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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Yellowstone Excursion

This past weekend Jake and I went with his father and siblings to Yellowstone. We had such a good time. Jake's dad rented a cabin on 20 acres of open space right outside West Yellowstone in Montana. It was so beautiful! I wish we could have stayed a month longer. We would love to have our own cabin up there someday but until then renting is a really good way to go!
On our way up to Yellowstone we passed the Grand Tetons. I'm always amazed at how big they really are.


Here are a couple pictures of the cabin we stayed at. It was beautiful and the surrounding valley was breath-taking.


The first morning there I had to go for a run. It is by far my new favorite place to run outside.





Me, Abbey and Angie in front of Earthquake Lake



Good Ol' Faithful





While on our Yellowstone excursion we did some fishing. Well everyone but Abbey and I. We prefer to read. I loved this picture of Nick. I think his line is stuck.



Before going out to fish we all practiced on our casting skills. Jake is by far the most talented. He can still fly fish while I attack him!




On our last day in Yellowstone we ran into some Buffalo. It was Nick's first time ever seeing them so that was lots of fun! At one point we were delayed half an hour because of Buffalo on the road.






This picture is for anyone who has ever seen Brett Michaels or the show Rock of Love. I am the girl version of him!! HaHa!




Jake and I in front of the Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. The picture doesn't do it justice. It was huge!

We had a really great time in Yellowstone. I can't wait till we can go back again and stay longer!


Thursday, July 16, 2009

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

The night of July 14th was the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince movie premier. Jake and I invited 3o of our friends and family to enjoy this experience with us!

Abbey in her Harry Potter garb, Jake as Harry Potter himself, and I'm Hermione Granger!



Watch out for Nick and I, we know the killing curse! Avada Cadavra!


Our cousins Allyx and Dan. They are Hermione and Ron Weasley, What a cute couple!


Dan: Ron , Allyx: Hermione, Taylor: Harry Potter Geek, Jessie: Tonks, Erin and Nick: Harry Potter Geeks, Me: Hermione, Jake: Harry Potter, Dianne: Harry Potter Geek, and last but not least Kaitlyn: Ready for Bed


Sectum Sempra!

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Rebel Angels

I just finished the second instalment of the Gemma Doyle Trilogy, "Rebel Angels". I was surprised that it was actually more exciting than the first book. There is a lot more suspense and intrigue. It is full of twists and turns to the plot and it always kept me guessing. The ghosts in this book are also more frequent and pretty frightening. Again I recommend this series to anyone wanting a good fast read. I really couldn't put it down till it was done!
Now it's on to the last of the Trilogy, "The Sweet Far Thing"