"Fashionable and Spiritual"

As Janece puts it we were "fashionable and spiritual" this past conference weekend. Thanks to a womans inherit multi-tasking abilities, Janece Janessa Megan and I were able to shell out a few bracelets 'n such while listening to conference.

Here is my stash.

A special thanks to Tresa and Janece for the wonderful beads!

Aria Perry

Hey everyone vote for my baby sister as the face for baby gap.

Isn't she sooo cute?!

Vote here or here.

Check it Out

This is pretty neat:

Logan, UT recently got a Texas Roadhouse. This is not just any run of the mill steak house. All profits at this one location go straight to charity. They say it is the first of its kind in the Country! Check out the article from ABC here.

I have never eaten at Texas Roadhouse but I gotta check it out now.

cool Logan.

Labor Weekend

Labor day weekend was pretty sweet.

Since Jord was taking a LSAT practice test this last weekend I decided to go visit some of my

favorite people.

On Friday I drove down to Orem/Provo and spent the evening with Diana.

We went out to eat, got stalked at the McDonald's parking lot, redBoxed it, and chatted until the wee hours of the morning.

Then Me and Ash had a sleepover.

On Monday I took Jord on a date to Thanksgiving Point
(and since we were close-Cabellas).
I love it here. It is sooo pretty.

Me and Jo in the Rose Garden

Feedin the fish

At the Dinosaur Museum.

We had tons of fun (but were pretty sore from walking all day).

After Thanksgiving Point and Cabellas we headed over to Orem/Provo for a little shopping and some dinner with Ash & Garret.

Kilts, Clans & Quails

Here is what me and jo hit up this weekend:

{Willow Park Zoo}

Located in Logan Ut! Who knew there was a zoo in Logan eh? We loved it.

It isn't a zoo with lions, tigers or bears, but it also doesn't have huge crowds and cost only $1 to get in.

It started out as a bird refuge and so most of the animals found here have feathers.

My favorites were the monkeys and the bald eagles. Jordan liked the huge variety of pheasants and to watch the boa constrictor in the cage next to the birds try to find a way in.

{Logan's first ever Scottish Festival}

Who could pass this up?

We had a lot of fun wandering around looking at all the different Scottish Clan's (family) booths. We didn't see jo's family clan, The Gordons, but we did learn a lot about them.

I had to sneak this picture.

So obviously you could dress up in kilts, pirate costumes, or medieval clothing at this Scottish festival. We saw all these.

My FAVORITE Picture taken during this event.

Yes, these people are LARPing (Live Action Role Playing). This event was probably suppose to be for the children but whatevs.

I love it cause these two were sooo in to it. They had the best stances and moves. WOW.

I love the kid looking up at these two too. He was killed and obviously lost an arm in battle.

There were many men in skirts, or as the Scots call them "kilts."

jo loved these two hillbilly Scots.

(Also, notice the cat on a leash in the background. Weird?, not here.)

Leaping Lulu!

We love this band. Kent, the one playing the drum like instrument, works with me at the County Offices.

jo's new best friend.

We walked by this gate on the way back to the car and this little booger stuck his neck out of the fence and was bleating like crazy.

(I think he wanted to eat jo's papers)

Anyways. We had a great weekend.

Logan UT rocks my socks!

Carlyn Jade

Happy 20th Sister!!

Aren't sisters the best?!(Oh geez, the clothes we would wear...)

20 Reasons why Carly is "the da' bomb"

1. She is the funniest person I know

2. Because she lived a year in my closet (no joke she put a sleeping bag in there and it was her "own" room)

3. She is so sweet and nice to everyone!

4. I just have to look at her and she knows what Im thinking

5. She was/is the constant mediator in the family

6. She is very spiritual and humble

7. She is honest

8.Beautiful, need I say more?

9. Because she knows every word to every song in every play

10. She works hard and loves her job

11. She is very smart and learned

12. She was an awesome Senior Class President to Dixie High and a member of their ping pong club

13. She is always so giving

14. Because she can recite all the words to "Aaron's Party" by Aaron Carter

15. She is my best friend and anyone who is her friend knows she would do anything for them

16. She doesn't care what other people think about her

17. She is a kook (Soap operas, music videos, "Newsies" dances...good times)

18. She always puts others first

19. Because of our million inside jokes

20. Because she is a great sister and i love her!

Happy Birfday!

the 24th: Races and Ridin'

What's better than the 24th of July races in Pine Valley?

I love the Gardner family traditions!! One such tradition that I love oh so much is the 24th of July in Pine Valley. Me and Jord would not miss it this year so we left work and school behind in Logan and drove to Pine Valley where we stayed for 3 days.

Pine Valley, every year, has breakfast, races, games and balloon tosses on the lawn at the church for the 24th of July.

It was Aria's first year in Pine Valley for the 24th. She Loved it!

Here we are waiting at the starting line for the races to begin.

Here she is at the end with Carly. Look at that pic. She beat everyone by a long shot!

Aria is feeding me some of her "winnings" from the race: Cracker Jacks.

Besides the festivities at the church, the Gardners traditionally do a cattle drive during the 24th of July weekend and take their 200 or so cattle from Pine Valley to Grass Valley.This is the second year that I have been able to go on the cattle drive and I love it! I always feel like Im in an old western movie or something riding along with the cattle.


Here we are getting ready for the long trip

How cute! Ashley & Garret riding out to the cows. This was Garrets first adventure with the cattle drive. He was a trooper!

me

Taking the cattle across the Pine Valley road to Grass Valley.

Justin & Maggie Gardner. My cute cowboy husband!
We had such a great adventure! I love Pine Valley!!