Other Summer Fun

This is for my blog book. No pictures of these events. :(

Stephanie moved out to Utah and on their way out, she and my mom stopped for the night and we took them to India Oven. Yummmmmmmm.

We took a camping trip with Kurt's coworkers: Kassia and her husband Nick, and Suze and her husband Josh. Six people and eight dogs! We had such a fun time. We took our camera but the battery died right away. We were able to trust Swift off leash but not Ruby. She kept running away.

Caroline and I just drove cross country! I flew out to SC on Thursday and hung out with my fam. Then we woke up early on Friday and drove to St. Louis, where we stopped for the night at Ryan and Mandi's. We saw the boys (Chris and Max!) and got delicious Ted Drewe's frozen custard. Soooo good. The next morning we went to to IHOP (we were all craving it) then Caroline and I drove to Denver and ate at Jerusalem with Kurt. Then the next morning we got up and drove to Utah. Yesterday Caroline went to Idaho and Steph and I shopped with my grandma Hatch and aunt Jodie and favorite cousin Jackie Smackie. I think Kurt's going to stop letting me visit my family in Utah because I always go shopping when I'm with them, lol! I wish we lived closer to them. It would be so nice to be with my sisters.
And now I'm caught up! Yay!

Field Family Reunion

I've become quite uncreative with my blog post titles lately. Well guess what... GET OVER IT! Just kidding, I know you don't care. You probably don't even look at the title of my posts anymore. I know I don't. So in August we drove (that's right, drove) up to Washington state for the Field family reunion. That's Kurt's mom's side of the fam. We had a blast! Kurt's family is really fun and we always enjoy our time with them. Not to mention the fact that Chewelah is so beautiful! Kurt and I are from awesome places! :D

First thing we did when we got to Spokane (well second thing; first was saw Kurt's gma) was go to Spokane Falls park (or something like that). It was a hot day and we were tired from our all-nighter drive, so we got some shave ice. Tiger's Blood flavor. With cream. Delish.

Yes, that is Kurt wearing crocs and socks. He's styling.

Then we went to lunch with his cousins, aunts, and mom for his cousin Christine's birthday. Then we went and got Kurt's first of five huckleberry milkshakes. Hey, had to take advantage of the availability!

Look at that ice cream. Soooo good.

The Milk Bottle! It was the best of all our samples. I'm craving it now ... mmm ...

The next day we went and saw Kurt's friend's parents for a bit before the reunion. On the way back to the reunion, we saw a classic car show and decided to stop in and see what was up.

Just one of the many awesome cars. Kurt was in heaven.

This is the car I chose to be mine. Hah! I wish. Love that color!

Then we had the reunion, which was super fun. I ate way too much, no duh there. The next day we swung by and saw Kurt's gma's again and aunt and uncle and cousin. Then we stopped for the night in Missoula, I believe. The day we swung by Sugar City to see my family, the Parkinson's. Then we did a short jaunt in Jackson Hole. Then we drove home!

Showers of Babies!

That sounds gruesome. Anyhow, I threw my good friend, Camille, a baby shower in July and I just had to show off my mad baby shower throwing skillz.

Very cute, if I say so myself. :)

Camille and Jen. One is still preggers (Jen), the other is not (Camille). That's right, my three closest friends in Denver were all pregnant at the same time! I'm officially the last one. I'm such a slacker.

The only chica I know in this pic is Marianne, on the left. She is awesome!

Jen, Patsy, and someone else I don't know. There were like 20 girls there!

Patsy and Sheilla checking out my puppies in the back yard!

Officially the coolest present of the day: a sock monkey! Guess who it's from? ;)

Beaver Creek

All summer my boss ran a sales campaign where the winners got to stay at a five star hotel in the mountains for two nights. Well, since I ran the entire campaign by myself, he paid for me and Kurt to go too! We had an AWESOME time. Mountain biking, sleeping, hiking, eating, soaking in the hot tub, swimming in the pool. The hotel was super nice and the mountains were gorgeous! I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I work for an awesome boss!

We started things off right with a trip to Smash Burger. Kurt looks like an evil man with a penchant for root beer floats in this pic.

The next morning we hopped onto the chair lift with our bikes for some mountain biking!

Err, this pic is out of order. Getting ready for mountain biking.

We've been biking for about 30 minutes and I've already crashed twice! By the end of the day, I crashed three times and got a mild concussion. But no, it does not deter me from biking in the future. I love it too much!

The next day we went for a hike through the mountains. It was so green and beautiful!

There's a waterfall back there.

We hiked to a pretty lake. I look absolutely terrible in this pic.

Kurt ate his lunch while wading in the water. But that wasn't enough for him...

and he had to go for a dip!

September Goals

Mamma mia, September already. It reminds me of this corny country song my cousin was obsessed with when we were kids that went, "Time marches ooooon." It was very country and very corny. But, really, the two are synonymous.
-Read scriptures every day, even if it's just one verse. A repeat, yes, but it's a worth repeat.
-Stay on top of school work. Oh, dang, another repeat.
-Keep house clean. This is harder than you think.
-Start editing my boooook!

That's enough for now. I just flew to South Carolina, drove from there to Utah, and flew back to Denver. Five straight days of traveling. I'm tired and sick too. Poo. And it's weird, because I have two fewer books to read this semester but I'm busier. Explain that to me. Anyhow! Yay September!

August Goals Recap

A few days late. Tee hee.
-Don't look at, edit, read, etc., my book at all this month. I need a break. I'll probably still do research, but the actual book I can't touch. It's actually relieving. Success! I like saying this more than check.
-Stay on top of school work. Success! 
-Finish organizing the office. Success!
-Read scriptures every day, even if it's only one verse. Almost success! Definitely an improvement, though!
-Get caught up on my posts. I'm behind by like 3 or 4. Whoopsie. Fail! Yay!