Summer is flying by...

I can't believe it is already August!!! This summer has been so much fun even though I have had school and our AC has been broken for the last month it has been a blast and I am not ready for it to start coming to an end. I am so behind on blogging but what else is new. I have lots of pictures and fun things to post about so maybe I will find time soon in the meantime here is a little preview. 

4th of July

Harry Potter Party

Montana 

 

Lake Powell

Busy Enjoying Summer

I have really been neglecting this blog lately, but it is so nice outside and there are so many other things to do I would rather not be sitting at the computer. From a young age it has been ingrained in me that when the weather is nice outside you spend your time outside, so that is what we have been doing in our spare time. We have been hiking, swimming, playing croquet, tennis, and spending time with friends and family.  

I am still terrible at using my camera (we went to lake Powell twice and I didn't take a single picture) but here are a few of the things I did document. 

Steph's Indian (dot or feather) birthday party was so much fun!

 

I am so glad to be best friends with a girl awesome enough to have an Indian themed party.

We were trying to draw a water beard on Erin and she was not ok with it.

Abby and I made Steph this birthday cake, it took some creativity to come up with an Indian themed cake and I think it turned out great!

Dot vs. Feather

I am so lucky to have the most amazing friends, we always have the best time when we are together.

Sadly Matt couldn't make it to the Indian party because he was already up at the Barton's cabin. I met him up there that night to enjoy a weekend with his friends and their wives.  

Sadly these are the only pictures I took and this is only half the group that was up there. We had a great time  fishing, playing tennis, four wheeling, hanging out with baby Jane, playing games and eating way too much. Thanks so much Bartons for putting this weekend together!

HP

I have been trying to get Matt to read Harry Potter pretty much since we started dating. Well he is finally doing it and it makes me so happy!

 

Watching him reading it every night makes me so jealous that he is experiencing it for the first time. I am trying to get him to finish by July 14 so he will come to the last Harry Potter Party  with me. Right now he is on book four and I am pretty sure he is going to finish in time.    

Getting Dirty

Last Saturday Matt and I did The Dirty Dash up in Midway. We had so much fun!

We were on a team with the Mulcock siblings and a few friends. My siblings were in heat behind us and we waited for them to go through the last few mud pits together.

the whole team while we are still recognizable

the giant mud pits at the end

The whole team after we crossed the finish line. I have never been that dirty in my life, but it was so worth it!

On our way home we went to lunch at one of our favorite places, High Mountain Drugstore. We have been craving it ever since we were there last time .

(Don't mind the fact that I still look like a dirt ball in this picture.)

Can't wait to do it again next year!

Delicious

These are a few of the recipes that are at the top of my "I want to make this" list



Almond Joy Milkshake

Crispy Bourbon Glazed Salmon

Coco-Maca Nut French Toast

 

 Roasted Shrimp and Orzo

 Mocha Almond Fudge Cookies 

pulled pork with slaw and bbq sauce

Happy

Here are a few things that are making me happy right now

-Finals/Our last full semester of school are over! Only two more online classes and I am done with my Bachelor's degree!

- Last weekend we went to Lake Powell with the Preo family. We had perfect weather no wind and sunny skies pretty much the whole trip. Pictures to come later I didn't have my camera so I will have to wait until someone else uploads some.

We probably listened to this song 50 plus times on this trip. It is one of the best dance songs ever. Even at 2 in the morning with Dash, Smeegs and I squished in the back seat we could not help but have a dance party. I don't know who could not be happy after listening to it. The video is pretty awesome too although it does make me sad an African team did not win the World Cup.

 - Coming home from Lake Powell was hard, but the fact that we are going back in ten days with the Mulcocks and the Schnieders definitely makes it easier!


- The news that one of these will be in fashion place mall in the fall makes me very happy!



-This is our book club book for May, I am almost done and loving it. Tina Fey is hilarious.

- Enjoying a rainy morning with husband eating pancakes with delicious coconut syrup

B&B

Last Thursday was the first meeting of our new book club with some DG friends.

This was our first book

It is a story about child traffiking in Nepal and a man's experience with trying to help all the orphaned children. I was a little skeptical after reading the back, but I really enjoyed it. It was a very genuine and inspiring story. It made me want to do more with my life and help people.

Brecken chose the book and organized the evening. We went to dinner at Himalayan Kitchen to try some of the food they talked about in the book.


It was such a fun night! I love all these girls and love knowing that we will be getting together every month.  Thanks for making this book club happen Chloee !