Yum! Yum!

A refreshing treat from the ice cream man is exactly what we needed on this hot summer day after work! It was especially rewarding after we chased him down in my car. I tried running after him but I wasn't fast enough.

Morgan and Lynsie joined us which I think was a great choice on their part.

I am way too happy to handle.
Oh, so is Holly.

Paintin Pals!

I have once again subjected to myself to the torture of having to be to work by 6:30 in the frickin frackin morning! But at least I get to laugh and play with friends all day. And I get to go to work lookin like a serious hobo. Yea for paint crew!

This was the first day back and the only reason I am smiling that early in the morning.

Moving Home!

I know I moved home like forever ago but I still wanted to blog about it. Really it was two weeks ago today that I arrived back in good ol' West Point. I decided to move home for a number of reasons, the main one being to save a ton of money. Like seriously Utah State, why did you go up so friggin much? We also knew we would have to move out of the place we were living cause we couldn't afford it without a third roomie, so we figured we might as well move home. I really hate moving so I think I will stay put for awhile now. The week prior to moving was pretty hellish(I'm really not sure if this is considered a swear word or not. I chose to use it though.) because I procrastinated everything to the last second! You know stuff like deep cleaning the apartment and acting like we keep it that clean all the time, transferring all the bill crap to a new address, and still taking time to soak in all the great things about Logan that will be dearly missed. My mom and Cade came up the Tuesday before we moved to get some of our bigger stuff with my dad's tiny twuck he just recently purchased. And the Marshalls also took a lot of our stuff home which is so much appreciated because I really don't know what we would have done without them! So after all our beds and couches and entertainment centers were gone we still had to live in the apartment until Saturday after we were done with work. Sleeping on our hard ground until Hollie was kind enough to bring an air mattress was totally blah. I think my back is still recovering from the experience. Anyway, Holly and I thought we would be perfectly fine to fit all the rest of our stuff in our cars....which we did for the most part! But I have to say, we are quite talented considering how much were able to fit into our two tiny cars. Why we have so much junk is beyond me. On Friday night we stayed up extremo late getting as much as we could into our cars and doing the tasks off of the ridiculous cleaning list from our apartment. Then on Saturday we woke up extremo early to finish everything up. We were really worried we weren't going to get our deposits back because Maple Valley seemed DEAD serious, but the lady took two seconds to walk through it and said everything looked great. All that work for nothin! So we pretty much couldn't move from all the movin and stuff....and we had to do it all over again when we got to West Point. You would think my family would be kind enough to offer some help to make the process a lot quicker and easier. But that did not happen. I do have to give my dad credit for having my room newly painted when I arrived! Yahoo! So, now I am just trying to settle in and get used to living with siblings again. That task is proving to be pretty difficult. But I am grateful to be living at home and saving money again!

This is my old bedroom in J104. There were some crazy great times in that place and I am sad to be leaving it.
The picture does not show well enough how much crapola is in my car. It does show, however, how awful I look after the exhausting experience of moving! It was very scary to drive home in this death trap!
She is literally getting sucked away.
And my new home. Well old and new. It's pretty great except for the parking situation.

Leaving the kiddies....sad.

Friday, May 30th was my last day with the beautiful Pond children. I was pretty much dreading this day because I have grown quite attached to these kids in the short time I was able to work for them. I knew I would be emotional...but it was pretty bad. Every time I even looked at cute little Keaty sitting in the big blue chair with his tiny leg propped up, I would start bawling. I think both him and Cooper were very confused. Keaton kept asking if I was hurt and if I needed him to kiss my ouchy. Berkley still had to attend her last day of school so I was sad that I didn't get to spend much time with her on my last day. But one thing you need to know about her...SHE IS CRAZY! I grew to love her in spite of her ordering me to do very odd requests all the time. Like seriously B, I think there is enough salt on your hard boiled egg! Anyway, Melanie took a half day off of work so she got home around one. Boo! I didn't even get a whole day with them. She was kind enough to take a picture of us, and then it was time for me to leave. And also time for me to cry. I'm pretty dramatic though. Like I had to drive around the corner and sit in a church parking lot and bawl my eyes out for a good five minutes. But I am really going to miss them!

