Tunnel of Love. Kinda.

Did I mention I have a crush on the best man from the previous post?? His name is Robson. Best man, maid of honor....cute right?? ANYWAY, its been a few months since this actually happened so I think I'm ok to blog about it :). With all of the wedding stuff going on we had spent a lot time together, and like I said.....I thought he was pretty adorable.We decided to hang out after the wedding. He told me about some tunnels that were right by my house. These tunnels go under the freeway and at the top there is a really neat look out point. Little did we know how treacherous the hike was going to be. Getting to the tunnels is really easy, just a jaunt through a park to a not so frequented path. There are three seperate tunnels and because the tunnels are pretty steep there are ropes to help you climb up without slipping. We went with another couple and we wanted to take blankets to sit on when we got to the top. It made it a little more difficulty since we had some stuff to lug up there. The first tunnel wasn't too bad except the rope was kind of stretchy making the climb a little tricky. The second tunnel was a little more intense. Rob and I got up the tunnel no problem, but our friend Kirstyn had a little more difficult time. Rob and I were sitting at the top waiting for her to finish climbing when we heard a thud and the rope slipping past us. Both of us grabbed the rope and then we heard Kirstyn scream. Rob yelled down to her to make sure she was ok and she said she was fine and that it had just scared her. Everyone got to the top of the tunnel so we investigated what had happened to the rope. It was attached to a shovel that had been stuck in the ground. The shovel had completely come out of the place it was wedged into. UH! SKETCHY right?!? So here we are after a little scare and we decide (against better judgement) to go up the third tunnel. The third tunnel was really steep. Rob made it up first but only after really messing up his hands. He had to hold the rope so tight and kept slipping because the rope had NO grip.When he got to the top he tied some weird boy scout knots to make it "easier" to climb up the rope. They worked for the most part except every once in a while a knot would pop and you would slip a little bit. When we all got to the top we acted like. "Yay! That was fun." When really, we were all thinking, "I'm so glad I didn't die in this freeway tunnel where my body would likely never be discovered." I'm all about adventure but seriously....that was a tad over the edge. We sat at the top of the tunnels for SOOO long because it was so cool. Plus...we had shlept so much crap up there with us we weren't looking forward to getting down with it all. And yes.......Rob and I shared a magical moment of a *first kiss* (insert awwww here). Good times. So its like 3 am and we decided we need to get off this mountain side. Rob goes down the first section of tunnel and yells back, "There is no way I'm comfortable making Kirstyn and Stod climb down that!!!" Danny (Kirstyn's date) who is an avid rock climber decides to brave the tunnel as well. He also yells back, "That was SUPER hard!!" So neither Kirstyn or I are feeling super confident at this time. Rob yells up the tunnel that not too far from the tunnel there is a path you can hike down. They think we should do that and they'll come pick us up with the truck at the road. ALRIGHT. We wait five minutes and then head for the path. Um....this path looked like a mud slide had recently reeked havoc on it. So with the blankets, head lamps, phones, and flash lights in hand Kirstyn and I brave this (and I use the term loosely) path. We get down to the bottom, covered in dirt, and sweating like crazy. We had to pretty much slide on our butts the whole time. I think I would have rather gone down the tunnel. Seriously! Robson later admitted that he thought I would never go on a date with him again after he ditched me in a tunnel above the freeway. We totally laugh about it now. It was a very interesting date. I only got a few pics but here you go. Also, no I did not get a picture of the great view. I don't know whats wrong with me.

Beggining the trek....before our lives were in danger :)







After the first tunnel




Headed up! Can you even see the tiny rope???


Waiting and giving the boys a head start


Before heading to the path! *Disclaimer*-Robson will probably make an appearance in future posts. I like him......

My Best Friend's Wedding!

