Trevin and Allison Cardon: June 2010

As of yesterday it is officially summer! Trevin and I have been living it up as much as possible before he starts getting busy with school. Yeah for once Trevin will actually have hard classes and homework and I will be the one playing Tiger Woods Wii golf all the time....or maybe just hitting the mall instead. This past weekend we went to Colorado for Trevin's buddy's wedding. It was the best hoe-down I've ever been to. I totally forgot to take pictures so I'll just have to describe it. The groom was in jeans and a cowboy hat and we were sitting on hay bales. Need I say more. Haha but actually it was a really awesome wedding and so much fun to be back home. We were able to spend sometime with my parents and my brother's family. One night we actually went to the drive-in with Richard's family. It was the opening night of Toy Story 3 so naturally we had to go see it. The drive-in in Fort Collins has to be one of my favorite summer things to do. The weather was great and my sister-in-law Adriane even supplied some pretty awesome Toy Story 3 snacks for us. We had so much fun in Fort Collins that the whole way back to Utah all I could think about was how fast we can get back.

We now have a week at home to make a little money and remember what its like to not be on vacation all the time. After this week we are headed to Bear Lake for Trevin's family reunion. I can't wait! It has been awhile since we have seen his family and most important our lil nephew Callin......he's really the reason for all the excitement.

Trevin has just been working hard playing with dirt everyday and I just started the second semester of summer school. Really it is about time for the whole school thing to be over. Besides that things are pretty normal here for us. Just really loving summer!!

Well, Allison has been bugging me for a few weeks to update the blog. I've been putting it off, but figured I should probably get around to it. Honestly, i should have done it weeks ago seeing as how I now have a million things to update about. I hope that I can get everything in that I want (and more importantly what she wants).

Summer is finally upon us, and Allison and I have been enjoying it! Its great to finally have Allison back to her normal self after a few brutal semesters of school. She is currently taking spring and summer classes, but they are not nearly as intense as the last few semesters. Its great to be able to spend more time with her. Along with school, Allison continues to work at Merrill Financial. I keep telling her that she has to hold onto that job for as long as she can. Why? Well, Memorial Day weekend her boss Roger took us to Lake Powell on basically an all expenses paid trip complete with houseboat, ski boat, jet skis, great food and best of all great company. We had an absolutely AMAZING time. Nothing better than relaxing in the sun, stuffing your face constantly and having lots of laughs with some great people. We were really sad to leave and wish that we could live on that houseboat. We are looking into a few business ideas that would allow us to live on Lake Powell year round. Haha.

The weekend after Lake Powell we got together with some good friends from the ward, TJ and Vanessa Stone, and took a nice morning hike up to Stewart Falls. Allison had been wanting to go on a hike for awhile, and we heard that Stewart Falls was a great hike to go on. We were quite surprised with how much fun it really was. The hike wasn't too hard and the falls were actually quite amazing.

Well, those two adventures were fun and all, but the best was this past weekend. Believe it or not, we have been married for 1 YEAR!!! Yeah, I still cant believe it either. To celebrate, I booked a nice (an AMAZING) hotel up in Park City to just relax and spend some time together. We headed up Friday afternoon and came back Sunday. We had an amazing time together. We decided to split up Friday and Saturday as far as planning activities went. Friday was Allison's day. We started off with a little picnic in Provo canyon (definitely a nice surprise). We rolled into Park City at about 3, caught a movie (Iron Man 2, yeah i got to pick) and then went to dinner at the No Name Saloon on Main Street. They are famous for their buffalo burgers, and they did not disappoint. Allison even got one and enjoyed it, which is saying something. Saturday was my day. The weather wasnt the greatest, so we decided to take it easy and kind of just relax. We woke up late, hung out in our amazing hotel room and then went and did a little shopping. Allison, like any other woman, loves to shop. Park City has some nice outlet stores that had a ton of stores that Allison loves. I gotta say, I think I was an amazing wingman, and helped Allison get some pretty nice new clothes. We have learned over the past year to compromise, so after shopping we returned to the hotel to relax and watch a little World Cup action (great work USA and Argentina by the way). Allison was a great sport, thanks to the shopping and a dozen red roses. We ended off Saturday evening with dinner at a great Italian restaurant. It was a perfect ending to a great day. Sunday morning we again woke up late, checked out of the hotel and visited the farmer's market on main street. More than anything it was kinda fun to just people watch. Haha, i think farmer's markets bring out some of the best people. Anyways, we had an amazing weekend and it was the perfect way to celebrate our first year of marriage. A perfect weekend for a perfect year!!

Whew! That was a mouthful. We are now back in Provo for a few more days before some more adventures. This weekend we are heading back to Colorado with Trevor and Natalie Sterling for an old buddy's wedding. We are excited to get back to FoCo and spend some time with Allison's family. We haven't seen them since Christmas, so it should be a good time. After Colorado we are off for a week, just enough time to recuperate and prepare for the annual Bear Lake trip which is always a good time. We are really excited for the rest of the summer and Allison will give the next update (thats right babe, its now your turn).

No, its not the shade. Allison really is that tan. Glad that some of us don't just turn red in the sun.

View of the boat with the main man himself. Thanks Rog!!

Allison and Cari on the boat.

Darren and I about to be killed on the tube. Not the greatest idea.

Hiking up to the Rainbow Bridge Arch. Didn't know it beforehand, but it happened to be the 100th birthday of the Arch. Kinda cool.

Nothing like a morning boat ride.

Getting ready for a jet ski ride.

View from the houseboat...Amazing.

The happy couple at the falls!

TJ and I hiking up to the falls. Picture makes it look a lot more daring than it really was.

Just hanging out in the hot tub. The Waldorf Astoria really brought her A-game. Loved that hotel!

After one year of marriage its surprising how much you learn to compromise...Allison gets roses in front of the fireplace and I get to watch the World Cup.