Pain.

This is a painful post, so its gonna be short.
We were there. Last Row.

We were ahead during pretty much the entire game.

But a couple of mistakes from the Cougs, one very important, bad, and ultimately game-changing call from the ref, and a blocked field goal resulted in a loss for our men in white and blue.  If you saw the game.....you KNOW what I'm talking about. We'll get em next year! Now it's time for my favorite..... BYU BASKETBALL.....JIMMER TIME!

Go Cougs!

We have been waiting for what feels like FOREVER to see if we could get tickets to the BYU vs. U of U game this saturday and today was our day!

In case you forgot....
Since 2006, BYU is 10-2 vs. Utah in basketball and football combined. Ouch!
We'll be there cheering on our COUGS....will you?

Weekend in St. George

Last weekend we celebrated my dads 49th birthday! With the recent events concerning his health, he was feeling really lucky to have this birthday.  Since he doesn't have the strength yet to hike 45 miles around the Uintas, he decided he wanted to take the 4-wheelers out.  We headed to St. George and rode to a place called Babylon...terrible name but it was a really cool place.

This place here is called Little Purgatory. Doesn't seem like hell to me but I guess when the Mormon pioneers came across here, they must have had a hell of a time to give it the name Little Purgatory. It was actually really pretty.

 Then we rode over to Sand Mountain and went for a little hike.

It's only been 2 months since my dad had his heart attack and I was so amazed at the energy he seemed to have.  He is so positive and determined to get back to all the outdoor activities that he loves.  I am so happy to see him slowly getting back to himself. 

Sunday morning we got up and went for a walk on a trail that is right by my parents house and found this guy...

And thats all. Just wanted to leave you with that image.

Enjoy! 

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oh so THRIFTY me

I have been without a job now for 2 months (I'm not counting the summer because that makes me feel better about myself.) I go crazy without something to keep my days busy so I have been restoring a few items around the house.  I absolutely LOVE the store FOUR CHAIRS FURNITURE and I'm always wandering through their showroom to get ideas.  They sell all the paint and stain products they use on their furniture and are willing to give tips on how to achieve their look.  Below is an old hutch that Cathy didn't want anymore.  I took off the hutch and decided to use it as my entry table.

I needed a place for my computer, but I didn't want it to take up too much space in our kitchen.  I have had my eye on this desk from Pottery Barn but there were 2 problems. ONE- it cost about $1000 and TWO- it's too bulky for my space. So I improvised.

I went to TJMaxx and found this Black desk for only $130

Found a comfy chair at Bed Bath & Beyond for $30

Sanded, painted, sanded some more & stained like crazy for a few hours and.....

WaLa! My personalized-less expensive-more time consuming version of Pottery Barn.

I also was in serious need of nightstands for our bedroom.  Again, I found the style I wanted on Pottery Barn, but didn't want to pay $250 for each nightstand.  Once again, TJMaxx came to my rescue. I found 2 of these tables for only $60 each. What a steal! 

It's amazing what a little sand paper & paint can do. 

 (If you're wondering who those people are in the frame....don't worry, so am I. I am terrible at buying new picture frames and then forgetting to put my own pictures in them! What is wrong with me?)

And finally, I refinished David's old dresser.  (I forgot to take the before picture.) I decided to be brave and paint it mustard yellow.  After about 4 trips to Home Depot to try a different shade of yellow, I ended up with this.

  Now I think I'll take a break from painting and move on to other things like finding a JOB!