Fat Pictures

Last Sunday, the 17th, Daniel's family gathered for pictures. We had our
little family photographed. Some turned out cute. But what it revealed to us is that we are
fat(er than we'd like to be, at least).
Daniel went jogging tonight. We are
now on a mission to change our diet and become more active. So hear are some of the pictures.
Here's one of the better ones.
When
looking at this picture, all of the sudden I don't feel skinny anymore. I realize the 25 lbs
I've gained since meetings Daniel should all go away again.
This
one's the worst. This pose really only works with a wedding dress on.
Does
anyone have ways to motivate that have worked for them? We may try to cut out sugar
completely. Who knows. Now I'm just rambling.

I'm a nerd

Our new favorite show on TV is Top Gear on BBC America. It's a car show.
They highlighted this
car the other day. It's my new favorite. Unfortunately there are only 680
satisfied customers because they are handmade cars.I'd
have to inherit Microsoft in order to afford one. Isn't it gorgeous? It's like sex on
wheels.

My Cousins Maxine and Summer

These amazing girls all the way across the country are so excited for me to
come visit this fall. I have added a new widget. I talked to my grandma the other day and she
said Maxine and Summer check my blog every time they are over to see how many days til we go
back east. I thought they would enjoy seeing how long until I go to grandmas house and will
get to see them.
Maxine
(the seven year old) also made me a little tote bag. I have adopted it as my summer purse. She
did a great job. I love it. I love the colors! It's rainbow inside.
Thank
you Maxine! I can't wait to see you guys!

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

THE GOOD -
The Museum that I work for broke ground this
week for our new building. It's going to be an awesome building. For the Ground Breaking
Ceremony they had copper shovels. When a copper mining company gives you $15 mil. you tend to
do stuff like that for them. It was cool. A lot of the big whigs from the State were there.
Gov., Mayors, rich people, and University Representatives. I hope they enjoy it, since I'm not
planning on being there past a year. (My boss won't be happy when I quit this fall!)
This is
the view out over the Salt Lake Valley from the new museum site. It's going to be a great view
on three sides.
This is
Mr. Bones. He's a man from Colorado who had this dinosaur skeleton cast from original bones.
They are life size and made of foam and paper mache. It was great. Everyone loved
him.
This is
me and my boss. Everyone took their turn trying to dig into the hard ground with spray painted
shovels. There was like 2-3 inches of dust, then rock hard ground. The big shovels will begin
this week. Come see when it's open in January 2011.

THE
BAD or Sad.
One of my best friends moved this week to Kansas City, Missouri
so her husband could start D.O. school on Monday morning. It was sad to see her go but they
are beginning a new chapter where they will grow and learn a lot. Good luck Marcie and
Scott!!
SueZan's son Caleb, SueZan, Me with SueZan's baby Ella, Marcie and
her boy Eli (who wanted to go home) and CarriAnn. We'll miss you Marcie.

THE UGLY - Yesterday we put the dogs out because they had way to
much energy to be in the house. When Winston wanted back in Daniel looked down at him and saw
he was covered in mud. Daniel just laughed and said we needed to get a towel. He was so proud
of himself. We had the sprinklers on and he likes water. These pictures weren't taken
yesterday but he did get a bath before he was allowed anywhere and this is about what he
looked like. He likes water, but hates baths. I'm just glad he's small. Lacy wouldn't fit in
the sink. Isn't
he too cute? I love the little stink pot.

A Busy Week

After only two days of work I began my holiday weekend.
First was the Museum Trip. The Leonardo da Vinci Exhibit was good. The painting
reproductions were only giclee prints, but it was cool to see some of the paintings life
size.
The exhibit at the UMFA was fantastic. There were some amazing
paintings. I loved The Poplars at Saint-Remy by Van Gogh.You
just can't beat seeing Van Gogh's in real life. The three dimensions of the oil paintings add
so much character. I love it.

Then on Thursday and
Friday morning we went to my mother-in-laws family reunion. It was beautiful. We camped up
Payson Canyon by a small lake. Thursday evening was pretty. The water was high enough that the
trees were coming out of the water.
We had
the dogs sleep in the tent with us. It worked out okay until there was noise outside. Then the
dogs went ballistic. Once they calmed down they were fine. Then at 6:30am they decided they
were done sleeping and needed to play and go to the bathroom. After breakfast we took the dogs
canoing. I was in a boat with Crystal, Daniel's sister, and her kids Amelia and Eli. Daniel
went with his dad and the dogs.I said
hi to Lacy and she just jumped out and didn't quite realize that the boat was on water. She
hates water. She panicked when she jumped out. She
tried to swim to me and then decided that land looked batter. She kind of looked like a seal.
Then it was time to get Winston to swim. He struggled for a second. Then he went straight for
shore. He got
covered in mud. Funny little man. They were very tired at the end of the Day.

Then yesterday was Daniel's Birthday. We went bowling and then to
dinner with friends. It was a fun day. We are going to lounge and sleep today. Much rest is
needed!

COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG

Have
you ever been so excited you can't help but smile and dance around? I am. I booked our visit
to Colonial Williamsburg while we're back east. We are staying in one of the original Colonial
Williamsburg buildings. We are staying in the Market Square
Tavern.
And
here's the nerd in me - One of the places Thomas Jefferson stayed. The guy I talked to on the
phone got us a room number already. We are on the second floor on the street side with a view
down the Duke of Gloucester Street. AWESOME!!!! I even woke Daniel up from his nap to tell
him. I'm
giddy.I can't wait. It's now less than two months!

Our Fun Weekend

We tried to go the Logan Temple but I was unprepared and did not know that
it was closed. So we ate lunch at the Bluebird and went to the Tabernacle. We had fun. Then we
went to Wolf Mountain where the Utah Symphony was playing a pops concert. That was fun. We
might make that an annual thing.We had
a good time. Then last night we went to the fireworks at Weber State. It was fun. We had a
pretty good seat, except for the street light that was kind of in our view. It glares on the
camera worse than we saw. Daniel and I are kind of weird and crazy when we are tired. We were
tired by then. I loved
the fireworks. Thanks to Mr. Lindquist who pays for all this. What a great guy.