Completely random thoughts by:

~I take far too many picture of myself. Just trying to get that one good one. Oh well.

~I am so excited that I am in contact with Alice, Sonnie and Rachel again. They are all friends from when I lived in Mt. Pleasant. I moved from Mt. Pleasant the day after 6th grade started. It's been awhile since I have seen them. Wow. We are getting old. But they all have amazing beautiful families! I am so excited to watch them grow and learn!

~Why is it sometimes hard to talk to people about adoption? I mean I don't have a problem telling people that we are adopting or anything like that. But what about that pregnant teen that I see around town. How do you talk to her?

~Which reminds me. If you know anyone who is pregnant and considering adoption . . . look at these amazing couples! Feel free to pass along their information. So many amazing couples out there hoping to adopt.
Ron and Jessica
Greg and Arianne
Flavio and Kim
Brian and Leisha
Ben and Amanda
Mike and Erin
Josh and Lindsey
Carrie and Jon
Rodney and Carrie
There are so many more, but here are a couple!
And of course us! Dustyn and Kamie

~We so need to get our pass-a-long cards made and send them out! That will be my goal for August (hopefully before, but we'll see)

~Did you know that we are more likely to adopt through a designated adoption? Here is LDSFS information about Designated Adoption.

Designated Adoption

In designated adoption, the birth parent(s) and adoptive family find each other through someone outside LDS Family Services. This person is referred to as a third party. The third party tells the birth parent(s) and adoptive family only nonidentifying information about each other. Once the birth parent(s) and adoptive family decide to pursue an adoption, the birth parents, adoptive family, or third party may contact LDS Family Services for more information and services, including adoption planning.

Who can participate?
Any family or birth parent interested in adoption can participate.

Who can act as a third party?
Adoptive families may tell family members, friends, and personal and professional acquaintances of their interest in adopting and how they can help the family make an adoption happen.

What information can be shared by the third party?
The third party may share such information as the physical description of the adoptive family and birth parent(s), personality traits, educational background, talents, hobbies, interests, values, goals, church activity, and involvement with extended family.

Can the birth parent(s) and the adoptive family share information with each other?
Yes! Within agency guidelines, the birth parent(s) and adoptive family can create a plan for communication. This plan may include exchanging letters, pictures, and small gifts, and even meeting in person if they desire.

What does LDS Family Services do for a family once they have found a child to adopt?

Completes the required adoptive family home study.
Provides professional support and counseling to birth parents, their families, and adoptive families.
Gathers and shares available nonidentifying background information about the child and birth parent(s).
Coordinates legal and medical services for the birth parent(s).
Provides the required supervisory visits after placement.
Completes any additional paperwork required for out-of-state adoptions.

~We went to American Idol last night. It was so fun! We met up with Jenny and Daniel, Sheri, Janell and Jenny's mom and went to eat at Chili's. It was good! The concert was a little slow at first. But the longer it went, the better it got. David Archuleta was amazing! He is such a good singer, but David Cook is truly an American Idol. He was awesome. I loved every minute of it! (but more on that later)

~I have so much to post, but sometimes it seems overwhelming and I put it off and do silly posts like this, but I promise they will come soon. Although, it is a lot harder for me to post in the summer. I am so busy having fun (meaning more to post about) and I just wanna be outside and out and about. Who wants to sit home in front of a computer? lol

~Dustyn and I got new phones. Our "New Every Two" came up, so we upgraded. We got Motorola Q's. They are nice and I am totally enjoying it, but it's not an iPhone. So sad. Dang AT&T. :P

~I love watching Big Brother. Love it. (Actually I hated BB9 - I watched it maybe twice and then quit) But Big Brother 10 is currently going. There have been two episodes. Tomorrow someone gets evicted. I still have no idea who I like and don't like yet. (Not Jessie or Renny for sure. Gag)

~Which brings me to the point of totally missing my DVR. We have 13 channels or something like that (the basic locals). We don't really watch TV that often, so I didn't think it would be a big deal. But I miss it so much. I am almost ready to break down and get one. I like watching my favorite show when I want to watch them. Not when they want to be watched.

