Movies 10

I love the dollar theater! Bart and I only go to a "real" movie theater, maybe once a year.

1-The dollar theater is economical.

2-You still get the big screen experience.

3-By the time the movies are at the dollar theater you know if they are good/worth your time.

4-Sugarhouse movies 10 has replaced their old chairs.

Bart always smells the chair to see if they are stinky and he has been pleasantly surprised in the last few months with the decent smelling chairs. This weekend I think I will go and see Julie and Julia. If anyone is interested in coming with Bart and me on Friday night you are more then invited.

I would rather eat a 7 dollar meal and go to a dollar movie instead of a 8 dollar movie and no dinner. Maybe I just like eating :) Now I must admit that I will probably go see New Moon at the real theater BUT it will be a matinee and it won't be the 5 AM showing at Thanksgiving Point.

Bottom line-I like the dollar theater and I like saving money.

The Leeflang Mash

I was working in the lab late one night (See my lab rat?)

When my eyes beheld an eerie sight

For the Leeflangs from their spooks and haunts began to rise

And suddenly to my surprise.....

They did the Mash

They did the Leeflang Mash

The Leeflang Mash

It was a backyard smash

They did the Mash
It caught on in a Flash

From the Olds house in the Northeast

To the patio the chillins did take their feast

The Ghouls (and boys) did take a wack

at the Scary Pumpkin Pinata before it could Attack

They did the Mash

They did the Leeflang Mash

The Leeflang Mash

It was a Pumkin Smash

They did the Mash

Though there was some Backlash

The leeflangs were having fun

The party had just begun

The guests included people from the mafia

and BYU fans - just to hastle ya

The yard was a rockin', all were digging the sounds

Brigham Young as even said to be around

Disco dancers were on the scene

There was even room for the Queen Bee!

We did the Mash

We did the Leeflang Mash

The Leeflang Mash

It was a blast

The Leeflang Mash

Not to be forgotten in the past

THE LEEFLANG MASH.

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Sjaanie and Jared did GREAT work

We think the Whole Leeflang Clan was Goulistic!

10-04-07

Happy 2 Year Anniversary to Us!

Bart was so sneaky and cute for our two year anniversary celebration. He planned the entire weekend and I just got to sit and enjoy.

We went up to Park City and stayed in the Hotel Park City and ate at Baja Cantina, which is exactly what we did two years ago before leaving on our honeymoon. The Hotel Park City is ULTRA POSH. I would recommend this hotel to anyone but it does come with a price tag-hence why we can only justify going every couple years.

The spa is marvelous, the eucalyptus steam room is amazing (if you can figure out how to turn it on), the outdoor heated pool and hot tub are lovely and the view of Park City ski resort and the golf course is great. Plus they give you bath robes and slippers and all you can drink coffee-or hot chocolate and spiced cider in our situation :)

Bart got me a new ipod so I can record my lectures and listen to them while I commute to Provo...hopefully it will help me understand what I am learning and get good grades.

I am one lucky girl, I love this guy lots. Two years down and Eternity to go!

My old life

An ode to my old life.

Oh where, oh where did my care free life go? Oh where, oh where can it be? Sleeping in, watching HGTV, making cookies, time to blog and blog stock, staying up late watching movies and cuddling, going to lunch and playing with my mom. Those are all just a brief memory, for now I am in graduate school and I am sentenced to studying and reading and practicing and reading and commuting to Provo and still working and being tired.

But wait, I must remember that I did this to myself!

IT'S NOT CEMENT!

Hello Blogosphere! Yes, my time has again come to impart to you a smidgin of my vast dam knowledge (by mandate). First, I want to thank all of you for the tremendous support you have provided this blog - despite our outrageous views and friends. It continues to grow at a rapid rate, and will soon be rated in the top million (or so) read blogs.

If I might indulge myself - there is a little piece of engineering knowledge that all the world needs to know: CEMENT IS PART OF AN ENGINEERING SYSTEM CALLED CONCRETE! Cement is the material that binds the sand and gravel together. So the next time someone tells you they like your cement you can politely correct them, and let them know that what you have is concrete - something infinately stronger than plain old cement!

Now that I have scared off the non-die-hards I will let you in on my little concrete story. It has been a little over a month since canessessary gave me a job to do - put in an automatic plant feeding system for our bushes. Some people like to call these things "drip systems". Well a drip system works best if it has its own designated valve. I was able to free up a valve for our front yard plants, but was a little perplexed as to how to free up a valve in the back.

Leave it to the engineer to fix the problem! While Canessesary was off at breakfast with her mother, I realized that if I were to add an additional lane to our driveway I could free a valve in the back by abandoning the set of sprinklers that waters that part of our lawn.

I was excited by my genious, and quickly went to work digging out grass. The grass was heavy, but not as heavy as my heart was soon to be. Upon her return to our little castle, I was greeted by a look of disgust - which indicated to me that I had made a mistake. The next step was a quick solution to the problem I had created - I was told to put the grass back. That is easier said than done - and I still kind of liked my idea.

