Monday, September 23, 2013

{Last of the Summer Concerts - Luke Bryan}

The Summer of Sweet Concerts has come to an end and what a Sweet Summer it was!

Luke Bryan, Thompson Square, Florida Georgia Line and Cole Swindell ended the Country Summer Concert series on a high note for Salt Lake City!

101.5 The Eagle pulled out the big guns and invested in a Party/Tour Bus all equipped with fancy lights, sound system, TV, snacks, concerts and other surprises yet to be revealed.




Cole Swindell performed on our Outdoor RV Eagle Stage and even though it was the first time I've heard his music, I am a fan. He has written for Luke Bryan and Craig Campbell and I have a feeling we will be hearing more from him. Luke had him come on stage during the show and perform his first single, "Chillin It" (which I've included for your viewing pleasure).

Due to traffic clearing out, we didn't get home until about 1:00am, but that was okay since we had The Eagle Bus to hang out and watch a movie in after the show. That was a pretty long day, but memorable and worth it.

Thank you to 101.5 The Eagle, Erika and Jon for having us as your "interns". We hope we contribute enough to make your jobs a little easier!















Wednesday, September 18, 2013

{1:30AM Humor}

I don't think the reason I am so amused by this video is due to the hour of the night/morning - 1:30am at the moment.

I might even be jealous that this person has a cat with even more character than mine. 

But seriously...where can I get a shark suit for my cat??????


{Busy, Unemployed and Family History}

My sweet Mission Mom invited me to have lunch with her last week and it was good food for the tummy and the soul!

She asked me what was new and I said that I was the busiest unemployed person I have ever met :)

Okay. I am positive I could be more busy than I already am...but that would require waking up before 9am every day. Who wants to do that when they don't have to though?

I know, I know...spare me the lecture, because I AM working on waking up earlier. That would require going to bed earlier and just for the record it is currently 12:30am.

I have always had a hard timing falling asleep.

Stress has always made it worse.

Nothing right now is terribly conducive for keeping a normal sleep schedule. 

I was in bed tonight at 10:30pm and two hours later, here I am.

I don't watch TV except when Ben is home at night. I have a very long list of things to keep me busy. I can only job hunt and fill out applications for so long each week. BORING!!!

My usual day now, for the most part, resembles exercise, being on my computer, playing with Cinna, trying new recipes-now that I have time, checking items off of my to-do list, weekly service and FAMILY HISTORY!

Does that sound awesome to you too?

**Mormons love family history, aka genealogy. Why? Ask me. We have a lot of good reasons.

A couple of years ago my Grandpa Powell passed away. About a year after his death I had a dream about him and he told me that he missed his sweetheart and couldn't wait to see her again. 

**Mormons also believe that this earthly experience we are all having is temporary and we will be reunited with our loved ones again someday. It makes complete sense to me.

I had that dream in 2008 and I have always felt a pressing need to make sure I started working on our family history so I could take names to one of the temples.

**Mormons also believe in free agency and freedom of choice for our passed ancestors to either accept or deny any work done for them done here on earth in temples.

**Did you know there are temples ALL OVER the world now??? 

Louisiana Baton Rouge Temple - where Ben and I were married and sealed as a family

Needless to say, I am finally working on my family history through www.familysearch.org and I am kind of obsessed with it. 

I called my Grandma and Grandpa Lyon who connected me with their cousin in Florida. I spoke to Nancy, who is my 3rd cousin I believe, and we had a great chat :) She is sending me some information that she has and I cannot WAIT to receive it.

I got stuck on a few family names BUT if I have the right Charles Henry Lyon (my Great, Great Grandpa) then I just discovered a very long line of our family history that has already been done back to the 15th Century.

I am being realistic and guessing there are errors somewhere along the way, but the possibility that I am on the right path makes me giddy!

So far it appears that at least one line of my family came from Scotland in the 1700's and settled in Connecticut, Pennsylvania and then New York. Sure, why not? 

It is pretty amazing the information I've been able to find just with the free resources online. I have a feeling I may be signing up for one of those websites that I will eventually have to pay for as they seem to have easier access to Census records. I need to do some more digging, but so far so good!

Friday, September 6, 2013

{Keeping Perspective}

Motto of the week: Keep it real and keep fun in perspective! 

My FAVORITE song of the week:


And even though we ain't got money,
I'm so in love with you, honey,
And everything will bring a chain of love.
And in the morning, when I rise,
You bring a tear of joy to my eyes
And tell me everything is gonna be alright.

Ben has been a rock through the last two weeks of my "vacation" AKA "unemployment". 

Last weekend we hung out at home the entire weekend. I think we are still trying to figure out what life is going to look like until I find another job(s). We realized we can't put life and our happiness on hold.

We can STILL have fun, just on a smaller scale and within our means :)

Last night we went downtown to the Salt Lake Greek Festival with our friend Joe. We mostly made it about food and just hanging out, and we had such a good time. We love having friends to hang out with. 



I am SO glad I married someone who loves my friends as much as I do. I don't need fancy trips, nice cars, a big house, or a lot of cash, but I do need people in my life that I care about and that care about us. 

We are living life a little more humble than we've been before, but life is SO good :) 

Ben showed so much care and concern for Joe last night that I was proud he was my husband. It really is the little things. I like being on his team when I recognize those cool things he does even though he doesn't have to. 

For your enjoyment I am also including a picture I took on Trax last night. Salt Lake Comic Con is also going on right now. Even though these Super Heros are plum tuckered out, I felt pretty safe riding public transport last night.