Five Pictures

So much to catch up on, and not enough time. Each event needs it's own long-winded, picture- overloaded post. But until then, here's a 5 picture account of our month, according to my phone.

Taylor graduated law school. We stole a happy kiss.

I went with my mom and sisters to Harry Potter World. (It's essential that you say it in an English accent when you read it, as my dad does every time we talk about it.) Multiple frozen butterbeers were consumed.

We said goodbye to Omaha. Waaaaaaaaaahhhh. 

I went with my family (minus my studious husband preparing for the bar) on a little vacay that included visits to Utah, Seattle, and Canada. Sooo beautiful.

And we made it to Lovelock.

Oh, it's been an adjustment. I think we will really end up liking it here once we get settled in and Taylor is done with the bar. The people seem wonderful, and there are some fun perks to being in such a small town. So far simplicity has not been one of them. We're adjusting, and learning. Our apartment was completely FILTHY when we moved in. Layers of dirt, grime, grease, mice . . . you name it, everywhere. So the past week has been spent trying to make this place livable. Poor Taylor is juggling work and trying to get the necessary 10-12 hours of Bar prep in every day. I'm trying to get this place set up and clean so that Beck and I can take off and allow Tay to do nothing but focus on his studies. Don't really want to leave him again but don't really want to take the bar again either. :)

Enter my current BFF: my new steam cleaner. I scrubbed this place down on my hands and knees, and it was barely making a dent in the grime. So, we bought another steam cleaner. I love the Haan steam mop I got for my birthday last year, so we went with a Haan multi-purpose cleaner. And I feel the need to rave about it. I love it. We love it. Tay even felt the need to document the moment.

The first time I used it (to blast steam at some random goop under the sink) Taylor kept saying, "this is like an infomercial!" So Haan, thank you. You might just make our 1970's brown floral lineoleum bare foot worthy. Taylor emerged from his studying cave last night and said "I want to steam something". Love it. I personally can't wait to steam our clothes.

So the moral of this story is . . . buy a steam cleaner, go to Harry Potter World and Canada, miss Omaha, and get through July. Got it all?

Rock Band + Pie + Golf + Good Friends + BBQ = "Good Night Salt Lake City"

Our last week here was great. We had a great time seeing most everyone over the past month or so. A HUGE thank you to our extremely buff friends the Nelsons, the Fries', the Belchers, our USU buddies, and our awesome family who moved furniture in our sweltering house with Tay. We owe you all Omaha Steaks. So come out and we'll get you one. One more day of packing and we're hitting the road with Jo and Kelly! 

P.S. We just watched the virtual tour of the future City Creek Center. We are bummed we won't be here to enjoy it. The video made me cheer out loud once, I'm not going to lie. 

Pioneer Day

We spent the day in Millcreek Canyon, trying to stay cool, grubbin on dutch oven wonderfulness, and enjoying time with the Bensons. We had everyone together one more time before we take off and it was great. I sat in my chair with my foot propped up and enjoyed being up in the canyon again. We are going to miss being so close to family, especially all the kiddos. . . we love our nieces and nephews!  

The Start of Goodbyes

Now we've begun the farewell process and it's sad! We have both finished up at work and are packing up the house and it's weird! Exciting but weird. And when I say "we" packing up the house, I mean Tay.  I picked a really good time to be stuck in my La-Z boy and have Tay take care of everything. Thank goodness for him.  Here's another overload of pictures from about 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately I am large and in charge, front and center in my wheelchair in most of them!

• Scoffield family BBQ courtesy of Shirley and Cal and my awesome aunts and uncles and cousins.
• My sister Alaina brought her enormous dog Moose to keep us company 
• My mom came into town a few days early to help out and she has been a lifesaver! 
• The girls at work had a little lunch for me and gave me the cutest gift basket. I am really going to miss them! I also managed to fall out of my wheelchair that day. There's a good mental picture for ya if you're having a bad day . . . just take a few seconds and think of me reaching over to pick up a piece of paper and tipping over. I hope you get as a good a laugh out of it as I did.
• Brian and Shalee made us their famous smoked brisket, which as a Texan I found amazing so it must be good. Brian loves his smoker and we love his homemade BBQ sauce. We are going to miss the great friends we have made in the ward!
• Jer and Stacia brought their cute little guy over for a visit! 

My leg seems to be getting better every week and I am THRILLED about that. I feel incredibly lucky when I think about what could have happened. My doctor couldn't believe that with the severity of my break (technically called a tri-malleolar fracture), I didn't tear any ligaments or that the bone didn't pop through the skin.  I will hopefully be able to walk by October and will make a full recovery within 12-18 months.  That was super hard to hear at first but now I am just so glad that I will be able to recover and be back to my old stuff. Some people don't get that lucky.  Anyway, enough of that. I just feel blessed. 

Another round of goodbyes  to come . . .

Those Su-Huh-Mer Nights (June Flashback)

We should be in the Dominican Republic right now, but since we're not I'll catch up on our pre-broken ankle summer! We stayed busy in June with lots of friends in town and baby showers. I can't think of anything better than warm summer days and nights. Festivals, farmers markets, bike rides, camping, hikes, boating, BBQ's . . . does it get any better than that? Here's a quick recap of our June:

Miniature golf with our favorite American Italians.

All my friends are pregnant so we've stayed busy with showers! I also got to meet up with Becca while she was in town! Julie's already had baby Hannah and Baby girl Church is only a few weeks away!

Dinner at the Porter's. Such a great family!

 

With a few of my favorite Texans, grubbin' on BBQ. Here's a pregnant Stacy who has since had  baby Lincoln!  All these cute new babies are here and it's so fun! Apparently there's something in the water . . . 

I got a new do. And wasted time taking pictures of it at work so my mom could see. :)

Ah, the SLC Art Festival. . .  I look forward to this all summer. We LOVE living downtown and riding our bikes everywhere. Now Tay "wheels" me everywhere, but at least we are close! We ran into our friends Jordan and Kim and then college buddies James and Jane while we were there. So much fun.

Rodeo with Tay's sister's fam. We are going to miss being so close to our nieces and nephews. I'm sure they have rodeos in Nebraska right? 

We could all learn a thing or two...

Gordon B. Hinckley passed away a couple of days ago, which in my perfect world, was not allowed. I wanted to keep him, and his gentle example around forever. His warmth, kindness, and humility always made me want to be a better person while at the same time making me feel like I was doing ok. He radiated grace and goodness and was a true disciple of Christ. I am so grateful for his example in my life, and the optimism and light he brought the world. The world has lost a great man, but can you imagine the joyful reunion in heaven!?! Glenn Beck gave a touching tribute to President Hinckley . . . check it out if you haven't seen it.

http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/200/5127/