April ride..

For my birthday, Dad, John, and I went riding in the Owyhee's. It was AWESOME!! Snow was everywhere and kept falling while we were out. I usually never where a helmet but so happy I did today. I was especially thankful I could still wear my sunglasses. If not, I would have been blinded by the snow. I LOVE to ride!! THANKS DAD!!

Sunday ride....

Dad and John were nice enough to invite to go riding with them on Sunday.  We headed up to Emmette direction so John can scope out his Elk hunting grounds.  It was REALLY warm and dry but tons of fun.  I was really rusty but made it up the mountian without any screw ups!!  I wish I could go riding me but don't know when it will happen. 



Sagebrush garveyard.
 A fire went through a couple years ago
 and this is what is currently there. 

View looking down on Ola Idaho

Monster unibrown!!  Scary I know!!



John and Dad checking the view.



Creek



Crazy times...

July has been one crazy time.  Las Vegas was a blast (see previous post).  On July 12th (the Monday after Vegas) was Wyatts birthday.  I was able to get the afternoon off from work and ended up going to Chuck E Cheese with Jana, Wyatt, Mom, Emma, Lexy, Marlee, and Chris.  It as a fun time. 

I work the rest of the week and left work early on Friday to go to Grandma Dalley's 90th Birthday Party.  I rode with Lexy, Marlee, and TJ.  Lexy packed like it was the end of the world.  We made it in good time.  We stopped in Idaho Falls so Marlee could walk around for a little while and we got dinner at Scotty's.  Both Lexy and I ordered vanilla Pepsis.  We get the orders to go so we can get Marlee out of the car as soon as possible.  Neither Lexy and I take a drink until we are on the freeway.  I take a swig and my socks come off.  I might as well been drinking straight from the vanilla bottle.  WAY WAY WAY STRONG!!  Lexy's was the same way.  I was really dissappointed.

We finally make it to Uncle Dennis' house in Rexburg and are able to unload.  Dad, Caitlyn, Emma, and Mom drove over earlier.  Because there wasn' enough room for everyone, only Dad was going to stay with Gma for the night.  He left Rexburg in my car and the rest would meet him up in Driggs Saturday morning.

Because my uncle has an inside cat, TJ and I had to sleep in the van.  It wasn't as bad as I thought.  Saturday morning we got up bright and early so we can eat and get on the road.  Rexburg to Drigss is appx 1 hr.  We make it to Drigss around 1130.  That means we have 90 minutes to set up because the open house starts at 1pm.  Dad and I get the slideshow going, punch gets made, cake cut up, chairs set out.

It was amazing how much family arrived.  It was pretty solid from 1-4pm.  It was nice to talk to cousin I knew about but didn't know. 

Us girls head back to Rexburg about 7pm that night after visiting and dinner.  Dad is meeting us Sunday morning to head home.

Sunday morning we hit the road and make it safe and sound.  I saw a wildwire somewhere between Pocetello and Twin Falls.  It was pretty amazing.

After that trip, I head back to work on July 19th.  I work til Thursday and Friday I had off.  I originally thought Gmas birthday was on the 27th (when it really is on the 18th) so I planned to be in Driggs the 23-26th.  So instead of Driggs, I head up camping with TJ, Jana, Wyatt, Beth's family (5 kids, 1 huband, 2 dogs) and Gina's family (1 husband, 4 kids, and 2 dogs).  It was a fun but a diaster.

Origianlly Beth and her family were to go up early on Friday to get a camping spot and then the rest of us would follow that afternoon.  Unfortunatly, they didn't make it up there so they were going to follow us.  Jana and I planned on leaving around 4pm.  Because we waited for them, we weren't on the road til 6.  We make it up to Cascade around 830.  We head to Horsethief reseviour camp sites.  EVERYWHERE is full.  So we drive on hoping to find somewhere to pull over and camp. 

We end up climbing this rutted, tiny, windy road. It is something that Dad and I would usually be riding a 4wheeler on.  I was really nervous but was victorious.  We finally make it down the other side and find another road.  We take that for a few miles but find out the road is closed for repairs.  UGH!!  It is now 10pm!!  I am beyond annoyed.  Beth and Tim wanted to head back the way we came and I flat refused.  Driving up the crazy road in the night with cranky kids is not my idea of a good time.  I say we just camp by side of road for night and get up in am and move on.

That is what we did.  I had a dinner of a poppy seed muffin and instead of setting up/tearing down tent, TJ and I just slept in the truck.  It was pretty awful.  We get up on Saturday and head back up the mountain. We were driving through a campsite when we saw a family leaving.  It was a nice site.  Enough room for the 4 tents we had and for the 5 dogs. 

