The road of life is a dangerous place!

It is time for another little "Tyler Rant and Rave session." I just felt that I should just throw out a little reminder to friends, family, and anyone who reads this, to be safe out there on the highways of life! This is being brought on by two near wreck experiences in the past two days while driving along I-15. Neither of which were caused by me in any way, shape or form. On Sunday, Rachael and I were driving home from her Great Grandma Hazel's birthday party with her mom and dad. As I was driving I noticed a Silver truck coming up behind me who had been swerving in and out of his lane. It was pretty apparent to me that this guy was either a few deep, or falling asleep at the wheel. I decided that I would slow down to make sure that he was no where around me. As he flew past I saw a cowboy with a red atv in the back of his truck and made the decision that he was most likely drunk . :) As he drove by I told Randy that I didn't want to be anywhere near this crazy person because he was going to hurt someone. As he continued to swerve in an out of his lane, crossing traffic, we decided that we better report this guy before he hurt someone. Sure enough while Rach's dad was on the phone with 911, this drunk cowboy swerved across three lanes of traffic, then tried to correct his mistake by jerking on his wheel. This sent him spinning and all hell broke loose! Cars were swerving everywhere to avoid him! I slammed the breaks and watched as his truck finally came to a stop about five feet from our car. He then sped off and wasn't even concerned to see if he hurt anyone.
The second experience is less intense, but equally annoying! Today as I was driving to work I almost got run off the road by a mom in a mini van who decided that it was her time to change lanes, and it didn't matter that I was there. Obviously she couldn't have been distracted by the phone call that she was in the middle of. I blared on my horn and she swerved out of my lane after I had been forced on to the rumble strips. She then proceded to get behind me and flash her headlights at me. SERIOUSLY?!?!? Are you freaking kidding me? So I have prepared a statement to all people who shouldn't be on the road!

Dear bad drivers,
I would like to go on record saying that, "I don't appreciate my life, and the lives of my family and friends, being put in jeopardy everytime you decide to get behind the wheel of your car. I would really appreciate it if you took some time to actually focus in on the task at hand, DRIVING! Next time you are thinking about commandering a piece of equipment that weighs several thousand pounds I would appreciate it if you would take a moment to ask yourself if you capable of doing so. I don't want to see you on the road if you have been drinking all day with your friends, if you are on a phone call that you think is more important than everyone's live around you (it's not), if you forgot to shave, or anything else that would impare your judgment and focus."

If you aren't a bad driver then you probably agree with me in most, if not all, of what I have said. If you are a bad driver you are probably either offended or thinking you should change. I would ask that either way, Please change!

Now that I have spoken my piece I feel a little bit better. Ha ha So we will see you when the next Rant and Rave session comes around!

Softball in the St.George Sun!

The past weekend was spent in St.George with my family! But I was only missing one MAJOR part, my husband! It was sad not to have him there, and I missed him lots but these are the things I was thankful for this weekend:

1. a safe arrival in St.George Thursday night
2. seeing my grandma & grandpa harris, I ♥ them!
3. watching my little sister play softball for Davis High (they did great! only lost one)
4. going to in'n'out burger
5. trying to eat fish for the first time in a LONG time, & not loving it :] (the rolls were good though haha)
6. soaking in the St.George sun
7. getting to see my cousin play softball for Dixie High
8. having my puppies there with me (it also helped me sleep better since Tyler wasn't there)
9. no car troubles (we drove my murano)
10. and a safe arrival home!

It was really nice to take a little vaca to my old hometown where I spent my childhood years :]
But I really missed Tyler & was happy to come home & see him! Hopefully next time he can join us!

Rascal Flatts 2009!

Rascal Flatts was back in town this past week, and it was my 4th & Tyler's 3rd time seeing them in concert! I'll admit (for Tyler's sake) that I am the one who gets the tickets every year & somehow forces Tyler to go with me :] I know he enjoys going, but he's probably getting sick of going to see the same group in concert every year.. maybe soon we'll go to someone else but for now I'm totally satisfied with my buddies, Rascal Flatts!

*Sorry beforehand, these pictures suck because we had to take them with Tyler's phone. My iPhone died right before the concert, & we forgot to bring a camera...

This year, Jessica Simpson opened for them. I'll admit I wasn't too excited about seeing her & did not expect much more than a dumb blonde.. boy was I wrong! She was seriously awesome! I found out a few things about her that I didn't know before she told us..

1. She isn't a real blonde

2. She is really into religion (she was continuously talking about God, Prayer & Love throughout her whole time on stage)

3. She can sport the most outrageous shoes on the planet & manage not to fall on her face (look at pictures to see what I mean!)

4. The rumors were NOT true.. she is NOT fat! In fact she looked down right unbelievable! & she has P E R F E C T legs! (totally jealous...)

5. Despite forgetting words to her own song, she still managed to not look stupid & totally laughed at herself & admitted to forgetting words to at least one song (that she wrote remember) at every concert!

6. She is a HUGE Dolly Parton fan & Dolly asked her to sing one of her songs on her album.

After seeing her perform, I am planning on getting her new CD.. she wrote most of the songs & they were all good!

