Party in P-Town!

It's always a party when Brett and Tara come to town! Tara and Brettster arrived Thursday morning for some running amuck at Seven Peaks Water Park. Brett earned his bragging rights since he conquered the free fall orange slide with me. Tara also became something fearsome as she tackled the high and fast yellow slippery slide! We had a great time crossing the lily pads, jamming to Mylie Cyrus' "Party in the USA" (yes, that is embarrassing), and squealing as we slide down the halfpipe in tubes. We met Matt for lunch at the Great Steak & Everything - very fulfilling. That night, we headed up the canyon for some sweet tin foil dinners which ended up taking a LOT longer than we had anticipated to cook. However, Matt faithfully turned them over and over again until we finally had some delicious chicken, corn, and potato/carrot/onion packs. We also roasted some s'mores on old wire hangers (the only purpose wire hangers should serve - I can't stand them). When all was said and done, Brett and Matt put out the fire, "Boy Style."
Friday began with a yummy crepe breakfast and Lunch at Gloria's with the parents. My dad is in love with a spicy pasta dish there. Matt was able to take an early lunch and come join us. Brett had a baseball game, so we road trip'ed up to Bountiful to watch our slugger play. He caught several outs and even stole home. I am honored to be related to such an athlete! Way to go #2!
A pizza party awaited us when we arrived home. Matt is a brilliant dough boy and the BBQ chicken pizza turned out quite well! Brett ate 4 Paces Popsicles between 6pm and 11:00pm - very impressive. We watched Hercules and fell asleep on the airbed.
After a German Pancake breakfast on Saturday morning, Brett and Tara headed home to Bountiful. We miss them already!

Carr Family Lunch

So after Matt and I had successfully changed the battery in our new car, Matt's stunning haircut, and we snatched up Stacy, we headed to the Pizza Pie Cafe for Lunch with Grandma Carr and Uncle Dave! Always a delight!
It was fun to get to re-meet all Matt's cousins. Although I had met some of them at the wedding, I had never met others. It was great to get to know them a little better :) I asked someone to take a picture of our family, and Jason Kohl told me I was one of the boldest persons he'd met. I thought to myself...If you think I'm bold, you should meet my mother! te he...

I should have been a professional hair cutter!

Big news: I cut Matt's hair with scissors, instead of the Buzzy, for the very first time! The time had come for a much needed haircut and for me to advance to cutting hair with scissors. Matt's new do turned out pretty hot if I do say so myself :) I mean, at least as good as Great Clips!

Mykel LeCheminant, RN, BS

Hooray! I'm a real, legalized nurse! I took NCLEX Wednesday, June 2nd at 8am. It went pretty well - I received the minimum amount of questions and was done in an hour and 20 min. Thank goodness (It can last up to 6 hours)!
The Story: Scores are suppose to post on dopl 48hours after you take NCLEX, yet Matt kept asking me if I'd checked my score. So, I finally gave in, checked dopl and low and behold, I showed up as a licensed nurse Thursday night - sooner than I had expected. I didn't think the government finished anything early!

26 Reasons Why We Love BYU (in no specific order)

1. Andrew George
2. Dennis Pitta
3. Max Hall
4. It's not the University of Utah
5. We have class
6. Urban Myer has NEVER coached here
7. Steve Young
8. We have a National Championship
9. Comments like: "When you're doing things right, on and off the field, magic happens." - Austin Collie :) ha...ha...
10. The pre-game show
11. Most of our fans are sober, although a few have been seen smoking out back during half time just to make things colorful.
12. Rushing the field
13. The stadium: the most spiritual place on campus :)
14. Stacy Stink & Tara go here
15. Student wards
16. DTRs
17. John Beck
18. Johnny Harlene
19. Lavell Edwards
20. Cosmo's sweet moves (obviously he is not white)
21. BYU fans live across the nation and are still loyal
22. Our proud parents graduated from this beautiful institution
23. The tree of life
24. Rape hill
25. Spring twitterpation - the couples come out of the wood work!
26. Getting caught by the national anthem trying to flee in time from campus

Our Pumpkin Carving Escapade!

Matt surprised me with a pumpkin he bought for us at the store the other day. I was elated! However, we didn't get around to pumpkin carving until the day of halloween. We made a lil' monster on our pumpkin! Matt cut the top and I pulled out the guts - my favorite and Matt's least favorite part! Our jack-o-lantern turned out super cute:)

Halloweeners, Haunts, and Spooks!

In celebration of our undying love for halloween, Matt and I had a little party. On all Hallows eve, our guests arrived dressed for the occasion. Matt and I were the dynamic duo, Batman and Robin. After a day of cooking, we served "Death's Delight." We had pig intestines (noodles) with bile (Alfredo sauce) and coagulated blood (spaghetti sauce), Mummies (basically stuffed calzones wrapped like mummies),Human flesh (BBQ'd ribs), Witches' brew, etc. Everyone had a silly curse which added to the dining experience, such as yelling a pizza topping whenever someone stood up or always rolling your R's. We played mysterious games and watched a scary movie. It was so fun to dress up, decorate the house, and relish in halloween! Unfortunately, we did not get ANY trick-or-treaters, MUCH to my dismay. We had anxiously bought a cauldron and filled it with treats. However, we ended up eating the candy ourselves. It was such a fun night and we are so lucky to have great friends to share it with! Viva Halloween!
Special Thanks to Mrs. Cate for the lovely photos!