My Sister's Keeper

This past weekend I went with my sisters to see this movie:

There wasn't a dry eye in the entire theater (men included) and Cameron Diaz was actually pleasant to watch! It was so good that it made me go out buy the book and now I can't put it down. The book is by Jodi Picoult and so far it is fabulous. I have only read one other book by her and it was just as good. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is close with their siblings... just don't forget the tissues.

Husband Tag

What is his name? David Spencer Carlson
How long have you been married? 2 months, 2 weeks and 1 day
How long did you date? Our first date was November 28th and we were engaged March 28th… so exactly 4 months
How old is he? 28
How old are you? 26
Who eats more sweets? We both eat about the same and are trying to cut back!
Who said I love you first? Dave, he said it while I was asleep and then 2 weeks later said it while I was awake… glad I heard that one.
Who is taller? Dave, by 6 inches
Who can sing better? Dave, believe me, you don’t want to hear me sing…
Who is smarter? Dave, he just has one of those minds that can comprehend everything…
Who does the laundry? We both do, but he lets me put it in the dryer…
Who does the dishes? Dave usually… he washes and I dry
His guilty pleasure? He likes to hide and try to scare me… makes me laugh every time.
Who mows the lawn? We don’t have one… but if we did he would do it for sure.
Besides you, who is his best friend? Scott
Who cooks dinner? We both do
Who drives? Dave. Whether or not he’s behind the wheel. He doesn't like when I stop at yellow lights... sometimes I secretly stop on purpose just to see his face in profile... It's so funny.
Who is more stubborn? Now, that is a toss up! I think probably me
Who kissed who first? Dave kissed me. We were watching “Some Like It Hot”… totally perfect!
Who asked who out first? Dave asked me out and we had an awesome time!
Who proposed? Dave… and again, it was perfect. All the ladies at work awed over the story and he was a hit!
Who has more siblings? Me- 5 sisters and 1 brother… he has 2 sisters and 2 brothers
Who wears the pants? Dave, but I pick them out
What is your favorite thing about him? He always makes me laugh… he’s so funny. He’s kind, caring and loves to flirt with his wife. He is my best friend and I love him very much!

The Addiction Has Ended

We can now have our lives back.

Dave and I don't watch much T.V., in fact, we don't watch any T.V. really. But, we do have Netflix. We started Netflixing Prison Break and after watching the first disc of the first season (which is the best season by the way) we became 100% hooked. My friend Connie was nice enough to see how anxious we got when we had to return a disc and were without Prison Break for a whole 2 days so she let us borrow her seasons, one at a time. We didn't want to get carried away. I am not ashamed to say that I pretty much almost cried when it was over. Ok, maybe I am, please don't judge me.

Now we can, as Dave says, "get on with our lives". It is definitely bitter/sweet but our home has suffered from neglect so it's time to wipe away the tears (you think I'm kidding), roll up our sleeves and get to work.

Any suggestions for our next addiction? ha ha (we are giving ourselves at least 6 months to recoup)

Because Cindy Tagged Me...

A: Addiction: Prison Break (but that will end tonight... I promise)
B: Breakfast (what you eat): oatmeal
C: Chocolate or Chips: Chocolate (peanut M&M's)
D: Dessert or Appetizers: Appetizers
E: Essential Items: Gold's Gym Pass (due to everything listed above)
F: Favorite Color: Green
G: Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: Gummy Bears
H: Hometown: Layton, Utah
I: Indulgence: Peaches
J: January or July: January - it's my birthday month
K: Kids: someday...
L: Life isn't complete without: Dave
M: Most exciting memory: so many to choose from but they all include Dave, and the time my family went to the Jazz/Knicks game and Jeff Van Gundy (head coach of the Knicks) waved at me... that was awesome
N: Number of Brothers and Sisters: 5 sisters and 1 brother
O: Oranges or Apples: apples (Fuji to be exact)
P: Phobias or Fears: drowning, being buried alive, losing a loved one.
Q: Quote: "When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power" -President Ezra Taft Benson (I keep this quote at my desk at work and refer to it often)
R: Reading: The Nursery Crime series by Jasper Fforde... very interesting and funny
S: Summer or Spring: Summer
T: Tag 6 people: Whoever likes to fill these things out
U: Unknown Fact About Me: I am extremely competitive... I hate to lose
V: Vacation I want to go on: Dave has been "homesick" for another cruise and I want to go to Greece so we are thinking of combining them... you know, kill two birds with one stone.
W: Walking or Running: Walking... I only run at the gym (sometimes)
X: X-Ray or Ultrasound: Ultrasound
Y: Your favorite food: Mexican, sandwiches and fruit (quite the combination huh?)
Z: Zoo or Bowling: Zoo in the summer and Bowling any other time

The Real World: The Narrows

A few weeks ago we packed up and headed to Southern Utah to hike The Narrows. It was so much fun! We started to set up camp about 1:00 am and I am positive we woke up just about everyone in the campground. Oh well, totally worth it. I wish I had pictures of "Hotel Carlson". We got a tent for our wedding and what goes better with a tent than a huge air mattress? Anyway, we had a really good time.

This is us at the beginning of the hike. Isn't this place beautiful?

(Scott, James, Sue, Dave and me)

And then this happens... where the water gets so high you practically have to swim through it. Our friend James brought a digital waterproof camera so thanks to him we have documentation.

(Scott, James and Dave)

Poor Sue, the water about covered her head! It was so fun though and we can't wait to go back next year.

(Sue and me)

The boys had planned to hike the Subway the next day but you have to have a permit and they were all out for the weekend. So what did we do instead? Oh yeah... Vegas. Now personally, I don't love Vegas. If you can just spend a few hours there, walk the strip and leave that is totally fine with me. And that's exactly what we did.

We went to the M&M factory because 1) you just had to when you are in Vegas and 2) because it was 116 degrees outside and we needed to cool off.


We went to the little 5 minute 3D movie they show there. Kinda lame but fun at the same time.

And then the best part of the whole trip came at the very end... the Rio Buffet! Dave was in heaven with his entire plate full of meat. And this was just his first one! When that boy is hungry he can sure eat! He says the Rio is not as good as Bally's Buffet but we'll have to try that another time... we were too full.

Demolition Derby

This shirt pretty much says it all... and it was free (Dave loves to catch the free shirts anywhere they are throwing them out)

That's right... it's demolition derby time and we had a blast

With Family

And Friends

Where you can see the big cars do this (Dave bet on #6, he did pretty well)

They even have midget cars that do this

And if you're lucky you may even see a fire...

or this... I'll bet that guy has been sore for a week.

Ok, we don't normally find ourselves at places like this, where people get excited to be sprayed with mud, but once a year you just can't help yourself. I mean, white trash bumper cars? How could you resist?

Oh, What Do You Do In the Summertime?

We have done a lot of 2 things this summer... moving (don't ask) and boating


I love this picture of Cindy... She's ready to pose at any moment. What a model!


We were invited a few times to go boating with Dave's friend Scott at Deer Creek. Each time we went the boat had mechanical problems and we had to call it quits after just a little while. We promise we weren't the cause of the problems... honest.


I love this picture of Dave and Scott. They loved to hit all the big bumps to see how high in the air they could go. Not only that but they would show off and switch spots on the tube. I think that was their way of saying that the boat was going too slow and to speed up! Let's just say they drank a lot of lake water...

I am kind of the opposite. I like the boat to go just fast enough that the tube moves but we don't bounce off... That is until it gets going and we get the hang of it. The following video is not for anyone who has a problem with motion sickness but it's hilarious and worth watching... oh Sue, where would we be without you?