18 Things to do before you're 18???

So the other day I was getting ready for work. I walked into the kitchen and examined my cereal options. John and I have a large stash of cereal. Neither of us ever want to be without cereal, milk, or soda. So I look on top of the fridge and see several healthy options. Raisin Bran, Shredded Wheat, Fiber One Stuff..... Then I looked down and saw the orange box. Reesey Poofs as we affectionately call them. So I grabbed the orange box of delicious chocolatey peanut butter goodness, poured myself a bowl and sat down at the table. I brought the box with me so that I could read the back as I often do. That's when I saw the title "18 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU'RE 18".

I thought to myself, oh, I have done a lot of things in my life. I wonder how many of these I can check off? I would also like to mention that the day that I read this was about three days before my 27th birthday. In the back of my mind I thought that this was some sort of interesting test. I am nearly ten years past this list so I really hoped that I would be able to check all of them off. I could only check EIGHT! The 18th one was reach 18 years of age so that one doesn't even count! I was so disappointed. I went to work and seriously thought about that stupid cereal box ALL DAY!

Here are the 18 things:
1. Ride the worlds biggest roller coaster.
I LOVE roller coasters. I have, however, never been to the Kingda Ka at six flags in New Jersey. I have been to six flags in California (biggest disappointment ever, vowed i would never go back, especially on Latina Day...)

2. Bungee Jump.
reckless. enough said.

3. Score the winning goal/basket.
I scored the winning point in a high school tennis match. Does that even count? I dont think I ever scored the winning run in a high school softball game. Besides, the thing said goal/basket. Failure #3.

4. Win an award, trophy, prize.
First success. I have definitely won a few awards.

5. Learn an instrument.
Success #2. Guitar, Piano, Trumpet.

6. Go backstage at a gig.
Success #3. I have an awesome Hootie and the Blowfish story. If you haven't heard it, you are gonna wanna ask me about it.

7. Meet your idol.
I counted this one as a failure because I haven't met all my idols. I have met a few of them i.e. mom and dad. I figure they don't count though because of course I have met them.

8. Play a part in your favorite tv show.
Failure. This made me think of my favorite TV shows. 48 Hours Mystery. I NEVER want to play a part in that show.
Big Bang Theory. I would love to be an extra. Sign me up. Failure.

9. Meet someone with your own name.
I have indeed met someone with my own name but I have NEVER met anyone that spelled their name like I do. I also count this one as a failure. I have issues with this. No one has ever spelled my name right in the history of my life. Alison, Alisson, Alyson, Allyson, Allison, Alason. Ridiculous.

10. Make a discover, have it named after you.
WHAT???? Huh???? How many people have done this?

11. Get away with the perfect practical joke.
I feel as though this was a success. Ask anyone that knows about the SS, Provo style would agree.

12. Own a pointless collection.
Success. I once collected rocks.

13. Invent a word that makes it into the dictionary.
Yet again, WHAT? I am from here on out vowing to start making up words.
Word number one I am making up......ok harder than it seems. I will get back to that one later.

14. Conquer your biggest fear.
Haven't done it. Working on it.

15. Raise money for charity.
Ok. We have all raised money for charity. But then when I started thinking about it. I dont know. I feel like a failure here.

16. Pass your driving test the first time.
SUCCESS! Despite making the guy in this red booty shorts scream and tell me that I sped through a school zone, ran a stop sign and failed parallel parking. I think he felt bad for me. I teared up and he wrote passed....

17. Complete a road trip coast to coast.
Dang it! Failure. Driving coast to coast. Never done it.

18. Reach 18 years of age.
Ok success i guess. Fake one.


I think the people at General Mills should really think about this list. How many of their exec's have completed all of it. Seems slightly unattainable by the age of 18, or in my case 27. Yes?

Back on the wagon....

