Sept 11, 2009
Sept 26, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
May be the only horse I will ever own
I went to toys-r-us one day... and saw this lego set. 
I think I am going to start my own collection. The boys (oh that is my brothers) have big buckets, I have a long way to go! So I haven't put it together yet, but when I was at my brother's I was telling my family and they said my niece has the same set! So I put it together... fun!
I think I am going to start my own collection. The boys (oh that is my brothers) have big buckets, I have a long way to go! So I haven't put it together yet, but when I was at my brother's I was telling my family and they said my niece has the same set! So I put it together... fun!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Don't drink the water Bear Grylls
On a recent trip to St George to visit the parents, my sister and her boyfriend, Kristen, and my mom and dad went to look at petroglyphs that are actually all over the area around st George.
It was fun, as we started walking down the trail, Kristen noticed there was water in a big rock (it rained the night before, so we were pretty sure it was new). 
Ok, we drank the water... mmm. Earthy. 
Later Kristen interpreted one of the petroglyphs... if you drink the water where the animals go you will die. 
Good thing I don't think the animals could get to the water we drank!
So then we went to one of my dad's favorite places... he calls it glitter gulch. He gets his supply of rrocks or whatever this stuff is. My mom told me like 5 times, but I couldn't even remember.
It reminds me of Superman's house... 
It was fun, as we started walking down the trail, Kristen noticed there was water in a big rock (it rained the night before, so we were pretty sure it was new). 
Ok, we drank the water... mmm. Earthy. 
Later Kristen interpreted one of the petroglyphs... if you drink the water where the animals go you will die. 
Good thing I don't think the animals could get to the water we drank!So then we went to one of my dad's favorite places... he calls it glitter gulch. He gets his supply of rrocks or whatever this stuff is. My mom told me like 5 times, but I couldn't even remember.
It reminds me of Superman's house... 
Monday, August 24, 2009
First days
Monday was the first day of my fall semester and of my internship. I have three classes this semester, thanks to some summer school, and I am working at two elementary schools with the same school counselor. She splits her time between the two, so now do I. I like it so far. I went on my first home visit, chatted with a few kids, watched the counselor give a lesson in class... nothing like starting out running. Today I went to the other school, but as it was the first day of school for this school, we didn't do much with the kids. I still feel a little... ok A LOT nervous and completely unsure of what I am doing,but I know as the year progresses I will build self confidence and knowledge of how to be a great school counselor! But until then... wish me luck!
Sunday, August 23, 2009
If at first you don't succeed...
For my birthday one of my presents was a fabulous cupcake cookbook! 
I love looking through it... but cookbooks are not just there for looking at pictures, so I looked through it in hopes of finding a recipe that not only looked yummy, but also that I had all the ingredients for in my pantry. Sure enough I found one. I was super excited and proud that we had everything I needed already stocked. I feel like I followed the recipe, but my cupcakes sadly did not turn out the way I was expecting. Not to say they didn't turn out the way they were supposed to... just that I was expecting something a bit different. 
I made some yummy cream cheese frosting and cut up strawberries for the top. A little variation from the finish the cookbook suggested but I didn't think that would matter. So I tried again... this time I adjusted the recipe in a way I thought might help. It didn't. Sad. The second batch turned out worse than the first. Oh well right. I will have to try it again sometime.
I love looking through it... but cookbooks are not just there for looking at pictures, so I looked through it in hopes of finding a recipe that not only looked yummy, but also that I had all the ingredients for in my pantry. Sure enough I found one. I was super excited and proud that we had everything I needed already stocked. I feel like I followed the recipe, but my cupcakes sadly did not turn out the way I was expecting. Not to say they didn't turn out the way they were supposed to... just that I was expecting something a bit different. 
I made some yummy cream cheese frosting and cut up strawberries for the top. A little variation from the finish the cookbook suggested but I didn't think that would matter. So I tried again... this time I adjusted the recipe in a way I thought might help. It didn't. Sad. The second batch turned out worse than the first. Oh well right. I will have to try it again sometime.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
From St George to LA
After our first day of back roads we stopped in St. George for the night. We celebrated my sister's b-day with a yummy dinner and a barbie birthday cake! The next day Kristen and I had plans to take more side roads from St. George to Agoura (The good life). We decided we would take a trip by Hoover Dam. We left the I-15 at the Logandale/Overton exit and drove around Lake Mead on our way to Hoover Dam. 
I have one thing to say... it was HOT! 114 degrees, hot. 
We got out a couple times to take pictures and one time nearly lost our directions as the two open doors created a wind tunnel. 
We also encountered some road construction (what trip to or from Utah would be complete without it) where we had to drive on dirt roads for a while... good times. Why did we not think that Hoover Dam would be just as busy as any other state or national park on the weekend. The line of cars was pretty long to get in, and of course they had a security checkpoint to make sure there were no shinanagons. 
As we were walking around we heard a ruccos and we noticed there was a fight! 
We went to get a closer look. 
In the end Megatron was defeated!
We were safe! 
