Hee Haw Farms

Last night Spencer and I and our friends Melissa and Zack met up with my sister and her family at Hee Haw Farms in Pleasant Grove. Not gonna lie... when we first showed up I was pretty sure that it was going to be one lame date... but turns out we were pleasantly surprised and we had a great time! Not gonna write much because I took a TON of pictures.... my bad... and they are reverse order... also my bad... Also please pay close attention to Spencer's incoming beard... he is practicing for no shave Novemeber and very excited about the outcome thus far....Cortney's special pumpkin!
Cute!
Corntey threw corn in the cleavage... not cool...
Corn kisses!
Fun in the Corn!
Playing in the corn with the bunny!
This is what I looked like during the entire Haunted Walk through. There were a tons of chainsaws (hate) and a dude with a real snake (double hate). It was pretty rough for me!
Spencer and I with Kim and Chris after the Haunting.
Cortney and I with her friend Nora... that's what she named her.
This goat thing and I had stare down... Spencer was pretty nervous that I was going to be charged.
I really really really wanted a piglet!

This was a bumpy and not so awesome slide....
How country!
I love love love fall colors!!! And boots, and hats, and sweaters!
Cortney's special corn that she wanted to feed to the wild goats... they, however, wanted nothing to do with her or her corn.
Cortney wanted to be just like Spencer... (see picture below... a ways)
Javelin corn stalk throwing... newest Olympic event
We had about 7 ears of corn in my bag.... that's how you do it when your newly married and poor.
He went to pull a piece of corn off and got the entire stalk.
Love him!
We got a little hungry.... it was a super long maze!
We cheated our way through the corn maze...
Zack, Melissa, me and Spencer
Children of the corn
Tall
Short
We are pretty much bff's!
Look at those pretty blue eyes!!! Love her!

This one is for you G-pa

So the day we got married... one month ago today... Our sealer was 10 minutes late. As annoyed as I was, I got over it pretty fast. Later that night at our reception I was talking to my Grandpa about it and he told me that the reason our sealer was late was all his fault. Apparently 5 years ago, when I was still attending college in good old Rexburg, Idaho he placed a curse on me. The curse was that I would not be able to marry until I graduated from college. My Grandpa is all about education and so it has always been super important to him that I graduate. Honestly I never had any intention of graduating. I went to college to get married! But sure enough,after 7 years of college, no husband and no boyfriend and no nothing, I graduated. Apparently my Grandpa lifted the curse the morning of my wedding at 8:30am. That's ten minutes after our scheduled sealing time.... I guess he realized that I was going to marry Spencer curse or no curse. Anyway he gave me a hard time because he had never seen my diploma... well neither had I. So I called the school and told them I never received it, and 2 days later it's hanging on my wall. So here are your pictures old man. Thanks for lifting the curse!

High School Cheer!!!

Sometimes I get sad when I remember that I'm not in high school anymore. Then, I shortly remember, that I spend a lot of time around high school kids and frequently act like one. All of the kids are so surprised when I tell them how old I really am... So anyway... Feeling a little sentimental and remembering my days as a high school cheerleader, so I used the AWESOME scanner in order to share with you all my memories. Cheerleading for me wasn't about wearing the short skirts or getting all of the attention. My JV year in fact I always had my skirt pulled down as far as I could get it. I felt so uncomfortable in my uniform!!! ALWAYS! I didn't appreciate boys flipping up my skirt all the time, and I got really bad anxiety before every game. I hated when one teacher, when he would call roll, would always stop at my name and do some stupid motions and say "ready, okay". The dude was a perv anyway. I wasn't the prettiest or the most skinny cheerleader, but it didn't matter. Cheerleading brought something into my life that I couldn't find anywhere else. Cheerleading taught me motivation and it helped me to learn about passion. I loved cheering! I miss it all the time and wish desperately that I could somehow find that motivation again... that and it would be nice to lose some of the extra weight I've put on in the past 7 years... I do still fit into my uniform! High five for Jenn! I love the friendships that I made while cheering and the experiences that I got to have in my life. I met one of my best friends Nichole through cheer, and she came all the way from Oregon for my wedding last month! Our boys basketball team won state and I got to cheer at the Ducks basketball stadium, which was awesome! I loved having my parents at every game no matter where it was to support me. It makes me sad when my girls have been cheering for me for a while and I still have never seen their parents at a game. It makes me really appreciate my own parents so much more! Being a coach and attending all the game now makes me realize how exhausting it can all be!!! My parents were some serious troopers! I love being able to coach and to teach these girls how to do things and then being rewarded by the end product... but it's still not the same as actually cheering. I love when my girls ask me if I can still do a scropian... and their amazed faces when I show them I can. Or when they ask if I can jump down into the splits and I do it and bust my knee. So I guess it's time to grow up a little and find that passion and that motivation from somewhere else. Any suggestions?

Junior year... girls state basketball

Nichole and I senior year
I have always loved Taco Bell!!!!! ALWAYS AND FOREVER!
Sophomore year
boys state and University of Oregon
senior year football
senior year basketball with the Panther
Sarah, Molly, Hannah, me, and Nichole senior year
Me, Nichole, and Leslie junior year
yeah buddy!
me and Kara senior year

Homecoming... Round 2... This is GREAT!

