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Family Reunion

During the last week of August, the Lindsay family had a reunion at Bear Lake. It was a lot of fun and gave us all a chance to be around each other before Jim and Marlene head off to Cairo, Egypt for their two year mission for our church.

Besides losing my purse in Logan on the way up, it was very relaxing. (the purse was shortly recovered the next morning thanks to Brett driving back to Logan-thanks Boo!)

Here are some photos from the trip.

Busy Summer!

Here's a brief bite of our sweet summer. We have decided that since this is our last year in Utah we want to see the sights unique to the area. In June we hiked to the Timpanogos cave, it was a great hike and a beautiful view from the top. We weren't sure how long it would take us to get to the entrance of the cave. The park ranger at the bottom of the trail (who sells the tickets for the cave tour) told us most people take about an hour and a half. We were sure to leave a little more than 90 minutes before our tour so we could be certain to be on time. Unfortunately we're both in such amazing shape that we made it up the trail in a litte under 40 minutes! We enjoyed the view for the hour + wait till our tour, but it was fun. We made it back in one piece, but the next day we were both sore!
I finished my third semester in the nursing program at BYU and that qualified me to challenge the LPN exam. I spent some time studying for the test and finally took it. After a few sleepless nights I broke down and paid for the rapid results. I passed! It's a great feeling to have this test out of the way and know that next summer I'll be taking the NCLEX to become an RN!
Heather went to Minnesota to help her Mom with some of the details and choices for the new house. While she was there she met the newest member of the Hutchinson family, Princess. Grandma Barb's new pure white cat is still getting used to being spoiled in her new cat stroller.


At the begining of July Grant (Jason and Amanda's son) was blessed. We went up to Boise to participate in the blessing and see the family again before they take off for Minnesota. That's all for now, we've had a full schedule all summer and it doesn't seem like it's going to quit anytime soon.

Tiff and John

Ok, so my wonderful self set up my friends roommate (Tiffany) with Brett's old high school buddy (John) a couple months ago. And can you believe it, they've set a date! August 3rd! I'm so excited for them and a bit proud of myself as well!

But I must give a shout out to Boo Bear (Brett) who locked me out which ultimately led me to hooking them up and another shout out to Megan, otherwise, I never would have met Tiffany. Aren't they cute (all because of ME!)

The Gangs All Here

Ok, so I keep thinking about adding to the blog, but I was doubting whether I was going to get rid of it all together or not, but for now I'm not so I've got a lot of catching up to do.

Most recently we went to our friends Phil and Jennifer's new house (which is beautiful!) it made Brett and I really wish we were out of school and in a house of our own. On the bright side, next month we will be down to the one year mark! So anyway, we went to celebrate Phil's birthday, and of course we had a blast at the party (although the long drive to Toole wasn't the highlight of the evening) we played "Guitar Hero" on Jon's playstation and I actually liked it! I usually don't like video games but the Wii and Guitar Hero are actually something I enjoyed! I snagged a photo of Brett rockin' out. He yelled at me as I took the photo because I interupted his groove.

Back at the end of January I went out to Boise to be with my family before Cameron went into the MTC. My brother Jason also came out from Minnesota. Neither of the spouses (Brett and Amanda) were there so it was the original Hanberg gang. We did my great-grandma Ruth's and my aunt Laura's temple work while we were out there, Courtney did the baptisms with Cameron and my mom did Laura's inititory and endowment and I did Grandma's. It was very cool. In the endowment, there were extra women and so my mom and I got to sit next to Dad, Jason and Cameron. We had a row just for our family, it was cool that it worked out that way, let alone while we were doing family names and just before Cameron left. Then, on Sunday, after Cameron was set apart, Jason and Cameron gave Dad an amazing blessing, then Jason, Mom and I all got blessings from Dad. It was emotional but wonderful.
I drove back down with Cameron, Mom and Courtney to take Cameron to the MTC. Dad had to stay home for treatment and Jason flew back home. It was emotional once again to put Cameron in the MTC but I was so glad that I was able to be there. It still hard now knowing Cameron is just across the street from us. I miss him so much already.

January Happenings

Well, its been awhile since my last post and I feel bad that I haven't posted anything till now. Although, this is still a lot better than when I try to write in my journal. The last couple of weeks have been crazy. We found out that my dad has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer and is estimated to be at level 3 (levels range from 0-4). I was upset at first, finding myself crying at random times, but its has gotten better. My dad found a really good surgeon at the Huntsman Cancer Institute and we are really hopeful. Dad will recieve chemo and radiation for 5 weeks then 7 weeks off, then surgury, then 6 months of chemo. The chemo will be in low doses, so his hair may thin but probably not fall out. Hopefully, the move to Minnesota won't interfere with his treatments. His work is being really understanding but Dad, being the workaholic that he is, has a hard time letting go and not being there. I sent an email out to my friends asking them to pray for my dad and I got amazing support and wonderful responses from all of them. I can't help but think that the calmness I've felt since is because of the prayers being offered for my family. My friends all over the country went and put his name in the temple roll.
On a lighter note, Brett and I were able to go to our friends cabin last weekend and that was a blast as usual. Although we didn't get much sleep, it was a lot of fun and very relaxing to be with friends. We will miss them so much when we leave Utah. I have also had a lot of time spent on my calling lately which is exhausting but very rewarding.