THE MCINTIRES

8 Month Catch up Post :)

2010-04-17T19:32:00.000-07:00

Wow-I think I may officially be the worst blogger ever. Time has gone by so fast lately and I really do want to catch up on some highlights, so this will be short and sweet. I will try to do better and hopefully I won't be doing this all over again in December! So the biggest and most exciting thing that has happened since July is that we added a new little member to the McIntire family! He is by far the cutest and the hairiest-sorry babe. ;) His name is El Tigre and we couldn't love him more! He used to be so tiny! Look at those ears!

I suppose we added another member to our family in October as well-Dustin's new Dodge Ram. He was able to get a steal of a deal and we traded in our beloved Dakota. He loves it and I guess I do to! We picked it up in Littleton, CO and did a quick drive around downtown Denver. I really like Denver. If I couldn't live in Utah or Idaho, I think I would move to Denver.
At the end of October my FAMILY (my mama, Austin, and Alexis) came to visit me here in UTAH! I love love LOVE it when they visit-it's not very often. We packed it full of fun with a trip to the Living Planet Aquariam, Clark Planetarium, city swimming pool-and hanging out at home. Can't wait till they come visit me again. :)
Here are some pictures from Halloween: it was fairly uneventful--we stayed at home, watched scary movies, and handed out candy. We even dressed up this year!
he HATED wearing this but we made him anyway-he just looked so cute

We Had Thanksgiving in Rexburg and it was really fun! Unfortunately I didn't take my camera so I don't have any pictures from it. :( My mom sang in the Thanksgiving choir and it was great! There is no better way to start of the holiday season. We had a delicious dinner at my mom and dad's house-Connor made a fancy turkey, and Andrea made some other stuff, I just can't remember...Mom and I worked on potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Rolls, and dessert. I am so thankful for my wonderful family, and even more thankful we get to be together as a family for eternity. Also, my brother hit his one year mark on the mission! He is doing a great job in the Dominican Republic! Love you KRISTOPHER!
For Christmas we went South to warm and sunny California! I am lucky to have great inlaws-it was nice be able to go to the beach during the break. A little weird, but nice. Again, we didn't have a camera to take pictures with. :( We got one as a Christmas present but it didn't come in the mail until we were already home. I love the Christmas season. I love how everyone is just a little better version of themselves and realizes what is really important. We went to "Scrooge" at the Glendale theater to kick things off and were completely spoiled by Santa :)

Happy New YEAR! Glad that Dustin's family could celebrate with us

We like take pictures with our new camera-what a beautiful temple!

Happy Birthday to my Father-in-Law John!
My wonderful hubby celebrated birthday #27-This is him with his favorite birthday present ever. His sister Wendy sent him a Giant Gummy bear! That thing was 5 lbs and 12,600 calories! haha-how can I follow a present like that!? (btw it took him about a week to finish it)For his birthday, Dustin wanted to go to "Monster Jam" It was actually pretty cool, just really loud. We ate at Olive Garden beforehand.
Happy Birthday Babe!

Happy 2 Years!

2009-10-25T20:30:00.000-07:00

Wow! Time flies doesn't it? I am sure that you all feel the same way as certain events take place. Well for me it was my 2 year anniversary on July 7! We cannot believe how fast the time is passing by but are grateful because it means we are having fun and is a lot better than it seeming like time is dragging on! :) Well since we spent our anniversary last year amongst nature and bears, I insisted on a hotel. We wanted to get away for a long weekend and decided a visit to one of earth's wonders was a good idea so we went to the Grand Canyon! It was absolutely incredible. I had never been there before and we look forward to visiting it again one day. On with the pics!

Still happy-2 years down, forever to go

Some cool watchtower

1 of many scenic shots

Of course, what's a trip without a scenic dakota pic? (miss you dak)

I could not believe this place! It was huge! Did you know all those canyons were made just by thousands of years of corrosion from the Grand Canyon? It's true.

Another beautiful picture

A little close to the edge.....haha

But not as close as Dustin!

Of course we had to stop by In N Out...even if it was a little out of the way...(*2 hours..ahem)

Dustin gave me the most thoughtful present for our anniversary :) We didnt really want to buy anything for each other so I decorated his office at work and he framed our marriage certificate. It made me cry a little :*)

And some beautiful flowers too!

