INDEPENDENCE DAY THE CALGARY WAY!

Hank's favorite holiday is the 4th of July! When we realized that we would be spending our AMERICAN HOLIDAY in another country we were a little bummed. However, my Aunt Jeanne and Uncle Richard came to the rescue and got us tickets for the one and only CALGARY STAMPEDE! For those of you who don't know what the STAMPEDE is...it is 10 fun filled days of carnival, rodeo, barrell horse racing, and Hank's favorite...the mini donuts. We had a blast and since we were able to go on the 4th we also got an amazing firework show! So although we weren't able to celebrate the traditional way we definately had an amazing time in Canada. The Allen's were fabulous hosts and we are so excited to be able to spend time with them up in Calgary!


I think I found a job for next year!

He was in love, I don't know if he will be able to wait until next year!

Ridin' some rides

Barrell horse races!

For those of you who are wondering we found a place to live and will be making our departure on August 3rd!

SUMMER LOVIN'

I know that for many of you summer has been going on for two months but for me this week has been my first week of freedom and I am jam packing the fun in left and right. This unemployment thing is GREAT!!!! Since we are moving at the beginning of August I thought that I would take a month off to get packed up, but mostly to spend time with my family and friends who I am going to miss so much! It has only been two days and I am getting to do so many things I have dreamed of as I would slave away in a freezing cubicle all day. Between spending my days at the pool and the nights at the lake I have a feeling that July is going to be the best month ever.


GETTING SOME "AIR"

EMMIE AND I LOVE THE TUBE

HANK AND ALLIE SOAKING IN THE SUN!


LYNLEE AND I FOR A SUNDAY STROLL

HANK AND NATE STEALING THE STREETS

Tommorow morning we our off to Calgary to find a place to live, wish us luck!! I am sure I will back with plenty of pictures to share!

RUN...EAT...SLEEP?(not)...REPEAT!!

This past weekend was the Wasatch Back Relay...and for all those of you who know me I have been scared to death and dreading it for the past couple months. Don't get me wrong I love to run and have been a part of the JOGGIN BROADS for the past three years and loved it, but we had such a good team this year I was so nervous about doing my best. Well since I am writing this you know that I survived and actually had a BLAST!

We did awesome finishing 181 miles in our team best: 25 HOURS AND 38 MINUTES. We took 6th out of the all 57 women teams; and finished 72nd out of 545 teams.

I just wanted to say thank you to my THREE SISTERS that wouldn't let me back out and to my TWO OTHER van buddies KERI AND TARA for cheering me on and drenching me with sponges. I also wanted to thank my 11 fellow joggin broads for giving it their all and kicking some butt. They are not only amazing runners but are the nicest, coolest, best mothers ever and I am so lucky to have built friendships with them all. Enjoy the GOOD, BAD, and the UGLY down below!!!

GO JOGGIN' BROADS!

NOTE TO READER: If you are sick of hearing about my bike please do not proceed!

Its true they have ARRIVED.

As you can see they are more then we could have asked for and we had the best time taking them out for their INNAGURAL RIDE!

We rode all around and even got caught riding home in the dark, but don't fear the ride was complete with the spotting of these lovely creatures....

LlAmAs ANYONE?

BIG FINISH

Last night was a big night for me. Not only was it the last home game of the season, it was also the last game that I will ever work. As much as I complain sometimes about the hours I will miss it ALOT! I am always too busy running around to take pictures so I made myself take some pictures of the craziness as we were running around. It is so exhausting and by the end of the night I could barely stand but I thought I would share some pics of people I really care about and will miss so much, and also the people who I couldn't do it without, MY INTERNS, you gotta love them. To top it off the Blaze won again and are going for a home playoff (so I guess technically this might not be the last) but still I figured I couldn't miss the chance to capture a game night!


HANK IS THE BEST! I GET SO STRESSED DURING THE GAMES AND HE JUST CALMS ME DOWN AND WILL DO ANYTHING I TELL HIM TO. HE DOESN'T EVEN WORK FOR ME OR THE BLAZE AND IS ALWAYS THE BEST EMPLOYEE WE HAVE ON GAME DAY. I WOULD NEVER SURVIVE WITHOUT HIM!


MY INTERN EASY BREEZY, IF YOU KNOW HIM THIS IS CLASSIC! WE COULDN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT HIS MUSCLES


MY BOSS BARBIE, MANY OF YOU KNOW THE COUNTLESS STORIES OF BARBIE, SHE IS QUITE THE WOMAN. DESPITE ALL THE STORIES I AM REALLY GOING TO MISS HER, SHE HAS TAUGHT ME A LOT AND I FEEL LIKE ANY JOB AND BOSS WILL BE A WALK IN THE PARK COMPARED TO THIS!


I MAY LOOK LIKE I AM HAVING FUN, BUT HONESTLY AT THIS POINT IT WAS 11P.M. AND I FELT LIKE DROPPING DEAD! KALLIE IS MY GAME DAY INTERN AND SERIOUSLY SAVED MY LIFE THIS YEAR.


LAST BUT NOT LEAST....SWOLLEN FEET ANYBODY. MINE ARE STILL HOLDING IT TOGETHER BUT POOR KALLIE'S ANKLE LOOKS PAINFUL.

As you can see we have a lot of fun with our hard work. I am going to miss the Blaze and the games. Being at those games and seeing the arena and everything come together is very rewarding and I feel lucky to have spent two years with them.

Blog Wishes Do Come True!

I just wanted to let all of you who enjoyed my great "letter to my bike" know that this is in the mail for me:



However mine is even better because it will have a pink basket. Aren't I a lucky girl? If anyone wants to go on a bike ride let me know.

Oh and I guess Hank scored too! Our birthdays are a week apart and this is in the mail for him:



Although it may seem like we are five (getting bikes for our birthdays) we are so excited. There is nothing better then getting something fun and impractical, it takes you back to the good old days!

QUESTION?

If you honestly shed some tears during an episode of the Bachelorette, what does that make you?