Two Fabulous Years!

Yesterday Ryan took me on a date to celebrate being together for two years! We went to Prairie Schooner and then to the movies. I drug Ryan to the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: 2. He didn't even complain. We had a a lot of fun. I'm so thankful to have him in my life. I can't imagine what I would do without him. Since we started dating my life has really taken off and I am totally content. He is always making me laugh and he supports me in everything. We knew each other all through junior high and high school. I had a huge crush on him! Then two years ago we ran into each other at the Weber County Fair. We kissed that night, and just for the record he kissed me!

Fading Summer!

It has been a really fun last couple of weeks. My family took a trip to Lava Hot Springs. We had quite a good time. Lacy wasn't able to come because Dave crashed on his dirt bike. He ended up with three broken ribs and a punctured lung. He is healing up ok. Cassie also wasn't able to come because she had stitches on her forehead and wussed out. We had a lot of fun without them, but would have enjoyed their company.
We went to the pool and they had a pretty neat climbing wall that we all enjoyed. Then we floated down the river three times and let me tell you that was one too many. The first to runs down the river were really fun and mostly uneventful. The third run down the river was a different story. I cut my leg open getting into the water. Dakota scraped his back against some rocks and had a nice battle wound. And last but not least, my dad got stuck in a counter current and some how his tube flipped. He ended up slamming his head against a rock and was bleeding in three different places. OUCH!
When we got home we joined Ryan's family at the Pioneer Days Rodeo. It is a tradition for his family to go on family night ever year. We had a really good time. Ryan's nephew participated in the MUTTON BUSTIN', and although he didn't make it all eight second when he was finished he stood up and waved to the crowd. It was adorable.
On the 24th we went to Stone Idaho where Ryan team roped. When they signed up they were told that they would be in the slack, and that the slack would be after the rodeo. When we got there at about six o'clock they had already run the slack. The boys were pretty bumbed out, but fortunately since it was the secretaries fault they let them rope in the performance. They had a good run, but weren't fast enough to win any money.

I can't believe it is already August. After the Weber County Fair summer is pretty much over. The days are beginning to get shorter and the summer is fading away. So here's to the rest of the summer.

Tagged!

Tagged!
How long did you date? It will be two years so far on August 11. It could be another two, ya never know.
How old is he? He is 21.
Who said "I love you" first? Ryan did after one year of dating.
Who is taller? Ry by about a foot
Who is smarter? It depends on the subject. I'm book smart, Ryan is smart smart.
Who's temper is worse? That's a toss up but probably Ryan's.
Who does the laundry? We do our own, which I'm sure will come to a screeching halt when we get hitched :)
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I think I will
Who pays the bills? We pay our own bills
Who cooks dinner? We like to cook dinner together.
Who drives when you are together? We alternate
Who is more stubborn? We are both stubborn as can be, but we try to accomodate one another.
Who kissed who first? I say he kissed me, he says I kissed him. I guess the important thing is that we kissed!
Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? It depends. Whoever is wrong usually admits it first. If not we talk about it and come to mutual understanding.
Whose parents do you see the most? We try and keep it even. But probably Ryan's. We ride his horses a lot so we are at his house for that, and we go to my house every Sunday.
Who proposed? Ryan will, any day now :)
Who is more sensitive? I am.
Who has more friends? Ryan by far, he is a talker!!
Who has more siblings?We both have five. Ryan has four brother and one sister. I have three sisters and two brothers.
Who wears the pants in the family? We will find out sooner or later but probably Ryan. and I like it that way. He takes care of me.
I tag: Mandy, Nicole, Ashley

Thanks Shay!

Rodeo, Rodeo, and more Rodeo!

So we have been really busy the last couple of weekends. Last weekend was West Haven Days. Ryan did very well. He headed and heeled and caught both time. His rope partner is Clint Kap who is a year younger than us. They do really well together. Their time at West Haven was 8.56 seconds. Which is decent but wasn't fast enough to be in the money. On the fourth we went to Plymouth, which is just north of Tremonton. It is just a little tiny town, but they have one heck of a rodeo. They have all the funny events, like wild cow milking, the hide race, and the chicken chase. It makes for a fun watch. Ryan just entered this rodeo once and unfortunately his header missed. There were so many people they didn't rope until about one thirty in the morning. So naturally we didn't get home until about three thirty or so and the next day we headed to Evanston Wyoming at about two thirty in the afternoon. Ryan and Clint roped at about twenty after five. They were really fast. Their time was 5.65 seconds and they would have one it, except Ryan lost a leg when he went to the horn (they add five seconds to your time if you only rope one leg). We had so much fun and can I just say that my man is FINE!

Summer is finally here!!

Well the summer weather is finally here, and it feels good! But along with the weather comes the crazy schedule. It is getting really busy, but in a good way!I got the privilege of watching SkyLee so I took her over to Lacy's so that her and Shylee could play. They had a blast and there were a lot of tears when it was time to go home!

Shylee Nicole
SkyLee Marie
Ryan and I finally got away for the weekend. We went up to Strawberry Reservoir and visited with my grandparents. It was really nice to have a weekend to ourselves. Hopefully there will be more to come.
I wanted to go down to the doc and put my feet in the water, so after a little coaxing I got Ry to come with me. But when we got to the marina the wind was blowing so hard that it was too cold. But it was nice to go see the water anyway.
So we decide that we would cook hobo dinners, because they are good and easy (or so we thought). The first night we put them in the fire and then went over and visited with the grandparents. When we came back to our camp we were starving, so we opened up our dinners all excited to eat, and they were burnt. And when I say burnt I mean BURNT. Thank goodness we had plenty of snacks to hold us over until morning. The next night we decided we would try it again, but this time we stayed close the fire and made sure to turn them often. This time we succeeded. They were delicious. So as you can see life is good and busy. We have been ropin' a lot and Ry has a rodeo in Evanston tonight. I'll let ya know how he does.

Ropin'

Well it is ropin' season again. My man lives for roping and he looks good doing it. Lately it is all we have been doing. Ryan has been roping since he was in seventh grade, I on the other hand have been roping for about a year and I think I am finally catching on. Last summer we built a roping arena in Ry's back yard, and when I say we I really mean we. I dug holes and carried railroad ties and all that good stuff. We used the arena a lot last summer and it was really worth it. This year we haven't used it much because we don't have many steers. We have been going to a couple of Ryan's buddies houses. Hopefully I will be good enough to start entering rodeos by the middle of the summer. Cross your fingers for me and pray I won't lose any of mine! This is Ryan and Boozer at the Tomato Day's Rodeo last summer.
This is Ryan and Boozer again in Ry's back yard.
This is the arena we built.