...Thankful...

My parents. My brother. My three sisters. My crazy & cute nephew. My extended family. Fab five. Friends. My job. TV shows. Movies. Books. Chocolate. Comfort food. Good health. My iPad. Diet Coke. Sonic. Chick Fil A. Mascara. Essie nail polish. Big rings. CTR ring. High heels. Boots. Skinny jeans. Fuzzy socks. Bed buddy. Cozy blankets. Sweats. Music. Justin Bieber. Water. Cupcakes. Snuggies. Curling iron. Holidays. Smiles. Laughter. Slippers. My car. Just Dance. Farr's ice cream. Cell phone. Vacations. Road trips. Sleeping in. Falling asleep watching movies. Naps. Summer. Patience. My home. Love. Faith. Prayer. Scriptures. My Savior. My testimony. My religion. My Heavenly Father.

...Just a few things, but I have so much to be thankful for...

The Canadian Tenors

I'm pretty much obsessed with this song right now, have been for months. The Canadian Tenors are aaaamazing! I discovered them when they performed "Hallelujah" on the Emmy's this year for the In Memoriam segment. I normally don't like this song, Shrek killed it for me...but they are soooo good! I may or may not sing along really loud to this while in my car.

Ten points if you recognize one of these guys from a movie! ;)

Gone Fishing

I went camping with my family in July, more like "cabining". A softball friend let us use their cabin at Soldier Creek Reservoir. It's one of our favorite places to camp and we haven't been for a couple of years. The cabin was big and beautiful! We had a blast hanging out and watching tv...see, not much of a camping trip. My back was screaming at me after the drive so I was actually grateful we weren't in tents.

We took my brother's fishing boat out one night and that is when our trip became memorable. All of us girls got a fishing license for the day so we were ready to go. I haven't been fishing since I was little so I had to relearn everything. Allie had never been, and she scored! She caught the biggest fish we have ever seen! A 26 1/2 inches, 7 lbs cutthroat! My mom came in a close second, 23 1/2 inches, 4 lbs cutthroat! Allie almost broke her arm reeling hers in and we were all in awe, screaming, taking pictures, laughing...it was such a great day on the lake! My favorite part was seeing the reactions from everyone at the dock. There was a family of about 20 Asians and they were clapping and ahhing as Allie carried the fish to be cleaned. A couple older gentlemen were visually upset that some city girls out-fished them. It was hilarious! We had a lot of fish for dinner that night!

Lake Powell

Brett. Allie. Jeremy. Amy. Bree. Brittney. Jacqui. Wendi. Ben. Breckin. Kai. Boy bands. Little girl and her dog. Driving in the dark. Sunny days. Fish. Reading. Laying out. Relaxation Station (aka RelaxAsian Station). Boat rides. Drunk neighbors. Navajo fire dances. Pictures at sunset. Smores. Scarfing yog. Scorpions. Diet Coke. Henna tattoos. Glow sticks. Hikes to the bathroom. Snakes. Candy. Flight attendant training. Lounge chairs. Making bracelets. Hats. Too much bread. Melted cupcakes. Sunblock. Flip flops. Wind. Bucket. Club Exclusive. Chapstick. Psychiatrist. Frogs. Kids obsessed with us. Baby pool. Fun. Friends. Family. Laughing. Another memorable trip to Lake Powell.

September 1-5, 2011

Summer Summary

So, I realize I am HORRIBLE at blogging! I have really good intentions, but I always get distracted. Usually by one of the following...people.com, pinterest.com or Chloe's Nails blog. Or it's tv...Pretty Little Liars, The Bachelorette, Gossip Girl dvds, Friday Night Lights dvds, American Dreams dvds...such a problem! I currently have three books partially read...Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks (I know), I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore and The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. I have gone on little trips to Moab and Park City, I will be going Lake Powell in one month. I've had softball games, family get togethers, parties, concerts, watching my nephew and working full time to worry about also.

If you can't tell, I'm just trying to explain how busy, fun and short my summer has been. It's August tomorrow and that makes me so sad, my favorite season is almost over. I have definitely enjoyed it though. I haven't been taking many pictures but I'll post what I have. Hopefully I'll find more time to swim, lay out, go camping, make s'mores, read and blog before the summer ends.

Happy Summer everyone!

Bruno Mars Concert

Father's Day- in Moab for Softball

 The Brown kid's (Amy and Austin were gone)

 The girls at Breckin's blessing

My Birthday Party

Parachute Concert

 (Their music has been the soundtrack to my summer!)

Perfect start for Summer

Road trip. Brittney. Jacqui. Allie. Driving through a blizzard. Pedicures in St George. Sunny California. Watching The Roommate. Freaking out. Cheap hotel. "Are you going to where that in Disneyland?". Happiest place on earth. California Adventure. World of Color. Front car on Screamin'. Back car on Thunder Mountain. Jacqui driving on Indy. Flamenco on Tower of Terror. PB&J. Sleeping on Pirates. "No flash photography". Sore feet. Too much walking. Dole whips. Sleeping Beauty. "But you're my favorite". Heel click. Angel's baseball game. Ball park hot dogs. Salty pretzels. Root beer. Fireworks. Newport beach. Laying out. Swimming in the ocean. Playing in the sand. Fighting off pigeons. Sunburns. More walking. Birthday princess. Hollywood. California Pizza Kitchen. Creepy people. Disney Soda Shop. Kungfu Panda 2 premiere. Chinese Theater. Santa Monica Pier. Matching bracelets. Swings. Writing in the sand. Sunset. Rain Forest Cafe. Magic wand. Tomato basil soup. Amazing burger. Raining restaurant. "Are we going to get wet?". Hulk moments. Corn dogs. Mickey ice cream. Toy Story rivalry. Aladdin and Jasmine. More World of Color. Re-packing. Glow stick dance party. "They're taking pictures!". Waking up early. Driving home.  

Seven days. Laughing so hard it hurts. Amazing memories with the Fab Four. Best trip ever.

California Dreamin'

So, I am going to California in 36 hours. I'm just a little excited and decided I should blog about it. For some reason, vacations always bring some kind of challenge for me. The preparation for this particular trip has gone like this:

1. Took my car in for it's yearly safety inspection/registration (we're driving my car to CA) and ended up replacing the front brakes, thermostat and a few belts...$700 later, we are good to go.

2. Discover that my credit card has been compromised (thank you Michael's craft store), and therefore cancelled immediately. Good and bad timing. Glad this didn't happen during my trip, but I wouldn't have minded it happening after...or not at all. My new card won't arrive until later this week when I am already on vacation. Considering the hotel reservation was on this card, I had to make some phone calls.

3. Looking at my bank statement, I realize my account thinks I am already in Cali. Two ATM transactions for $300 total took place in Van Nuys, CA. Could have been worse, but again, thank you Michael's craft store for giving out my information. This meant more phone calls and some paperwork to fill out.

With all the negative, I can't help but think of all the positive that will come from this trip...

Being with my best friends (minus Wendi, she will be missed but being a mommy is much more important), Disneyland, Angel's baseball game, Hollywood, the beach, Santa Monica pier, sun, shopping, laying out, laughing non-stop, eating delicious food, wearing new swimsuits, taking lots of pictures, dancing to my favorite music, falling asleep to cheesy movies, sunsets over the ocean...this all adds up to make a trip to remember.

Here we come California, are you ready for us?