One down, more fun to go!

Well I can cross one thing off the summer list-Firepit!
We had a little going away party for Emilee before she moved to California. Em loves burgers and we tried to find a place that had burgers and a lot of space. So she chose SkyBox.
We met up at SkyBox and had some dinner and then headed over to my parents for a fire pit, where we roasted some S'mores and had some cupcakes.


Me, Heidi, Dan & Angi


Sabrina,Abby,Alisha,Em, Amanda

Ben,Lanae,Megan,Sher,Scott, & Nate
Work Friends

Some of Em's high school friends.
I think the best thing SkyBox had going for them was their water. The one glass we got of it while we were there.

Who is the freakazoid staring at me? Oh, Nate of course.

Check out the size of this burger!

I totally understand that working with a group of this size would be hard. But I do have to say, we had the worse service, all of our food was horrible, a lot of people didnt get what they ordered, they never were around for refills and they still tack on a huge tip automatically! But we were there for Em, and her having fun was all that mattered.

The night before her goodbye party I made some cupcakes. I wanted to make them
bright and colorful and I think I acheived it. I know its hard to see, but I placed the green ones in an "E" for Emiliee.

Not only did we enjoy the cupcakes, but we had fun with them!




When we first arrived my sister and her kids were there. Em got a pic holding the twins. So cute.

We also roasted some S'mores while listening to some tunes.

The group that came back for the firepit.

Check out these cool chairs my dad made...


Em has become such a great friend and I am really sad that she is gone, but so excited for her. Thanks Em for so many FUN, FUN times!

Things to do this summer...

After a very long and hard Fall & Winter I decided I am just going to have loads and loads of fun this summer. I am really excited about it.
I decided to make a list of some fun things I wanted to do. I put the list on the side of my blog. Anyone who wants to do any of these FUN things, let me know!
I will be adding more as I think of them, and then blogging about the things I get to cross off the list.
Bring on summer.

My week in a nutshell

First off, thanks everyone for your support through my rough hair experience.(See previous post to fully understand).
When I got home from work, I tried cutting more hair on my own to make them look a little longer and more full. It kind of worked, at least I now dare to go out in public. It will do until my hair gal gets back in town. Few...that was a rough one.

Some friends and I went to the Bees game on Wednesday. It was a super fun time.
I hadnt been to a game in years! Sabrina has a rockin car that would fit all of us, and we were all fasinated by the stadium seating.

My brother and his wife have this same car, and I love it. It fits tons of people, and you sit up high so you dont get car sick.
Thanks Sabs for driving!

Who knew that guys could do this...

The girls at the game.

Sher, Me,Em,Sabs,& Heidi
I ate way too much food. Heidi and I went to Olive Garden and splurged just a couple hours before the game (PS If you like Gnocchi, Olive Garden has Gnocchi soup that is really tasty) but it was $1 hot dog night so we had to get hot dogs. Then Heidi got nachos and made me eat half of them, and then Em and I saw the Kettle corn stand and had to have some of that too. The point is...I was up in the middle of the night sick, and the next day Em was too. So we either over ate, or those hot dogs were prob expired hence they were only a buck.

Sabs and Em taking full advantage of their hair..



On Thursday I went over to my friend Angis house. We made homemade BBQ chicken pizza that was the bomb. She made a really good whole wheat crust and I stole some cilantro out of my parents garden..yum.
Angi just got a new puppy named Charlie. It is so dang cute. But we thought it would be fun to have a puppy play date so Ecko and I hopped in the car and headed up north for some puppy time and pizza.
Charlie was so tiny and Ecko just couldnt figure out what it was. She is used to playing with big dogs so it took her awhile to open up.
Isnt she cute?

Ecko HATES having her tail touched, even by me, which is why I think when I took her to get her hair cut they left the tail long. But Charlie thought her tail was a play toy which was hilarious to us, but poor Ecko had had it.

I always see pictures of celebs holding their dogs, and girls taking their dogs in their purses. Angi was holding Charlie so cute, so I was like what the heck, I need a picute of holding my dog! She's heavy.


My dear friend Em is moving to Cali :( I will miss her tons, but Im so happy for her that she gets the oppurtunity. We decided to celebrate with a little sushi.
I dont know if anyone has eaten at The Naked Fish, but it was really good.
You have to take off your shoes and go up on this little plat form and sit on the floor at the low tables. I love it. The Veggie roll was really good.

Yummy food...

