Who is the worst blogger??

I love to read my family and friends blogs, I laugh, I cry, I spend more time than I should seeing what everybody else is up to but I am SO BAD at updating my own blog. So in answer to the previous question, Who is the worst blogger? Me.

I had my 23rd birthday on September 29th, it was so fun to go out and catch up with all our friends and family. My favorite present was a painting that Spencer had done for me. It is a picture of the two of us. It is beautiful (Thank you Jethro). He did several other things for me that were so thoughtful! I am so lucky to have a husband like him, I love you Spencer!

I have been watching a lot more TV lately with Spencer being at school so much and have fallen in love with a show called "If Walls Could Talk". This show is all about old houses that people have moved in to and fixed up. BUT, the best thing about this show is that all the featured homes have a history. The things that happened in these houses are incredible to learn about. I get so jealous when things from centuries ago are found. One episode in particular featured a house back east, inside the walls of this house they found several items from the Civial War that had been hid. There were also several important documents, some of the things included: the original deed to the house, letters between father and son (who were both soldiers in the war) and wedding bands from the original owners.

I love learning about people that lived in the past, what they did, where they lived, what they were like. One day I will have my dream of restoring an old house and finding some great artifacts inside! In the meantime, I recommend this show to anyone with time to kill, its on HGTV.

Before and..... after...

Quick Update...

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Spencer started school again a few weeks ago... and for those of you who don't know, he turned down a full ride scholarship (tuition, books, computer, living stipend included) to law school, because, after a long time of stewing it over, he realized that is not what he really wants to do for the rest of his life. SO, Spencer is currently attending the University of Utah, in the Masters/PhD program in History. He wants to teach at a University. Things have been a little crazy trying to get everything organized and can I just vent one more time about how expensive books are!? They are ridiculous. One of his classes has 13 books, ONE!!! He has been working hard and is off to a good start - what a good little student he is :) In other news....

I became an aunt again for the tenth time two Sunday's ago, her name is Bella Jessica Fillmore .

My favorite friend Sharon FINALLY came home from her mission and now I have someone to play with while Spence is at school, College football season is starting again so I am preparing to have my living room full of guys watching the away games.





The eighth annual Honey Baked Ham Classic was a success!

I made the Ham this year, long story short...I was wrong on how long I should cook it by about 4 hours... so we ended up buying a pre cooked ham.

We went to my families little Cabin on Brian Head, for Labor Day weekend... Me and my mom!

Spence and Mitch

....BUT the most important news of all is that my birthday is coming...September 29th.. I am going to be the big 23, and I like chocolate. :)

The funniest thing I have ever seen!

I have watched this movie clip probably 15 times and I still love it! You MUST watch it, you will love it!!
Note: This is a MAN!

3 reasons Spencer is so great!

As those of you who read this know, Spencer loves to make lists on our blog. So I thought I would make a list.. A list of some of the reasons I love Spencer. For those of you who have the privilege of knowing Spencer, you know that I could go on and on about how great he is, so here are 3 reasons from the many, on why Spencer is so great!

Spencer is absolutely hilarious. I have never met anyone in my life that has made me laugh so much. I am not talking about little jokes here and there with the occasional giggle, I am talking about full-blown, rolling on the floor, pee your pants, tears in your eyes laughing so hard you can't breath. He is so clever and witty and can make conversation with absolutely anyone. I don't know how he does it.

Spencer is loved by all elderly people. No joke, we went to Barnes and Noble the other day to buy a book. Spencer and I were in an aisle, looking at a particular author that he likes... This old man came up to him and put his arm around Spencer and starting talking to him about books. The next 10 -15 minutes consisted of Spencer and this old man walking around Barnes and Noble, showing each other the books they like and giving each other recommendations. Needless to say, Spencer didn't buy the book he went in to buy, he bought a book that the old man had recommended. Why do old people love him so much?

Spencer is quite a home-maker. He is a really good cook, always experimenting and making something delicious in the kitchen. He also, wont let me do his laundry. He says that he has done it on his own for the past 29 years (maybe some help from mom in there somewhere), so he can keep doing it. This turns out to be nice for me cause I don't have to do so much laundry. It also gives me a good laugh when he forgets to do his laundry and runs out of clean unders..

More to come when I have more time....

Yellowstone Adventure: An Insiders Expose

Erin did an absolutely fantastic job summing up the trip. But she left a couple parts out. I will with complete honesty. Not fearing any retrobution, because I'm so snug and smug in my rightness, press forward.


The first amazing part was that we were able to put a trailors worth of goods, which in turn would provide a service, into the trunk of the Hyundai!!!! Half of the way through that process I was thinking we should be filming this. This would make a great comercial for them. I told Randy to take his shirt off to make the comercial sexier. He wouldn't and I soured on the idea. But trust me it was a feat!!! And we haven't even left the parking lot yet.


We got to Randy's house in Rigby where we all slept and I subsequently left my belt. I now believe that Randy's dad has added it to his collection. It is no where to be found. I might send Gephardt up there to investigate. Then we got back late and had a delicious meal. This is the night the Erin woke me because the serial killer/deer was trying to get into the trailor. I did tell Erin the door was locked when it wasn't cause I didn't want her to worry. I knew it was unlocked. Randy put it best though. "If a man can't figure out how to open a trailor door than we have nothing to fear from that man."


The next day was filled with everyone getting a little tired, except Spencer. I was becoming the annoying guy that wanted to stop everywhere and see everything. Erin has now been forewarned about what are family vacations will be like. I just love it up there. The highlite was the bear. But the undisclosed hight of seeing the bear was that Erin was looking at the bear through some binoculars all the while standing on a half-eaten deer leg. That was a precious moment. To top the night off Erin got pulled over by a cop while driving home cause he thought she was drunk. She was passing over the white line a little too much. Anyway the Police officer was a great guy and didn't give a ticket, even when he found out that Erin didn't have her liscence with her. Good times. For other good times when people thought Erin was drunk refer yourself to the cruise blog.


The next day we looked at more steaming hot pots of color and goodness. There we heard, for the first time I might add, the phrase "smelled like turd fart" uttered by a guy in his 20s. We also heard the following example in parenting. "Don't put your hand in the hot pot, you'll burn your fingers!" "No I won't, I did that yesterday." And the parent keeps on allowing it.


And then we had to come home. And I cried.


I also found out that Erin is afraid of lake docks late at night.


I love her.