Park City

We just got home from the Annual Park City Weekend and I have to say the weather is a lot nicer in September than it is at home. Its rained the last three years so I have to wonder if its something to do with our visit. Maybe the clouds know that we're dying for some moisture by the time the weekend rolls around and some cooler air. Whatever it is, we really enjoyed it.

The flight we were able to catch happened to be during the early afternoon so we were the first to arrive. We spent the time putting together some outfits for last minute family pictures. One would think that a store that carries clothing for men, women, boys and girls would have items that would coordinate with each other. One would be wrong for thinking that. Old Navy really put us through the paces and we only actually found something because I gave up on the really cute green sweater for Alex and let Dustin pick his shirt first. Heidi took some great pictures of us on Saturday and we're really happy with them! Here's one of the pictures:

Alex also lost his other front tooth over the weekend. He expressed some disappointment with what the Tooth Fairy left so I'm sure the Tooth Fairy is rethinking future monetary trades.

Saturday evening was spent at the BYU vs. Florida State football game. Dustin got season tickets for Father's Day and we've been looking forward to this game for months. That lasted until just after halftime when FSU ran two touchdowns within the first 4 minutes of the second half. If you've seen the score, you know what happened after that. We waited until the last 6 minutes of the fourth quarter before throwing in the towel and hiking back the two miles to the car. About half way back we decided it was worth the $7 to park closer to the stadium.

My school semester ends at the end of this month. I've been working furiously to finish my last few assignments to end on a good note but the Statistics have been kicking my butt. Almost done with the math portion and then I'll move back to the Business classes.

Dustin is enjoying his German class. Its a difficult class to take online for the students with no background in speaking German but he is finding it fun.

Oh yeah...I promised

Here's Alex's back to school picture. Such a cute first grader!

Let's ignore the bug spray thats easily within reach of little hands and the cluttered pass-through to the kitchen...

Moving and other fun stuff

We are moving! A carefully worded ad on Craigslist to advertise that we're LDS and therefore responsible, non-drinkers, non-smokers, non-college-age-partiers who pinky promise to take good care of their house in exchange for rent that is only slightly higher than what we are paying now and voila! we are moving into a 4 bedroom house just across the street from where we live now.

Which means moving. And packing. And attempting to sort through things that haven't been used since 2001 but seem to insist on sticking around anyway. Considering I sift through all my belongs every time I move and I've moved a lot the last few years, I'm kind of surprised I still have things to sift through. This does not include Dustin's impressive t-shirt collection that I'm hoping will take up residence in a new storage ottoman for the foot of our bed after Christmas...hint hint.

But I was only hoping for a 3 bedroom. One for us, one for the rugrat and one for a guest room with the desks and computers and stuff. Four bedrooms! That means we can have a separate guest room and office! The futon will probably still go into the office since there will probably be a smaller tv in there or something but that frees up a whole bedroom to be something else.

The very best part of the house? Its in a new ward and we'll lose our calling. Primary is not my bag, baby, and I'm thrilled to be able to talk to grown-ups again. Let's do the happy dance!

I started my Bachelor's program this month too and I'm working through my first class. Business Management HERE I COME! Yeah, my excitement is out of control...

Who, What, When, Where?

I was reading Becky's blog yesterday and decided to check out what the 20 comments could possibly be on. I won't touch the political stuff cause I don't want an angry mob of comments to drown my little site. What I did notice was a familiar name. I wasn't sure if it was the name of a cousin of ours that I didn't know had a blog or if it was someone else. A quick cursor over the highlighted name revealed it to be Kristina whom I know from another internet forum.

Which got me thinking (dangerous, I know. The world might explode!) how she knew my cousin. I check of her BFF blogroll lead me to a different cousin's website. But, I didn't see Becky's on there. Its a mystery to me.

Not such a big mystery that I'll actually e-mail Kristina and ask how she found my cousin's blog but enough to give us our first post of September. Yeah, I'm lazy and hoping she'll post a comment and answer the buring question.

Wait! September means back-to-school! Maybe I'll find my camera and post Alex's first day of First Grade. I think its buried under our towering pile of Ensigns that we can't bring ourselves to throw away even though they are available online. It seems like a trip straight to the dark, fiery pits of the Underworld and I try to avoid the space under our bed. Its scary.

Suddenly Its Spring

Spring Break is next week. I never really did anything during Spring Break when I was younger. Slept all day and watched tv for the most part. It was like a long weekend that always had a major class project due the Monday you came back to school. At least one. Sometimes two or three. It wasn't a big deal to have a week of school off.

Now, in the land of Goverment Holidays, I always try to take a few days off work for Spring Break. This is the first year Alex is in a school that has it. The private pre-school he was in last year didn't have one and the private sitter the year before that certainly didn't. Her oldest was only 9 months older than Alex.

Back to work. I get 12 paid holidays a year. New Years Day, President's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Nevada Day, Thanksgiving weekend, Veteran's Day and Christmas. You math people probably count that and say "Hey, you liar! That's only 11!" I get a floating day for my birthday that I can take whenever I want after my birthday. Thats how I was able to go to my good friend's wedding on a Friday (love you Kylene!).

Notice how there is nothing from mid-February to the end of May? That's a long time to be at work without a break. Three and a half months! How can anyone be expected to work for almost 4 months STRAIGHT without some kind of paid holiday?! So, I'm taking part of Spring Break off. Just a few days with Alex next week. It will be my first paid vacation time since I started at this job. Just in time for the nice weather in Las Vegas where we can wear shorts and not shiver with cold wind.

And I have two projects due the Monday after Spring Break. Good to know some things don't change.