o, catch up we will try

So, since the last post, I have visited Moab, UT and Washington D.C. Wow. It's been a blast.
Tivo and I took another long trip last weekend. We hopped in the car and headed north east. Unfortunately, a cop caught me pushing the limit of speed (hehe, by quite a bit) and I got a ticket. Fortunately, I'm still 5 behind Chris.
I must tell you, dogs are the greatest traveling companions ever. Tivo snuggled up in my lap during the drive. He didn't whine (too much)! He didn't say anything rude or cruel. He didn't lie or taunt. He simply sat with me as I rocked out to music. I love him....
Anyway, Moab is a very pretty place. I have never been there before. Tivo had free reign of a few acres. He loved the opportunity to roam around; however, he had a tough time leaving my side at first. I got to do a little bit of 4-wheeling in the beauty of the mountains as well as hit golf balls at the Moab range. It was a fun little escape.
Tivo sits like a human sometimes Notice the lights? That's the cop....



Onto DC. I flew into Dulles International and a dear friend from my childhood picked me up-Mikale. It was her brilliant idea to attend the Temple, so that we did. She had only gone through a few days before. It is so beautiful. The next day, I took the Metro into DC to meet Brie. Brie and I had many fun filled days full of museums and artifacts and overloading information. We stayed with her cousin in Maryland (I think). The whole area confuses me. Virginia, MD, DC....they all seem the same, but apparently they're so very different.
I will put up some pictures, but if you have any questions, just post em and I'll reply. I know I have left out MUCH detail....I'm exhausted....

You call THAT school?

So, everybody keeps asking me how Chris is and how dental school is going and if it's really hard...Chris looks at his computer monitor a few hours a night. He's off at 12 on Thursdays and is never later than 5. Last weekend he hit balls with a friend. This weekend he is going golfing. SO, you can answer your own questions.
Tivo and I still hate the heat, but it is cooling off a bit, so that makes us happy. Tivo and I just recently took a trip up to Utah for a day and a half. It was way good to get outta Sin City. We both got to hang out with our old friends. We saw my garden, what's left of it anyway. I got some tomatoes, carrots, grapes, and pears from the back year. I'm WAY excited. We went on a little walk up Provo Canyon. I didn't have to miss Fall after all. Alyiah, Katie and I collected beautifully colored leaves. It was fabulous. I went to church and watched Sunbeams wreak havoc and saw how Laurels love living life. Amanda came and chilled over at Alecia's with me. We was a blast doing absolutely nothing together. I had lunch with my brother and Amanda. It was great to sit down and spend quality time with people I love. I also stopped by the Depot. I asked Aimee to wait so I could see her and she totally did. She even sat (well, stood, really) while I told endless stories about how horrific things are at the Depot here, in Vegas. Hey, that reminds me, our store flooded Friday night. We had to close. A pipe burst (while the repair guys were "fixing" it). It was a freaking waterfall coming from the ceiling. There were inches of water on the floor. We all had to push water out the doors. We've lost over $85,000 worth of merchandise, THUS far. They've only counted two thirds of it....It was insane...I guess I can't escape flooding after all. I'm doomed.....
I guess that's all for now.
I'll try to write more often (it's not like there's nothing happening, are you kidding, I'm a freaking Spillers).

Beginning in Vegas

So, it's been a bit crazy down here. Within the first week of moving here, our car got broken into and our GPS was stolen. That was a very sad day. Chris's school is going well. He doesn't have his computer yet though. His order has been cancelled 4x. SO frustrating. I got us an air card, but after 3 hours of being on the phone with AT&T IT support, we cancelled that and went with regular ol' DSL. Hopefully the modem will be here tomorrow. We are on our 76th day in a row over 100*. It's freaking hot. Tivo is doing well. He loves the dog park and whines the night we don't go. Last week, Chris and I went to an opening social thing for school. We went on a hike up Mt. Charleston. It was nice to be out in nature again away from all the traffic.
I think that's pretty much all for now (my connection might die any minute)...here's a few pics...