Dinner up the Canyon

Heading up before the rest of the gang, we had some great tin foil dinners with the Flakes. We're hoping to get back to this little field right bellow the lake from some real camping sometime. You can't see the road and usually don't get too many people around you. Saddly my camera died so I couldn't get pictures of the guys playing hot potato and the rest of every one there.

Sorensen trip to California.

First summer camp out.

Finally getting some warm weather, we all were able to go camping but finding a place was another story. The canyon was packed so we ended up at around Hogs Hallow. We couldn't complain though, great view, phone service, and seclusion.

Getting summer started.

We started the summer off with some fun things, thought I'd catch up on the blogging.

Boondocks with Mike's work team.


Mike's work has a softball team.


Getting the Flakes some cool air.

Happy Mothers' Day! We love our moms!

Weekend Trip to Henderson

Last weekend we went to my parents' for Hazel's blessing. We ended up with a weekend jam-packed with painting my mom's kitchen and guest bathroom, going to Dessa's softball game, getting the house and food ready for 2 different family/friend dinners, and going to church for the blessing all before we hit the road to come back. Although we were busy the whole time, It was still so good to see my family and meet our new niece.

Update on the orange.

This is for Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Flake. We still need to have you come over since we never come here, but for your curiousity, this is all I have done with our orange room. I still need to put up a shelf and paintings. The other half of the room is nothing interesting to see.

The Jazz

In honor of the playoffs and considering I have supported the Jazz more this year than ever before (attending one game and being present as the games are on TV says a lot for me giving basketball a chance.- It's my least favorite to have on TV, it's all just noise.) So I thought I'd post the pictures of the game we went to a few weeks ago. Mike and I don't make too lively of a croud by ourselves, but it was fun. Whitney Burgess happened to be close by so we tried to catch her dancing in attempts to get on the megatron. Maybe she was just a little too far away.

Orange? What was I thinking?

Reasons Orange can be good:

1. Is seen as the hottest of all colors
2. Has steered clear of any extremely positive or negative connotations
3. Modern use in situations where safety through visibility is an issue
4. Not taken seriously (aside from the above use). people’s perception of the color is usually jovial, exuberant, or for hilarity.
5. The lighter shades, such as peach, coral and melon all have more calming, pleasant connotations, pastel oranges have acquired a more maternal quality. Darker oranges slide into the earth tones, settle the mind into a safe, natural world.
6. According to Color Therapy: ORANGE is the color of joy and wisdom. It affects the second chakra (sacral). It gives an energy, stimulates appetite and it is a good color for illnesses of the colon and digestion. Spiritually it is the color of joy. It connects us to our emotional self.
7. Orange, a color named after the fruit, is the brightest, most stimulating, and most decorative hue that exists. It possesses the qualities of both red and yellow, and in its pure state it is so warm that it should be used only in small quantities. It expresses energy, spirit, hope, courage, and cordiality.
8. Physiological Effect: Orange has proven to be a stimulus of the sexual organs. Also, it can be beneficial to the digestive system and can strengthen the immune system.
9. Psychological Effect: Orange has shown to have only positive affects on your emotional state. This color relieves feelings of self-pity, lack of self-worth and unwillingness to forgive. Orange opens your emotions and is a terrific antidepressant.

Reasons Orange can be bad:

1. That's a lot of orange to paint on EVERY wall in a 12 x 12 ft. room. I included the door for a better comparison, but it actually makes the orange look not so bad.After going to Home Depot and mixing paint 3 different times, this is what I ended up with. It's SO dark and bold. I hating the brown and tan we had in there (It totally didn't fit our style). Since it was my need to re-paint, Mike left it all up to me, and I'm trying to not regret it. It's possibly the hardest color to find the right paint for. I still have to finish it, but I'm hoping as I rearrange and get some teal or blue accent accessories it'll be OK. There's no way I'm repainting the whole things after doing 2 coats and edging by myself.

At least all the psychological effects of the color are good!

A little wall art

Ever since we've painted and decorate, I've been planning to make a painting to go above our bed. Last weekend Mike got tired of waiting to fill up the bare space, so he decided we'd start a new one. Mike had a great idea of different colored solid panels, but we didn't really like what we did so we found a painting we liked online and I made a copy-cat version.

It turned out pretty OK for one weekend of painting, but every time I look at it I want to fix it. It complete changed the color scheme of our accent colors and the mood of our room. I still want to finish my other painting so I have the option to keep the old colors. But what ever gets me to paint, I can't complain. I'm not making the big bucks to show for my degree, but I guess in this way I can use my degree for the rest of my life.