Disneyland Trip

We took a quick trip to Southern California this past weekend and had a blast. Jason and Tonya found a truck in So Cal that they wanted to buy and needed help driving two vehicles back home. During our trip down, we went to Disneyland and California Adventure.

While we were staying at Tonya's Uncle's house in Anaheim, we saw a full room that was dedicated to baseball memorabilia. Holy cow, this guy the most impressive baseball shrine I have ever seen. I had hundreds of signed baseballs, signed bats, baseball equiptment, pieces of old stadiums; this room was jam packed full of just anything you can think of that has to do with baseball. Wow, I was amazed!

Anyway even though the trip was very short and we spent one night in the car, we had a lot of fun.

At the entrance of California Adventure.

Lynzee and I with Minnie Mouse

Our favorite ride "California Screamin" in the background.

Mr. Patato head in line for the Toy Story ride.GoofyWe were on our way to see the Aladdin Play.Me and Lynzee at DisneylandThe truck!

Lynzee says YES!

This year was a very special Thanksgiving. First of all, my whole family was able to come home and eat the Thanksgiving Feast. Rachel, Elden, and Kori all came up from St. George; Becky Russ, and little Kaylee came from Eagle Mountain; and us "basement buddies" were at home.

I carefully planned this day out and went and picked up Lynzee at 10:30am. When I got to her house I told her that I had a "cheesy" surprise that required her to be blindfolded. I put the blind fold over her and circled around the neighborhood for 20 minutes or so. During this time Lynzee's entire family gathered together at my house.

I had a shirt specially made for each person in the family that spelled out the phrase "Would you marry me?" Our two families gathered together on my front lawn to spell out the question. When we pulled up in the car I put on my shirt which had the question mark and I had two shirts for Lynzee to choose from (a nice "yes" shirt with a diamond ring on it, or a dirty "no" shirt).

I parked in our neighbors drive way and told Lynzee that we would have to walk for a little bit. I walked Lynzee up into position and I got on my knee with flowers in one hand and the ring in the other. Lynzee then took off the blindfold and was completed shocked at the proposal. She said yes, and we are set to be married on April 10th, 2009. Thanks everyone again for the help, I LOVE YOU LYNZEE!

The Gathering

The approach

The blind fold comes off

The yes!

We also took a family picture

I am an uncle!

Little Kaylee was born today... yes on Halloween. Mom, Dad, Kelli, Lynzee and I took a visit over to St. Marks Hospital to see the new baby. This was a very special time for our family and I could see the joy in everyone eyes that Kaylee brought. Becky and Russ seemed very happy to add the new member to their family.

Kaylee was such a cute little baby. As Becky handed Kaylee to me to hold for the first time, I was terrified that I would drop her, not support her head correctly, squeeze her too much, or I don't know do something that wouldn't be good for her fragile little body. But it went well. Congrats Becky and Russ!

BYU Game in Vegas

Lynzee and I took a trip to Las Vegas and saw BYU beat UNLV 59 – 21. The trip was interesting because we crammed into the back of Big Randy’s Infiniti G-37 for the trek down. We had a lot of fun!

BYU vs. UNLV at Sam Boyd Stadium

Dennis Pitta catches a touchdown pass from Max Hall

The Hoover Dam

Reyzel, Big Randy, Lynzee and I at the Hoover Dam appreciating them dam workers of the past.

M&M Factory

Lynzee was a little tuckered out after walking the strip.

The most amazing hole-in-one you'll ever see!

WOW!!

The Fray Concert

The Fray came to the Usana Amphitheatre 7/18/2009. We had great seats which were only about 10 rows back. The concert was great but our view was blocked for a good majority of the time by these two rediculous and nasty girls in front of us. One girl in particular would raise up out of her chair during each song and gross out everyone in our section with her scandalous movements and obsescene gestures. Me and Lynzee could not help but just laugh each time she got up to do her thing. It was sick!

Anyway the music was great. The show was opened up by a Band from Colorado named Meese, they were awesome. They were followed by Jack's Manniquin and then The Fray. Other than the strong smell of beer in the air and the 1 hour that it took us to drive out of the parking lot the concert was awesome! Thanks so much Lynz, you are the best!

Slurpees are the best!

After golfing at Valley View Golf course for 4 and 1/2 hours in 100 degree weather, me and Tony stopped at 7-11 to grab a Slurpee. There I found my new favorite flavor to be Dr. Pepper. Here are some cool Slurpee facts I found at: http://www.slurpee.com/Slurpee101/Facts.aspx

SLURPEE FACTS

• Slurpee drinks are all served at 28 degrees.


• Early prototypes for the Slurpee machine made use of an
  automobile air conditioning unit.


