All over the place

Just to warn everyone, this post will be all over the place. Even as I am typing this, I have no idea how it will make sense, but o'well! Yesterday morning Rusty and I had Ma and Pa training for the trek. We got to see all of the activities that we will be doing and to get some information about the trek in general. I CAN'T WAIT! I know that many who read my blog went on the same trek that I did and they know how hard/awesome/spiritual it was. I can't help but really want the same things for the youth that will be going in a few months. The stake made a comment yesterday that really hit me. Our Stake Young Women's President said that we either make it or break it for these kids. I know that I loved Ma and Pa Davis after going through that with them, but the thought of me and my husband "possibly" being the reason that a kid DOESN'T go home with a stronger testimony kills me! That is a lot of pressure! I sometimes feel like I just came out of young women's and am more on their level than I should be! I just hope and pray that we know by the spirit how best to lead our "family"! Even with all of that, the activities that they have planned for the youth are AWESOME! They are doing one strictly around the Han's Mill Massacre that I know will make me cry! I just get goose bumps thinking about it! I am just so grateful that we have this amazing opportunity!



So, after all of that, Rusty and I came home and relaxed before......UFC 83!!! I know, I know, it's not lady like to like watching two guys "kill" each other in the ring but....O'well! It was awesome! Rusty has been telling the young men for a long time that we would order a fight and they could come over and watch it. We had some YM and our friends Cam and Ashley over, plus our Bishop showed up for the last couple of fights! A couple of our young men have had a tough time this week when friends of their were killed or seriously hurt in a really bad accident. As I walked into my kitchen to throw in a couple more pizzas, they came in and just broke down! It is always hard to know what to say to people while they are in the process of grieving. I just wrapped him and his brother up in a big hug and tried to let them know how much Heavenly Father loves them and knows that they are having a hard time. I cried all through sacrament today watching them slump over and cry. The only thing that you can hope for is that they come out on the other side with an increased testimony and an awareness that they are not invincible like we all thought when we were at that age. Even with all of that, I think they appreciated the opportunity no to have to think about it for a few hours and do something fun. After all of the tears, we watched as GSP reclaimed his title! It was a beautiful moment! OF COURSE GSP pulled out the win and beat Serra thank goodness!

As I write this, I just can't help but be so thankful for the gospel! Every amazing experience helps to shape my testimony of it!

The BLESSED time has come!

So, it is here! The time that Rusty and I live for.....WAKEBOARD SEASON! Really, we are obsessed...and I'm not even good! We went to the lake Saturday with Dev and Nicole and it was awesome! The wind was blowing so we just hung out in the boat for a while getting all of out boards together. My dang dog chewed part of my new $220 binding off so we had to "jerry rig" them a little bit (we grew up in RV so we know all about jerry rigging crap!). Once we got on the lake we heard a funny sound. Apparently Devon has heard it before and had to have the boat fixed. After much discussion, the boys decided to get the boat back on the trailer and change the oil in the prop. Having worked with Rusty before on vehicles and knowing Devon, us girls decided to hit the local restaurant while the boys worked. We sat and ate a nice relaxing lunch while the boys played around with the boat. After an hour trying to get off one bolt.....they changed the oil and we headed back to the lake. About 4:00 pm we got on the lake and even though the sound was still there, the water was to good to let it go to waste! The water was around 50-55 degrees but once you were able to breathe it wasn't that bad! We rode around and saw some old high school friends of mine on the lake..small world! It was a great day and ended with a great dinner! Thanks Dev and Nicole for letting us tag along! So, if your up to it, give us a call and you can ride with us too!

Another pathetic post...dog haters move along!

Ok, so many of you won't find this amusing or even in the least bit interesting but, who cares?!?!?! I mean, it's my blog right? YEP! So, here is another post about Bronx! On Thursday I went into town to have lunch with my good friend Ashley Bell! We became fast friends and I just love hanging out with her! She is expecting her first little one (Congrats Ash!) and so we decided to take as much time as possible to hang out before bambino comes. Not that things will change a ton but for the first little while they have to be different. Once baby goes down to sleep we can still rock out on guitar hero though!!! Anyway, we went and picked up some Pei Wei to share and brought it back to her house. For those of you who are new to my blog, she has two Pit Bulls, Cooper and Chloe! Bronx loves play dates with these two! What is amazing is that at 4.5 months, he is almost as big as her two year old dogs! My dog is going to be massive! Anyway, these are some pics of him playing with them.

What to do?

So, Rusty and I have gone over many options and we can't decide where to go on our anniversary. We have thought of a cruise, Sedona, Rocky Point, and Colorado (to see where I used to live), but we can't decide on a place. So, this post is for anyone to respond with any cute and creative (also inexpensive) anniversary ideas! Please let us know if you can think of any. We only have a month to get it together! Thanks for your help!