Tasia & Tyler's Engagements

I love to take pictures of people in love.   Love makes eyes bright and skin glow.  It makes people even more beautiful.  Tasia and Tyler are not only beautiful - they were so interesting and fun.  Check em out!

After a little bit it was time for a wardrobe change.  Tyler is a proud marine and he looked seriously cool in his "cammies".  I love these.

Thanks for letting me be a part of it all!  Such a good looking couple!

I did it for the sticker...

I love love love mountains - especially Utah's mountains.  When I moved back to Texas after college I ached for them.  And this last weekend I got to spend A LOT of time in them while running The Wasatch Back.  It's an 188 mile relay race that starts in Logan and ends in Park City.  We had a team of 12 runners and we each had 3 legs.  When you're not running you are acting as a support vehicle to whoever is.  It was so hard - I felt so tough - but it was SOO much fun.  I can't wait till next time!

For the race everyone comes up with a team name and then dresses up and decorates their van accordingly.  We were "Sweet Spirits" and we decided to dress up like Biker Chics.

Here's an exchange - you have a slap bracelet you pass on to one another.  It's exciting to wait for your runner to come in and to take off.

The team divides into two vans - 6 ladies in each.  Each van will do their 6 legs and then take time off while the other van does theirs - and then back to your own van.  This was our first down time on Friday evening and we really should have been sleeping but we were still all so full of adrenaline and it was so pretty.  And who can sleep at 7 in the evening anyhow?

We really did try though.  Sort of.

Our second legs started at 10:30 at night and didn't end until 4 in the morning.  We drove down to our next exchange point in Heber and got breakfast at the famous Chicks.  At least those of us who were still awake.  Some of the team stayed sleeping in the van.  The smart ones, at least.

All in all - even though I was BEYOND exhausted when I came home - it was so much fun and I really can't wait for the next one.  AND I now have a Ragnar sticker on my car.  That was really my main motivation...

Taking care of the dead...

Last night for FHE we went over to the visit the grave sites of some of my husband's family.  We missed doing it on Memorial Day and wanted to get over there and show some respect for them by cleaning up their graves.  Growing up my family lived far away from everyone else so we weren't ever able to do things like this, so I really enjoyed being able to. 

We brought along some hand tools and trimmed up around the head stones and Mike's brother John brought some flowers. It was really nice.  I hope they feel loved when they see their grandchildren and great grandchildren coming to visit.

I really like GG's and Bud's headstone.  Families really can be together forever.

When was the last time you stuck your nose in a patch of clover?  It smells so sweet.  I hope clover grows over my grave some day.

Speaking of my future grave...it's so fun to walk through the cemetery and see all of the different styles. I totally want one with my photo on it.  Slightly creepy but awesome.

All in all it was a really nice night.  I'm so glad to live by family - living and dead.  I'm sure I've got some ancestors buried around here.  I really should find out so I can go and take care of their resting places as well.