Our Life Together

And were walking....

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Dayton in the last 2 weeks really has been walking so good!

Merry Christmas from Dayton!!

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~HaPpY 1st Birthday November 7, 2011~

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Dayton got this cool little truck and he just loved it!

Dayton didn't hesitate at all to dig into his cake...

He took a big o bite right out of it...yum chocolate is so good!!!

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So Freakin Cute

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~ Fall Time ~

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Pain Pain go away!!

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Some of you know I have a herniated disc between my 5 and 6 disc. I don't know for sure how or when I got this but I have a couple of theories how it happened....I was hunting 2 years a ago in September and just thought I had pulled a muscle in my neck back area but after the hunt it really wasn't getting any better so I decided to go to the chiropractor and have my back adjusted...well I believe he herniated the disc when he popped my upper back...he seriously knocked the wind out of me at that point!! It did feel better for 2 days but then holly crap I just wanted to die the pain was unbearable, so I went to a specialist and had a MRI and yup it's bad so he had me get this amazing amazing shot in my neck which had lasted for 2 years until the middle of September this year and long story short I went today and got another shot and when he had the x-ray put so he could see here to put the needle in he seen a bone spur...really not good! I'm hoping this shot works cuz surgery will be in my future....damn!!!

2011-10-18T20:26:00.000-07:00

Dayton was so excited he made the scooter move backwards!!

hahaha he's so fun and loves his grandma & grandpa!!

~The Trouble Begins~

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~ Vegas with the best ladies ever~

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Shelly, Christa, Sharon & I all went to Vegas to see Rod Stewart...such a great time!! We stayed at the New York New York hotel where we gambled the shit out of Vinny & Jimmy's money!!! LOL

Shelly & Christa

Three of the best friends a girl could have. I'm really not sure what I would do if they were not part of my life...they bring me joy,laughter and the best memories. I love you all!!!

I'm just speechless!!! Shelly Shelly....I just love you!!!

Christa & me

hahahaha Sharon already hammered....eat some bread to soak up that alcohol

WTH...

Mr. Rod Stewart himself!!!

~Spending time with Dayton~

2011-09-13T20:56:00.000-07:00

~ My Beautiful Trees ~

2011-08-29T19:44:00.000-07:00

Our trees had to be removed...

After the mean tree remover guy took them away!!
Unfortunately they had to come out so they wouldn't end up in the neighbors yard or take out the power line from our house! The trees just kept growing in the wrong direction.
We do have plans to replant new trees next summer but first we are going to put in a cement retaining wall then we will put in new trees and white vinyl fencing and it will look nice again because right now it looks so trashy!!! Plus I feel like we have opened ourselves to the world now when we used to be closed off.

Now we are forced to look at the ugly blue house next door!!! UGH!!!!

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Dayton spending some time with me & Gordon one day after work so mom & dad can have a little break and go for a hike and some fishing.

On the Move

2011-08-13T20:18:00.000-07:00

Dayton is on the move!! He been crawling for a week now. He pulls himself up and hold on with one hand then plops down on his bum and does it again!!

~Road trip to Cascade~

2011-08-10T16:00:00.000-07:00

So on August 4th I got in the truck and headed to Cascade to see the mom's & sister!! Cascade really hasn't changed all that much...it's still a small town. Every time I drive there it always is a rain Storm in the Twin Falls area...I mean down pour!! Let's not forget about the freakin road construction...seriously it was ridiculous. Utah is not the only state under road construction...driving up the canyon was a joke!! Anyways I finally get to my mom's and man she really has done a lot of work on the house!!! It looks so good!! I stayed the night there and the rest of the time I stayed with Kelly. I helped Kelly with her food stand at the fair for the Rambler Cheerleaders which was fun but a lot of work!! I didn't have much time to take pictures but I did take some of the work my mom has done.
This is the view from the front porch!!

The porch used to have stairs going straight out but she closed it off in the front and opened the ends of the porch which so much better. There are stairs on both ends and the pine poles are now enclosed.

She had the pine trees trimmed up so you can actually see through them instead of them blocking the view.

New windows through the whole house which makes it so light and airy plus she drywalled most of the dark wood which made such a difference!