~One year ago today, we were looking at these fabulous sunsets in Pennsylvania. Man, I miss that state. I so want to go back. That was one of the best months of my life. I love traveling and discovering.

~It is so hot today. I guess you could say it's summer. Duh, Kamie! We have yet to get AC in out house. It is so, so, so warm there. Tonight we are over at my Aunt's babysitting and it is hot here. Although I am sure that it is MUCH cooler than our house. It's been a hot one.

~On Friday we are going on vacation with my family. I am excited. We are going to Flaming Gorge to go boating, fishing and camping. It is suppose to be in the lower 80's. I am so excited! We get to use our fancy tent. It is so nice!

~Next week Dustyn and I are babysitting (yes, we do a LOT of that) Dustyn's brothers two youngest. I am excited and nervous. I know they will be fun, but I am nervous to see how they will react being away from their mom with two strangers that they really don't know. I hope they like us and have a good time. They are one and three. We'll have lots of fun and play a lot!

~So Guitar Hero is coming out with a game called "Guitar Hero: World Tour". So fun! It's going to have DRUMS and a microphone! How fun is that. We really need to get over our obsession with video games. We are such geeks.

~Speaking of video games... I haven't played Dr. Mario forever. Sad.

~I am so not good at staying home with nothing to do. I so want to adopt and stay at home. I am excited for school to start so I will have something to keep me busy, but I don't really want it to. I love having all this free time to do what I want (as long as I am not staying home). At this point this summer is so busy. I have no idea how we have time to work! :)

~I know it's a little late, but remember back when I posted all those random things on my birthday about July 7th?  All the facts that Dustyn read to me?  Well I found the full version. Kinda fun. Here it is.

7 July 1979

Your date of conception was on or about 14 October 1978 which was a Saturday.

You were born on a Saturday
under the astrological sign Cancer.
Your Life path number is 4.

Your fortune cookie reads:
The first step to better times is to imagine them.

Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 6 & 7.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 3, 5 & 9.

The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2444061.5.
The golden number for 1979 is 4.
The epact number for 1979 is 2.
The year 1979 was not a leap year.

Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 1/28/1979 and ending 2/15/1980.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Goat.

Your Native American Zodiac sign is Woodpecker; your plant is Wild Rose.

You were born in the Egyptian month of Paopy, the second month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).

Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 12 Tammuz 5739.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 13 Tammuz 5739.

The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.18.6.0.17 which is
12 baktun 18 katun 6 tun 0 uinal 17 kin

The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Saturday, 11 Sha'ban 1399 (1399-8-11).

The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 15 April 1979.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 22 April 1979.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 28 February 1979.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 3 June 1979.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 10 June 1979.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Saturday, 22 September 1979.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Thursday, 12 April 1979.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 27 February 1979.

As of 7/16/2008 12:14:56 AM EDT
You are 29 years old.
You are 348 months old.
You are 1,515 weeks old.
You are 10,602 days old.
You are 254,448 hours old.
You are 15,266,894 minutes old.
You are 916,013,696 seconds old.

Celebrities who share your birthday:
Michelle Kwan (1980) Cree Summer (1969) Shelley Duvall (1949)
Ringo Starr (1940) Doc Severinsen (1927) Pierre Cardin (1922)
Robert Heinlein (1907)

Top songs of 1979
My Sharona by The Knack Bad Girls by Donna Summer
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? by Rod Stewart Reunited by Peaches & Herb
Hot Stuff by Donna Summer I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes Ring My Bell by Anita Ward
Babe by Styx Too Much Heaven by Bee Gees

Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 4.14951076320939 years old. (You're still chasing cats!)

