280 lbs of Snow Cones!

Last night John and I worked with our ward at the Lehi Rodeo concessions. Apparently, lots of church members volunteer in order to keep the event alcohol free. We started at 5:30 and it was HOT!!! I was just grateful that we didn't have to do the hot dogs and hamburgers, and that we got to work with the ice for snow cones We got there an hour and a half early in order to crush 3 40lbs bags of ice and it just kept coming all night.

The customers got to put their own flavor on the ice which kept our job less sticky but didn't mean we weren't working. Poor John had worked all day and had a blood blister on his foot so it was difficult for him, but he pushed through. In the end we made 280lbs of snow cones.

We got home at 11:15 exhausted, but it was fun to get to know people in the ward as we worked.

Nursery Ideas

Since I plan on working in the fall until the baby is due, I really need to get the nursery done before school starts again. After my blue wall downstairs, I'm thinking about another accent wall. Maybe nothing this extreme, but I think the square wall is really cute.

I also really like the vinyl shapes on the walls. 

Look at this one! A little over the top for me, but I like the diamond idea.

Love the dots, they would have to be blue though of course.

This one is cool!

Overall I'm just brainstorming, not sure on themes or anything. What do you think?

Las Vegas Strip to the Middle of No Where!

Sadly, one of John's uncle's died last week and we decided it was important to attend the funeral in Las Vegas. We cried, laughed, got burnt, I ate a lot, drove for HOURS, visited more than half our family, and had a great time together.

We left Wednesday night after John got off work and it felt weird to leave our house for the first time. Instead of driving all the way to Las Vegas in one trip we stayed a night in Panquitch and saw Colton, Leslie, Duke and Shadow. It was fun to catch up but I was really excited to eat at Cowboys for breakfast. So we got up early and drove over to find out it was closed. It was pretty sad but we pressed onto Vegas.

The funeral was pretty rough for everyone. I had only met John's uncle Joe once but at the funeral when John's dad got up to speak even I couldn't keep a dry eye. I wish I could have known him better. The rest of the day we spent with all the family and catching up.

Then since John and I were staying with Debra and Richard we left earlier and headed over to their place. They took us to the strip and we got dessert at the Sugar Factory and it was delicious!

Friday morning we walked around the Pedan's place and enjoyed the cold water in the dry heat before we headed up for our third drive to Ely Nevada.

John even smiled for me!

We went to Ely (technically Ruth) because of a program that Debbie Bainbridge put together for an old family friend and someone John worked with that happened Saturday morning. It was a great little program and I saw the world's shortest parade of 4 cars. John's dad told me not to get my hopes up but I guess I expected more than that!

Then we went to Mcdonalds where Savana and John got pretty bored. They played with pikachu toys before we left to bathtub races, that's right, bathtub races.

They were fun but it was hot, windy, and too many people were smoking for me so a few of us left early and headed home. That evening we had a BBQ and then woke up early Sunday morning and made it for Sara Rappley's mission farewell. 

It was a busy weekend and we saw a lot of people so we are exhausted. Poor John had to go to work today, what a guy. I promise my next post will be shorter.

Blogging Attempt

Over the last couple of months several people have suggested that I should tap into blogging. I've always shrugged them off, but after following several of my friends I decided to give it a try. I don't have any real plans on what to blog about, so don't be surprised at random posts.