2007

This is a little late, but I think it's a good idea to do a re-cap of last year so I'm going to do it.

January:
Andy and I had just barely gotten married and moved up to Logan so Andy could go to school at Utah State. We filled my car, Pete's truck and a large enclosed trailer full of our stuff and headed north. It was a bad snow storm that weekend, which made our trip to Logan a few hours longer than we had planned. But we made it and James, our brother-in-law helped us move in the next day.

February:
I still hadn't found a job that I wanted and Andy was taking a huge load of classes so he didn't have a job which meant that money was tight. So our first Valentines Day as a married couple was done quite cheaply. While Andy was at school I decorated the house in candy and paper hearts, and made him a Mountain Dew tour. For dinner Andy made me an awesome candelite dinner. He even decorated the table to look all fancy. I loved it!

March:
I believe this is when I FINALLY got a job. I started substitute teaching. It was pretty fun most of the time. Although, kids aren't very nice to subs, but I can't blame them, because honestly neither was I. For Andy's Spring Break we went to Blanding and did some work for his dad to help us earn a little more money (substituting doesn't pay so well). While we were in Blanding we visited family which usually takes up most of our time and we went horse back riding. I think this is the month we went with Andy's class on a field trip to Idaho and Wyoming. We went and looked at different sheep farms and saw alot of neat sights.

April:
This was a good month, I got my scooter! I had been wanting one for a while, ever since my friends had one when I was at school in Cedar City, and then my sister-in-law got one and my brother-in-law has one too. So, we figured that we might as well join the scooter club and get one as well. Andy and I would take turns test driving it around our apartment in Logan. Then we would ride it together, with both of us on it, going down a hill we got it going 40 mph! This is Andy's birthday month. Unfortunately Andy's Grandma Bevy died around the same time of his birthday, so we celebrated near Seattle Washington at her funeral. His parents picked us up at Dave's house in Tremonton at 10:30 PM and we drove the rest of the way through the night. I'm so happy that we were able to go and visit with family. Plus my sister Amber and her family were living in Bothell at the time so we stayed at their house, it was really fun to get to see them while they lived in Washington.

May:
Andy finished his first sememster at Utah State! We decided that we wanted to move home to Blanding for the summer so we packed up our cute little apartment and started for home. On our way we stopped in Cedar City so I could go to my college graduation. I know that most people would do anything they could to not have to walk, but I've always wanted to, I figured I'd earned it, plus it was something my mom had always wanted me to do. While we were in Cedar our truck got broken into while we were asleep at the hotel. When I woke up and was getting ready for graduation I noticed it. Andy ran down to check what was gone. Only a few things had been taken; a little cooler, a pillow and a blanket. I was way bummed when Andy dropped me off at the school. When I was standing in line waiting to walk, Andy called me and told me that on the way to the college he had found our stuff on the side of the road down a little alley thing. CRAZY! I was so happy because the blanket that was stolen was given to us for our wedding by Cathy Cosby and it is so pretty. We made it through graduation and made it to Blanding. I started working at Old Tymer and Andy started working for his brother Kenny. He remodeled two rooms in Kenny and Ambers house.

June:
We camped a lot this month. We put a tent up on the Bear's Ears by Kenny and Ambers cabin and we just left it up for I think a few months. This way we could just grab some food and go up and camp on the weekends or during the week, just whenever we felt like it. It was awesome. On the 12th of this month was the 1 year mark for when my mom passed away. This was a hard day, but after talking with Andy, my dad and the rest of the family I realized that it would be ok. I also got some very pretty flowers from Jackie, that made my house smell so good for all the visitors that we had that week. On the 15th and 16th of this month was the anual round-up. This is where we move all of Kenny's cows up the Mountain. All of Andy's family made it this year. Mostly everyone camped, and those that wanted were able to participate in the round-up and branding. Since everyone was there we got family pictures as well. This was not such an easy task considering most of us were camping in a tent. Mom & Dad, Suzie & Steve and Steve & Shauna had their camp trailers, so they were able to shower and then those who got their first used up the rest of their water to shower. Andy and I were not so lucky. We had stayed and helped finish up the branding so there was not a shower left for us. So plan B... pour a bucket of freezing cold water over your head, wash it the best you can and leave the rest of your body filthy. Luckily I was able to plug in my blow dryer and straightner into the camper so from my head up looked half-way decent. But if you look really closely at our family pictures you can definitely see a farmers tan made from a ring of dirt!



