We had quite the time down in Utah. It all started with a weeks worth of extra studying in order for us to really appreciate our time in Utah. It was painful, but we got it done. Upon our arrival we spent the evening with Cindy's parents and she was able to spend some time with her Kitties that she has been talking about pretty much since the day we left town.
Friday we slept in and then went to the Zoo with a couple of our Nieces and a Nephew. It was really fun, but Hogle Zoo has changed a lot since I was there. They apparently completely took out the Hippo house and the large cat house. The Hippo exhibit was replaced with a big Carousel. Ya, cause when I think Zoo, I think Merry-Go-Round. Anyway, the cat house was replaced with a large asian animal exhibit.
After the Zoo, we went back to the my parents house for the Party/BBQ. Cindy's parents came along as well, so it was nice to spend time with both sides of the family. At night we walked to Sugar House Park to watch the show. We went to the Highland High Soccer Field which was right next to where they launched the rockets from, so we had a great view! So great, that the debris from the fireworks fell on us throughout the show. Kinda scary actually, there was even a little girl who got nailed by a falling firework that was still on FIRE! She was ok, but I wouldn't blame her for being kinda freaked out.
Saturday, we went to the Pool with my sisters and their kids. It was so much fun to be able to spend time with my nieces and nephews. We had a blast. That night we went to Provo to go to Dinner, Ice Cream, and bowling with my cousins.
It was so nice to spend time with many of those whom we don't get to see as often anymore. It was a very nice weekend.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
The Summer of Alex
For those of you familiar with Seinfeld, there was a time when George decided to have a self proclaimed summer vacation. It happened right as George got laid off from his job, and he just decided he needed to take some time off from life. His summer consisted of watching TV from his fancy chair with a built in mini fridge. Eventually, he fell down a flight of stairs, temporarily paralyzing him. It was quite funny actually (insert canned laughter here).
Well, I've been inspired to proclaim a summer of my own. This weekend being the inaugural ceremony for the summer months, I've decided to put the next 3 months to good use, with or without a full summer vacation.
And so, without further adieu... ladies and gentlemen, I give you... The Summer Of Alex!!! Marriage has been kind to me, a little too kind actually. Between married cooking and breaking my leg, I've put on 20 lbs over the cold winter and its time to work it off. I'm setting a goal to work out 4 times a week. Rain or shine, School or work, sleep or insomnia. I'm going to do my best. So hopefully, by the time the fall equinox is upon us, I shall emerge a beautiful butterfly... I mean, a leaner, healthier individual. Wish me luck!
Well, I've been inspired to proclaim a summer of my own. This weekend being the inaugural ceremony for the summer months, I've decided to put the next 3 months to good use, with or without a full summer vacation.
And so, without further adieu... ladies and gentlemen, I give you... The Summer Of Alex!!! Marriage has been kind to me, a little too kind actually. Between married cooking and breaking my leg, I've put on 20 lbs over the cold winter and its time to work it off. I'm setting a goal to work out 4 times a week. Rain or shine, School or work, sleep or insomnia. I'm going to do my best. So hopefully, by the time the fall equinox is upon us, I shall emerge a beautiful butterfly... I mean, a leaner, healthier individual. Wish me luck!
Monday, June 16, 2008
the Kenney courtship saga continues...
Well, now that the computer is up and going again, I see no reason to further delay the story of how Cindy met Alex. Last note we mentioned in the story was the point that Cindy has come to refer to as when we "hooked up."
Me being the impatient natural man that I am, insisted as strongly as possible for Cindy to cut her trip to Kentucky short so she could come home and we could get to really solidifying our relationship so it seemed more realistic. Eventually we comprimised that she could stay out for the full duration until August, but she needed to come home for a visit in June.
It was a pretty interesting time in my life to say the least. School had just let out a few weeks previous, I had an interview for the job that I now have, and was cutting back on the hours at my original job at the movies. We had a big family reunion at the beach houses in Cali. And it all ended, with Cindy and I flying to Utah on the same day. I didn't get in until really late though, so we didn't get to see eachother till the next morning.
I remember that morning being a blur. I woke up early enough to preen myself more than any date I'd been on in probably an entire year before. We had already made the plan that I would go to her house that morning and she would make me waffles for breakfast. I made the long drive from my house to her house for the first, but most certainly not the last, time. I pulled up to the house, and felt a huge anticipation swelling up inside of me. Here it was, this girl whom I'd already been 'dating' for a month and a half, and I was about to see her for the first time in a light other than co-worker. I rang the doorbell and she answered it looking incredibly beautiful, she pushed the door open for me to come in, then turned away and said something to the effect of, "I can't find my phone."
Very eager not let the moment pass, I just said in a stern and insistent, yet calm voice, "HEY." She stopped dead, turned about face, ran at me and gave me a huge hug. We still joke about her turning away from me the first time we saw each other on a personal level.
