Blame my Mother!!

So yes, I admit it, I am a blog flunky! No I have not fallen off the face of the earth. But I have become addicted to a new TV show. For those of you that know me well, you know I don't watch TV. But my Mom got Brad & I watching NCIS and we haven't been worth a wooden nickel since!! Last night I watched 4 hours of NCIS!! I should be ashamed!! I have been sick though, so that is my excuse for planting my rear-end on the couch for the evening.

So what TV shows have you been addicted to?? Not just a show you casually watch, but are emotionally attached to.

Here are the shows I have been sucked in by (and still love)!
ALIAS
Six Feet Under
Dexter
NCIS

"Today, watching television often means fighting, violence and foul language - and that's just deciding who gets to hold the remote control." ~Donna Gephart

MS - Best Dam Bike Ride

This weekend we went up to Logan and volunteered at the 2009 MS Bike Tour aka The Best Dam Bike Ride (seeing as the bike on the dam). Our shift started at 5am... you can just see the excitement in the children's faces.

We helped set up and server breakfast to all the bikers. Then we headed to the first rest stop to help replenish the riders as they came thru. It was so freaking cold and windy in the early morning (we were at the mouth of Logan Canyon) and of course none of us took sweat-shirts. We have never appreciated the warm sun more!!

The ride varied in lengths but the longest trek was 175 miles over two days!! It was so fun to see all the different people and read all of the jerseys (there were tons of teams). Brad is psyched to try this next year. Myles and I are game, but only for the shorter route (80 miles over two days). So don't be surprised when we hit you up for a sponsorship next year :)

On the drive up to Logan on Saturday we stopped and had dinner with Jen & Seth and the girls. That was a fun visit. Due to the distance we usually only see each other at larger gatherings. So it was great to have a more one on one visit!

Saturday morning I ran the Lehi Roundup 5k. I am so glad that is the last race I am signed up for. My shins would like nothing more than to never see my running shoes again. Any shin pain experts out there that wanna share a secret cure...lay it on me!

This week Brad starts his new shift starting at 11am. We are keeping our fingers crossed this will be a positive change. We will see each other less now, but we are scheduling to the hilt to try and get around that.

"We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude." ~Cynthia Ozick

R.I.P. MJ

So if we were to be honest Michael Jackson hasn't look "alive" for well over a decade. But it was still sad to hear that he passed away today. I loved him as a kid!

Weird thing is I was on the phone ordering flowers for a funeral and was on hold, so I took the down time to jump online and that's when I read the news. Weird ain't it?!?!

On a much more positive note... Today was the first official "Taco Cart Thursday" at AFA. I had my first taco cart experience and I have to say it was way yummy. And Cheap!! So I will even volunteer to drive the next Taco Cart Thursday Fun-Bus!

"Beat It!" - Michael Jackson

Gadgets Galore!

This weekend we splurged on some new gadgetry!! Brad is starting a new shift at work next week and will now be doing Pick-up & Delivery in the city. So he thought he better invest in a GPS system to help him out. It must be a total Man-Thing, because I think it is kinda boring. But he and Myles start to fight when it is time to put in a new destination! Can you say Control Issues?!?!?

I have been wanting a new phone for a while now. Mine is a couple of years old and has served its time well, but I was ready for a phone with a key pad. So Brad and I both got new Nokia E71x's (like a blackberry). So we can now text like the pro's! Myles was a bit miffed that he didn't get a new-phangeled phone too...sheesh you would think the kid has to talk into a tin can the way he was going on! And of course with getting new phones we both opted for new blue tooth headsets. So we came out of the AT&T store with two bags of loot! BTW- Grace and Jane have been black-listed from the AF store. Sheesh, it was only one display... it wasn't like they burned the store down!

We dropped Myles off at YMCA Camp Rogers yesterday. The counselors totally remembered him, not sure if that is a good or a bad thing??? After we dropped his stuff of at his cabin he came up and gave me a hug goodbye but made it clear that a kiss was out of the question! Next year he can go up as a counselor in training!!

Myles had a physical last week in preparation for his summer camps. the boy is officially taller than me. He is Five feet Six and a half inches tall and 117 lbs.! Life ain't fair I tell you!! So next time you see him, if he gets really close and is looking you up and down..no worries. He is just comparing height. He likes to find anyone shorter then he is and rub it in!

Well I am off to read my book in my QUIET house. Prayers are answered!!! :)

Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them." ~John Shirley

Photo Overload!!

So I narrowed down our over 400 pictures from our trip to 3 slide shows with a total of 111 pictures. So if you love us, get comfy...and if you don't, well phooey on you!

Enjoy!!