HAIR

The day has come

I've procrastinated long enough

He has suffered enough hair embarrassment (see here)

It's only fair that I join him in the circle de hair humiliation

I humbly present unto you...

THE EVOLUTION OF HEIDI'S HAIR

WARNING: This isn't going to be pretty

I started out with a lot of hair

 Mom always did this one curl thingy. Kinda cute I think.

 Still cute

 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I know, right!?!

I'm the one on the far left (back of the school bus line if you will) sporting the denim overalls.  However I do take comfort in noticing that I am not alone in this hair awaking awkward picture.  Kami (sporting the "chill out" t-shirt) and Rachel...especially Rachel (wearing the Simpson's T-shirt...which is weird because we weren't allowed to watch the Simpson's) are also modeling some hideous hair.

Ahhh the classic first day of school in front of the fireplace picture.

Again sweet overalls and raise your hand if at one time you sported awesome LA Gears!?!  These babies came with florescent green, hot pink and white laces.  I choose to omit the green.

Oh and did I tell you that I used to perm my bangs.  Not the rest of my hair...just the bangs. 

 My personal favorite.

6th grade.

Does it get any better than this picture?

I think I hit my peak of ugliness here.

Slight improvement.

Finally got rid of that gross perm and huge spectacles.

I'm in the back...second from the left. 

 And so started the short hair years

I think I liked overalls.

Oh and that turtleneck??? Gorgeous.

 Holy Crap!

And the hair was gone.

I am the feMALE in the middle

ps. Clayton has made me promise to never, ever do this again.  As long as he stays away for the mullet we have a deal.

 Behold the Duck Butt years.

Those years will go down in history.

 Triple barreling years

And that brings us to the present.

Scary, huh!

LAGOON

ICON LAGOON DAY

It came

It rained

We got soaked

We rode 4 rides

We ate dinner

We rode Wicked

We got sick

We left

The End

***pretty much the same story as last year***

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"You are what you eat." 
That's funny I don't recall eating any Sexy Beasts today!

HUMILIATED AND ASHAMED

I will not be saying much on this subject.

period.

I think these pictures pretty much sum it up.

It was a slow painful death.

I don't know what was more painful my own agony over the humiliating loss

or

my husbands emotional game experience where he sat up all night stewing about the game and didn't fall asleep until 330AM!

or

watching my dad's (who was so excited for this "amazing" football season to start that he wanted to paint their driveway BYU blue) face fall as BYU committed their own suicide.  He is considering not renewing his season tickets next hear (I'm hoping that is just "talk")

Keep in mind this is the same pops who has held season tickets since 1982.  In those 29 years he has missed 3 Games!  THREE!

Years ago his Grandma died and her funeral was the same day as a BYU home *gasp* football game.  He convinced them to move the funeral time earlier so he could make it to the game on time.  Oh and PS he was also one of the pallbearers.

He flies out of state to 1 or 2 away games a year.

He signed my mom, myself and my sisters up for BYU football camp without asking permission.

Some of my fondest memories growing up were going to BYU games with the family. 

Tradition.

Spirit.

This team just needs to locate the Honor.

I hear a touchdown every now and then feels pretty good. 

Offense...if you are out there...try it.  You might like it.

Oh and Heaps...

In your post game interviews you say, "I feel like our offense, you know, we did a pretty good job today as far as moving the football."

***NEWS FLASH***

YOU DIDN'T MOVE THE BALL THAT WELL!  HAVE YOU SEEN THE STATS?  DOES THE NUMBER 11 MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?  NO?  IT SHOULD THAT IS HOW MANY RUSHING YARDS YOU GUYS RECIEVED AFTER 4 QUARTERS OF PLAY!  YOU GUYS MADE THE UTES LOOK LIKE A  NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM (which we all know they aren't).  STOP PATTING YOURSELF ON THE BACK.  TAKE SOME OF THE BLAME.  MAN UP.  GET SOME BALLS (yes I did just say that...sorry mom).  WORK HARDER.  LEARN TO THROW A CATCHABLE BALL.  EVEN TRY THROWING ONE INTO THE END ZONE.  YOU MIGHT LIKE IT.  I DARE YOU! 

ok so I guess I had a little more to say on the subject than previously mentioned.

There isn't many things worse than a horrific loss to the U.

I'm told that time heals all wounds. 

Until then I'm going to keep listening to Journey's "Don't Stop Believing..."

Now I leave you with a few PRE-GAME PHOTOS.

Keep in mind when I took these photos I have full intention on gloating our victory.  Now they serve as a humble reminder of HUMILIATION DAY.

At least we started a new tradition of going to Yogurtland before the game.  At least this event left us with a good taste in our mouths.

 Clayton even bought "Game Day Shoes"

 The most exciting part of the game was watching Brandon try to put on an undershirt without taking his top shirt off.  Follow that???

Yes the girl in Red is Utah Fan.  And Yes she is his girlfriend.  At least I think she still is.

Marcy is pretty cool.  Except for the whole Ute fan thing.

