Blog-aholic

So I love to blog. I love to read blogs. I love to design blogs. I LOVE it... and I'm embarrassed to admit that I actually have THREE blogs! The Valantines Family Blog, Valantine Photography Blog and My Artist Blog! I've only had it for a month or so but it's kinda where I put my thoughts, Ideas and lessons I learn as an student. I showcase more of my fine art that people don't usually see there.
 It might be kinda boring but you may follow it if you'd like :)

My Life As An Aspiring Artist

Golfing, Rivers, BBQs and Nose Jobs

 Brandon decided since he studied SO HARD for the MCAT and he work SO HARD in OCHEM and Physics he'd buy himself some new golf clubs! He found this place online where you can buy nock-offs that are AWESOME so he got some Pings and he loves them! I'm glad he's got a passed time other than school work now.

 Me and Charley said goodbye to summer by going to our favorite place in Cedar City! There is a bike trail about 2 minutes away from my house that runs along a river that charley just LOVES to play in!

 I throw rocks into the water and she tries to find them but gets so sad when she can't find them and bring them back to me..

 it's a little low right now but we like it that way.

 Ryan, Aaron and I took Jared and a few of his friends to Lagoon for his Birthday! SO FUN but I can't believe that boys already 11!

 My good friend Jamie got home from her mission a few weeks ago so my friends and I all had the traditional summer pool party at my house! SO FUN!

 Nate and Malorie brought their dogs who jumped in the pool so immediately Charley wanted to get in too. She was too scared to swim cause she couldn't touch the bottom like she can in the river but she LOVED floating around on this sled?

 once a year we try to see how many of us we can stuff in this shower... we get fewer and fewer people in every year. (it looks like we're naked but we're not I promise!)

 Jamies homecoming!

 oh how I LOVE my friends!!

So... I guess I whistle when I sniff?.. it doesn't bug anyone but my mom and she has REALLY been pushing for me to get it fixed! There is a bone that goes up the middle of your nose and I don't have one. It must have gotten infected when I was little (getting hit in the face with volleyballs didn't help either) but I guess there is something you can do to fix it now? Anyway I get to the Dr. with my mom and he says "here we're gonna shove this up your nose...

yep... it looked JUST like this but worse! the circles on the side are about the size of a quarter! He numbed the inside of my nose by sticking wet floss stuff WAAAAY further up then I ever knew possible and then just SHOVED it up there!! It didn't hurt but it was the WEIRDEST experience of my life!! After that it took about an hour for me to start hating life!! It rubs my nose raw and I can't BREATH!! It hurts to even put my finger on my nose! I want to get it out so badly but I'd have to go up to SLC to do that so I have to leave it for a while. We'll see how it goes... pray for me.... :)

Call 911! or the hogle zoo which ever...

So yesterday Charley was barking out the sliding door like CRAZY! usually that means there are annoying kids out there teasing her so she wants to go out and play! So we just say "CHARLEY SHH!!" and she'll stop but yesterday she WOULD NOT STOP!!!! Finally I walked over to the sliding door to yell at the kids out there and when I opened the blinds 10 of my neighbors where standing on my lawn looking into my patio?.... Then I noticed this...

it was the WORLDS BIGGEST BIRD!!!! Chillin on my bike!!!

I ran outside (leaving Charley inside cause this bird could have taken off with her)

all my neighbors were on the phone with animal control and the Hogle Zoo!! 

"hi Hogle Zoo? yes umm there is an Eagle on my neighbors porch... can you come get it?"... 

ha ha ha I live around a bunch of winners!

I guess the guy on the 3rd floor was out on his balcony and he said it just fell?... 

It was injured I guess?

I had to leave for work but I guess Animal Control came and got it and the whole neighborhood has been talking about it. Pretty intense day here in Cedar City!!

The End Of Summerpalooza!

So my friends and I have been inseparable since our freshman year of High School. We do everything together and we are HUUUUUGE summer people! In High School we were up 8 a.m and outside till we can't stand up anymore! We hike, climb, run, play, frisbee, drive ins, jet ski, boat, longboard, THE WORKS everyday all day!! This summer we're all married and had to be "adults" and actually GO to our jobs. We weren't employed by our dads or lifeguards anymore so we all went through HUGE summer withdrawls. Half way through summer me and my Best Friend Nate decided at the end of the summer we were gonna have one BIG summer send off at lake powell! We called it "The End of the Summerpalooza!" We went for 3 days and had a BLAST! Only a few of us could go this year but you bet it's gonna be an annual thing from now on!!

Heres the group! It wasn't very big this year but thats ok (it made it WAY less expensive :)

here is our camp! our sad black Canopy is laying on the left side :( We couldn't figure out how to put it up...

but no worries we found other uses for it!

Me and Ty :)

Katie and Derek are river guides in Moab so they know all these SWEET beach games! This one is called KNOOB! Its AWESOME! 

This is me on Tys stand up Jet Ski! It was so fun but I got owned! I hurt my knee SO BAD on that sucker! It STILL hurts and this was weeks ago!

Tyson & Kyle!! They're brothers and I love these 2 together! They are a blast!

Me and KPAx! We've been best buds since the 8th grade! I just love her!

FUN TRIP! GREAT WAY TO END THE SUMMER! WE'LL DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR!