SWISS DAYS 08-30-08

For as long as I can remember the girls in my family have gone to Swiss Days in Midway! I did say girls...this is a no boys allowed event! We invited them once...and we will keep it at that :-) It is an event that we don't want them messing up! When it comes to our Swiss Day ritual, we are pretty intense! You are welcome to join but hang on for the ride! We leave Salt Lake at 7:00 am sharp! (okay my mom wants to leave at 7:00 am sharp and I am not the best at that!) Up the canyon we go...and every car full of girls we pass my mom says, "They are going to beat us!" I think she is convinced that if "they" get there before we do all the good stuff will be gone. But amazingly enough, we end up with some great things after all! Mom hit the wrapping paper booth where people were fighting to get in! The cute chunky watches with inter changeable bands were hot! (we got ours last year ;) One of my favoirtes was a booth with hats! I love me a cute hat!!! With no babies and no husbands we get in and get our shopping done! By the time we are leaving the square, everyone else is packing in and walking from miles away!



One of our favorite things to see at Swiss Days...The Coe Girls :-)

Almost done! With bags in hand we are ready to head out...

A secret path to our new favorite parking spot! This is key to our success at Swiss Days! One of the best booths is on the way out and right by our parking spot!

We went against tradion of getting scones this year and went to Chicks in Heber for lunch. Great idea! The food was awesome and sitting and talking with my mom and sister was even better! Just the girls :-) Thanks for another fabulous adventure!!!

GOING SECOND @ LJ'S 08-29-08

Just a night out at Liquid Joe's to watch a friends band, Going Second. Good friends and good music is always a good time!

GNO @ THE DISTRICT 08-27-08

For girls night this month we met at the District and had dinner at Red Robin. Then we all walked down to Rocky Mountian Chocolate Factory to satisfy a sweet tooth! The girls working there were so sweet! They were asking us how long we have been friends...yes Megan 20 years :-)...and then told us they thought we were only 22! (?I think it was right ladies?) They told us that they were still in High School and thought it was so cool that we are still friends. After standing on the side walk in front of American Eagle chatting for ever, Megan and I were going to run to Target. We pulled over in front of the store and Megan ran up to see what time they closed...well they were closed so there went our fun right...nope! I got the WORST bloody nose sitting there waiting for her and we could not stop laughing! I had 2 tissues in my car and a nose bleeding like Old Faithful! I kept telling Megan to stop laughing (but I couldn't even stop laughing long enough to tell her to stop) and get me more tissue! Apparently Megan carries an entire roll of T.P. in her car! She says it is because she has kids that are potty training...come on we know...she still hopes to T.P. someones house late at night! So here we sit in front of Target, my nose bleeding, a HUGE ball of tissue so I don't get it on my clothes, laughing and talking! Of all the pictures Megan takes...we didn't capture this tender moment! I guess we will hold it in our hearts :-)

UTAH OPEN...4!!!!! 08-23-08

Golf is so not my thing! I keep saying I am going to take up golf and not sure what my reasoning is. I think it sounds like such a relaxing thing to do...and then I re think and realize it would frusterate the hell out of me I'm sure! I have never been interested in sitting in front of the tv to watch it let alone go and walk the course but when my friend, Kamie, told me her cousin Tony was playing in the Utah Open I deceided to check it out! I called my dad and he was up for going so the plan was to wake up early on a Saturday morning and go check out something we didn't even know if we liked! Curtis, Dad and I went to Farmington and watched a little golf! I am happy to report that I think I like it. I still don't know that I would EVER sit down and watch it on tv...I liked being on the course early in the morning. So I guess we will chalk this up to a succesful adventure...now I may pick up a club!


Tony getting ready to tee off and Toa (Kamie's dad) his caddy

Curtis and Dad

READY...SET...GO! 08-19-08

So my work girls and I headed out for a night at Nascart! Tanya and Abby were well practiced, seeing as they went recently, and had some mad skillz on the track! Way to go ladies! As you can see below they have special helmets for your wearing pleasure! If you are one of the lucky ones who has on open toe shoes...they will provide some stylish kicks for you! I personally dig my socks...that's right...hair nets!!!! You all know there is no way my feet were going into those shoes unprotected!
Be afraid...be very afraid!
Eat your heart out Jimmy Choo!
We had dinner at Parrothead Grill (just off I-15 and 45th) before the big race! If you haven't been here...get there! Good food!

TIME ON GRASS @ JACK JOHNSON 08-18-08

What can I say other than fun! Chillin on the grass at Usana listening to Jack Johnson with my fabulous friends :-)

WEEKEND AWAY 08-15-08 AND 08-16-08

What a fun weekend! We started out in Heber at Granny's house (a family home)...everyone headed up after work on Friday. We gathered in the "parlor" (lol I had to use the word gathered for the parlor...sounds so official!) and watched the olympics for a bit...GO PHELPS...and then headed off to "The Train Burger", as Peggy would call it, for dinner. Then back to Granny's for a chill night with the fam! We played a little Catch Phrase and I don't think we could have laughed more! Then mom, Curtis and I ended up sitting out on the porch late at night...no sound of the city...no big lights...no cell phones...it was so nice!







Saturday morning we headed off to the lake for a day in the sun! We rented wave runners and in the words of a wise man, dad ;), "no this isn't fun...this is a BLAST"! Mom packed a picnic...delicious! I had my beach bag with a book and I Pod...and yes, my cell phone :( I guess I can't go too long without it!

We found out right before we were going for the weekend that some of our favorite people were celebrating their 50th so of course we had to come back down for it! Dee and Loleta were like grandparents to us when we lived in West Jordan. They are such awesome people and such a cute pair after 50 years! It was fun to see the DVD their kids had put together of them...back in the day...high school sweethearts :-)
As if I hadn't done enough today...I had to stop at the Highlander to see Russ, Kurt, and Amy! This trip to the Highlander was well worth it...Russ sang! So funny! Cheers to the Highlander!!!

30 BLISSFULL YEARS ;) 08-10-08

My mom and dad have reached a milestone...30 years of marriage and they still like each other ;) They are amazing people as parents and such great examples of a loving couple! I am so lucky to have them to look up to! We all got together and hung out at their house for dinner and then we (okay fine mostly Haley) made up a game and they had to answer questions about each other, their days of dating, and their marriage. It was so much fun! We learned little things we never knew and got to hear the fun stories about them dating...dad as the hottie basketball player and mom as the sassy cheer leader! Happy Anniversary mom and dad..."sure do love ya"!


They like to sit close ;) o wait...they were playing a game and mom didn't want dad cheating!
Upside down Carter and Uncle Conner
Uncle Curtis teaching Carter how to sit and be nice...that lasted all of 3 seconds
Sassy has the sit and be nice figured right out :-)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAWN 08-09-08

Birthday Girl :-)

Birthday Girl Dawn, Russell, Amity and Ryan...ROCKIN!!!



Another birthday to celebrate! We all got together at The Puck for some Rock Band Battle and the celebration of Dawn's birthday! What a fun night!!! Birthdays all over the place!