Dancing with Ben

Lots of times, someone snaps these pictures, and lots of times I never see any of them,

but here's some pictures and a video of my good times dancing with Ben.

And yes, I do smile that big when I'm dancing with him.

On to the drug bust...

So, some of these stories happened a while ago, and so I don't remember all of the details, but I do remember the important ones..
So, I was sore for some reason...not sure why...but either way, Ben offered me some Norco and heavy duty pain killers.

Well, he was on his way somewhere, so he offered to meet me at the Chevron on Chinden in Garden City.

Logic says that if you're giving someone perscription drugs, and they are not perscribed to the person, than perhaps you shouldn't flash them everywhere.

So, I get out of the car to see Ben walk across the parking lot holding all of these perscription pill bottles, in broad daylight, in front of everyone, so he gets over to me and out of nowhere these two guys come up behind us and say "Garden City Police Department. Up against the wall please"

Yeah, you can imagine what is going through our heads.

2 nice church kids now involved in a drug bust.....perfect.

So, we went up against the wall, got frisked, freaked out, and then later found out that the badges around their necks were from EDS, a computer company down the road, and found out that for the last 15 min we were just getting messed with. We seriously were panicing though....looking back it's quite hilarious, and it gets filed as another fun adventure with Ben and Ginny.

One wild night....with a dental assistant

So...

Another good one.

Ben was having a sore tooth because his tooth chipped and so each time he ate, it hit a nerve.
Well, we decided to go to karaoke that night, and I brought a "filling repair kit" in hopes of easing some of his pain.

So, we went to karaoke, and got back to his house...the bar was so smoke filled that my voice was shot when we got back.
So, let's set up the scene for you...
Ben and I are in his bathroom, and I just got done numbing his mouth with oragel.
I'm sitting on his lap, after just getting done putting the filling repair kit on his tooth, quite literally blowing in his mouth to dry it off.
So, I'm on his lap, and the light in his bathroom is a black light.
Now, earlier that evening, he was at a friend's house, and one of the gals there was pregnant, and sprayed breast milk on his pants, and suprisingly, breast milk looks like something else in a black light.

After numbing his mouth, Ben was a drooling mess, and so I kept blotting his mouth with paper towels, and (though it's not too important to the story) I brought over some heating lotion for his feet because they were cracked.

So, his roommate walked in the bathroom at 2 something in the morning to see this.

Me sitting on Ben's lap blowing in his mouth, which from his angle, since my back was to the door, it looked like we were making out.
Some weird splotches on his pants near the crotch area that looked....questionable.
Wadded up paper towels all over the counter, lotion on the counter....yeah, it looked bad.

So, when we tried to explain it was even better because Ben's speech was all slurred, due to his mouth being numb, and my voice was all raspy from being in the bar, so Spencer, his roommate accused us both of being drunk and demanded on knowing what was going on.

Needless to say, it was awkward....but OH SO FUNNY!

Bad Case of The Sillies

Yeah, my cheeks are killing me
Oh, the telescope, I laugh so hard I cry
And when I'm with you
I never notice how the time flies

Making funny voices
Tripping over your feet
Napoleon and Teen Girl Squad
Yeah, my cheeks are still killing me

Spanking the air and Mayberry
Every word, smile, dance and song
I cherish all of them
And want to bop with you all night long

Phone calls that always cut out
Being pulled over by cops
Early morning talks about dreams and goals
And wondering why Bubba shot the jukebox

Spinning across the floor
The robot and untied shoes
Accidental innapropriate gropage
I smile for hours at the thought of you

The Lumberjack and beatboxing
I giggle at the simplicity and nonsense
I never know what to expect,
So exciting and full of suspense

And even though, we can be serious
It's mainly the silly things
You bring out the best in me, I can be myself
And handsome, you tug at my heartstrings

Best friends don't come like this anymore,
Oh, If only you could see
How much I love and adore you,
And what a bad case of the sillies you have given me.


And my cheeks are still killing me...

Was I speeding officer?

DECEMBER 9TH 2007


I should title this entry, "Irony At It's Best"...because, well, you'll see.

So, Wednesday night I went and sang karaoke with Ben. It's a weekly ritual for us, and we always have a blast, so, we drank our Shirley temples, and sang goofy tunes like "The Lumberjack Song" and other great ditties.

Well, I did notice a cop in the bar earlier, but didn't think much of it because officers come in there frequently. Besides, he was mainly talking to Stacey, so I thought it had something to do with her and Todd.

So, the night came to an end, and Ben and I started driving home. As I was driving Ben called me, and told me that he just got pulled over. I asked him what for, and he said he was speeding 10 over, and the officer asked why he was in a hurry, and Ben replied that he was tired and just wanted to get home. So the cop asked, "Where are you coming from this evening?"

Ben replied, "The Creekside Lounge"

"Have you been drinking?"

Ben said "Not a drop"

and then told the officer that he just goes there to sing karaoke with a friend,
and that we don't drink.

