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Oh Rafting!

Well , this past weekend Jay and I met up with some friends and we got to go rafting. I was so excited I thought I was going to have to work on Sat. but it was covered. So Friday night Jay and I headed out to Vernal. We camped at the Green River campground. We got there so late, midnight, that all we wanted to do was set up camp and sleep. It was wonderful. There was a creek flowing right by us, our tent was about 15 steps to the water. So we got to sleep with the sound of running water. I love that sound. We woke up around 9 sat. morning, when I looked out the tent I was blown away. It was such a beautiful view of the different colors in the mountains, trees everywhere, and what I thought was a creek was actually the Green river it self. And boy was it flowing. We finally met up with our group, most from Utah Valley Univ. And one of my bestfriends Ashley was able to come. She and I have quite a few things in comon, one being the need for the river. Anyway, we got to the launch site (for those of you who know the river we launched at Split Mt.) and geared up. It was a cold day and the river was colder. It was so funny to see everyone pack on the layers of wetsuits, fleece, and more. We finally got on the river and it was amazing! We were in paddle boats, 7 to a boat, and a few duckies. The water was cranking. Huge rapids and even bigger holes. One of the girls in a duckie was sucked into a hole and spun around for a little while. It finally kicked her out. Some of the waves were so big the whole 12 foot boat would disipear. Man I'll tell you I really needed that trip!
Sunday Jay and I were able to just hang out around the house. That night Jay told me he was a little sad that we didn't have a campfire while we were there, so we had our own campfire in our backyard. Jay had Norah Jones playing in the background and we just watched the fire for hours. That's one thing I love about Jay (and loved while we were dating) is he likes to have campfires and he can just relax with me and put all other thoughts aside.

Weekend Events

Hey guys,
Well I'm just going to racap the last two weeks (or should I say weekends since nothing but work happened during the weekdays).
Last weekend, the day before mothers day Jay had to work which was a bummer, so Emma and I decided to go hiking. It was such a beautiful day I had to take advantage of it. We went up to waterfall canyon in Ogden. It was so amazing. The grass was green, flowers were blooming and man did they smell good. We only saw 4 people the whole time. Emma decided everytime she could she would jump in the stream. I love that she loves the water so much it's fun to just watcher her play in it and dunk her head. Well we hiked all the way to the snow and decided to turn around and head back. We of course played in the stream on the way back too. We were both so wet, Emma more than me. That night Jay and I just hung out. It's nice when we get to because our schedules don't work together to well. We get to see each other for about and hour or two each day (right before bed time), then it's back to work. So weekends, the ones I don't work or Jay too for that matter, mean a lot. 
Mother's Day was great. We went to lunch with Jay's mom and older sister at the Garden by Ogden canyon. For those that didn't know Jay does have other sibling; 3 half-sisters and 2 half-brothers. After lunch we went to my mom's to hang out for a while. We went and saw her condo she and Jay S. will be moving into. I think she will like it. It's smaller so less cleaning and they don't have to do any yard work. The best part of it is that it is by the river so if you open a window or door you can hear it running. So nice! The rest of the day Jay and I hung out more and played some Wii. Then, back to work.
This past week Jay and I, on Friday, took a ride on the FrontRunner to Salt Lake. I enjoyed the ride. It was really quiet and very smooth. I love the fact that it is helping with the air polution problem. 
Anyway, the reason we rode the FrontRunner was because we went the the Jazz game. If you say the game, nice. If not here is a short, non-basketball lover but enjoyer, recap. The game was crazy loud. I mean I really had ringing in my ears the whole night into the morning. Before the game even started the crowd was on their feet screaming and clapping. I can see why they saw our crowd is the loudest in NBA it was nuts. Most of the game the Jazz didn't play to the best of their ability, down by twenty or so at half. After the half they started to come back. The fourth quarter was the best by far. They finally caught up and played an intense game. I developed what I would call clapitis (clapping so hard that my hands bacame swollen, or so it felt). Jazz lost however, but it was still a fun game to be at. I enjoyed the Jazz dancers, when the crowd was going crazy and they were down there dancing it actually made me miss cheering. Weird I know but I did. 
Sat and Sunday I am here at work enjoying doing a whole lot of nothing thinking of the weekends past and dreaming of the river.
To all you mothers out there reading this... Happy Mothers Day

Happy Birthday Jay!

Well, this Saturday (May, 3dr) was Jay's birthday, and thanks to some awsome co-workers of mine Jay didn't have to spend it at home alone while I was at work. Instead Jay Emma and I went to Moab for a great mini vaca. We left friday late afternoon and arrived in warm Moab. On saturday Jay, Emma, and I met up with some friends and family and headed to the slickrocks for some 4-wheeling. Emma was so excited she wanted to run the whole time, I tried to make her sit on my 4-wheeler but she wouldn't have it. So four hours of running later we braked for lunch and Jay and I made Emma stay in the hotel for the rest of the day. She serously ran for four hours straight! Going no less than 10 miles an hour. We took her to the hotel and I checked her feet, poor girl had a huge blister on her pad. It had split open too. We left her in the hotel to rest while we all went back out for another five hours of riding. We were out for 9 hours. It was so much fun, scarry and heart stopping at some points but fun. There were some areas where I wouldn't take my 4-wheeler down and watching the jeeps and rinos go down we all really thought they might fall of the cliff or flip the vehicles. It was insane! (I have pictures coming so check back)
At around 8pm we finished the trail and headed back to town. Stacey, her family, Jay and I went to a pasta place for dinner called Pasta Jay's. It was amazing food. I'm not sure if some of it was because I was so hungry but if you ever head to Moab go try it. I keep craving it now, and they give you so much food. I would recomend trying there alfredo sauce. WOW. Sunday morning after breakfast with the group we headed back to Ogden. The rest of the day Jay and I played our Wii. We just bought Mario cart and Jay got Mario Party 8 for his b-day. Both are so much fun to play. If you have a Wii I would recomend checking them out. If you don't have a Wii... What the heck?!? go buy one or borrow someones. It's worth it.
Well enough ranting, I'm done. Hey, Scott, Happy B-day bro.

