Our condos. 
The view out my window.
(have you ever seen cuter colored houses all in a row?)
A local pumpkin patch, where Kent and I will be picking our pumpkins to carve this weekend, if anyone would like to join! 
The Kitchen.
The Living Room/Dining Room.
Maybe some day I will get things decorated...The downpayment grant was released on Friday!... We are in Orlando with Kent's brother Chad and his wife Kate for a week.... Kent is off to D.C. for work the day after we return home.... And then into our new home we'll move!
Still waiting to get into our home.
We have a place to sleep, jobs to keep us busy, and plenty of granola bars to hold us over for a few more weeks.
Hi kent and Liz,
As far as we know , you are the only ones of our family who are actually homeless now. We haven't had it confirmed that you are living on the street, and may actually have a street address. Our realization that the commute for Liz from our basement to shushi makes the offer of said basement unrealistic. To say nothing of the fact that we can't guarantee hospitality outside the walls of our home, fishing pole in hand or not. We assume that Kent is now unemployed, what with his record and all. Our paper today has an article indicating that our governor is starting to assemble his campaign staff. You might apply here. Your record will be an advantage. Don't bother,though if your NRA credentials aren't top shelf. The commute to Boise is only minutes over 2 hours, honda time that is.
We hope you have occasional access to internet and bed and breakfast.
Love,
gmpa
The Good
1.Campfire cookout with friends 
2. Midnight trip to Wendover
(view Sam & Terri's blog for pics and details:)
3. Heber Demolition Derby
The Bad4. Bring on the doubles!
Our general manager at Happy Sumo is having a baby this week... so 3 doubles a week will be the new recipe in my life!
definition: Double-Being in the restaurant from 10AM to 10:30PM, and on weekends til 11:30PM. (But yea for baby May coming this week!)
5. Our contract ends in 5 days and we have no place to live.8. My home at this very minute, thus the "quick" update.
We are currently packing because we have to move in 5 days. we have gone from looking for a place to rent, to looking for a place to buy, back to renting, now set on buying!!!
The place we have decided to purchase is currently being built and won't be ready til Aug./Sept. so... after Friday, the day we are required to move out, we will hopefully have another update!
Well, it's happened. Our sylvania gave up her ghost... well almost. We have been in ownership of the sylvania television that Kent's parents bought when they were first married for the past two years of our marriage. We have laughed, cried, and cringed with her through it all. She has done us proud, with taped corners and all... until tonight. After watching a few minutes of the Godfather while waiting for me to get ready so we could head out for the evening, Kent proceeded to grab the remote control to turn off the television. "OFF"! But wait a second... The volume was gone, the bright red number 3 was gone, but the picture was still there! In full dull color and all it's glory. Our screen will not turn off! Kent thinks it is christmas or something, and that Costco electronics is calling his name. I think the plug in the wall will sustain me just fine for now. I mean who would want to give up "Better pictures, greater viewing comfort, and the finest cabinet beauty"?
The crew.
The boys with their army truck/rocket ship fireworks.
4th of July caterpillars.
Fishing.
Sushi anyone?
Kent in camouflage... A sight I never thought I'd see.
Weeny roast.
The first night, technically morning, where we caught some zzzz's was at this sweet pad. Yes that is a rock climbing wall in the living room, and a bean bag bigger than my bed. 
When we arrived at The Wynn the next day Bianca apparently felt the need to bathe... even before undressing.
After a long day of shopping...
and sitting on a $100,000 swarovski crystal couch (no joke)...
We retired for the evening... until about 4:30AM. Bianca, Jenn, and Myself decided that we had had enough rest and that we were in Vegas after all... so to the black jack tables we went!
After a bit more rest after our morning out on the town we awoke and hit up the Wynn Brunch Buffet! (All my desserts, Bianca was just being nice and posing with me so I didn't look like such a heifer)
After brunch we took a tour of the Wynn and Encore Hotels, thanks to Sara's friend! So pretty.
Jenn and Robin felt the need to rest on the warmed stone benches that were at the foot of multiple serenity pools.
It was a quick but fun trip, filled with shopping, eating, and lots of laughs. I love these sumo girls, and am so glad that my job has at least one perk:)
Girls Trip #2 - Arizona - Friday, June 26th
After eating at Carrabbas my sisters and mom headed back to my sister Megan's house for a girl's night/sleepover! It is so fun when all of the sisters, including the mom's and married, can take one night away from husbands and babes to hang out.
My sister Brooke, who coordinated the whole thing, thought of a fun idea... She had everyone come up with a presentation or demo where they could teach everyone else something new or just do some fun activity. My presentation was homemade facial masks!
Us scaries have oatmeal rubbed into our faces!
Peace.
