Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
Lagging behind
I can't believe it's really been almost 2 months since I posted. Not like the success of humanity hinges on my blog posts, but still, 2 months? Holy crap, I suck at life sometimes. Life has been GREAT though. Family reunions have been attended, Road Trips have been travelled, and good times have been had by all.
The end of June I headed to SLC for the Hansen Family Reunion. It was tons of fun, and nice to spend the weekend with my Dad's family. We really have a good time together. And, we were able to have a little surprise B-day party for Taran. Thanks for the cute cake, and planning, MinDee.
The 4th of July was spent up at the Ence Reunion in Pinto. I LOVE that place. I look forward to that reunion every year, and was not disappointed this year. The theme was Ironman 2009 and we had SO much fun. Even though my team didn't place 1st, the Root Beer chug was memorable, and I think I seriously burped for 2 days following. Grandma & Grandpa always make the best Root Beer. :)
I went on a road trip to California (Los Angeles and San Francisco) with 2 of my close friends, Corinne & Dallin. Dallin is moving to Georgia for school so we wanted to do something fun before he left. We went to an Angels/Yankees game at the A's stadium, my first MLB game. It was AWESOME!!!!! We seriously had so much fun, and the families we sat around were so entertaining. We drove up the coast to San Francisco, enjoyed time at Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39, Lombard Street, and church at the Berkley Singles Ward. Then we had the privilege of having our car window busted out and our GPS unit stolen. However, the ipod right below the GPS (worth twice as much) was still in tact and good to go. Stupid robbers!! So, after a clean up job on the Jeep and an amazing cardboard window constructed by Dallin & Corinne we were on our way home. 12 hours later, we pulled into St. George, all grateful for the memories, laughter, and the ability to stand up for long periods of time. :)
I received quite a fun phone call while on my road trip from my little bro, Tyler. He and his wife & family surprised us all with a trip to Utah. He had a break in school and they thought they'd come out and spend some time with both of their families. Lucky for us, they made it just in time for the Randy Hansen Reunion, held in Duck Creek, UT this year. MinDee & Nate's family were in charge, and they planned a super fun weekend. We all got up there on Friday and had dinner, played games, and sat around the fire. Saturday we had a lot of fun activities throughout the day: bike rides, 4-wheeling, paint ball, crafts, games, and a little nap time during the rain storm. That night we had an AMAZING dutchoven dinner, and sat around the fire sharing fun Hansen Family memories. Good times, and tons of laughs. Sunday we all got up and attended church in Panguitch Lake, then came back and had brunch and spent the afternoon sitting around visiting again. It was such a fun and relaxing weekend. I just love my family and love spending time with them. They truly are the biggest treasure in my life.
So, it's already August and I'm wondering how in the world this summer went so quickly. It's been a blast though, and I sure have no complaints. I will have to update with some pics when I get a second, but until then, just enjoy this novel of a post. :)
The end of June I headed to SLC for the Hansen Family Reunion. It was tons of fun, and nice to spend the weekend with my Dad's family. We really have a good time together. And, we were able to have a little surprise B-day party for Taran. Thanks for the cute cake, and planning, MinDee.
The 4th of July was spent up at the Ence Reunion in Pinto. I LOVE that place. I look forward to that reunion every year, and was not disappointed this year. The theme was Ironman 2009 and we had SO much fun. Even though my team didn't place 1st, the Root Beer chug was memorable, and I think I seriously burped for 2 days following. Grandma & Grandpa always make the best Root Beer. :)
I went on a road trip to California (Los Angeles and San Francisco) with 2 of my close friends, Corinne & Dallin. Dallin is moving to Georgia for school so we wanted to do something fun before he left. We went to an Angels/Yankees game at the A's stadium, my first MLB game. It was AWESOME!!!!! We seriously had so much fun, and the families we sat around were so entertaining. We drove up the coast to San Francisco, enjoyed time at Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39, Lombard Street, and church at the Berkley Singles Ward. Then we had the privilege of having our car window busted out and our GPS unit stolen. However, the ipod right below the GPS (worth twice as much) was still in tact and good to go. Stupid robbers!! So, after a clean up job on the Jeep and an amazing cardboard window constructed by Dallin & Corinne we were on our way home. 12 hours later, we pulled into St. George, all grateful for the memories, laughter, and the ability to stand up for long periods of time. :)
I received quite a fun phone call while on my road trip from my little bro, Tyler. He and his wife & family surprised us all with a trip to Utah. He had a break in school and they thought they'd come out and spend some time with both of their families. Lucky for us, they made it just in time for the Randy Hansen Reunion, held in Duck Creek, UT this year. MinDee & Nate's family were in charge, and they planned a super fun weekend. We all got up there on Friday and had dinner, played games, and sat around the fire. Saturday we had a lot of fun activities throughout the day: bike rides, 4-wheeling, paint ball, crafts, games, and a little nap time during the rain storm. That night we had an AMAZING dutchoven dinner, and sat around the fire sharing fun Hansen Family memories. Good times, and tons of laughs. Sunday we all got up and attended church in Panguitch Lake, then came back and had brunch and spent the afternoon sitting around visiting again. It was such a fun and relaxing weekend. I just love my family and love spending time with them. They truly are the biggest treasure in my life.
