Okay, so I have been the biggest slacker ever lately! I just have not had the energy to blog. This whole month, I have been OBSESSED with the olympics, and now that they are over, maybe I can get back to getting things done. At least I'll get some more sleep and not go to work like a zombie every morning. I have totally ignored my cleaning, laundry, blogging, and the list goes on and on. In fact, I started this post almost 2 weeks ago and am just now getting back to it. I loved every minute of the olympics though, they were so fun to watch! They make me so proud to live in our country. Ben and I have been really busy the past month though, so here are just a few things that have been going on (besides 9 hours a day of olympics)
The first weekend of August we went out to Amanda's for the twins blessings. They both looked absolutely adorable! John did a wonderful job on the blessings, and it was so much fun to see everyone. (We missed you Misti, I wish you guys could have made it). On Saturday night we all went to Journey to the center of the earth in 3D. It was such a good movie. Amanda's daughter Brilynn leaned over to me half way through and said "This is the best movie I've ever seen in my life!" She's only 6. It was the funniest thing though!
My sister MiKell had her 29th birthday on the 7th of August. I'm so grateful to have her as a sister, she is a wonderful person. She has always been there for me and I love her so much. We went out to her house that night for cheesecake and a little birthday party. I gave her the first 2 Twilight books, because I thought she needed to get addicted to them like everyone else. 
That weekend I had Friday off, and Ben must have known I needed a little getaway, because he surprised me with a trip to Daniel's Summit. We've stayed there a few different times, and I love it. It's such a fun little place. We got there pretty early in the afternoon, and then he goes on to tell me that he had a massage set up for me!! I was in heaven. It was so relaxing and nice. Then we went to dinner and hung out that night watching the opening ceremonies of the olympics. The next day we went out Jeeping on a bunch of trails we had never been on before. I think we've been everywhere there is to go around Vernal, so it's fun to find new trails and explore them. That is until you get lost. What we had planned as a 2 hour ride turned into a 4 hour ride, but it was still so much fun, and the scenery was gorgeous!!
I am so excited that it's a 3 day weekend. Monica and Dewey and Amanda and John are coming out, so it will be fun spending time with family. We're getting family pictures on Saturday with the Monsen's. My mom wanted a family pic before Kyler leaves and while everybody is here this weekend, so I'll have to post some of those later. Have a great Labor day weekend everyone!!
Today I'm going to a baptism of a cute girl named Kya. I'm in young women's in my ward and Kya is a friend of one of the girls in our YW named Jaden. Jaden has been bringing her to church and activities every week, and she even went up to girls camp with our ward. Jaden sat with her through all of the missionary discussions, and she has finally decided to be baptized. Jaden called and asked me to play the piano for her to sing a song at the baptism. I can't wait, I know it will be so spiritual and I'm so happy she has decided to join the church. Jaden has been such an amazing example to me, what a great blessing missionary work is in our lives! I often feel like I learn so much more from the girls than they do from me, and I know that's exactly why I have this calling. I am so grateful for them and their sweet spirits, I love them all so much!
