Camping in a sea of Cotton!

My little sister Ashlee is getting old! However I have stopped aging for a while I will be holding strong at 27 for many years! But as for her she is on her way to catch up to and pass me! She turned 22 this last weekend!! It seems like only yesterday Keven Todd and I had stuffed her into a diaper box and drove her around the house for hours. Or the time I told her she was adopted. Complete with a very detailed story of her birth family. I had her worked into quite a tizzy, which I have to admit I was proud of. But the best part came when she went downstairs to my dad and told him the entire story. He knew nothing about this but looked at me straight face and said "Aubrey you were not supposed to tell." Yeah we have had some good times, or at least I have! We are good friends... Most of the time. We are so different and that is part of why we can be friends! I know that we often butt heads and such but at the end of the day we still love each other!

Well in honor of her birthday we took a little camping trip! After some difficulty we found a camp site in Provo! Not a place I would have ever thought to go camping. The reactions we got from those we told were much like those MasterCard commercials...Priceless. But we loaded the car and took off. We got the campground and discovered why it was open. There was so much cotton floating in the air it looked like it was snowing in June. And mosquitoes in the flying around like little a tiny army ready to attack! We set up the tent as fast as we could to avoid contracting the West Nile Virus! And the amount of cotton we inhaled could have been enough to make a t-shirt!

We got everything from dinner put away just in time for the rain to start! Camping in the rain is something I have found I enjoy! I like to listen to the drops hit the tent while I stay nice and dry inside! We had to buy ultra powerful bug spray because we were getting eaten alive! Our neighbors in the next site came to ask what we were doing about the bugs! They had used an organic bug spray, the main ingredient was lemon juice! They were getting bug bites like crazy! Really?? We sprayed them down and sent them on their way! Sometimes killing or upsetting the bug is a much better option!

On Friday we decided to take a tubing trip down the Provo River! It seemed harmless enough, the water is only knee to waist deep and we had life jackets. We set out on our trip all was going well! That is until I was attacked by a tree branch and knocked off my tube. I went face first into the Giardia ridden River! Not being able to gain any footing I was dragged down the river by my tube for a bit! I will not lie I was a little nervous that I would be taking the rest of the trip this way. But I was able to get back onto my tube just in time to join the rest of the girls in our version of "Just around the river bend" Some time had passed and I went to brush a bug off my leg only to find a rather large lump. It was bright blue and HUGE it looked like an egg had been shoved up under my skin! I never felt whatever it was that had impaled my leg but what I was seeing told me something had. I could move my foot so I figured nothing was broken. We finished our trip down the river and all came out alive. We had many scratches and such form being tossed into a tree or the river bank. But I had the winner of all on my shin. Through the night my leg began to swell and was becoming more and more painful. Well today my leg is still rather swollen and the bruise that is taking over my leg is really something to be proud of!

We had yet another great adventure and came out of the weekend with many laughs and awesome stories to tell!

Am I speaking English??

Working with the public is always good for a laugh! I have been in awe lately because of the people I encounter everyday! I have to ask many questions, multiple times a day. I am pretty sure the words coming out of my mouth are in English. I am certain I have not come up with a new language spoken only by the Aubrey's of the world. I thought the responses I get through the day are much too mind boggling to keep to myself! Here are a few of my questions and the responces I get.

Aubrey: "Have you been fasting 12 hours, nothing but water?
Patient: "Yep I have not had anything but cereal and diet coke for breakfast"

Aubrey: "I have you living in Smithfield and show you have Medicare is that correct?"
Patient: "Yes" (I then give them a paper to sign saying I have their information correct.) "Oh I live in Logan now and I no longer have Medicare"

Aubrey: "The Dr. wants a Clean Cathe Urine sample. Here is the cup and the wipe the directions are on the wall. Do you have any questions?"
Patient: "Nope" (same patient returns a few minutes later and hands me the wipe.) "I am not sure if you know this but there is a sink in there so I did not use the wipe."

I could go on and on but I will let those little gems make my point for now! Every once in a while I have a moment where the Patient will ask me something and I have no Idea how to respond. And I simply do the best I can! Those conversations go a little something like this!

