Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Happenings of Late

At the request of some....I will post again. Give a little update. Fill you in on our life, as exciting as it is. The summer has really gone by in a flash. A HOT (utah county is so much hotter than cache county) flash. My last post was me graduating from the lovely, and ever missed USU. And here it is almost 3 months later at the end of the hot month of July with the first of September fast approaching and bringing with it my first days of teaching. I was to spend this summer reading great books, finishing sewing projects, learning to love exercising again, and preparing with out rush the curriculum I would share with those students at Salem Hills High. Instead I got a summer job at the daycare I worked at when I was 15 and spent most of my days in the hot sun trying to understand why it is so hard for 7-11 year olds to just play nicely together. It wasn't too bad. We went to movies, roller skating, bowling, swimming, arcades, Jump On It and lots of parks....I guess it doesn't hurt to get paid to play. With that behind me it is time to focus on the things I planned to do. Ok, mostly I just need to get my butt in gear and start planning and preparing for teaching.
Starting Sept. 1st I will be teaching Child Development and Clothing I at Salem Hills High as well as helping out with the Interior Design and Fashion Strategies classes. I am really excited but I am as much nervous as I am excited. I am sure the nervousness will dissipate as I prepare more. While I'll be a teacher, Danny will be a student. Danny will be attending UVU and is enrolled full time in the Automotive Technology program. He is pretty excited, finally doing what he has always loved...working on cars and trucks. I am a bit jealous. I am sad that I will not be going to school as a student. I love school. I love reading my textbooks and learning new things and taking tests. Instead I'll be trying to teach new things and be the one giving tests. When we went to UVU and met with his advisor, it really hit me that my undergraduate education has come to a close. I guess I can look forward to my masters someday. I just hope being a teacher will be as great as being a student. Danny will also be working full time at PDM at nights...he is a champ! I am so grateful he is willing to do that for us. I know it will be stressful on him and hopefully I will find a job quickly in December to help lighten the load. That is what the future months have in store for us....here is a little of what we have done the past few months.
Recently, all my brothers and sisters and their families were in town and we got to spend the week of the 24th together and welcome the new addition of Bryson Dennis Gull (John and Heathers forth son) to the family. It was lots of fun. We went swimming, had bbqs and rodeo'd. Earlier this summer Danny and I helped John and Heather move into their new house in Elko. It was fun to get out of Utah, enjoy cooler weather, hot tub, and explore the hills of Elko in the Razor. We also had the really great experience of traveling to Logan and having Dannys dad ordain him to be an Elder. It was amazing the things that were said and the wonderful blessings that will come to our family because of it. We are also looking forward to being sealed in the Provo Temple in September. Among all of these really great things we have also....attended family reunions, found great friends in Shad and Jessica, bought my first Bernia sewing machine, got Big Blue back, and enjoyed our time starting over in a new city as a family of two.
Sorry there are no pictures to make this post interesting...maybe a new camera will inspire me to take pictures...until then, sorry. Hope you enjoyed the post. I'll try to make them more frequent. Thanks for the push, Rachel.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Graduation Day



May 8th, 2010
Utah State University
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
College of Agriculture






Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Summer Fever

Summer Things, of the Spanish Fork Variety, that I Cant Wait to Do

cool evening walks

bbq's

camping

hiking the Y and Mt. Timp and many others

eating watermelon everyday

tanning at the reservoir

cool morning walks

bike rides in the riverbottoms

boating

tubing

basking in the hot sun

laying on my parents couch as the cold air conditioner hits me

sleeping on the front lawn

picking sun kissed squash and leaf greens from the garden

floating the river

working out

water fights

washing my car by hand

jumping in Payson Lakes

eating Barrys at the park

rodeos

parades

carnivals

Fiesta Days

Texas Twister drinks as said carnivals

Lagoon

Seven Peaks

golfing in the cool evening

night games

river bottom rides

10 o'clock Jonnys Coke

baseball games

batting cages

and the list goes on.

What Will You Be Doing This Summer?

Friday, April 9, 2010

Happy Happy Birthday Madey!

Happy Birthday to my niece Madey Dalton. She is Eleven years old today!


The Top Ten Things I Love About Madey
  1. She reminds me so much of me when I was younger
  2. She is intelligent beyond words
  3. She is hilarious...just read her blog
  4. She is incredibly beautiful
  5. She cares so much about her family and friends
  6. She loves books, school and learning
  7. She wants to go on a mission...i like to think i had some part in that
  8. She is an amazing writer
  9. She always wants to do what is right and is an example of righteousness
  10. She is Madey...and that is the best thing I love about her

I love you, Madey. I hope you have a happy birthday!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

yUMmiNeSS



Look what we made for dinner tonight!

Danny is a master with the grill (he doesn't let me help)!


They turned out delish!


Sunday, March 7, 2010

What I Am Reading


I have been wanting to read this book for quiet some time. I try not to read anything but textbooks during the semester but I couldn't resist. Sometimes I just need a break from learning about xatham gum and starch substitutions in my Food Science book. So far it is a great read. I love the way Jodi Picoult writes.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Moving!!

We are moving! Not quite yet but soon. May. I'm very excited but very apprehensive. Oh yeah, we are moving to Spanish Fork. That is the most important part. I have always dreamed of living in Spanish Fork again and of buying a home there. I just hope I will love it as much as I love my dreams. I love Logan. It has been my home for quite some time. It has given me my lovely husband, my education and many, many friends! It will always have a part of my heart. I know that once I move to Spanish, I will dream of Logan. Isn't that how it always works?


We have decided to move down south because there is so much more opportunity for the business (Xstream Pressure) to grow. Also, the weather there will allow for almost 2 more months of work. By leaving Logan we will be leaving behind some of our weekly clients. Danny will still be doing work through out Utah and Colorado with his Little Caesars contract and some of his other clients in Salt Lake County. But now we will be focusing on Utah and Salt Lake Counties. Moving down south will also provide more job opportunities for me as a teacher.

So...keep your ears and eyes open for us. We need more clients.

Xsteam Pressure provides high pressure washing such as washing contrete for businesses, clean up during construction, outsides of homes, etc. We also provide fire extinguishers and fire extinguishing services, fire supresion systems and hood cleaning for restraunts. We are competative, offer monthly payment plans, owner operated, offer package deals that save a bundle, and will try and beat or meet anyones offer. Give us a call and we will give you a bid.

Xstream Pressure

(435) 881-9226 Danny Hampton
(801) 472-5860 Melanie Hampton
(801) 867-5822 Danny Hampton