American Idol Auditions

On Tuesday my friend Lindsey Watson and I had the opportunity to go out to the American Idol Auditions. She was trying out and I was just there for support. It was a lot of fun and cool to see how everything really is done. I had no idea what went into this show. While waiting in line out side we saw Justin Guarini and John Peter Lewis. It was pretty cool. Once inside they had everyone there sing and they filmed all of us. It was kind of cool to hear everyone in the stadium singing together. Then they had some people say welcome to Salt Lake City. And they had to do take after take after take. It got old after a while. Later on Ryan Secrest showed up and we had to do more filming. Once that was done the audition really got on there way. We probably waited for about 4 hours until Linds got to audition. They auditioned in groups of four they got to sing four about 10-15 seconds then the next person in their group got the same chance. Unfortunately Linds didn't make it through but we had fun any way and saw lots of interesting people.

Just check out this picture here of this guy dressed in a fish net shirt and stiletto heels. He totally walked like a girl and of course they put him through because well you all know the show I'm sure you will see him on tv. But when they put him through he threw his arms in the air hugged himself and started crying then he strutted off. It was the funniest thing ever! And he was totally serious.

Over all we had a great time got a little bored so we took lots of pictures of ourselves. But it will be fun to watch it back on tv. Who knows maybe we will be on there, you all will have to check it out!

Jackson Hole

Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong. ~George Carlin

As much as I love camping it seems like this years camping and rafting trip up in Jackson Hole just didn't go as smooth as we all hoped. From the very beginning nothing seemed to go right. We got our first camp spot taken over by some guys from "Happy Valley" who thought they ruled the world so all of us had to cram in the trailer with Brandon's parents and grandparents. It was quite the tight fit. The following morning we moved to the camp ground where we were going to be staying the rest of the time. We got all set up and went to pump the raft and kayaks and realized we didn't have the caps to keep the air in the kayaks. So after a few hours and going store to store in Jackson Holes we finally found some. But by the time we got everything pumped up it was about 5 and starting to cool down. We decided to take a run down the river on the kayaks any way. The water was only about 40 degrees and it was only about 75 outside so after about 15 minutes I was freezing and couldn't hardly paddle, and the water was so high and fast it didn't help much. Cory and Andy got thrown out twice after the second time they couldn't catch their kayak and had to hike up to the road and walk to the end of the river and hope that someone got the kayak. Brandon and I got out before lunch counter because I was so cold and when I saw lunch counter I didn't want to go. Brandon's dad was there to take pictures of us all so he helped us back up the trail to the truck and we drove to the end. We noticed Cory and Andy on the side of the road so we picked them up. We got to the end just in time to see Lindsey in one kayak and Bob in the other. They were able to get the other kayak back. The rest of the day went good we got back to camp and had some amazing dutch oven chicken thanks to Kendelle! The next morning we all woke up and got ready to go ride the river again. This time around I didn't want to go on the kayak so I rode the raft with Brandon's parents his grandma and little sister Hailey. Everything was going good until we hit lunch counter. We hit a huge rapid and went almost straight in the air. I held on as tight as I could thinking we were going to flip backwards but another rapid hit us knocking us sideways and propelling me on top of Hailey. We held each other in a bear hug hoping we wouldn't fall in but with her foot up my butt and it still pretty rough there was no hope we went in. Well kind of you can see in the pictures I was hanging on by my ankle. My leg somehow went under the rack which has maybe an inch of space between it. We got out of the rapids and I realized I was stuck. I didn't know what to do I couldn't move an inch and was stuck half in the water and in pain. Brandon's dad realized I couldn't get out and got up to help me. My leg wouldn't budge and we had to force it out. When we got Hailey and I back in the boat my ankle was dented and bruised already. When I look at the pictures I see how lucky I am that some how I didn't break a bone. When Brandon saw us go in he paniced and told Bob that they needed to find a way back up there to help us out when really it was impossible for them to make it back up. But we got back in and everything was fine from there on out. And as for me I was done going down the river for this year! Even though it seemed like everything went wrong, all in all we really did have a good time, it was fun being able to all camp out in the trailer together and just be with friends and family and all the dogs in the good old out doors. We all can't wait to do it again next year!

4th of July Weekend!

This 4th of July weekend has been so much fun. It has been a weekend full of exciting events. On July 3rd Brandon and I and our friends Lindsey and Bob went to the Centerville Park to watch a band called Poject Mali play. The drummer of the band is one of my brothers friends so we thought we would check them out. My friend Lindsey and I got a free CD because we were dancing on the bleachers, and they called us out as their backup dancers! Brandon also got a free CD for knowing the answer to their question. Later that evening we drove up past the "B" and watched all the fireworks. On the 4th of July we woke up early and went out to Brandon's parents and had a delicious breakfast, and then went to the Kaysville parade. We love that parade because at the end of the parade it turns into a water parade and then just a huge water fight on main street. Later that night we went to the Kaysville fireworks which are always excellent. On July 5th my niece and nephews were playing in the mini pool out side and our squirt guns from the water parade were outside and some how a huge water fight started between my family. My mom tried her best to cover herself with her umbrella but even that wouldn't stop her from getting wet. The best part about the night was Lindsey and I's firework extravaganza. We have done it three years in a row but took a break last year since she was on her mission but were able to start it back up this year and this years was the best yet! Are finale was definitely the best it has ever been too! Except this year we decided to keep the flowers on the ground, we learned our lesson from a few years ago! We love the month of July and can't wait for the 24th so we can do it all over again!

4th Of July Weekend!