For dinner we went out to "Gloria's Little Italy." I had been wanting to try that place for a while and it was worth the wait! It was delicious-I love ya babe

Kendall's Angels

2009-10-25T18:54:00.000-07:00

Wow, I am really behind....again. Well at the end of June we partcipated in the Relay for Life, but this time we did it in Rexburg! It just felt better to celebrate and remember my daddy right there at home. It was also nice because the Andrea, Connor and the kids were able to come! We were really worried because it was pouring rain all day and we were sure that the relay would have to be cancelled, but right when it was time to start, the sun came out. It was really neat. The kids had a blast-especially Alexis who stayed up all night and cheered everyone on to keep walking. Celeste came and walked with me and we all had a really good time. The Luminaria Ceremony was very touching as we all thought of those we had lost to this horrible disease, and celebrated those who have overcome it. We plan on participating in the Relay for Life every year until we find a cure-as should everyone else! Here are a few of my favorite pictures off my computer of my dad. We love you, miss you, and will never forget you! love, your little girl

"Ignorance is Blissters"-Clever huh?

2009-07-13T19:03:00.000-07:00

Well, they never said it would be easy, they only said it would be worth it-and they were right! I did the Ragnar Wasatch Back relay and I have to say it was a really good experience. The race is from Logan to Park City-188 miles. They say it's an overnight party between 12 people-I don't know if I would call it a party but it was fun. My friend Kiirstin asked me if I wanted to run because they needed an extra runner so I said "Sure,"-not really knowing what I was getting myself into. I trained for about 3 months. Well race day came way too fast and I was really nervous. (It didn't help that I crashed my car into a lightpole in an empty Walmart parking lot on my way over.. :( sorry babe...but that's a whole other story!) I tried to channel some positive energy from my wonderful teammates and ended up having a really good time-especially when I wasn't running! A quick overview of my 3 legs:

LEG 1- Hot, 7.4 miles, horrible, constant uphill, dirt road, everytime a van passed me I got dirt in my lungs, eyeballs, and mouth-couldn't wait to brush my teeth! People giving me sympathy cheers because I honesty looked like I was going to die (trust me I have pics, but noone of you will ever see them...)Life was good when I finished this one!

LEG 2-Pitch black outside, 3:00 AM, really sore from the first leg because we had 0 time to ever stretch, thought I was going to be eaten by a bear because the runner before me saw one, ended up being 5.1 miles when the handbook said it would only be 4.2-bummer huh?! But everything considered, this was my best run for sure!

LEG 3-Piece O' Cake-or at least easier than the others, 2.5 miles, cool and rainy outside, on a paved road, really REALLY sore, Dustin cheering me on :)

That was the race! I felt really cool that Dustin came to see me because there really weren't any other spouses around. I am one lucky lady! You know, it is really amazing what your body can do if you push it. I have never worked my body that hard on so little sleep and food. I slept about 3 hours and it was bad sleep (we were pretty scrunched in the van). You hardly get any fuel because because you are too scared to eat before you run and then you are sick afterwards. On top of everything, the exercise/no sleep diet seems to really get your insides working so everything you eat lasts for an hour before you have to visit one of the "Honey Buckets." Gross name huh? Sorry I am probably being a little too graphic so I will be done. Can't wait for next year when the whole McIntire clan does it in LA! Yeah Kinosha Kickers!

Thank goodness for water and water MISTERS

About to run my last leg-pretty happy about that!

Team finish! 188 miles later!

One last pic at home

2nd Annual McIntire Vegas Trip

2009-07-08T22:57:00.000-07:00

Since I am so behind on blogging I think I will be quick about this and just let the pictures do most of the talking! Last year we met up in Vegas with Dustin's family and it was so much fun that we decided to do it again! This time Dustin and I stayed at Trump Towers. It was really nice-its cheaper than other nicehotels because there isn't a casino but since we don't really gamble it was a nice choice! The rooms were awesome! We basically laid out at the pool the whole time but we DID sneak away to go to the Beatles "Love" Show. IT WAS AMAZING! I love Love LOVED it. The only negative was it was hard to see EVERYTHING that was going on-maybe I will have to see it twice. Well it was a blast and I am so grateful to have inlaws that who make me feel part of the family. They are so funny and I must say I think they spoil us :) Here are some pics!

