Big D and little b

Olympia Soccer Game!!

2010-10-12T13:36:00.001-07:00

We had so much fun at the soccer game! We watched a professional team form Uraguay, and the other one was from Paraguay.

The Jesuit Ruins

2010-10-12T13:20:00.001-07:00

Our view from inside the crypt.
...but, Dallas was not. As you can see, he acted like he wanted to be there!
The crypt. I was hesitant to go down...
There were a few altars scattered around...hmm. I won't ask.

Podium. I am not sure if that is the technical term, but this is where sermons were delivered.
Baptisimal font.
The bell tower.

We think that these ruins were from the 1600's. This is what was left of the church.

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We had their yummy food! Mandioca Empanadas were my favorite!
We borrowed their motorcycle.
What an great family. They were so wonderful to us while we were there.

There is a picture of Dallas when he was on his mission with a beautiful parrot on his shoulder. We visited that family while we were there, and I was so excited to see their parrots! This parrot on my arm was the same parrot that was on his shoulder. Even the parrot knew Dallas before I did...haha.

Names are escaping me, I wish I could remember everything. But this is the home of a Bishop in Paraguay. His family is so awesome. And according to Jesse and Marissa awesome cooks!
We visited members while we were there. This is a goalie and soccer goal that was in the front yard. The really do love soccer.

The first night in Ascuncion, we went to a stake dance. These two lovely ladies and the rest of their family were recent converts. Stake dances in Paraguay invite the entire families, so there were lots of people. I wish I could remember their names, but this little girl LOVED Dallas. He was so nice to her, and I could tell with everyone that he knew or met while we were there that he had a sincere love for the Paraguayan people.

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And on our way out of the park we came upon these little guys. There were quite a few, and I don't know what they are?

Jesse and Marissa Jensen came with us on this wonderful trip. We were so grateful that they were able to come!

The biggest waterfall I believe was called Devils Throat. It was at the end, and we had to wear ponchos to keep dry.
We walked along a trail on the side of the mountain. At the end of the trail we were able to walk out onto this platform and really get a up close look. I have never been to such beautiful place.

Iguasu! The first day of our adventures we crossed the border into Brazil (after having our windows washed about 4 different times) and went to the GORGEOUS waterfalls of Iguasu!

Now for the fun part

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The first morning there, just right outside our hotel were busy shopping streets lined with tons of just stuff. I loved that it was so busy. It was just a different experience. People from every which way approaching you to buy, buy, buy and I couldn't. I did not no spanish. So the one phrase that Dallas told me to use was, "No, gracias." haha
We arrived In Ciudad Del Este a day behind schedule, but still in good spirits. This was our plane, and we landed in the middle of nowhere.

2010-10-12T12:30:00.000-07:00

The biggest fish we had ever laid eyes on!
Because we did not have access to our luggage that airport customer service gave us the "essentials" kit. I hear that and I think of Brian Reagan.

2010-10-12T12:28:00.000-07:00

The first white tiger I have ever seen. And in an aquarium none the less. It was pretty neat, and the only thing separating us from him was a pane of glass.

2010-10-12T12:23:00.000-07:00

We flew from SLC to Denver and because of bad weather we didn't leave in time. That didn't quite work with our 50 minute layover in Texas, so when we got to Texas we had missed our connecting flight to Brazil by about 20 minutes. We were so frustrated. Especially since we had checked our bags all the way to Brazil there was no way to get them. The next flight to Brazil was 9pm the next night. So we made the best of it, and spent the next day at an aquarium in Houston,TX.

Out trip to Paraguay

2010-10-12T12:16:00.001-07:00

Yay! We made it to August! We had been looking forward to our trip to Paraguay for months, and the day to leave finally came! SLC airport

Hot Kitty...

2010-06-03T14:00:00.000-07:00

I am going to admit right now that I am a cat lover. That is not news to anyone who knows me. This soft spot was created by Mamma Kitty, Peaches, Princess, Pugzy, and Snickers (just to mention a few). Well, I went home to Whitney last night to go to a party, and to have my dad check my car. While I was waiting for him to come home I was hanging out with my mom. While we were talking she switched a load of laundry to the dryer. Because my parents live in the country it is not uncommon for animals to find ways into the house. In this case, a cat. After the dryer was on for about a minute we heard a meow. And we knew exactly where it was coming from. We poked and prodeed waiting for this cat to let us know where it was. No luck. So we turned the dryer on again, and heard the meow again. After this cycle went one more time we just knew that the poor cat was stuck in the vent of the dryer. We moved the dryer out, and I crawled back to maybe try and scare it out. I took the hose off the back of the dryer and there, lint covered and all, were two little ears sticking out the top. It was a scared to death, HOT, little gray kitten. If the poor thing would have gone any further he would have been rolling around with the clothes in the dryer. I felt so bad! It was not a stray cat because it let me hold it. I actually wanted to bring it home, but Dallas said no. Anyway, we found who it belonged to, and all is well. I hesitated to tell Dallas because I knew his reply would be, "Now do you see how stupid and pointless cats are?" Hahaha, I still want one someday.

And then comes Paraguay!

2010-05-20T17:09:00.000-07:00

Today was a great day! We decided that we needed to finish our summer travel plans and apply for our visas to Paraguay! So we did, and now it feels like all we need to do is get there. Our plane tickets are probably most expensive tickets that we will ever buy, but it is worth it to us! Since I have no idea what Paraguay is all about I made up my mind to do some investigating. Since Dallas is at class tonight & I have a couple of hours to burn, I went to the library and got my official library card. Wow! I feel like an adult. The process is not just signing up anymore, Oh no! You have to provide two forms of identification and proof of residency. It's like they think I am going to become a book burner or something. Like that book that I read in elementary, Fahrenheit 451. Dallas said it's because I must have accidentally shown them my swastika tattoo...yeah, that was an accident. So anyway, at the library I checked out two books about Paraguay that I am going to read! We leave in August!

Then comes marriage

2010-05-18T20:17:00.000-07:00

First comes love....

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About us...

2010-05-18T18:30:00.000-07:00

I have decided that I should give blogging a shot. I think that this is as close to scrap booking as I will get. So about us...We are college bums! We are both going to Utah State. Dallas is studying to be a Marriage and Family Therapist, and I am studying Speech Pathology. Grad school is still a few years down the road..but we will get there eventually! We have been married for a little over a year now, and I think that I am safe to mention that we love it! We highly recommend it! They say that the first year is the hardest...well "they" are wrong. It's definitely had it's challenges, but the fun times have outweighed the struggles.