May, June and Now... JULY!!!

I feel really bad for not writing for 2 months!! Yikes! We have had a lot of fun though. Gary turned 24, and I learned he would rather have his day ignored then celebrated. His parent's came to Provo to take Mark and his friends to EFY. We spent a Sunday on Temple square and the rest of the week just hanging out (slack lining, eating the best french toast in the world, meeting more family....). I really enjoyed their visit.

Gary has been in and out of a few jobs. He's currently a manager of a call center that is struggling. He also works full time at another call center taking inbound calls. As for me, I'm still in LOVE with my job at the Charleston. I now work about 40 hours a week. I'm doing activities on Tuesdays. When summer is over I'll just do reception 5 days a week. Now that I'm used to it, working full time is piece of cake! I still have plenty of time to make the house spotless, make new dinners and have fun! (and the hours are really good on the bank!).

Now we are in Preston Idaho for the holiday weekend. There are 20 people here! My family is here from Washington, Preston and Jen are here with their kids and the Allreds are here as well. It's crazy but a lot of fun!!! I'm REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO TONIGHT!!!

Happy Independence Day!!

Idaho and a Wedding!

This weekend we had the opportunity to drive to Idaho to visit Gary's grandparents and go to my cousin's wedding. We arrived Friday night and just went to bed. The wedding was Saturday at 8:30 am so it was an early morning!!! It was a nice sealing.

After the sealing we went back to the Hall's to visit and help them around the house. Gary did some work for Grandpa in the yard and I sat inside and visited with Grandma. We talked about all kinds of things!! I really enjoyed talking with her. Later that night we went to the reception in Firth. I was glad we went since not many people could make it.

Sunday we went to church with the grandparents (Ryan was there staying with them for the week). When we got home Rachelle was there!! I was really excited to see her. We all ate a nice lunch and talked for a while before we had to leave.

Now, 5 hours later we are home and all unpacked. We're currently on the phone with Gary's parents and about to head off to the Farley's for a visit!! It has been an amazingly nice weekend!! I love getting out of the house and I especially enjoy being with family.

I love every holiday! I especially love to do all of the childish things that go along with each holiday. For example, dying Easter eggs! It's no fun to do it all alone so I had Gary and his brother, Ryan, do some too!

We had fun drawing on the eggs and coloring them.
Here is the final result of our egg dying!!!

First Bee Sting in 20 years!

I was approximately 9 months old as I sat on the front lawn of my grandparents yard. With a "For Sale" sign in front of me and a bee on my arm I experienced my first bee sting. I don't remember any of it, as I was just a little baby but it has always been a funny story to me. I especially like the fact that my uncle was trying to sell me as a joke.

That was the last time I have been stung... until this past Monday anyway. Gary was playing Halo 3 live online with his friends as I was enjoying the fish. I sprinkled a few little flakes into the small tank and set the bottle down to enjoy the fish when suddenly my arm started to have a pinch in it. I ran into Gary and sat down on the couch.

"My arm hurts!" I yelled.

Gary kept focused on his game asking "why does your arm hurt".

"It hurts! It feels like something bit me. It HURTS! OUCH! My arm hurts" I progressively got louder and more panicked as my arm began to burn and sting. My upper arm was turning bright red. Then we see a bee fly into the window sill. As I realized I just got stung by a bee I really started freaking out! I start screaming and yelling like a little two year old. I ran into the bedroom and continued crying. Gary came in and tried to calm me down. He called my parents to see if I was allergic but of course, they didn't know. Karen told him to go get me baking soda and water and put it on my arm and to then go get a Benadryl.

Gary did a wonderful job of taking good care of me and trying to make it all better. It hurt for the rest of the night! It actually still hurts now... 4 days later. Anyway, I now hate bees and fear for my life as I open closets and cupboards in the house. I know its silly but I have a deep fear that our house is now infested with creatures that will inflict more pain on me....

This is my arm this morning, 4 days after the sting!