Today is Shawn's 29Th birthday! I keep giving him a hard time for being an old man.
So I thought I would post a few things in honor of him.
~He is always so willing to help people out, even if he doesn't have time.
~He is a good family, and will make a GREAT Father someday.
~He can make me laugh when I'm having a bad day.
~I love that he is still involved with the Scouts (Order of the Arrow) after so long.
~I love that he has a fascination/determination to learn everything that he can.
~I love that he is so willing to listen to me vent when I've had a bad day at work.
~I love that he isn't afraid to try new things. He has become very handy around the house this way.
~I love that he loves me the way I am, no matter how imperfect I may be.
~I love that he puts up with my scary cooking.
~I love that he is my best friend, and can talk to him about anything.
~I love that he chose me to spend the rest of his life with.
~I love his love for the Church, and can't wait til we make it to the Temple.
~The list could go on and on, but I will spare you. I just want to let Shawn know that he is an amazing person, and my best friend. And I look forward to spending many more birthdays with the man I love :)
The Ideal Marriage Is Not One In Which Two People Marry To Be Happy, But To Make Eachother Happy.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Annual Trip To Salt Lake City
Wow, I can't believe that it's that time again. Every December we take a weekend trip to Salt Lake for Shawn's Birthday/our Christmas to each other. We have been doing this since we were married, and it has become a fun little tradition for us. It's nice to get away and see the friends that live there.
This year weather wise was a little scary. We were dumb and didn't think to check the weather for Utah before we left. From about the Malad pass to just past Layton was horrible. We were only able to go about 45-55mph. Utah got pounded with snow. At last, we made it safe, and were ready to meet up with some old friends.
After awhile, we all decided that since the weather was nice, we would head down to Wendover, NV. It's about 90 minutes outside of Salt Lake. It was a beautiful drive there. So we decided to play some black jack for awhile, and we were having a great time. Our friend borrowed a $5 chip from us and turned it into $450! I have never seen anything like that. But in the end, he lost it all.
By the time we were ready to go, it was snowing. There had to be a good 2 inches on the ground. So we decided to take out chances to see if the storm lasted the whole way home....It did. It was a total white out storm. I swear in some parts there had to have been at lease 6 inches of snow on the ground. The only way we knew that we were on the road was by the road markers. For about the first hour or so, every 15 minutes we had to pull over to get the ice off the wipers so we could see. It turned the 90 minute drive into a 3 hour drive. I have never been in a storm that bad in my life. We finally made it back and were so releaved. Its amazing what saying a little prayer can do!
we finally made it to our Hotel around 3am, and we were so tired. When we got all settled in about about to fall asleep, but we could hear the guy in the next room snoring! it was so bad.
When we woke up on Sunday morning we checked the weather, and they was a warning for a bad storm, so we decided not the press our luck again and would leave Monday morning. The only problem with that....we didn't extra clothes. I alwaya knew there was a reason that my parents taught us to pack extra clothes. From now on that what I'm going to do.
We did make it back safely, and have decided that we are going to move this trip into September or October so we don't have to deal that this crazy weather.
This year weather wise was a little scary. We were dumb and didn't think to check the weather for Utah before we left. From about the Malad pass to just past Layton was horrible. We were only able to go about 45-55mph. Utah got pounded with snow. At last, we made it safe, and were ready to meet up with some old friends.
After awhile, we all decided that since the weather was nice, we would head down to Wendover, NV. It's about 90 minutes outside of Salt Lake. It was a beautiful drive there. So we decided to play some black jack for awhile, and we were having a great time. Our friend borrowed a $5 chip from us and turned it into $450! I have never seen anything like that. But in the end, he lost it all.
By the time we were ready to go, it was snowing. There had to be a good 2 inches on the ground. So we decided to take out chances to see if the storm lasted the whole way home....It did. It was a total white out storm. I swear in some parts there had to have been at lease 6 inches of snow on the ground. The only way we knew that we were on the road was by the road markers. For about the first hour or so, every 15 minutes we had to pull over to get the ice off the wipers so we could see. It turned the 90 minute drive into a 3 hour drive. I have never been in a storm that bad in my life. We finally made it back and were so releaved. Its amazing what saying a little prayer can do!
we finally made it to our Hotel around 3am, and we were so tired. When we got all settled in about about to fall asleep, but we could hear the guy in the next room snoring! it was so bad.
When we woke up on Sunday morning we checked the weather, and they was a warning for a bad storm, so we decided not the press our luck again and would leave Monday morning. The only problem with that....we didn't extra clothes. I alwaya knew there was a reason that my parents taught us to pack extra clothes. From now on that what I'm going to do.
We did make it back safely, and have decided that we are going to move this trip into September or October so we don't have to deal that this crazy weather.
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