Mini Trip to Moab!

2009-05-24T12:30:00.000-07:00

We went on a fun mini trip to Moab a few weeks ago with Dustin's old roommates Josh and Brian. It was a lot of fun! We did a lot of off-roading in the Dakota, rode bikes, and just enjoyed being outside and away from home. I'm a little lazy today so I will go ahead and just let the picutres do most of the talking!

We ate lunchables for every meal while we were there

There was a car show going on while we were there which was nice because it kind of lit up the town a bit! This is Dustin with his favorite car from the show-Dodge Challenger

"Top of the world!" It was breathtaking-these pictures don't do the view justice

I was furious during this picture-I can't believe I even took it! You cant tell but that rock is a big overhang and it is STRAIGHT down for who knows how far down. They went right to the edge so they could "get a cool picture" but they were pretty scared. Ugh they are so dumb..

Us in our awesome bike helmets

In front of the Arches National Park sign-I loved that place! It was really cool!

Balanced Rock

The boys in front of Double Arches

Delicate Arch-it was kind of a long hike to get up to it but it was really worth it in the end! This was my favorite of the arches

In front of Landscape Arch

Now the offroading pics...Dustin was so proud :)

Goodbye pic-What a good trip!

Easter!

2009-05-02T08:43:00.000-07:00

Easter has always been one of my favorite holidays. Growing up I always looked forward to our family's annual Easter egg hunt (where the eggs are filled with money as well as candy!), the Easter bunny, coloring eggs, and that beautiful new Easter Sunday dress I knew I would get. My parents were always so good at making sure that we understood the "real reason" for Easter, but honestly, back then that was kinda the boring part. As I have gotten older I have started to appreciate the "real reason" more and more each year; but this year I don't know what I would do if there was nothing to Easter but eggs, bunnies, and dresses. I am so grateful for this wonderful time of year where I can focus on the Savior and the mind-boggling sacrafice he made for me and my family. I love how Easter is always kind of "kicked-off" with General Conference-and this years especially touched my heart. I appreciated Elder Holland's talk that reminded me how much Jesus Christ loves me and how His atonement has impacted my life. As hard as losing my dad was last Easter seaso (and still is), I can't imagine what it would have been like to go through this without the comfort and hope the atonement gives us. I really don't think I could have it if I didn't really KNOW that I would get to see my Dad again. Christ suffered the suffering of the world so that when my family came to this near-unbearable trial, we would get throught because he understood how badly everything hurt. I know He was with my dad and my family each step of the way. I know He is with my Mom and that that is how she can stay so strong. And I know that he is with my brother helping him stay strong while he is so far from home and would otherwise seem alone. I hope I will always remember and appreciate this amazing blessing.

Now for the commercial side of Easter: :)

Well, the last few years I have found the most eggs but this year Dustin "dethroned" me by finding a whopping 49 eggs. I got second place but it was a little discouraging...haha. Well, at least it wasn't my sister.... ;) Sadly, I didn't take any pictures of our hunt, but it was as intense as always.

Austin and Alexis Coloring eggs. I can't believe how big they are getting!

Some of Dustin's and my eggs. Dustin's are on the left and he was very proud of his creativity-haha

Austin and Alexis in their new Easter outfits

Dustin was able to meet his new little niece this trip! He held her for the first time (actually I think it was the first time he ever held a baby....period) and I swear I saw a little twinkle in his eye..haha. She is so beautiful and we just love her to pieces!

Under the Sea!