July:
All of my family came down for the 4th of July. It was a blast. Even my Grandma Johnson and Grandma & Grandpa Quayle made it. The night before the big celebration we had a cook out up at Dry Wash. Then we did all of the 4th of July things; go to the parade, eat shish kabobs at the park, and we went and watched the fireworks. It was so good to have all of the family there. I'm so thankful that my G & G Quayle could come, because I doubt if they will ever make it to Blanding again. Then the rest of the week we just played. We went swimming at the dam a few times, and fishing at the 4th reservoir. The kids loved it!

August:
My birthday month! This is the time of year that the San Juan County Fair rolls around. I love the fair. Usually we go to the animal auction and help our dads and Kenny bid on animals, but this year the auction fell on my birthday. So instead we went to the Rodeo on Friday night then headed to Cortez, Farmingto & Durango for some shopping. It was such an awesome weekend. We had so much fun. Durango is where we went on our honeymoon so it's always fun to go back there, it's one of my favorite places. (Sometime during the summer we poured my dad a new back patio, put in a sprinkler system, and remodeled his guest bathroom)

September:
I got my new job at Recapture Metals. I was so happy to finally have a job that I can be proud of. Even though I still continued to work at Old Tymer for a few months for a little extra cash. By this time Andy was working for Steve Francom doing construction (he's so good at it).

October:
I really enjoy Halloween. I love to get dressed up, I wish everyone would dress up so I didn't feel so silly when I'm the only one at work wearing a costume. Oh wells, if you know me then you know that being embarressed doesn't stop me from doing too many things. So, Andy helped me decide on a costume the night before Halloween and the next day to work I dressed up like a cowgirl. The funniest thing is that after work we went over to Suzies to see the kids in their costumes and Brielle was dressed up almost identical to me. Later that night the mutal was doing a spook alley at Mom & Dad's barn, so Andy & I got to help. It turned out to be such a good spook alley, I was impressed. This is also the Deer Hunt month. Jeff and his family came down for the weekend. Andy, me, my dad, and Jeff all went out hunting. Me and my dad both got one Opening day, both were nice 4 points. We actually got them mounted, I was just way proud that mine was bigger than a 2 point this year. I got mine in the morning, and after we were done gutting it, we went into Monticello and met my Grandma, Chelsa, Michelle and the kids for breakfast at a little cafe. The deer hunt is always so fun for our family, I love that we go every year.

November:
For Thanksgiving this year we didn't want to go far from home, so we went with my family over to my Aunt Carolyn's house in Cortez. My sister Amber and her two kids were there, her husband was in Washington for a job interview, and Michelle was there with her daughter then Andy & I, my dad, grandma, aunt and her new fiance were all there. All of Andy's family was up in Tremonton at his brother Dave's house.

December:
This month went by so fast! On the 6th I had a work party at the Lamplight restaurant in Monticello. This was my first work party EVER so it was alot of fun for me. Then on the 10th Andy started working at Recapture Metals. This has been a good job for both of us. Andy can go in early so he gets to leave early, that way he still has a lot of day left to get other things done. We spent Christmas Eve with Andy's family. They always do a big fancy candlelit dinner. Everyone dresses up and we have turkey and ham and everything else thats yummy. Then we exchange name gifts. All the family was there except for Tony and Jody's families. I had gotten really sick the night before Christmas Eve and I could hardly move the whole day. I was feeling a little better that evening so I went over to have dinner (of course I wouldn't miss a party). Then Andy & I spent the night at the Bed & Breakfast (we had been living there ever since we came home for the summer). We woke up and had our own Christmas morning with just the 2 of us, then we went over to his parents for a few minutes, and then up to my dads. Jeff & Chelsa, Michelle and their kids were all up there. We hung out most of Christmas day at my Dad's. Except for the time when we were going around to look at what everyone had gotten for Christmas, this is a tradition in Andy's family. All-in-all it turned out to be a really great Christmas. Then for New Years we went to a party at Suzies house, but Andy had really hurt his back playing basketball that morning so we only ended up staying until 10. We went home, fell asleep, and the only reason we woke up at midnight is because we heard someone honk their horn outside our window.

That was our 2007! We loved it!