My how time flies

I can't believe it is 2009! It seems like last year flew by. Mike and I had a wonderful Christmas traveling to see family and friends. We stayed with my family for a few days before Christmas, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with Mike's family, and the week after Christmas we drove to Oakland and spent time with the Riberas and the Lynchs. We are so grateful for all of you who let us stay in your homes. We had so much fun with everyone as well. We would thank you so much! We were also blessed to see two marriages over the break: our awesome friend, Christy Peterson in the Oakland temple and our lovely cousin Sara Call in the Idaho Falls temple. Congrats to both of you!

Now that school is in session Mike and I have been insanely busy. Mike is taking some of his hardest classes thus far, however he still finds time for me and is an awesome husband. I have been busy with my job and I'm trying to keep up my running as often as possible.

Today I had a really scary experience. I was trying to roll a 150-200 pound TV around in my classroom and it fell and hit my leg. It left a huge gash in my upper thigh and hurt so bad. Luckily there were no student around or they would have been squished. I was really blessed that I didn't get squished. I think the Lord was watching out for me.

No kisses for Ali: A trial of Faith

We'll we didn't skip a beat coming back to Idaho. Last weekend I took advantage of the great weather and went ice climbing up in Bozeman, MT for 3 days. The Bozeman Ice Festival is held there every year and this was my first attendance. I was able to meet incredible climbers from all over the world. During a slide show I sat right next to Pat... (brain fart) anyways, he was one of the founders of ice climbing in America, he looked like he was around 90 and that day he was climbing ice that I could only dream about climbing at this point. I was able to push myself again and lead my second route, a WI 3 called Silken Falls. There were a few tough sections that I surprised myself on how well I did (pat on the back). There will be more stories like this through this winter, so get ready for some sweet shots.

Trying to get just the right placement with my ice tool.

In the process of raising my feet for better placement, then will start swinging again.

While I was in Bozeman Ali went to Poky to see our niece, Kyrra, get baptized. She had a grand old time seeing family, running with Ben, and making ginger bread houses. We were reunited on Sunday at 5:13 pm, it was wonderful. Although I was sick at this point so Ali was rather upset at me because I wouldn't let her kiss me (you all know how she is about kissing, just imagine trying to take away a honey comb from a beehive while the bee's are still living there). Yea, needless to say, I got down on my knees right then and started praying that she wouldn't leave me. I didn't get up until Wednesday, when I was better. She had pitty on me, I'm healing now and so is our relationship.

This is finals week; exciting and scary at the same time. We're just looking forward to next week and hoping for the best. Speaking of finals, I've got to go take one. Tune in next time for " All hell breaks loose when Ali finds out we ran out of ice cream!"

Cancun

Our trip was so much fun. We wish it could have lasted longer. We were able to go with Stacey and my parents for one week. Our first day we went to a time share because it's tradition. My parents didn't buy it which is impressive. They did end up with a free car rental for listening to the presentation. We stayed at a really beautiful all inclusive resort. We ate way too much, played on the beach, saw a different show every night at the hotel, snorkeled at Cozmel and a few other beaches, and had a blast! On Thanks Giving Day we went to a water park called XCaret. We snorkeled for most of day and saw a Mayan show that night. We also ate a traditional Mexican dinner, buffet style. One day Mike and Stacey both won the mechanical bull riding competition and received bottles of Tequila! The last day in Mexico Stacey, Mike and I went to downtown Cancun and paid to have our hair braided. The trip was amazing!

We'll, this weekends retreat went well. Lots of great trainings and even more fun. Ali came again, it's much more fun going away on the weekends with her around then when it's just me and the boys. Ali always seems to add a little "sompinsompin" to the trip. On Sunday we went to Poky to have thanksgiving dinner with her family. The food was great and the neices and nephews where savages. It was a blast.

This week Ali can hardly keep in her skin with excitement to go to Cancun next week. She keeps trying to leave the house in her swim suit only to be shutdown by the inch of frost built up on the outside of the door. Although it is nice seeing Ali in a swimsuit, she really needs to start wearing a coat. (she's so cute)

Looking forward to the Weekends!

Last weekend Mike was in charge of an outdoor activities retreat in Victor. Luckily Mike let me come along. We had so much fun staying the night in a big cabin the school provided. We learned how to make many different kinds of dutch oven cobbler. We also learned how to make camp stoves out of pop cans. Mike taught us how to navigate with a compass. Saturday we went to Jackson Hole and did some sight seeing. Mike took the group around town while I went running around Snow King Mountain. I used to live in Jackson and I was able to run on my favorite trail. It brought back lots of fond memories. The group was going to swim at the rec center but there was a swim meet going on. We ended up eating lunch at Bubba's Barbecue and going home early.
Saturday night Mike's sister Natalie came to visit us. We had lots of fun spending time with her, Shannon and Nate.

This upcoming weekend Mike and I are going back to the same cabin in Victor for another leadership retreat.

I am really proud of Mike because he was chosen to be the area director of the outdoor activities and will be awarded a full scholarship. Mike is my little over achiever!

Don't forget to vote today

Here is an update of what we've been up to. Two weeks ago on October 23, Mike celebrated his 24th birthday. My how times flies! He is getting to be such a big boy! We were able to celebrate by climbing at South Park and Latin Dancing.

Mike has also been climbing at a new place that Dean Lords found called Miget Wiget. Mike was so excited because it is all crack climbing, something Mike has never done before.

Well tody is election day so I better go vote before it is too late.

About Us

Mike and I were married on June 9, 2007. We love being outdoors and have had many adventures. Our most recent was in Yosemite National Park in August of this year. It was amazing and we can't wait to go back next summer with Mike's dad!!! Cancun is our next trip that we are looking forward to. We are leaving with my parents and little sister Stacey over Thanks Giving Break.

Happy Halloween

Well, its halloween! Ali, is spending the night in Pocatello with the family. Apparently Papa's party was a big hit. There was the usual doughnuts and smiles, thanks Papa! I wasn't able to go due to a microbiology lab test and a presentation that I had to give. I hung out and made cookies with Aubrey. 

Earlier this week Ali was busy with parent teacher conference and found out that she didn't pass her test to become certified as a Special Ed Teacher, it's ok, we all know how "special" Ali really is. (wink). While climbing with friends on Monday and with tons of support, I lead my first trad climb. It was AWESOME! We'll get some pictures up shortly. Well thats it for this week, until next, ta ta!

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