Pumpkin Carving

We had a great time with Kyle, Misty, and Melynda carving pumpkins. We have made it a fun tradition to get together for yummy food and pumkin carving. The little tools that you can get these days make carving pumpkins so much fun, and much, much easier than back in the old days.

I'm Getting Married!!

Wahooooooo! I'm getting married to the most wonderful guy in the world! I know it probably seems really funny that my last post was just over a month ago about how I've been dating someone, and then the very next post is that I'm getting married. Well, I guess you can see that I've been a little preoccupied. Shean and I got officially engaged on August 30th in Bear Lake. It was the cutest thing ever! He planned with my dad, and surprised me by showing up early on Saturday down at the marina on my parent's party barge. He had the back all decorated with rose petals, flowers, chocolates, sparkling cider, and a ring box! I was really surprised to see him so early in the day, and definitely surprised that he was able to get a ring so fast. I love my ring so much and am very proud with what he chose. I gave him some ideas, and he did a fabulous idea. I love him so much and can't wait to get married on December 27th! Hope you can all come! I'll try to post some more details later on.

Time Flies When You're Having Fun!

So, it's been a long time since I've blogged. I've been having a great summer. Over the past few weeks, I've been busy dating the greatest guy ever! Here's a couple of pictures of our last date. He always plans the greatest dates. Last night we went to Temple Square and enjoyed the visitor's center and the beautiful grounds. We went to dinner at The Garden Restaurant at the top of the Joseph Smith Memorial building. The view from the top of the building was AMAZING! Things are going great and I'm having the time of my life!

Where is the summer going?

So I can't believe that the summer is going by so FAST! I am in shock that it's already the last week of JUNE. Last month was hard because I was gone for two whole weeks to Italy, so it felt like the month flew by, which it did. I didn't think I'd be feeling the same way about June too. I just have to look back of the past few weeks and realize what I've been up to, and that it's totally okay.

We had a great Memorial Day at home with the family. We celebrated Jackie's 25th birthday. WOW, you say? Jackie, already 25? Yeah, my thoughts exactly. It's even harder to believe when you're the older sister! We made freezer meals with Mom and have been enjoying them ever since. I mean, who wants to cook after work anyway? I am a TRUE BELIEVER in the freezer meals, and they're even really YUMMY! You should definitely try it!

Lindsey and I also got to go home over Father's Day. We got up at 6:15 on Saturday morning and went on a bike ride. We left from Mom & Dad's house and then went to Laketown and then to St. Charles. I still can't even believe that we DID IT!! (I'm sure you can't either) I believe it's about 40 miles from home. Okay, if it's not quite 40 miles, we are TOTALLY fine with rounding up a little! After that bike ride, we spent the afternoon on the PARTY BARGE with the whole family. We had YUMMY food and enjoyed cruising around the BEAUTIFUL crystal blue lake. We spent the evening at the golf course driving range while the Dad & Shea played a round of golf. It was a busy day, but we had to fit everything in!

Last weekend, I went to St. George with Amanda, Brad, Amy, and their Mom & Dad. Those of you who know me, know that I CAN'T handle the HEAT! When we got there it was well over 100 degrees. All I can say, is that I'm darn glad that I DO NOT live in St. George. We got to go to two plays, The Sound of Music and Les Miserables at Tuacan on Friday and Saturday nights. I really liked The Sound of Music because I have always LOVED that movie, and the girl that played Maria sounded EXACTLY like Julie Andrews. She was absolutely amazing. If you haven't ever been to Tuacan, I would highly recommend it. We spent three straight hours in the pool on Saturday morning because it was the only way that we could stand being outside. It felt so good in the 108 degree weather! I didn't even get sunburnt. Thank you spf 15!!! I still got some color, so that's great!

My friends and I have been addicted to So You Think You Can Dance. It has been so much fun to watch and has given us something to look forward to doing together each week. I haven't really ever watched the show, but I love it so far. Lindsey, Mollie, and I have all been going up Provo Canyon to go biking, jogging, and walking. It's been really FUN to enjoy the outdoors and beauty of the canyon.

I am looking forward to spending many more weekends at home in BEAR LAKE. I feel so BLESSED and LUCKY to be from such an amazing place. I guess I'm going to have to buy a camera so that I can post some pictures some time. Darn Italins! Thanks for stealing my camera!

Italy Pics

The report...

Italy was AMAZING!!! We had such a great time and saw so many really neat things. We started in Venice and then on to Florence, Rome, and Sorrento. We went between cities by train, so we were able to see alot of country. It was a beautiful country. I loved Sorrento, the last place that we visited because it was right along the coast. I was so excited to see that it was exactly like the picture that I found a few months ago and had posted on my blog! I guess I liked it maybe the most because it was right along the coast, and both Mom and I love water. One of the highlights was seeing the Colloseum and the ancient ruins in Rome. Wow! I can't believe that stuff from the first centry is still standing! It truly is amazing. We had such a great time and have many fun memories that I'm sure we'll never forget. I'm so grateful that I had the opportunity to go to Italy. It was a great experience and I guess when you go to other countries, you really are truly grateful for the things that you have and enjoy in your own country. Enjoy the pics!

Coming home soon!

Well, we've had a great time in Italy, and now we're just waiting to come home! We're staying in a hotel for one last night and then we leave to come home to the good old USA! Don't get me wrong, this place is pretty, but I love America! I will have lots of pictures to share with you as soon as I get back. This has definitely been a great learning experience for Mom and I. Hope everything is going well at home!