A special visitor

On Tuesday morning, Daniel left for work and heard some whining noises, but didn't think much of it because it was three am and he was half asleep anyways. He came home and heard the same whining with a few barks. A little puppy rounded the corner and ran up to him, ready to come into the house. Daniel let him in to have a drink of water. He was so small that he was still trying to figure out how to drink from the bowl. Dos didn't like this new intruder especially because he took all the attention. We decided to call the puppy Tolstoy since we had a writer theme going on for pet names. That puppy was so cuddly and cute that we were sad to see him go because we would have to go back to the anti-cuddle cat. We gave Tolstoy to the office because I am sure that if I lost my puppy I would want someone to give him back.

Lazy Days

So Dos came back from our friends house after the vacation. He loved it there because the house was big and plenty of excitement because of their kid and dog. He picked up some bad habits there like laying on his back so that his belly could be scratched. He must have pick this one up from their dog, Bridget. He has also picked up how to get attention when your little. Today, I was scrapbooking and made the mistake of letting Dos sit on my desk while I was working. He was fine until I needed more pictures. I tried to get them, but he was on top and was mad that I was messing around underneath him. He then decided to get up and move to a better position. This was great for me because I finally got my pictures, but he took the rest of the room on the desk. He refused to move, so finally I just gave up.

Vacation until you drop!

So, in the beginning of June, Daniel and I went to Utah for a wedding. We took two weeks off and went to all our old haunts in Salt Lake. We left our cat and plants in good hands while we partied.

We went to spend the night in Downtown and go to Ginza for sushi. We went there for our first date. It was a lot of fun, but after all of the sushi places we have been to, Ginza wasn't that great anymore.

We went to St. George on the weekend to visit my grandmother and I got to show Daniel Dixie, where I went to junior college.
In order to be a true Dixie Rebel you have to kiss, at night, at the fountain on the main square. All of the cops parade around the night that the whole school comes to become a true rebel and try and stop all of the kids from playing and making out in the water. Well, we didn't get spotted and it wasn't night, but that was the closest we could get to make Daniel a "true rebel." We spent a day with one of my college mates, she was dating a guy from LaVerkin. She said she saw this sign that LaVerkin had voted itself out of the UN and the US. I love Southern Utah because it is full of crazies, and Daniel just couldn't understand how a city could do that when States don't even have the power to leave the union. Well, we asked the kid who lived there and his response was that he was still in high school and didn't care. Daniel didn't really appreciate this attitude because he really wanted to know. I guess it is a touchy subject for those people in LaVerkin who are normal and have nothing to do with voting themselves out of their own country. We then went to Zions National park and drove around. Daniel thought it was cool except that he had to spend most of the day in Springdale which he was thoroughly sick of because it seemed like he could never get out of it. We did have an interesting drive through Colorado City which seemed to please Daniel because he couldn't fathom how the polygamist could live and was glad to see their unfinished, half boarded up, city. I thought it was a little spooky since half of the town is laying low or off to other enclaves.

And finally the reason we went to Utah was for our friends' wedding. We met through these friends, Billy and Melissa, and they met through us. Through a very long story, I knew Billy from high school and Daniel knew him from his mission. During college, I met Melissa at a church sorority and she was the only girl there who would laugh with me every time they said "the sisterhood." It got to the point where we would go to the sorority hook up, ditch it, and do what ever we wanted after. We fell out of contact for different reasons (mostly boys). It seemed very strange that we should happen to go to the same singles ward in Salt Lake. I went there and found Billy, Daniel went there because of Billy, and Melissa went there because it was her new ward and I found her too. I started the "family" pew and insisted that Billy, Daniel, and eventually Melissa should all sit together every Sunday. I hate to sit by myself in church; I'm so use to sitting with my family that I found that one of the hardest things for me in the singles ward. Anyway they came to our wedding, so we went to their wedding.

I have to brag for a minute because we got to see our nephew and I am a proud aunt because he is so cute that he makes me look cute. He is the only Gedge to have brown eyes and I'm glad because I know, with my luck, my kid is going to have brown eyes and now I know how cute it is going to be! He and his sister are so cute together that I get excited to visit and play with them.
This was the best vacation because we got to spend time with our friends and family and it wasn't a quick "how do you do" and then have to leave.

The Garden of Eden

So here is the update on the garden. I haven't KILLED it yet. I thought that was a bonus. I have become rather obsessed since Daniel forgets to water when I'm on a trip. A few of my tomatoes have wilted for it, so I probably over water on a regular basis. I saw that my sister in law started some plants on her balcony and I started to over water her plants. She thought I was a little weird for asking where her pitcher was and insisting that I water her plants.

I had to take a picture of my first tomato. I am so stoked that I can't see straight. Bree and tomato sandwiches will be on their way soon!


These pictures are from three weeks ago. I don't even know how big they will be when I get back from Utah. I do like to watch plants grow when I leave for days at a time and come back and they have made progress. It makes me feel successful. I know that sounds weird, but I don't have any children who will do that for me.