Your lucky day is Monday.
Your lucky number is 2 & 7.
Your ruling planet(s) is Moon.
Your lucky dates are 1st, 10th, 19th, 28th.
Your opposition sign is Capricorn.
Your opposition number(s) is 8.

Today is not one of your lucky days!

There are 356 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 30 candles.

Those 30 candles produce 30 BTUs,
or 7,560 calories of heat (that's only 7.5600 food Calories!) .
You can boil 3.43 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1979 there were approximately 3.1 million births in the US.
In 1979 the US population was approximately 203,302,031 people, 57.4 persons per square mile.
In 1979 in the US there were approximately 2,152,662 marriages (10.1%) and 1,036,000 divorces (4.9%)
In 1979 in the US there were approximately 1,921,000 deaths (9.5 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.

In 1979 the population of Australia was approximately 14,602,481.
In 1979 there were approximately 223,129 births in Australia.
In 1979 in Australia there were approximately 104,396 marriages and 37,854 divorces.
In 1979 in Australia there were approximately 106,568 deaths.

Your birthstone is Ruby
The Mystical properties of Ruby
Ruby is said to open one's heart to love.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Carnelian

Your birth tree is
Fir Tree, the Mysterious
Extraordinary taste, dignity, cultivated airs, loves anything beautiful, moody, stubborn, tends to egoism but cares for those close to it,rather modest, very ambitious, talented, industrious uncontent lover, many friends, many foes, very reliable.

There are 162 days till Christmas 2008!
There are 175 days till Orthodox Christmas!

The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waxing gibbous.

~I know I said we don't watch too much TV, but can I just tell you that I LOVE The Office and I miss it. Again - a DVR would be nice.

~This song - or rather sayings - are ALWAYS in my head. Ha ha Love George Lopez. (Okay apparently my random thoughts are about TV today. TV that I don't watch much... Ha ha. Doesn't sound like it, Aye?


~My cute cousin who was at the American Idol concert last night, just texted me and said the concert was a lot better tonight. Dang! Too bad we didn't go tonight, but it was still so much fun last night! :)

~Enough randomness for the moment, maybe I will think of something else later. Or maybe I will work on actually posting on my blog. Or my picture blog where I am a month behind. All the pictures are pretty much ready to be posted, I just haven't gotten around to it.

Know what I have been dreaming about lately and missing?

Or maybe I am just longing for a vacation, far, far away.

Home at Last.

Well as many of you know, we are HOME! It is good to be home and not hanging out in a hotel, but I already miss Pennsylvania. Luckily all the rain here has greened things up a little, so at least it isn't as dry as it was when we left Utah!

Well on Thursday morning around 3:30AM, we were still up just hanging out. We suddenly had an idea that we should fly home, take care of Dustyn's Defense and Thesis and a few other things at home, and then when Hilary has the baby, we can go out again. So we booked our flight. We packed and checked out of the hotel at 4:30AM, drove into Pittsburgh. Gased up and returned the rental, checked out baggage, went through security (funny story about that later) and went to the terminal. It wasn't a minute or two later that they boarded the plane. We flew out at 8:00AM to Atlanta, GA. There we had a layover for about an hour or two. I am not really sure. Then we flew into Las Vegas. We arrived there about 12:30 Vegas time. By the time we got our luggage, called Carrie and Rodney and got to our car, it was around 3:30 or 4:00 ish. We got in the car and drove home. We got home about 8:30PM. It was a long day, but it was so nice to walk into our house and remember how much I love it and missed it! I was happy to be home!

Here's the funny story... so we had a car seat and stroller that we had taken out there for when we brought the baby home. On the way home we took it all apart and loaded it onto the conveyor belt to go through the X-ray machine. You have to put the car seat upside down on the belt. So Dustyn and I were randomly selected to have everything we owned searched (could be that we were pushing around an empty stroller, who really knows). So as the lady was searching us she asked what items were mine. I showed her which bins belonged to me. She asked about Dustyn when I pointed at him..

