Let's Go Back in Time

At work I saw the date 12/21/1987 and this is where my brain went:

• That was exactly 20 years before Dan and I got married!
• I wonder what I was doing that day (I was only 6 months old)?
• I wonder what it would be like to go back in time and watch that day, just because it was exactly 20 years before I got married?
• I wonder what Dan did that day?

Wouldn't that be so cool to go back in time and see what you were doing on a specific day long ago? Call me crazy but this fascinates me.

Gotta Get A Little Mud on the Tires

Small disclaimer: If you read my sister-in-law Kristina's blog you may get a slight double dose of the same story, so my apologies.

Saturday night Dan went with his bro Tyler and their friends Scotty, Shauna, and Gary to ride their new dirt bikes on a real dirt track and Kristina and I hung back and decided to go later since we knew the boys would stay until they closed the place down. So we just chilled at my house for awhile then took off across town to go watch our guys...what an adventure we had! First we were about 2 minutes away from getting to the exit for the track when the boys called and asked if we could bring them food. We're loving wives so of course we turned around and stopped at the closest thing we could find which was an A&W inside a gas station which obviously didn't employ the most hygienic employees. The guy making our food was a) not wearing gloves and b) hacking up a lung, so I was convinced we were all going to get the dang swine flu. (I'm happy to report none of us have it so far.) We headed back toward the track and due to some poor directions we were given, we ended up lost and going about 5 miles in the wrong direction. We finally got some good directions and started out again. We found the track! But I turned into what appeared to be the parking lot and ended up being a dead end so I drove around in circles until I found my way out again (it was really dark way out there ok?!). We finally made it!

Kristina and me after a long car ride

I got out of the car to see that my man was sporting my pink riding gear. I aptly named him "The Pink Danther." I don't actually ride, I'm barely learning how to ride a quad but we found all this pink gear at Play it Again Sports and it was super cheap so we got it for me, but Dan and I are basically the same size so it can work for him too, as long as he doesn't mind wearing pink.

It was fun getting to see the guys go crazy and do what they love to do even if it took Kristina and me f-o-r-e-v-e-r to make it there. It was a fun night and well worth the adventure.

Quick Update on Us:

I'm in my final days of school and am trying to not go crazy with all the junk I have to get done during this short period of time. After my last final on May 14th my college career will officially be over and I don't think I could be more excited. If you know me you know that school is definitely not my favorite thing but I have worked my butt off to end with a solid GPA and I will be starting a new career with Raytheon Missile Systems here in Tucson. I am really excited to begin this new chapter in my life and more than anything, I am anxiously awaiting nights with no homework!!!

Dan is currently in Las Vegas for work. He and his dad were doing a job there this morning but those lucky ducks are riding the roller coasters of Vegas tonight. I'm so jealous!

She's Worse than a Kid!

My dog that is. We have made more trips to the vet this past month than in the past year. First she had a stomach issue, which is now somewhat under control. Then she had a hind right leg issue, which the doctor seemed to think was the dog equivalent of a torn ACL, fixable only with surgery. But just this past Saturday my dog managed to add another to the list: what appears to be a broken something in her hind left leg! So now what used to be her bad leg (the right one) is the one she is depending on to hobble around our house. Not to mention I have been having a super difficult time finding a vet that I like, so it's been a lot of money spent for care that I haven't been satisfied with. But here we go again, we're trying out a new vet tomorrow to get x-rays on her legs and I'm sure we'll find out that she'll need to have surgery. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that there will be a less expensive alternative but I guess this is what my portion of our tax return will pay for. So ta ta for now to dreams of a landscaped backyard, dream vacation, or new wardrobe and hello to vet bills.

Lola with her pet lion

She's lucky she has a mom who loves her! Mind you this is not her first big health issue. My mom and I spent weeks getting up at the crack of dawn to stick her with giant needles to administer IV fluids to her when she was just a baby. Poor pup, she's worse than a kid!

Welcome to the Family, Wall-E

Meet Wallace AKA Wall-E for short:

We got a pretty nice tax return this year and this is how Dan decided to spend his portion of it, a 2008 Honda CR450R. Dan let me name it so he is officially Wall-E. I have yet to decide how I want to spend my portion. Any suggestions???

Attack Dog

My dog HATES the vacuum cleaner. Every time I vacuum the living room she will hide out behind the love seat...until I get to that area. Then she pounces like a lion and attacks! Watch.

We Know How to Party

Last night we celebrated my 22nd birthday (which is really tomorrow, the 6th) at the Tequila Factory at the Casino del Sol right by my house. It was just me, Dan, my mama, Aunt Jannie, Celena, Skylar, Tim & his girlfriend Danielle, and Aunt Irene. And it was a blast! They gave us our own room in the restaurant which is great because we tend to get loud and obnoxious when we're all together. I swear I didn't tell them that when I made the reservation. :-) The food was delicious and the company was delightful. What more could a girl want?

Dan and the birthday girl

Jann & June - here's the conversation that took place after this photo:

Jann: We look alike!

June: We're twins!

Celena & Skylar

Tim & Danielle And thanks to the chef at the Tequila Factory, this was my fabulous complimentary birthday dessert, dulce de leche cheesecake. Yum! It's my fault the B is smudged, I dropped the strawberry on it.

After our awesome dinner I lead the procession back to Star Valley to our house for guess what, more delicious treats. My mom bought me a lemon filled birthday cake from Nadine's bakery, the same place we got my wedding cake, and it was just as good as I remembered! Thanks, Mom!

And, what better way to end a party than to have one cousin pull a knife on another cousin? Just kidding. We love each other, we just have strange ways of showing it.

I love my family! I'm so glad this could all happen and everyone had a blast. I would definitely say this birthday was a success. Until next year...

My Sleeptalker is Back

Dan left today on a business trip to Mexico and he has been really excited to be a part of the Mexico sales for the company he works for...as evidenced in his sleep last night.

I was sound asleep when I heard him say something to me. After I snapped out of "what-the-heck-is-going-on-I'm-confused" mode, I realized this is what he said, "The blah blah blah (don't really know what he said) is the nicest boiler there is." LOL. After I concluded he was trying to sell a boiler in his sleep, I started laughing and it woke him up. I said, "Do you know you were just talking to me about boilers?" He said, "Yeah..." in a man-I-feel-stupid kind of way. :-)

Stay tuned for more exciting adventures in sleeptalking.