Labor Day Blast!

This past labor day weekend, Ryan and I drove to Ouray, Colorado to meet Ryan's parents. We camped, rode bikes, looked at cool waterfalls, pretty views of the mountains and lost horribly to Jeanne in my new game that I got for my birthday called One Word. We had delicious food and a wonderful time watching the BYU game (GO COUGARS!!!) We had so much fun and are grateful to Steve and Jeanne for meeting us there. We love you guys!

Happy Birthday Emily!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

September 1^st was a big day for Emily, she turned one year older.  We thru a big bash for her that day which included; a surprise breakfast, lunch party at work, and another party in the evening.  Emily’s coworkers made a rather humorous list for Emily.  They wrote this list on a huge poster and posted it in the clinic where she works.

23 Reasons Why We Love Emily

1.       Her hugs!

2.       She only requires 23 reasons.

3.       She only takes her 40 minutes to ride her bike to work.

4.       She doesn’t whine everyday-just every other!

5.       She fakes being normal pretty well, for being a BYU fan.

6.       She’s my daughter-at-work.

7.       Cuz we love Ryan.

8.       If you come across a Jeep with one headlight in a blizzard, no worries it’s just Emily and Rhino.

9.       She gives me her happy meal toys.

10.   Because of her gringo “Spanish” pronunciations.

11.   She’s not blond.

12.   For a good time, all she needs is a root beer.

13.   She got a UNM football player to stay in a BYU themed room.

14.   She’s still a-scared-of-me.

15.   She is supreme queen of the time clock.

16.   She loves to laugh at work.

17.   She needs mommy to cut her apples.

18.   Is learning to share. (her yummy “Utah” bread)

19.   Because she loves her family,(extended, work, church)

20.   Cleans a mean bathroom.

21.   The way she dances around when a good song comes on the radio.

22.   The way she pronounced “butt-ons”.

23.   Because she is single handedly turning Yan’s (Boss) hair grey with her vacation requests!!

Happy Birthday EM, LOVE YOU!

Also my final year of grad school started this week.  I’m really excited about this semester, because it is competition studio.  For the entire semester we focus on entering a competition and creating a design for it.  I am entering a competition that is held in France each year.  It’s called the Chaumont International Garden Festival.  Landscape Architects, Architects, and Students from all over the world submit designs for the summer long festival.  The judges will then select 20 of the designs and provide an all-expense paid trip to come to France and install their design.  As you can see in the picture the shape of each garden is shaped like a bell.  This year’s theme is “Gardens of the Future”.  So I’m excited to start going, and it would be awesome to install your garden in France.  So if I win Emily and I might be making a trip to France this upcoming summer!