WOW!! 25 Years and counting

I can't believe that today I have been married to my best friend for 25 years!! I know you must be thinking that we must have gotten married when we were 12, but no, we were of legal age. Brad surprised me with 25 roses and a gift card for a massage (which I used today) and getting my nails and toes done (Monday) We are going out for a nice dinner tonight and then planning a nice vacation in January (somewhere warm in the middle of winter)

We Went out for a wonderful dinner and when we were in the truck heading home (or so I thought) he pulled out Carrie Underwood Tickets!!!!! What a surprise and what fun.

25 reasons I love you

Because you love me
You are caring
You are the best Dad
You are a great Friend
You look great
You surprise me still
You are understanding
You love to drive and look at houses
You love to dream with me
You are a great provider
You always let me visit my family when I need a Seattle Fix
You drive me to work on snowy days
You are a great neighbor and friend to all
You are a good son to your Mother
You love a great vacation
You love to watch HGTV with me (House Hunters)
I love your passion for biking
You love to camp and fish
You love family Vacations and making memories
You have helped me through the tough times (Ryan)
You are not afraid of the vacuum
You buy me 25 roses and a wonderful massage
I am married to my best friend
I am married to you forever
You are just you!!!!


Happy Anniversary Honey.

I love you
Lolly

I love you Brad and can't wait for the next 25!!! xoxoxoxox Lolly

Univ of Utah Blackout Game

Sammi went the the Big University of Utah Blackout Game. They played against TCU and everyone wares black. She had a great time, but it was one of the coldest nights of the year and she had heat pads on her butt. Utah won so it was a great night.

A taste of Summer.

Sammi found these pictures on her camera. They were from this summer on a great hike up in American Fork Canyon. It is on the Pine Hollow trail and is a great hike. The first 4 miles are pretty much straight up and then you come to this beautiful valley. You are so high up that you can see Heber on one side and Utah county on the other.

Timp Mountain

The Beautiful Meadow!! Should be singing "The Hills are Alive"

The flowers are amazing!!

Here we go again!!!

We had soooooooo much snow last winter that I was hoping that we might get a break this year, but here it is November 5th and just LOOK!! When Sammi left at 5am it was cold and dark but not a drop of snow. I went back to bed until 6am and when I got up, oh my heavens, snow everywhere. I was even a wimp and had Brad drive me to work.

Glad that I got my tulips in and a warm blanket of mulch over them.

Last race of the year. Yeah!!

Again another month has passed (well more like 5 weeks) and I have not blogged. I really do have great intentions of doing it, but just can never seem to find the time.

Brad and Lolly



John and Marissa enjoying the wind.

Well October was fun. We had a few trips to Las Vegas, 3 in 5 weeks and that my friend is a lot of driving. Brad and David's last Bike race of the season in Moab. It is a really big race called"The 24hours of Moab" They are on a team (5 on the team) and they take turns riding a 15 mile course for 24 hours. The team was Brad, David, John, Marissa and a girl from SLC. The start of the race is wild. All of the racers put there bikes in one spot and then have to run 1/2 mile to get their bike and start riding. There are some pro's who do not have a team. They just ride the whole 24 hours. I think I read that the pro men winner completed 16 laps. WOW!!

Start of the Race

Brad on the Course



David on the Course



Marissa on Course. Go Girl, Go.

I again was the cheerleader and this time the sometimes babysitter for our dear friends John and Marissa Moss. Well I did not babysit for John or Marissa, but for their sweet baby, Sarah May. We really had fun visiting and just hanging out with them. It was a cold weekend and on Saturday we had wind, wind and more wind. We both had borrowed tent trailers from friends, and with the cold weather and wind, were so thankful for that. The boys are done with racing until Spring, so my pom poms have been put away for a short time.

John Finishing a Lap

Over 600 campers!!! Lots of Porta Potties

David and Sarah

Sammi is doing great. She is working for Applegate which is a Hospice company. She has 5 to 6 people she see each day and really is such an angel for doing what she does.

David is working at Rod Works still and loving it as am I. I have been so busy with Christmas, yes I did say Christmas, getting ready for the rush and all of that.

Well I hope to get back to my blogging every Sunday, but I would not hold my breath (Lisa).