• Slurpee was "invented" when some sodas were put in a
  freezer to cool them down — and they became all slushy.


• Bob Stanford, a 7-Eleven agency director, coined the term "Slurpee"
  in 1967.


• Winnipeg, Canada is generally thought to be the Slurpee capital
  of the world, due to their amazing Slurpee fanaticism.


• When Slurpee first hit the market, it wasn’t self-serve. The
  machine was behind the counter and the clerk served the product to
  you.


• At Slurpee, we call it a BrainFreeze. The scientific name for it
  is Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia. Really.


• Slurpee drinks are carbonated.


• Slurpee Day is July 11th.


• Sugar is the anti-freezing agent in most Slurpee drinks.


• American Slurpee is injected with air. Canadian Slurpee is not.


• Half of all Slurpee drinks are purchased between the hours of 4
  and 11 p.m.


• Every day more than 11.6 million Slurpee drinks are consumed
  around the world.


• Pressing your tongue against the roof of your mouth is a known
  cure for brainfreeze.


• In 2004, 7-Eleven created an edible Slurpee straw.


• In 1998, Slurpee Lip Balm hit the market.


• More than 40% of all Slurpee drinks are sold during the months
  of June, July and August.


• Every year enough Slurpee drinks are sold to fill up 12
  Olympic-sized swimming pools.


• Only one private individual owns a bona fide Slurpee machine.
  The rest are in 7-Eleven.


• The average Slurpee drinker's age is 29.

Star Valley Wyoming / Idaho

I had the chance last weekend to go to Star Valley Wyoming. Star Valley is located on the Wyoming and Idaho border about 60 miles south of Jackson, WY. We stayed at a place called the Star Valley Ranch which is located in the city of Thayne.

Me and Lynzee at the Bar J Chuckwagon Resturant

Four wheeling

We stayed here in this cabin tent.

Me and Skyler had fun playing around the camp site.

At the Bar J Ranch we were all quite impressed the "Mariah" song:

LAME MOVIES

There are two movies that me and Lynzee saw last week that were LAME! Although critics claim that these movies were good, I want to make sure that no one else will waste their time watching them:

AVOID LOSING IMPORTANT STUFF

If you read my article yesterday, you can probably remember a time or two when you lost something important. Below is apretty simple but helpful list of things to do that should help.

General Preventative Tips

The best way to avoid losing your daily necessities is to be proactive. Prevention, after all, is the best medicine. Here are some general preventative tips:

Follow a routine

Without daily routines, we are completely messed up. Creating and following a routine will not only help you avoid losing things, it is also an immense aid for recovering the items you've misplaced, as anyone who's ever "retraced their steps" can attest to.

Be organized

Instead of leaving random piles of paper behind or stacking everything on your desk or coffee table, organize things properly, then maintaining order can eliminate many future headaches. Filing cabinets and bookcases exist for a reason, after all.

Avoid clutter

Stress cleanliness. Obviously, the cleaner your place, the better you'll feel, but aside from that, when you live clutter-free, it becomes easier to find things and stay organized. The best way to start is by throwing out any old junk that's just taking up space.

Always return things to where you got them

Consistency is key, especially when trying not to lose things.

If none of these work for you in helping prevent losing important things like your wallet, I would recommend taking the Morty Seinfeld approach to the situation:

Blogging begins!!

Well after weighing the pros and cons of starting up a blog site, I decided to go ahead and get the blog-ball rolling. I think one of my top reasons for starting my blog site is to prevent myself from forgetting everthing that goes on in my fun and busy life.

Speaking of forgetting... I don't know why but no matter how hard I try I always seem to misplace important items. If someone were to ask me how many times I lost my wallet or my keys this year, I would simply shrug my shoulders and say "sorry that's too much work to try and count."

For example; yesterday I left my downtown office early as I do each Wednesday around 2:30pm and drove down I-15 to the golf course. From the time I arrive until sun down, I spend very enjoyable time providing a variety of labors out on the scenic North Range. After it was dark I had completed the most important job of clearing the golf balls off the range with the tractor / ball picker. I took a 20 minute drive to Lynzee's house for a homemade Strawberry shake that would be waiting for me.

As I sat and sipped down the deliciously thick shake, I began to feel something poke me in the rear. As I reached down to feel what it could be, I discovered what was causing me the discomfort; it was the key to the tractor in my back pocket!!! I had forgotten to take the key out of my pocket before I left. How on earth did I forget to leave that key at the range? I ended up having to wake up early this morning and drive to the golf course and drop of the key.

Even though I know that this sort of thing happens again and again to most people, I am going to do my best to never let something like this happen again!