The kitchen is the biggest change for sure. It used to be very dark and not a lot of counter space. Now the windows are bigger and she added 2 new ones plus there used to be a old cook stove that took up so much room she had it removed and added counters and put up bead board as the back splash...it looks so good! Love it!!!

There used to be a wall between the back door & frig which was totally blocking all the light so she ripped it out and what a difference that make too!!

This used to be my old room and the windows used to be really small and it was so dark all the time. She had new bigger windows put in and drywalled the wood walls and painted it a light yellow.

Trip to Salina

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Dayton gettin Silly

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I didn't grab the camera quick enough to get Dayton in a full belly laugh!!

I was moving a toy airplane back and forth and behind my back and Dayton thought it was the funniest thing he had ever seen!!!

~Picture Perfect~

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Little Shout Out to My Sister

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Check out my sister's blog for gluten free cooking!!!

She really has taken this new life style to a whole new level and some of the food looks

really yummy!!!

theinternetcafeblog.blogspot.com

~ Sweet Dayton~

2011-06-21T19:39:00.000-07:00

I love love love spending time with Dayton...

~ MOAB TRIP ~

2011-06-14T16:27:00.000-07:00

We went to Moab June 10 - 14 and had a blast!! This was my first trip to Moab and be assured it will not be my last!! This place is awesome....the 4-wheeler trails are by far the best I've been on and I can't wait to go back!!

Friday we spent it driving to Moab and setting up camp at Moab Valley RV Resort which is a fantastic place to stay...full hook ups with a pool and lots to do right in the RV park it's self. I will for sure stay there again. So we get done setting up and Mike & Shelly's friends haven't arrived yet so we find the local golf course and go play 9!! Fun course to play and beautiful!!

Saturday Shelly & I set out at 7am to do a little bike ride....it kicked our butts!! hahaha It was all up hill for about 5 miles and we were dying so we turned around and got in a total of 10 miles which isn't so bad! We made breakfast then loaded up the 4-wheelers for our first ride!!

Moab has some of the most beautiful rock formations I've ever seen!! It was really fun...oh did I mention the dust!! Holy Hell!!! Oh and of course Shelly is playing in the water!!

Stacey totally soaked after going through the water a hundred times!!

You can't even see Shelly she hit the water so fast!!!

Sunday we slept in and enjoyed some breakfast & coffee then we all decided to go on another 4-wheeler ride to Poison Spider Trail....this trail was so freakin awesome. I can't wait to go back to ride it again!! This trail was climbing over huge rock with very little dust!! YAY

This prints were at the trail head!! So Cool to see!!!

Monday we got up early and headed to Delicate Arch hoping to beat the heat!! FAILED!!! It was so freakin hot!!! OMG!!! but I must say the sweltering heat and straight up hike over this ginormous mountain to the arch was so worth it!! A must see!!! Then we went a played another round of golf!!! hahaha So dang fun!! So we get done with golf and Shelly & I wanted to go and do a little shopping in Moab. This little town reminded me of Park City. Pretty cool place! OH!! I forgot to mention we were sitting drinking coffee before our hike and this trailer across from us starts up and starts to drive off and I look up and noticed his Awing was still out and I was dying at this point cuz this dumb ass in a rental RV was driving with his awing out...and he takes out the crossing arm at the entrance of the RV park!!! haha

so we are driving out and this guy is trying to turn around to get back in so he can hook up to power so he can reel in the awing... we did help him. He was pressing the out button instead of the in button for the awing...hahaha RV parks are a great source of entertainment especially the ones who rent the RV's!!!

Tuesday sad day!!! Time to go home!! Boo!!!

We will be visiting Moab again and I can not wait!! There is so much to see and do there it's awesome!!

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Seriously can he be any cuter??

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Dayton and Iesha

I can't get enough of these two

Day on the Golf Course!!

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Riveroaks is a challenging course but when you add gale force winds your game is going to completely suck!!

Curtis checking the direction of the wind...yup it's frigin windy

Gordon watching Curtis hit the ball

Momma duck with her gang of babies walking across the fairway to the pond.

This is what happens when you throw your club and it lands right in the water...you get really wet!!

Sharon & Curtis

Some great fun friends!!

What form!!

~Sleep Over~

2011-05-14T20:55:00.000-07:00

Love's taking a bath from day one and he gets sooo excited when he hears the water running in the bathroom! He likes to splash the water and watch it run out of the faucet!!