The boys were just as good this year as they have been in the past & are so entertaining on stage!

We got 4th row tickets on the floor this year & half way through the show we made our way to standing right against the stage, which was totally great! :]

Something that I found really cool was that (besides Rascal Flatts themselves) all the rest of the band were people from Salt Lake City! Apparently they have auditions in every city or something so that people get the chance to perform with them! How awesome is that?!

It was such a fun night & I'm so glad I got to spend it again with Tyler! He's a good sport for putting up with my craziness...

I am blessed

So I work out every day at the Sportsplex in Kaysville. I went there this morning like any other time & jumped on the treadmill to run. If you have been to this gym, you know what it looks like & that the treadmills (and other cardio machines) are on the second level & overlooks the bottom level. Well I was just doing my usual run on the treadmill overlooking the people down on the lower level (I am an avid people watcher :]) when I noticed the front desk person walking over to a man who was on a treadmill. He proceeded to help the man off & then the man picked up a bag & a walking stick. He then helped the man get onto another machine & I suddenly felt a tear fall down my cheek. I couldn't believe that this man, who couldn't see was here of all places. It was bittersweet to know that this man was not there to improve the look of his body, I'm sure he could care less about his appearance. In a world that focuses on people's looks, this man was there to improve his health, prolong his life... his life of no color, of no faces, of blindness. He loves his life even though he can't see. It was truely humbling to witness, & I know God shows us these things so that we can put our lives in perspective & realize that no matter how many trials and burdens we have, there is always someone who is suffering more than us.
I just want to publicly say that I am incredibly blessed. Tyler & I are comfortable in our lives right now, & don't have to stress over hardly anything right now. I know with time, things will change & things will happen. But no matter what I hope I can always be grateful & know how truely blessed we are.
I am so grateful for this experience I had today, it made my day extra special.

...Valentines=L♥ve...

We celebrated Valentines a day early this year because Tyler had to work on Valentine's Day until 8:00 PM & usually doesn't get home until closer to 9:00 PM. I don't remember where I was coming home from, but Tyler was home already & I walked into the kitchen to find red & white roses, lotion from bath & body works, chocolates & a sweater from Hollister! (I'm so spoiled!) I did not expect to get so many cute gifts.

I also got some beautiful flowers from my Dad!

I never know what to do for Tyler for Valentines cuz it seems it's more of a "girl" holiday, but I don't like it that way! I got him a cute card earlier in the week but I was having trouble deciding what other gift I should get him. I went to the mall with my little brother one night & we were passing Fanzz when I got a fabulous idea. Tyler had a Boston Red Sox shirt that he loved & one night he wore it when he went to play basketball at a random church with some friends. Well he ended up leaving it there on accident & couldn't get back into the church to get it & so it was forever lost.. so I managed to find the EXACT same shirt at Fanzz! (I figured this would be a nice surprise) I also got him a cute sweater from Hollister.. I put it all on our bed on his pillow & when he finally got home on Valentines night, we spent a romantic evening together at home (the best!)

...Temple Square...

This is totally ridiculous, but I was looking at pictures that were on our little digital camera & noticed that we had never taken our photos off from our Temple Square night! It was SO cold that night, but it was so much fun walking with Tyler & enjoying the pretty lights & imaging all the hard work that was put into it. I just wanted to make sure & document that we ACTUALLY went this past Christmas season.. :] (Two months late.. oh well!)

Long Time, No Blog....

I guess it is time that we blog about something......thanks to Meghann for pointing out that it has been over a month since our last post. So here goes nothing!

It seems like our lives have been consumed mostly by work these days. For me it is just the same old thing..... grinding it out at the cell phone store. Rachael's story is a little more exciting, as she keeps progressing in the growth of her business! It is really exciting to watch as she learns and gets better everyday! She really has a special talent! Any of you who haven't checked out her website and blog really are missing out! Check it out at http://www.rachaeltyler.com!! (Nothing like a shameless plug) Also since we are trying to expand the business anyone who needs some pictures taken should definitely let us know.... Rachael has recently booked a few weddings and has been really busy with newborn shoots and such. I couldn't be more proud of her progress!

Even though we do work a lot......We have also had some really fun times together lately, most of which have involved basketball of some kind (which is great for me!)

For Christmas Rachael's brother Tim and his wife Megan gave us tickets to the Utah vs. BYU basketball game! (perfect gift) It was so much fun! An overtime win by the Utes made it even better! It has been awesome watching Rach convert over to being my cute little Ute fan!

The Seats were awesome!! As you can see.

A few days later as I was watching Rachael coach her young womens team (probably the coolest calling in the church, she is the young women's coach) I got a text from my friend Chase. He is a ball boy for the Jazz so occasionally he gets free tickets. He just happened to have two. Who can say no to Jazz tickets. We were stoked to find out that they were lower bowl 19th row! How awesome! Nothing like a pair of tickets worth 200 bucks that all you had to pay was 5 dollars for parking!!! The game was great and the Jazz smashed the Mavericks!As you can see these seats weren't bad either! Thanks Chase!

And this picture is just to show everyone how cute my wife is! I was browsing through pics on my computer and I just had to show off how cute she is!! :) That's all!