Graduation!

We FINALLY graduated on December 14...Wahoo!! It was a crazy, hectic and very cold day but we survived.

Adios, Iceberg!!

It's official. I am no longer a resident of that very cold and windy place in Idaho. On Friday, Dave and I both graduated and on Saturday we left town. Pictures of the happy graduates to soon follow. It was great to have the help of my mom, sister and Dave's brother and his wife..we couldn't have gotten everything done without their help. Thanks guys!! We are now at my sister's house after the longest day of driving EVER. I thought we would never get here. Driving over mountain passes in Winter in the middle of the night with bad windshield wipers- not the greatest thing to do, in case you might be wondering if you should do that. Of course, before that I had been a little sleepy and that kept me wide awake for the rest of the trip. I am going back to Rexburg in a few weeks for the temple open house, but right now I can't think about that drive- I need to block out the one from yesterday first. To my great Idaho friends- I love you and will miss you!! It's strangely warm to me in Western Washington and I am liking that right now!

TAGGED!!

I have been tagged as it is called and tagged by Laura. Here are the RULES. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment letting them know that they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog for game rules/details.

Here are mine:

1. I am a certified SCUBA Diver. Dave and I took a class a year ago and it was terrifying for me...but I did it! We haven't been diving since then, but I look forward to someday SCUBA Diving in beautiful clear water in Hawaii.

2. I hate doing laundry. It is my least favorite domestic duty. I don't mind so much throwing it in the washing maching and dryer. It's the folding and putting away that I detest so much. Usually by the time I am done, the hampers are full of dirty clothes again. It is a nasty cycle that never ends.

3. I love Taco Time!! They have the best ice in town, the little tiny kind that is so awesome. I am a regular customer in their drive thru, so much so that the owner who usually works the drive through, knows me by name. :) Sad, but true. He is disappointed that his best customer is moving soon but he has been kind enough to give us lots of great boxes.

4. I have never been snow or water skiing. I know, I know. I grew up in the Northwest with mountains and lakes everywhere. I don't even have a desire to to either type of skiing- and as long as I never do I will have something to say when I am tagged!

5. I am somewhat of a clean freak, though you wouldn't know it from looking at my house right now.(We are moving next week, I have a good excuse!)I love to organize things in my home and I will be forever grateful to Rubbermaid for inventing wonderful storage containers. Valerie- I am coming to your house soon, are you ready for me and my organizing ways??

6. This Summer my husband bought a motorcycle and I was okay with it. I had so many wives tell me they would never let their husband get a bike and they were shocked that I let Dave get one. He's a grown man who works hard (most of the time), so who I am to tell him what he can or can't do? Of course, the thing was a money pit and we no longer have it but he enjoyed his mid-life crisis toy while he had it. :)

People I am tagging:
Keri C
Valerie
Adrienne
Kristi
Mollie
Angela

I heart Celine!!

So, ever since high school, I have loved Celine Dion. It all started with my friend Aimee and me driving around, singing along as loud as we could to Celine CD's. We were good!! I went to see Celine in Vegas a few years ago with my mother-in-law, because Dave didn't want to go with me. He missed a good show! Recently, my sister and I got tickets to see her when she comes to the Tacoma Dome in October 2008. I know- it's 11 months away, but we have amazing tickets (14th row!!) and I am excited. I don't know what will be going on with my life in 11 months, but I know that I am going to see Celine again!! Wahoo!!! Whose music do you sing along to in your car or shower or wherever?

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Road Trip!

We took our time heading to Southern California and did some fun stuff on the way. We stayed the night at Whiskey Pete's, just outside of Vegas and Kelsi went on her first roller coaster ride. When it was built in 1996, it had the largest drop in the world. It was so scary...but not for Kelsi, she went on it once with me and then again with Dave! The next day we stopped at Calico, an old ghost town where they used to mine silver. It was over 80 degrees there, we loved the sunshine!!

We stopped by the St. George Temple...such a beautiful place!

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It's not a road trip without some of this...

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Getting ready to ride the roller coaster, Desperado.

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A small glimpse of the coaster...it was huge!

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A Joshua Tree!! Made me remember my days in Lancaster, CA. Kelsi loved spotting them and thinking of her cousin, Joshua.

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A glass bottle house at Calico

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Panning for silver at Calico..we found some!!

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Climbing around Calico..look at that blue, clear sky...in November!

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It's hard to tell in this picture, but there were thousands of windmills in the middle of the Mojave Desert in California. It gave the kids something to look at for a little bit.

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M-I-C-K-E-Y MOUSE!!!

Logan, Kelsi, and Aidan...Kelsi had so much fun being with her friends again!

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My friend, Mandy and me...she is the one who talked us into coming to visit and we are so glad she did!!! She also helped to keep me sane the last few years in Rexburg and I miss her so much!!

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Waiting for the carousel

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Kelsi and Mommy on the Bumper Bugs...so fun!

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Andrew loved this ride, can you tell?

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We love Disneyland!

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Andrew and his favorite person, Mama!!

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The only Buzz Lightyear we saw walking around...

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Kelsi and Dad

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California Screamin' is behind us...we decided this was our favorite ride. Kelsi loved when you went upside down in the Mickey head.

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We had such a fun time with our friends, the Joneses, at Disneyland. The weather was great and the company too. Hopefully we can go again sometime! Kelsi loved all the rides, she was tall enough for them all and the scarier the better for her- she takes after her mother!! Andrew's favorites were (of course) the Nemo ride and the Buzz one. On our way home we stopped in Utah and got to spend time with Dave's grandparents, always a treat! Now we are home in freezing cold Rexburg and it's back to real life again...3 weeks till we move!!

Disney-Mania!!

We are off to the land of Disney and...sunshine!! I don't know which part of that I am most excited about! Have a great Thanksgiving everyone, see ya when we get back!