That trip in June was incredible. Without disclosing details, we had our first date, our first kiss, our first I love you (exactly a year ago today) and our first conversation about being married, over the next 4 days, not necessarily in that order. By the time she left, we were both completely infatuated with one another, and even though it wasn't set in stone, we were both pretty keen on the idea of spending the rest of our lives together.
Me being the impatient natural man that I am, insisted as strongly as possible for Cindy to cut her trip to Kentucky short so she could come home and we could get to really solidifying our relationship so it seemed more realistic. Eventually we comprimised that she could stay out for the full duration until August, but she needed to come home for a visit in June.
It was a pretty interesting time in my life to say the least. School had just let out a few weeks previous, I had an interview for the job that I now have, and was cutting back on the hours at my original job at the movies. We had a big family reunion at the beach houses in Cali. And it all ended, with Cindy and I flying to Utah on the same day. I didn't get in until really late though, so we didn't get to see eachother till the next morning.
I remember that morning being a blur. I woke up early enough to preen myself more than any date I'd been on in probably an entire year before. We had already made the plan that I would go to her house that morning and she would make me waffles for breakfast. I made the long drive from my house to her house for the first, but most certainly not the last, time. I pulled up to the house, and felt a huge anticipation swelling up inside of me. Here it was, this girl whom I'd already been 'dating' for a month and a half, and I was about to see her for the first time in a light other than co-worker. I rang the doorbell and she answered it looking incredibly beautiful, she pushed the door open for me to come in, then turned away and said something to the effect of, "I can't find my phone."
Very eager not let the moment pass, I just said in a stern and insistent, yet calm voice, "HEY." She stopped dead, turned about face, ran at me and gave me a huge hug. We still joke about her turning away from me the first time we saw each other on a personal level.
That trip in June was incredible. Without disclosing details, we had our first date, our first kiss, our first I love you (exactly a year ago today) and our first conversation about being married, over the next 4 days, not necessarily in that order. By the time she left, we were both completely infatuated with one another, and even though it wasn't set in stone, we were both pretty keen on the idea of spending the rest of our lives together.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Adventures in Zoology
So, here at Byidaho, I'm taking a Zoology class. I'll admit it isn't half as exciting as my "World of Dinosaurs" class that I took at the U, but it has its moments. My teacher is a little out-there. I won't give you all the details of what he tells us, but lets just say that one story ended with a dogs skull on his desk, and the other a tapeworm in a jar. Anyway, he showed us this video in class, I think its pretty cool, so I decided to share it with you all.
WARNING!!!
Nature in Action, not for the faint at heart!
WARNING!!!
Nature in Action, not for the faint at heart!
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Finally updated
So I know its been a long time. So I figure, "I've got a few minutes and update my blog." My original intent was that after I got out my digital camera (and my computer was back in commission) I was gonna post some pictures of our home. Unfortunately, my camera has clicked its last clack and won't be supporting us in our bloggin adventures from here on out. We do have Cindy's camera, which is nice, but then I look around the apartment and realize its out of batteries. So the alternative is... to send you pictures taken before we moved in! Hooray! So here you are.
Here's the picture of our entry-way
Here's my office, this is more cluttered than it is now, but I do have a smaller desk (Grampa's old one) and a much smaller office chair.
Here is our living room. This is the furnished look anyway, so it actually is pretty close to what our living room looks like now.
And Finally, our dining room/kitchen. The picture they provided us with for the kitchen half is pretty messy, so we'll leave that one out for now.
So ya! This is our place. I'm planning on getting some pictures of the outside of the house, maybe with the 2 of us in it. Now if I could only find those batteries...
Here's the picture of our entry-way
Here's my office, this is more cluttered than it is now, but I do have a smaller desk (Grampa's old one) and a much smaller office chair.
Here is our living room. This is the furnished look anyway, so it actually is pretty close to what our living room looks like now.
And Finally, our dining room/kitchen. The picture they provided us with for the kitchen half is pretty messy, so we'll leave that one out for now.
So ya! This is our place. I'm planning on getting some pictures of the outside of the house, maybe with the 2 of us in it. Now if I could only find those batteries...
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Squirrels close to home
Rexburg is full of squirrels. Well, at least our backyard is. Our deck has a little squirrel feeder on the railing that we put peanuts in. As the weather has gotten warmer, they have been chowing down out there! Unfortunately, the only evidence we have had of this is the broken peanut shells we find all over the ground and the fact we have to keep filling it up every few days. Early this morning I went out and saw that
half the feeder was empty. As Alex and I were eating french toast later this morning, I noticed that there was a squirrel out on the railing eating a peanut. Alex grabbed the camera, and we got some cute pictures of the squirrel eating his breakfast next to us. He kept chowing down the peanuts for a good 15 minutes, one peanut after another. After the squirrel decided it was finally finished eating, well there was just a few peanuts left in the feeder!
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