Since being back from the lake family time has been in full swing! Our nephew Wesley spent a week with his Nana and Papa and we got to join in some of that fun. We've been golfing, bowling, pickleballing and some other fun things to keep him entertained while he's been here in Cedar. Last weekend I worked all day Saturday so I was pretty beat when the rest of the Phillip's gang came. The Cash's were nice enough to drive Brad and Hayden down and Ali and Keegan drove all the way from Texas. So for the past week the house has been full of family. It's been pretty fun for the most part. It gets a little difficult when it feels like all we do is try to entertain the young ones. But we've had some good times at pretty much every Cedar City business. I can tell Joe really loves having Brad around... they get along so well it cracks me up!
Joe and I have had some discussion on the prospect of moving out before the semester starts. We both have worked extremely hard this summer saving money and I feel like we are ready for this chapter in our life. Living with Joe's parents has been so amazing! They are so considerate and have let us live here rent free and even cook and pay for most of our food. It's been SOOOoo nice, but, it feels almost too easy. I feel like we are too dependent and to be honest that bothers me a little. And plus I would love to be close to campus this upcoming semester because of our one car situation with our school and work schedules. We are still considering our options and working out the numbers but we know that whatever happens we will make it work!
This past Thursday Joe and I went to the opening night of the Dark Night Rises. I got off work at 11:00pm and just walked across the street to meet up with my man who was waiting with a change of clothes and some cereal and milk for me to eat. He is such a thoughtful man. We walked in to a FULL theater with only the last row or the front two rows open. Luckily we found Kyle who managed to get us two extra seats near the middle. The movie was superb! I stayed awake the whole time... it was intense! It was unfortunate to wake up the next morning after a couple hours of sleep to find out there was a shooting during another premier in Colorado. It's shocking and horrific that someone could/would do something like that. It also slightly worries me for the future of our society... Will this continue? Will we be more cautious?
I've taken up a new hobby and have started scrapbooking! Mom somehow managed to buy a huge box of super cute scrapbook paper for cheaps and Joe let me buy a couple of necessary products too. I work on a page every once in a while and I am really starting to enjoy it :)
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Lake time
Joe played in the Utah Summer Games with the SUU Malitia a
couple weekends ago. Two full days of Ultimate Frisbee! There were 12 teams
from all around the state that came down to play. I was able to watch them play
all day on Friday during the seating portion of the tourney. They received the
bronze medal in the advanced bracket which is really, really good! Joe was
pretty beat after two days of bad bum ultimate!
That weekend was also Joe’s really good friends Caitlin and Brandon’s
wedding reception. This was the first wedding I have been able to attend
because I’m always working on the weekends. It was such a cute reception! They
seriously pulled an ice cream truck in to the backyard of the reception area
and served homemade cookie ice cream sandwiches! It was super legit. That
Sunday was my dad’s birthday. We had a big family dinner with the Clark’s and
Grandma. It was really fun to get together with the whole family and just have
a good time. On Monday Joe filled in at the UPS store for the Topham’s. Bruce’s
mother passed away and luckily Joe was able to step in. That night Joe and I
drove to the St. George airport to pick up Fiona. We made a not so quick stop
at Dick’s Sporting Goods… my new favorite store… seriously. And then finished
the night off with some ice cream from Coldstone. I went visiting teaching for
my first time ever and it was actually really fun. The sister we taught is
super hilarious and made it really easy to talk to. Joe and I decided that we
needed to attend the temple since we haven’t been in a couple weeks. We drove
to St. George on a Wednesday afternoon after he was finished with work at the
orthodontist. On our drive down we passed a small-ish fire starting in New
Harmony. The temple was as amazing as ever. We stayed there for quite some time
in hopes for answers to prayers. Since
this trip constituted as our date night we treated ourselves to Olive Garden
for dinner! They had a 2 for $25 deal going on and boy was that worth it! We
even got dessert; Italian donuts with warm chocolate sauce….mmmm….
I worked for the rest of the week and made some pretty decent money. Joe was able to drive up with Kyle to be a groomsman in McKay and Ashley’s wedding. They drove up Friday afternoon to get there for the reception which was the night before the sealing. They were sealed in the Timpanogos Temple and Joe came back with many awesome stories! It’s a really neat experience being able to attend the sealings of the people we love, it helps remind us of our special day and to keep in mind those covenants.
