Sycamore Creek

This weekend we loaded up a lot of stuff and went to Sycamore Creek for some camping and riding! We thought we would get up early on Saturday, pack and head out there! Yeah right!!! We got up at 630am and did a lot of running around. Had to take Thor to the vet for his last checkup! He's a whopping 31 pounds and is getting HUGE! He goes back when he turns a year old! Anyhow, we stopped at the grocery store and got some goodies...packed the bikes, grill, tent and canopy and then decided we needed more gear! Since Dustin and I share pants I wanted my own! We stopped at 3 different shops before ordering my gear over the phone at the first one...after driving 30 miles out of our way when we were told they "had it in". So needless to say, I didn't get to test out my new stuff but we still had fun! Pictures are coming when Bannon develops the camera! We forgot that we even brought the camera till we were heading home Sunday. I think Bannon got some really good pictures of us all! We will definitely be going back! I'm getting a lot better at riding...still not going off he jumps that Bannon was hitting...but with time I will be good! I wrecked in the sand pretty bad and hyperextended my neck...got a black eye...but it didn't hurt that bad! What hurt the most was the fact that I tried getting up before anyone noticed but my bike would start! hahah...just my luck! A few Tylenol later...I was feeling good! We grilled some Brats and Hot Dogs and had a good time! Yesterday morning we went for a good long ride and it was so pretty. We got to the top of a mountain and could see for miles!

I'm so excited summer is here because there is going to be many more camping trips like this!!! YAY! Maybe when the weather is warmer and the water isn't so cold we can take the Jet Ski's out! Score!

Just a little update for us!

A Little Survey

What's his name: Dustin Robert Brown

How long have we been together? Almost 8 months!

How long did you date? We met on a Friday and officially were together on that Tuesday...we are still dating, obviously!

Who eats more? I would say me...I love to eat. But Dustin can really eat a lot when he wants too!

Who said "I love you" first? That is debatable. Dustin told me a few times that he was falling in love with me, but the words never came out of his mouth till later. If I remember correctly, he was the one who said it first.

Who's taller? Dustin, only by about 1 inch or so....if he stands up straight it’s much more.

Who can sing better? I am not a singer by any means. Dustin will serinade me all night if he could. He always makes me laugh because ever since we met, he will belt out in song with “LADY IN RED....OR BLUE...OR WHATEVER COLOR I HAVE ON!” It’s funny!

Who's smarter? I think we are both equally smart, just with different things. He’s got the car smarts and I have the money smarts! It works out best!

Who does the laundry? Usually me. I gripe when I have to do it all the time, but hate when he does it! I should stop griping and just do it…it gets done the same day, not spread out over a week period! haha

Who pays the bills? That is definitely me. Dustin lets me take the wheel on that one…and I love doing it too! I’m kinda anal about that sort of thing.Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? It just depends on who climbs in bed first!

Who mows the lawn? Hahaha…we really don’t have a “lawn”. We are still apartment living... once we get a house there may be a fight over it cause sometimes it’s fun! Okay, I’m a dork!

Who cooks dinner? I usually do, but lately it’s been Dustin. I love to cook, but lately not in the mood! I think Dustin likes my cooking and I love making him happy...so I love cooking!

Who drives? Oh gosh...well Dustin LOVES to drive so usually he’s the one doing it, but ocassionally I like driving too!

Who is more stubborn? Me...definitely. But come to think of it, Dustin is pretty stubborn himself. It’s usually on things both of us have a strong opinion on.

Who kissed who first? Well, Dustin told me that he’d make my favorite breakfast food (pancakes) if I paid him...which was a kiss. I had to cause I wanted some pancakes, but needless to say, that kiss was all I needed. It reeled me in!

Who proposed? That hasn’t happened yet.Who has more friends? Dustin has more friends around here because he basically grew up here. All my friends, or most, are in Show Low.

Who is more sensitive? Definitely me. I’m always crying over something at least once a month! It is a girl thing! I have only seen Dustin cry maybe 2 times in the 8 months that we have been together.