"He's with you?" she said.
"Yes, he is with me?" I said.
"Right there?" she said.
"Yes, right there." I said.
"With the baby stroller?" she said.
"Yep, that's him." I said.
WIth a panic looked on her face, "WHERE'S YOUR BABY!?!?"
"We're adopting"
Relieved she says, "Oh, good. I thought you had sent her through the X-ray Machine".

Ha ha ha! I thought it was quite funny. There is no way I would send my baby strapped in upside down through the X-ray machine. I got a good laugh.

So things are still okay with the adoption, we are just waiting. When Hilary has the baby, we will fly out and pick her up! We are excited!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOBBIE ON THE 2ND! We were kinda busy and exausted that day! Sorry this is late! Love ya!!!

Maid Service

Well the maids don't bother us at 8:00 AM anymore, but they love us. When we do get our roomed clean like once or twice a week, they leave us lots of mints! YUM! They must know that buttermints are my FAVORITE! When we came back today, they left a whole cup full! So nice!

Adoption.

I wish we knew what to tell you all, but when we know, you'll know. Hilary's dates were off so she is still pregnant.

Yes, we will more than likely be coming home this weekend, so we will see ya'll then.

Thanks for all the concern and care. We appreciate you all!

Dang the bad luck.

Seriously?!?! Yes, that is what I was thinking as I said, "Sure, we'd love a Saturn Vue".

Of course I have to post the latest Rental Car story. Such a joke. Ha ha. Just kidding. So we took the Vue back, thankful to get rid of it. This one was worse than last weeks. I miss the keyless entry! What 2007 car doesn't have keyless entry! Blah! Anyways. We took it back. We went inside to wait in line. It was a much faster wait this time and a much better experience. We got up to the counter where a somewhat crusty lady was helping us. Of course our friend Brad noticed us there. He said Hi and asked us how things were going. It was nice to feel like we have made amens with him. Brad and I have had a rough past 3 rentals (including the one from May). Brad and I are tight!

We were assigned a Pontiac Vibe. Yay! At least it wasn't a Saturn Vue! So we went out to pick up our car. When we got out there we saw a white Pontiac Vibe sitting there with a guy sitting in it. I was thinking, I wonder if that is ours? Then he drove off. But I was exciting because it looked really nice. So one by one they brought up car after car after car. And we sat there. Each one of them asking what we were waiting for. And again, nothing. After sitting there for quite sometime, one of the ladys came up and talked to us again. She suddenly realized that someone else had taken our car. Just as I had suspected. Oh no. What now? Not the Vue. No, they wouldn't give us the Vue. I mean we just returned it and they haven't had to time to clean it. It was like 30 cars back in line when we dropped it off, and the line had been fast. So we weren't too worried.

She had us come around to the desk in the lot. They decided to give us something different of course. So we walked up.... and what envelope was sitting next to the computer with another reservation? A Saturn Vue. Nah, that is for someone else. Wrong. "We have a Saturn Vue here that you can take". Blah! Seriously? Well at least maybe it is the first one we had... we could get the leather seats and keyless entry back. Better than the one we got. So we took the keys and noticed there was no keyless entry. No way. We walked up and confirmed our fears. The SAME stains! Dang! Man, they were FAST!

So once again, we have a Saturn Vue. I guess it could be worse. But I have seen TWO Saturn Vue's in the whole Rental Car garage and we have to get both? Grrr.... I LOVE Saturns! The funny thing is... everytime we have got a Vue, it has been for a different class of cars. At least this week it's cheaper. Sadly enough, it is still cheaper for us to drive to Pittsburgh and drop off and pick up the same car than it is to extend. I love rental companies. Come on... cut us a break!

The Wreckers - "Lay Me Down"

I had no idea that there were so many song from The Wreckers associated TV shows. Dustyn and I have been watching One Tree Hill, but we are just finishing the first season. We are a little slow. But we have been watching it over Netflix... and since we are out in Pennsylvania, we have 2 disks setting at home waiting for us! Yay! We are excited!

