Wednesday, June 22, 2011

I guess it's summer...

So when I got in my car to drive home from work, this is what the thermometer said...
I thought to myself, "Wow, 95 degrees is pretty stinkin hot. Especially considering it was in the 60's four days ago". And it's true, 95 degrees is pretty hot.
Then I walked in my door and was overcome with blasted heat. It almost felt hotter inside than out. I ran to check the thermostat and this is what I saw...
Okay, I understand that 86 degrees is somewhat less than 95 degrees. However, 86 degrees inside...? That's another story. It feels like death. Where is my escape?
I want one of these...
Minus the little girls, obviously.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Trip to Utah

So in my past post I said we weren't going to be able to see my mom for her birthday... well that was a lie. Chad and I drove down to Utah to surprise her! We left work early on Thursday (her birthday) and got to Utah around 8:00pm. I told my dad a few weeks earlier that we were planning on surprising her so he had worked out that we'd surprise her at the Utah Bee's baseball game. We picked up our tickets at will call, got settled in our seats, and a few minutes later my mom and dad showed up. They came to their seats and there we were! Her jaw dropped and she didn't say anything...she just stared. So hilarious! It was such a fun surprise!
We had awesome seats!
My dad had a few other arrangements made as well! I don't know if you can tell, but it says "Happy Birthday Patrice Eyre". Pretty sweet.
Give us a break, we'd been driving all the live long day.

We had so much fun, even though the Bee's lost...

The next day we went to downtown Salt Lake to visit my dad's work and see the new Joseph Smith movie. We also did a tour of the Beehive house, which was really cool to see. If you haven't done the tour, check it out! Three prophets lived there, including (obviously) Brigham Young. There's some seriously awesome stuff there.
Emma and her baby
Here's Bailee cheesin' it up. So cute.
This is the Beehive house. So pretty!

That night we had a BBQ to celebrate my mom and Clancey's birthday.
Tim, always showin' off!
They were so cute eating their cake together!

It was such a busy, but fun trip! I'm so glad we were able to spend time with the family for a few days. Love you all!

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Today is June 9th...my mom's birthday! I'm not able to actually be with her for her birthday, so I decided to do a blog post about her. How lucky is she? Pretty lucky. SO lucky, in fact, that I uploaded her favorite picture of herself. Below, you can see us keepin' it real. Doin' our thang. It's pretty apparent I liked the camera. I'm not so sure about my mom...

Okay, the picture below is a teensy bit better.
But for reals, I'm so grateful to have such an amazing, beautiful, caring mother in my life.

She's taught me so much:
- how to cook
(I don't know how many times I asked her to help me make grilled cheese. [Granted, I mostly just didn't want to make it so she'd "show" me, but really I just let her do all the work])
- how to clean
(Who knew baseboards needed to be cleaned? I sure didn't...)
- how important it is to laugh
(us kids give her a hard time, but she always laughs along with us)
- that "damn" and "hell" aren't real swear words
- to let your children blast wilson phillips and sing along using hairbrushes as microphones...even your son...

But more importantly she taught me:
- patience
- unconditional love
- how important service is
- how to fully engulf yourself in the gospel
- to always see the good in others
- to trust my instincts
- to step outside my comfort zone
- to listen
- how to have a good relationship with my husband
and some day,
- how to be a good mom

If I'm half the mom she is, I'll know I've done good. I can't imagine my life without her and I'm so grateful for her amazing example.
I love you mom!

Monday, June 6, 2011

Summer Lovin'

My favorite things about summer:
Watermelon
BBQ's
Parades
The fair
Snow cones
Camping
Cute toe nails
Boating (I need to be friends with someone who owns a boat...)
The sun not setting till after 10:00pm
July 4th
Night games (they're HAPPENING I tell ya!)
Late night walks
Being able to wear skirts, summer dresses and capri's to work- this shouldn't be a "favorite", but it is. Pants are so lame.
Freckles- I'm so excited that mine are starting to reappear!
Watching the sun set

These are just a few. I can't wait! This summer is going to be bomb-diggity. I can feel it in my bones :)