Summer

This summer was a little different for me. I was working and I wasn't used to being restricted on vacation time which prevented me from going to SMITHFEST (I know, my own family reunion!) and a Gough family trip to San Diego! We still tried to make the best of our summer and started it off with the fabulous CaLgArY StAmPeDe!

It was so fun to dress up western!

The weather wasn't that great and it started pouring when we sat down for the Grandstand Show so we bought these awesome Canadian ponchos to keep us dry. Ironically, the rain stopped as soon as we bought them but at least we got a cute picture!!!

Our next stop was to Shuswap Lake with Jason, Suzanne and Brooklynn to stay at the Lee's cabin for a few days. The weather was AWESOME and it was so nice to lay out in the sun and do nothing.

This is Austin and me jumping off the cliffs which took quite a bit of convincing for me to jump. I've done it before but I always freak myself out!

Austin was into the water sports where I was fine with just hanging out! Thanks Jason & Suzanne for inviting us! We had a blast!!

Every year in Calgary, there is an event called Taste of Calgary where restaurants from all over the city set up booths to try their food. You buy tickets and you can get chinese, ukranian, italian, greek, and other kinds of food plus some tasty desserts! It was only my second year going but its so fun to try all the different types of food and see the different cultures in the city! I highly recommend it to anyone who is in town during the Taste of Calgary to check it out!

Max and Miley love hanging out by the window and checking out what's going on outside.

Miley has a ridiculous amount of hair and our dear friend Suzanne is kind enough, or should I say patient enough to cut her hair for us. Instead of getting hair all over our clothes, I had the idea to use the ponchos we bought to protect ourselves. (See...money well spent) Miley ended up tearing mine apart but it did the trick.

The final part to our summer is moving. We are departing the Hamlet Spot and moving in with my mom for a few months. I really, really, REALLY want a house so we thought this would be a good opportunity to save up some money and spend some quality time with my family. I'm sad to leave the Hamlet and all the friends we have there but we'll see how this goes. I'm grateful my mom is welcoming us in with open arms! Summer was pretty good even though we missed out on some things but we were able to spend a lot of time with each other which is what matters most!

Best Wedding Entrance

I wish I was part of this wedding party!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0&feature=fvw

Lack of Communication in Mexico

At 4 AM this morning, Austin left for Mexico! He went with the Director of Operations for the company he is doing his internship for. They will be visiting all the Mexico offices and will be gone until Saturday. Great experience for him, not so great experience for me! I'm excited that he was able to go but he couldn't take his cell phone and this will be the longest we have ever gone without communicating! I've already started a list of things I want to talk about so I don't forget about it! We've been apart before, but I tell ya, it doesn't get any easier! If anyone wants to chat, give me a call!! I would love to hear from you!!!

Summer's Have Changed

It has been awhile since I have worked during the summer. I was on the Summer/Fall track at BYU Idaho so I was always at school during the summer. That may sound horrible to be at school during the summer, but now that I'm working during the summer, I would much rather be at school!! Here's why:

I would schedule all my classes in the morning so I could play all afternoon and at at night. (I would fit homework in there I'm sure). I would also try to schedule all my classes Monday through Thursday so I always had a long weekend! My roommates would usually try to do the same thing so by noon we could head to Rigby Lake for the afternoon. Or go boating with some locals. Or go rafting down the river with my FHE group. Or get snow-cones and tan in front of the Ridge.

Also during the summer, I would do some traveling. My first trip was to La Canada, California, one of the most beautiful places I have been! I went with Remi and we had a blast even though we slept in a closet and was ditched by our friend who took us! One of my favorite trips though and it was the first time I touched the ocean!

Another trip I took was to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We went for the 4th of July and accidentally ended up in the middle of a family BBQ. They were so nice to feed us and it was there I discovered my love for Scotch-a-roos!!

Remi, Ashley and I also were apart of a Nauvoo Church tour where we rode a bus for 36 hours straight and Ashley's ankles gained ten pounds each. I have never, and probably will never laugh as hard as I did when we discovered how big her ankles had swollen. We also slept in and missed our bus and had to take a Taxi to meet up with our group. I learned a lot though and am so glad I went on that trip.

Last summer, Austin and I made several trips to Utah for friends' weddings and they were so much fun. It was good to see people we hadn't seen in awhile and we were able to stay with his relatives that live there. It was so nice to get to know them better and so nice of them to always be so accommodating! (Thanks Jason & Luisa! We miss you guys!)

There were also numerous trips with the roomies to Utah (..mmm Cafe Rio) and of course trips to Canada for the Calgary Stampede and Flames games! I had the best roommates and I was able to go and do things I never would have done if I had not gone to BYU Idaho in the summer. The summer semester at BYU Idaho I think is the best time to be there! I've had to grow up and graduate and now I'm working all the time and get no time off to take my fun trips and hang out with my friends. I sure am grateful for all my memories I made and the friendships I will cherish forever!

I'm still going to try and make this summer fun. I better hurry though, its almost July!!!

Careers & Internships

This is where I work; at Landmark Homes as a Sales Associate. I have always loved looking at Showhomes growing up with my mom and in my spare time, I look up different floor plans that I like. I didn’t feel qualified for this job when I applied for it but I was called in for a couple interviews and was asked to join the company! I was so excited to learn more about the home industry and to get some sales experience. I also was quite proud of myself for getting this job all on my own; without the help of Lyle (who usually finds work for me) or any other sort of networking. I did it all on my own. I was partnered up with an awesome Area Sales Manager and fell in love with the job! The hours are different because the Showhomes need to be open when most people aren’t working but its given me time to work out and do other things in the morning before work and I don’t drive during rush hour which is AWESOME!

This is where Austin is doing his internship. I actually did my internship at the same place so Mr. Lyle Tomie has really helped both of us finish our schooling! The company brings people up from Mexico to Canada to work since there are many jobs available up here. The timing right now is a little unfortunate due to the outbreak of the Swine Flu, but Austin has done really well at this company and has been able to be involved in quite a bit. The best part of it all?? He will be graduated in August!! YEAH!! It is such a great feeling knowing that we will both be done school early on in our marriage. Once he is done we’re trying to plan a vacation to celebrate our graduations! Any suggestions???

I feel left out...

So... I’m not too sure what I’m doing starting a blog, but I began to feel left out with all the people that had one. I was never fond of the idea of having my own blog but I loved reading my friends blogs and sometimes creeping on other blogs of people I may not have known. I’m going to try it out even though I think mine and Austin’s lives are not too exciting right now. A lot of my friends started a blog after they got married and Austin and I have been married for over a year now so that's old news. Then I noticed friends starting a blog after they had a baby. Well, Austin and I are not in that category either so we’ll see how this goes. Wish me luck!!!