Patient: "I seem to have coughed up the carpet. Do you think it is possible I coughed up the carpet!!??"
Aubrey: (After I recovered form the initial shock from the question) "Well... Have you been eating the carpet?"

I love my job and all the crazy things I come across!

Just another day in the neighborhood

Today has been a strange day. I am feeling like there needs to be a change in my life and I am not sure how to make this happen. I was looking a jobs in Murray and St. George really just for fun! But I could not help but thinking it would be AMAZING to pick up and leave! But for now I will just be like Dory and "Just keep swimming!"

I will never get used to grown men and women who can not wait 3 min's to use the restroom! I would expect that my 3 year old niece would have a hard time. But adults really?? Today I had a woman tell me that she had to use the bathroom and NOW! She could not wait the 3 min's for me to order her tests and have her sign the paper work. NO, that was out of the question! Well what can you say to that other than OK? I took this woman to the restroom all the while wondering if she would make that short walk! My job can be so entertaining a times! I often find myself wondering how some people make it to adulthood in one piece!!

Heather and I found a dog on the highway in Smithfield tonight! She was really friendly and jumped right into my car. Great now what?? We called the police (Don't worry I did not call 911 this was not an Emergency!) to see if animal control could come get her. But naturally they are not out that late at night. The officer told us the best thing to do is take her back where we found her. That was not a safe place for a dog to be running around in the dark. So I called my brother and she is sleeping (I hope) in their backyard for the night! I looked at this dog in my backseat and wondered why I always seem to get myself into these type of situations!? Just part of my charm I guess!

If you happen to know this little lady or her family please let me know!

Time fly's when you are having FUN!

WOW! My goal of being really good at keeping up on this is not working out to well! I just let time get away from me saying "I can do that tomorrow!" Well I have run out of tomorrows. Not that I am dying or anything. Just that I have decided to do me some Blogging today!! (sorry this is kinda long! Hit the older posts to make sure you get the full update! I know you are very curious!) Hold on tight I am about to take you through the last month or so of my life..

I have become the proud owner of a Bedroom set! I got it from my cousin. After a short trip to Provo, Loading the heavy beast, Having a nice man almost break the trailer and getting back to Logan safely it is mine! It is nice, but I did not like the color of the wood so I have decided to take on the project of painting it BLACK!! I think black furniture is so classy looking and I am a very classy person in case you were wondering! It has been a lot of work so far. nd I only have 2 pieces of the set complete. I have to sand and paint each one. Heather has been helping me from the start! We take each piece out to my VERY deck and sand away! I have decided through this little quest that I really like working with power tools! There is a great feeling of power and control when you plug those tools in!

Here are some sample's of our hard work
Before:

After:

I have finished to tall dresser and LOVE it! I have seriously considered selling or pushing the long dresser off the deck! But the head and foot boards are looking great! I will post the finished project when it is DONE!

We took Katie to her very first Rodeo. We all wore cowgirl hats and everything. We felt pretty awesome! I was so sad the rodeo was nothing to write home about. Not a great first impression of the sport! I have promised to take her again to a good one! And with any luck we will not have the same announcer! "Well that is sure not what he hoped for. And all he is gonna get is what you give him!" We heard this over and over.

Here we are in our "Rodeo Get Up!"

The Crowns just added to the experience!

We took a Mom and Daughter weekend to go see a concert in Wendover! Let me just say this "There is nothing in Wendover!" We saw Collin Raye it was so great and brought back lots of memories of listening to his music growing up! I have a great family we always have fun! It does not take much to keep us entertained!

Heather and I on the ride out there!

We told My mom to ask for a donut with
"Frosting all over it and Sprinkles. BUT not

All over it! Just on part of it!"
This is what we found when we opened the box!

Brian Regan is my Hero! He makes the simplest

things so great!

Us in the car after Ashlee decided

wake up! Beauty sleep is very important!

All of us at the concert!

The Moms with the Drummer!

It is just like old times!! We used to fit much
better in the same bed when we were about 6!

As I mentioned there is not much to look at

on this drive. And with the mom's in charge of
the music selection on the way home. We had to do

something for entertainment!


