"They can never take our lives... but they can rain us out!"

We were having a great time at the Scottish Festival at Thanksgiving point. We enjoyed seeing the Scotland Games, tents of various clans, and the Wicked Tinkers. (bagpipe band) We also saw lots of medieval Americans who enjoyed playing in armor with duct tape swords. They were even giving free sword lessons? I am sorry. A little too weird for us, but definitely entertaining. I wanted to try a nice pot of haggis, but Kandace was against me eating any kind of food there. On our way out, the rains came down, and the clouds lit up! Rain was pouring everywhere, tidal waves on the freeway. Lighting less than one mile away! (according to the lightning rule of counting seconds) Still alive and kicking. We also went to hike Stewart Falls with Jocelyn and Jared a week earlier. It was a good hike, with good weather. We passed a man who was smoking while he was hiking. He was being pretty healthy. Check out the pictures.

We are so athletic?

Opportunities... The Utah Thunder. Arena football B team. We had a good time watching this crazy game. I believe the fans are more crazy than the sport itself. We saw a couple of BYU graduates on the team also. Not to mention an old co-worker (later identified by my boss) who was one of the crazy gothic fans. Foot stomping was his specialty. The Thunder mutilated New Mexico. It was a good experience, although we both agree arena football is for the lazy football players who love hard hits and short running distances.











Bowling... Parents were gone and we were ready for some fun! Results are:


1. Jared


2. Glen


3. Jocelyn


4. Kandace


5. Tori


6. Stratton


7. Taylor (no bowl, automatic last)

We are Engaged!

April 24th, 2009- Arbor Day...
Who doesn't want to plant a tree on Arbor Day?... Kandace didn't want to. Her mom even made her wear jean shorts because her basketball shorts didn't make the cut. She had no idea why we were even planting the tree. Later that night, we went to the Foundry Grill up at Sundance where we found out that quality and quantity are two different things. After a quick decision on where we should have dessert, we were off to Kneaders. I called Janet while we were in the bathroom and she lit the candles for us. We walked in and I think that is when she realized I was going to propose. I sat her down and sang/played the guitar song which I had written for her. I proposed and she said, "You know I will." We slow danced to the previously recorded version of the song and I gave her a shadow box with the words of the song written inside. The shadow box also contained a tree like the one we planted earlier that day. This had some refence in which we were going to be starting our own family. We came over to her house and called friends and family. Now if she is ever mad, I will just call someone and have her tell them she is getting married. She gets all giddy and giggles.

Planting the tree...

Sundace

The Ring!!!