Two Six

On Friday we celebrated Travis' 26th birthday! I get way more excited for his birthday than he does, so I had a great time! I think he had a great day too.

Sporting his b-day presents. His fancy new adida's and a Charles Barkley jersey.

Eating at Wingers with some of his friends.

His fancy cake made by a fantastic woman.

There's a First for Everything

HAPPY MO-VEMBER

November 1st, 2011: The first time Alison Jarrett has seen her husband's chin. She is not happy with the results.

Certified

Travis passed his Athletic Training Certification test!! It was a BIG test and it's very common to not pass it your first time (we know many trainers that have taken in mulitiple times). Next step: turn in PHYSICAL THERAPY APPLICATIONS in the next week!

The Adventures of Man Hands and Fluff

This past weekend my best friend was able to come down and spend the weekend with me in Cedar. We had a blast! Friday night we went to the Tuachan and watched "The Little Mermaid". It was so cool! The effects, costumes, songs, everything was so awesome! The play started out with water flooding the stage and Prince Erik's boat "floating" into the scence. Everytime the play was "underwater" they had a sheet of water coming out of sprinkers attached to the top of the stage and they would project images of fish and water onto it. It looked awesome! My favorite part was "Under the Sea". That song was so much fun and just kept on going! Saturday night we went to the Demolition Derby in Parowan. Heber has set some high expectations for Derby's and Parowan let us down. The arena was so small, not very many cars entered into the derby, and they kept doing a mini car figure 8 race that was not fun. I go to derby's to see cars smash into each other, not to race around tires. Oh well, we still had a good time. The rest of the time was spent laughing, reminiscing, and just having a good time! I have the best best friend :)

After eating awesome Tiki Shack (wish I would have taken a picture with the actual snow cone)

Ready for some Demolition! Too bad we didn't get any

A Really Cool Place

Last week Travis and I were able to go to the temple and I had two really neat experiences that I would like to share.

Neat experience #1: About an hour before we left for the temple we found out that some of our friends were getting a divorce. They had been married about 1 1/2 years and he found out some things about her he wasn't ok with and he left. When we found this out it kind of shook us up. They seemed like a solid couple that were really in love and willing to work things out. We talked about this the whole ride down to St. George. We went through our session and made it into the Celestial room. I was walking around and looking into the sealing rooms and had an overwhelming peace come upon me. Looking in that room I knew that Travis and I will be together for all of eternity. We will have hard times, but nothing will be strong enough to tear us apart. This was such an amazing feeling and was so reassuring after the sad news we had just heard.

Neat experience #2: As I mentioned in my previous post I got my wisdom teeth out. The healing process was long and hard. They had been out for a week and I was still in a lot of pain. I went back to the dentist thinking I had dry socket only to find out that some food had gotten in the holes and was rotting (sick, I know). He cleaned it out and told me to continue to clean the sockets out and I should be good. Wrong. I was still in just as much pain as before he cleaned it out. (To make matters worse every time I took a Loratab I threw it up). By the time Saturday rolled around (the day we went to the temple) I was fed up with the whole situation. I was in so much pain, out of ideas of what to do, and completely frustrated that it seemed like there was nothing I could do about it. I took enough Ibuprofen to get me through the next couple of hours and we went to our session. While I was in the temple I knew that if I had enough faith in my Heavenly Father he would heal me. I said a prayer in the Celestial room and told Heavenly Father that I do have faith in him and asked that he would take some of the pain away from me so I could complete my day to day tasks. Sure enough, the Lord took care of me and lifted me up when I needed it. I wasn't instantly healed, but the pain level dropped drastically and it has continued to drop as time has gone on. It has been two weeks since I had them taken out and I am almost 100% better.

I am so grateful for the blessings I have received in the temple, and that I know I will continue to receive. I want anyone who is able to go to the temple to go. We can always make up excuses and reasons to not go, but I know that when we do go we are blessed beyond measure. I am so thankful for this church and the knowledge is gives me.

And The Winner Is.....

If I were to give out an award for the best husband, I would give it to Travis (duh). There are numerous reasons why he is the best, but here is the reason why I choose to blog about.

Last week I got my wisdom teeth. I was really scared because EVERYONE felt like it was their duty to tell me horror stories about it. Especially since I was only getting numbed. I told Travis he didn't need to go with me, but he gladly said he would go with me. He brought his Athletic Training book with him and said he would study in the lobby.