Berkley was still very excited for her last day of school. Even though I know that in her heart she was deeply grieving over the loss of a perfect nanny!
Cooper left to a friend's house and I didn't know if he would be back by the time I left, so I had a perfect stranger(his friend's mom) take our picture. She probably thought I was psycho cause I of course started crying when they were walking out the door. Coop has a hard time looking at the camera. Actually they all do.
Apparently I am asian now. I think my eyes are just swollen shut from all the crying? I'm not really sure, There was a better picture where Keaton was actually looking at the camera and smiling, but it doesn't look like I have eyes in it so I chose not to post it.
One thing I will really miss about this job, is the cute little chinese family that lives across the street. This is Taylor and I LOVED when she would come over and attempt to teach me chinese.

I just wanted to post this picture of Keaton because I think it is absolutely adorable. He would get very serious about sports as you can see by his intense concentration. I will probably miss him the most. Not that I don't love Berkley and Coop! I just spent a lot more time with Keaton.

Montana Memorial Madness!!!

Gee golly! Memorial Day weekend was filled with so much fun, I don't even know where to begin! Holly's sister lives in White Hall, Montana so we decided to go up there for some great outdoor fun. For those of you that think there is nothing to do in the great state of Montana, you are very very wrong...and you should be ashamed of yourselves. Her sister lives on a big chunk of land and owns four wheelers, and dirt bikes, and horses, and ponds, and everything you can imagine! I have rode four wheelers before but this was my first experience with the dirt bikes. Eek! I think it was my first ride when I fell over into the creek. It pretty much scared the crap out of me. And instead of feeling sympathy for me when she saw me laying in the water with the bike turned over on me, Holly laughed! Oh well. I was pretty brave and just jumped back on and kept riding! For some odd reason I didn't know that you have to let off on the gas a little to shift, so also on my first and maybe even second ride, I would think I was in like third gear and be going way too fast for first! I knew the sounds the dirt bike was making could not be right. Whoops! There was this one semi-steep hill that Holly kept zooming up the entire trip. I kept to the flattest part of the trail I could find, so I would just watch her do this and wish that I was brave enough to attempt going up it. Every time we would pass it, I would speed toward it and turn in fear at the last second. But on our very last ride right before we left, I started speeding toward it, and what do ya know....I didn't turn! I did it three times even. But the retarded thing is, that that was probably the only time of the entire trip that I didn't have my camera around my neck. So, I didn't even get to document my accomplishment! I'm pretty bitter about this because I am kind of a wimp when it comes to stuff like this, and I just feel like that was the most courageous thing EVER! But I know in my heart that I did it so that's all that matters. On the last day we saddled up their horses and went for a ride in their little arena. This is probably the part of the trip that I was looking forward to most. But as it got closer and closer, I was actually kind of hoping we would decide to skip riding horses this trip. I mean they are beautiful animals, but once again, I was really scared to put my life in the hands of an enormous animal. But I conquered my fear and even had Pretty Boy at a slow trot....although it felt like a racing gallop to me! I feel like i'm ready to be an outstanding barrel racer at the next local rodeo. We also went on a short hike up in this really pretty canyon type place. Our goal was to spot some mountain goats cause I guess they are up there a lot or something. Unfortunately the only evidence of a goat, was some hair we found on the trail. But it was still really fun to be up in the mountains! That sounds a little odd coming from me cause i'm not much of a hiker and things of that nature. Mostly anything physically difficult puts me off my rocker a bit. Oh and there was this cave type thing that we really enjoyed posing by. That's cool. After the hike we took pictures in this really cool old barn at Holly's aunt's house. It really reminded me of the barn on split infinity. If you haven't seen that movie, you should because it's a really cheesy feature film for family movie that just lifts the spirits! The main girl in the show falls in the barn and goes back in time to learn some valuable life lessons, and you know what is strange?....Holly's dad fell down the stairs in this barn! I can laugh about it now because he is not hurt or anything.The only downfall of the trip was that it was pretty cold and rainy the entire time so we couldn't swim in her mini lake she has in her yard. (Like seriosly, that thing is HUGE!) Boo! Anyway, the rest of the weekend was filled with other fabulous activities like baby bunnies, puppies, clue(Which I won in our second round!), yummy food, etc!

Unfortunately there was a rain drop on the lense when this photo was taken. It was also unfortunate that we obviously fell to our deaths.
Looks like winter's sleep was not ready to be interrupted!
Puppies!!!!

Ok so it looks like I am wearing a dead serious boy scout uniform but that is not the case just fyi. I'm feeling pure terror at this point.