I just realized that I have had a lot of posts recently that start with "Homecoming".... Obviously I am not creative enough to think of better post titles... so I apologize. Anyway Copper Hills had their homecoming 2 weeks ago. The day of homecoming, I got a text saying that two of my girls were in a car accident and in the ER. They do this thing in Utah where you don't just go to dinner and the dance, but you do day dates, and spend the day out going to airborne or lagoon... and they have dances once a month here! That's expensive! Kind of glad that wasn't a thing in Utah. Spencer and I went straight to the hospital and stayed for about 3 hours to make sure everything was alright. I was able to go back into the intensive care area and see Bailee while she was back there. It was a little scary and super sad to see her just lying there, hooked up to s

o many machines and with a neck brace. Shanell, luckily, didn't seem to be too hurt at the time and was just really shaken up. So after we heard that they were going to release Bailee, we decided to head home. The next week during practice Bailee showed up on crutches and Shanell showed up with a huge brace on her leg and on her arm! Poor girls! But really they are super lucky... they weren't wearing their seat belts. Yes, I got very mad at them and every time we leave the awesome presence of one another I now tell all my girls to wear their seat belts. Anyway after thinking about it I felt bad for these girls who missed their dance, especially Bailee cause it was going to be her first homecoming. So that's when I decided to throw them their own homecoming. So last night, with the help of all my girls and their parents, we were able to throw them homecoming. It was not glamorous or super decorated, but everyone had so much fun! Some of the girls brought dates and some didn't. Everyone looked so pretty all dressed up! I

heard from at least two of them that it was way more fun then the actual homecoming dance. I hope that Shanell and Bailee enjoyed themselves and that my girls were willing to come out and to support each other and especially to give up their Saturday night to support Shanell and Bailee. It was kind of a crazy day for me because I worked from 8:45am to 8pm and had to get out to Copperton by 9pm, but it was so worth it. My husband has some sweet dance moves. The girls just loved watching him. They basically think he is the coolest thing to ever walk the face of the earth. Which, let's be honest, he kind of is. Thank you to everyone who helped set up homecoming and thank you to all the girls who helped! Even though I broke my heel and I forgot my belt, so I rocked the pregnant lady look I had a blast. I looked super tired and rough in these pictures, but I don't really care! And laugh all you want at our makeshift picture background.... it was just that awesome!

My broken heel

Spencer's sweet dance moves... Georgia obviously was enjoying watching it.

Yes, I am a teenager... and there really was like 20 people there. Haha!

Shanell and Bailee

Awwwww

This is Spencer's boyfriend Kyle... When Rachel is cheering and I am coaching, there are always together!

Bailee and Matt

Spencer doing his trick... Seriously all the kids went crazy when he did this!

Preggers.... Throwing up in my mouth a little. I have got to buy some dresses with sleeves too PS....

Me between the two giants!

All the girls and me!

Homecoming 2002... Work 2011

First of all... there shall be no laughing at me in either picture. In the actual homecoming picture I am aware that I am funky looking. Braces will do that to a kid... Also I am aware that there is a huge bruise on my left arm... Cheerleading will do that to a kid. Also no laughing at my date... he was kind of a cowboy and would never wear jeans to school. That's kind of weird I think. I could go on and on about the weird kids I dated in high school. Remember, I went to high school in Oregon. That is all. I am aware that in the one taken last week that it's hard to see... dang lighting in our apartment... but I swear it's the same dress! I have since, learned to cover up my whiteness with a sweater and tights. I am loving tights right now PS. They make everything just look so much more classy and sleek. I am also aware that I am doing something weird with my head and arms... it was a long day at work and I am aware that I look as though I was practicing the chicken dance. Let's focus on the more awesome thing. The fact that 9 years later this dress still fits! And I looked better in it now. Anyway I think so. Spencer agrees like a good husband should. Also our table is only that messy when I get home from work and put all my crap on it. I know my Dad will be proud of me still putting good use to his purchases. Ah... the good old days when Mom and Dad use to buy you everything. Anyway since I married an amazing man who has a scanner... expect more of these blast from the past!!! I just love embarrassing myself!

Overtime...

So it's been a pretty rough morning... How is that possible when it's only 9am and I have no kids and I don't start work until noon? I promise this is not just me feeling sorry for myself either. Yesterday Spencer left for work around 7:30am... actually 7:22am, but you know rounding up may make it seem better. He did not come home until after 9pm. I work a lot of hours between coaching and the new job that I started at the bank, but I always know when I am going to be home. Sitting at home alone at night was not what I had in mind when I got married. I appreciate his willingness to work hard and to do what he needs to do in order to make sure everything is taken care of, but how much is too much? He will be into overtime by Thursday morning... again... and then they will still make him work late, he won't be able to show up until after halftime to the last home football game on Friday night and it really makes me sad and upset. Seriously there has to be some kind of law about how much overtime a person can have. Yes, the paycheck will be good, but the strain on our relationship almost makes it not worth it I think. I understand that maybe this is normal for people to never see each other, but how are you suppose to strengthen a relationship and grow closer to each other if by the time one gets home the other is too exhausted to do anything? I don't have children to distract me and ever since I can remember I am easily depressed... I just don't know how to balance this effectively. I feel a little overwhelmed right now in my life because I just started a new job, which is going to be amazing, but there is so much to learn and to train on. I have multiple cheer parents who are very upset about things that are out of my control, but is somehow still my responsibility to fix and take care of. I have important decisions to make which could jeopardize things that are most important to me, and our internet is super crappy. That last one is just super annoying. Anyway, I know that there are people out there who have things much worse then I do... I guess I just need to learn how to manage my emotions better. I just miss my husband....