2009-03-29T15:55:00.000-07:00

So Dustin and I love the weekends. As soon as the weekend ends and Monday arrives, i am already looking forward to the next one because for us, the weekend is like one big date. Well this last weekend was one of our more creative ones. Usually we just do the whole dinner and a movie thing but this time we decided to try something new. We had heard a lot about the Living Planet Aquarium and thought we'd check it out. Well i think we were the only ones that didn't have children with us but it was still fun! I think everyone should check it out! They had all sorts of fish, bugs (yuck) eels, sharks, turtles, frogs...everything! It took us a couple of hours to get through it all! Here are a few of the highlight pics:

So I may look a little crazy in this picture but unfortunately, it is the best one that Dustin took of me the whole night...Standing next to Tiger Fish

Dustin and Turtle

So after the aquarium we got to move on to the most important part of the weekend...EATING OUT! I love eating out...no matter where it is. Anyway we like eating at this burger place in American Fork called "Chadders." basically it is a pretend "In-N-Out" for us Utah people who don't get one. Its pretty good! However, the burgers arent as big as "In-N-Outs" and its a little

more expensive. We still love it though!

She is Finally Here!

2009-03-10T20:23:00.000-07:00

Soo...the last thing I blogged about was Halloween so I am more than a little behind in blogging. As horrible as it is...I am going to just skip over the holidays! *gasp!* I will never catch up if I try to go into much detail-I will just say that the holidays were great. Dustin's family came all the way up from California to our new place for Thanksgiving and it was a feast for sure! WE then went down to California for Christmas. It was my first Christmas away from home and to be honest I wasn't sure what to expect-especially since it was the first Christmas without my Dad. I just have to say how BLESSED I am to have the inlaws that I have. I love them so much and they make me feel like I have always been a part of the family. So Christmas was great and I am excited for many more holiday memories to come (ones I will blog about)! Now....What I AM going to blog about is MY NIECE IS FINALLY HERE! My sister's due date was Tues, March 3rd but the baby decided she wasn't quite ready yet. Andrea was scheduled to be induced Friday March 6th so I decided I would leave for Idaho Thursday after work so I could be there in time for all the festivities but Thursday afternoon my sister told me her water broke and she was in the hospital! Luckily I work with the best girls ever and they covered for me so I could leave early and hopefully make it home in time! Well I made it just in time and I cannot believe how beautiful she is. Isabella Kadence Wilson was born at 9:39 PM and was a whopping 8.3 lbs.-(I have to give props to my sister-apparently Bella was pretty big and she was kinda stuck there for a while but Andrea was a trooper and just kept pushing away!) It has been such a long time since there has been a baby in the family and I am so happy for my sister and her husband (Connor). You can see how much they love her and it has brought our whole family even closer together! I only wish that I was closer to home!! It is an amazing thing to hold a newborn baby...I had a hard time giving her back to her mom! I dunno...I'm starting to think that I could maybe do that some day...*sigh

Halloween post in December

2008-12-06T21:13:00.000-08:00

I know it's December 6th and I should be posting something like us putting up our Christmas tree but Halloween pictures work too! I will probably post Christmas pictures in February...haha. Well there is not a whole lot to say. We didn't dress up or go to any parties or anything like that. We just stayed home and watched some movies on tv. It was fun though. Josh was visiting which is always exciting. Dustin let us go to a pumpkin patch even though they were double the price than the ones from Walmart! Its just so much more fun going to a pumpkin patch...don't ya think? Anyway. Here ya go!

the winner!

Dustin's pick

We are happy with our decisions

Dustin's creation-he likes scary pumpkins

The skull was mine! I was pretty proud of myself!

Josh chose to carve out scooby doo.

Bye Bye Little Brother :*(

2008-10-31T18:43:00.000-07:00

Wow-Every now and then you have this landmark event that makes you realize how fast time is really going by and how much you want it to slow down! Well this is one of them. My brother got called to the Dominican Republic Santiago East mission and reported to the MTC a few weeks ago (Wed October 22). CRAZY!! He just left the MTC yesterday and he's really a missionary now! He arrived safely to the DR to hot and humid weather, and lots of food. I am so excited for him and I know he is going to be great but it really is weird! The experience at the MTC was...interesting. It all happens so fast and there are a few different emotions going through you but I guess overall it was good. haha. It was basically a big bawl fest with lots of hugs, kisses, and "I love you's"-(which could be expected from my family!) If anyone wants his address let me know. Good job Kris! We will be rooting for ya!!

We ate at Brick Oven before dropping Kris off at the MTC.

It was so delicious!

Getting the new nametag-Officially Elder Sommer

Bye Bye Little Brother! We will miss you soo much but are so proud and excited for you! He is going to be a great missionary.

