Take Me Out to the Ballgame: My bro in the MLB's

So, he wasn't quite on the team, however, he caught a homerun hit during the Cincinnatti Reds game August 5th. How exciting is that!?! He was there with his family, and was walking around with his two youngest, Adam and Benjamin. Click here to watch the news clip. He is wearing grey with blue sleeves, Adam and Benjamin are the two little kids wearing yellow and standing to the left of Kevin when the camera zooms in. Anyways, I asked if he would send me the link, but I just had to add it to my blog!! Too much fun! I guess afterwards he had the two boys on his shoulders, holding the ball, but sadly the camera missed it. What a cute Father/Son moment...

Time in Idaho

So...I got an "A" in my biology!?! I can't believe it! I was so excited. Especially since the first test I got a 71%, I thought I would die! But I studied my tail off, and yeah!! Sorry, I am just way ecstatic!! Now on to Anatomy...say a few prayers for me. I am scared to death.

In between semesters, I worked eight out of eleven days....scary I know!! But the check was nice, and I built up more PTO, way worth it. Then I headed for some vacation to Idaho on the 11th. My parents are in Arimo, and I ended up staying 10 days there. It was fun to hang out with them and relax. They have an amazing garden, and I got to watch some of the Olympics there. I LOVE the Olympics!! I don't know what it is about them, but I am bursting with pride to be from the USA!! Go USA!! Anyways, my mom and I were able to see the Twin Falls Temple during the open house on the 13th. It is beautiful! They used the Syringa flower, Idaho's state flower, throughout the wall paper, carpet, stain glass, chandeliers, EVERYWHERE!! And it was fun to see the Shoshoni Falls, it had been years since I saw them, and they are still beautiful.

We also went to a session at the Rexburg Temple on the 19th. Crazy to see all of the construction going up, and how different everything looks. It actually makes me a little sad. It is also beautiful, with wheat in the stain glass, carpet, and walls. It is fun to see, even though they may look alike, the differences of each temple is fun to pick out. We saw Stephanie and Jeff's baby girl, Kaitlyn. She is in the Rexburg Cemetary. Her little spot is green, she has a cute basket Stephanie made for her, and the trees are growing. It is so peaceful, and a beautiful view of the Temple on the hill. It was a personal reminder of the promises for Eternal Families...While we were in the area, we went to Sugar City, so we saw a tribute to Thomas Neibaur, a soldier in WWI. It was neat to read about his experiences, of heroism. He was only 19 years old!! It made me wonder what I would do in his situation...Then we went to the Idaho Falls Temple Visitor's Center, and watched the Joseph Smith Video. I absolutely love that video! I always am amazed at how humble and good the Prophet was. I always tear up during the scenes with Alvin....to see their relationship together, and how joyous Joseph must have been to hear about baptisms for the dead. We are truly blessed, and I encourage all to see it!! Even if you have already, watch it again!! And if you live too far away, watch for it to come out.

I was so sad to leave on the 20th! I don't know what it is about home, even though it is not Chesterfield, I still love going HOME! And seeing my parents. My poor dad worked all of the time, but it was good to spend the evenings with him. We all three went picking Awatapotamese (sp?), (k I tried to find the spelling, but boy, try to find that word!?!). They taste like plums, but are smaller, and a bit more tart. They have a very nice place. They are amazing!

Now, I just moved to American Fork, in between school and work! It was chaotic, but now it is official! I love it! It is about a mile away from work, further than I thought when I headed out with my 30 pound bag! But it was good to walk. I am looking forward to a few more months of this! Hopefully I can fix my bike too. The only downfall to the place is it's only for 6 months and it has really crappy, beyond crappy, parking. My roommate/landlord called me the night before I came back from Idaho to let me know that they were probably going to get married! So exciting for them, but sad for me. I HATE moving!! Oh, well, such is my life...Just this summer, I have had 4 friends pregnant or have babies, and 7 friends get married. I miss my friends in Provo though already! It hasn't even been a week!?

That is it for me, a little journal entry, sorry it is boring, but I wanted to write it down. I will have to post pics soon...but then we all know what "soon" means!!