Rockin the beer gut........

So I just have to say that it is songs like this that give country a bad name. I heard this on the radio last night and had to come home and look it up. It is a disgrace. Perhaps you have had the chance to be as grossed out as me and if not, just click here:

http://www.cmt.com/videos/unplugged/trailer-choir/262542/rockin-the-beer-gut.jhtml?id=1592110

A good weekend

Highlights from this weekend:
-driving in Kirkwood and I mentioned to Chris that the Kirkwood farmer's market looked really busy when we drove by. His response to me, "Was it as busy as the market in Aladdin, you know, in Agraba?" So apparently we are comparing everything to Disney movies these days.....
-filling up with gas and getting hit on (I guess I should mention the fact that they were like 13 years old and they didn't whistle very well!)
-sleeping in for 3 days in a row
-actually being able to hang out with friends on Friday and Saturday night

We're Jammin'

One of the things that I've missed a lot while we've been out here in St. Louis is the raspberry jam my mom makes. It's like a little piece of heaven on a piece of bread. Nothing Smucker's makes can even hold a candle up to it. Anyhoo, I decided to get in touch with my homemaking side and try making some here instead of forcing myself to wait until December to have some more. It was actually pretty easy, and now we're stocked with jam that tastes a ton better than the store stuff (not quite the same as Mom's, but very good nonetheless). My little pyramid is meager compared to the shelves that Mom makes, but it will be enough to take care of us for a while.

Summer Vacation

After enduring the end of Linzi's semester, studying for Step 1 (why don't they send me my score already?!) and the facial hair associated with that, we got to go out to Utah for a couple of weeks at the end of June. It was a wonderful vacation...a much needed break from school. Here are some of the highlights of the trip, in no particular order:
1. Spending the weekend up in Park City with the Karrens. The hotel was wonderful, as were the Alpine Slide, trolley ride up to Main Street, and the fun time trying to find a place to eat dinner on Friday night (the karren women are to say the least- picky!). I especially loved getting demolished at fusball at the hands of Linzi...she's ruthless.
2. Critics Corner: "Up"--Great show; "Despereaux"--Good show; "High School Musical 1"--not too bad; "HSM 2"--Really, really, and I mean really stupid; "Twilight"--not too bad; "Traitor"--good show; "Forever Strong"--Great show...you should see Linzi's Haka Dance
3. Fathers Day afternoon. We were enjoying a nice afternoon game of basketball outside when one of the balls bounced into the garage. While getting it, I did not notice the pile of tile sitting near the door and sliced the top of my foot on one of the pieces. It was a pretty good cut. I was mostly upset that we were going to have to pay a ton of money to get it stitched up at an ER or something, but Carol Seely came to the rescue. She had all the supplies needed to fix me up, so we went over there, interrupted their afternoon, and she sewed me up like it was nothing.
4. Many hours of Wii fun...MarioKart, WiiFit, MarioParty and Bowling.
5. Backpacking with Scott, his funny sayings, snowcones, smores and fishing competitions
6. Trip to the Zoo with Utley's, Kristin, Eli and Hatty, especially when Sophie told me that the animals wanted to get out of their cages because they wanted to kill us. She wasn't afraid, just said it like it was matter of fact.
7. Multiple trips to the swimming pool.
8. Pedicures for the ladies
9. Golf at Bountiful Ridge with the Boys
10. Learning those "fun" Turkish Getups while exercising at Jason and Michelle's. (and the delicious breakfast that followed)
11. Running into the Darley's at the zoo and Allen's in Farmington.
12. Multiple Keva's and Great Harvest slices of bread.
13. No Humidity!!!!
14. Getting to go to Sunday school together (and even just getting to go to that and Priesthood meeting).