Ok so I realize that it has been months since I have posted and I am ready to get going again. Hopefully. A lot has happened this summer. It has been so hectic. We finally closed on our house and moved in only to find that nearly everything is either broken or needs fixed or replaced or something.... I think that is usually the norm though when you buy an older home. I am all fired up this morning because the guy that is supposed to come and fix parts of our AC called to say he doesn't have the part and that he will have to order it from California....seriously? We have been waiting for a month for him to start work. He is just now realizing that the part is in California. Ironic since he didn't come Friday because he was in California. If only he had known he could have made a stop to pick up this glorious little part that will hopefully reduce my power bill from the ridiculous sum of over 500 a month.
Anyways, enough of that. I went to girls camp, we bought our broken house, we went to Pioche for the fourth, we went camping with all of Johns family, and next weekend we are going on vacation to San Diego (despite the fact that we have no money since we moved into our broken house....hotel was non-refundable and booked in June).So here are some pictures, many of them stolen from other blogs because I am the worst picture taker ever.

Hunt Campout 2009

Ok here a few of my favorite pictures from the Hunt Family Campout! I, yet again, took no pictures so all of these are stolen from Lari and Kit. Included are some of my favorites.

This first picture totally confused me. John and i didn't go to the creek and apparently it was the biggest mistake of our lives. I got home and checked Lari and Kits blogs and was SO confused when I saw this picture. Where in the world did this miniature goat come from? Was it just wandering around down by this so called creek? Is it real or did Lari whip out a plastic goat as a prop. If you know Lari you know that she probably has one. I mean come on, this must be the most awesome creek ever. I deeply regret not going.... I had a good nap while everyone was there, but I could have seen the mini goat had I gone! Clearly a big mistake.


Kids at the creek.

How cute are these girls!

A very exciting conclusion to family olympics.

Silly bubble blowing.

John with a mouthful HA!

Our Broken House

So the projects have begun. There are a lot more than either of us were prepared for. We are both trying to keep things in perspective and not get overwhelmed!
I will update more as we make some improvements!

Here is the nasty 70's opening in the wall.

Mike ripped it out and the rest will be coming out when it cools off a little.

Here is a picture of one of our lovely little problems..... fantastic.

Pioche!!!!

Fourth of July is a wonderful time. It is a time that makes me immediately think of family, homemade rocky road, Pioche and Alicia stinking the place up! I must admit it is one of my favorite holidays. The last two years have been kind of a bummer for us because we haven't been able to go to Pioche and join in the festivities. It appeared as though this year was going to be the same. A few days before the fourth John and I were talking and we just decided what the heck, lets go. So what if it's 10 hours away. So what if I feel like barfing everywhere! So what! We told my Mom we were coming and told her to keep it quiet. We wanted it to be a surprise. It turned out to be an excellent decision. We arrived in the middle of the night and snuck in to one of the houses that no one was sleeping in. When we woke up around six the next morning we startled a few people. There may have been a few moments of heart failure. We had SO MUCH FUN! We relaxed, ate good food, watched movies, slept, I ate a ton, John worked, we went sight seeing, I ate a ton, played with nephews and niece, I ate a ton....
There's just no way for me to explain how fun the Pioche experience is! I love my family and I love Pioche. I can hardly wait for next year!
And of course I was a slacker and didn't take any pictures...so the few that I have are stolen.
Kids waiting for the fire works to start in Caliente. It was so nice and cool!

Grandparents eating their ice cream.

Marcus and Dallin in a jail cell in the million dollar court house. Marcus looks scared and Dallin looks delighted! Cute boys!

Kids posing with the mannequins in the court house. Click on the picture to see Dallins face. Hilarious!

Cutest little boy I HAVE EVER SEEN!

Girls Camp

Girls camp was fun...and hard. It is so different going as a leader. I guess I kind of expected it to be a little bit like when I was in Young Womens. I was wrong.
I will say that my young women were the best behaved, most considerate, caring, kind, and strong young women there. I couldn't have been more proud of them. There were a few times when my jaw actually dropped when they would say or do something not knowing I was watching (jaw dropping out of happiness). It was great to have a small number of girls. There were only six young women. Anne and I had it easy!