One of my sisters decided that for her presentation she'd teach us how to do the P90X abs workout! I conveniently had to be taking pictures during this presentation:)
After getting a quick nights rest we arose early and headed out for a morning hike up usery pass. AZ is SO HOT!
After the hike and brunch at Crackers I decided I needed a little testosterone in my life. My dad took a few of us to the lake. 
The youngsters of the fam, Lacey and R.J.
My pops and me bein' all gangsta.
I love my girlfriends that I have made through my job, and I love LOVE my mom and sisters. I am so grateful for a husband that lets me go and do... and then tells me how much he missed me. I am so happy that my summer is off to a great start! Kent and I leave for Idaho tomorrow morning for a little Fourth of July festivities. Get ready for late night game playing Lyons family!I love the color of rhubarb. I have been tempted multiple times to purchase it at the grocery store just because of its beautiful vibrant color! Well I finally did...
And pie I made!
We have survived living in our miniature apartment with no dishwasher for way too long (2 years). Our contract ends next month and we are ready and lookin'! Our original plan was to move to downtown Salt Lake, but we are now up for anything between Orem and Salt Lake City. Anyone have any suggestions, or know of fun places to live?
It's been two years.
Two years since we started this journey together.
Tuesday was our anniversary, so Kent took work off to spend the entire day to hang with his girl.
There is a joke amongst the Lyons clan that started a few New Year's Eves ago when their family had just finished eating and cleaning up a large meal, and Uncle Vance spoke for everyone in saying..."I can't eat another bite." And then finished his thought with... "Who wants waffles?!" So the Lyons', being the partiers that they are, prepared and ate a huge waffle midnight breakfast.
I finally planted my flowers with help from mama Massey.
Thursday. Kent returns from a work trip to D.C. 
Friday 8AM. Kent graduates from the Kennedy School of International Studies at BYU. 
Friday. Family comes in town from Arizona, Idaho, and other parts of Utah to celebrate Kent's graduation.
Saturday. While traveling north on the I-15 to meet up with family... popped tire going 70 mph on rainy freeway. Unable to repair. New tire purchased.
Then while backing out of Discount Tire... "SMASH!" We back right into a huge parked truck. Luckily no damage.
We love our old cars. (I hope those that have seen our two cars can sense the sarcasm in that comment) We had to replace both windshields this past week and pay for a safety & emissions test and new registration that will have to be redone and paid for again in 6 months. Awesome.
Sunday. Kent puts together his graduation present.
Monday. Kent's laptop gives up the ghost after being repaired almost a dozen times. After dreaming about it for over a year, Kent gets a new MacBook. Fortunately, for Kent, a laptop is a necessity for his new job.
Tuesday. While Kent is in The Apple Store in Salt Lake he decides to lock his keys in the car. $70 for Pop-A-Lock to come? Or 2 hours and a few dollars in gas for his wife to drive to Salt Lake and rescue him? Well here's a clue to the decision we made... It was my day off:)
Recovery from the weekend. Pulling our mattress out into the living room and eating Parisian cheeses my parents sent us from France while watching old episodes of The Office.
I am so grateful that it's almost May. I have been waiting for this warm running weather for way too long. I do love the April showers though. I love the way the tulips close their pedals when it rains, and then open right back up the next day when the sun is shining. I love going on Sunday evening walks. I love being able to drive with my window down. I love having my front door open all day long. I love that my cat plays outside and chases the bugs in the yard. I DO NOT love when she brings 6 inch long worms into the house after playing in the yard. I love that Kent loves his job and comes home happy every day. I love that life is busy. Sometimes it kicks my butt and I just need a day to do nothing, but I love being busy. I love Spring.
Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls, Idaho
I am convinced that Kent's grandpa is an old hollywood movie star... just look at him!
after a day like today i am convinced that when it rains it pours. some days are just hard. something that brought me a bit of joy was eating Pizzaria 712 for dinner. so so good and happy. 
I love how bright and happy the colors in Mexico are! This was a restaurant we went to and it was so cute and delicious.
This guy was screaming "LA LA LA BOMBA" in my ear! His specialty was to sing American songs in spanish. And yes... I bought this shirt from a little hispanic man that was walking the beach trying to make a living.
The food was so good!
Our beach.
Heather and Liz - partners in crime. Both of our partners were unable to come this year.
There are 5 seperate posts for Mexico because I can't figure out how to put more than five pictures on a post. I couldn't leave anything out...Heather and Dad enjoying a little Thrifty's ice-cream... one of our favorite traditions!
Brig could not get enough of the seagulls.
These young girls walk the beach selling goods to the tourists. They enjoyed any break they could get to sit and relax and eat some liquorice!
This was a little local family's workplace and living quarters.
