MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!!

This is me catching my first fish. As you can tell it was really tiny so we were able to unhook it and release it to the water.
This is our dog Malone. Under the table was his favorite place to lay. I think he really enjoyed the cool weather.
My brother Kody and I. He is such a wonderful brother I was glad he was able to make it up.
This is some of the family. I am in the grey coat. Next to me is Anna, Josh, Grant, Donna, Grandpa, Lexey, Brianna and Malone.
This is the eye that my dad hiked up to. Since he was a kid he has always wanted to go up there but didnt know how. My cousin found a way to get there. He is tiny but you can still see him.

So my family and I went to Scipio Utah for some what of a family reuion for Memorial Day weekend. It was so much fun. We were hoping more people would have showed up but we all think they chickened out because of the weather. Which by the way was not that bad. Yes it was cold and it rained, but only at nights. However I think the most important family members were there. The ones that showed up were my mom, my dad, my brother Kody, my brother Josh with his wife Anna and their daughter Brianna. And then also my uncle Jeff, Aunt Colleen, Cousins Dj and Justin, Justin's girlfriend Katy and my second cousin Lexey. Then also my grandma Rosalie , grandpa Nick and Uncle Bill. We had such a great time all getting together and just hanging out in good old Maple Grove. When I was younger we use to go camping there all the time. It was a 13 hour drive for us to get there but once we get there we dont ever want to leave.
We did lots of fishing while we were there and fried it up the last night for dinner. I am not a big fan of sea food but my dad always says you catch it, you clean it, you cook it, you eat it. So I gave it a shot. The first couple of days we were having a hard time catching the fish and when we would we would just get the babies that we had to release them if possible. I however was the first one to catch the fish.
We also did some hiking while we were up there. I found out for the first time this weekend that my great grandfather helped build the camp site. And I must say it is so beauitful up there. My dad went on a long hike with my cousins and uncle up to a point on the moutain called the Eye. He said it was not that bad and he wished I would have gone with him. I am sure next year I will give it a go.
So here are some pics of the event at good old Maple Grove in Scipio, Utah.

MAN ITS HOT!!!!

Well my dear friends I know its been awhile since I have blogged but I have been out of town for the Holiday weekend. So the title of this blog is Man Its Hot and boy is it true. Not only outside in good AZ but in my house. Why you ask? Well our AC went out about a week ago in the house. Lucky me I didnt have to deal with it all that much because I was in Utah for a Family reniuon, but poor Brandon had to deal with the heat for the whole week. I feel bad for him because he sleeps during the day since he works at night, and with it being 90 degrees in the house he does not get to much sleep. Well he couldnt deal with it anymore so he was calling around to AC company to see if we could get someone to come out and look at it. Well he found a company and they came out on Friday afternoon to look at the AC and they saw that we had a leak in the U tube pipes which is where the fluid that makes the house cools from flows through. So because of that we thought they could just fix that area of the leak. Well that was not the case. They told us that they would have to fix the whole unit because they "can't mix match new products with old products." I knew right away that was crap because my unit was only 9 years old. Most AC units can last between 15-20 years. So the guy told us that no one longer makes a pieces for the unit. The guy told us that all companies are now only aloud to make pieces for 13 years or older. Again I knew that was a lie. So we sat down and went through his sales tool just to see what he was going to charge us. Well at the end it came back to be $9000.00 to get a whole new unit. I was like O MY GOSH that cant be right. My inlaws just bought one a year ago and there house is like 1000 more square feet than mine and they paid $4000.00. So I told the guy we would call them back to let them know but we needed to look around.
Well because I have such a wonderful father who knows people because of his work, he gave me a referral for someone. I gave them a call right away and they set an appoitment with us for the next day (which was Wednesday May 28th) to come look at what was going on. We told them the story with the other company and they just started laughing. They said that they were just trying to rip us off because they know alot of people are doing that right now since its summer in AZ. So they took a look and they said they could get the parts ordered within 5 to 7 business days because they had to come out of state, and it would only cost us $1700.00 that is with labor and everything. I was picturing that amount. Yes its still a bit of money but its soooo much better than $9000.00.
Well we thought that we would have to live in the house without AC for another week or so because of the time frame. But today Thursday May 29th I got a phone call from the Brewer company that the parts are in and they can be at my house tomorrow Friday May 30th at 7:30am to get the equipment in and up and running that same day.

