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 :)

Attacked by the doggies :)

Corey and I went to go see his Dad and Bonnie the other day and they had recently gotten a new schipperke named Pika :) She's super cute but bounces everywhere, it will blow you away at the heights she can reach with those front paws. Anyway, we were chillin and I decided to play with the other schipperke Gauge because he needs to be tortured :P haha he's fun to play with. Then all of a sudden all of the other doggies, Gooey the pure bread Labrador (senior national retrieving contest winner), Panzer the German Shorthaired Pointer, and Pika came over and attacked! haha Paul and Corey both got into the fun and I was run over by Panzer's innate ability to lean on people until they fall over. Then Gooey just likes to be pet so she goes wherever people are so they can rub her ears. Pika and Gauge have insane amounts of energy and were jumping all over. Side note: you should see Gauge harass Panzer, he just comes up next to him and bites on his ear or his leg to get him to play and Panzer just sits there until he's fed up and then plays with Gauge, it's funny. OR when they're getting fed, they're pretty funny to watch :) While we were being attacked by the swarm of doggies, Bonnie got a picture of all of us :)

Fish Springs

Corey, Paul and I went out to fish springs today, it was a long drive, but definitely an adventure :) We had a lot of fun anticipating shooting and seeing fish springs. It was a pretty cool place because one second you're in the middle of a barren desert with wild horses and then next, there is this little oasis-type area with ducks, birds and coyotes. It was really neat to see :) The adventure came with me and the camera.. I couldn't get a good picture to save my life.. so here's what you get to see from my adventure:

After fish springs we turned around and went shooting clay pigeons, it was way fun! I had my glasses on that day (due to a contact malfunction.. much anger and frustration = contact thrown out of the vehicle) So it was a lot harder to aim because they would slip down my face a little so I would see the frame and couldn't see the clay pigeon, so my day shooting wasn't the greatest. But Paul and Corey shot great! It is really cool watching them both shatter the pigeons :)

I was also able to shoot Corey's 22-250 and the 22, the 22-250 is louder than any other gun I've shot before and it does a pretty good amount of damage with not too much recoil. I was impressed, but I definitely prefer the 22 :) It's way fun to sit on the tailgate of the truck and look through the scope and pick off targets :)

Corey also shot the Glock 20 for the first time, it was INSANELY loud and did a LOT of damage! Paul placed a range of clay pigeons in the trees and bushes for Corey and I to shoot at and he practically blew down the tree! haha. You can see the damage from the picture:

Blue monster cookie makes my tummy better :)

Corey and I went to dinner with Paul and Bonnie the other day and I had MAJOR cramps, like worse that I have ever had...EVER. So we're chillin there and I can't even hardly talk and then one of them asked me if I was okay and I totally started crying because I felt horrible... :( So Corey and I left and bought some medicine and I chilled for a little bit before going back to the restaurant. The server had gotten me a brand new soup to go because I couldn't eat anything and we left kinda early to go back to their house. I had an icepack on my stomach for like 20 min and Corey and Paul left to grab some ice cream for dessert. When they came back they had bought me the funniest little blue cookie monster to help me feel better :) It was super cute and I loved it :) It definitely made me feel better, they are super amazing :)

Shooting in Delle

Yesterday Paul took Corey and me to go shooting out in Delle, Utah. For those of you, like myself, who have never heard of it before.. it is off west I-80 past Saltair and on your way to Wendover. The drive was pretty cool before too because we were able to see all of the rock art along the side of I-80. It's really neat seeing how people express themselves through this stuff, I saw phrases about who people loved, religious beliefs and symbols. If you haven't ever seen it before, it's worth driving west to experience :)

ANYWAY, on to the main part of this blog.. Shooting! :) Once we reached our destination after passing range cows (don't ever get in their way) we picked a spot and unloaded. We started by shooting Paul's 20ga, which is one of my favorites because the double barrel is easier to aim with, in my opinion. Then Corey warmed up to his new Beretta 12ga, by the end of the day he was PRO with that gun!

We also shot a BUNCH of 22's, which was WAY fun! Corey and Paul set up targets of clay pigeons to shoot with the 22's and we shot away! Corey and I challenged each other to who could shoot the target first and knock it down. I was having a BLAST!! I loved being able to use the scope and hit pop cans and knock the clays down. Corey and I were trying to see who could shoot a target first when he ended up shooting it and then I blasted it while it was falling down the hill hahaha! It was great! Corey's pump was definitely faster than mine because he didn't have to tilt the gun down to cock it, which was unfair in our race to see who could shoot the clays first (cough, cough) haha jk. I had a scope so it was fair. We both shot way well and had fun :)

Then came the revolvers :D Corey brought his new s&w 686+ and his mom's ruger blackhawk 41 mag. Corey, Paul and I had a lot of fun shooting these :) Those guns have some KICK to them! It amazed me how much my wrists flew back because of the recoil. The Shock Wave was Intense too! I was standing behind Corey to take a picture of him shooting and I felt the shock wave from his gun on my face and my leg.. it was That strong. It definitely blew me away, can you imagine how much force that is? Wow.

 We ended the day with throwing the last of the clay pigeons and obliterating them with the 12ga and the 20ga. I ended the day by turning the clay into dust with the 20ga, which I was super proud of because I'm learning to aim better :) and Corey blew the clay into smithereens with his Beretta. It was DEFINITELY a great way to spend the day :D

Easter!

Easter was great this year! I was able to visit Dad, Cami, Jeremy, Lexi, Ariana, and Ayden in Park City in a little condo they were renting for 4 days for the kid's spring break. We all went to dinner at Ruby Tuesday's and had very tall glasses of flavored lemon-aide. It was great to have all 7 of us together again for dinner :)

Then on Easter, Corey's grandpa reserved a table at the Alta Club for the whole family, since he's been a member for like 50 years. Dee Dee, Polkey, Charlie, Diane, Martha, Corey and I all accompanied him :) The food was Absolutely Amazing! It was a buffet of lamb, crab, shrimp, beef and a lot of other yummy stuff :) I've never been to the Alta Club before so it was really neat to be able to go and see the "woman's entrance" and to get dressed up for dinner. We all had a great time and left very stuffed :)

Epsilon

So for my birthday, which was a while ago.. sorry I've been busy with finals so I haven't been able to post many blogs.. so hopefully I can catch up! Anyway, Corey bought me a beta fish for my birthday! I have wanted a beta fish pretty much my entire life but just haven't ever bought one.. so Corey bought it for me :) His name is Epsilon and he has this awesome iridescent blue and green color, kind of like a peacock feather. He being a "martyr for his kind," as Corey used to say, because it took him about 2 weeks, five types of beta food, and a lot of pleading, before he actually ate. He only eats freeze dried blood worms.. go figure, the most expensive food. haha Epsilon is definitely worth it thought because when he eats it is the coolest thing ever because he stalks the food and then lunges and chomps the worm. It's pretty entertaining. :)