Camping is in tents.

The next few posts over the next few days (hopefully) will be chronologically out of order.  I still haven't posted my visit to Mississippi and the plane rides to and from.  Look for those.  I promise they'll come soon...someday.

Derek and I are enjoying the seven-week break between the Spring and Fall semesters.  Mainly I've been working and cleaning, but this weekend we went on a ward campout.  It was really fun.  I'm a little more sunburned and a lot more sore!

Friday night we prepared our foil dinners and drove out to Island Park.  Our awesome bishop has a cabin our there.  He's an orthodontist, and he saved for this cabin for 23 years.  He also hand-picked and laid the stone inside, on, and around the cabin (mansion). What a hard workin' guy!  So, Friday night consisted of eating good food, lots of s'mores, playing fun games, having a small devotional, and socializing until about midnight.

Saturday we had pancakes, eggs, and bacon for breakfast.  The bishop took lots of people out on his boat and showed him all the cabins that were even bigger than his huge home.  We went swimming, paddle boated, and went tubing.  Derek and I got on a massive tube with another ward member.  The tube could fit 4 people.  I was in the middle holding on for dear life and bouncing up and down constantly.  It was extremely fun and slightly scary.  I did stay on.  Go me!  But after a while I was super tired and sore and couldn't last much longer, so Derek let go for my sake, and we called it a day.

We ate lunch in Ashton and discovered a new way of enjoying eating out.  We bought one entree and a couple other small things and shared it.  It ended up being cheaper, and we sampled lots of good food.  Cool!

After showering we took a nap and woke up at 8 o'clock.  Somehow we were able to sleep well last night as well.  We're still sore, but we're satisfied with the fun, productive weekend.

Sorry there aren't any pictures.  We brought our camera but forgot to document.

Sweet Home Mississippi

This week so far has been fun-filled.  Monday night after picking me up from the airport, the family and I went to Corky's Barbecue for dinner.  So GOOD!  Of course, right when I got home I got into my swimsuit and jumped in the pool. 

Tuesday was filled with shopping, mainly.  Old Navy, how I have missed thee.  We also went to the Nursery to get some plants for the wedding and reception.  After watching Reina get hyped up and dancing to the Michael Jackson video, we went to Liz's to set up for Tracy's bridal shower.  The house was packed full of ladies, young and old.  We had good food, fun games, and good food. 

At 11:00 p.m. we arrived at the movie theater to wait around for the long-anticipated Eclipse.  Surprisingly I liked it a lot better than the previous one.  I spent those hours asking Liz lots of questions about the plot and making fun of corny lines and goofy looks of hunger and lust.

After sleeping in until 10:00 this morning, I'm ready for another day of fun-filled family activity.  I'm planning on having lunch with Dad and practicing some music with Patti and Alex.  Tomorrow we'll be setting up the church and deck for the wedding and reception.  So far, a good week.

pooka, wheat, water, meat

This weekend in preparation to leave my husband for a whole week was actually quite eventful.  Friday night we joined Matt Nelson and his date, Kim, on the lawn of the dorms on campus to watch Harvey starring James Stewart.  It was funny and insightful.  Very enjoyable.  With ten minutes left of the movie, the clouds rolled in bringing lots of thunder and lightning and a little bit of moisture.  So they cleaned up, and the four of us went to Derek's office in the MC to watch the last online.  I love 6'3" rabbits.

Saturday morning I made these really good wheat pancakes.  I got the recipe (and wheat berries) from a Preparedness Fair the stake held on Tuesday.  They were yummy.

Saturday afternoon we joined the rest of Rexburg at Porter Park for the Epic Waterfight.  It was awesome.  We have lots of pictures and video.  It was an event to remember.  East side (red) versus West side (blue).  We even bought t-shirts to prove it.  Afterwards Derek, Matt, and I went to Jamba Juice and Ricky Ray's BBQ.  The bbq place was recently opened by two students (one from NC, the other from FL) with some really good barbecue sauce.  We'd go again.

Saturday night after having burgers with Jackie and Adam, we enjoyed a James Bond movie (Die Another Day).  I know this post is just listing the events, but the awesomeness of the speak for themselves.

Sunday was filled with home teaching, church, Egg McMuffins (made by Derek...Mmm), lemon poppyseed muffins, and a new recipe...garlic shrimp and pasta (with homemade sauce).  All in all it was a delightsome weekend filled with good food, good friends, and fun activities.  Now I'm just waiting for morning to come.  I can't sleep.  I don't want to miss a moment with Derek AND I'm excited to leave at the same time.

I plan to post often this week so all (especially Leigh-Ann and Derek) will know what I'm up to back home for Tracy's wedding week.