But here is another one of my favorite songs from "The Wreckers".

Adventures in Rental Cars it is.

So this afternoon we set out on our 24th of July Rental Car Adventure. We didn't have to turn the car in until 6:00PM. We got the Pittsburgh a lot earlier. We went to eat at the Quaker Steak and Lube. It was actually pretty good! Then we went and strolled around in IKEA to kill some time. After a few hours we decided to just cut our losses and take the car back early. The Saturn was starting to make noises and the seats were uncomfortable. We were glad to take it back and see what was next!

We get to the rental place and turn in the Saturn Vue. We wait in line for awhile. Get the the front and then they start the "you can't use a debit card if you don't have a return flight". Blah, blah, blah. We all know that we can use our debit card! It worked last week! Well I remembered I do have a credit card for Emergency purposes. That way we can put it on there and then pay for it with our debit card when we get back. Well.... it declined! WHAT? There is nothing on the card and it has a really high limit! He continued to say that we could not rent a car. So I told him we'd be back.

I stepped aside and called the Credit Card people. Of course I have used it so much.... it has never been activated. Duh! So we go get in line. This time a whole bunch of people have gathered in line. So we wait... and wait.... and wait! We finally get up there. I give him the card... he looks at me like you have got to be kidding me. He tried it! Much to his surprise it went through. It is amazing what you can do when you activate your credit cards! Blah! But he did charge us 17.94 for the extra time we had (since we picked it up at 5:22 and not 6:00).

So we get our car! Yay! A Jeep Cherokee! I was excited! We got the car and headed towards Pittsburgh again. Just about the time we get to the Fort Pitt Tunnel the car dings and shows a warning light. Of course they don't leave owners manuals in the cars... so we have no idea what it means. It blinks for awhile. (It looked like a horseshoe (with the legs in the air) sitting in dirt with a exclamation mark in the middle). Eventually it went off. So we figured we'd just watch it. I looked at the temp and everything seemed fine. Well we get into Pittsburgh and were going slow. We were actually coasting down a hill and the warning sign comes on that says check gages. I look at the Temp gage and it is all the way over to HOT! I was like... Oh great! So I watched it. All of a sudden it went down to about half in like 10 seconds. Then we drove a little father and it did it like 2 more times. The rest of the time it was going hotter and colder and couldn't make up it's mind. It was weird. So we called Roadside Assistance to see what they wanted us to do. We didn't want to drive it and ruin it... and end up in Johnstown and have it break down. They told us to go back to the airport. So we turned around. Of course on the way back when we were going 65 it cooled down and stopped getting hot. It was dumb. Anyways we took it back.

We went inside and there were about 10 people in line. I was so annoyed! We waited and waited... and waited! It was at least 45 minutes later when we finally got helped. He looked at me like... oh great! (This is the third time we have rented a car from him... he was just as annoyed with us when we came in May. We are like on a first name basis now. We LOVE Brad! Blah!!) So he asked if there was something wrong with our car. We said yes, it's overheating. He said, well... I can give you a Saturn Vue for the same rate! OH YES!! PLEASE, PLEASE GIVE US THE VUE AGAIN!! We said okay. He gives us the keys. I asked if since it was 7:22 if we could get the charge removed for the extra hour. Afterall... it was their car that wasted two hours of our lives! Of course he said no because our rental started at 5:22. But if we bring it back before 5:00... then they will take it off. That really annoyed me. Oh well.

So we walk out to pick up the Vue that we just returned. I mean we would have just kept it and extended our stay and saved everyone time and evergy... but they were going to add on like 22.00 a day. So driving to Pittsburgh saved us around $100.00 even with gas. So we get the keys... What? No keyless entry? We walked to the Vue. It was just like the other one. We get in... No leather seats? No heated seats? No power seats? Hello!! Did we just get down graded?!?! Ha ha. Oh well. So we are in a different Saturn Vue that looks just like the other Saturn Vue. Only not as fancy!

