Utah Trip

Well Its official all the Schmitt kids are married.This year was Shari's turn so we all went out to Utah to see her get married. Tom and I along with his parents drove out to Utah. We took a longer route but we were able to see alot of cool places across the country. The drive at times was not so much fun but overall it was a really good trip. It was really good to see the family and see Shari get married, it was a beautiful wedding and Shari looked amazing. I just hate the fact that everyone lives so far away from each other.

So with that here's our Utah trip....

And so it begins.. Day 1 of 5.....
We Made it to Mamathon caves!!!! This was our first stop. I haven't been here since I was really little, I didn't remember much and forgot just how big this cave system is. This is the entry point to go into the cave. We had to walk down 160 stairs to get into the cave. Poor Ralph hit his head a few times on the way down and I had to bite my lip not to laugh at him.
We found out once we got into the caves that this was the best pictures we could take with out any light so Ralph has more of us in the caves since he has the better camera.
I remember this part of the caves from when Mom and Dad took us.
Us in the cave... I realized that on this trip we took alot of "Shari and Bryce" style of pictures. hehehe
This is stop number 3. Stop number 2 was Branson Missouri. We saw some shows there but didn't take any pictures.. Tom and I got into a magic show and I had to try and guess where the million dollars was hidden.. but of course I couldn't find it so we won 2 boxes of popcorn. And it wasn't even good popcorn.

This is the Salt mines In Kansas. We went down 650 feet into the earth where there was just miles and miles of salt. Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs came here and did a show on these mines so if you find that episode you will see where we were.

I kinda have pig face going on here but oh well..
The mines have a perfect temperature to store anything that needs to be kept pristine. They had rows and rows of movies films, Props from movies etc. But the coolest thing was the news paper form the day after President Lincoln was shot.
Everybody freeze!!!! Lamest batman ever but cool to see the freeze down in the mine.
The last stop before going to Utah was Pikes peak. We took a Cog Railroad train up 14,214 feet to the top of Pikes peak. It was really pretty up there and you could see for miles. But it was also very cold.
The tour guide said that you can see 4 different states from up here..
On the way down.
Once we got to Utah we stayed with Doug, He took us on a night hike which was really cool and kinda scary. We saw some kind of eyes that we think was something that could of ate us. lol
So now the Wedding. Shari and Bryce got married in the Manti Temple. It was really pretty inside and of course the wedding was beautiful.
So just like last year I listened to Andrea Gigliotti and wore bad shoes.. so every chance that I found I was sitting down. :) Note to self wear flats at the next wedding.
Pretty temple.................................................................................. Cute couple. lol
I love the look on their faces. And Shari's dress is to die for! She looked so pretty!!!
The whole Schmitt clan. I think the one in the suit with the red tie is pretty handsome. :)
Shari's roommate made her cake. I think its awesome!!!
The reception......

This is sweet little Evelyn, I'm so glad Nancy lives so close to me for a couple reasons. One her kids are so dang cute and also because Shes a good sister in law and reminds me of my sisters and is just a good friend..

All I wanted was one picture of the brothers together just normal and smiling. Nope this is what I got over and over and over again. They would look down, to the left, up right....
Even with Doug. Oh well I guess this is what brothers do and really it perfectly describes all 3 of them together.
All 13 grand kids. Shari had all the girls wear these cute little dresses and the boys were in pink ties. Jack was not to happy in these pictures so you can see Chris trying to hold him in place and duck in the picture at the same time.
Us with the bride.
Tom with pretty Little Ashley. Jen you have beautiful kids.
Playing on the teeter totter.
Me and Jen.. If you were to mix both Amber and Andi into one person you would get Jen. So really she just rocks. :)
Dancing at the reception. I think its funny.

Trying to take a picture of all the grand kids. It went pretty well overall.

Well that's it, our trip out west. I know I say it all the time but I just really wish we all lived by each other. I miss my sisters and my schmitt side family all the time. But I guess that's why vacations are so nice.

Well I guess this is what grown ups do...

Well this is my life as we know it thus far... I don't have many things to post like everyone else, my life consists of Tom, Laundry, Cooking or trying to, Maybe reading, cleaning and yes massaging everyone else in the world.

