Jon's Aunt Sharon was in town two weeks ago. She was on the move from California to Tennessee and made a short stop in Utah to visit family. Aunt Sharon has a laid back personality and is fun to be around. Of course we had to introduce her to our family pastime. Here are some pictures of our adventure.
Yesterday my friend and I went down south for some family business of hers. We made it down there okay but as we were coming into Wellington a lady decided to make a left hand turn right in front of us. We were going about 40-50 mph, my friend slammed on the brakes and tried to swerve out of the way but the lady still wasn't watching and we plowed right into her. I think that if the other lady had applied her brakes when we started to swerve we would have missed each other. The lady came out in tears and felt so bad. We all walked away with just aches and bruises.
Since my friend swerved she didn't have much damage to her car. The other car was not so lucky and had even caught on fire. My friend's car was able to start and we thought she would be able to drive it home but the bumper got pushed into the tire. A tow truck driver was able to pull it out and then we started down the road. As we were driving it was apparent that we would not be able to drive it home as the transmission was out. Luckily she had seen a friend drive by (I know how strange is that) and she got a hold of him and he was able to drive us back home. It took almost three hours before we left Wellington to head home. It made for quite an adventure and a very long day.
It was my first real accident and I'm happy to say I only came out with a small bruise on my knee. Hopefully it's my first and last!
Here is my friend's car
And here is the other car
Every year my family has a family campout. Each of the kids gets a turn deciding on where we go so we each get a say. This year my brother was in charge and we went to Bear Lake. We had plenty of fun in the sun, water and on the beach. We have fun wherever we go, but the kids sure enjoy Bear Lake. Since we have had such a slow start to the summer the water was a bit chilly but by the end of the day the sun would warm it up enough. Besides having to change our reservations for a different site and then a run-in with our neighbor campers regarding our waverunner things went off without a hitch. Can't wait till next year.
This last Friday Jon and I went out to the Saratoga Springs Marina for their Electric Boat Parade. It was something different to do and as an extra added bonus it was free (so were the millions of bugs, yucky). There were only about eight to ten boats and only three of them went all out with lights. It was fun to see them all decorated and the lights reflecting off the water. Maybe next year they will have more boats participate. I thought it was a fun idea. I have learned that it is hard to take a picture of a moving object, no matter how slow it is going. And then trying to keep the bugs off me made it that much more difficult. So sorry about the pictures, hopefully you get the idea. 
Here is a little video I took with my camera - all you can see are lights, but believe me they were attached to a boat.
I love to garden. Growing up my parents would have the occasional "Wonderful World of Work" for Family Home Evening where we would spend time in the yard weeding, pruning, planting, etc. I hated those nights when I was younger but somehow it rubbed off and now I like the time I get to spend outdoors working.
Last year I planted some strawberry plants but since it was their first year I didn't get any fruit. This year the plants have taken off and the fruit just keeps coming. I am loving it. That is the best part of gardening, seeing the fruits of your labors.
This year I didn't plant an actual garden since we are selling our home. So I guess I will just have to enjoy the strawberries and the upcoming raspberries while they last.
Family Home Evening up Springville Canyon with my family
In January 2003 I was able to introduce Jon to one of my favorite places - Zion's National Park
Four wheeling and sledding up American Fork Canyon
Four Wheeling with friends up American Fork Canyon
Every Easter we head down to Moab for the annual Jeep Safari. Here is a picture of our first crawler. I call it the beast. The beast and I did not get along. I am glad Jon sold this and now we have Old Blue.
One Memorial Day we spent down in Moab. Boy was it hot and miserable.
We enjoy Sunday drives and here we are amongst the falls colors in Springville Canyon
Every September we go camping with Jon's family and friends in the Unitah's. As you can see we endure even the harshest of elements.
Jon and I have even survived building a house together
One of our funnest adventures was a cruise we took in 2007. Here's a picture from my beach chair.
It has been a wonderful eight years and I know the best years are yet to come.
Anyone who really knows me knows that I am wary of strangers (don't ask why, it could be the whole "Don't talk to strangers" thing you learn as a child) and I hate door to door salesmen. If I want to buy something I will take the time to go buy it or I will find it online myself.
The other night Jon and I were on our way to the store and I saw this man all dressed up with a bunch of spray bottles in a neighborhood near ours. I told Jon "the spray bottle guys are back" and I thought to myself that they will probably hit our neighborhood this week. Sure enough I received a knock on my door last night and of course it was while I was trying to prepare dinner. Now I just may be the meanest person, but I have never bought something from a door to door saleman and after they tell what they are selling I immediately tell them that I am not interested. I do this simply for the fact that I do not want to waste their time nor mine. If I were a door to door saleman I wouldn't want somebody to waste my time.
The salesman last night made two mistakes. First off he just assumes what type of person I am. He is a complete stranger to me how does he know what type of person I am. Second he started his schpill by asking if I had ever heard of his company, I told him I had (because a couple of years ago they had come to my door and I said no then too) and then he wanted me to take a pamphlet. Not wanting to waste my time nor waste paper I did not take it and told him I wasn't interested. He then proceeds to tell me how easy it is to accept a piece of paper. He says "I hold it out and you just take it from me, it's that simple". Seriously, is he mocking me now? Like I don't know how to grab a piece of paper? And is this supposed to make me want to buy something from him now? That was the end of that, I smiled said no thank you and closed the door. And now I have to admit that it is sad that he has taken up this much of my time already, but I just had to vent. Also I had to let those of you know (and you know who you are) that it is okay to say no to a door to door salesman if you don't need the product. I lived through it and my wallet thanks me for it.