Dayton has a sleep over at least once a week with us!!

I don't know who enjoys it more me or him!!

This little guy is always so happy and just loves to play with his bright colored toys.

He has finally started to eat baby food and really likes Sweet Potatoes and banana's but the bottle is still his first love!!! LOL

Poor little guy had his first ear ache and has a terrible smokers cough...LOL but he always smiles. He's a really easy and good baby!! I can't believe how much he looks like Jeremy when he was this age!!

~ My Niece's Prom ~

2011-04-24T19:32:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my niece Stephanie is going to be graduating from High School this year and the same High School I graduated from!! Very proud of her!!

This was her prom night with her boyfriend Joey Kennedy. Looks like it was a really fun night.

~ Dayton's Picture Day~

2011-04-24T07:05:00.000-07:00

I took Dayton to get this pictures taken and I thought it was going to be drama.... but this little guy was a trooper!! He did great. Not one complaint...he totally was ok with Mandy the chick taking his picture!!

Can't wait to take him again but this time I'm going to use a different photographer. KiddieKandids was expensive. I can't wait to be able to get some outdoor pictures done.

25 Mile Salt Lake Bike Tour

2011-04-17T16:34:00.000-07:00

6am and rainy!!

Our group at the finishline

Jamie, Ashely,Jamie,Teri, Nicole & Shelly

So much dang fun!!!

Picture Perfect!!

I did my first Bike Tour with Shelly, Jamie, Nicole and two friends of Jamie and I freakin loved it!!! I was sad at first because I would normally be running the 1/2 marathon but since my knees won't let me run long distance now I had to find an alternative activity/outdoor exercise!! We started at 6am which should be illegal for anyone to be up at that hour on a Saturday morning but on we go...we get to the start line and what does it do? Starts to freakin rain really... damn it, it was cold but my adrenaline was pumping which helped keep me warm.....a little. The horn goes off and that's when I was freakin out alittle from all the other bikers. They were so close and some were going really fast past you...so we finally get to a point that everyone was spread out and I could stop worrying about my face hitting the pavement. I finally relax and take in the accomplishment I was attempting. 25 miles 1 hour 32 minutes on a bike is pretty fun but I'm not sure if my butt will ever be the same.!!!
My next accomplishment is on May 7 in Herriman, "Goldilocks" which is 40 miles....I'm really freakin out about it already!!! Wish me luck....

Dayton's Photo Shoot...one of many!!

2011-03-30T13:53:00.000-07:00

Dayton and his Auntie Brittany!

That hair!!! LOL

We Will Miss You

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Patricia Ann Branting Zacherson 1940 ~ 2011 Our loving mother, grandmother and sister Patricia Ann Branting Zacherson passed away on March 21, 2011. She was born December 10, 1940 in Salt Lake City, UT to Frank and Agnes Sudbury Branting. Married Gordon B. Zacherson Sr. and later divorced. She loved playing cards, going to Wendover, camping and the outdoors and spending time with family. Patricia is survived by her children Cheri (Dave) Hoggan of Grantsville, Shelly (Mike) Rentmeister of Riverton, Gordon (Teri) Zacherson of Herriman, and Christa (Josh) Rowland of West Jordan, 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren and sister Susan Welker of West Valley. She is preceded in death by her parents and sister Vicki Wimberly and son-in-law William Richard Quinn. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at the Broomhead Funeral Home, 12600 S. 2200 W. where friends may view from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Interment Herriman Cemetery. Thanks to Leann with Life Path Hospice.

CaNcUn MeXiCo March 5-12 2011

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This was my 3rd trip back to Mexico and I'll tell you I would go again and again! The people there are so great and make you feel very much at home!

Mike and Shelly went this year with Gordon and I and we had a blast.....we will be going back and I can't wait.

Gordon with his balloon party hat from Senor Frogs...what a riot!

Mike with his special party hat!!

Mike doing unthinkable things to the frogs out front of Senor Frogs!!! Gordon laughing his ass off!!!

Those two are trouble!!!

Shelly and I got to swim with the Dolphins and what an experience that was!!! What beautiful animals they are!

Mike taking a dip in the ocean

Gordon and I sitting on the beach from our hotel! I seriously could get used to not working and living in Mexico.

