typical

a saturday in october

we had quite a fun saturday.

it started with sleeping in way too long- which is always a wonderful feeling when you can do it together.

casey then made some scrambled eggs for us while i made some treats.

not too long after our late breakfast we got together with cousins for a fun little lunch.

i just love getting together with family, practically any excuse and i'm there.

we had lots of yummy food, lots of cute kids to entertain us, lots of catching up on all the families as well as the families that weren't there that we learned about.

casey is like the pied piper- i swear kids flock to him and he genuinely enjoys playing with them, it's always so fun to watch him!

and of course a little bit of the byu game.

we listened to the first half up to the last 5 minute on the radio with everyone and it seemed kinda good!

then we got in the car to go home and it went downhill from there, poor cougars.

after listening to the rest of the game we then cleaned a little bit,

went to home depot for part of a project i'm doing,

picked up crazy bread at little caesar's,

picked out pumpkins at macey's,

and then for casey's most favorite activity we've done probably since before we were married:

Nickle City.

to say casey was in heaven is an understatement.

for a date, we were going to play all types of video games and stuff.

casey went a long time ago on a date and had always wanted us to go, but it'd never worked out.

finally, he called it a date, invited another couple (the roy's), and suddenly i was willing to go

gaming isn't my thing- i'm close to being an anti-gaming person in fact.

it in fact was pretty fun, and it was fun to watch casey and how happy he was playing all these games for nickles.

i was done after an hours or 2, casey could have stayed all day long :)

after Nickle City, we went back to our place to play the wii game just dance  and picked up ice cream cones from mcdonald's for the heck of it.

it was a really fun saturday that i can assuredly say that we both had a great time doing all of it.

cinnamon rolls

i love the bread machine i stole from mi madre!

it rocks.

1st use from the Cutlers:

homemade cinnamon rolls :)

the machine made the dough, and i then handled it with love and care.

2nd-  a loaf of bread!

no, probably not Haws-status amazing, but still yummy

my next attempt will be sis brinton's orange rolls

Timpanogas

yes, that is correct.

me and mi madre hiked to the top of mt timpanogas a few weeks ago.

8.3 miles to the summit at 11,750 ft we were 2 proud girls.

one of my mom's goals this year, along with sky diving (which i shall be doing that with her too:) was to hike mt timp to prove that she's still awesome!

originally, a lot of us wanted to hike with her, one by one we all dropped out for multiple reasons until no one was going to be able to hike with her.

and that determined woman said she was going to hike it by herself still!

give me a break mother.

kirk called me, told me i had to do it with her somehow, so i got my work shift covered and didn't go to my grounds crew volunteer hours that week and went hiking with her!

rising at 4:45 in the morning, we were on the trail by 6!

the first hour or so was in the dark and quite chilly too!

the next 6 hours consisted of us climbing up that stinking mountain.

lots of talking.

lots of crazy mountain goats.

lots of trees.

lots of boulders (in 1 section:).

lots of people passing us.

lots of gorgeous views.
lots of beautiful colors.
lots of mountain goats.

lots of up hill mostly.
and then lots of too much downhill

we went slow but we enjoyed it and had a good time bonding together :)

 if you are a byu student and haven't hiked timp, you should, it's one of those cool things you can say you've done.
if you've lived in utah your whole life and have never hiked timp, shame on you :) do it, you'll love that mountain so much more after seeing the view from the top.
if you don't live in utah but visit often, plan a time to do it, you'll love it (after the fact:)
if you have horrible knee problems (cough cough you know who), don't hike it, you'll be miserable.

ps- we saw a man who ran to the top and down in probably 3 hours or less, disgusting.
then he said he was going to bring his family up to hike it with him the next day, gross
we also saw an 80 year old man hiking it by himself, props grandpa, props.

pps- we hiked up from the AG side just fyi

bike=happiness

i love riding a bike to school.

it's the best thing ever.

my walk time is cut in half.

i feel healthier.

the wind blows in my hair.

it just feels better!

downfalls:

i have to pump up the bike tire every time i ride it.

i'm continually scared that a car will hit me.

i do not like riding up hill- death.

finding a spot to lock up my bike is sometimes hard!

it's not some incredibly cute/new/vintage bike,

it's a plain ol' red and black mountain bike with a seat that has a rip in it.

but i still like it.

all in all, i'd rather ride my bike to school than get a ride or walk.

that may change when it starts snowing :)

a byu win!

cougars finally had a good game, and during homecoming weekend!

we were so happy they won and played well too!

casey's dad came with us as usual and we also finally had exceptional seats,

10th row in the random student section thank you very much

the weather was beautiful, thankfully

players also wore bright pink tape, socks, rags, chin straps, Y's, and other random things to support breast cancer awareness. it was so fun to see them all with it on!

if you blow up the 2nd pic and look close you can see some of the bright pink

and, before the game casey and his dad went out to get some lunch like always.

1st game was J-Dawgs

2nd game was Costa Vida

3rd game was simply Panda Express :)

oh the traditions

turf

"In God we trust, 

all others bring data"

-Dr. Hopkins, PWS 319 Turf Science

look what we did :)

yes, that upstairs apartment/window belongs to us :)

happy halloween!

ps- it looks oranger in person