANYTIME the family was gathered together. For the past week it's been near record highs and I've been DYING to go swimming. The only problem is that the pools aren't open until later in May (today actually is the day most open). Ironically enough, today is a very cold and windy day. No swimming here. Yesterday Gary and I went and got season passes to 7-Peaks for the summer. Now that we've got an "all access" pass to a pool, we just need the sun to come back!
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