LETS GO D-BACKS LETS GO!!!

So on Thursday night Brandon and I went to the D-backs baseball game. The City of Phoenix gave all their employees a discount on the tickets that were orginally $15 but ended up being $5 for the employees and whoever they wanted to bring. The seats werent half bad. Of course they were on the upper level section 300 but it was right behind home plate. When we got there we got together with a girl name Sarah who he works with and hung out with her family during the game. The d-backs ended up winning 8-5. It was a great game, and I had a great time.

For our Anniversary 2 years. I bought Brandon and myself a D-backs t shirt for the game.

RIDE ALONG!!!

So I had a very interesting weekend. On Saturday night from 5pm-3:30am I went on a ride along with my friend Cameron who is a police officer with Tempe PD. It was so much fun. We made some very interesting stops and of course you meet some very interesting people. In the first 30 mins of being on we arrested two people that ended up being illegals so that was pretty cool. We had alot of other calls it was a very busy nice and I cant wait to do it again.

NEED HELP!!

Ok Friends and Family, I did it I signed my contract with Party Lite to become a consultant. Now that I have for the next three months I have to book some parties whether it be coming to your house and having you host it, or if you do a catalog party and I get everything to you. So yes those of you that do not live in Arizona I can get you a catalog and you can help me by hosting the party.
I am just going to start for the month of June so I need 6 parties in order to meet my quota. So if any of you are interested in doing a party at your home if you are in AZ or if those of you that arent you can do a Catalog party and I will get it to you. You can reach me on this or give me a call on my cell at 480-586-4256 and we can arrange it.
Please and Thank you.

LOVE MY WII!!

Kayli and I playing some boxing. I think I pulled my elbow out of socket here. JK
Here is how the boxing looks when you play its so much fun.
Kody and Brandon boxing. Kody looks so into it. They were on their knees to get better connection with the senser for the game.
Check out the sweat on Kody. That is what boxing does to you.

So Brandon and I got a Wii about a week ago. And its about time. I have been wanting one for so long but finally found one. We love it. We play it at least once maybe more times a day. Right now we only have two games but we will get up there soon. We have Wii sports which is so fun. I love the boxing game. We are both pretty sore from playing it so much. And we also have Carnival. Any game that you can think of at a carnival is on there. But I just thought I would share some pics of us and playing the Wii with my brother Kody and his girlfriend Kayli.

PARTY LITE!!

Hey Friends and Family, I am trying something out to see how I like it. How many of you like candles? I know I do!!! Well I went to this party tonight for a friend and it was called Party Lite. Its a company that sales candles. Its kind of like Mary Kay or Pamper chef but just doing candles instead. Anyways I am hosting a party on May 31st 2008 at my home at 5:00pm. I am also thinking of becoming a consultant for them to earn some extra money on the side. You can visit their website at www.partylite.com to see some of their products. If you are interested in getting anything or hosting a party please please let me know and I will get what I can for you. I have a meeting with someone this Tuesday to learn more about it, and if for some reason I dont want to get into it, then I will let everyone know. But from what I saw tonight it sounds really nice and an easy way to make some extra money. The best part about these candles are they are so healthy for your body because they are not releasing a bunch of chemicals in the air like most candles that are in the stores. The have wonderful kinds of smells and they are not to strong to kill those that are in the room. I am not getting anyone involved that doesnt want to be involved but just letting everyone know what I am trying to start up. I have alot of friends that do the Mary Kay and the Pamper Chef thing so I thought I would try out something new and do candles. So those of you that do those kinds of parties or whatever let me know and we can do something together and help eachother get the extra income. Well anyways thats about it. But if you are interested let me know by leaving your comments and I will get back to you. The website again is www.partylite.com.