A Visit from Grandma Schiess

I love being able to spend time with family, and it is such a treat to have people come into town and visit.  My Grandma Schiess comes down to education week every year, and I was so glad that we were able to make time to see her.

We played phone tag for a while but we finally made plans to go out to dinner together. Sean and I picked up my grandma and her sister and took them to dinner at Mimi's Cafe.

I always enjoy my grandma's company, her quick wit, sense of humor, and sincerity are extremely enjoyable to be around.  She always asks Sean and I very seriously, "Do you still like each other?"  Luckily we do!

So glad we could visit, and hope that we can see you again soon!

Once in a Blue Moon

Cory and I headed up to Sundance to ride the moonlight ski-lift.  It was awesome.  It was actually a blue moon that night, meaning it was the 4th full moon of the summer.  I just learned from google that a blue moon is the second full moon in a calendar month, or the fourth full moon in a season.  It wasn't actually the color blue--just rare.  Check out the video!

Naylor Exodus

Reality just set in a little more.  Joseph and Abbey left Provo to start real life outside of the bubble.  I first met Joseph freshman year in 1100 Merrill Hall.  He was my Elder's Quorum President, I his secret third counselor.  We were home teaching companions, and watched Brad innocently find what lurked in Kelli Jo's top drawer.  He tried to steal Zach from me, and failed, so instead he stole Charlie from Shane.  We went on our missions and sent letters back and forth.  Then for the past three years we have lived together in the same apartment, or within 12 seconds walking distance.  Honestly, we have had more laughs and good times than I could attempt to summarize here.

Joseph has truly become one of my best friends in life.  Rarely do I feel deep connections to people, and more often than not I sever ties pretty quickly with my lack of keeping in touch.  I am positive Joseph will be a different story, though.  He pretty much initiates the keeping in touch, so I don't have to worry much about that.  Best of luck to the Naylors as they start their new adventures in the Washington D.C. area!

Hershey's Cookies'n'Creme & Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch

I have proof that someone reads this blog.  While on our weekend trip to Wyoming, my parents bought two types of cereal that they usually would never buy.  They showed them to me and said, "Don't you like to try new cereals and blog about them?"  Why yes, yes I do.  So here are the two I tried for the first time (spoiler alert: and last time) in Wyoming.  

First, I tried Hershey's Cookies'n'Creme.  I was interested to see what this would actually taste like, and wasn't too surprised to find out that it didn't taste like Cookies'n'Creme.  It mostly just tasted like a blander version of Cookie Crisp.  Overall grade: C

The next morning I moved on to Honey Nut Cheerios: Medley Crunch.  I am already a fan of Honey Nut Cheerios, so I was expecting to like this.  The overall experience is basically like taking a bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats and pouring Cheerios on top.  I liked it.  My dad didn't like all the different textures.  Overall grade: B

Family Pictures

Cory and I took a weekend trip up to Wyoming for some needed vacation time, and to take some family pictures!  The pictures turned out great, but we will probably never have proof of that, because the photographer doesn't give out any digital files.  Trust me though, we look good, even though we had to brave the elements and go into some of the tallest grass my mother has ever seen.

Pictures were just one small part of the trip though, and we had tons of fun the rest of the weekend.  Dad, Chris, and I all went golfing on Saturday afternoon and it was a blast.  By the end of the day we were all hitting some pretty good shots, and it was overcast so we weren't dying in the heat.

The course in Powell is actually pretty awesome.  Half of it is their "Desert Course", which is the one we played on.  We were also the only people playing so we didn't have to feel rushed.  I was surprised at how well kept it was; much better than a lot of the Utah courses I have been to.  Good job , Powell.

Also, who could resist Wyoming's best frozen yogurt (and possibly their only frozen yogurt)?  We got to try WYogurt!

The rest of the time, though, was spent at home in my parent's new house.  It was really fun for me to be there and feel like we were making new memories in a new home.  We played games, watched movies, ate a lot of good food, and complained about how long it was taking the guys outside to finish the landscaping--everything you could want during quality family time.  

Dad made scones one night, and Mom made chocolate shakes.  Winning combo!

We also tackled as a family the somewhat daunting task of going through my Grandma Sherry's books.  We spent hours deciding what each person wanted to keep, and what to donate.  She had a ton of books, and a lot of the time had three or four copies of the same book.  

We also tried out my parent's new hot tub, which was awesome.  Ebin and Rhiannon never lost their enthusiasm in showing us the changing color option you could choose for the lights.

Mexican train is definitely our go-to game in the family!

By the end of the weekend, the landscaping was done, and the finished product doesn't look too shabby.  

Well, Hello

Feeling like it was time for a change, so we mixed things up!

Hope you like our face lift!