Home, Sweeeet Home

2008-10-29T19:16:00.000-07:00

Just like all the others, this post is a little belated-but its probably the most exciting one I will ever do (until the "guess what? I'm pregnant!" post that will come someday). Dustin and I are officially home owners! We have been so blessed and couldn't be happier! We put our condo up for sale about six months ago. Our commute to work was about 40 min each way and we couldn't handle it anymore. Also, Dustin wants to go back to school and get his MBA at BYU so we decided it was time to get down there. Well, after six months of being on the market we only had one low offer and it was on like the very first day! haha. We decided to try and rent it out and we had a renter within a week. We immediately found our perfect little dream home in Springville UT. It was a new spec home on a .4 acre lot and has all the works! We moved in two weeks ago so we are pretty much settled in so stop on by! We love visitors!!

Carrying me over the threshold...

Dustin's favorite part of the new home- 2 car garage

Kitchen and Living room

We love it!

Before "Someone" Kills Me....

2008-10-29T18:52:00.000-07:00

Here's how to play:

1. Link your tagger and list rules on your blog
2. Share 7 random/weird facts about yourself
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post leaving names and links to their blogs
4. Let them know they have been tagged by commenting on their blog

1. I have really strong senses what it comes to water. All water smells and tastes different to me and I am pretty sensitive to it! Most places' water grosses me out but I am too poor to ever order a drink! You may be wondering where the best water in the world is? Back home in Rexburg in the downstairs bathroom!

2. I get bad anxiety when anything gets close to my neck. I cut the collar off all my shirts because they have to be at LEAST 3 inches below my collar bone or else I am freaking out!

3. I can't put eyeliner on my top lid without holding my eyelashes....

4. I would rather clean toilets over any other household chore. I actually find it fun!

5. I call my mom everyday...like 3 times a day

6. I can't type the word "haha" (that took a lot of effort) I always throw an extra 'h' onto the end of it. "hahah!"

7. I have a really bad habit of picking at my lip...When I am nervous or thinking or just bored I pick at it nonstop! It drives Dustin crazy andI usually make it bleed :( Oh and I stare open-mouthed all the time...its really embarassing. *hahah!

Noone ever does these things when I tag them so I think I will just go ahead and skip that step! That is very self reavealing though and is a bit therapeutic. If you think its fun go ahead and tag yourself for me!

Go Ahead, Call me Martha

2008-10-04T21:40:00.000-07:00

So I am always really late with my blogs, but better late than never, right? So I went to this "Taste of Home-cooking school" with some of the girls from work (Linds I missed you) a while ago. I went with low expectations since I am as clueless in the kitchen as they come, but actually ended up having a LOT of FUN! They made a bunch of different dishes from almond bundt cakes to sesame beef stir fry. They gave a lot of prizes too and even though none of us won anything, it was a blast. Well most of the recipes intimidated me but I did learn one I thought I could try in my own kitchen and here it is! Basically, you put tomatoes and cheese on a slice of chicken breast, roll it up, bread it, and throw it in the oven! Even I can handle that! Usually dinner for the McIntires consist of one of five things: Quesadillas, Cereal, Grilled Cheese.....Peanut butter Sandwhiches...sad. Maybe just four things. Anyway-thought I would spice things up and it turned out great! At least I think so, I don't eat meat but Dustin said it was good! So go ahead. Call me Martha.

Andrea's Reception

2008-10-04T17:46:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Mr and Mrs Wilson! My sister and her husband Connor got married on April 15th but just had their reception a couple of weeks ago. They were going to get married this summer but when we found out my dad wasn't going to overcome his battle with cancer, they decided to have the wedding immediately so he could be there, in person. The reception was great and my sister was beautiful! Love you guys!

precious. I think my brother felt silly though!

Sisters! Congrats Andrea!

This ice sculpture was awesome. Conner's family is Irish and this means something cool, I just can't remember what....

Love, love, LOVE my family!

Beach Bums

2008-09-13T20:54:00.000-07:00

This is really late but here are some more pictures from our trip to California. We spent quite a bit of time on the beach laying out, playing in the ocean, and going on long bike rides! Love, love, love the beach!