Having lunch at Hard Rock Cafe in town

Gordon and I at the Tulum Ruins. What a beautiful place right off the ocean.

This was the best tour we took..."Captain Hook" Mike and Gordon had a little bit to much but we had a blast. I don't think I have laughed that much in a long time!!!! So much fun!!

We went all-inclusive so we were always eating hahahaha

~Lady Gaga~

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Shelly, Christa, Cheri & Teri

Two "FUN" guys in our suite!!!

Lady Gaga knows how to put on a show!!! By far one of the best concerts I've been too!!

Grandma Pat sent us lucky girls to this concert. What a great surprise! Thank you grandma, we had a blast.

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Dayton is such a joy. He makes you smile and his smile brightens your day!!!

He's The Cutest Grand Baby EVER!!!

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Always has a smile for you!!!

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Two Months Old Already

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Day 3 of Dayton's Life

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Welcome Baby Dayton Brown 11/0710

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Jeremy waiting which ended up being a all nighter!!

Yah it's fun now and Im not feeling any of my
contractions

Proud Parents Esha & Jeremy

OMG I'm a DAD!!!

7lbs 12oz 20-1/2 inches born at 6:53 am

Nov. 7,2010

Deer Hunt 2010

2010-09-09T17:06:00.000-07:00

Well we may have not got our deer this year but
we did get to see other wildlife. Shelly and I walked
right into a Moose and I spotted a black bear. Jamie
wanted to put out donuts & maple syrup to see if the
bear would come back so she could see it!

Notice the bottle in her hand!!!

Shelly's 50th Surprise Birthday Party

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California 2010

2010-08-21T14:48:00.000-07:00

I had a really good time visiting with Brittany. I got to see her apartment and meet her cute little Kaine friend Bugs. Friday Brittany and I went and spent some time with my very best friend of many years Nina and her husband Paul and there new edition to there life "Tor". They adopted him from Russia and what a cutie he is!!! He's full of energy too!!!

Brittany, Me & Nina

Bugs so freakin cute!!

Brittany & Tor
he is for sure a ladies man!!

Heber Camping/Golf Trip 2010

2010-07-07T19:37:00.000-07:00

July 4th we went camping in Heber Valley area and did some golfing with Mike and Shelly and as usual we had a super great time.

Saturday we golfed Wasatch Mtn. Golf Course and OMG what a beautiful place and a very challenging day of golf it was but the best part was we laughed alot!! We went and had some dinner at a cute little restaurant grill in Kamas.

Sunday we golfed Homestead and it was free....the best part!! Thanks Parsons!! WOW!! What a fun place....it was so cool when you pull up they have a cute little guy who will take our clubs and put them on a cart for you!! We did get some rain well let me re-phase that...we got poured on and then it hailed and the greens looked like they had snow on them. Such crazy weather for July!! ??

Gordon, Shelly & Mike on hole 10 at Wasatch Mtn.

This is what happens when you don't make it

passed the ladies tee box!!! hahahaha

Shelly & Me

Gordon, Shelly & Mike waiting to tee off for the day!!

San Rafael Trip 2010

2010-07-07T19:12:00.001-07:00

This year Sharon & Curtis and Jessie & Kurt joined us
for there first experience!! Coltin & Conner were such
great troopers and rode all day without complaining....LOVED IT!!

The usual pit stop at Devils Side

Another pit stop of many we make....you have to give
your bum a rest!!! Coltin trying to get in some zzzzz's

Gordon doing the thing he does so well....

Christmas 2009

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Emma & Oliva Dance at Festival of Trees

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Emma in the middle and Oliva on the right. Emma I think had stage fright!!

Elk Finally Mounted

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My Elk is in the middle! You can see it if you come

to our office!

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Thanksgiving Day photo shoot!!

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Jeremy and Esha

Road Trip to Cascade

2009-09-28T16:14:00.000-07:00

I went to see my mom, sister and aunt Nancy who fly in from New York this past weekend!!
We had a really great time telling stories and I learned things I didn't want to know!!! Kelly and I went and played golf we had a BBQ and I got to visit with a school friend I haven't seen in years. It was so nice to see Angie!!! We went to a football game at my old High School. My niece is a cheerleader so it was fun!!! If I knew what the cheers were I would totally be up with her!!!! LOL!!

