MONDAY MORNINGS...

...go like this:

(I think this Monday morning was on the 8th of June...)

A FIRST

6 June 2009

"Can we go to Manti?"


"Sure."

"Look! Can you see it?"

"Happy Anniversary Jon & Tallia!"

"Happy first-initial-temple-sealing-scheduled-before-we-changed-it-to-August Anniversary Ben & Olivia!"

"Oooh, it's windy..."


*Sorry we didn't get a picture of the restaurant singer at Stockman's steakhouse with a Karen Carpenter-like voice and a baseball jersey & jeans.

A DREAM COME TRUE

I first heard about this just after high school, I believe.
Every year I wanted to go, and every year I either FORGOT, or was away.
Special thanks to Ben for joining me this year for my first time.

FOR MD

Even though we are across the country from little Mary Deane & fam, Ann assured us there was something we really could DO. We took steps is all. We walked one of the best walks in P-Town - and RIGHT in our neighborhood: Starting at the east-most part of Center Street and walking to my Nu Skin and then back. The activities were amazing... lots of entertainment... a nice visit with High School friend Catherine, and after, we got free burgers & hot dogs and free stuff from the raffle tickets we bought with our 'donation' money. I felt kind of bad for getting so much but as long as the money goes to helping MD & others in her situation, I guess it's ok. (Free stuff: The portable-foldable soccer-mom chairs, laundry detergent, A $10 giftcard & Free lettuce wraps at PeiWei, 2 Utah Valley Thunder T-shirts and 4 tickets to their game next week!)

"Ack-Why are we facing the sun & why is the shortest arm taking the picture?"

"Aah. Much better."

They played "Folsom Prison" without the "shot a man... just to watch him die" verse.

This guy was my favorite.

Ok so in addition to feeling bad that all our donation money went to lots of stuff for us, we felt bad because we didn't realize until the last minute that we were supposed to be gathering money this whole time as part of a competition of raising the most money for CF research. So, if you wouldn't mind helping us feel better, I learned you can still donate! It's all tech-centered of course, so it's even as easy as just clicking below and entering in your info. Ben and I each have a goal of $50--can you help us reach that? If you don't like the entering-in-your-info idea, just let me know & I'll get the money to the right place.

Click on your favorite:

(Don't have one? Better donate to both!)

Ben's Page or Olivia's Page

Hesitant? Might as well bribe a bit by just reminding you that it's for...

HER

MATHEMATICS

BEN...

+

OLIVIA...

+ 3D GLASSES...

= 3D OUTDOOR MOVIE!

Ben planned the first date night of June: we packed a picnic dinner & made the drive to SLC's awesome Liberty Park! We watched "Journey to the Center of the Earth" in 3D. It was cloudy but no rain! Just free fun. Free movie. Free popcorn.
Thanks, Ben.

SUMMER, SUMMER, SUMMERTIME

I kind of had an inner desire to draw inspiration from Whitney & Matt and see what Ben would've looked like with straight hair, but Ashley offered, Ben accepted, and then this happened:



According to Ben, everyone says he looks younger except the haircutter, Ashley, said he looks older. And then my mom threw off the poll by saying he just looked "more distinguished"...

VALLEY OF GOBLINS

A little weekend trip that was JUST RIGHT! We left Friday at 5, set up our tents in the darkish rainy WIND (a funner challenge than it sounds), slept in Southern Utah warmth, played around with the Goblins in the morning, hiked the slot canyons in the afternoon and stopped by "Cafe Diablo" in Torrey for rattlesnake cakes on the way home - pulling into Provo again at 10:30pm. Not bad at all. I heart the Bakers!
We LOVE Eli!

Super fun gigantic PLAYGROUND.

We found 'Bunk-Beds' in the rock!

Then hiking in Little Wild Horse Canyon of the San Rafael Swell:

Maya did GREAT!

Slot canyons are cooool.

We hiked until we hit a giant watering hole.

Thank you to Bakers for letting Maya & I meet the Goblins! One more "Utah Never-Seen" crossed off our list!