Dustin bein lazy. He actually got pretty burned that day...

Dustin is getting pretty good at using our camera's timer. Now we can get real pictures of us without asking strangers for help..Good job babe!

This one is my favorite! I love it!

I'm a natural

On our second day of "beach-biking," my butt was really sore so Dustin gave me some extra padding using our beach towels. It actually helped!

Angels Game

2008-09-02T21:03:00.000-07:00

The whole family went to an Angels game Thursday night and it was an awesome one! The angels were down the whole game until the end (I'm not sure what inning it was..maybe eighth?) when one of their pinch hitters got a couple of players home to gain the lead! I don't know why people think baseball is boring. Between delicious and very unhealthy concessions to the 'kiss cam' on a jumbo screen, it doesn't get much better.

This is my favorite "Angel"- Chone Figgins

It Really IS the Happiest Place on Earth!

2008-09-01T21:14:00.000-07:00

You can't visit LA without a trip to Disneyland! I don't care how old you are-it is the coolest place ever. Disneyland is perfect for me because I am a huge baby when it comes to rollercoasters and spinny rides make me sick. The rides here are just up my alley-no Dramamine necessary. We hit up all the good rides (my favorite is 'Soarin over California' so we went on that one twice). Dustin even let me buy a pretzel AND a churro!!! Wow! He wanted me to see the 'Electrical Parade' so we went on Friday and even though it was a little busier it was soooo worth it. I think I will have that music stuck in my head for the next two weeks. The whole day was perfect-we had so much fun!

The Cherry on Top

2008-09-01T20:09:00.000-07:00

Our last day was full of old friends and GOOD FOOD! We were so excited to see Joy and Cliff! Joy is my amazing friend from the good ol' days working at D'Hack's office in Rexburg. I love her and miss her so much! Joy you rock! We met for lunch at Mimi's Cafe and caught up, reminisced about good times, and laughed-A LOT! I actually think we drove a lot of other customers away.....It was so nice to see them!

It's a McIntire family tradition to eat at Lucille's whenever the whole clan gets together. It is Dustin's absolute favorite restaurant in the world. It's a steakhouse with supposedly the best ribs and the best pulled pork in the world. (I really enjoyed their macaroni!) We had a really good time eating and laughing. It was a great way to end the trip!

Whoa! Watch out-the towels are out!

After dinner-stuffed to the brim

"Tagged"

2008-08-12T19:07:00.000-07:00

4 People I heart: Dustin and my family

4 Places I visit over and over: Rexburg, Jamba Juice, Walmart, facebook.com

4 People I text/email on a regular basis: Dustin, Linds, Celeste, sister-Andrea

4 Favorite Foods: Jamba Juice, Quizno's veggie sub, juicy watermelons, spaghetti

4 Places I'd rather be: (only 4??) Cruise in Bahamas, Rexburg, California beaches, Yellowstone

4 Things I'd rather be doing: Sleeping, Traveling, Shopping (w/money!), .....did I say sleeping?

4 Movies I watch over and over: Moulin Rouge, The Notebook, Seinfeld DVD's, Without a Paddle

4 TV Shows I watch over and over: Fox Reality shows (AI or SYTYCD), King of Queens, Friends, Seinfeld

4 Bands I love: Imogen Heap, Muse, ABBA, Beatles

4 Songs I love: "Speeding Cars"-Imogen Heap, "Luckiest"-Ben Folds, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"-Bonnie Tyler, "Guardian Angel"-Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

4 People I tag: not fair I barely have 4 friends. Ok- Kylie, Andrea (Gibson!), Kim, Megan

One Year Flies by when You're Having Fun!

2008-07-12T12:19:00.000-07:00

Wow! Dustin and I just celebrated our one year anniversary! It's insane. Time has gone by so fast! So much has happened and we have gone through lots of good times and those not so good times as well. I don't know what I would have done without him the last year! He is an amazing husband and my best friend! I love him! Anyway. We wanted to do something new in celebration of our first year together so Dustin suggested we go camping-tent on the hard ground style. Now, camping is a word that has never really been familiar in my vocabulary. My family never went camping growing up and I dont care much for bugs and dirt anyway so it worked out fine. Well we decided it would be fun but we would have to start out slow for my sake-One night in Island Park. We found a pretty campsite just off Henry's Fork. It was beautiful! We were hungry but we decided to set up camp before we went to the cute little diner across the way. We borrowed a two-man tent from our friend Mike but were a little surprised as we were setting it up. It was SOOO tiny! It was the smallest tent I have ever seen.

