8/23/11

Hi Blogger!

Well, I think it is safe to say that I am the worst blogger EVER!! I could use the excuse that nothing exciting has been happening in our lives, but that would be a lie. This summer has been quite eventful, so much that I am afraid to leave something out! Here is a recap of our summer fun:

May:
Levi got a job at Market Star in Ogden where his step dad, Mike, and brother, Taylor, work. So, before the end of the school year for me, Levi moved up to Layton into his mom's house. After the school year ended, I joined him, and we have been living with them ever since! We decided rather than renting again, we are ready to buy a house. Mike and Lisa were kind enough to offer us a place to stay while we save up!

June:
Levi and I continued to take our trips down to Phoenix. We have really enjoyed the baseball and garlic fries! I started my summer job, and luckily the summer went fast, because I really didn't enjoy it!

July:
Levi went to the All Star Game with his dad and Taylor! They had a great time!
Also in July, Levi and I ran a half marathon! I had a great time, I'm not sure how much Levi enjoyed it. Levi took off as soon as the race started and left me behind, which was fine. The whole time, though, I was wishing we could somehow finish together. I didn't want him to have to wait for me to finish, so that was a big motivator for me to keep running. About 3 miles to the finish, guess who I see up ahead?! I was so excited to see Levi, and we ended up crossing the finish hand in hand at 2 hours and 45 min. I can't wait to run my next race! 

August:
Well, Levi and I said we were going to wait until the new year to find a house, but when we met with a mortgage company, and they said we already had enough saved, we started looking! After about 2 weeks of looking, we think we've finally found the one. We've made an offer, and they accepted! So now we are just waiting on the closing process, which is quite tedious and annoying!
Also this month, I received a job offer from Salt Lake Head Start and today was my first day. It was all-day meetings and training, so nothing too fun, but I am looking forward to a new school year.
This past weekend, Levi and I took a trip out to Cheyenne to visit his sister, Jordyn, and her little family. We went down to Denver on Saturday to attend a Rockies game. Payton was so cute and funny. We love this little girl! 
Bennet is such an adorable baby, and I'm sure he will be just as fun as Payton!

Those of you who know us well, Levi and I LOVE The Food Network. We watch serveral shows religiously, and most of the shows recorded on our dvr are from The Food Network. Well, one of our favorites is Challenge, and one of the stars of that show is Keegan Gerhard. He owns a restaurant in Denver called
 DBar Desserts, so of course, we went. Much to our delight, when we arrived, we found out that Keegan was there! Before we left, he came out to meet us. He is such a nice guy, and we are so happy we went and that we got to meet him!

It has been a great summer!