July 4
We went to a Rooftop Concert to see some local bands perform for FREE! It was pretty awesome. Except that we waited in the heat for almost an hour to get good seats. Killer, especially since we had practically non-existent air conditioning at home.
I just really like the view is all.
Exhibit A that my husband doesn't know how to smile naturally.
And when I pointed that out, this happened. Obviously Spencer doesn't know where to look for pictures.
Some other day in July
Spencer's parents rented some jet skis and we went out onto a lake for a summer fun day. I got the worst sunburn of my life, and that's all I remember from the day.
July 14: Cow Appreciation Day
We dressed up as cows and got a free meal from Chick-fil-a. You can't tell, but behind the cow-face, Spencer has another awkward, fake smile.
We only stood in line for a half hour. Thought it would be worse for some free food.
Sometime Late July: I went home for my good friend Dianna's endowment. It was a beautiful day, and such a good excuse to go home!
Cute little missionary.
Beautiful San Antonio Temple.
Spencer had to work, so we were apart for almost a week. He almost didn't let me go, and was so sweet when he picked me up. But he pretended he didn't know me when he picked me up and acted as my chauffeur. Then he wouldn't let go of my hand for three hours.
August 16: Our first anniversary (celebration, since our anniversary was on a Sunday)!
Started out with a wedding! Spencer's high school friend, Julia, got married!
Exhibit B that Spencer doesn't know how to smile.
Again, I told Spencer to smile normal, and this was the result.
We decided we needed to go somewhere a little fancier for dinner, so we researched and picked Caffe Molise! It was pretty good food, but maybe I'm just too picky and couldn't fully appreciate it. Spencer loved it, so that says something.
Standing in line for WICKED! (Exhibit C of the cheesy smiles)
So he tried to act "natural."
Less natural.
We had the BEST seats. It was a handicap accessible spot, but there weren't any guests who required the handicapped area, so we had this spot with extra leg room and an extra wide seat! Spencer kept trying to share the big seat with me, but that felt weird, so I made him sit by himself. About 10 minutes before the show started this lady sat down next to us... Pretty sure she was lost and couldn't find her seat, so she assumed ours was an empty seat because it was so large. Checked our tickets and the seat numbers.. Nope, only two seats here. Glanced at her ticket... middle section, not our far right section. Neither Spencer nor I were brazen enough to tell her to get lost, so she sat there during the entire show. We could've had our own private balcony but didn't go tell the usher to help this poor lady find her seat! (I'm not bitter though).
We were really excited and didn't know you weren't supposed to take pictures of the stage set up. Oops. You can barely see it. It's mostly us. And Spencer's crazy smile.
August 19: First day of school.
I left before Spencer woke up. Somehow we ended up wearing the same outfit. White shirt and khakis. Had to document it.
But we couldn't figure out a good angle.
So here are three slightly awkward body--selfies that we took laying down. It was obviously a long first day of school since I came home and laid down for the rest of the night.
Labor Day: (Pretty sure that was the holiday that prompted this trip). Alpine Slide.
See that white path in the middle of the orange trees? Yeah I went down that on a glorified butt scooter.
Riding the lift up the mountain. Probably the most terrifying part.
The slide! Would be better if it were a water slide..
View down the mountain.
View up the mountain.
View down the slide. AKA what I thought was my last photo.
Spencer's one and only mustache of his lifetime. Could be grown and removed all in 2 seconds.
Sometime in September: Scrolling through Pinterest and found this funny.
Early September: Ice Bucket Challenge. One of my kids challenged me to do the ice bucket challenge. I did it, showed the class the video where I challenged Spencer. Then I told the class to persuade Spencer to complete the challenge. This was the response.
Dear Mr. Bryson, You need to do the ice bucket challenge because your wife did it. I mean she did it and she's a woman! I thought you were a man!
Sometime Late September:
I have a couple particularly tough kids to motivate, so I was told to use a puppet to inspire them. Is it unprofessional for me to say no...?
September 22 (ish): Kenzi's baby shower
I made this diaper cake for Kenzi's baby shower. It was probably the most fun I've had putting together a gift. And my house smelled like diapers for a week. That was an unexpected bonus. Is it weird that I love that smell?
There are more pictures since this point, but it's currently 11:15 which is the latest that I've been up in four months, so I need to go to bed. And who wants to read one post for three hours? Kudos to you if you made it this far. I promise to do better about posting regularly, but I apologize if it's mostly about school.
In other news, our Christmas decorations are up and deserve a post of their own!