Me, Aunt Nancy, Mom and Kelly

Kelly and Teri

Teri and Kelly

Stephaine the Cheerleader!!

She is a Winner!!

2009-09-22T18:29:00.000-07:00

Sharon, Me and Shelly

Shelly has had a little to much to drink but won 1st
place in our Ladies tournament Sept. 19.!!!

Shelly won $50 cash!!

and she won a trophy too!!! She was so drunk!!

Golfing Fun!!!

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Sharon pointing out that she won closest to the hole
and longest drive!!! This was our last tournament
of the year for our Ladies League.

Sharon in the middle of a swing!! Looking good!!

That's me!!

Shelly and I golfing in a tournament at River Oaks!

Sharon and I!! Love this picture!!

Teri's Elk Hunt Sept 12-17 2009

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All I have to really say is "I'm soooo glad it's over!!!" I enjoyed my time I got to spend with Gordon and not having to go to work for 6 days.....It was the hardest thing I have done so far!!! I only shot the gun 10 times and did really well so I thought this will be a piece of cake and I'll be home by Monday so I can golf with Sharon.....ummm nope!!!!! So opening day (saturday) we get up at 4:30am yes I said 4:30 am and get all dressed in our hunting clothes and hop on the 4 wheelers and head out to get a Elk!!! I heard for the first time a Elk bugle and it really is a cool sound!!! I got all excited so we hiked and hiked and hiked and we finally see one!!! I get all ready and I have the Elk in the scope and I shot....and I shot again. I shot 6 times and missed. The Elk kept going back and forth just like he was in a shooting gallery but I was just so excited and NERVOUS I missed it!!! Oh well! So the routine was you go out in the morning at the crack ass of dawn to sit around in the cold waiting to hear a Elk bugle in the hope of seeing it to get a shot well not so much....we hike alot and didn't really see many or even hear them but we keep hiking!!! By Monday it's cold and raining and muddy and I'm pissed I can't go golfing but I suck it up and continue to do whatever!!! Shelly came down and we go out for the morning and I get a chance to shot one and everyone seen but me so I kind of have a melt down but I did get a shot and Shelly thought I hit it and it dropped and rolled down so she gets really excited and screams "you got it" nope missed again!!! Oh well!!!! I did adventually get my Elk on Tuesday night. We went in on Wednesday morning to get him out. Check out some of the pictures below. ~GiRls RuLe~

Labor Day Weekend 2009

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Gordon and I spent Labor Day Weekend in our trailer at Salina Creek with super fabulous friends!! Shelly and I attempted some deer hunting with no success again but also we did some scouting for Elk and we did see some real dany ones...keep your fingers crossed that we see them the week on the 12th for my hunt!!! It was a really nice weekend with cool weather, little bit of rain and lots of YAHTZEE's!!!! I smoked them all with 4 YAHTZEE's but lost my you know what on the only game we bet on 10cent a point!! I pretty much owe like $30 but when I get 4 YAHTZEE's we don't bet money...what's up with that!!

2009 Bow Hunt

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Every year for the past 9 years Shelly and I have drawn out on a Deer tag. So off to the cabin every weekend for what seems like a thousand months....!!!! JK!!! Getting up at the crack on dawn and not seeing a deer!! WTH!! It's very discouraging when you don't see any deer and when you do see the little bastards they are gone in a flash but I chalk it up as fun time spent with Shelly!!!

Shelly and I

Shelly and her dad Gordon Sr.

Gordon and I

Shelly and her brother

Running Motivation

2009-08-20T14:14:00.000-07:00

So I'm in serious need of motivation....I can't seem to get myself in gear to workout or run past 3 miles!!! I have become so lazy....so in order to get myself back on track I'm going to be signing up for these races.
1. City Creek Cold Turkey 6K Nov. 26, 2009
2. Salt Lake City Half Marathon 13.1 April 17, 2010
3. Provo River Run 10miles June 10, 2010
4. Riverton Town Days 10K July 4, 2010
5. Deseret Marathon/10K July 24, 2010

I hope this will encourge me to get my butt moving again. Wish me luck!!!

SLEEPY TIME FOR THE BOSS!!!

