The QUEST for a new tradition!

My sister-in-law, Jana, told me about a Women's Football Clinic BYU held last year and asked if they did it again, would I go? Of course!! Was that really a question that needed to be asked? Well, sure enough she found out when it was that they were having it this year. I do believe we just found a new tradition! It was so much fun. We got some free stuff, a t-shirt, and food. Coach Mendenhall talked to us about the program and we were able to ask some of the players some questions. After all that fun we were able to go outside in the LaVell Edwards Stadium and run some drills. It was a blast!!
By-the-way, I did get the best compliment ever while we were running some tackling drills. We had to side-step over some tackling bags, then actually tackle one that the coach or players were holding up. After I side-stepped and tackled the bag the coach just looked at me and said "You're an athlete aren't you?!" Me having not done too much for the past few years just said "kinda, yeah". He replied with "I can tell". I was so excited! For real, probably the best compliment I've ever received! (I know I'm a nerd, it's cool)

Day's of '47 FuN!

I would have to say that the 24th of July is my favorite holiday. I think it's because of all of the different memories I have of the holiday growing up. Going to Demolition Derby's down in Fairview, followed by fireworks; going up to Liberty Park and hanging out with Uncle Don and Aunt Fay and some of the cousins, then heading over to Liberty Park to watch the fireworks with them, then go back and eat watermelon. . .yum!

This year was just as fun! I slept out on the streets for Monty's 3rd(?) Annual Sleep out on the Street Extravaganza! (haha I think that's what he calls it) ME of all people was the last one to fall asleep. I wasn't able to fall asleep till we actually moved out onto the hard street, which was at 5:30 in the AM, then I slept like a baby till the marathon runners came by. My favorite part of the parade is the motorcycle cops! The Army guys were pretty rad too!

That night I went down to my all time favorite tradition. . .Fairview's Demolition Derby! I LOVE that thing. It's pretty hard to get tickets, unless you have connections. I'm so glad we've got connections! My parents and I, along with my brother Gary and his family (and father-in-law) all went down to it. The two little boys loved every minute of it! Tanner wanted to meet a "race car driver" so bad. We have some old family friends who's boy (that just got home from his mission the beginning of July) was one of the Derby driver's so I was able to take Tanner down into the pit to meet him. He even got to meet the other nice drivers.

That weekend I went up to Monty's cabin. So much fun! We played some Hearts, went down a couple zip lines, and even played in a cargo net! Yes, there was a cargo net in the middle of the woods. Random, but SO much FUN!