Sunday, September 14, 2008
37-inches of pure awesomeness!
Doesn't the title just say it all? :) That's right we made our purchase of our first 37-inches of pure awesomeness! And soon we will be watching TV in all of it's HD glory. We saved up all of our gift cards to Target that we got for our wedding and added a little that we saved and got the beast! She fills up the entire space on our entertainment center, minus 1/4 in on each side! Previously, we had a nice, silver, 13 inch TV but now we don't have to lean forward to watch a movie! It was funny because the day it came, Braden was home and got it all put together before work. It was the Friday after we got back from Oregon, the TV wasn't scheduled to come until the next Monday or Tuesday. I rushed home to get ready because we were meeting Braden's family at the Timpanogos Temple. I ran in and said Hello to Braden and he was all smiling, I made a comment about him being happy and asked what was up, "Nothing." was his reply. Then I was getting ready and he came in the bedroom, again ALL smiles, "what?" I asked. "Nothing" he replied! :) So, I continued. He just kept looking at me and smiling, so I finally went over to him and said something like, "Ok, something is up, what?" He asked why anything would be up. I told him it was because he was SO happy. He said he was always like that but I didn't buy it. I was finally ready and I said, "Ok, let's go!" He just stayed in the living room on the couch. I went in, and you could guess, still smiling. "Ok, something is up!" I went in the kitchen to see if something had changed - then I saw the VIZIO pamphlets on the table. THE TV! :) I looked in the living room - past Braden and YEP, There was the TV - Big, Black, and filling up the entire entertainment center. How did I miss i? The TV came I said - YES!!!! Braden said. Man it sure took me long enough! But it was fun and we love it now. Now we're just waiting for the TV connection - we're going with Dish.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
ORYGUN
I know. I know. It's been awhile. Ever since school started (I'm back at Boy You're Ugly) things have been pretty crazy. But, we do have a lot to share with you because the last few weeks have been pretty eventful.
For starters, we should probably tell you about our trip to Oregon. It was Jen's maiden voyage to the Treehugger state. In the short 5 days we were there, she got a pretty good shellacking of very non-Utah culture and a pretty severe case of Duck fever. It didn't start out, though, as all fun and games (Jen learned to play Ripple!). After being (Grandpa was driving) in the car for 8 hrs on a trip that usually takes 5, we were spent. It was nice in good ol' Nampa, Idaho. We stayed at my Aunt Jean and Uncle Steve's place. Too make that long story short, they got a new 4-wheeler and wanted us to take it for a spin. I glady accepted and took it by myself for a good 20 min. ride around farm land. The view wasn't much, but it was a fun ride. I came back and got Jen and we headed out again. All of the sudden, out of nowhere, when we were in the middle of a dusty farm road, a huge dust storm hit and we were getting pelted by dust at, like, 30 mph. It was crazy. Well, we eventually go back safe but not after getting sand blasted.
Well, the next day saw green like you only see in pictures in Utah. Trees were everywhere it was nice!! The place of my origin! We did lots of stuff. We ate at Papa's Pizza (some of the best pizza, and a plain old tradition), played lots of Ripple, talked lots of football and went and saw the sites of Eugene. That took all of about a day. With nothing else to do, we went to the "Coast" which Jen thought was kind of funny because everyone calls it the coast. Not the beach, not the ocean - the coast. Anyways, that was fun except for the fact that it was all fogged in. But it was still, like Jen said, "Beautiful though." NOTE: Grandma got lost in the bushes trying to find a trail and got all cut up and muddy. We found her by the trail in her huge purple coat. It was really funny!!
Ok. After all of that, the day of days finally came. It was Saturday and Jen's hazing was almost complete. To be completely initiated into true Oregonianism, Jen had to see true liberals. A.K.A. hippies. So we went to the Saturday's Market in downtown Eugene. Among a lot of cool things to buy, we saw more dreads than Jamaica, a man in a dress, a guy singing a song about people wearing shoes (all he said was, "He/she's wearing shoes" over and over again.) It took him 20 years to come up with those, so he said. A fully grown, straight man, was wearing a skirt and mid-drift t-shirt. Jen had never seen hairier legs - on women. And the air smelled so good that I can't really remember what happened for the next few hours. Maybe it was all the weed?! Once making it through that, Jen was ready - ready for her coronation into the family - The Duck game!
