Two Idahoans and Their Little "Spud"

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Crabbing

Last weekend Jake's mom came to visit!! She really wanted to go crabbing and clamming, so she bought us all shellfish licenses, and away we went to try our hand at crabbing! We went down to the docks at Charleston (only 10 minutes away), dropped in our crab pots, waited 15 minutes, and pulled them up!! Our first pot ever gave us 2 crabs that were big enough to keep!! We only caught 3 that whole day that were keepers, and only 2 the next day, but it sure was a fun time, and made us feel like locals!! :) Here are some pics from our crabbing adventure!

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Sunset Beach

Wait....is that.....

Yep, it's a skull!! Where's the buried treasure??

Don't judge. I have been going back to the gym!

Dirty Dash Continued!

Keep in mind these pics are from a disposable waterproof camera that we carried with us for the race!! Some pics are blurrier than others because the camera was covered in mud and water!!

Jake and I at the end of the Dirty Dash!

The end is near!

Wait. Is there something in my teeth? This is my beautiful friend, Jayme, by the way....

Thanks, Jake, for capturing my fall on film.

Me and Jayme!

Jake on the top!

Jake and Jayme

One of the many obstacles!

Jake on the slide

My favorite part!

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Dirty Dash-Eugene, Oregon!

Can't wait for next year!!!

Yesterday Jake and I did The Dirty Dash. It's a mud run/obstacle course and proceeds go to benefit charities like the YMCA and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. For more info and the race, or to sign up and participate in one of the events, check them out here: http://www.thedirtydash.com/

We had an awesome time!!! These are pics from before and after that we took with my regular camera. We also took a disposable waterproof camera with us during the race, and once I get those developed I will post more pics of us actually during the race, if any of them turned out!!! It was a muddy good time!! Jake and I did it with the assistant at my office. Her name is Jayme, and she did awesome and had a great time as well!! Next year we want to get more people to sign up with us and take a big group!!

Jayme and I before The Dirty Dash

Yep, that's right!!!

Jake, Shannon, and Jayme before the race!

Jayme and I after The Dirty Dash

Still badass!!!

Jake after The Dirty Dash!! He's a dirty boy!

Jayme after The Dirty Dash!!

Side profile of me afterwards!

Jake in all his muddy glory!

Not my most attractive mugshot. ha ha

Jayme, Jake, and me (Shannon) after The Dirty Dash!

How he proposed...

Jake works nights, and got off work around 9am on Nov. 25th. He went home, loaded up his stuff and our dog, Molly, and drove the nearly 500 miles to Saint George. When he arrived I was still at work, so he stopped by to get my key. When I got home, he had gone through my closet and had picked out some clothes for me to wear. As I freshened up and fixed my hair he pulled out one of those little plastic bubble containers that you get from the fifty cent machines at Walmart. It had a super fake ring in it. "I got you something!" he said. I kinda rolled my eyes and put the plastic container to the side. "Come back when you have the real thing" I said. Then we went to Red Lobster and he was telling me how shaky he felt because he had been awake for so long and tried to stay up by drinking energy drinks and coffee and other forms of caffeine. (In hindsight, he was nervous!) Then he started asking me where I wanted to go on vacation this next summer. I told him I didn't want to go on a vacation again, I wanted to go on a honeymoon. He said, "Well I tried to ask you to marry me earlier!" And I said, "Yeah, but you did it all wrong!! You had a fake ring, you weren't down on one knee..." "Well, I didn't want to get my pants dirty," he replied. "What are you talking about!" I exclaimed. "I vaccuumed my room like 3 times before you got here!"
"No, I meant here" he said, as he pulled the ring in it's box out of his pocket and placed it on the table. "Will you marry me?"