@ the Lake

My family and my mom's side of her family went to the Lake this weekend up by Park City. We left around 10:30 and got home around 7ish so it was a long, fun filled day! My aunt brought her canoe and we had a pinic lunch. Landon entertained himself by throwing rocks into the river. My grandpa's tire blew while he was driving to the lake spot so my dad had to go rescue him so we sat around eating lunch while we waited for them. Also, my grandma got stung by a bee and is allergic so I didn't get to ride in the canoe because I was sitting with her making sure she was okay while my dad rushed to get some medicine. Other than that, it was a perfect day! Well, until the storm set in but we got out just in time :)

Real Salt Lake vs. Colorado Rapids

My brother went to highschool and is friends with one of the players who plays for the Rapids so he got my family tickets on Friday. It was Landon's very first soccer game and he loved it. We were sitting pretty high up and then my cousin called and said she was in the front row and had empty seats around her so we got to go sit in front of all of the action so that was pretty awesome.

Of course Landon had to pound it!

We missed Daddy.

We are so glad he is here! I gave both Landon and Chris haircuts last night and that was my first time ever. I didn't want to shave Landon's head but his haircut was so bad that I had to. It was driving us nuts. I think I did a good job...if I do say so myself!

We've moved!

Gonna miss this! I took this picture on the freeway as I was driving to Mandy's baby shower.

Saying bye to Rissa Roo.

Here is Landon helping unload the truck.

It was a long trip but we finally made it to Utah on Monday morning around 5am. We were given a 24 foot truck even though we rented a 16 foot truck from Budget (at no extra charge). We were kind of upset at first because the truck was SO BIG but surprisingly, we needed all of the room. Chris was nervous at first but he did an awesome job driving. Yeah, we made it all in one piece :)

Mandy's Baby Shower

Mandy had her baby shower on Friday, the 22nd (my actual due date exactly two years ago!)

I was really excited that the shower was planned a little early so that I would be able to come while I was in WA. I was surprised to see how much her tummy has grown since the last time I saw her-she is so cute! I can't wait to meet her little guy who is expected to be here on December 24th.

On Saturday, I hung out with Mandy while Chris had his last day at work. The next time I see her, she will be a mommy! Here she is in front of the expectant mother parking at the Super Mall. I told you she was cute!

A Bright Sun Shiney Day

Today was such a great day! I went to an orientation for work and met everyone I was going to be working with and they seem really cool! I'm excited to get to know everyone more and to be able to interact with the students. I start working on Tuesday and was told I need to wear tennis shoes everyday....uh oh. Hopefully I will be able to find a pair I like with this busy busy weekend coming up!! My grandpa also came over to work on the basement some more. He has been working so hard on it while my dad is out of town on business. It's really coming along and I cannot WAIT for it to be done. Landon's room is ready to prime! Oh, and another good thing about today is I bought a chocolate and caramel covrered apple. I haven't had one in a long time and I was so excited when I saw them selling at a candy stand at Tai Pan. I wasn't too excited that it cost me $8 but it was sooooooo worth it! Yes, I did take a picture of it because I was that happy about it. HAHA! Did I forget to mention that Chris is COMING HOME WITH ME?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am such a lucky girl. I love him so much and can't wait to see him tomorrow. Life is good!

By the way, I decided to post this blog as "A Bright Sun Shiney Day" because of a man who spoke today at orientation. Not only did he give a wonderful (& hilarious) speak, he sang that song at the end and also played the guitar. He is also blind. BLIND! He was crazy awesome. He talked about how we need to try everything we can at life and if we fail, it's okay because we gave it a shot. He really made me think about what I needed to be grateful for in my life.