So, it's already August and I'm wondering how in the world this summer went so quickly. It's been a blast though, and I sure have no complaints. I will have to update with some pics when I get a second, but until then, just enjoy this novel of a post. :)
Monday, June 8, 2009
Monday Laugh!!
One of my favorite commercials of all time. Heaven knows I need a little Monday morning laugh too. Who doesn't? :) Enjoy!!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
WICKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When my little brother got home from his mission my parents had made plans to go back and tour it with him and invited me along. When I realized we'd be in L.A. one night I did some research and figured out we could get tix to see the musical, WICKED at the Pantages Theater. I made everyone listen to the soundtrack over and over again. We saw it in 2007 and immediately fell in love. It is so entertaining.Then the announcement was made that it was coming to the Capital Theater in SLC. My Mom had some connections and got us pre-sale tickets. She gave them to each of us girls in my family for our B-day gifts. May 1st we loaded in MinDee's van and headed up to see the show. My Mom and I kept telling the girls how fun it is. We again listened to the music the whole way up.
We went to dinner at Olive Garden across the street from the theater first, then saw the show. We laughed, we sang, we cried (well, at least I always do) and had the best night ever. We missed Jamie not being with us, but will do it again with her for sure. :)
I love the ladies in my family and am so blessed to have the best SISTERS ever. And my Mom is about the most wonderful person you'll ever meet. We had a fabulous weekend. Thanks again for the B-day gift, Mom. It was great!!
Funny Man
My family and I gave tickets to one another for Christmas this year to see Brian Regan at Tuacahn. I swear it took forever to get here, but when the day finally arrived we were all pretty excited. I've seen him before up in SLC, he was FANTASTIC live. So, I was super excited to go again, especially with my Dad, I would say he's his #1 fan. :)
We met at Mom & Dad's for dinner before seeing the show, and just as I was digging in to my luscious taco salad, we got a call from Rebecca Smith. She had a backstage pass and told us it was ours if we could get out there in 5 minutes. Immediately we all appointed Dad as the lucky person, but he didn't want to go alone. So, I hopped in with him, hoping they would take some pitty on me and let me in also. :) Guess what? It totally worked. We got to go meet him and get a few autographs.
He was just as funny in real life as stage life. When he was signing my backstage pass he asked me how to spell my name. I said Aymiee with the number 7, then he says "and the letter Q". I replied, "look at my name tag...it's really big". I love that I was totally quoting his own jokes to him. ;)
The show was so funny. He did such a great job. Here's a few pics of the evening. And make sure to check out the link at the top of this post for a brief clip of one of his spots on Letterman.
We met at Mom & Dad's for dinner before seeing the show, and just as I was digging in to my luscious taco salad, we got a call from Rebecca Smith. She had a backstage pass and told us it was ours if we could get out there in 5 minutes. Immediately we all appointed Dad as the lucky person, but he didn't want to go alone. So, I hopped in with him, hoping they would take some pitty on me and let me in also. :) Guess what? It totally worked. We got to go meet him and get a few autographs.
He was just as funny in real life as stage life. When he was signing my backstage pass he asked me how to spell my name. I said Aymiee with the number 7, then he says "and the letter Q". I replied, "look at my name tag...it's really big". I love that I was totally quoting his own jokes to him. ;)The show was so funny. He did such a great job. Here's a few pics of the evening. And make sure to check out the link at the top of this post for a brief clip of one of his spots on Letterman.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Birthday Wishes
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my favorite Sister!! :)I love you more than words could ever tell.
You are the best sister and friend anyone could ask for.
You are my humor in a world full of problems.
You were my partner in crime growing up.
We could hate each other one minute, then be laughing uncontrollably the next.
Through boys, friends, school, laughter, and tears; you have always been the one I count on.
I hope you had the best 29th B-day ever. You deserve EVERY wish to come true!!
I LOVE YOU MINDEE!!!
Monday, May 4, 2009
A Monday 'pick-me-up'
This video makes me laugh everytime. "Status update" Hahaha, I love that they made Facebook into reality. Creative little farts out there. :)
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