After that we had figured we had enough of an adventure... so we headed back to California. We took more side roads till we met up with the 15 again outside of Vegas. Good times...
I have one thing to say... it was HOT! 114 degrees, hot. 
We got out a couple times to take pictures and one time nearly lost our directions as the two open doors created a wind tunnel. 
We also encountered some road construction (what trip to or from Utah would be complete without it) where we had to drive on dirt roads for a while... good times. Why did we not think that Hoover Dam would be just as busy as any other state or national park on the weekend. The line of cars was pretty long to get in, and of course they had a security checkpoint to make sure there were no shinanagons. 
As we were walking around we heard a ruccos and we noticed there was a fight! 
We went to get a closer look. 
In the end Megatron was defeated!
We were safe! 
After that we had figured we had enough of an adventure... so we headed back to California. We took more side roads till we met up with the 15 again outside of Vegas. Good times...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Summer Lovin'
Ok so not really, not in the sense of Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta or anything, but I am loving the summer. After I finished summer school I have had a great time. Timp cave with the family, My dad's birthday and little William's baby blessing, trips to California, and hanging out with friends and family.
I celebrated our nation's Independence Day for days actually. It was a great weekend. Kristen flew up for the 4th, and we had a great time. We started the festivities with the Oakley Rodeo in Oakley, Ut. on Thursday the 2nd. I loved that before the rodeo started instead of one person singing the Star Spangled Banner the whole crowd stood and paid tribute to our flag. I loved it! The rodeo was great too.
Friday Kristen and I went to lunch at a sushi place downtown SLC for yummy sushi and then we went to the Oquirrh Mountain temple open house. We had to wait in a bit of a line to get in, but if you ask me, the church has it way more organized than in the past when I remember waiting for hours (hours!) to see San Diego, or Vegas. The temple is beautiful of course. It was worth the wait. 
Friday night we went to a BBQ at one of my sister's friends house, and then we went to see fireworks from a golf course. My sister's boyfriend kept telling us we needed to get going. I had no idea what kind of fireworks (or crowds) to expect. He was right we needed to get going! The place was packed, there were tons of people, but the fireworks were great, and worth the walk from where we had to park. 
Early Saturday we ran in the Centerville Freedom Run (5k). It was really fun... I am not too worried about how fast I run, so it was a fun time. Afterwards we sat and watched the parade. I love parades!
Saturday afternoon Kristen and I went to a demolition derby in Ogdon. Let me tell you, it was a completely different crowd than the rodeo or the 5k... but it was still tons of fun. 
One of the cars had to be physically removed from on top of one of the the freeway barriers they use to keep all the cars in. I think it might be a goal of drivers, to get other drivers stuck on the wall!
We left the demo derby to find yet more fireworks, so I called Jill and she recommended some great fireworks down the road from where we were. Kristen and I grabbed some KFC and found a spot to eat and watch fireworks. Kristen took some amazing pictures of the fireworks! We had a great time... 
I love Independence day. I love my country. I love the freedoms we enjoy, and I love the men and women who fight everyday for those freedoms. Bless my homeland forever!
I celebrated our nation's Independence Day for days actually. It was a great weekend. Kristen flew up for the 4th, and we had a great time. We started the festivities with the Oakley Rodeo in Oakley, Ut. on Thursday the 2nd. I loved that before the rodeo started instead of one person singing the Star Spangled Banner the whole crowd stood and paid tribute to our flag. I loved it! The rodeo was great too.
Friday Kristen and I went to lunch at a sushi place downtown SLC for yummy sushi and then we went to the Oquirrh Mountain temple open house. We had to wait in a bit of a line to get in, but if you ask me, the church has it way more organized than in the past when I remember waiting for hours (hours!) to see San Diego, or Vegas. The temple is beautiful of course. It was worth the wait. 
Friday night we went to a BBQ at one of my sister's friends house, and then we went to see fireworks from a golf course. My sister's boyfriend kept telling us we needed to get going. I had no idea what kind of fireworks (or crowds) to expect. He was right we needed to get going! The place was packed, there were tons of people, but the fireworks were great, and worth the walk from where we had to park. 
Early Saturday we ran in the Centerville Freedom Run (5k). It was really fun... I am not too worried about how fast I run, so it was a fun time. Afterwards we sat and watched the parade. I love parades!
Saturday afternoon Kristen and I went to a demolition derby in Ogdon. Let me tell you, it was a completely different crowd than the rodeo or the 5k... but it was still tons of fun. 
One of the cars had to be physically removed from on top of one of the the freeway barriers they use to keep all the cars in. I think it might be a goal of drivers, to get other drivers stuck on the wall!
We left the demo derby to find yet more fireworks, so I called Jill and she recommended some great fireworks down the road from where we were. Kristen and I grabbed some KFC and found a spot to eat and watch fireworks. Kristen took some amazing pictures of the fireworks! We had a great time... 
I love Independence day. I love my country. I love the freedoms we enjoy, and I love the men and women who fight everyday for those freedoms. Bless my homeland forever!
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