Cassidy’s 16th birthday started off last week with a little bit of girl time pamper. Mom took us to get our nails done and we had a fun time. Unfortunately I had to close that night so I missed her family birthday bbq. Joe and I spent the rest of that Monday getting a lot of errands done and prepping for Lake Powell. We both bought really cute swim shorts for ourselves and helped Doug and Fiona do a massive Walmart shopping trip. Joe, Doug, Fiona, and Wesley left Tuesday morning for the Powell. I had to work Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon so it worked out really well to drive down with Megan and her kids. We got there on the 4th of July in time to see some fireworks just across the way. This was my first time to Powell and it was absolutely everything I hoped it would be! The landscape was beautiful and the water was pristine! We spent the next couple days playing and just having fun. I actually learned to wakeboard too! It was rough getting the hang of standing up on the board but I eventually got up and boy was it exhilarating! We also went jet skiing and tubing and swam in the glorious so much! Joe is a freakin’ monster in the water. He wake boards and single ski’s like nobody’s business. It’s rather attractive. The kid’s did really good too. Wes and Zoe both got up on the wakeboard and handled that like champions. Lucy was absolutely terrified of the power boat and was completely content with staying at the houseboat looking for “she-shells” and swimming her little heart out. Peyton had a pretty rough time while we were there. He practically cried and threw temper tantrums the whole time. It was a little bit bumsy and made me a little terrified to have kids. Joe and I have already decided that we want to wait until we are financially stable to provide for a family… but man I hope my kids are well behaved.
We drove home after getting the boats back in a super squal of a wind storm and played cash cab to help Wes survive the drive back to Cedar. We went to Church today and finished the night making some rather disgusting cake pops for a farewell get-together for our friends Tanner and Anjalee because they will be moving up North this next week. All in all I’d say we’ve had a pretty fun and eventful time.
I worked for the rest of the week and made some pretty decent money. Joe was able to drive up with Kyle to be a groomsman in McKay and Ashley’s wedding. They drove up Friday afternoon to get there for the reception which was the night before the sealing. They were sealed in the Timpanogos Temple and Joe came back with many awesome stories! It’s a really neat experience being able to attend the sealings of the people we love, it helps remind us of our special day and to keep in mind those covenants.
Cassidy’s 16th birthday started off last week with a little bit of girl time pamper. Mom took us to get our nails done and we had a fun time. Unfortunately I had to close that night so I missed her family birthday bbq. Joe and I spent the rest of that Monday getting a lot of errands done and prepping for Lake Powell. We both bought really cute swim shorts for ourselves and helped Doug and Fiona do a massive Walmart shopping trip. Joe, Doug, Fiona, and Wesley left Tuesday morning for the Powell. I had to work Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon so it worked out really well to drive down with Megan and her kids. We got there on the 4th of July in time to see some fireworks just across the way. This was my first time to Powell and it was absolutely everything I hoped it would be! The landscape was beautiful and the water was pristine! We spent the next couple days playing and just having fun. I actually learned to wakeboard too! It was rough getting the hang of standing up on the board but I eventually got up and boy was it exhilarating! We also went jet skiing and tubing and swam in the glorious so much! Joe is a freakin’ monster in the water. He wake boards and single ski’s like nobody’s business. It’s rather attractive. The kid’s did really good too. Wes and Zoe both got up on the wakeboard and handled that like champions. Lucy was absolutely terrified of the power boat and was completely content with staying at the houseboat looking for “she-shells” and swimming her little heart out. Peyton had a pretty rough time while we were there. He practically cried and threw temper tantrums the whole time. It was a little bit bumsy and made me a little terrified to have kids. Joe and I have already decided that we want to wait until we are financially stable to provide for a family… but man I hope my kids are well behaved.
We drove home after getting the boats back in a super squal of a wind storm and played cash cab to help Wes survive the drive back to Cedar. We went to Church today and finished the night making some rather disgusting cake pops for a farewell get-together for our friends Tanner and Anjalee because they will be moving up North this next week. All in all I’d say we’ve had a pretty fun and eventful time.
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