Catch Up!

So the semester is over until January 9th and I have a few days so I'm gonna try to post some highlights from the past year before the new one starts. They will be kind of crazy because I still don't have tons of time but I want to make sure a few pictures make it on here.

Our Project for the Summer

Put in a tile back splash

Painted and trimmed out our cabinet doors

And refinished our counters with laminate and stainless steel sink!

Trips and The Rest

Lex took me an Aquarium and we rode the Flow Rider!

We went on some hikes and took cool photos of Bailey

We went to my parents and played in the park

We went rock climbing and listened to Bailey whine the whole time that Lexi was climbing!

She was so glad she made it back!

 We went on a not so spooky ghost tour in Park City with some good friends

 We soaked up some sun and thought about bob sledding in Park City but 80 bucks was just too much!

However the buy one pass get one free for the toboggan was just too good to pass on  

We lounged with our Kitty Cat named Chloe the Chlo Bear

And got together with some family to carve pumpkins

Can you guess what the tall guy in the middle carved? 

We had a fun Halloween

 And i wish i knew how to make a drum roll sound come in at the moment you get to this point(just make it yourself)... 

We took this picture of Lex so we can track the changes that the next 9 months will bring...

That's right she is PREGNANT!!! 

That was our year in a nutshell besides the not so glamorous parts of work and school! There were other trips that were squeezed in but unfortunately no pictures were taken.

Thanks for tuning in again to Brenns Blog...

p.s.

If you would not mention to Lex about this post, because while I think she looks absolutely amazing in the last picture, she might strangle me if she knew that it made it on my blog. Thanks!!! ;-)

Sad Story

Where to start this story.... Lex and I were coming back from hanging out at Becca's house and realized that we needed to drop off the blazer at the mechanic. We get to the house and Lex hops in the blazer leaving Bailey (our dog) and I to drive over to the mechanic where we would pick Lexi up. It was a perfect evening for the sunroof to be open and the windows to be down so Bailey told me to turn the music up. :-) As I did so I had the thought to grab Bailey's leash just in case she got to far out of the window.(Thanks goodness I listened to that prompting) The next thing I know I feel lots of weight on the end of the leash as Bailey falls out of the car. As i look back and realize Bailey is gone i let go of the leash, feel a thump under my rear tire, and swerve to the side of the road. As I slam the car in park(way before i came to a stop) I hear Bailey howling. Lex pulls the blazer to a stop and we rush her to the midnight(really expensive) vet which is just down the road(did I mention that they are really expensive?) Here I am feeling like an absolute loser. I mean who the heck lets thier dog fall out of the car at 50 miles an hour. We have already had quite a few expected and unexpected expenses this month and I'm just praying I didn't break her leg which would cost tons and might mean we have to put her down. As we walk in who is on shift but or good friend Kainoa Clark. He examined her and found that she had a couple lacerations but nothing serious. Since it wasn't serious the vet didn't come to see her we were charged nothing. Boy was I grateful for those little miracles. Anyway I know long boring story but here are the pictures of our damaged puppy. Sorry Bailey!!!

We put a sock over her worst laceration because it was still bleeding

She had little road rash raspberries in different spots mostly her back legs though.

This was what the sock was covering and the worst one.

Just want to say that I'm so grateful that it wasn't too serious. Hopefully the pain pills that we got from Kainoa will help her through the stiffness she will feel tomorrow. 

NEW CARPET!!!

So Lex and I are constantly dreaming about what we can do to fix up our little town house and carpet has been pretty close to the top of the list. We have looked quite a bit and tossed around the idea of going over our budget but just didn't feel right about it. Well we finally found carpet in our budget and we love it! It took quite a bit of work to get it here but it was well worth it. Here are some pictures of what it took to get it in.

This is our living room. Everything from upstairs was moved down and put here. The reason for the poor quality of the picture is because it was taken with the ipod since the camera was lost somewhere in this mess.