Saturday had some gliches but over all it was nice becasue I got to sit and read Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.  I wanted to finish it but oh well.  We came home Sunday.  I had Monday off.  I use Monday to clean all the camping gear we borrowed from the parents.

Back to work Tuesday, Wednesday, and today.  I am off again tomorrow!!  WOOHOO!!  I am leaving with Dad tomorrow morning to go camping.  We are headed to a secret location to go check huckleberries.  Cant wait for great camping and riding the four wheeler!

Oh what a beautiful morning...oh what a beautiful day!

What a wonderful day Friday was.  I took a vacation day and had a wonderful time playing around.

I got to sleep in til 915am which was amazing.  Bad thing was I needed to be to Cailtyn's house by 930 so we could go shopping.  Shopping is a great motivator so I was only 10 minutes late. 

We went to the super junk store.  It was amazing.  Caitlyn found an actual Louis Vutton buffle bag!!  Consider this, our entire cart was $13.  If you broke it down, I am sure she only spent $0.75 at most on it!!  We had Wyatt and Emma with us who thought they were in heaven.

After the junk store, we headed to the outlet mall to meet Dad/Grandpa for lunch at Idaho Pizza.  Idaho Pizza has am amazing buffet of pizza and salad.  After an uneventful lunch, it was time to hit the VF (Vanity Fair) outlet.  I got an adorable gray sweater ($8), Seahawk tshirt for Dad's birthday ($10), new pair of jeans ($12), and a white button up ($4).  It was pretty awesome!!

Kids were ready to play so we went to the park.  It was such a nice day with blue skies and an occassional breeze.  If I had a blanket, I would have curled up in the sun and taken a nap.  After running around for a while, we went to Fred Meyer's to check out the 60% off lowest marked price.

At Fred' I got a purse for only $2!!  Wooo hoo for clearance!!  I got another purse for $15.  Body pillow for $7 and a couple other things. 

After Fred's I contiue to shop around the mall and get new flower ring for only $2!!  I will post pic soon because it is so gdang cute!  Plus new sweats and brown cardigan.  I spent a total of $11 on the ring, sweats, and cardigan!!  Got to love clearance!!

I finally head home to let TJ escape from the house.  I intended t o stop by the dog park for just a few minutes but ended up staying an hour.  TJ was having fun playing with two labradoodles. 

After the dog park, watching TV at parents, I finally hit the sack around 10 so I can get up Saturday to go FOUR WHEELING!!  I was super excited.
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Saturday rolls around and I drag myself out of bed around 7.  i wanted to get to the mountain ASAP.  I make it to paren't house around 8.  I made lunch of tuna fish and breakfast of egg/cheese sandwhichs and we are on the road at 830.  We park and are on the  trail by 930.  We just followed the main road up to Silver City because we only have 1 ATV with tracks on them and 1 ATV with tires.  No major playing in the snow this trip.  There was one spot where the drift was too big to over over and blocking the main road. 

Thankfully Dad found a trail that I could make it up (I on the machine with no tracks).  I was concerned that I was going to get stuck...but I didn't!!  YIPPEE!!  We make it to Silver City around 11.  Normally this would take half the day itself but that usually includes playing in the snow and more trails but oh well.  We were taking the trail to Jordan Valley when we came across another ATV with tracks. 

I was stopped at the top of the hill and Dad and ther other riders were at the bottom.  After a few minutes, I decided to join the group.  As I am approaching I hear a rider 1 say "Don't tell her I said that!" and rider 2 responds "A buddy can be a girl."  Dad says rider 1 asked if the red ATV (me) was his buddy.  Dad responds "That is my daughter." and you know the rest of the story.  Really can't blame ridger 1 because my hair was under a hate, scraf around my face, and every other person up there was a boy.  Typically, I was the only girl (that we knew of).

Dad and I continue with our ride.  Up in Silver City, it was snowing and there was a couple of feet of snow.  By 1pm, we were down in the canyon, playin in the desert and it was probably 40 degrees.  Idaho is so weird.

While Dad and I were riding, we across a group of deer.  Not just a couple of deer...but at least 40 deer!! 40!!  It was crazy! So Dad and I driver futher and we come across ANOTHER group of 40 deer!!  So we continue along our way.  As we are headed back to the truck, we saw the two group together!!  I have never seen so many deer!!  It was amazing!!