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Yuba Vacation July 23-26

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July 23 we headed for our yearly trip to Yuba Lake with our friends and family!! We had 7 trailers this year and we got a great spot on the beach. The weather was perfect...nice a HOT!! We ate great food and played games and just had a nice time. A BIG Thank You to Steve and Jamie for bringing there boat and tube so we all could enjoy it!! I want to say Thanks to Steve and Marc for having the patience and cheering me on to keep trying to get up on the wake board. I can't wait for next year!! I would post some pictures but I didn't take one snap shot!! I left the camera in the truck and completely forgot about it!! Who does that...!!!! Maybe someone will forward some of there pictures to me!! hehehe Well, thanks everyone for another great vacation and I'm already thinking of next year (for sure I will take pictures next time).

Gordon's New Tattoo!!!

2009-07-07T19:35:00.000-07:00

I know I couldn't believe either! I think he wanted to punch the guy out when he first started but he closed his eyes and went to another place!!! Mike and Gordon got tattoo's in Keystone, SD
Mike is a Eagle flying in the mountains...it's really pretty.

Crazy Horse

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Mount Rush Moore

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South Dakota

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Only Shelly would get on a 25 cent horse and have some
total stranger put a quarter in the machine just so he could
watch her ride the pony!!! I almost peed my pants!! It was
hilarious!!!

We were waiting to see the "Thunder Mountain Gold Mine"

It was neat...but cold in the mine!!! This mine is in Keystone, SD

Devil's Tower - Wyoming

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This was cool!! Your diving along and all of a sudden this freaking mountain is sticking right out of the ground!! Pretty impressive.

More Yellowstone

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Water fall that flowed out of the Yellowstone Lake

Elk on side of road

I think this is one of the Geysers in Norris Geyser Basin.

There was so much steam coming off the geysers.

YellowStone/South Dakota Road Trip

2009-07-05T08:03:00.000-07:00

We packed up our trailer's and hit the road with Mike and Shelly on Friday June 26 and headed for Yellowstone! The drive to Yellowstone is so pretty...except once we got into Jackson it pretty much rained. Finally we found our campground at Flagg Ranch which is in the Teton's and 2 miles from Yellowstone....nice campground except for the ragging river that flowed through Gordon and I's spot but once it stopped raining the water drained and it was perfect!! I do have to say the mesquites were out of control!! OMG bring a serious supply of bug stray if going to Yellowstone!!! We stayed here for 3 nights and on Monday morning packed it all up and headed to Sheridan, Wyoming once in Sheridan we unhitched and got back into the truck and headed for Montana to see Custer's Last Stand!! Super neat!! Tuesday morning pack it up and off to our final destination...South Dakota! Long drive!!! Very Pretty!!! Very green!!! So after driving all day we got into Rapid City, South Dakota about 4ish and unhitched and set up our stuff made some dinner and basically chilled out...oh yeah did I mention it was raining again!! So Shelly and I decided to get some laundry done and sit in the hot tub while out clothes were washing!! The RV campground had all the amenities...!! We went nonstop once we got to S.D. so we could get all the sites in as much as possible!! S.D has a lot to see and I recommend it as a must see!!! Lots of great history to see!!! Amazing!!!! Loved it!!! Thanks Mike and Shelly for 9 days of amazing memories!!! Here are some pictures.......

Elk having a nap in the sun at Mammoth

Yellowstone River

One of the HOT springs

Old Faithful

The buffalo are enormous in Yellowstone!!!

more pictures to come........

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Brandy

Brooke

Whitney

We had Gordon's girls over for a BBQ. It was nice to have all three of his girls over at the same time.

More....

2009-06-17T18:28:00.001-07:00

Top of the Rock (Rockefeller Towers) looking
at Central Park amazing view!!!

Taking a ride thru Central Park

Can't remember why I took this picture.

Fountain at Rockefeller Center

Of course we had to go to the Museum of Sex!

And more NYC pictures

2009-06-17T17:59:00.001-07:00

For the life of me I can not remember
the name of this church that was right
behind the twin towers on 911 and it
sustained NO damage!!! They brought
the wounded here. It was very emotional
for me...I fought back the tears!!!

Taking the Staten Island Ferry

This statue is in Battery Park.

