Wow.... it has been a really long time since I updated our blog. So pardon the potential lengthiness, but here's what's been going on..
Lindsay ( my sis-in-law) got married May 22nd, in the Boston Temple. Yeah!! So Ryan and I got the week off from work, and flew out there. While adventurous, I don't think our route was the best. When looking at tickets, out of sheer curiosity, I looked at flights from Denver to Boston instead of SLC to Boston. WAY cheaper!! Like, we're talking $300 bucks difference. It was only an 8-hour drive to Denver, and $6/day for parking. So we decided to road trip it to Denver. So we left after work, and drove through the night, through Wyoming and Colorado-- let me tell you how much fun that was. All around, it took us 10 hours and three states to get there-- a bad combo of Mountain Dew and starting a 48oz of water/day diet plan. Plus, that put us at the airport parking at 3am, to catch a 6:30 flight. We didn't even bother getting a hotel, we just slept for like an hour in the car. Hopefully no one thought we were two stupid teenagers fogging up the windows in a parking lot.
When we finally did get on the plane, it was nice. I sleep in planes, trains, and automobiles. I could probably sleep in a spaceship. I can't speak for Ryan though ( see above sentence). But we landed in Boston, and I love Boston! I wish we could have spent more time there than just the airport short-term parking, but some day we will. Probably when Ryan is 25 and there are no extra charges for using a rental car.
The wedding was beautiful!! So much fun! Lindsay had a Skittles-colored theme ( my interpretation) of pink, blue, yellow, orange, and green. And it all looked so fun and summery! Sandy (her mom) worked so hard transforming the cultural hall into a reception ballroom. There are pictures all over Facebook, so I won't post them here.
I wish we could have spent more time in New Hampshire, but alas, the grown-up world beckoned us back to Utah.
But before we even realized it, they had their reception in St. George ( Steve, Lindsay's hubby, is from there) and so we road-tripped down there a couple weeks later. That was so much fun too, and we got to see Ryan's parents again!! Once again, so much fun, but I was feelin' HOT HOT HOT!!Once again, the pics are on FB.
And hmm.... what else is new? O yeah, Ryan officially got hired on by Taylor Electric! He's been working with them for the past three months, but he is now officially a Taylor employee! He'll get a raise and benefits soon, but the best part is that he can now start counting hours towards his journeyman status.
Then (you'd think we live in the lap of luxury the way we've been traveling this summer) we went to California in June for Liz's graduation. Liz! My little sister! Graduated high school! Holy cow! And I got to see some friends from back home-- Jen and Tasha and Candy--- o it was so cool! It brought back so many memories. O and I took Ryan to the Kulture Shock Kar Show, where we ran into Justin from high school-- haha same kid, just huge muscles now ( he's a wrestler at his college). Ryan really liked the car show, except for the "tastefully" painted women on the cars (sheesh....I wish my eyes could pixelate certain things). Once again, our trip was too short. But I successfully left a pair of pants there, like I did last time. Nice to see some things don't change.
Finally... my poor baby got his wisdom teeth taken out today! I made him a big breakfast this morning, since he has to eat soft foods till they heal. I now know how mothers feel when they take their newborns into the pediatrician's office for their shots. I could hear the different tools going from Ryan's room, and my heart just ached for him. So I'm playing nurse right now, and I think I will need to make a mac-n-cheese run tomorrow.
Now, for some rants. I've been looking into grad programs, and I've started studying for the GRE. Let me tell you, this GRE is gonna be a challenge. I think it's something that will be a real obstacle for me. I get so excited when I'm looking at grad programs, at the classes and their practicum options and housing on craigslist, but then I take a practice test for the GRE and I feel deflated. I think that there are certain issues that I hold with the GRE. One, it has nothing to do with my major. It's english and math, with a writing portion. Second, the skills they are testing seem unrealistic.... I've been "learning to think" for the past 15 years-- how do you reflect that in a 30-question section?Ugh, I guess I just need to see it as the St.Vincent's or Cloverdale of my collegiate career, and get excited to take it rather than dreading it.
That's about all for now.... I think I want to look at cuter blog backgrounds, as I have seen so many cute ones lately.