As you might suspect these are decisions that should be made as couple - mostly its a money issue. Well - since I started the project I had to finish it - and I didn't get to hire a professional. I have never really worked this much concrete...... Thankfully I had some great help from some buddies. This little picture explains how I was feeling - no it not a pose. BUT I did feel like a poser.

Concrete work is for concrete people. Dam work is for dam people - Personally I think things might have gone better if it were dam concrete - hmmmm, it might have been???

Miss Iron County

I have always wanted to judge a "beauty" pageant and this August I was able to do so. I was invited to be the novice judge for Miss Iron County 2009. The pageant was held in Cedar City and 12 contestants participated in the pageant. Since Miss Iron County goes to Miss Utah and Miss Utah goes to Miss America I had to read all sorts of information from the Miss America organization and go through a judges orientation. There is so much more that goes into these pageants then just the beauty part. The 2 directors in Cedar City have spent months with these girls helping them get ready for the pageant- mock interviews, learning how to walk in high heels, choosing the best evening gown and swimsuit and polishing their talents. I spent weeks reading over the contestants bios, platforms and deciding on questions to ask them during their private interview. We ended up crowning Delaney Westfall (photo) as the new Miss Iron County. I know that pageants aren't for everyone but my experience with being the D-Queen and in the Days of 47 royalty has been nothing but rewarding. I got scholarships, I made lasting friendships, got new clothes, I learned to feel more comfortable on stage, answer questions with both small and large audiences and I played my flute much more than my mom ever thought I would. :) If anyone has ever been interested in doing a pageant I would highly recommend it...what do you have to lose? Nothing, in my opinion.

Eatin' and Floatin'

LAKE POWELL

2009

Some of my earliest and most cherished memories are from Lake Powell. I remember getting up double skiing with my dad (I think he held me, the rope and managed to get up), going to dangling rope, cliff jumping with my big/cool cousins, sleeping in my swimming suit and swimming out to the tires in the Wahweap Marina. Lake Powell is definitely more work now that I am considered an "adult" and I wouldn't say that it is the most relaxing vacation but well worth the effort. In this blog I want to tell you 10 things about our Powell adventure.

ZERO

Zero is the number of sunburns that anyone received while down at Lake Powell. I attribute this to all the sunscreen my redheaded mother brought and that fact that we are all over 18, know how to put sunscreen on and have been fried one to many times.

ONE
One houseboat is what you need at Lake Powell. I will never be able to camp at Lake Powell because I enjoy the luxuries of the houseboat too much-namely running water, flush toilets and air conditioning.

TWO

Two motor boats are needed to make everyone happy. 1 for slalom skiing and 1 for the wake boarders. Thanks dad for pleasing everyone!

THREE

Three is the number of people who ended up with the "lake powell" rash. Myself, Colin and Carter. I attribute this rash to a mixture of HEAT RASH (A heat rash is a rash that develops on the skin due to friction from clothing and heat. The combination of the two with some other factors causes a skin irritation know as heat rash), SUN RASH (A sun rash is seen as small, reddish blisters or small or large spots in areas that have been exposed to sunlight. This rash usually appears after minutes' or hours' exposure to the sun and can be extremely itchy), a sensitivity to SUNSCREEN (One of the few possible side effects of sunscreens is a rash from the SPF chemicals) and dirty water.

FOUR

We only had four girls on this vacation. My mom, sister Bria, sister-in-law Katie and myself. You will note that I am wearing a hat in many pictures and that is because I got that rash right in my hairline and it BURNED in any sunlight. I think we are pretty good looking boat babes.

FIVE

We had at least 5 people reading each others books. My dads idea of a vacation is reading. Some of the books that were being read were, Liberty and Tyranny, The Wall Strip Edge, Becoming Jane, The 10 Big Lies About America, Mere Christianity, Fighting for Your Marriage, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows. Happy reading.

SIX

Six little moneys hanging on a tree. For one of our adventures we drove up West Canyon, hiked up the end of the canyon, saw 2 beavers, ate lunch and climbed on this huge tree in the middle of the canyon.

SEVEN

Seven is the number of 6:00 AM ski trips that my dad, Bart and I went on. We had a few others come with us once in a while but we are the die hards. Fabulous water and it was 82 degrees!

EIGHT

We have eight happy Craigo's, smiling at the bottom of the sand hill. Mom, Dad, Bria, Kaile, Carter, Colin, Canessa and Bart. It is a tradition to climb to the top of the sand hill each Lake Powell trip. It is a steep, long hill...I promise the pictures don't do it justice. We are at least getting smarter and going in the evening when it is cooler and in the shade.

NINE

Pirate dice, hot dice, hearts, spades, thumper, monopoly, speed, I got mine, big booty. Nine games that we played almost everyday and sometimes multiple times a day. It's fun to sit around the houseboat and play games together.

TEN

I give this vacation a 10!!!