More NYC Picutures

2009-06-17T17:24:00.000-07:00

I had to take my picture with New York's finest.
I asked if they would handcuff me but they said
they couldn't there....!!!!

Shelly just had to poke the bull!! hee hee

The Twin Towers used to be right here! We were
on the Staten Island ferry looking back at Manhattan.

The streets are so narrow and lined
with buildings. That's one of many
churches. So Beautiful inside.

Wax museum. Debbie thought I was done taking
her picture and it looks like she really is being
grabbed by the Hulk!

~NeW YoRk CiTy~

2009-06-16T18:02:00.000-07:00

New York Stock Exchange Building

Statue of Liberty

Waiting for the subway

Time Square

I had a super fun opportunity to go to New York City for 4 days and I had a great time! I went with Shelly, Debbie Walker, Sarah Bates, Sandi Bates (Sarah's mother-in-law), Melissa, Kristin and Gina who are Sarah's friends.

We all flew out at 11:59pm Wednesday night and got to NY at 6:30am Thursday hopped in a cab and OMG!!! what an experience that was!! I'm still confused why they even have painted lines in the streets cuz they don't even stay in there lane!! WOW!! So we get to the hotel and check our bags and headed out to explore the city!! There are people every where and the noise of cars honking which by the way is a $350.00 fine for HONKING!! The smell of food being cooked on the street and the air blowing up from the subway is something I really can't put into words. It's something you have to experience and the diversity of people is nuts!

We had to of walked 300 miles while in NY!! We took the subway and it actually was not as scary as the movies make it out to be! I really never felt in danger or scared. I think every city should have a subway...great way to get around. Oh ya when we got into Manhattan we did not see one gas station or grocery store!!! No Wal-mart or Costco either!!

More later........;)

Lovers Quarral

2009-06-07T18:30:00.000-07:00

Curtis - I wanted to be your partner in Washers

JR - Why you gotta go and get a new partner I was coming right back out!!

HAWAIIAN LUAU

2009-06-07T18:00:00.000-07:00

Friday night we went to a Luau over to Steven and Jamie's and we had a lot of fun! We ate great food. Thanks for BBQ Steve!! Sharon and Curtis brought there Washer game and it was hard but a blast to play! We ended up moving inside since the weather did not want to corporate. Dave and Steven were talking a lot of crap at how they were going to kick Gordon and I's butts in fussball and they got there asses kicked repeatedely. Don't get me wrong this is the first time I actually did well at a game. I always have by butt handed to me! It was a great time, we had so much fun. Here are some pictures......

Steve & Kurt

Curtis and Sharon

Gordon and Curtis

Jamie Conner and Samantha

2009-05-27T19:17:00.000-07:00

CAMPING OVER MEMORIAL

This is my favorite time of the year...camping season....We normally go to the San Rafael over memorial but we went to the west desert which was a good thing since the San Rafael had flash floods!!! Camping with fun great people is what we did this last weekend...Shelly and Mike and Shelly's friend from work Meg who by the way is such a sweetheart....love you meg and her husband Jerry, Dave and Juley came out in there new motor home which is awesome!! We positioned all the trailers in a circle around the fire pit and just had a great time playing horseshoes, cards and riding our 4-wheelers. Oh yeah Meg and Jerry brought there WII and I ROCK at Guitar Hero babe!!! So as everyone knows when your around Shelly you never ever have loose pants because I can guarantee you they will end up around your ankles!!! Case in point...Sorry JoeBo....you might want to call your lawyer!!!

Happy Birthday Gordon

2009-05-06T16:09:00.000-07:00

May 4th was Gordon's 45th Birthday!!! I took him as my guest to my golf league and then we went to dinner. Gordon's not much of a celebrator type guy. Check out the cute stuff he got.

Sharon and Curtis gave him a gift card to Outback...Yummy!!! His sister's and mom gave him two golf shirts and 9 holes of golf at Riverbend. His kids and I gave him golf shirt, shorts and new pair of shoes and make sure you take a real good look at the $104.00 jacket we had to buy at the pro shop at Mountain View since he DIDN'T bring one and he was COLD!!!! WTF!!!! Oh and work gave him a hugh carrot cake!!

YEAH!!! No More Weeds!!!

2009-05-03T18:43:00.000-07:00

To many weeds

Getting Closer

Yeah!!!!

