SCO's Homecoming

Since SCO doesn't have a football team, Homecoming consists of games, BBQ, and beer. It is definitely a fun filled evening! Zach and I had a lot of fun jousting!

I was so excited that there was a climbing wall! Zach and I both like to rock climb but we haven't been able to forever so it was a lot of fun. You can see in the picture how far ahead I am of Zach! Okay, so he was on the "hard" side and I was doing the intermediate...
We made it!

Anyway, Homecoming was awesome! The BBQ was typical Memphis BBQ, which I have gotten used to. I think we will be BBQ eating experts by the time we leave here.

On a side note, my friend Jana and I went to the Bartlett Festival at Freeman Park yesterday. They had a ferris wheel, live bands, lots of food, a car show, and lots of different businesses had booths trying to get you to buy something. We were at a chiropractor booth and this lady was explaining all the cool things they could do in their office to us and a few other people. They had this thing you could stand on and it told you if you leaned more to the left or right and how you held your shoulders and hips. The lady told two 13 year old girls that if they wanted to do a demonstration they would need to go find a guardian since they were under age. Jana got on the contraption first and after she was done I was about to step on to it when the lady says, "Wait, are you two related?" Jana had a very puzzled look on her face and said "no" while I just looked at her and said, "I'm 23 if that's what your asking..." The lady then says, "Oh okay, you can get on then." After she was done with me we walked away and both busted up laughing. I keep thinking that with every birthday I will somehow look older but it just hasn't happened yet. I still get mistaken for one of the young women in our ward here also. Oh well, hopefully when I'm forty I will look like I'm in my twenties, then it won't irritate me! Plus, the lady didn't tell me anything that our wii fit hasn't already told me...I lean to my left.

Zach's Birthday!

Zach's birthday was on the 9th of September, I am just really slow at posting! I won't tell you how old he is but we are exactly 2 years and 11 months apart! It was really low key this year, but that is how Zach likes it. I made a nice dinner for the two of us and a banana creme pie. Last year, Zach informed me that he doesn't want cake anymore for his future birthdays but pies instead. Anyway, I have the most amazing husband! He is the perfect man for me. It always amazes me how much we have in common but how different we are to keep life interesting. :) Anyway, I'm not as good with words as he is so here are some pictures from his birthday.

A Poem

I like to write, but I usually don't like to share with others what I write. I decided I could post this poem, though, since most people won't understand it anyway :)

La blancura de la esperanza

La blancura de la noche,
Blancura del corazón,
Esperanzas de la vida,
No sé si sencillas son.
Somos tandas de cebollas
Y ciegos sin el bastón.
Aún deseos sin objetos--
Hechos sin una razón.
La sociedad nos enreda
Si no tomamos acción.
Hay que guardar su blancura,
Porque divino es el don.

Labor Day

We went to Washington D.C. for Labor Day (thanks to T-mobile for our free plane tickets) and had a blast! We were able to go to quite a few of the Smithsonian museums. At the Air and Space Smithsonian we rode this crazy ride where Zach got to be the pilot of the ride and I was the gunner. I had to shoot all the planes that came in our sight on a screen while Zach made us go up side down a lot! It was so much fun! We walked around the National Gallery of Art for awhile which was awesome. I hadn't been to an art museum that big since Europe and I loved it! We went to the Natural History museum and saw some dinosaurs. We saw the Washington Monument, Lincoln Monument, and WWII Monument, they were all amazing, especially the Lincoln Monument. Sunday evening while we were there the National Symphony was having a free concert on the west lawn of the capital. It was really neat to hear them play, especially since they played cartoon songs. :) We ended the trip by eating at Hard Rock and finally seeing the White House. It was a very short trip but we managed to see almost everything we wanted. The best part about DC is that everything is free! Here's a slideshow of our trip, sorry about the weird captions, I didn't want to explain every picture but didn't know how to erase the picture number. There's a special picture in here for Zach's mom...let us know if you figure it out Ann! :)