Fall

I was so lucky to get to enjoy the last beautiful Sunday in fall. Julie kicked my lazy butt off the couch and we went out for a nature hike by Alpine, UT. It was so beautiful out! We played around with our cameras and had a great afternoon out enjoying nature. I am sad to see it go. Good bye fall! Catch you next year!

disconnected...

We have been having internet problems for the last couple of weeks. I have felt disconnected (literally), frustrated and had a lot of free time open up! I am glad to finally have the internet running smoothly again (knock on wood and cross your fingers for precautions). I have missed posting on facebook and the blog. Doesn't mean I will catch up on the posts I meant to blog, but I will try. During this time I have finished some projects around the house (made new throw pillow covers, scrapbooked and actually cleaned the house instead of browsing the web) and spent extra time with Luke (since he wasn't glued to the computer either- he had no choice). I have realized that my life doesn't have to be spent in front of a computer (insightful, I know), there is a big beautiful world out there to enjoy (I have still loved my past hour- okay- maybe 2 glued to the computer)!

I thought you packed the toilet paper

Over the 24th of July, we had the opportunity to go camping up in Idaho with Luke's family. We had a really good time. I was able to go canoeing with Taci and the girls on Friday night and then 4-Wheeling with the boys on Saturday morning. I loved sitting around the campfire roasting marshmallows and singing songs while Dave and Luke played the guitar. It was so peaceful and relaxing and I enjoyed the time with family. the weather picked up on Saturday night and Ben rolled his 4-wheeler on him so we ended up packing it up early and making a trip to the ER to make sure Ben wasn't going to die ;). Even with the "incident" though it was a good time had by all...and oh we found the TP.

*okay..for some reason I can't load pictures right now, so I guess I will post those at another time.

BFF

Luke and Jason were able to spend a lot of time together this summer. Luke went to San Fran for a week and then Jason came out here for a couple of weeks. It was fun to have him around. They act like little school girls when they around each other so I decided to make them BFF bracelets. Aren't they cute?

Only in San Francisco

In mid June Luke headed to San Francisco by himself to spend a week with his BFF, Jason. It was a welcomed break and he had a ton of fun- came home exhausted, that's how much fun he had. They walked around the pier, saw some cool sites, lots of interesting people and had a good old time.

zoom zoom

We broke down and bought a motorcycle for Luke at the end of May. It is a Vulcan 900, so a good amount of power and a whole lot of fun! Unfortunately it rained most of the month of June, so we really didn't get to enjoy it as much as we would have liked. Every clear sunny day, you can bet that Luke will be on it though. I have enjoyed riding with him as well. It is a nice quiet time to be together, no talking, just enjoying the scenery, weather and being together.

a part of me is missing...

Isn't it weird how the longer you are married to someone the more you become a part of each other? I sent Luke off on his own yesterday to visit our friend Jason in San Fransisco for the week. It is a much needed break for him and I was happy that he had the oppurtunity to go hang out with his BFF (besides me). But today I woke up feeling less than whole, like something was out of place, an important part of me missing. It took me about half of the day to realize what it was! I can be slow sometimes....anyhoo- I love that Luke and I are integral parts of each others lives. It may seem a bit sappy, but I am not the same without him. Together we complete each other.

Have fun in San Fran Babe....but hurry back to me!!!!