So that was our lame rental car experience. Stay tuned in for next weeks Rental car story!

Hairspray!

DUstyn and I went to Hairspray and it was Awesome! I loved it! It will have to become part of our permanant collection for sure. It was one of the best movies that I have seen for a long time. We have seen lots of movies while we have been out here! Harry Potter 5, License to Wed, Pirates of the Carribean III. Maybe that is all... But Hairspray was by far my favorite!

Dustyn figured out half way through the movie that the mother was John Travolta. It was so funny! He did an awesome job!

If you get the chance to see it, you should! Dustyn and I might go again while we are here, if not.... I am sure it will hit Richfield in a month or two! We can see it again there. Mom, you can go with us. :)

Grrr.....

Last night I was sleeping nice and peacefully. Around 4:30 or so a STUPID BEETLE flew right in my ear! :P Of course I got up and tried to find it... and I couldn't. I even woke Dustyn up. I am sure he appreciated that! So I tried to go back to sleep knowing that the minute I did I would get a friendly visitor! Blah! They are not my friends! So I laid there with the sheet over my head and finally, eventually I fell back asleep! Those dang beetles are driving my nuts! Why don't they like Dustyn! Grrr...

Shopping!

Yesterday Dustyn I went to Altoona again. I whined enough that he decided to take me birthday shopping. I know I am a baby! He bought me this cute sweater.

And this bag... except it is the orange, maroon and yellow one. I have been eyeing it for a long time.

He told me that I could pick out an outfit anywhere I wanted. No matter what it cost. We looked and looked and looked. I am a hard person to buy clothes for. Nothing ever fits. I am one of those people that need a personal tailor to make my clothes fit! Blah! We went to Old Navy very last because who wants to go to Old Navy when they can shop ANYWHERE they want? But well... at least I found a cute sweater.

He also let me get some lotion. And a cute headband/scarf. It is white with black polka dots! Super cute! I tried so hard to pick out clothes that weren't black... But I just like black! Oh well. I will just keep trying!

Does anyone know where to buy cute clothes for the not so skinny? But not too large? I am in the middle where I cannot find clothes to fit... so if anyone has ideas, let me know. All the clothes that I can find are SO NOT ME! They are too old for me. I am not ready to be an adult I guess. I need cute trendy clothes! :) I am tired of Old Navy. I have a hard time finding anything I like there. Blah! I have issues when it comes to clothes.

I tried Lane Bryant. They were okay... but everything I tried on just didn't work for me.. Most of it is too big and too old. The Levi's looked rediculous on me. Oh well!

Suggestions are welcome!

Asiatic Garden Beetle

Ewww! These beetles are all over in our room! They are gross! I was just falling alseep last night and one started jumping on my head! Gross!! They love my hair! Everytime I turn around I feel something in my hair... and of course it is one of these beetles. They are freaking me out! :) Blah!

Saturn Vue

On Tuesday we called Avis and told them we would need the rental car a little longer. They told us in an earlier phone conversation that we could keep our low rate. If not we would have taken it back before! Well anyways, they didn't let us keep the low rate. Dustyn talked to numerous people and no one would help him. They were charging us about 3 times more a day than we were paying at first. Anyways... we finally took it back and made another reservation with Alamo so we could get a lower rate once again!

I got on the internet and made a reservation. I was able to rent a compact SUV at a much lower rate than we were paying for the Aveo. Blah! So we drove to the Pittsburgh Airport to make the switch.

So we turned in the car and went to Alamo. They told us that we could not rent a car with a Debit card if we didn't have a return flight. Of course we don't have a credit card... and no matter how much I tried to pursude him... nothing. I tried to explain why we didn't have a return flight. He didn't care. He finally tried to swipe my Visa Debit card and it went without problems. So he let us rent a car.