 Obviously pre game photo because we are still smiling.

 Obviously the game in now in progress because there isn't a single smile on their faces

 Fake smile.

Kinda regret that "we are # 1" hand gesture now, don't ya Rach.

Now if anyone needs me I will be curled up in the fetal position on my couch trying desperately to erase the horrible, no good memories of Saturday.


ps. if you are a Ute fan reading this, please do not rub the salt in the wounds.
PLEASE!

HIS & HERS

The Mr and I are very similar

So similar that sometimes it is creepy

Pretty sure there isn't anyone in this entire world who has interests as close to mine as Clayton does.

A few examples of our similarities is as follows

1. Neither of us likes to sleep in.  If we are in bed past 7am we feel guilty that the day has passed us by.

I randomly found this picture.  This is right after we had bought a new softball bat.  Clayton was so excited that he slept with it.  That bat saw more action that night than I did.

2. Love of travel.  We would much rather spend our money on traveling than "things".  Things = items for the house (this could be why 2 years later our walls are still bare) and toys (i.e. four wheelers, jet skis, etc).

3. Running.  I already had a love/hate relationship with running when we got married.  Clayton started running at the beginning of our marriage.  Now we run together.  Unless he feels the urge to totally kick my butt and leave me in the dust. 

4. Subaru's.  One of the first things that excited me about Clayton was that he drove a Subaru.  If he drove a Subaru he had to be cool.  It was my dream car.  Although it must come without the following: Obama and Gay Pride stickers. 

5. Dislike for all things Disneyland.  This stems from motion sickness and feeling like we are leaving the park with germs covering our bodies.  Goodbye Health.  Hello Head Lice.

FYI this is NOT the happiest place on earth. 

We both question what we are going to do when our kids are just "dying" to go there.  Either we grin and bare it or convince them at an early age that Disney Land is an abomination...it is of the devil.

6. Sun.  lots of sun. Sun for warmth.  Sun for tan.  Sun for swimming.  Sun for happiness.  love for sun and hatred for cold go hand in hand.

Those are just some of our similarities.  I could go on for hours with lists, but that isn't what this post is about.  this post is about the few differences we have.

This first on the differences list has to do with our camping trip at Sunrise last weekend.

1. Camping (which we both Love, but have a few differences on when it comes to food)

His favorite part of camping 

Her favorite part of camping

His "dog" roasted to perfection

Her "dog" roasted to perfection

His ideal cooked marshmallow

Her ideal cooked marshmallow

2. Pizza dipping sauces

His dipping sauce of choice (marinara sauce or ranch)

Her dipping sauce of choice (don't judge)

3. Treats

His favorite treat

any thing from this place...nachos, taquitos, etc.

Her favorite treat

duh...

4. Reading.  

She loves to read. 

currently reading

He says, "Why ruin a good movie with a book!?!" 

Although he should support my reading habit because it is only when i am reading that he is allowed to play Angry Birds or Stupid Zombies.

5. Favorite way to spend money besides traveling.

Hers (travel books)

His (investing...although I guess investing isn't really spending money...)

"It is the things in common that make relationships enjoyable, but it is the little differences that make them interesting."

- Ruthman (yeah not sure who that is either...I just liked the quote)

WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO

Our weekends have been full with last minute summer activities.

Here is what we have been doing

End of summer pool run with Kace and Tythe boys had this great idea to run and jump over our heads.  The best part?  All we had to do was sit there.  The worst?  My underwater camera died and it is going to cost me $125 to fix it.  grrrrr

Weekend in a cabin at Bear Lake with great friends

and not to mention good food!

Bear Lake Raspberry shake

don't let Clayton's face fool you.  He has never once gotten that excited for ice cream.

Raspberry-Brownie shakes are delicious.

Trust me.

Box Elder County Fair Parade

my adorable niece, Hadlee Jo

Have you ever seen the missionaries in a parade???

Oh Chloe!

Next year I'm going to coach you on how to get the maximum candy possible.  With a face as cute as yours you should be raking in the loot.

ps. I think all of Tremonton needs a lesson on picking up candy.  We drove down the street 3 hours after the parade and there was candy all over!

Gardner's Market

We have hardly missed a week.

Birthday celebration of this beautiful (YOUNG) lady/mom

Eating Iranian cookies

a friend from Iran made me these.  They were really good.

 Sleeping under the stars in our backyard

with a ginormous furry orange spider.

oh and our campfire is the candle.

 and last but not least...

FOOTBALL SEASON HAS STARTED

we have been counting down to this for months.  Mom and Dad decided that the downstairs family room would be the official BYU room for the season.  dad also wanted to paint the lawn and/or the driveway, but mom used her veto power on that one. 

 Clayton and I made this brownie/ice cream cake for the occasion.

Pretty sweet if I do say so myself.

 "Everyone give me their best fake cheer"

I would have had a hard time posting this last event if BYU wouldn't have won.  Thankfully BYU pulled their heads out in the 4th quarter and came away with the win. 

Bring on Texas!