It was cold!

Our Bishopric came up for the day on Saturday.

Trisha and Hannah fooling around. They were probably supposed to be in class and I was yelling at them or something.

Vern, Hannah, Trisha, Me and Sabrina. Lovely costumes. I don'e even know where they came from but they were very stylish.

I'm not sure what we have happening here. A mullet, a scary princess and a knight?

I am not entirely sure why we were scared but it appears as though something terrifying was happening.

Well....this is Anne with a mustache.

And of course one of my young women stole my camera and took a picture of me when I was supposed to be escorting them between classes. I didn't find this picture until I got home, but it is evidence that someone (besides me) was ditching fire building! Shame.

Graduation Suit Style

This was one of Johns graduation presents. I think he looks pretty good!!!
Thanks again mom and dad for everything! We love you!

I told him to strike a pose and this is what he came up with! Pretty striking?

I would like to point out several things in this picture. A) he is very handsome
B) please notice the briefcase on the floor next to him.....he is such a little business man.

GRADUATION CELEBRATION!!!

So My parents came into town this week to help us celebrate and we had such a fun time. They got here on Tuesday and we basically just shopped all of Wednesday and Thursday. Then on Friday night we went to a D-Backs game. Saturday we went shopping and they bought John a new suit to celebrate his graduation! He looks so good! (pictures of his handsome face in a suit to come) Then that night we had Johns official graduation celebration with all of his family at Coco's. It was a success!
A special thanks to all of Johns family for coming and helping us celebrate. John had a great time and you all helped to make him feel very special on his day. I couldn't be happier to be part of such a large and loving family!

Here is our view from our cheap seats that actually turned out to be really good!







Here is a blurry Kit and Jaden trying to decide what to order.

Aunt June with an ADORABLE Claire in front!

Dennis holding Colby while he eats a fork.....

I had to put his picture in cause Kit and Jaden are so cute....and cause Johns face is hilarious!

Cute Maren, Emmett and Ian.

Johns brother Duane with his sister Ally and the two babies!

Girls Camp

So our ward girls camp director got pregnant so she is no longer allowed to go to camp (crazy rules i know). They decided that i was the next obvious choice and so i am now called to be camp director....I made some conditions before i would say yes though. At YW's last night i was taking pictures of the girls to go on a poster we have to make. Our theme is something lame and princessy so i took pictures of each of the girls with a plastic crown on to add to the poster. I decided that the bishopric needed to be on the poster as well. They couldnt say no....the ward needs someone to take the girls to camp and i didn't hear anyone else volunteering!

Failure!

So I failed again! We went to Overton for Easter weekend and I didn't take a single picture. It was a whirlwind trip. Luke and John spent all day Friday working on my car and then Saturday morning finishing it up. Then John and I drove to Vegas on Saturday afternoon to get the alignment done. Then we came back and just hung around on Saturday night and then got up and came home Sunday. It was so fast. I did however have plenty of awesome photo opportunities with Dallin and Troy. I totally failed though and didn't get my camera out of my purse even once. Dallin and I played in my parents backyard a ton. That boy cracks me up, and Troy is getting so big. He is adorable! Hopefully the next time we do something besides work and.....work, I will be more with it and take a picture!
Thanks again Luke! You are the BEST!!!!

Recipe Numero Uno

Hi Leash,
Here is recipe number one:

Crab Ceviche
8 oz. imitation crab (and I HATE imitation crab, but this is still really good)
1 chopped roma tomato
1/4 chopped red onion
2 limes
parsley
salt
pepper
1 avocado chopped

Just chop everything, juice the limes, flake the crab and salt and pepper to taste. Then I take one pita each and cut it into sections and then divide the sections again so that they are thin. I spray them with a little bit of pam and then salt them and put them on the top rack of the oven under the broiler til brown and crispy.
So we each eat half the ceviche and one pita each for 8 points.

