Taffy found a skunk!!

 Haha, the title says it all :) a couple weeks ago we let Taffy outside because she was letting out the "I saw a cat" bark and she likes to chase them away and then come back in... HOWEVER this time it wasn't a cat, it was a skunk! So it sprayed before it ran off and Taffy ran through the mist. I have never smelled skunk spray that close up, it made my eyes water. haha so the house smelled horrible and we drenched Taffy in tomato sauce to get the smell out. She HATED it, she was in the sink trying to get out, poor little dog. haha Martha, Corey and I were laughing the entire time.

Dirtbiking at 5 mile pass

This ride was SO much fun and definitely needed! Corey just recently sold his Chevy truck and bought a new Yamaha WR450F bike :) This was his first ride on it and he LOVED it, he definitely enjoys his new bike. The day before the ride we bought him a bunch of new gear: boots, helmet, goggles and his jersey and pants are getting here today. His best friend Morgan's dad Lynn took Corey and I out on Saturday (6/26/10) to 5 mile pass in Tooele. I haven't been on a dirt bike in forever so I borrowed Heather's CRF230, which was a toy compared to Corey and Lynn's bikes, but definitely perfect for me and my purposes :) We went on a bunch of different trails and I actually opened it up to 3rd gear in the end and was able to be comfortable standing while going over bumps. Corey and I rode side by side for a little while and that was Super fun! :) I had SUCH a great time and so did he and Lynn :) We only rode about 12 miles, but it was perfect for my first ride because I wasn't too tired by the time we finished. It was perfect :). Lynn lead the whole time on his KX500 because he knows the trails way better than we do, and I was in the middle so Corey could keep an eye on me :) We had So much fun! They both rode in 1st and 2nd gear, so I was really glad they were patient with my slowness :P But I was definitely more comfortable at the end than the beginning. Corey got to play around with the throttle on his bike and shot in front of me a couple times, and then slow down so I could catch up and then I let the throttle go fast when I caught up so that I would shoot a little in front of him, it was really fun :)

We went up and down 2 different little canyons and the first one, I believe it was called rattlesnake canyon, had a lot of slick rock in the middle of it so we turned around because it was a little too hard for me. On the way down I went over a bump and lost control and the back tire slid out from underneath me on the slick rock and I crashed. My right leg ended up between the rock and my 200lb bike, so I now have a beautiful bruise and my arm slid on the rock and got all scraped up, but luckily I had on a long-sleeved jersey so that it protected my arm from the gravel and dirt mostly. It didn't rip and so the scrape is really superficial, but it definitley stung. However, it sounds worse than it felt. I got back up quickly and checked the wound, decided I didn't need stitches and kept going for another hour to hour and a half :) It was really fun. The crash almost calmed some of my nerves though because in the beginning I was so afraid of crashing and then when I did I realized it wasn't as bad as I was thinking it would be so I brushed it off and kept going :) We had a great time, I can't wait till our next ride :)

Flowers at Martha's

This summer Martha and I decided we should put a bunch of pretty flowers in her flowerbeds, so that's exactly what we did :) We had SO much fun picking out flowers at Home Depot, we had to get flowers in threes so that they would look good together in the beds. Colors were my favorite part! We found so many Bright colored flowers, that include (but are not limited to): lilies, daisies, geraniums, petunias, snap dragons, Johny Jump-Ups, marigolds, columbines, African daisies, and Many Many More!! It was SUCH a BLAST!! We were there for a couple of hours, filled 3 carts full of flowers and bought a Lot of dirt! :) :) That first night we planted the entire front bed by the tree, it was SO much fun! We didn't come in till about 11 or 11:30 so we were kneeling outside with a light attached to the tree because we had to make sure the bed looked perfect! :) (that night was weirder than you would have thought though, many Many cars drove by and then at like 10:30 about 30 teenagers just walked down the street laughing and being.. well, teenagers.... very strange). The bed by the climbing rose was a lot bigger, but we had SO much fun deciding where things would go and what colors would look together, we ended up putting the velvet looking purple petunias in the holes between the larger flowers because they added a beautiful contrast! :) I've honestly never planted a flowerbed before this and I was so grateful that Martha let me play such a big role in planting her flower beds :) I took A Lot of pictures, so I will post my favorites! :)

Brown hair!

So, the background on the color change decision.. I had just finished spring semester and wanted to do something out of the ordinary and fun, so I colored my hair :) I've had it dark brown before and really liked it, so I decided on dark brown. It's definitely fun, it took 2 times going into the salon to get it dyed because the first didn't turn out well so they fixed it, but I LOVE it :) I will most likely be keeping it brown for a while, but knowing me.. who knows :P Funny thing is, people took double takes at me at work because they didn't recognize me at first, and then I had patients ask me if I colored my eyebrows to match.... which I didn't. haha. Anyway, lots of fun :)