Blur...

Well, I know it's been a while but for the last two weeks nothing super exciting has been going on. Jay and I have been doing the 9 to 5 everyday it seems like. I worked last Sat. and Sun. so for me it really has gone by in a blur. We are getting further in our house plans so hopefully in the next week or two we will have those finalized and we can start on our last (maybe) house. I am getting so antsy to build I really just like getting to paint and decorate rooms. I have already chosen most of the room colors and main furniture arrangements. In our Heber house Jay wouldn't let me paint any walls because it was a house we were eventually selling anyway. But, since this is our last house I have free range!!! I am so excited. Jay has been enjoying the warmth with golf and we take Emma to the school to play, man I forget sometimes how much I enjoy warm beautiful weather. We have been working on the sprinkling system so Emma has been loving life running through and drinking them. It's so funny to watch how much fun she has.

Oh Happy Days!


Oh man I am so excited about today the sun is warm and shining and it is the perfect temp. outside! I love spring time. Jay, Emma, and I have been playing outside all day today. I can't wait to get my motorcycle out of storage and ride! Today we found Emma outside sunbathing. After Jay took her picture I went out and laid out with her. LOVED IT! 
The friday and saturday that just passed 4/11-12, Jay, Emma, and I went to Wendover. We met up with my sister Stacey her family and two other couples and their families. We went to dinner at the Rainbow Casino friday night. It was so funny to see how excited all the kids got with all the lights, colors, and noises. They thought it was even better than Disneyland. (If they only knew) The next morning from 10 am to 3 pm we headed into the mountains of the deserts and went riding on our fourwhee
lers and their Rinos. It was so nice, hardly any clouds and no wind, except for the wind we made. I didn't get a lot of pictures hopefully I will get some more from the o
ther girls. Until then this is my favorite.

I was looking on one of my friends blogs and found a "What's my color" quiz. I like quizzes so I thought I would join in on the fun...


Holly, your true color is Red! 
  Your color is red, the color of racy sportscars, blushing cheeks, and luscious roses. Red symbolizes passion, romance, and love. So, since you're ruled by red, you probably trust your feelings more than your brain and tend to act spontaneously. If you see something you want, you go for it without thinking twice — impulsive is your middle name. You don't wait around for people to make decisions, either; you dive right in. Quite the romantic, you pay close attention to your emotions. In fact, if your heart isn't in what you're doing, you won't be satisfied. Of course, even when you do pour all your energy into the projects you tackle, your impetuous nature means your passions can shift as frequently as the wind. That's why some reds have trouble with commitment. Our advice? Next time you're feeling fickle, think before you act, if possible. You might be surprised at the results. Overall, though, it's great to be red. No one lives life more completely than you do.

Try it out...     
http://web.tickle.com/color/?c=50652&test=colorogt

And it begins...

All right, I guess second time is the charm. Right?
Well we are back in our Ogden home waiting to build our Morgan home. I am so sick of waiting to see if we can build our house Jay and I designed or not. Frustrating. No kids yet but Emma is two and she is pretty much our child.


We just got off our Cruise to the Caribbean. It was 7 days of nothing but enjoying the sun and relaxing! Getting there and back has horrible. We were "snowed" in at the Texas airport, yes Texas, they had a 1/2 inch of slush and didn't know what to do so they closed the whole airport down. I thought I would never get to say this but I have now slept in an airport. (I dont recommend it) not so fun.


Jay is still working as a manager of the Heber branch. Crappy drive! I am now working at LDS Hospital as a Phlebotomist (drawing blood). I really enjoy it! Sounds weird I know but I do. It is slow sometimes at work so we try to entertain ourselves. I have a pic here to show you what goes on with board hospital workers.
Hopefully this summer I can get back to the river but we will see.
I have finished school, YEAH! Man I thought it would never happen.


So from now on I will try and keep up on my typing skills. (At least once a week).
See you all later.

We'll I guess Jay and I are going to join in on the fun. Whoopee. Not a lot going on right now, We are trying to find a new place to live. Maybe in Morgan... Who knows. Once April comes around we put our house in Heber for sale and look for our new adventure. Jay is still hanging out at America First as the manager of the Heber Branch. He has been working hard at the office, has one of his girls leaving to become the new manager at P.C. so he gets to work overtime now til they send him a new employee. When he is not at the office Jay is either at someones house building thier basments or working on our house getting it ready to sell.
I (Holly) am almost finished with school. Walking in April, with a degree in Physical Education and Recreational Management, but I have two more classes to finish before it's official. I am currently working at The Canyons Resort (Zzzzzz). I just started my internship project for school, I am going to be the director of the first ever Heber Valley Marathon. The big day is September 22. I hope it's not to big of a project for me to handle. Right now I am working on the website and talking to all those involved with approvals for use of the roads. So, if any of you want to join the enthusiastic staff give me a call, if any of you are runners get those shoes on and start training. I'll see you there! Sounds like a promo.
The only child we have isnt even a child. Emma our Golden Retriever turned one year in Jan. and is the biggest sweetheart. She is great with people and her main goal seems to get a belly bub or just please Jay and I. Man I make it sound like she is our child. Well she is spoiled like one. She is the closest thing to a child for Jay and I right now. We dont plan on having kids for about three to five more years.
Well hope you enjoyed the first blip of our lives.
*Pics. coming soon.