Gotta have one of these photos when working with chopsticks

After we had some food we were walking to the car, and these guys invited us in to the Grand Opening of their new Lounge. It was like 10:30 and we were the only ones in there haha. Em had fun dancing on the dance floor...alone.


It was a fun night. We will miss you Em!

The Worlds Fugliest Haircut

I have heard some horror stories in my time about bad hair cuts....oh wait, I've actually been most of those stories.
I went to Australia for a couple weeks and put in extensions, only to come home and have half my hair fall out with them. I am not joking, I woke up after taking them out and my pillow was FULL of hair. My mom went to grab it and it just came out in her hands.
Once, when I was younger and a poor college student I thought, why not, Ill try to go to a beauty school. I came out a total leopard. The bleach was all spotty.
But I do have to say, now that I am older and single and somewhat care about my looks this one hurt bad.
I found a hair stylist that I love. She does such a great job, her prices are good, and she is fast for the most part. I always walk away feeling good. Well this weekend I am going out with the girls and thought...I should cut bangs! I call my hair girl and she is out on vacation. Crap. I really wanted it done.
So I texted her and asked her if she would care if I used someone else to just cut my bangs. She was cool with it.
I decided to go to what I thought was a very trusty spa.
So today on my lunch break I took this picture...


After 20 short minutes and me holding my breath the whole time I finally had to stop her at this point...


This is an awesome picture because I had just been bawling my eyes out and complaining to my sister on the way home. I couldnt even wait to get home to take a real picture and show her. I had to snap one with my phone in the car.
You can see all the product she put in them to make them look...I dont know what she was doing actually.
I wanted to go bury myself for a month, but after slicking them back with a gallon of hairspray and showing my work friends pictures, we all laughed (really hard) and I feel better. But seriously...What the hell??
What am I supposed to do for the next month until my bangs that look like my 2 yr old neice cut them grows out??

Memorial Weekend

Memorial weekend was a good one this year. We didnt really have any plans but had mentioned going up to Park City for the day. Sunday morning rolled around and my brother called and said lets just go! So I was excited. My brother and his family and my mom and I drove up in the pouring rain and it ended up being a beautiful day!
We started up at the outlets and got some cute clothes! Kami is fun to shop with because if you ask her...should I get this pair of shorts or this pair? She says...both! Ahh I like that about her.
The girls & Kel at the outlet

We drove across the street and had a "snack" at Red Rock. It was really tasty.
After what we thought would be a snack, but turned into 3 pizzas, fries, and turkey sandwich, we drove up to the Alpine slides to do the Alpine Coaster but it was $20 bucks a ride! We decided we would rather go Lagoon for a day for that price!
But the kids got to have a ride on the Merry go round and tractor.

Kel was not loving it.

But Kinley was!

Gotta love my family...


I love Park City

Kemp Fam

Me and Kinley

My mom then treated us to Rocky Mountain Chocolate's caramel apples. You cant go up to park city without one!
We drove back home where we met my sister and her family and my dad for the most amazing dinner I have had in a long time. There aren't words to describe my dads ribs. They are unbelievable. The meat just falls right off the bone, the flavor is unlike any you have ever experienced...they are wonderful.
I was not hungry at all because we had the "snack" before, but I still managed to fit 5 ribs in. My mom made delicious funeral potatoes, salad and rolls. Wow.
BBQ chicken pizza, Ribs, and caramel apple in one day, It doesnt get better.

Kel was loving the ribs too

Lets just say Ecko has been in Heaven the last couple of days getting all of the bones.
B & Gus

My mom and Millie

Oakie Dokie

Monday morning, I slept in, which I never can do. For some reason even on the weekends I am up by 7 so it was nice to sleep in for a bit.
I was in the mood for a jog, so I went for a nice run and on my way home I saw my mom and dad walking to the cemetery for the ceremony so I joined them.
It was such a nice ceremony, and there was a moment that really hit me hard. They had set up a row of chairs for anyone that had served our country. They were all older guys, and during one of the songs that was played one of them started crying and took his glasses off to wipe his tears and it really made me think. I have no idea what those guys had to go through, I had no ideas what their families went through while they were gone. I have no idea if one of their friends or family died along side of them. All of these things I think we take for granted without realizing what was sacrificed for us, by complete strangers.
I am SO grateful to live in a free country, and grateful for all the men and women that have fought and died to make that possible.
Also, I had an opportunity to think about my grandparents that have passed. I miss them very much and am so glad I had as much time with them and made many wonderful memories!