White Water in West Virginia

Would you like to take a river rafting trip to West Virginia? It's tons of fun, so come along...


This is the "deluxe cabin" that you will be sleeping in with 9 other people, including one who snores so badly you'll think the whole building is coming down on your head (luckily one of your friends will have packed a tent, so you and your husband can set it up outside and catch a few hours of sleep).



These are some of the friends you will be going with. On the left is student Dr. Joe Mirci and on the right is student Dr. Benjamin Cope (aka, Ken Doll)


Don't forget your super sexy water shoes!!!


Remember, you will not be able to get on the raft without wearing a helmet and a life jacket and of course, you need an oar. Silly faces are optional, but they make it so much more fun!


Here's the group you will be going with (picture was taken before getting on the raft). They look like a fun bunch, don't they?


Here is your friendly river guide, Eliza. She's so fun and really knows her stuff. She also works in Moab during the spring time.

Here is just a taste of the fun you can have while white water rafting down New River in West Virginia.

Swimming in the more still parts of the river, which is warm and SOOOO nice!

Riding the rapids on your bum (Ryan in the middle, me on the right) SO fun!!!



Going under a tall bridge (which was built in the 70's and people base jump off of once a year, Crazy!)


Here it is up close.


A view of New River from the top of the Gorge. The scenery from up here will take your breath away.

Sorry, no action shots were provided. The camera man and woman had to focus on paddling and staying in the raft.

We hope you enjoy your trip!!!

Ten

I've been thinking about these three people a lot lately. How I miss them!!!! Shawna and Scott have been married for ten years now and they have a beautiful son, and a beautiful life. I love them dearly. It's very difficult sometimes to be so far away. I don't get to cuddle with my nephew and enjoy Shawna and Scott's company. It's very good company! But, oh, I relish the times when I'm there :). It's wonderful. You wouldn't know the sweet without some bitter in there. Shawna and Scott are two peas in pod. I really don't have a memory without those two in it. They love each other deeply and it's very evident. Most important, they have SO much fun together. They laugh at each other, tease each other, it's wonderful.

I feel like Scott is the older brother I never had that I always wanted. He fills that role to a T! Being the protector, the tease, the example. I've gone to him many a time for advice, and most often for a laugh. He's so willing to help. He's an exremely talented photographer. He did my wedding pictures, and I'm SOOOOO so so glad he did. They are beautiful and show his artistic personality, which is one of the reasons I love the pictures so much. There are so many things that set him apart as one of the perect brothers-in-law (for I have two), but the most important is how much he loves my sister. And he is a wonderful father. I'm so happy that he is in our family. It would not be complete without him.

Shawna, my dear Shawna. I love her!! She is the epidome of happiness. I love talking to her because she always brings me up to a higher plain. Something I've never outgrown is trying to be like my older sister. She's always been an example of how following in the Lord's ways makes one happy. She's a wonderful woman and I'm so proud and thankful to call her my sister. I know I've said this many times, but I'm so happy that she is a mother. It makes me jump for joy (I know you think I'm using a cliche here, but I literally do jump for joy!). I love seeing her smiling face, which has brightened a little since the arrival of our little Kallen (who they so lovingly have nicknamed "Awesome"). She's a natural and makes motherhood look so easy.

I love that kid!!! He has blessed us all with so much joy, it's a little overwhelming. I miss him so much! His smile could make the coldest of hearts melt. I love everything about him. He's growing so fast. Sometimes I wish I could tell him to stop growing until we return from Cleveland. But that's a little too selfish on my part.

I hope we return with a cousin for him to play with :)

I love you Scawna & Shott!!!! Happy Tenth!!!!!!!!!!

In Love

I've fallen deeply in love with...

...the best book ever! (not to worry, I still love Ryan more.) I finally joined the book club that my ward Relief Society has started, not sure why it's taken me so long to join, but I'm so glad I did! The first meeting is this thursday and I couldn't be more excited to talk about this book. It's funny, romantic, and deeply sad. It was exhausting and I loved every minute of it!! I recommend it to anyone within the sound of my voice, or the sight of my blog. Happy Reading!!!

Start of 2nd year

Another post from Ryan:
So my 2nd year has begun and.... it's busy! We have 3 lab courses, which I love. Dentures is really time consuming and I've never much enjoyed working with dentures, but it's nice to be using my hands and some of the skills I picked up at the lab/Dr. Mirci's office. We have a continuation of our crown and bridge course from last year. I have really enjoyed it and did pretty well on my first bridge ever. Here is what it looked like:
The professor who was evaluating my preps is quite a stickler, so I was worried that he would be very hard on my work... so I kept working on it until I couldn't see anything at all that could be improved; then I had him evaluate it. He looked and only had a minor adjustment he wanted me to make and then he said it looked great when he looked again.

Our last lab course is starting amalgam fillings. This is really new for me, but I'm really loving it. It is really busy, though. The first day in class, our professor gave us 4 preps to do and 5 the next class. So far though, I'm keeping up, but it is taking all the time in class... and maybe a little more. Two Saturdays ago I spent 5 hours at school and last Saturday it was 8. That was not only for lab courses, but was also studying book work stuff too.

Here are some of my filling preps:So what do think? Y'all ready to let me drill on you? I know that Kristy is :)

This semester is busy didactically as well. We will have a lot of 3 week courses about different body systems... right now we are in the middle of the gastrointestinal system. All these courses are to prepare us for boards in December. I need to find time to study... it's tough with so much time spent in the lab.

However, I have found a little bit of time to play around:
Hope that at least made you chuckle:) I thought it was humorous. Man I am a dental nerd. I can't wait to be a dentist.

Taking Pictures While Swimming...Good times.

Here are some more pictures of our trip to Utah... and mostly showing off our awesome camera that can take pictures under water!


Our dear sweet nephew, Kallen. The picture is blurry because the little wiggle worm wouldn't stop moving, so this is the best I could get. I just can't get enough of that kid. It's really easy to make him smile and laugh, even over the web cam.

Ha ha, I love my Dad :).
I had just jumped in the water. I love swimming!








Look at the bubbles that surround Kris as she jumps in. Awesome!



Enjoy the rest of the Summer and Happy Swimming!!!

Need a Laugh?

...this might be just the thing :)

It makes me laugh, anyway.
(If you watch Arrested Development, You'll understand:))