Summer :)

It has been a while since my last post, and I really need to post some pictures...
For the 4th of July Scott's family had their family reunion in Park City, Scott and I could only stay for a day but drove up the next few days for half day trips...that's what happens when you have a puppy at home. I Love Scott's family! We have sooo much fun together. And not just his Dad, Mom, sister and brother (who I love so much), but his Grandparents, cousins, Aunt and Uncle. They are the greatest bunch of people, I always feel so welcome, loved, and have so much fun! I look forward to the fourth every year because I love the closeness that I feel with these people, I am so lucky! We drove up on Saturday night and had dinner, leaving Harley behind to torture this nice family that agreed to watch him..lol. Then Sunday we had breakfast and went to the Park City Parade, which is always interesting.. later that night we got to watch the fireworks, and we seriously had the best seats. We were right under them, and their were like fifteen of us all huddled together with blankets! It was not suppose to be cold!

We came back Monday and did the zip line in Park City and the alpine slide, always fun. I love going up in the lifts, it's so peaceful and pretty. Park City is really one of the most beautiful places, I really enjoy it. My body doesn't enjoy the added elevation though, it is kind of funny how out of breath we all got just walking up a hill.

Other news: Our sweet boy Harley (our puppy) is almost 60 pounds! YIKES! We still are not sure when he will stop growing, but most likely he will put on another 20 pounds or so. He is so big now that I can barely remember the days when he was a cute, fluffy, twenty pound baby. He is almost seven months old, and he certainly is learning and developing quickly. We had a scare the other day that hit me hard, I came home and Harley had eaten a bag of grapes, which are toxic to dogs. I took him to the Animal Hospital and they made him throw up and get all the grapes out. I really was not that scared until they took him back and I sat there alone thinking the worst..of course. Anyway he is 100% fine, their was no kidney damage and he is just as crazy. He is learning not to jump and play bite as much, but I have a feeling it will take several more months of work. He finally realized that he is fully capable of jumping up on the bed my himself, and now comes zooming in our bedroom randomly and tackles us! My favorite moments are when he is sleepy, because that is when he cuddles. Sometimes in the morning when he takes a nap I pull him onto the couch, or after Scott leaves in the morning he will come onto the bed and lay by me. He is so sweet and we love him so much! It really breaks my heart to know that their are so many animals out there without homes, waiting for people to come and love them. If I can say one thing I will say: ADOPT! Seriously I think it is fairly ridiculous to breed dogs when their are millions without homes. Harley was in a shelter for for two months before we adopted him, and it is sad to say but most shelters are less than sanitary, and not suitable for the number of animals that they hold. Also, in my opinion, shelter animals are more loving and really appreciate people more. Sorry about that rant, it is something I am really passionate about, animals have the sweetest spirits and they give love continuously.
on a side note: Harley is a little devil who likes to test out patience daily by:
Playing Keep away with pretty much any object that he knows is not a toy.
Play biting for attention
Waking us up at six every morning
Digging
Peeing all over himself (he pees like a girl dog)
Jumping in between Scott and I whenever we kiss( Harley cannot stand not being the center of attention)

Some of his favorite things to steal and play with are: my shoes(especially flip-flops), my bras-All the Time, toilet paper rolls, silverware, and he has managed to destroy our entire set of measuring cups.
-The other day he snatched an entire block of cheese off the counter, luckily I got it out of his mouth.

We also found this little creek area by our house and Harley loves it! He loves to jump in and get wet, not too wet but enough to cool off. It is fun to watch him in the water. He also had his first play date on Sunday, the vet was telling us how important it is to socialize him, and I always feel bad because he loves playing with other dogs. A couple from our ward have a lab and she is so sweet, Harley was more than excited to see her. They had a lot of fun and ran around for a while, Harley was exhausted after! YAY!

Scott and I: Scott and I have had fun this last month and a half working together at Riverside. Even though we rarely see each other, we get to spend a few minutes talking together and it is just nice to know we are together. We have both been taking summer classes as well, but in the fall Scott will continue and I will be....finished. It has been hard to face that fact, especially considering I will still be working at Riverside..making minimum wage...serving people food. But on a happier note, I am going to be doing an internship for a program through United Way called Welcome baby. I am really excited about it, I know I am going to learn so much. Scott and I are a lot busier than the first half of the summer, but being busy really makes you appreciate the slow moments more.
Scott and I have had a very challenging first year of marriage together, I have had various health problems and through them he has been there to love and support me. We are so much stronger as a couple than a year ago, and I am glad we found out early on how much work a marriage really does take. I love Scott so much and the little family that we are! It has almost been 1 year and 3 months, and it has flowwwn by.
This post has been kind of boring because it lacks pictures, but those will come shortly:)