Favorite Teachers and Such

So, this is super random, but interesting nonetheless.  Dave and I were talking yesterday, as we often do... :)  and we discovered something.  Most all (as in like 9 out of 10) of our favorite High School teachers and College professors have the first name Michael.  He brought it to my attention that this was true for him and as I was going through mine, we found that mine were named Michael as well.  It was funny...and weird.  We've found a glitch in the Matrix....  :)

On another completely random note, I was searching on deviantart for a new desktop background when I found this picture:

And it freaked me out a little.  I'm fairly certain that the artist of the drawing snuck into our bedroom and used us as his/her muse.  This is SO us!  It even looks like us.  You better believe it's my new background.

Bear Lake Weekend

We spent this past weekend up at Bear Lake and it was awesome!  We haven't been up to the cabin for a month or two, so it was nice to get away for the weekend and relax.  We spent our time at the beach, eating shakes, fourwheeling up the canyon, and MUCH of the weekend was spent playing around with the airsoft guns we just purchased.  I'm pretty sure there are over a thousand bb's around the cabin, and surrounding forest.  :)  Here's some pictures for your viewing pleasure...

 

 We spent the day Saturday at the beach. 

 It was insanely crowded.  A fifteen minute wait and maybe a few "arguments" with other beach patrons later, and we had found a great spot on the beach. :) 

 Dave reading "The Beach" on the beach.  Clever...

 Jolynn and Kaitlyn enjoying the water.  It was actually warm!

 Mike and Big Dave. 

Dave and I spent the majority of the time sitting at the shore with our feet in the water. 

I did spend quite a bit of time in the water, and it was awesome.  Then, the snap on my swimsuit broke and I nearly flashed the entire beach...that was the end of that.  Good thing I have fast reflex's.  :)  AND, to make things worse, right when it broke, this kid kept squirting me with a water gun...in the face.  Some peoples children....

We spent Sunday up the canyon fourwheeling. 

 Check out this awesome picture of a butterfly.  I'm awesome...I know. 

This bug was HUGE and disgusting.  Dave and I were watching it fly around and saw it pee in mid-air.  Eww.  Then it landed and Dave shot it with his air soft gun.  Even more eww. 

The water is really high this year and so the mosquito's and gnats were horrible.  I have bites all over my legs and thighs.  One of the bites on my thigh left a bump the size of a silver dollar.  Gross.  Yeah, my skin is not a fan of  bites.  TMI??  Besides that, the weekend was great.  Our summer has been so wonderful and we're hoping to soak up as much of it as we can.  School will be here before we know it!  

No AC = creative ingenuity

Our AC went out on Monday and our apartment has been 85 degrees since...even with the windows open.  Can you say GAG?  After two nights of little to no sleep (due to that fact that it felt we were sleeping in Hell), it was time to get serious.  So, last night, it's midnight and we're both sweaty and sick of this no AC stuff.  (How did the pioneers cope!?  I was definitely born in the right time).  I'm laying in bed, wishing I was on a beach with a pina colada, and I hear Dave messing around in the kitchen.  And then, I see him walk in our room with this...... 

Fan:  check

Dish drying basket:  check

Otter pops:  check

Bungee cords:  check

Towel:  check

Get all of these things and you've got yourself a white trash creative air conditioner.  And believe it or not, it actually worked pretty well...for about 30 minutes.  And then the Otter Pops melted. 

THAT my friends, is why I love my husband.  :) 

Catch Up

Summer is in full swing and can I just say, IT IS AWESOME!!!  For the past little while I've been boasting to Dave that so far, this has been my best summer EVER.  (It may have something to do with the fact that I went to summer school last summer, causing the worst summer ever).  Dave and I have been very blessed to be able to choose our work hours this summer so we've been able to sleep in and spend a lot more time together.  I've decided that life is just better when you're not in school.  For this reason, I'm doing my best to not think about the upcoming semester this Fall.  Ugh....not thinking about it...moving on.  We've been pretty lazy, but pretty busy as well and here's the pictures to prove it.  

 I made this wedding cake in June and was really pleased with it.  I'd never used fresh lilies on a cake before, but I think it turned out pretty good. 

 I started my garden a few months ago and the strawberries were a success!  The jalapenos are another story...I'm still trying to figure out why they aren't producing.  I've still got all summer right?  :) 

 Made this cake for a family bbq.

 Lemon cream cake with raspberry and lemon cream filling...with fresh whipped cream frosting and raspberries.  This cake is to die for.  And, I made it all from scratch.  Go me!  :) 

 Dave and I spent the July 4th weekend camping with my family at the Weber Memorial Campgrounds.  Here's Luke, Dave and Carlie playing Scrabble on the Ipad. 

 And, you can't celebrate the 4th without sparklers. 

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer as much as we are!