"Car Curse"

Unfortunate Event List:


1. We have had quite the mishaps with our cars....It all began when Travis and I were dating. I was pulling out of the driveway to head to work in the morning. His car was parked in the street next to our driveway. It was a snowy morning and his car was white. I didn't see it and I back right into it. Luckily it only left a minor dent. The problem is now that is has been 2 years, the paint has chipped a little bit. I gave him the money to get it fixed, it never got done and then we got married and just decided to spend the money on something else.


2. When we lived in Salt Lake, I woke up one morning and looked out the window. I saw that glass was on the ground. We went to take a closer look. Our backseat side window had been broken out. They had taken Travis' bookbag, his nice winter coat and his TI-89 calculator. (They must have thought there would be a laptop in his back back). I don't know if I was more concerned about the stuff that was stolen or the fact that the window cost $150 ish to repair.


3. Travis got a large dent above his front tire. We don't know where it came from and no one ever said anything. He popped it out somewhat himself, but you can still see it.


4. I got a good size dent by my door. Actually it's more like a 6 inch crease. We don't know where it came from and no one ever said anything.


5. On our way to Travs parent's house is Huntington, a truck flipped up a huge chunk of something that was black and heavy. It hit the windshield and the cracks went everywhere. We had to get a new windshield.


6. On our way to go camping in the Uintahs a deer jumped out and we hit its rear end.





Here is the result...

7. And last but not least when we thought we were done with car troubles, we had another suprise coming. Once again, we were headed down to Huntington. We had just made it through Spanish Fork Canyon (thank heavens) when are car started to make a weird noise. Trav pulled over because he recognized the sound of a flat tire. Well let's just say when we looked at it, the tire was very worn out (we were going to replace them very soon, but apparently waited too long), and it was basically a minor blow out. I wasn't sure what to do and I was so sick of bad luck I couldn't even think straight. I was thinking we would have to have someone come and get us. Luckily, Trav is a handyman and pulled out the spare tire and it was fixed real quick. I wish I would have listened a little better when they taught us how to change a tire in young women's.

I think I may have caused this "car curse" on us from hitting Trav's car when we were dating and not telling him at that exact moment. I told him later that day. But hopefully when we get the real cars of our dreams, the curse will be gone.

Yeah for new couches!

BEFORE

We inherited these couches from Travis' family to use when we got married. They had been passed down from an aunt to grandma to sister to a different sister to Trav and his roommate when he was at the College of Eastern Utah to us :). They were seriously at least 15 years old and had been used the entire time. When we finally decided we would break down and buy some new couches trav said "We need to find out who made these old couches and write them a letter. You have to give them credit for how sturdy they were built and if they can last this long they are good couches." I thought that was funny. We also weren't quite sure what to do with them.... they were in pretty decent condition, there was just one spot that we would sit where you would sink down a little bit further than anywhere else and we wondered if they were DI worthy? Well since we had no idea where the dump was, we figured someone might be able to use them in a basement. (atleast they were just plain light brown and not some 80 or 90's flower design right?)

AFTER

Now when we went looking at RC Willey during the Memorial Day sale we really had no intention of buying anything. Well we came across this darker brown couches that we really liked and they were on sale for 33% off which was really good. So we went in just to look, and came out with a purchase of new couches. They look really great in our apartment. The RC Willy men who delivered them were barely able to get them into our basement apartment, so hopefully when we move, we can get them out! lol

A reflection back to the best day of my life!

Day 2

On the second day, it was finally sunny and warm so the Tidwell, Ewell, Guymon, and Wilson clan headed up to Snow Canyon. We spent a few hours there hiking up rocks and seeing some of the engravings of frontiersman who had engraved their names in the rocks back in the 1800's.

The second trail we went on was too the petrified sand dunes. This was a picture I took overlooking the valley. I just love the contrast of the red rock on the green grass and white rock. It was a sight to behold.

Here is the crew up by the DIXIE painting. We were all enjoying the view of the St. George Valley. I actually found out where St. George got its name. There was a man named George Smith who would plant crops of potatoes along the Mormon trail so the pioneers would have something to eat on the trek. When they got settled into the Salt Lake Valley he was called by Brigham Young to go down to St. George to start up crops. Well when the potatoes were ready to eat, he would always give his family the inner part of the potato and he would eat the skin. (He thought that the skin was the worst part and he didn't want to make his wife and children eat it). Five or six of his children had passed away from the same disease and he had always been healthy and he wondered why? He discovered that the peel of the potato was the most nutritious part and so from then on he told all of the people to always make sure and eat the entire potato. From then on, he was known as the "Potato Saint" and so that is where "Saint" George got its name. I found that interesting. I know it is a little weird that I just took my picture by a palm tree, but this one was on the St. George Temple grounds and I just love palm trees. They are the closest I can get to feeling like I am on a beautiful beach in Hawaii!

Me, Myself, and I's trip to St. George

So for Easter weekend my family and my aunt and her family were planning on going to St. George on a minor getaway. The sad part of the story is Travis wasn't able to come because he was bogged down with end of the year tests, so he had to stay home and study. This was the first time I hadn't seen him for a whole day, and although I was having fun, I wished he could have been with us to share in all the fun.

We went to the old tabernacle and this was at the pulpit where all of the Prophets have stood and given speeches except Joseph Smith

Because it was rainy all day Saturday, Shannon, Josh, and I went to visit some historic sites. The first one we stopped at was Brigham Young's home. The green and pink were the original colors of the home. Now you may be wondering, why wouldn't they (Shannon, Josh, and I) go shopping since it was raining....well the answer is, we are both poor. So the free tours sounded great!

These were some almond trees in front of the house. St. George is just gorgeous!

For lunch we ate at The Pizza Factory, which is one of our traditions everytime we go to St. George, because the one in Salt Lake just doesn't cut it. We had the BBQ Chicken and the Chicken Garlic Ranch pizzas and of course, the breadtwists. So Delicious!!!

My Realization

As I sat today, by myself cooking dinner and watching the NCAA Championship, I remembered something from August. When we were at the White Coat Ceremony, where Travis was sworn in as a student pharmacist and he was welcomed into the University of Southern Nevada School of Pharmacy, the Dean said something that at the time I didn't believe could be true and I didn't want it to be true, but I am realizing it is definitely coming true. He said, "Give up your spouse for three years, we will need him for that whole time, and when that three years is over, we will give him back." Well everyone kind of chuckled thinking that it was some sort of joke, but it is not. I do have to add that although this might just be the most trying time of my life, I am blessed enough to have such a wonderful husband who wants to be successful and make a good living for our future family. He puts in endless hours of hardwork and I am so grateful for all his motivation. I love you Trav!

Blogging Here I Come

Well I decided to jump on the bandwagon of blogging. I love to look at everyone else's and keep updated on their lives. So I thought that maybe my family and my friends, might be interested in keeping up with all the many wonderful and adventurous things Trav and I do. (School, work, church, housework) Okay, so maybe right now it's not all that adventurous, but I'm sure I can find some interesting things to share. Hope you enjoy!