TWO broken elbows

 

I don't have a lot of great pictures of the tragedy, but I wanted to document the event. Jeremy broke/cracked both elbows. The doctors say a cracked elbow is a common injury, but not both arms at the same time. Many people have accused me of being too violent. At church someone told Jeremy that just because he said "I do" doesn't mean he has to put up with this kind of abuse. The real story? Nothing other than church ball. I'm sure many of you could have guess that. I myself have limped away from games with a black eye, bruises, jammed fingers, scraped knees, and more. Church basketball is dangerous. Players are mean. Refs don't call anything. So really this is just the same old, same old. 

Jeremy was playing in a particularly violent game 1 1/2 weeks ago. The refs weren't calling anything. Jeremy was going up for a lay-up and got hacked from behind. He fell down hard and landed on both elbows because he didn't have enough time to brace himself. 

The call? Ball out of bounds on Jeremy.

The other team inbounded the ball as Jeremy struggled to get to his feet and call for a sub to come in for him.

The game got worse from there, though I don't think anyone suffered as much physically as Jeremy did. One player, on Jeremy's team, decided that if the refs weren't going to call anything than he was going to REALLY foul. He proceeded to clothesline the opposing player (who was the bishop of the other ward). The refs talked to both captains, told them to talk to their players, and that they were going to call a tighter game.

The call? The player that was fouled got to proceed with the game by inbounding the ball.

Uh, I'm not the best at seeing all fouls, but even I know that should be a technical foul.

Fortunately, this is a quick recovery, so days of brushing Jeremy's teeth, helping him dress, eating off his plate like a dog, and no driving for him are limited.

And no, Jeremy can not currently do the chicken dance. I'm sure you're all disappointed.

Couldn't Help Myself

I know Christmas is over, but I took this picture earlier and just had to show you. It's one of my new favorite ornaments (besides my BYU ones)!

 

Here's Jeremy too! Every day I come home from work and go to the "office" where Jeremy is working. It's so pleasant and feels just right to sit down in the same room with him. Doesn't matter if we talk or if he's on phone calls because we're in the same room.  (Everyone, let's hear that collective "ah")  I couldn't tell you what day this picture was taken because every day is the same....and because he's been wearing that shirt for the last 4 days. Seriously.

Jefferson Memorial

All of us absolutely LOVED this quote. If only our political leaders today would have this same conviction AND SHOW IT!!

A Brief Break

As I post lots of pictures of THINGS I realize how much more I love taking pictures of PEOPLE! So just in case you're feeling the same way, here's a few of Jeremy. Sure the pictures are still from our trip, but no real significance to the place they are taken.

Ahhhhhh. I feel better already!

Family Reunion

We went to my family reunion in Idaho. I think my choice of pictures is quite interesting. Forget the relatives! The only one I got was my cousin's son, Kyle. I couldn't help it. He was just so cute!

Look at the car wash we saved ourselves by letting my parents drive!

Who could ask for anything more than a giant tub of Cheese Balls!

American Fork Part 2

I decided I wasn't finished and wanted to edit more pictures and post them. So here they are. American Fork Part 2!

They told me that the photographer sometimes needs to be the photograph-ee. So here I am with a lovely pose showing my enjoyment of their suggestion :) "Give me back my camera, or else!" (Okay, so I really wasn't thinking that.)

American Fork

So I saw this awesome picture online of an old barn in American Fork so I told my friends we had to go there. Once there we found out they charge $20 to take pictures there. We opted to keep our money and look for a different place to shoot.

Luckily, with us that day was Jackson (below....taken a different day).

Jackson knew some other cool places to try out down there. AND we got to see cows!! How much better can it get? Here's our day of fun!

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House

Jeremy had the day off and so we decided to go the the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House. I love the temples and how beautiful they are! I love them even more for the sweet peace and loving spirit of our Heavenly Father that is there.


I lovingly refer to McKenna in these shots as "Cousin It." Her hair would fall in her face and she wouldn't do a thing! I have so many pictures of her with her hair blocking her smile and eyes each time!

Amazingly enough, I got her to uncover that face of her long enough to snap a photo.

Holly and Jeremy

This obviously wasn't taken by me, but I've had a few requests for a picture of us. So thanks Thia!

One Random Spring Day

Sometimes it's nice to just take some pictures. This day friends gathered together just to take some. They may seem a random assortment, but that's what this day was.

Here's Jenny. She will always know more about photography and have more raw talent than I ever will (she's probably denying that statement right now), but she is always kind enough to share what she knows. This was one of those moments she was helping me learn. Don't judge her based on my inability to do what she told me to do.


Thia was being a little silly this day, but that's Thia! I was happy to capture the moment.

Poor Jeremy, he's always around (wahoo!) so he is often the subject of my work. Does he look tired of it? :) He's a good sport.

After pictures we took a hike up Ensign Peak. I shot this one from "the hip." I wasn't looking, but I love the blue sky emphasis instead of the just the city.

Oh Mr. Sun!

This was an experiment with the sun and sunspots. Just remember! Don't stare directly into the sun!