We went out to pick up our rental and of course it was a Saturn Vue. Everyone knows my love for Saturns. Blah. Then we got in. It is SO nice! Leather interior, CRUISE, CD player, power everything... it is wonderful! I don't know if we are blinded by the Aveo... but at one point we actually considered purchasing one in a future date. It drives so nicely and is everything we ever wanted in a car!

It makes me mad that we payed twice as much to drive that stupid AVEO for a week! But the Vue is so much better! We'll see what we think once we get back to our luxurious Toyota's. I miss the Toyota's.

Utah

Sheesh... I sure hope there is a Utah to come home too! Soo many fires! I bet it's so hot and smokey!

It was about 62 degrees here around 2:00. So nice! I do feel bad for all of you in Utah. I don't want to come melt in the heat!

Man it's tough being in Pennsylvania!

It is a blazing 72 degrees!

Sunsets

Pennsylvania has the most amazing sunsets, every night! We try to take pictures, but they just don't look the same! These are from Friday, I think.






It rained HARD again! I am loving this rain. It is so cool!

The Top 10 Reasons We Don't Love Pennsylvania (really it should be how PA is different that Utah, thats all!)

10. Toll Roads.
9. Speed Electronically Patrolled (we'll see how many tickets I have when I get home, blasted speed limits!).
8. Semi's on super narrow Roads/Road Construction. (More than Utah, if you can even imagine).
7. Road Kill.
6. Speed Limits.
5. One Way Streets.
4. Parking Meters.
3. Smoking.
2. Lack of Organization.
1. Not enough Friends and Family.


By the way it was a LOT easier to come up with the things we love! I can think of a lot more. This list was a bit forced!

The Top 10 Reasons We Love Pennsylvania

15. Super Nice people!
14. Cool Houses/Buildings.
13. Gas Prices are the same everywhere (They don't jack up the price in 50 miles).
12. Central Location to a lot of really neat places!
11. Nice people who LET you merge.
Okay so I am cheating...
10. Rivers.
9. Appalacian Mountains.
8. Bridges.
7. Sheetz.
6. Eatn'Park.
5. Cool Humid Weather.
4. Farmers Markets.
3. Fallingwater.
2. Green/Trees.
1. RAIN!!

Of course the Top reason we love it here is the reason we came. The opportunity to expand our little family! And Hilary.

Lazy Day

Today has been kinda lazy. We went to an Art Museum at the University at Johnstown. Then we went to downtown Johnstown to look for another Museum that was suppose to be on Main Street. We walked up and down main street and nothin. Apparently it is not there anymore. Now Dustyn is taking a nap. A long nap. I thought about going walking, but well... nah. I will just blog about it instead. Ha ha. Sadly enough, it's true. I need to get out more.
By the way, I did not take this picture, or any of the pictues of the major cities.

It has been a beautiful day here. The skies are blue and have pretty fluffy clouds. It is so nice and pleasant here. It got to 76 degrees today. So nice. I do not miss the blistering heat in Utah.

I just walked down to the lobby so I could sit on a real couch instead of the bed. And, it kinda looks like storm clouds are moving in, but the sky is super pretty. This picture isn't great, but you get the idea. I should have went and got the camera. My phone just doesn't take great pictures like it use to. Oh well.


We are hoping that Gremlin decides to come meet us today! I bet Hilary would be okay with that too. I can only imagine how uncomfortable she is. I do not envy her.

Altoona, PA

Today we went to Altoona. It's a little less than an hour away or so. It was a really nice place! It was raining like crazy. I am not sure I have ever seen it rain like that before! It was coming down so quickly that I couldn't see out the windshied with the wipers going full blast! It was crazy. I liked Altoona because it seemed a little more familiar and like a town we'd see in Utah, but with a Pennsylvania feel!

We drove around Altoona for awhile. We decided that if we ever move here we are going to move to Hollidaysburg. It is so pretty! But that is on a list of like 20 eastern cities! :) We'll see. But I do love it here. Who knows where the future will take us!

http://hollidaysburgpa.org