Miscarriages happen

We miscarried our baby. It has been a very sad and trying time for us, but our faith keeps us strong. You can read my post about my lessons learned here.

Mountainside Walk

Last night after dinner, Trevor and I decided to go for a walk. We  do this on a pretty regular basis. It gets me out of the house and away from homework and we get to spend some time together. Normally, we walk around Wymount and up around the temple. This time, we decided to do something different. On our little excursion, I was, by coincidence - wearing my practical footwear. AKA - my holey ballet flats. Anyway, we walked up past the temple to the Rock Canyon trailhead. We drove up there once, but haven't been back since. We discovered it really wasn't that far from where we lived! Within about a 25 minute walk, we were there exploring around. It was later in the evening so we caught some amazing views. I was disappointed that I didn't have my Nikon with me. So, alas, these pictures are from my phone. I was also surprised at the amount of wildlife we saw. A few days ago, I saw a deer outside my bedroom window, and on this trail we saw a lot of little bunny-like creatures and some ducks crossing the trails we walked on. 

We finally had to call it quits and go home, both of our allergies started to act up and we couldn't stop sneezing! If you look in the picture below, you'll see a big green bowl like area. We walked from where this picture was taken, down the mountain, across the big green bowl and down the road to the temple and then into Wymount. It was quite the little hike we went on, but we sure did enjoy getting to know our surroundings a bit more. That big green bowl like area is a GIANT grassy field. The only real reason we could figure out why it was there is because there is a very large water tank up at the top, so assuming it broke, the water would have somewhere to go so it wouldn't flood the whole city. 

What's interesting, is all this that we discovered last night was only one more road north from where we usually talk our walks. Interesting what you can discover when you mix things up a bit. :) 

- SamiMae

Ern the Fern

Meet Ern. He's a fern, well not really, he's more of a cactus. Actually he's an Aloe Vera plant. He's my happy little plant who sits on my window ledge and keeps me company throughout the day as I'm doing homework. He cleans the air and watches the weather for me. I quite enjoy him. He watches the quad.

He got his name from Harry Potter three "Take it away Ern" from the Knight bus. hahaha.

Ern has a friend, Weinhard. They sit on the ledge together.

- SamiMae

Project+ Certified! 6 Credits down!

On Thursday I passed my CompTIA Project+ test and am now certified! YAY! That class was 6 credits and I did it in 4 weeks, but I was in Idaho for about a week and didn't study. HA! So now I can move all my classes forward 4 months! I'm enrolled in a Managerial Accounting class. I did my first real bit of studying today and LOVE IT! Since March I've done 15 credits! My goal is to do another 9 credits before Sept, which I think I can do. :)

- SamiMae

Passed Another Class!

Yesterday I passed my Marketing and Business Communications class with an 80% on the test! On to Project Management!

- SamiMae

An Idahoan Dinner

While up in Idaho, Mom made baked potatoes for dinner. I forgot how big Idaho potatoes are. (I use russet potatoes, because you can get a 10 lb for like less than $3.) It was enjoyable to have a REAL Idahoan dinner. A large spud and all the toppings. These things are MASSIVE! 

- SamiMae

Break out the Bow

Last week when I went home to visit, I pulled my compound bow and target from storage. It was up in the attic. I got 'em down and went to the backyard to shoot. I had a blast. I love my bow! Last season I had an expert set my sights so my aim is pretty accurate. 

Funny story. So this bow was suppose to be a right handed bow, since I'm right handed. But it got shipped to me as a left handed bow. I didn't know this until I went to see an expert in a shop. He gave me some pointers and helped me use it as a left handed bow. Believe it or not, I enjoy it better as a left handed bow. I'm left-eye dominant. Meaning, I focus my vision with my left eye. Weird, I know. lol. So, It's actually easier to shoot with my left hand. I've strengthened my arm a bit, but I'm a lot steadier with my left hand because it's so much easier to see through my sights! 

Anyway, I'm loving my bow. It's a Youth Bear bow. (The adult ones were a bit...bigger and this just fit better. :) 

Dinner just got away...lol

- SamiMae