Life Updates...not much going on with a little excitement

So, just settling into life in South Dakota. I'm getting ready for camp to start... yup it's true, I just can't get enough of Boy Scout camp and I'm going back. Instead of being in Aquatics I have gone over to the FUN side and am going to be doing Climbing.

In all my adventures in life, I've only been climbing once in my life... ok and that was last year...
But now I'm all certified and official to go climbing and take scouts.

I went to Utah- Camp Tracy the first part of May to get my training. I was really glad to be back in Utah again, but it was a little bittersweet. First of all, Jason was back in South Dakota... so that wasn't very fun. But I couldn't even have time to go see my family. I was only about 30 minutes away from my house and I didn't even get to go home once. Luckily I did get to see my parents, so at least that happened.

But I learned a whole bunch that week. I am now a knot-tying fool (and not just by getting married... ok I know that was a lame joke). I knew a few knots for Aquatics, but now I know some pretty serious knots... my least favorite is a bowline on a bight!















These are all the people getting their climbing certification, too. Climbers are an interesting breed... that's what I learned the most that whole week.

I got to climb on a lot of real rock for practice... this was a first time. One place we went, in Dugway, Utah, was called Lone Rock and it was a pretty desolate place.















The instructors warned us about the lack of cover for any "personal" trips you would need to be taking... all that was surrounding us was 60 miles of the salt flats...















Don't I just look like a professional climber! Well, maybe a grumpy professional climber.

I got to repel, climb, set up anchors on bolts, and natural anchors. I either did pretty good, or I sure fooled everybody!

But then I got to go back home!!! I slept the whole day the next day, but that's only cos we didn't get back home till 3 am... I was not a happy camper!

But other than that... I'm pretty much boring. The excitement was we got a new vacuum. We got it with some of our wedding money... let's just say my house needed it!

And for anyone that thinks Jason wouldn't or doesn't do housework... here's the ultimate proof.














He was going to town getting all those spider web on the ceiling.

And here is the disgusting results of our vacuuming. So when my landlord said he cleaned our house before we moved in... I somehow think otherwise...




















Notice how it's past the Max Fill line... Seriously!

The last of the exciting things is Jason was growing a beard. I really didn't mind the beard, but its what he did with it. He shaved it off in series.

He went from a beard to a goatee, to a mustache, to a mini-mustache... that one was the worst.






















































But that's all for now. I'll keep you all posted with the summer updates.

Oh, here's a little photo fun-ness. I tried to crimp my hair the free and easy way... with little braids. Another "What was I thinking?" moment!!