This is my amazing sister Sammy. Pretty much without her we wouldn't have been able to do it. (if you look on the floor right in front of Sam you can see how much dirt there was)

These are the worker women. Lex painted this whole room and did an awesome job while Sam and I ripped up the staples and baseboards.

 

That pizza along with bread-sticks (not presented in this photo) were inhaled in about ten minutes since no one had bothered to think about breakfast We ate it right on top of all the dirt that we hadn't swept up yet.(And yes I guaran-freaking-tee that underneath your carpet is just as bad!)

Chloe was in heaven as she climbed in and out and all around the old carpet; not to mention the pepperoni she got to eat from the pizza.

The stairs proved to be the biggest pain. The padding that you see there not only had to be ripped out but about 200 staples in each step had to be pulled up as well. It took FOREVER!

Thank goodness for AWESOME family!

 Chloe-bear thought that pulling all the drawers out of the dresser was great because it gave her a phenomenal place to sleep.

 

This is just for the before and after shot effect of the same corner. Not bad if i do say so myself.

Obsession

So Lex and I love animals.Here is some proof...

We stop in Scipio to see a baby zebra which is our halfway pit stop to st george even though it's only about an hour into the four hour trip

We have random pictures of these baby birds

We cuddled with this puppy when we were in Jamaica even though it had probably never been bathed and had fleas(Gross i know!!!)

We loved and put up with Moe who would scratch and paw at you until you would pet her and as soon as you started petting her she would scratch and bite you so you would stop (I'm sure she is much happier in kitty paradise with our Heavenly Father)

 

Because we not only do we love these two dogs, that my parents have, but we let them sleep with us on the couch when we go to visit

Because this face was kept in our little townhouse for 7 months and during that time he destroyed countless items including but not limited to a dishwasher, a couch, a couple pairs of shoes, a coffe table, an entire bag of the cheap fruit loops, a weeks worth of doggie pain meds(which I then had to make him puke up) and many other well beloved items.

This is another of the great reasons why you can see that our infatuation with animals borderlines on obsession. Not only does he think the tent is all his but he believes that out bed, our laps, and our cars are there solely for the purpose of his delight.

To complete the obsession we had to have our very own animals that lived at our house so we are now the proud owners of a cat named Chloe and a beagle named Bailey. 

They are awesome and we love them tons. I'm sure you will be seeing lots more of them throughout my random posts because they are and will be an integral part of our lives. While else do we have obsessions right?
:-)

How I Know I'm Getting Older

    I have been reflecting and realized I'm getting older(I know all you really old phogies are rolling your eyes right now but just give me a minute) My whole life I have felt pretty much invincible. I have been able to eat whatever I want with absolutely no consequences, stay up till the wee hours of the morning and still be happy the next day, frolic and play with no second thoughts, and pretty much do as i please. Things definitely change with age. Here is the list of how I knew tihngs were changing

1- I couldn't see the hymn numbers at the front of the cultural hall at church and ended up getting glasses

There they are making me NERD EXTRODINAIRE!

2- Went on a hike with Lex up Angels Landing and had to rest when we got done cause my knees were aching due to the steep descent

Here is the view at the top! You don't want to see how I looked at the bottom! ;-)

3- I have started paying attention to how much candy and all around sugar i eat at one time cause I get a horrible stomach ache if I don't!

That's right I didn't partake of this lovely delicacy due to my infirmity!

4- I only got 3 hours of sleep and got really grumpy the next evening

And you thought I looked bad when I got more sleep!

5- I listened to some music from highschool and realized how stupid it was!!!

 Now I realize that alot of this is just becuase I have not treated myself very well and have probably pushed it too hard but here was the clincher.

6- I have started listening to MPR and other popular talk radio stations and not only do I listen but I LIKE IT!!!

That is all for this evenings episode of Brenns Blog. Thanks for tuning in and till next time folks.