TAGGED!!

The Bucket List. Place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from the ones you have not

Things you have done during your lifetime:
(x) Gone on a blind date
( ) Donated Blood
(x) Skipped school
( ) Watched someone die
( ) Been to Canada
(X ) Been to Mexico
(X ) Been to Florida
(X) Been to Hawaii
(x) Been on a plane
( ) Been on a helicopter
(x) Been lost
( ) Gone to Washington, DC
( ) Hugged a homeless person
(x) Swam in the ocean
( ) Swam with Stingrays
( ) Been sailing in the ocean
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers
(x) Recently colored with crayons
( ) Ran a marathon
(x) Sang Karaoke
( ) Volunteered at a soup kitchen
(x) Paid for a meal with coins only
(x) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
( ) Seen the Northern Lights
( ) Been Parasailing
( ) Been on TV
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(x) Made prank phone calls
( ) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
( ) Fed an elephant
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x?) Fired a gun (paintball & airsoft?)
( ) Been to the Opera
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(x) Serenaded someone
( ) Seen a U.S.President in person
(x) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sunrise with someone
( ) Driven a race car
( ) Been to a National Museum
( ) Been to a Wax Museum
( ) Eaten caviar
(x) Blown bubbles
(x) Gone ice-skating
(x) Gone to the movies
( ) Been deep sea fishing
(x) Driven across the United States
( ) Been in a hot air balloon
(x) Been sky diving
( ) Gone snowmobiling
( ) Lived in more than one country
(x) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(x) Seen a falling star and made a wish
( ) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
( ) Seen the Grand Canyon
( ) Seen the Statue of Liberty
(x) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
( ) Been on a cruise
(x? ) Traveled by train (trax?)
(x) Traveled by motorcycle
(x) Been horse back riding
( ) Ridden on a San Francisco cable car
(x) Been to Disneyland OR Disney World
( ) Been in a rain forest
( ) Seen whales in the ocean
( ) Been to Niagara Falls
( ) Ridden on an elephant
( ) Swam with dolphins
(x) Been to the Olympics
( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China
( ) Saw and heard a glacier calf
( ) Been spinnaker flying
(x) Been water-skiing
(x) Been snow-skiing
( ) Been to Westminster Abbey
( ) Been to the Louvre
( ) Swam in the Mediterranean
(x) Been to a Major League Baseball game
( ) Been to a National Football League game
( ) Swam with sharks
(x) Been White Water Rafting
( ) Written a book or screen play-(dissertation)

I tag everyone who reads this!

Raspberry Days!

Leslie and I went to the Family Reunion last week and we had a blasty! I (matt) finished my summer classes on Thursday night and we drove to Bear Lake that night. We arrived in Bear Lake pretty late so nothing of significance was done that night. Leslie and I slept on the deck, that was fun, I like sleeping outside under the stars.
We went to the craft fair the next day (Friday) and saw lots of stuff. We felt obligated to buy some beef jerky after sampling just about every flavor they had. Leslie also bought some chocolate covered raspberries. They were tasty! I ate a Motherload burger which consisted of a burger with cheese, dutch oven onions and a polish sausage. That's right, a polish sausage on my burger!! It was fantastic. Everybody was jealous. I challenged Jon to a basketball shooting game. The loser got showered with water. I ended up pretty wet because I am awful at shooting basketballs. That night the whole family went to Pickleville Playhouse. Their production this year was pretty great. I had some issues with some grammatical errors, but it really was one of the best productions I've ever seen. The script was written by one of the performers and he did an excellent job. The jokes were relevant, clean (though not culturally sensitive), and very funny. If you are in Bear Lake this summer you should take a night and go to Pickleville. The play is called "The hanging of Jaunito Bandito", everybody should check it out.
Saturday morning we woke up pretty early to run the Raspberry Days 5K. There were quite a few of us that ran it this year. I didn't do as well as I hoped, but I didn't expect to do that well. I am completely out of shape and having strep throat the week before didn't help me much. Saturday is also the day that everybody spends at the beach. We played in the sand and water all day. My poor little feeties got sunburnt, but that is to be expected. I go from white to red almost instantaneously in the sun.
Saturday night we had the food contest. Leslie and I didn't put as much thought and effort into it this time. We didn't win either. Uncle Scott and Aunt Lara won two out of the three categories with their candy sushi. I thought it was a very creative idea, I just wish that I had the idea.
We all went to church on Sunday and then had FHE. We were in charge of FHE this year and Leslie did a great job planning it and delivering it. She is such a great wife!
Raspberry Days was super fun this year. It is easy to see why this is one of Leslie's favorite weekends of the year. She has such a great family and I am lucky to be a part of it.

TAGGED!!

What is your current obsession? probably shopping...even though I don't have any money I just LOVE buying new things.

What do you hate that everybody else seems to love? text messaging lingo such as but not limited to JK, LOL, OMG, BTW and such

What are you wearing today? just a plain white t-shirt and some jeans pretty plain but comfy!

Whats for dinner? I have no idea..but for lunch we are havng some tastey pizza.

What would you have for your last meal? hmmm that really just depends on my mood but if I were to choose it now it would probably be shish kabobs with white rice and chocolate cake for desert.

What is the last thing you bought? That would be gas on our way back from bear lake. I wish it wasnt so much hahah :)

What are you listening to right now? Well I am watch Law and Order so I am listening to that and Matt is taking a shower so I can hear that too

What do I think of the person that tagged me? That would be Lindsay, my sister, and of course I think she is a wonderful person and I love her dearly.

If you could have a house, fully paid for, anywhere in the world where would it be? Some where in the Sale Lake Valley, in a big beautiful Victorian house with a nice big back yard.

What is one of your favorite hobbies? Reading for sure. I just love reading about people, relationships, mystery, all kinds of things..if anybody has any favorite books they would like to share I would love some new books to read.

What is 3 things that annoy you the most? 1. people being super judgemental, I know I can be too but some people are so quick to hate on other people it really REALLY buggs me 2. People that always have to be noticed for the things they do, they dont do nice things to be a nice person but just so people will think they are..if that makes sense 3. acne

What is your favorite color? pink

What is your favorite piece of clothing? I dont know that I really have a favorite

Describe your personal style? well Matthew would say it is funky (his word for weird) but I would just say it is pretty plain most of the time with some weird clothes, I just like different things.

What is your favorite desert? That would be chocolate cake with chocolate frosting..but only the homemade kind.

I tag: everybody that reads this.