Not the movie, she really got married! It was so fun to be her Maid of Honor and I was so.....well, honored :). When she (Dottie) first told me that she was going to get married I was super upset about it. I was a few weeks from moving up to Salt Lake and my only friend in Salt Lake was getting all engaged and stuff! Needless to say, when I met Steve (her husband) I was totally happy for her. They are such a cute couple and so right for each other.
So, I like wedding showers but sometimes I really hate playing the games. However, we played a game at her shower that was seriously so funny. You had to put a banana at the bottom of some panty hoes, tie it around your waste so it was hanging just above the floor, then you had to move an orange across the floor swinging the banana using your hips. Maybe that makes absolutely no sense but I was seriously laughing so hard. These are pictures from her wedding shower. I'll keep it PG I promise.








The orange game!!!


The actual wedding day. Her dress was so grogeous! She looked so beautiful!

Where to start!?!

It's been a while. Weird I know. This summer has seriously been so fun. Even between the madness of going to school I have been able to fit in a bunch of fun activites. I went to Zion National Park about 3 month ago (Iknow I know I'm playing catch up). It was interesting. I hope and pray the person I went down there with never finds my blog but if he does......oh well I guess. Honestly such a great trip and the people we were with were really nice to me and very hospitable. HOWEVER, the first night we were down there I almost lost it. I had been on a few dates with this guy and it was pretty lukewarm between us. We stayed with his brother and he told me there were two rooms upstairs and I could pick either one. So I walk into the first room and this is how the conversation goes.
"Oh......you are choosing that room?"

"Yes.....is that ok?

"Well I kind of like this room better."

"Ok I'll take the other room" (What I really wanted to say was ok you big dork you should have just told me what room I was staying in).

The room he wanted to stay in had a comfy queen size bed, a window, a TV, and the room was nice and cool. When I walked into the room I was staying in I was UP. SET! There was a squeaky little twin bed, no TV, the room was stifiling, and the computer from 1994 was humming at about the same decibel as a B52 jet. Am I exaggerating a tiny bit? Maybe. But I went to bed that night so turned off and annoyed I wasn't even sure I was going to be able to sleep. Our relationship was officially over. It turned out ok though because the repelling the next day was phenomenol. Here are a few pictures.....




The top of angels landing. So gorgeous!










All in all it was a great trip!

UGH!

I've wanted to update my blog but I have NO pictures. Why don't I have any pictures? Because I don't have a camera. I feel like it literally just disappeared into thin air. I am sooooo sad. I don't know what I did with it. Anyway, more posts to come.....and pictures since now I am saving up for a new camera. *Sigh*

Time Flies!

(I love this picture)


I kept saying I need to update my blog and now all of a sudden its been 3 months since I updated. Wow! The end of 2010 was awesome. Christmas was wonderful! The fam got to spend some time down in Arizona together and even though it wasn't OVERLY warm we managed to have a good time. I moved to Salt Lake the first of January and I've just been getting back into to the swing of "Student Life" again. I'm done in July!! RN here I come :). School has been a whirlwind...I jumped into a program where everyone already knew each other from the previous semesters so it has been an adjustment to fit in. However, I am so blessed to have this opportunity that has worked out so well for me. This blog is random and its just a bunch of pictures but at least I feel a little more caught up.


Christmas shopping can be so exhausting


Christmas in Pahrump!




I would ask Ava to show me her new slippers and she just kept doing this....its the best picture I could get.


The ginger bread house is definitely a tradition. Ava will remember!



I got a new snowboarding helmet for Christmas. There was one day we got sooo much snow so Robert and I took advantage and went snowboarding. Getting the Jeep out was not easy but Ken Richens came over with the tractor and we were out in a Jiffy. My dad and Ken LOVE that was tractor.







Pictures from Arizona!








I'll leave you with these. This is a prime example of why I don't do much crafting. I was convinced I wanted to crochet a baby hat for Alecia and Sam's baby. I picked a very simple pattern and not even half way through I knew something was wrong. My mom was doing the same pattern with me to talk me through it (yes I needed it). Can you see something wrong??? Mine is the one on the left.


Second round was MUCH better. I can't wait to put it on her!!! I told Alecia if she wanted to use the first draft she would have a lovely hand made nipple cover if needed :).