That was all ok though. It would make a fun story! We went and ate pizza at a little diner and went "exploring." We started to go hiking but had to cut it short when thunder clouds rolled in with lightning flashing. We ran "home" as fast as we could as raindrops began to fall. We crawled into our tent hoping it would keep us dry. The little drops turned into pretty hard rain which turned into a hail storm! We squished towards the middle of the tent as much as we could because the edges started dripping and getting us wet! It was actually pretty fun though and after about 45 minutes it was nice and sunny again. We played a little frisbee and just hung out in our newly purchased lawn chairs until it got dark. Dustin utilized his boy scout skills and built us a nice little fire! We roasted marshmallows and made smores and just had a good time cozy by the fire.

We stayed by the fire together until it was time for bed. I was actually really enjoying myself! Dustin and I were both proud of my new-found outdoorsy side and got ready for bed and tried to make ourselves comfortabe in our lovely tent that was pitched on some nice gravel. It was really uncomfortable but we managed to fall asleep until my small bladder woke us up around 3 AM. Dustin, being the great hubby he is, crawled out of the tent and walked to the outhouse with me with no complaints. When we got back we settled down for at least a couple hourse of good sleep. About 15 minutes later, we heard footsteps and weird noises in the distance and figured some other campers needed the outhouse as well-but the steps keep coming right towards us and we could tell the noises were not other voices talking to eachother, but we didnt know what it was! The footsteps were slow and camp RIGHT UP to our tent. Whatever it was was making the weirdest noise I had ever heard! Dustin and I were frozen solid and I was totally freaking out inside! I knew it had to be a bear and figured I was just about to be eaten. The I bear started sniffing loudly right next to our heads and started poking his nose against the tent. It seemed like he stayed out our tent sniffing forever but finally, he must have decided he couldn't smell anything that interesting in our tent and slowly walked away. After ten minutes of silence I figured I was safe to demand we leave and vowed to never camp again. Dustin calmed me down and fell asleep while I stayed awake for the rest of the night. Anyway-that's our new exciting story that we like to tell everyone! haha. We took a picture of one of the pawprints we saw outside our tent. It's in the gravel so its hard to see but it was a bear for sure! Despite everything, we had a pretty good anniversary with our new little friend-but I think next year we will just go to a nice hotel for the night!

I'm Proud to be an American!

2008-07-12T09:55:00.000-07:00

I loooove the Fourth of July. It's definately my favorite holiday next to Christmas. We love the Melalueca Freedom Celebration fireworks they have in Idaho Falls. Its supposedly the biggest firework show west of the Mississippi! All the good spots get taken early so we like to go early and just sit around, play games, eat etc while we wait for the fireworks to start. This year we ran into our friends Callie and Eric! They taught us how to play Canasta and Dustin cleaned house. He was a natural. The firework show was great as usual-it was "choreographed" to music and lasted about 35 minutes. It was lot's o' fun!

A Little Walk Down Memory Lane...

2008-06-30T20:33:00.000-07:00

Everytime I buy a new journal I feel like I need to introduce myself and recap my entire life in the first entry. Well, I think I will kinda do that here and quickly recap how the McIntires came to be! Dustin and I started dating in April 2005. We were in the same college ward and were pretty much crazy about each other. We had lots of fun times! We went on lots of mini trips to places like Yellowstone and California and even went on a hot air balloon ride! We dated exclusively for about 2 years straight (and half the time we were long-distancing it) before I finally convinced him to buy me a ring- but we made it! :) We tried to find a nice middle distance between our families and settled down in Riverton, UT. We are just about to hit our one year anniversary and I can't believe how fast it has gone! Here are a few of my favorite pics over the last 3 years!

It's Now or Never...

2008-06-30T20:20:00.000-07:00

Well, I've watched from afar for way too long. I've decided to join the world of blogging! Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy!