Family Fun at Ethan's Reception

Emri wanted to help her dad decorate the car (Jason was having a little too much fun with it) She also loved spinning around and playing in the bubbles with Grandma! What a cute little Lang family! If you can't tell, she was the hit of the reception and walked away with the award of "most photos taken."

FUN TIMES IN THE VEGAS PHOTO BOOTH!

Do I need to explain?

(If you're trying to set me up with someone, please try to hide these photos until after they get to know me a

little bit, thank you for your cooperation.)

LAS VEGAS BABY!!

Sara, my mom and I went a day early to Vegas and saw the O Show. It was a cool show, I loved every minute of it. I also got to meet the the hot pirates at Treasure Island, and Sara blinged out my phone. I also did a little gambling aganist my parents will, I loved it, hopefully I won't become addicted!

Family Party Fun

I had my family party and it was fun to get the family together (especially with J, Holly, and Emri here) Ellie was scared of blowing out the candles and Emri just kept saying "cake." The Penn kids, the Lang kid, and the Snow kids all played so nicely together.

Pool Party with Emri, Brooklyn, and Ellie

Brooklyn and Ellie came over to play with Emri in the pool, they looked like they were having a lot of fun. Emri and Ellie are a year apart but practically the same size.

Boat Party!

Emri loved to play with the boat. She would honk the horn and then make the funniest face and say "funny." She found one seat that she loved and sat there the whole time. We put a lifejacket on her and she had a hard time moving around, it was pretty funny.

Auntie Aubrey and Emri

Emri came for the weekend! It was fun to see her, I haven't seen her since February and she is so big. We played in the pool and splashed around. Jason, Justin, and Holly sat and watched Elmo with Emri. I think they were more entertained then she was. They were talking about how it was made and which one they liked best. Emri loved the water and kept saying "pool", and "shark" I can't believe that she is talking so much. She also helped grandma water the flowers, clean the rocks, and cook the waffle. What a funny kid.

Weekend of Love, Laughter, and Lots of Langs

This weekend we had a family BBQ where Teri and Tiff had matching swimming attire, and Ellie enjoyed some good old fashion grub. On sunday we had Sadie's blessing and a luncheon, it was so fun to see everyone and just sit and make fun of each other like we always do. Sorry Brooklyn and Sadie I guess Ellie is my favorite cause she has the most pictures on this thing.

aTTACK oF tHE sPIDER...

sO bRITTANY cAME tO VISIT mE aND iT WAS gOOD TO sEE hER (sINCE iTS bEEN 2 mONTHS) wE sAT AND tALKED aND wHEN iT WAS tIME to gO HOME i WALKED oUT THE fRONT dOOR AND sAW tHIS NASTY THING cRAWLING aROUND. NOW i AM nOT ONE tO fREAK oUT oVER A lITTLE sPIDER, bUT tHIS tHING wAS HUGE! iT hAD A PRICKLY lOOKING bUTT AND i HAVE tO ADMIT i WAS A lITTLE fREAKED oUT. yOU CAN'T jUST tAKE A tISSUE aND SQUISH sOMETHING oF THIS sIZE! wE TRAPPED iT UNDER a gLASS AND sECURED IT tO A pLATE. wE lOOKED iT UP ON THE iNTERNET aND FOUND oUT IT WAS A mATERNAL WOLF sPIDER. tHE pRICKLY lOOKING bUTT wAS ACTUALLY A bUNCH oF bABY sPIDERS. i'M gLAD i DIDN'T sQUISH iT bECAUSE THE bABIES cOULD HAVE gOTTEN aWAY. wHO KNOWS HOW lONG iT wILL lIVE UNDER THE gLASS bUT i DON'T WANT tHE cHANCE oF THE bABIES gETTING oUT. tHEY cOULD HAVE cRAWLED UP THE wALL aND cAME iNTO mY rOOM lAST nIGHT AND EATEN mE. iF yOU lOOK cLOSELY yOU CAN sEE tHE wHITE dOTS...tHOSE ARE aLL oF tHE bABIES. tHE nEXT mORNING mY MOM AND i TOOK iT oUT TO THE sTREET aND iT dIDN'T eVEN kNOW wHAT wAS cOMING. yOU CAN sEE tHE aFTERMATH AND tHE wEAPON OF cHOICE. i HOPE THAT i dIDN'T cOME oFF sOUNDING cRUEL.

fOR mY bIRTHDAY sARA mADE mE A rOCKIN' cAKE! sARA, tIFFANY, sHARI, rOBERT, mOM, dAD, mADISON, bROOKLYN, eLLIE, sADIE, aND i aLL weNT oUT to dINNER! iT iS a tRADITION FOR sHARI tO BE HERE AND fOR ALL oF US tO gO tO cHILLI'S, i ALSO hAVE TO tAKE A pICTURE wITH bROOKLYN oN mY LAP! iT wAS gREAT tO SEE tHOSE lITTLE gIRLS i MISSED tHEM SO mUCH! i ALSO lOVED SPENDING tIME wITH tIFFANY aND sHARI! wHAT a fUN wAY tO cELEBRATE mY hOMEcOMING AND bIRTHDAY!

sO MY pLANE fLIGHT wAS JUST dANDY! iT WAS gREAT tO sTAY iN caLIFORNIA fOR A NIGHT, bUT IT wAS NICE TO GET bACK tO uTAH. wHEN i DROVE tHROUGH tHE nEIGHBORHOOD mY mOM hAD PUT UP sIGNS sAYING wELCOME hOME AND HAPPY bIRTHDAY! (sHARLYN AND kATIE hELPED tOO) tHEY aLSO HAD 2 bIG sIGNS oN THE gARAGE AND bALLOONS aLL oVER tHE lAWN. iT WAS gREAT!

i aLSO hAVE TO gIVE A sHOUT oUT TO tHE wONDERFUL aIRLINES tHAT i fLEW oN bECAUSE eVEN aFTER aLL OF tHE tRAVELING....mY lUGGAGE waS NEVER lOST!!! sEE LOOK, sAFE AND sOUND IN mY HOME!

hAPPy iNDEPENdENCE daY sWITZERLAND!

aUGUST 1, 1291 AND aUGUST 1, 1985... wHAT i CONSIDER tWO oF THE gREATEST dAYS iN hISTORY! tHE sWISS foUNDED a cONFEDERATION AND i cAME iNTO THIS woRLD!

hERE aRE SOME oTHER (nOT AS eXCITING) eVENTS tHAT hAPPENED oN THIS DAY!

1994 The Rolling Stones begin Voodoo Lounge world tour

1993 Reggie Jackson enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame

1990 Iraq pulls out of talks with Kuwait

1986 Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia release from hospital after 3 week coma

1985 Emmy 12th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 6th time

tHE sAME dAY i wAS bORN!!

1982 Greg Louganis, U.S. becomes 1st diver to score 700

1981 MTV premieres at 12:01 AM

1978 Braves stop Reds Pete Rose's hitting streak at 44 games

1978 Pete Rose goes hitless, ends his 44 game hitting streak

1976 Flash flood in Big Thompson Canyon, Co. on Route 34, kills 139

1976 Liz Taylor's 6th divorce (re-divorces Richard Burton)

1972 1st article exposing Wategate scandal (Bernstein-Woodward)

1971 Bangladesh refugee concert with George Harrison

1969 Mariner 6 sends close-up photo's of Mars

1968 Canada begins replacing silver with nickel in coins

1964 ALM (Antillian Airlines) begins operation

1964 Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," single goes #1

1963 Beatles Book is sold out on its 1st day of sale

1960 Aretha Franklins 1st recording session

1960 Chubby Checker releases "The Twist"

1959 New Continental baseball league formed

1958 1st class postage up to 4 cents (had been 3 cents for 26 years)

1953 California introduces sales tax, for education

1936 Adolph Hitler opens 11th Olympic Games in Berlin

1933 Death penality for anti fascists in Germany

1927 Earliest date for a film to be considered for the Academy Awards

1907 Bank of Italy opens 1st branch at 3433 Mission Street, SF

1903 1st coast-to-coast automobile trip (SF-NY) completed

1876 Colorado becomes 38th state

1873 San Francisco's 1st cable car begins service

1867 Blacks vote for 1st time in a state election in South

1838 Emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas

1834 Slavery abolished through out the British Empire

1831 London Bridge opens to traffic

1793 France becomes 1st country to use the metric system

1790 1st U.S. census, population of 3,939,214

1789 U.S. Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act

1785 Caroline Herschel becomes 1st woman discoverer of a comet

1780 Sweden declares neutrality

1291 Everlasting League forms, basis of Swiss Confederation

...sEE nOT aNYTHING tHAT iNFULENCED hISTORY aS mUCH aS sWITZERlAND aND i DID!

tHANK yOU tRIP leADER tALMADGE

aND mY lITTLE pREGO jESSIkON!

jESSICA aND tALLY WERE sO mUCH fUN TO hANG OUT WITH tHESE lAST fEW wEEKS. i FEEL bAD bECAUSE i WAS AT THEIR hOUSE FOR sO LONG! tHEY ALWAYS MADE sURE THAT i WAS sAFE AND eNTERTAINED. wHEN i lEFT fOR MY aDVENTURES tALLY WENT iNTO fATHER mODE AND wAS mAKING SURE THAT eVERYWHERE i WENT wAS sAFE. jESSICA wAS A gREAT lITTLE mOMMY, sHE wAS SO cARING AND jUST WANTED mE TO BE HAPPY aND hAVE fUN! wE HAD a lOT oF fUN tOGETHER AND i GOT tO SEE A sIDE OF tHEM tHAT oNLY a fEW oTHER spECIAL pEOPLE hAVE. tHEY aRE GOING tO bE gREAT pARENTS TO sPECIAL k. (tHEY dON'T HAVE A nAME, jUST A nICKNAME) i FEEL lIKE i LIVE AT THEIR hOUSE, aND i AM REALLY SAD tHAT i HAD TO lEAVE THEM. mAYBE i WILL GO lIVE IN sWITZERLAND AND bE THEIR nANNY!

• tHANKS FOR hIDING THE bULL iN SUCH gREAT pLACES
• tHANKS FOR aLL OF THE dINNERS
• tHANKS fOR fIGURING oUT tHE fUTON... tWICE
• tHANKS FOR dRIVING mE arOUND IN yOUR sWEET rIDE
• tHANKS FOR lETTING ME uSE SOME oF yOUR sPECIAL sIZE pAPER
• tHANKS fOR lETTING mE HAVE MY oWN rOOM
• tHANKS FOR gETTING yOUR cLOTHES oUT THE nIGHT bEFORE
• tHANKS fOR cHECKING to mAKE sURE sLOVAKIA wAS a sAFE pLACE
• tHANKS foR nOT fAILING mE aND kICKING mE tO THE bACK sEAT
• tHANKS fOR tOUCHING tHE eLECTRIC fENCE wITH ME, jUST SO i wOULDN'T dIE aLONE
• tHANKS fOR sAYING mY pOTATOES wERE gOOD
• tHANKS fOR mY rOCKING rED GS sHIRT
• tHANKS fOR lETTING ME uSE yOUR cELL pHONE, eVEN tHOUGH iT cOSTS .07 CHF
• tHANKS FOR nOT GETTING maD tHAT mY cRAP wAS aLL OVER tHE pLACE
• tHANKS FOR thE cOMMENTS ON mY bLOGTASTIC bLOG
• tHANKS fOR lETTING mE TURN tHE fAN oN TO nUMBER 3
• tHANKS foR aLWAYS mAKING sURE i HAD soMETHING tO dO
• tHANKS fOR cHECKING iN ON mE
• tHANKS FOR leTTING mE sTORE bIG reD aT yOUR hOUSE wHILE i WAS iN aFRICA
• tHANKS fOR tAKING sOME tIME oFF oF woRK tO tRAVEL wiTH mE
• tHANKS fOR rUNNING tO tHE tRAIN tHE fIRST dAY i aRRIVED, jUST tO sAY hI
• tHANKS fOR iNCLUDING mE iN tHE eMAIL cONVERSATIONS
• tHANKS fOR pROTECTING mE wHILE i wAS sLEEPING iN A pARKING lOT
• tHANKS fOR mAKING mE GET iN mY SLEEPING bAG, i rEALLY wAS gETTING cHILLY
• tHANKS fOR sTAYING uP LATE aND hANGIN oUT
• tHANKS fOR NOT mAKING fUN oF mY 1 gIRLIE mOMENT
• tHANKS FOR dOING soME oF MY lAUNDRY
• tHANKS fOR lISTENING tO ALL oF mY sTORIES
• tHANKS fOR cARRYING mY bAGS bOTH tIMES FROM tHE stATION tO YOUR HOUSE
• tHANKS foR aLL oF thE gREAT mEMORIES
• tHANKS FOR LETTING mE TAG-aLONG fOR 3 wEEKS

tHANKS AGAIN jESS AND tALLY,i lOVE yOU gUYS!!

wHERE dID tHE tIME gO?

sO iN THE lAST 6 WEEKS i FEEL lIKE i HAVE bEEN eVERYwHERE. i TRIED tO caLCULATE aLL THE hOURS i HAVE SPENT iN pLANES, tRAINS, aUTOMOBILES, AND bOATS. iT IS aN aBSURD nUMBER!

i HAVE bEEN iN....

3 sTATES :uTAH, cALIFORNIA AND nEW jERSEY

9 cOUNTRIES: uSA, sWITZERLAND, iTALY, nIGERIA, gHANA, aUSTRIA, sLOVAKIA, cZECH rEPUBLIC, aND fRANCE

aND oN 3 cONTINENTS: nORTH aMERICA, eUROPE, aND aFRICA

i'VE aLSO sPENT... 64 hOURS oN A BUS

14 hOURS iN A CAR

2 hOURS ON a bOAT

35 hOURS oN tRAINS

47 hOURS oN A pLANE

tOTAL hOURS OF tRAVEL: 189 / aBOUT 8 dAYS

(tHATS nOT EVEN iNCLUDINg tHE coUNTLESS hOURS i SPENT TRAvELING bY fOOT....tHE woULD MAKE THE nUMBER EVEN mORE aBSURD)

wHEN i LOOK AT IT ALL AT ONCE iT'S cRAZY, bUT iT wAS tHE oPPORTUNITY oF A lIFETIME!

tHE fINAL hOURS.....

tHE LAST DAY iN sWITZERLAND wAS REALLY sAD, i PRETTY mUCH jUST pACKED AND wANDERED aROUND tHE cITY (i aM rEALLY gOOD AT IT nOW!) jESSICA aND tALLY goT iNVITED tO gO oUT tO dINNER wiTH pEOPLE fROM woRK. bEING tHE tAG-aLONG tHAT i aM, i gOT tO gO tOO!