See the evidence from my fall? I'm pretty intense huh?

I guess we did see some wildlife!

Oh. My. Precious.

Mixed Emotions on the AI Homefront...

So, I am a huge American Idol fan, and I was especially invested this season for a number of reasons. One of them being the little David Archuleta from Murray, Utah. I think he has an incredible voice and I was definitely rooting for him all season. But I also love the other finalist, David Cook. Well I really love his voice that is. I went back and forth on his personality all season because I couldn't tell if he was really cocky or not. Plus a lot of people are saying he has a hair piece and that is just plain creepy for a 25 year old. Anyway, I thought I really wanted Archuleta to take the American Idol title, but now I am not so sure. I just don't know if he is ready for something that huge. I mean, he already really struggles with Ryan's simple questions. It's kind of awkward actually. He'll just stand there and stutter on a question like, "How did you prepare for this week?" I just want to yell through the screen, "The answer is PRACTICE, buddy!" So, I think what I am trying to say is that Archuleta has the voice, but I don't think he has the interview skills. Plus I still think he will be hugely successful so he has nothing really to cry about. So, congratulations David Cook! My advice to you is to try and not come off so arrogant because Simon says you are actually a really nice guy, so show it a little more. I really enjoyed pretty much everyone this season! Except for Amanda rocker chick. She has a pretty cute personality, but her voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Those are my thoughts until next season!

He really is quite adorable! Archuleta I mean. Well and the dog is too!

One thing I couldn't stand is that they would always comment about how original David Cook is, but he has said before that he finds his arrangements on itunes! Annoying. But he is talented.
Brooke was another one of my favorites this season. Even though she messed up pretty bad sometimes, I loved her voice when she would have a good performance.

For Narnia! And for Aslan! And for poor little Keaty!

So when this whole blogging thing became the new frenzy all around town, I absolutely LOVED other people's! They are so much better than facebook or myspace to see what is going on in people's lives. On those websites you have to navigate your way around other people's comments/weird inside jokes to find out what the person is up to! It can become kind of tedious and frustrating. But blogs, I definitely approve of. I wasn't so sure I would start one of my own though. I mean, I don't really have anything too exciting going on in my life. No kids, no engagements, only like 3 or 4 marriages....really i'm just a regular ol' gal. But I decided I wanted to start one. If not for other people to enjoy, than for myself. Journaling can give you some pretty intense hand cramps! So this first posty post it is just going to be what I am up to these days. Let's see....I am a licensed mountain woman and I spend my time making beautiful clothing out of leaves and branches. No, that's not true. I just finished my second year of college at the great Utah State University. School sucks so I am not going to expand on any details of my semesters. I did finally decide what I want to be when I grow up...a nurse! So look out for me all you sickies, cause I just might slip you a little something that will make you kick the bucket. That was quite evil of me to say! I am a nanny for three really cute(most of the time anyway) kids...Berkley is 8, Cooper is 5, and Keaton is 2! They are pretty crazy cool. Anyway, I live in a pretty adorable apartment here in Logan and it is uber fun! And I am going to Disneyland in 90 days! So, Friday night after I left work, Keaton and Cooper were throwing a baseball around in their downstairs living room. It fell betweeen the wall and their small entertainment stand, but that was not going to stop them from playing their super fun game I guess! Keaton tried to climb the T.V. to get the baseball and the television set fell right on him! He broke his femur, the poor little guy. So, right now he just has a soft cast on until Wednesday when he gets surgery. Then he'll have a cast from his belly button all the way down to his little toes! I feel so bad for him! And it's right before summer so he is just going to have to watch his older brother and sister have all the fun while he is pretty much bed ridden. So far he has just been laying on the blue chair watching T.V. Occasionally he asks for a dove chocolate. Not only does he think they are very tasty, he also thinks the cheesy sayings in the wrapper like, "Decorate your life" are hilarious. He seriously laughs for a good minute after every one I read to him. That's ok, if it keeps him happy, i'll read them to him all day! One thing is, I went to the new Narnia movie on Saturday night and it is A-MAZ-ING! I recommend it to all! Except for maybe kids under 8, it's a little intense.

Prince Caspian and Peter are really quite attractive in this motion picture!

Here he is enjoying one of the yummy chocolates and laughing at the saying, "Naughty can be nice." Weird kid if you ask me.