They called me back and as I turned around to sit in the chair there is Travis right behind me. He said that he was going to sit in the room with me instead. (lucky for him the dentist let him watch the whole thing. He loved it) I was so glad he was there because every time I would flinch, he was there holding my hand or stroking my leg to let me know he was there and that it would be ok. I know that getting your wisdom teeth out is a routine proceedure and it happens to everyone, but it was a big deal to me and I was glad he was there for me.

When it was over, he gingerly helped me to the car. He was so sweet the next few days (week)making sure I was ok and that I had everything that I needed (want). After he got me home and situated he went to the store and bought me ice cream, fruit bars, pudding, soup, juice, and all the essential lack of wisdom teeth foods.

Since I was numb I couldn't tell when there was a blood/saliva running down my chin. That is something that should gross normal people out, but he would just help me wipe it off and tell me that he loved me.

He told me as a reward for doing this (since I am a little kid and need a reward for doing things such as this) he will buy me Pringles as soon as I can eat them and he will watch a chick flick with me.

I love Travis so much and am so grateful for how well he always take care of me. I think of all the times I have been sick (which is a lot because I catch everything) and how he is always so sweet and tender to me. I am so lucky to have him and appreciate all he does for me.

My favorite holiday: July

I love July! There is always so much to do, the weather is usually nice, and you get to spend a lot of it with family! I feel like it is one big holiday! Our July started off with the annual BBQ in Midway. I had such a blast. I love being with all my sisters and their husbands,my parents, and love love being able to play with my nephews and niece (soon to be nieces!) prob more than any of them even realize. I cherish every time I get to be with them since sometimes it feels like it isn't enough. Lately I suck at a taking pics and the only ones we get are ones that Travis has taken when I am not paying attention, so I am glad he got a few pics of our last few holiday celebrations! Below is at my parents. The kids were playing on the slip and slide (even though you can't even see the slip and slide)

Feeding B-man

Damon and Halle love being hyper and crawling all over me, but I will take what ever attention they will give me!

Chubby Cael

Bronson loved the licorice!

Our next holiday in July was at the Ute Stampede. Yes, this is a holiday. We love being able to go each year and to be a part of the parades, booths, car shows, and of course rodeo's!

The best pic I could get at the actual rodeo during the bull riding.

Friday night in the box seats with our friend Kohana.

Saturday night with the usual green team celebration. I wish I had a group pic. Anni has some pics from this night so check with her.

July is the best month of the year (I had always wished my b-day was in July) and I always hate to see it go. Hopefully August will be just as fun!

One of the Many Things We Disagree On

Travis loves exercise. I mean he really really LOVES it. Most days he does it twice a day. Basketball at 5:30 in the morning (another major difference between us for another conversation), and P90X in the afternoon. Or raquetball, or riding his bike, crossfit, or whatever he can do. I do not like exercise. I dare say that I HATE it. We are complete opposites in this realm. If I exercise once a month I feel really fit and like I'm doing my part.

In March, Travis became a Certified Personal Trainer. The test was brutal, but he passed it with flying colors! At the beginning of this month he got a job doing boot camps for SUU employees (not me, I would never go to a boot camp at 6:00 a.m.). He loves it! The person that he is doing this with just told him that she is opening a gym in August and would like him to work for her as a trainer! If this wasn't good enough, he also got a job as a Physical Therapy Aide at one of the clinics in Cedar that will start at the end of July. This is going to look so good on his applications (look out University of Utah, here we come!) He is so excited to be able to do things he loves, have his work apply more to his degrees, and to be able to get out of the Centrum! I am so proud of him. Sidenote: The countdown is on for how much time we have left in Cedar. It was weird moving here knowing that we'd be here for years, and we weren't entirely sure how long we would be here. Now we have 11 more months.

Bartering, Dolpins, and Sunburns

We went on an AWESOME cruise to Catalina Island and Ensenada Mexico! We went with Anni and Vance and we had to best time. Since pictures say a thousand words, here ya go!

Travis Dancing at Dinner because our Vaiter LOVED him and made him get up.

CATALINA ISLAND

WILDLIFE DOLPHIN BOAT RIDE

WE have a video of our dolphin boat ride but after waiting 2 1/2 hours of trying to post it and still nothing, I went to bed. Maybe another post.

FORMAL NIGHT

A TASTE OF MEXICO AT THE MANGO MANGO

Cruise ships must be lucky for me because last time I beat Travis at Ping Pong, this time I beat him in a game of mini-golf! (in all fairness he beat me in one game, and I may have made the game slightly easier for myself by not letting the ball roll as far as it should have)

Our awesome waiter that loved our table the most (especially Travis) and we loved him!