Who has more siblings? He does. 1 Brother, 3 sisters. I have 1 Brother and 2 sisters.

Who wears the pants? I think we are pretty equal on this one. We have our own opinions on certain things, but we’re pretty good about communicating about it and coming up with something we both feel good about.

TWISTER

DUSTIN AND I HEADED UP TO SHOW LOW THIS WEEKEND AND SINCE WE ALL WERE THERE WE HAD TO CELEBRATE TISEN'S BIRTHDAY! HE TURNS 6 ON THE 18TH, BUT WE WON'T BE THERE SO WE DECIDED TO HAVE A LITTLE PARTY WITH THE "FAMILY" ON SATURDAY NIGHT! WE HAD DINNER AND SNACKS AND EVEN SOME CUPCAKES THAT TISEN HAD REQUESTED! AFTER OPENING HIS MANY PRESENTS, WE GOT TO PLAY WITH THE ONE DUSTIN AND I GAVE....TWISTER! THE PICTURES PROVE THE HILARIOUS TIME WE HAD. THE FIRST ONE MAKES ME LAUGH JUST THINKING OF IT CAUSE THE KIDS ARE ALL SITTING ON THE COUCH THINKING..."THIS IS A KIDS GAME SO WHY ARE WE THE ONES SITTING ON THE COUCH NOT PLAYING"! I THINK THE ADULTS HAD MORE FUN THAT THE KIDS DID, PLUS THEIR LITTLE LEGS AND ARMS AREN'T LONG ENOUGH!

I LOVE GOING HOME AND HANGING OUT WITH MY FAMILY....YES THAT INCLUDES THE 3 T'S AND THEIR MOMMA! WE JUST LOVE YOU GUYS SOOOO MUCH AND COULDN'T IMAGINE OUR LIVES WITHOUT YOU GUYS! I'M SAD I DON'T GET TO SEE YOU GUYS AS OFTEN AS I WANT TO BUT THE EMAILS HERE AND THERE FROM EC ARE SURE NICE! MISS YOU GUYS!

1st Pool Party!!!

So this weekend was PERFECT! Some nice non-windy weather, some Dos, water, pizza and some much needed SUN! It was nice of Tanya to invite us all over, it was a lot of fun! We hung out at the pool forever then headed back to Kyle and Leecy's place for some old school Nintendo and Kraft Mac & Cheese (spirals), Dustin and I's favorite! I can't wait for full fledged summer with 100 degree heat....bring it on!

HOOKIE

So, yesterday Dustin and I played "hookie". Neither of us could get out of bed, nor did we want to work. We slept in til 9am, showered and headed to Costco to get gas and MUCH NEEDED groceries! After about 2 hours at Costco (exaggeration), we headed to Walmart to pick up all the smaller things we didn't want to get at Costco. We had such a great day and we found out that the Lexus has quite a bit larger trunk than we thought! Haha. We stopped off at Checker to get my routers and brakes for the truck, since I haven't been driving it the last week or so! The squealing has been horrendous! Even though I didn't help out Dustin much, I did "try" and help change the brakes! I learned something new and if I absolutely had to, I could probably manage to change them myself! Woo hoo..go me!

We had a whole list of things to accomplish yesterday and even though we didn't' do all of them, we got most of them taken care of! The dogs were couped up in the kennel all day so we took them to the park! Thor was a hit, but everyone thought he was a Boxer or a Pitt. Hopefully, he gets bigger cause he's still a little guy for being almost 4 months old! Tomorrow I will take him across the street to his Dr. for a check-up and some shots! He's grown so much in just a few weeks!

Last night we sat down for a movie, AWAKE, and that seemed to be relaxing for me...cause I'm use to the whole surgery thing, but Dustin was cringing at every scene! It was a fair movie, could have had a better ending, but whatever!

We are looking forward to a nice and relaxing weekend by the pool at Tanya's! Sunday we MAY attempt riding again! Wish "me" luck! Haha.

