Our fluff sitting adventures. My obsession.

So I'm waiting for Joseph to come back home from his "meeting" with the boys.  They're all planning their hiking and camping trip for the end of the summer.  It's been hard for me (being that I have an obsession with Joseph that I can't begin to describe) to imagine him gone for three days.  Need I remind you that I haven't been away from him for longer than about 6 hours straight since we got married.  It kind of tears me up thinking I'll have to go to bed alone, wake up alone and eat alone.  The thought that he could get hurt somewhere in the forest or drown in that stupid river makes me want to shrivel up and die.  Even though I'm completely aware that he's done more dangerous things and survived, it scares me to think I won't have him here.  But amongst the fears there is a glimmer of happiness, I know that even if something did happen to him that we have been sealed together in the temple.  I know that we will be together for all time (a time that is much longer than this 80 or so years of life we have here).  I'm also aware that hiking and camping are the things that make Joseph the happiest and I want nothing more than for him to be happy.  It seems like an easy thing  - let him go on his trip - he'll be happy and I'll be happy, we'll be together forever, what's the problem?  I suppose there isn't one.  Perhaps the separation anxiety I have is one that will decrease once we're actually separated for a time, even though I know it will probably never really go away.

Eh, it'll give me some time to watch a season or two of M*A*S*H.  Oh how I love that show.  And I can eat what I want - and that will include meals that contain a box of stuffing mix and Ben and Jerry's ice cream.  Yes.  That sounds nice.  Yay for ice cream!  While I digress to a single lifestyle for a few days I might as well whip out a tea party with my stuffed animals.

Our fluff sitting adventures. Part four.

The fourth of July started out a cold one.  We went to church and came home to take a LONG nap.  After eating breakfast at about 4 in the afternoon, Heather and Silas called to see if we wanted to take a hike to go see some waterfalls.  A perfect Sunday adventure!  Going to see Heavenly Fathers creation was pretty amazing.  I say, more hikes on Sundays!

The very beginning of our hike.  This was where we parked our car.  We were somewhere around the foot of Mt. Timpanogos. 

Silas was soo ready.  Little Tesla looks less than excited.

Posing, for a candid photo.  Very candid indeed.

We, slowly, were making our way up the side of some mountain.  Occasionally the forest would clear making visible the beauty of God's creation.  It made me want to go camping.  And little Fluff did such a good job!

Don't mind the back of my head, but this was what a majority of the hike looked like.  I believe I remember Joseph calling this part Jurassic?  I'm not really sure what that's supposed to mean, I can only assume there was a ferocious beast with teeth the size of my leg watching us from amongst the trees.  

Okay, seriously, just pretend the back of my head isn't there.  Again, the trees cleared revealing quite a view!  I was pretty sure I was going to see a nun running around on the hill singing to herself.

I'm not sure how long ago this happened but I was told there was an avalanche, so all of the trees were bent or broken.  There were a lot of trees in the background that were all at 90 degree angles.  Fortunately we were almost to our destination so turning back wasn't really an option - I just had to live with the fact that I might have gotten stoned to death.

 

We made it!  The hike wasn't so bad.  Here is husband enjoying his rest, and looking rather suave I might add.  Fluff was having a really good time being out in NATURE

(goulet).

On  our way back the sun was setting behind the mountains.  A very good trip.

By the time we got back little Sophie fluff dog was soo brown!  Not to mention smelly too.  So upon our return to the apartment we gave her a nice bath.  She didn't like it much and kept shaking dirty water off in both Joseph's and my face.  But it was obvious she was happy to be clean, once we roughed her up a bit in the towel she ran at top speeds around the apartment weaving around things.  A very good way to celebrate the fourth.  I am grateful to live in a country with the rights and freedoms we have.  I think it's important to protect them so future generations can live in the place we know and love.  This land of opportunity is a special and chosen land of our Heavenly Father.  A place of religious freedom - a place that the gospel had an opportunity to be restored to its fullness.  

Our fluff sitting adventures. Part three.

Joseph and I decided to take a walk today into Slate Canyon which happens to be just down the road from where we're staying.  We brought Sophie with us to put a little variety in her life.  She did pretty well.  She was apparently hot, trying to find any and all shade possible, even if it was the shadow Joseph was creating from his body.  

Check out my sweet shades.  They have UV protection.

But Joseph pulls them of better than me by far.  He's so sassy.

During our adventure we happened upon a door in the ground that apparently had been tried several times to open. 

It came included with pried open corners and bullet holes.  And it was still closed?

I guess the homeless guy found a way in... 

I found all of his stuff too.  Pretty nice place.  It was furnished with a football, garbage and some of the owners fine artwork - like that abstract one on the pole there.

AND we found a hen.  We named it Frodo because it totally had the hairiest feet.  It was awesome and after chasing it around for a while we left it alone, mainly because Sophie completely failed her dogly duties.

Ah, yet another wonderful day had with my loverly husband.  Tonight we are continuing the adventure to J-Dawgs - great American food for watching some fireworks on the roof.  Yay 3rd of July!  

Our fluff sitting adventures. Part two.

Babysitting Sophie has been fun.  She's been pretty cute.  Yesterday while I was perusing the internet, Sophie started running around and desperately wanting to go into the back rooms (there is a door separating the living room and the hallway to the back two bedrooms which are the little boys rooms).  I thought she was trying to be sneaky and relieve her bowels back there, so I took her outside.  But upon our return inside she went straight back to that door again.  I decided to let her back there (following her) to see what she wanted (perhaps a toy of hers or something).  Once allowed into the hallway she ran straight to the oldest boys room, I let her in.  She paced quickly around the room looking under the bed and all over until she finally jumped on top of the bed looking around for something.  I realized that she was looking for the oldest boy!  We left the room and she went directly to the master bedroom door, I'm sure still looking for the boy.  It was pretty cute.  She does it every once in a while still, but fortunately Joseph has been more than helpful keeping her occupied.  If he's not throwing her toy around for her then he's chasing her around Sophie-ing her which is more than entertaining for me.  All in all, a pretty good time.

I forgot to mention why we're fluff sitting.  Our friends Robin and Neal are in the midwest spending time with both of their families.  In just a few days they'll also be attending Robin's grandma's baptism into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints!  It's such exciting news for the entire family.  What a great blessing for her.  Her grandma will then be able to be sealed to her family for time and all eternity - what an incredible blessing to be with the people you love forever!  I feel truly blessed everyday when I wake up next to Joseph, and I know that no matter what happens, we will be together for the rest of forever because we were sealed in the temple.