Finally we have a nice yard like everyone else. Last fall Gordon and I decide to take out all the half dead and weed infested crap from our planters in the front yard. Don't ever live next door to people who don't give a crap about there yard...trying to control there weeds from getting into your yard is exhausting not to memtion expensive!! We had "Your Garden By Us" come last thursday and lay mulch then they put that black cloth over the mulch and planted draught tolerate flowers and plant!!! OMG! what a difference that made!!! We had 1/2" fire rock delivered on friday and Gordon filled the planters and I can't tell you how nice and clean our front yard looks now. The plants are small right now but you watch out as they grow up big this summer!!!!!!!

Finally It's Over!!

2009-04-19T17:48:00.000-07:00

This was the best part of the whole race....The Finish Line!!!

Teri and Sharon

Teri Sharon and Christa

The Salt Lake City Half Marathon is finally over!!! Thank the Lord!! Amazingly enough I finished it without stopping and before I thought I would!!! All in all it was a day filled with personal goals for myself. First - I ran the fastest 3 miles ever (for me)...29 mins! Second - I didn't stop running but I have to tell you I really really really wanted to especially when I got to State St. and it started the dreaded climb up hill....I seriously wanted to die!! Third - I finished the race in 2:25 which I thought I would run it in 2:45!! For me the last 1/2 mile was probably the hardest point since I used all my energy to get up state st. and once I turned left on South Temple towards the Gateway I could not get my heart rate to recover and my legs were just done. It took all I had to get to that damn finish line until I saw my amazing cheerleaders encouraging me which some how sparked up the last of my adrenalin to pick up the pace and cross the finish line!! I want to thank Sharon and Christa for being a great support team and pushing me and having patience for a slower runner I can't believe I'm saying this but I look forward to the next Half Marathon!! A little shout out to Mike who is a super hero!!! Next year it will be us four!!!

Nervous Rambling!!!!

2009-04-17T16:44:00.000-07:00

Well tomorrow (which is my daddy's 65th birthday!!) I will be running the Salt Lake City Half Marathon for the first time and I'm just a little anxious about it. It's a freakin loooonnnnggggg way to run. I must be completely out of my mind...I know some of you would agree!!! I have a goal which is to just finish the race without stopping. Sharon and Christa are hoping to finish it in 2 hours....I would like to be able to do that but lets be real they are running machines!!! 13.1 is so dang far so picture this----starting at the Olympic Legacy bridge running down to 2700 s then up to the gateway!!! Ya I'm going to pass out just thinking about it!!! Well wish me luck and think of me when your still in your cozy bed at 9am and I'm stilling trying to get to the finishline!!! I'll post my results!!!

It's Britney B*tch!!!!

2009-04-17T16:13:00.000-07:00

This is the only picture I got since I forgot to charge my camera battery!! duh!!

Pussy Cat Dolls

Hot Chic!!!!!!

"FOXY"

2009-04-02T09:24:00.000-07:00

Brittany and Brady at a Ducks game in Anaheim, Cali

Freakin cute couple!!!!

Pole Dancing Class

2009-04-01T16:47:00.000-07:00

OK!!! this was soooo much fun!!!! I can't wait to do it again!

2009-04-01T16:33:00.000-07:00

Family Photo!!!

Wayne

Jeremy

Toby

Alec

Brittany

Teri

Stephaine

Kelly and Cathy

Girls Trip to Vegas

2009-03-23T19:40:00.000-07:00

A hugh THANK YOU grandma for our trip to vegas to see Cher!!! It was awesome!!

Califorina Trip

2009-03-23T15:58:00.000-07:00

Jeremy and I went to Cali for the weekend and surprised my family with a visit!! We stayed with Brittany in San Clemente where she lives a block from the beach!!! Lucky!!! It was so great to see my family again.

St. George Golfing Trip

2009-03-23T15:51:00.000-07:00

Yeah !!! Finally Gordon is getting in to golf!!! We went to St. George for the weekend with Mike and Shelly on March 6 2009 and played golf at Sky Mountain and St. George Club!!! We had a really good time.

2009-02-27T16:47:00.000-08:00

I know this is probably a dumb blog page!!! I'm not sure how to do it so I'm trying to figure this stuff out!!