Say Uncle!!

I have this great car I bought from my cousin Rob. It is a Dodge Intrepid. It is a great car to get me around and better then that it came with a hysterical mechanic, my Uncle Kent.
I have had a few minor set backs with my car, the most recent being the brakes. Uncle Kent and I had just changed them (OK I would hand him tools and help when I could, but he does most of the work) a few months ago the back brakes had started to grind a little, well according to my neighbors they would grind badly. So Saturday morning I got up at 6:00 am to drive to Lehi to see my Uncle Kent.



First I have to add that each time I drive to Lehi I love to listen to the Footloose sound track. The exit I take to get to his house is right by Lehi Rolling Mills where part of the movie was filmed. Yes folks... a moment of silence for Kevin Bacon and his sweet 80's moves.
So back to the car, not only does he do a great job with my car but it is kicks and giggles the whole time. As I have stated in previous blogs he is so funny I can hardly stand it. Things like " I move to Florida to work in a juice factory, but I was canned because I couldn't concentrate." or "I wanted to be a butcher but I couldn't cut it" or " I tried to be a lumber jack but I was axed."
He cracks me up and his laugh is priceless.
Thanks Uncle Kent for the safe car and laughs and yes, as I can tell, the only loose nut is the one behind the wheel.
I do have to mention that no trip is complete without a look at Aunt Hannah's amazing garden. This women can grow a garden. It is amazing. So here are a few pictures.

Pioneer children sang as they walked,and walked, and walked and walked., and walked, and walked, and walked...

In Utah Pioneer Day (July 24th) is a huge holiday. Big enough that we get the day off of work. YEA!!! So bright and early Michelle and I packed our camping chairs and cooler with water and breakfast and off the the parade we went.

It was actually a great spot. We were at the beginning under a nice tree. The people next to us had been there at least 18 hours before us. It was nice to know that we could sleep in our own apartments and still have a great spot.

Later that day my friend from Alaska was on her way home and we spend the afternoon hanging out which was a miracle. Let me explain. Every year for the last 3 years we seem to have a knack to schedule our trips at the same time. When I am in Alaska she is in Utah, this year was the exception.



She picked me up and we headed to Provo to her favorite restaurant. Which was quite nice except that for the fact salsa and white shirts don't match. So as we got in the car I notice that I had spilled something all over my knee. It looked like ink or powder...to make a long story short there must have been a nick in my razor. Well Marjory more then loved it. She got a good laugh, as did I. I am a mess.



Then off to her stomping grounds at the campus of BYU. My first time there, she gave me a tour and I do have to say it is a beautiful campus.



We then headed home and she was on her way. Nothing in this world is better then friendship.

Here's your sign

My sister Angela came for the weekend last week. One of the many things we like to do is drive around and look at homes. Usually we drive around in the areas were there are homes we can't imagine having and are just beautiful. While driving around we came across this stop sign. We laughed so hard that I just had to take a picture.

So if there is anyone who may feel like all hope is lost my suggestion to you is

"Don't Stop Believing!"