Fun with DIRT!!!

So since Dustin and I hardly ever see each other these days, due to work, we decided that we would make Sunday's our "riding day"! Sounds like fun, huh? It's a blast! I think Dustin gets more excited than I do. He spends most of Saturday night out in the garage getting the bikes ready for the morning. Not sure exactly what this entails, but hey, it's good for him...I guess! Two weekends ago we went to Butcher Jones which is down by Saguaro Lake! It's only about 45 minutes or so away from home and it's so pretty! This past weekend we decided to try out Sycamore Creek since Dustin's dad, Bob, said it was a good place to ride; that he had been riding there before. So we packed up after sleeping in til 10am (it's sooo nice), and headed out! We made it to Sycamore Creek but failed miserably to find the actual "creek". After driving on some trails and seeing all the people that were there, asking some other riders where to go, and even talking to Bob, we realized that the trails didn't look that great, there were too many people and Bob forgot to tell us that the last time he went riding was over 18 years ago! hahaha...a lot has apparently changed since 18 years ago! Funny guy! (oh yeah..the above picture was taken by the lady who didn't know how to work a camera in the Taco Bell drive-thru of all places)!

After driving around and basically wasting daylight, we decided to go back across the 87 and hit up Butcher Jones again! We love it back there because there are trails that take you right to the cove of Saguaro Lake! The weather was perfect for us and neither of us got sunburned! However, both of us wrecked and one of us pulled a superwoman move...can you guess which one of us that was? I have this SMALL problem of hitting my front brakes when I get scared or going to fast! Even though I say it's a SMALL problem, it's actually a HUGE problem! I am all beat up because of it! I haven't been doing so well going "downhill", uphill I got mastered...or so I think! Haha. I didn't know how to get downhill without falling over so I would always do just that, fall over! Two weeks ago I dumped my bike and the clutch went right above and below my knee! This is the injury 1 week after the fact! It hurt so bad that I wanted to cry! I never did though...you can't let your boyfriend think you can't hack it on the trails! I would have been left at home next time! haha...just kidding!

So, on top of the week old injury and my stunning superwoman like moves (bad rendition) I tried my hardest to walk away on Sunday with all of my dignity in tact! Haha. That didn't work! It's a good think Dustin is such a nice guy and would ride my bike down the rest of the hills for me! I wasn't about to go flying off again! I took a few really nice pictures an I may just have this one blown up for our house! What do you think? I love nature pictures...sure makes you appreciate where you live and what you have! Having Sunday being our riding day has it's perks...no laundry, no city smog, no lounging around the house all day! But then again...bruises come to mind. Not to mention the first time we went out we forgot to take snacks and stuff, only water, so we were sooo hungry when we were done! We stopped at McDonald's and grabbed a burger! I had to keep my riding boot on cause it was going to hurt like heck had I taken it off...besides I wouldn't have gotten it back on! It was funny cause everyone at McDonald's was looking at us funny! Oh well...gives us something to laugh about later! This is me after the first spill:
Pretty funny huh? You can go ahead and laugh! It's okay..I did! Oh yeah....this one is classic...so I thought I would be funny and go through some mud puddles and shoot the nasty water back at Dustin...well it backfired! My luck just isn't so good! I went through and forgot to pick up my leg out of the way so I got mud all over me...maybe that's why the people at McDonald's was looking at us weird....it looks funny!

Anyhow....we had a good time! Dustin wrecked his bike in the sand...lucky duck! haha..at least it didn't hurt as bad as mine! He was going to fast and came around the corner sideways...ended up in a sand burm! It was funny! The people passing by asked him if he did it on purpose! During my wreck last weekend we decided to take the camera, why I thought it was a good idea for me to carry it is beyond me! When I pulled my flying moves it flew too! Sorry mom! It still works just a little scratched up a bit! With all the photographing that I did..this picture is BY FAR my favorite! Can you see Dustin in there?

Ninja Skills???

This is why I love my boyfriend so much! He makes me laugh so hard!!!