Jacksonville, Florida

Went to Jacksonville, Florida for work/training and I was so bored so I made plans for myself to go to the beach and then to the beach again the next night to see the Blues Travelers in concert.

This is the lead singer of Blues Travelers....he would take a break from singing and smoke.
This is the whole band on stage. It was soo cool cause the place they played in was not that big so I was able to get right up to the stage. They sounded really good!

This was at the pool in our hotel. It was good weather the whole week I was there.

We are taking a lunch break by the pool. Of course I had to sit in the shade.

Six of us went to the beach and ate dinner. Here are three of them. The girl in the pony tail and green shirt - Evelyn - we became BFFs cause we were the youngest ones at the training. She lives in Virginia.

Another pic of the pool area in our hotel.

On our lunch break.....we wanted to stay outside all day and not have to go back to boring training.

At the beachwalk at Atlantic Beach.

This was in the Washington DC airport. I thought it was cool. I cannot believe I got a shot where people were not walking in front of me.

The other three of the six that went to the beach. The lady in glasses thought of me as her grandkid....me and Evelyn called her grandma. The lady in the middle is Bobbi and she lives in Sioux Falls, SD.

Atlantic Beach in Jacksonville.

Me.....this was the first time I had ever been to Florida.

The water was cold.

Bobbi being dumb.

Flaming Gorge

A couple of weekends ago we went to Flaming Gorge to have a fire and roast hot dogs and smores - I could only eat a hot dog :-( Also we did some fishing and they caught 6 trout in 3 hours. The day was nice but windy and the water still was iced over in spots. Flaming Gorge is my favorite place in ugly Rock Springs.

Pinedale Visit

This week I had to come to Pinedale for work so I stayed with Sara and Bevin over the weekend. The baby is so cute and mellow but Carter is out of control.....many funny moments from him.....to many to count.....and he still calls me Sammy.
First time meeting Avery.

Carter thinks he is big pimpin???

Avery is so mellow and just sleeps most of the time.

Crazy Carter

Superpacked Logan Weekend

This last weekend I made the trek to Logan. I met Bevin in Kemmerer and we drove over together. Friday we watched movies and ate pizza a usual. Saturday was Sara's baby shower at the Olive Garden (never going there again....they messed up our reservations). Sunday was Will's blessing and then the Super Bowl/pig out session. Bevin won the score bet.....about $40. After the Super Bowl we watched the Michael Jackson movie.....it was sooooo good. Me and Bevin drove back to Wyoming on Monday morning (sucked cause it was early and it started snowing in Kemmerer) and we listened to Howard Stern.....which the big rumor is that he is going to replace Simon on American Idol. Howard would not confirm or deny the rumor so I am hoping he does replace Simon cause it would be so funny. Me and Bevin were laughing our butts off listening to him on the radio. Anyway below are some pictures from the weekend.

Morgan and Carter taking a nap together before the Super Bowl. Also the pups were tired from their torture haircuts the day before.
Carter in the dog cage. He kept going in it and then would want someone to lock him in?? He is for sure the bucket head kid.....he sure keeps us laughing.

Since the Olive Garden screwed up the shower reservations, we came back to the house to open presents.

We will always have the free Appetisers!

Morgan and Carter calling it a night. Carter loves hanging out with his cousin Morgan.

Carter tackling Grandpa trying to get his attention away from Will.

Grandpa with his two grandsons.......how cute!

Back to Mt. Rushmore

I had to go back to Rapid City again for business and this time I drove so I would not get sick on the plane. I drove myself to Cheyenne and then me and Amy (co-worker) drove together to Rapid City. Robyn another co-worker from Montana had never been to Mt. Rushmore so four of us decided to go. We ended up going in a limo because it was not that expensive with four of us splitting the cost and none of us knew how to drive to Mt. Rushmore. So we took a limo and it was soooo fun. Then on the way home me and Amy drove to see Devils Tower because I had never seen it before. It is has been in several movies....the most famous is Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind. Also, on that drive we saw 4 bald eagles but when we stopped to take pictures they would fly away because we were in Amy's husband's diesel truck and it made too much noise when we stopped. Don't ever drive around the state of Wyoming because there is nothing but barren land.

This is Devils Tower. We did not have time to drive right up to it but you can drive up to it and there is a 1 1/4 mile path that goes around the base of it that we would have done if we had the time.

Robyn, Me, Amy, and Karol by our limo in the parking lot of Mt. Rushmore.

The limo provided a bottle of champagne for us.

This is some friends at Christmas time. Cody, Tamera (my roommate), Leigh Ann, and me.

Leigh Ann, me, Tamera.

Zoomed in picture of Devils Tower.

This was a pop machine at Mt. Rushmore. It looks like I hiked up to the real deal.

Mt. Rushmore at night.

Entrance at Mt. Rushmore.

Western Wyoming Tour

For work I had to do some travel for a week. I went to Afton, Jackson, and then Pinedale and stayed in Pinedale with Bevin and Sara for the weekend.
This is a picture of Afton. It is a cute little town with a lot of snow.

This is another lake in Pinedale that is frozen and two people were out drilling a hole in it to fish.

Carter being a cry baby when we were trying to take a picture.

Of course Pinedale is bear country.

Carter being a Dolby Gillis with his green boots sliding on his slide in the garage.

Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Rock Springs, Wyoming office.

Swine Flu Recovery

I almost died from the Swine flu and have not updated my blog for awhile, so below are some random pictures.

This picture is of me and "Coach" he was a contestant on last season's Survivor. He came in fifth place and he told me he got $90,000 for it. He was the token weird guy on the show and because I am huge fan of the show I was the only one in the Rock Springs gas station who knew who he was and I freaked out and followed him and asked him for a picture. I will always have Survivor.

At work in my office in Rock Springs. I am still trying to recover from the flu so I got a huge mess from all the work that has piled up.

While I was in Billings, Montana for training for work....this lady worked in the Billings office and she reminded me so much of Grandma Condie. She seriously acted just like her and I think she looks like her.

I will always remember Thanksgiving of 2009 in Boise when I got to see all my friends and family - even Tarene and Trisha. Miss them and love them lots! Michael is in the picture below - he is my best friend in Boise.

Joey and Karla....and of course Tarene had to sneak in the picture.