Everything Lately

First and foremost, the rocket went off without a hitch. We decided to light it off over on the west side of Utah lake by Carrie Lyn & Jeff's house. The most important thing about the entire rocket situation is that we can use it again next year. I know what you're think...WWWHHHAAATTT...use a rocket 2 years in a row. Beautifully enough, the rocket only incurred small damages that were easy to fix.

Earlier that morning we had the usual easter egg hunt at Garald and Nyla's. I've decided that it is quite profitable to help stuff the eggs before the actual hunt because then you can just take the candy you want without all of the "go and find it" fluff.

After the candy eating and rocket launching we went to go shoot things. Have you ever thought to yourself what it might look like if you shot a TV with a .257? Well, you are in luck...I have pictures.

Shooting also gave me some extra practice shooting my hand gun. I am the proud mama of a .32 beretta. I just turned in my papers 2 weeks ago to get my concealed weapons permit. However, the BCI is at a 60 day turn around time. I won't be able to carry until June.

All in all, it was a fantastic day. I have a lot of photos from that day posted on my flickr account. The link to that can be on the left side of my blog.

The Rocket

The last couple of years, we started a family tradition of making rockets and lighting them off during the family easter egg hunt. Our previous rockets varied from four to twelve inches high. This year Devan decided to take it to a whole other level. Our rocket this year stands 4 feet tall and 4 1/2 inches in diameter. It rockets to an impressive 3,500 feet up in the air.
We will be lighting it off this Saturday in Draper...hopefully. The weather conditions will have to be perfect, i.e. no wind, and no low cloud cover. We also will probably try and go to a park to light it off. If something were to go wrong and the chute were to not open...lets just say...I hope it doesn't land on someones car, face, or little dog.
I will let you all know how it goes next week. Wish us luck and clear skies!!!

5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Can you believe that Devan and I have been married for 5 years. It really has gone by very fast. This year was my turn to plan our anniversary. (We trade off every year. After all, why should the guy always have to come up with something.) I decided we were going to spend it in style. Friday morning we left for Viva Las Vegas. 6 hours later we arrived at our destination...the Planet Hollywood Casino & Hotel.

This is a picture of our room. It was so nice. It had a flat screen TV, a soft king size bed, a tub big enough for 2, and partial view of the fountains in front of the Bellagio. And the best part...wait for it...wait for it...it only $149. And that was on a Friday night. I know...AMAZING.

After checking in we went over to the Bellagio to see "O" The show was incredible. The next morning we went shopping down in Primm, Nevada (great outlet malls.) That night we hung out and stayed with our Friends Jesse and Lindsey who live in Las Vegas. It was great to see them again. This is us waiting outside their house for them.

It was really great to see them again. We haven't been able to make it down there for a couple of years...and every time we leave we wonder why we waited so long. Jesse and Lindsey are so fun to hang out with. Their little boy, Corbin, is almost one and one of the cutest kids I have ever seen. I wish I had taken a picture of him to show you.
The next morning we woke up and drove the 6 hours back home. We were sad to leave our friends but glad to be heading back to our own house with our own bed. That's the best part about vacations...coming back home :)
My present for our anniversary was to add an extra band on my wedding ring. Here is a picture of it. I LOVE IT!!!

That just about sums up my last weekend. We had a WHITE OUT BLIZZARD last night...so scary. Tomorrow it is supposed to be 40 degrees and sunny...aahhh...Utah.

Sorry It's Been A While

First and most important...I cut my hair. I love it...plus I love the fact that I was able to donate it. Next...I've lost about 8 pounds by eating healthier. Who doesn't enjoy looking better and feeling healthier??? I don't have much time to type right now, so I will leave you with a picture of my office. We had to submit a picture for our yearly meeting...they would let us use this. Freakin' ridiculous. It took a long time to do...and it is awesome. Oh well. Here it is...LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Picture Time

Since I don't really have the space or the layout for posting all of the pics of my cute brother and his family, I have created a Flickr account. This allows me to post a bunch of pictures at one time. I have created a link for that in the left hand column.