Dad and I leave around 4.  We start driving and Dad stops.  He says get out and come here.  I head to the back of the trailer but he wasn't there.  I turn around and he is climibing into the passanger seat.  WOO HOO!!  It is time to learn how to drive a trailer! So I climb in and the lessons begins.  It isn't as bad as I thoguht.  Of course only going 50 in 65 helped calm my nerves.  Dad and I even tried back up the trailer in a church parking.  Yes it took me 10 minutes but I got it between the lines!!  With more practice, I can drive the boat up to the lake.  Dad will still have to back it up there but hopefully this means more trips to the lake!!
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Sunday was an ok day.  It started out with getting up at 9am becasue mom and Caitlyn called.  Mom was making homemade biscuits and gravey.  After breakfast and a little play time with the kids, Jana, Wyatt, and I head to a flea markte.  It realy wasn't that great. 

After the flea market, I take Emma back to her house.  Caitlyn had to work and Brandon was coming home from Jackpot.  Emma didn't take a nap, so we ended up going to see Plant 51.  Emma and Wyatt did really good at staying quite and sitted.

Once the movie was finished, we troop over to Fashion Bug becasue they had a sign that said "EVERYTHING $10".  Well  that was too goo to be true.  If you purchased something at regular price, you could get a 2nd item for only $10.  Thankfully there were running 40% lowest marked price.  Because we were in a hurry (they closed in 15 minutes and parents waiting with dinner), I purchased what I liked and would take them home to try them one and return what didn't work.  I tried on two of the three pants.  WOW!!  Their average is really short.  They were such high waters!!  They tall was nearly perfect but a little shorter than what I expected.  So 2 of the 6 I purchased would be going back. That means I got 3 shirts and 1 pant for only $25!!  Not bad at all!

After Fashion Bug, Emma and I get dropped off at Emma's house.  Brandon is now home so I leave Emma with her dad and I head over to my parent's house.  I originally thought about making breat but that will have to wait til next Saturday.

Once dinner of roast of consumed, and tv watched, I left my parent's house early.  I left at 945!!  I normally start getting ready to leave around 10 but something happen and I am walking out the door at 1030 so 945 is weird. 
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All in all it was a great weekend.  I wish today was following suit.  People are just not listening and I am repeatign myself like 20x!!  GRR!! It is aggravating!

more in depth...

So just to give a quick background...

I am the 2nd youngest of five daughters. I am the aunt of 4 nephews (Austin 15, Tyler 11, Nick, 9, & Wyatt 3) and 3 nieces (Kaylee 13, Emma 2, and Marlee 1). I am also the proud mom of TJ, shih tzu. He is appx 1 1/2 years old. I adopted him from the pound as a gift to myself for my 25th birthday. I have lived in Idaho my whole life. We moved from Boise to Nampa when I was 8 years. I graduated from Kuna High in 2002. I have been working full time ever since. I have been working for Saia Motor Freight for the past 3 years. I am in customer service and also train new employees.

I have been living in Nampa for about a year now (moved to Boise after high school). I LOVE my home. It is a fourplex about a mile from the freeway. It has 2 bedroom and 2 full baths. My master bedroom is upstairs and has a walk in closet. My bedroom is the only thing upstairs. Everything else is downstairs. I have converted the 2nd bedroom to a pantry and craftroom. I have a gas fireplace and central A/C. This is the first house I have lived in that has had central A/C and not just window units. I love the washer and dryer and again, first house (beisdes parents) that have had a washer and dryer!! There is also a dishwasher and yet again, first house (besides parents) that has had a this. Plus there is covered parking. It is also great because I am only 6 miles away from my parents and with in 3 miles I can visit 3 of my sisters. So visiting the youngest nieces and nephew are really easy. It is also great because we are really close to the dog park so TJ and I go nearly everyday.

I spend most of spare time hanging out with family. I really enjoy going to the farmer market or any outdoor fair. I love to camp and ride ATV. As a family we also enjoy boating at Lucky Peak. I enjoy to read and am currently working on the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. I enjoyed Twilight. I enjoy crafting and taking pictures.

I enjoy wathcing movies of all kinds. Favorite actor is Hugh Jackman. I thank Heaven for TIVO because I can watch my shows quickly. My fav tv shows are Supernatural, Deadliest Catch, Chuck, Project Runway, Top Chef, 10 Things I Hate About You, and any BSU or Seahawk game. My favorite musicians are Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Gary Allan, Breaking Ben. I love going to concerts and last count was 26 total. I have seen Gary Allan and Blue County both twice. It was a dream come true to see Josh Groban last year. What an amazing concert!!

I love to travel. I blame this on my parents and all the family vacations we took. I have been to all states west of the Mississippi River. I have been to Germany (with high school class). With friends I have been to New York City and Portland. Going to visit friend in October in Seattle. I am really excited for that trip.