So, the cop let Ben off, and said, "Okay, just slow down"....

So, Ben then tells me about how lucky he was to get let off and then...

"OH CRAP!" -Me

"What's wrong?" -Ben

"Ben, I'm getting pulled over, I'll call you back" -Me

I hung up on Ben when I saw the flashing lights. And thought to myself, What are the odds?

So, the cop comes up to me and asks for my license, registration and insurance. So, I handed him my license and then asked,
"Was I speeding?" (Which I highly doubted because I never speed)

"No, you were going 5 under"

(Yeah, so I was distracted and on the phone and wasn't paying attention to how fast, or how slow I was going)

His next question was
"Have you been drinking?"

So, I cheerfully answered,
"No officer, My friend Ben and I just go to sing karaoke, neither of us drink".

He then chuckled and said,
"Oh, so you sing the "Lumberjack" song totally sober?"

Yeah, it was the cop at the bar.

So, I replied with,
"Hey! What's the deal? You followed me out here? I swear I haven't been drinking"

Then there was a pause, and then he said,

"Wait, does your friend Ben drive the white car?"

Somewhat confused I answered "...Yeah..."

He then busted up laughing and told me that he just got done pulling him over.

"What type of cop am I? I pulled over the only two sober people from that bar, one for driving too fast, the other for driving too slow. I can't believe this, keep the registration and insurance, just go home and drive faster"

And then he walked off laughing and shaking his head.

So, I sat there and laughed for a minute or two because, well, that is just funny.

I then called Ben up, and told him, and we both busted up on the phone for sometime, and now, days later, I'm still laughing.

Ben's like, "Yeah, that's a story for the books" and he's right....
how often does a cop pull over the only 2 sober people in the town of Kuna, within 10 minutes and they are one the phone talking about how one just got pulled over...uh...never?

What a great man

Oh the joys of Google.
So, last night I couldn't sleep.....

Anyway, I got bored and started googling a bunch of my friend's names,

just to see what was on the internet about them...

it's a great way to see how big of nerds they are, or to learn new stuff about them, and this is what one of the stories I found about Ben.

I love it.

To: Mayor Coles From: James G. Dumont, Supt. of Recreation Services
Boise Parks & Recreation Date: August 17, 2001

Subject: Recognition of Employees for Saving Two Lives

This memorandum is to request the City Council recognize three individuals for saving the lives of two different youth of our community through their quick response and excellent use of judgement.
Incident at DeMeyer Playcamp - June 19 ,2001 -Employee's Elizabeth Anderson and Ben Gann
DeMeyer Park is a site where the department offers summer playcamp opportunities for youth from 6 years to 12 years of age. There were 47 youth registrered for that week of playcamp at DeMeyer Park. The other neighborhood boys were by the pond fishing and yelled to one of our playcamp staff, "Hey Lady a kid is hanging in the tree. Employee Elizabeth Anderson heard the remark and look towards the tree and saw a boy hanging in the tree. She immediately grabbed the cell phone and the emergency call list and gave it to Employee Ben Gann and told him to call
911. Approaching the child hinging in the tree she grabbed his legs trying to free him from the tree. An adult male came over to assist and had a knife and he was able to cut the nylon dog leash the child was hanging from. They lowered the boy to the ground and Miss Anderson immediately checked for breathing and a pulse, none to be found. Miss Anderson began administering C.P.R. with the help of Mr. Gann. When the fire department and ambulance arrived they took over C.P.R. A pulse and breathing started but the child still remained unconscious and was transported by ambulance to St. Al's. They 12 year old boy regained consciousness and was released from the hospital 4 days later.
Through the quick response and immediate application of C.P.R Miss Anderson and Mr. Gann saved the life of this child and should be recognized by the City of Boise for their efforts as employees of the City.

cc: James R. Hall, Director George Scott Suzanne Burton Ted Baird

As it turns out, the Mayor of Boise named a whole day for Ben. So August 17th I believe is "Benjamin Gann Day"...I might have to check on that though...it's that, or like the 20th.

Cool huh?

Oh my Hannah...MONTANA!

So, I am so glad that Ben doesn't know that this blog exists yet, because he'd KILL me if he knew this video was up on the internet.

First off, that boy will do anything for me...even make a complete idiot out of himself.

So, we're driving down the streets of Utah, and stopped at a "Family Dollar" and bought a bunch of random stuff, including a Hannah Montana wig.

So, while he was driving I begged him to put on the wig and sing, well, he refused to sing, and said it in his "masculine" voice, so then I insisted that he could sing like a guy if he felt better about it, and he still protested, and then told me to quit laughing at him.

Well, after that he took the wig off, and maybe 5 minutes later we were commenting on road construction, and Ben made the comment, "Oh my Hannah!"

And his nephew who was in the backseat proudly added, "MONTANA!" Making fun of Ben's girly-ness earlier. The timing was perfect, I guess you had to be there, but the whole event was entertaining.