Delicious! It doesn't look super great but it tastes so good!

Survey about your Wedding Day!


This is a survey for all of you married folks. Fill it out and don't forget to tag other married couples on your friend list.
Alicia tagged me to do this since today is her Anniversary!
Happy Anniversary Alicia! I am so glad you are my sister!


1) When was your wedding day? March 8, 2008
2) What day of the week was it? I couldnt remember if it was Friday or Saturday. My sister in law Alicia had to remind me! It was definitely a Saturday!
3) Did you get married in a church? No, Temple
4) How many in your wedding party? Both of our parents and Joyful. She was the Maid of Honor/Best Man all rolled into one!
5) Where was your reception? At the Overton Chapel
6) How many guests were invited to your wedding? Between both receptions probably around 600
7) How long did you wait to Tie The Knot after your proposal? 3 months
8) Who did you hire as your photographer? Alan Ozaki and Aaron Preciado did the most amazing job ever!
9) Did you have a DJ or a band? We had really great wedding music CD's that I got from Chrisi's wedding
10) Did your father walk you down the aisle? Nope, Temple wedding
11) What color were the bridesmaid dresses & groomsmen vests? Our colors were chocolate brown and a sort of teal color. I let Joyful wear whatever she wanted so she had this like brown and white wrap dress.
12) Who was your Maid Of Honor/Best Man? Joyful
13) Did you have a Bridal Shower? Yes i got to have two! One in Tempe and one in Overton! They were both so much fun!
14) What type of limo did you get? We drove my awesome 2001 Camry!
15) Where did you go for your Bachelorette/Bachelor Party? My bachelorette party was fun. Holly Jo took me and Joyful to Vegas and got us a room. We went and ate good food and went to a show. She is the best!
16) What type of wedding gown did you wear? White....
17) How was the weather? The weather was perfect that day!
18) Where did you go on your Honeymoon? Started in Vegas then went to the grand canyon then Sedona then had our next wedding reception at the end.
19) What was your favorite part of your wedding day? The reception. I had to much fun!
20) How long have you been married? 1 year and 1 month
21) How old were you when you were married? 25
22) Did you live together before you were married? No
23) How soon after your wedding did you have kids? who knows
24) Did you change your name? Yes but I was a little sad to get rid of Whitney.
25) What was the first dance song? We didn't dance at our reception.
26) Favors ? None
27) Any drama? um....
28) Any regrets? I forgot to throw my bouquet!
29) What was the weirdest gift you received? A basket that had all St. Patricks day stuff from Oriental Trading Co. It looked like a leprechaun barfed in a bag.
30) Who did the cake? Annetta Aki. It was one of my favorite parts. I absolutely loved that cake!

Ok, I tag all my sister-in-laws!

HA!!!!!

This made me laugh for about an hour. I'm serious. Click on the picture and look at it up close..... the cat's face in so funny.

My sister made me do it

The Name Game
This one is just for fun. . . play along if you want!
1.YOUR REAL NAME: Alysson Kaye Hunt
2.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME:(mother and fathers middle name) Lou Eugene
3.NASCAR NAME:(first name of your mother's dad, father's dad) Kenneth Lloyd
4.STAR WARS NAME:(the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)
Hunal
5.DETECTIVE NAME:(favorite color, favorite animal) Red Dog
6.SOAP OPERA NAME:(middle name, town where you were born) Kaye St. George (LAME)
7.SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning) The Black Diet Coke!!!!!!
8.FLY NAME:(first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name) ALNT
9.STREET NAME:(fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie) Vanilla Oreo
10.ROCK STAR NAME:(current pets name, current street name) Kusko Mill
11.YOUR GANGSTA NAME:(first 3 letters of real name plus izzle) Alyizzle
12.YOUR IRAQI.. NAME:(2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, first two letters of your middle name, last two letters of your first name then last three letters of your last name) LNKAONUNT
13.YOUR GOTH NAME:(black, and the name of one of your pets) Black Kusko

VALENTINES!