I'm glad that Toms around he keeps things interesting.... and as of the moment is very much in love with playing with Seabass on XBOX to wee hours in the morning shooting zombies. Or I should correct myself Nazi zombies.
Its sad to say but since this new job this is really the best thing that I have made for dinner. Yes Peanut butter and Jelly sometimes I switch it up and use honey... I think I just won the wife of the year award.
The Apartment that I might add is falling apart never seems to be or stay clean so this is me.. But my Vacuum looking nothing like this.
Yes the Job... If I worked on people who looked like this everyday life would be great.. but no I get hairy, stinky, nasty feet people. And some people don't even tip... Boo on them! But hey the pay is amazing so I am grateful for this job. If my arm doesn't fall off soon I might be able to enter a arm wrestling contest and maybe even win!
Well about every other night I am doing laundry. Not even on my own clothes, it SHEETS SHEETS SHEETS!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! It never ends!!!!!!!!! So I am very grateful to a great MOM AND MOTHER IN LAW who let me use their machines to do this. THANK YOU!!!
And then I guess if I am lucky and have not passed out at the end of the night I might be able to read some kind of good book. Maybe...

When do I get a massage???

Sad day.. poor Tom

Well here's the update on what happened to my Tom. He took the DAT today and I'm very sad to say that he didn't get the scores that he needed. So in 3 months we will be taking it again. He was sad today and to make things worse while sitting on the couch at his parents he got stung by a wasp on the thumb. BOOOOO!!!!!
But on the bright side now he knows what the actual test looks like, so this time around he will do so good. So I want to thank everyone for all the support, love, fasting and prayers that you all gave to Tom. We appreciate it. I guess going to Cedar point will be really good for us Thursday.

And on a happy note I think I got a new job that they want me to start this Saturday. Little nervous about not giving a 2 week notice but this job will be amazing. So to all of you who read this today pray that tomorrow will go so good and that I will get this new job.

Oh yea its at a chiropractic clinic being the massage therapist.
Wish me luck!

Just kidding his test is on TUESDAY!!!! we think that this a blessing due to all the fasting.. which will lead to more time for him tp prepare!!!

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Chicago

So this weekend Tom and I went to Chicago. I know totally last minute. We were going to go away with the whole Schmitt clan but plans changed and it wasn't going to happen. Tom was sad. He really needed to get away for his mental health. He has been working like a banshee trying to balance school, the Kapland course and trying to work in there some where. So he deserved this.. So Friday as I was getting out of work Tom told me that I needed to try and find us a cheap hotel in Gurnee Chicago. That there was a six flags that was open and we were going to it. So I did and packed us up so when Tom got home we could jump in the car and drive 4.5 hours to Gurnee Chicago. We got a cheap hotel and stayed there for Friday and Saturday. Then our plan was to go to Chicago and see the city on Sunday.. We had a really good time. Yes I really want kids but if we had them there would be no way that we would of been able to do this, so I am thankful for the time that we have together so we can have these experiences together.. but kids would be nice:) Anyway here is some pictures from our trip...


Tom and I in front of the entrance of Six Flags. It was a really nice park and there wasn't alot of people there so we were able to ride everything at least 2 times. After the Dark Knight ride.. I'm trying to be tough like Batman. And yes I know I look like a Fat Mexican in all these pictures.... its the coat and layers.

Superman Ride. Very fun.

Us..:)

You know that creepy guys from the six flags comericals?? Well I hate him, But Tom made me take a picture with him.


After Six flags we drove over to Lake Michigan. It was so pretty and Big, I forget how much they look like oceans. There was a lighthouse ( which is was I am holding on to) so we stayed there for awhile and took pictures and watched the sun set. It was kinda romantic.:)

Tom by the lighthouse.

Us by Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan

I think this is a cool picture.. good thing I don't have anything in my nose right?? lol

So then on Sunday before Tom and I walked around Chicago we went to the Shedd Aquarium. It was amazingly cool. We got there right when it open so we were able to have the place to our selves and we got to see alot. They have a really cool shark exhibit but it was to dark so none of the pictures showed up, but they were big and kinda scary. We took so many pictures I had to pick only some of the favorites.



This big thing kept following me around the fish tank. Creepy it lives in streams in Thailand.

This one was a favorite of Tom. Duh.........

They had a great lake section and this was the first thing we saw, a Huge snapping turtle. Sick its so big and it had algae all over it.

This is a spider crab.

They had all these jellyfish in this tank and the light would change colors. I really like jelly fish they are really majestic and beautiful.

And now Chicago. After we got out of Shedd we walked down Michigan Ave. It was cool to see the big city, we didn't go to the Sears Tower. It was to far to walk and we wanted to get home. And really I don't think its that tall. But Tom says yes it really is.

While we were walking down Michigan Ave there was this big mirror Bean. It was really funny and cool so we stopped and took some pictures with it.

Us inside the Bean

Me in the Bean

Tom in the Bean

I say Cool alot in this post.... Kinda funny