Without a doubt, this was the part Jen was most excited for. I was like, "Oh, it'll be pretty fun." But Jen showed me a side of her she has never shown, probably to anyone. She couldn't even sleep the night before. I don't know why. It was only a football game. She even wanted to paint her face. The game wasn't until 7pm but she insisted that we get there at 4 so we could see the team, hook up with some REAL tailgaters, and just see the stadium and everything. The best part was, once we got into the stadium, it didn't take long before we heard the student section taunting the Washington fan's and team by chanting, "F*** the Huskies!" over and over and over again. What surprised me the most is Jen's willingness to join into the ruckus. I had to hold her back and cover her mouth. It was embarrassing, but once she really got going, I couldn't do anything but join in also!! So there we were F***in the Huskies over and over and over again! It was great. Needless to say, the Ducks won their home and Pac-10 opener by a lot. It couldn't have been better! NOTE: The preceeding message was completely falsified. Braden was actually the excited one (in case you didn't already know) and there was no f***in from us. We promise.
The next day, we flew home, got to Utah in the worst rain storm it has ever seen, and slept at Joe and Kathy's place. Monday was Labor day, so we cleaned out the fridge, picked up Joe and Kathy from the airport, and enjoyed the rest of the day/holiday/vacation. The next day saw work and school and that's been the story ever since.
For starters, we should probably tell you about our trip to Oregon. It was Jen's maiden voyage to the Treehugger state. In the short 5 days we were there, she got a pretty good shellacking of very non-Utah culture and a pretty severe case of Duck fever. It didn't start out, though, as all fun and games (Jen learned to play Ripple!). After being (Grandpa was driving) in the car for 8 hrs on a trip that usually takes 5, we were spent. It was nice in good ol' Nampa, Idaho. We stayed at my Aunt Jean and Uncle Steve's place. Too make that long story short, they got a new 4-wheeler and wanted us to take it for a spin. I glady accepted and took it by myself for a good 20 min. ride around farm land. The view wasn't much, but it was a fun ride. I came back and got Jen and we headed out again. All of the sudden, out of nowhere, when we were in the middle of a dusty farm road, a huge dust storm hit and we were getting pelted by dust at, like, 30 mph. It was crazy. Well, we eventually go back safe but not after getting sand blasted.
Well, the next day saw green like you only see in pictures in Utah. Trees were everywhere it was nice!! The place of my origin! We did lots of stuff. We ate at Papa's Pizza (some of the best pizza, and a plain old tradition), played lots of Ripple, talked lots of football and went and saw the sites of Eugene. That took all of about a day. With nothing else to do, we went to the "Coast" which Jen thought was kind of funny because everyone calls it the coast. Not the beach, not the ocean - the coast. Anyways, that was fun except for the fact that it was all fogged in. But it was still, like Jen said, "Beautiful though." NOTE: Grandma got lost in the bushes trying to find a trail and got all cut up and muddy. We found her by the trail in her huge purple coat. It was really funny!!
Ok. After all of that, the day of days finally came. It was Saturday and Jen's hazing was almost complete. To be completely initiated into true Oregonianism, Jen had to see true liberals. A.K.A. hippies. So we went to the Saturday's Market in downtown Eugene. Among a lot of cool things to buy, we saw more dreads than Jamaica, a man in a dress, a guy singing a song about people wearing shoes (all he said was, "He/she's wearing shoes" over and over again.) It took him 20 years to come up with those, so he said. A fully grown, straight man, was wearing a skirt and mid-drift t-shirt. Jen had never seen hairier legs - on women. And the air smelled so good that I can't really remember what happened for the next few hours. Maybe it was all the weed?! Once making it through that, Jen was ready - ready for her coronation into the family - The Duck game!
Without a doubt, this was the part Jen was most excited for. I was like, "Oh, it'll be pretty fun." But Jen showed me a side of her she has never shown, probably to anyone. She couldn't even sleep the night before. I don't know why. It was only a football game. She even wanted to paint her face. The game wasn't until 7pm but she insisted that we get there at 4 so we could see the team, hook up with some REAL tailgaters, and just see the stadium and everything. The best part was, once we got into the stadium, it didn't take long before we heard the student section taunting the Washington fan's and team by chanting, "F*** the Huskies!" over and over and over again. What surprised me the most is Jen's willingness to join into the ruckus. I had to hold her back and cover her mouth. It was embarrassing, but once she really got going, I couldn't do anything but join in also!! So there we were F***in the Huskies over and over and over again! It was great. Needless to say, the Ducks won their home and Pac-10 opener by a lot. It couldn't have been better! NOTE: The preceeding message was completely falsified. Braden was actually the excited one (in case you didn't already know) and there was no f***in from us. We promise.
The next day, we flew home, got to Utah in the worst rain storm it has ever seen, and slept at Joe and Kathy's place. Monday was Labor day, so we cleaned out the fridge, picked up Joe and Kathy from the airport, and enjoyed the rest of the day/holiday/vacation. The next day saw work and school and that's been the story ever since.
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