So i need to apologize straight off because we did so much fun stuff Valentines weekend and didn't take a single picture! I had my camera the whole time too! I am lame! Anyways, last week I won tickets to the NBA Jam Session on the radio. We went on Friday night and had a good time wandering through the convention center and seeing some famous NBA players. Saturday was Valentines and we had bought tickets to the ballet a few weeks ago. We went to see Romeo and Juliet and it was AMAZING! We had the best time.

After the ballet we decided to go to this restaurant that i have always wanted to go to. Its called Pizzeria Bianco and i first heard about it on Oprah. She said it was the best pizza in all of America and Oprah knows her pizza! I went once a few years ago and there was like a 7 hour wait so we just left. It is right in the middle of downtown in this historic old building that only has like 10 tables. There is one man that makes all the food...Mr. Bianco. Anyways, we got in line at 4:30 and the restaurant opens at 5. They filled up the ten tables and then we got our names on the list and they said it would "ONLY" be a 5 hour wait!

We decided it was now or never so we walked over to a movie theater nearby and saw Taken, which was CRAZY! Really good though. After the movie we walked back to the restaurant and sat outside for a few hours just hanging out. Good thing it was good weather! Our name finally got called and we got some seats. IT WAS SO GOOD! I am serious. Oprah was not joking around. Most delicious food ever. When we were almost done eating a guy walked in and john was like hey that guy looks familiar....yeah thats kevin johnson! I, of course, had no clue who Kevin Johnson was. Apparently he used to play for the Suns and then moved to Sacramento and now hes like the mayor or something. I would also like to point out that he didn't wait 5 hours. I heard the hostess whisper, "give us 15 minutes"......
So, all in all, really fun Valentines! Best ever actually! Way to go John!

Some of my sister in-laws decided to have a yard sale last weekend. John and I decided that it would be good time to get together since Kit and Jaden had come all the way from Payson. We met up with them Friday night and went to dinner and then John helped Jaden unload his truck with wonderful yard sale items. It was hilarious. Johns sister Maria had sent a dresser down to be sold to the highest bidder and we found all sorts of treasures in the drawers. John found a black wig, and Jaden found some sassy hats. It has a simon and garfunkel feel dont you think???

Ok I had to include this picture that I also stole off my sister-in-law Kits site. This is her husband Jaden and for some reason this picture cracks me up. He found a pioneer outfit and couldnt resist giving his sweetest pioneer face!

VACATION!

Ok John and I just got back from our vacation with my family. We had the best time and I got a ton of good pictures but I will just put a few of my favorites on here. John and I went down on Sunday and stayed at a nice hotel in L.A. then we had Monday to ourselves. My family came Monday night so we filled the day with fun stuff. When I was growing up my parents took us to this beautiful museum that I wanted to take John too. It was great. We were almost the only ones there which was amazing since usually there are three hundred screaming children. Its a huge three story natural history museum. I was having so much fun I only got one picture while we were there! It's a good one though! it is very reminiscent of "Night at the Museum"!

Then on Monday night we all met at my Aunt Nancy and Uncle Jim's house. Of course everyone immediately started cooking! We had Greek food that night which is a family favorite. Dolmas, Lamb Kafka with mint sauce, hummus, tabbouleh, tomato and cucumber salad, baklava. I don't know how to spell any of it but it was delicious!


The next two days were spent at the Santa Monica pier and at Manhattan Beach!




This picture is my favorite!

The rest of the trip was spent at Disneyland! My parents are so good to us! Thanks again for taking us all on the most fun vacation!

I'm not really sure who was more excited about this...John or Dallin....

Here is poor baby troy wishing this was all over....

As we were leaving the park for the final night I realized that I hadn't had anyone take a single picture of me and John. We hurried and had Alicia take one as we were walking out. As you can see we were looking and feeling a little tore up by the end!