Flag Football

Well, another season of flag football has come and gone. Curtis played on a team w/ his brother, Kyle, and our brother-in-law, Dan. The team took 2nd place in the regular season, behind a team that they lost to in seven over-times (long game)! Amidst the gaping whole in the leg and torn shirts, there were many tackles, interceptions, touchdowns, and wins. It's so much fun to go watch Curtis and our family play football! And we always have the best fans! :)

Our yearly visit...

to the hospital that is!!! Yep...every year to year and a half, Curtis gets injured in some way, shape, or form, and we have to make our way to the ER!

Curtis was about due for injury...so it was no big surprise. So, what did he do, you ask? Well, I've included some pics so you can see for yourself! (Not for the weak stomached!)


Curtis tore his leg open right before his flag football game a couple weeks ago. He had to borrow his brother Kyle's cleats. Curtis, being the Superman that he is, thought he could run on concrete in hard plastic cleats. Well, never try this at home! Only soft plastic cleats grip on the concrete. Curtis learned this the hard way! His feet went out from underneath him and he slid right into the corner of a metal bench!

He thought it was just a scratch...only hurt for a second...and his pants were fine. Little did he know, that when he decided to actually take a look to make sure it was just a scratch, he'd have a huge hole in his leg!

He found a guy w/ prewrap and tape and just covered it up. I got to the game and he was out there limping and you could see a little bit of blood on the tape. I had to wait until almost half time before I got to find out what had happened.

Curtis informed me that it might have been to the bone...so we called Uncle Ryan (general surgeon in the fam) and asked him what to do. Uncle Ryan noted that he would definitely need stitches...and possibly surgery (if it was really to the bone)! Luckily, it wasn't to the bone. So we went and had it cleaned out and stitched. Now he has four very large stitches in his leg...he'll have an amazing scar...and a good war story! :)

Jus Convention - Wow!

I had the opportunity to go to SLC for a convention for our side business, Jus International. It was absolutely amazing!!!

Jus gave away tons of free merchandise! They gave away 4 cruises! And a car!!! (Unfortunately, I was not the lucky number for any of those.) :(


The meetings were informative and fantastic! The people were all great! And the Gala dinner was simply amazing! I wish I could've taken every single person I know with me! Not only would people be amazed at the product and want to try it...but, I think everybody, after meeting Rick Durham (Jus Chairman), would want & love to work for a guy like him!


There were even people there from Japan and the Netherlands! How cool is that?!

I also got the chance to visit good friends while I was there! It was so great to see Mary & Kelly (& the kids & David & Anna & Lucy)! Brett! And Adam! (P.S. Adam...you're new pad is a total magnet for chicks! I love it!) :) Kaylyn...thanks for letting me crash at your place even though you were out of town! You're the best! I totally miss you guys!

And in between getting lost in downtown SLC...listening to Brett be "realistic" about the Boise State vs. Fresno State game(I still love ya Brett!)...and only having a short amount of time to spend there...it was well worth the trip!!! Wish I could've spent more time in SLC to hang out with friends though!

Memorial Day

Memorial Day weekend kept us running...for shelter, that is! We decided to go camping for Memorial Day weekend and invited the fam to come along. Kyle & Katie took us up on the offer and we packed up and headed up towards Trail Creek (past Horshoe Bend). Unfortunately, we didn't leave until Saturday, so all the spots in the campground we wanted were taken. So, we kept driving until we found something else.

With our luck, we didn't make it to another campground before we had problems! Curtis's truck overheated climbing the windy, dirt mountain road! Not fun! Luckily the view was beautiful when it first did it. (Yep...when it first did it...that means it happened again...and again...and did I mention it happened again after that!)

After many hours in the truck, we finally found an open campsite! A big, beautiful spot, with a gazebo covering the picnic table and a firepit with 3 benches around it! We were surprised to find the best spot in the campground hadn't been taken! So, we happily jumped out of the truck and started setting up camp.

Right about the time we started putting the tent poles through the tent, it started raining...no...pouring! We scurried to get everything out of the back of the truck and under the gazebo, while Kyle bravely stood in the pouring rain in his t-shirt and shorts, holding up the only part of the tent that had been set up thus far. We hurried to try to get the tent upright when crazy wind gusts burst through our camp! The almost then set up tent, tried to blow over and poles were bent and broken!!! So, we set up as much of the tent as we could. (Did I mention the zipper to the front door was broken too?! Luckily there was another door inside we could close to keep the wet out!)


It ended up raining almost the whole weekend. But, we were able to roast s'mores! And we even cooked steaks!!! (Curtis knows how to cook a mean "steak on a stick" over the campfire!) :) The boys did some tree tippin', while Katie & I hiked. Katie showed the boys up at shooting pop cans with a bee-bee gun. And the trip home was a blast!! (Picture Kyle, Katie, Curtis, & I...crammed in a Dodge Dakota...trying to beatbox...and getting it on video...then all of us dancing & singing to whatever CD's we could find. Are you laughing yet? 'Cause you should be!)

What a trip! Definitely one we'll probably never forget!

(If you look at the pics closely...you'll notice I didn't get the "wear a yellow shirt" memo! Too funny!) :)