Once-In-a-Lifetime Tag!

Rick's Hit the Lottery!

Rick has never been more excited! A little background info for all non-hunters:

• Every year you have to put into a statewide drawing for the hunting tags you wish to "draw for."
• Each year your name is not drawn, you earn a bonus point
• Some hunts are more rare, and require more bonus points. Meaning you would put in for 15 + years before they would ever draw your name

Rick went out on a limb, entered for a very rare, coveted tag for the Beaver Area Mountain Goat. Most people draw this "once in a lifetime" tag with 15+ points. Rick had 4 points and drew the tag. He is so excited for his upcoming hunt. All I hear these days is "It's a once-in-a-lifetime tag!" He cannot ever draw this again. The boys are already plotting. It's all they talk about. I think this equates to a once-in-a-lifetime vacation for me? Anyone agree?! He gets to play for two whole weeks, so do I right :) Hawaii, Cruise, I'm not sure yet! Ha ha

Weekend Fun

It's official- I attended my first ever duck hunting banquet! It was a one of a kind date. They served dutch oven chicken, potatoes, and cobbler (of course). Rick was the lucky winner of not one, but two camo hats- something he has very little of! At least I had good company, another fun couple and a cute baby to play with. If you look closely in the background of this picture is a couple who took this date very seriously- he had on his best camo, and she had on a black sparkly evening gown with black high heels. Someone forgot to tell her they don't heat this barn, and it was a cold evening for her! (that's why her black jacket finally covered the evening gown, darn it!)
This last week, Rick and I were lucky enough to go to the Jazz Game. They played well, and won by 10! Wahoo. The most entertaining part was this 5 year old boy in the seat right in front of us that danced like crazy the whole game! He made me tired just watching him. He was hilarious though- no fear. Busting out moves like the robot; and he knew all the words to Lady GaGa- Bad Romance. His nice moves landed Rick and I unsuspectedly on tv- rick was chewing his program, and I was watching the jumbo screen. Texts started flying in- smile you're on tv! Let's imagine we looked like this pict.

Catch Up

It has come to my attention that I am not updating my blog enough, thus making it not interesting to potential viewers. Poor marketing on my part. I love to get on other people's blogs on Sunday afternoon and get all caught up. I'll sum up our last few months quickly:

• December was a fun month with family and the holidays. Right before Christmas Rick's sister graduated from BYU-Idaho, so we made the journey. Highlight: we forgot all our luggage for the weekend trip! I was not a happy camper. Christmas we spent at the Bear Lake Cabin with my family, and New Years in Brigham City with our ole pal Jay (back from PT school in Vegas).
• Rick started a new job working for Great Dane of Utah (sound familiar.. it's the family business). He likes it so far, especially the new company car and the chance to have a 9-5 job without being stuck to an office. Learning lots about semi-trailers! Dislikes: that he has to leave me to travel :(
• I'm still working away at my 1-2 grade split, nearing the end of the school year. Trying to decide what to do for a job next year? So many options... what we have learned?- choose wisely!
• We have loved watching the Olympics and even became inspired to go ice skating this last weekend. We strapped up our laces and Rick took off at top speed; I cautiously slid about the ice. I honestly thought I knew everything about Rick after all these years, but that night I discovered he was in childhood ice skating classes, earning snowflake badges for each new trick he mastered. He even recognized the harnesss hanging from the ceiling to practice the jumps. I want picture proof of our little snowflake, so I'll ask Carolyn for that. What was a comical fun date night has turned into two days of soar leg muscles for Rick. Guess we're not as spry as when we were earning snowflake badges!

Rick is an uncle!

Rick's best friend Bridger's baby was born in December, making Rick an "uncle," as he likes to call himself. We love hanging out with Bridger, Natasha and little baby Lincoln. Rick is the best babysitter I've ever seen. The best part about Lincoln: he comes to visit and we play with him and have so much fun, and then he goes home to wake somebody else up in the middle of the night! This night he came over to watch the Olympics with us so Mommy and Daddy to could go to dinner. This cute guy is always welcome at our house.

I know it's a little late, but better late than never. Rick and I started a tradition this year, and we plan to continue it on: We hiked into the snowy mountains and cut down our own Christmas tree. I like the tall skinny Christmas trees, so it took me awhile to find just the right skinny specimen. Rick got a little antsy with the chain saw in the process and had to "practice" on the tallest tree he could find. Tear... (yes you have to tilt your head to watch.. sorry!)