Stephannie and Alan got Married this May! So this called for lots of "Family Time!" Sometimes I think My family is taking the Church commercials "family isn't it about time" a little to far! We are always doing somethings together! Not that it is bad because I LOVE my family. But sometimes I find myself thinking "We never need to plan a Family Reunion because we just did that last weekend!" The wedding was great! They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple, We had a brunch at Alan's Grandparents house. During the break in between the brunch and the reception we went to Chuck Cheese! It was great to play arcade games at the "Place where a kid can be a Kid!" The reception was wonderful! They had the most amazing punch I have ever had in my life! Ashlee caught the bouquet and there were lots of pictures snapped all around us!

Stephannie wearing the most AMAZING Curlers in

the world!

One last shot of some of the girls before she becomes

an old married lady. We were about to go to bed

so we are looking extra ravishing!

The happy couple!

The couple and Her cousins. Heather is there you

just cant see her face!

Cutting the cake!

The car! Not sure if Hershey syrup is good for

the paint! Glad I had nothing to do with this!

Well you have made it this far keep reading!! I am almost done I promise!

As an apartment we have decided to do a little Sugar Detox!!! We are not eating candy, cookies, ice cream, CHOCOLATE, really anything that is good for the SUMMER! When we tell people this the common response is "WHY?!" and we reply "We are not sure! It is a good idea and will help us to be healthier!" So wish us luck and enjoy all those summer treats for us!! So far so good!

I had planned to meet up with a friend and go to Salt Lake this past weekend! But Jem had some stuff come up and bailed on our little trip! But we decided to go anyway! Launa, Heather and I hit the road on Friday night and headed for Salt lake! We picked up Katie, then we were on our way to do whatever we wanted!

We decided to go get Kina and go to dinner! I just love that girl!!! We went to Buca di Beppo. We sat in the Kitchen at a table the have in there! Our waiter was a little on the Bipolar side! He was so serious at the start of the evening. Then the next minute he was cracking jokes and we were all having a great time! Launa found out that sucking on your straw when your water is gone will get the attention of the waiter! Whether that is what you were trying to do or not! I found out that anything can be used as a pick up line! And Heather has a face that he has see somewhere before! When we asked for the check to be split things went south pretty quick! Heather told him he forgot to charge her for her drink and asked if he wanted to fix it. He said "NO I just want to be done with this!!" He was so up and down that he must have forgotten his meds that morning!

A group picture might have sent him over the edge!

We went to the hotel. We had stayed in the exact room the last time we went on a little adventure! I think we should have gotten a Frequent Sleeper Discount or something!

The nest day we decided to do to Park City and do a little shopping at the outlets! But I think we had way more fun looking at the old part of town! We picked up a couple fliers on some houses that are for sale! I still have them if you are interested! They are very affordable the most expensive was on 2,400,000 and the cheapest we found is only 1,3500,000. I think I will set up a time to see one these!

House shopping in Park City

This house is not for sale! But I just love it so

much! It is so cute and I bet the price is only a little higher

because of all the extra room between the neighbors!

After Park City we met Jon for lunch! He lives near the most colorful houses in Utah I have decided. There is a little strip of houses that look like a bunch a Chicklets! Launa wanted to walk down the sidewalk but I decided the locals might not be the most friendly people in Salt Lake. We had such a great time at luunch which we usually do! We had many laughs and took a trip down memory lane! I just love catching up with old pals! He even did us a favor and eat our Chocolate covered Strawberries for us! See as we can't eat then anymore. What a friend to take that hardship upon himself for our sake!! When we driving back to his house we noticed that road had exploded! There was standing water everywhere!! I was driving Franklin (Launa's car) and the water was so deep I was a little nervous! There were probably 6 different places that water was just rushing out of the road! We dropped him off and he did not even have to swim to his door! But if he lived one black south it may have been a different story!

Why would anyone do this to their house?
Do you suppose the entire street was drunk

one night and thought it was a good idea?

The water all over the road!

Just bubbling up!

More water! Look at the tires on the cop car!

it was crazy!!

Well friends you made it! I have given you the update on my life! I promise the next post will not be so long! I will post again soon!