6th Anniversary Trip

For our anniversary this year we revisited Yosemite with some of my family. Then headed to Reno to spend the remainder of the trip just the two of us. Glad to say we have kept our tradition alive of traveling for our anniversary. And glad to be married to my best friend.

Easter Weekend 2011

We spent our holiday in Moab this year. It was nice to get away for a bit. More pictures to come.

Black and White New Years Partay

Yes, I am finally posting about New Years. What can I say? I've been busy.

Thanks to Gavin and Jessica who hosted a great New Years bash. In honor of their theme, I changed all of the pictures to black and white.

Here's to a great 2011!

December 2010

December was filled with family, friends, and food. We had our annual Christmas party. Celebrated a few birthdays, I photographed quite a bit, and we celebrated the holidays with family and friends. I also think I gained about ten pounds, but hey, that's what the holidays are for right? Don't answer that.

Goodbye December, and goodbye 2010. Can't wait to start fresh next year.

The snow arrived fashionably late..

I am still going through the pictures I took of our Christmas. So in the mean time I thought I would share with you our snow day from yesterday.

We took a relaxing drive up north. Bob loves the snow, so we headed where there was a tad more of it. We went up to Bountiful. We looked at all of the enormous houses on the hill, and then went up the canyon by the big "B". It was nice to just hang out the two of us and enjoy the views.

I love this in between time. I am enjoying not having a lot to do. Happy Monday. Hope your holiday was delightful.

I Spy?

My mom collects nativity scenes. She has a variety of gorgeous nativities. Old, new, small, large. She even has a plastic one that the grandkids can play with.

Well if you ever peek in on my moms living room in December, you might see something like this..

My sneaky brother (okay and sometimes me) like to move the baby Jesus or substitute it, to see if my mom notices. My brother will also hide the babies around my mom's house.

We don't mean any disrespect. We just think it's funny to see my mom's reaction. Does that make us bad people? Don't answer that. Merry Christmas in just 3 days!

Dinner and a very intense movie..

Saturday night we went to Thai food with Ami and Jon. And then to see 127 Hours. (Unfortunately Bob went home after the food. He came down with a nasty sore throat, that has now turned into bronchitis. No fun.)

That movie was insane. No, like really insane. It was intense, it was incredibly interesting, and one of those movies that haunts you when it's over. I would seriously recommend it. (Warning, not for the faint of heart. They really show him cutting his arm off.)

A Couple Party Pics..

I still haven't had time to go through the Christmas party pictures. Give me a day or two and I will get back on my game. But I did find a couple from my phone from the night. This should give you a pretty good idea of the night..

We had a Christmas mocktail party this year. We all dressed up and enjoyed cocktails of the virgin variety. All of the sugar and eggnog must have gone to our heads though, because we stayed up way too late. This is the picture I took as I groggily fell into bed. And still didn't get to sleep until 4 a.m. My mind just wouldn't fall asleep.

We had a blast though. Thanks to everyone who came and made it so fun. Especially the Boobah. That is one creepy guest.

Pizza, Cleaning, and Conan (but not in that order)

Last night Bob and I cleaned, organized, and decorated. We stayed up late and we're still not quite finished. But to reward our hard work we might have ordered pizza and watched Conan. As hectic as December always tends to be, I love nights like these.

On a side note, let's play I SPY. Can you find the broken mistletoe that didn't make it from last years craziness? How about the plentiful shreds of paper? We finally went through and shredded, do you know how long that takes when you haven't done it for 4 years?? Can you spot the gnome hiding? And for those of us that came to last year's party, you might spot a certain little yellow creature.. it's making a comeback this year.

Happy December 3rd! I'm listening to Elvis sing me Silver Bells.

Update

So, I have been here, there, and everywhere this week. I have been trying to keep up with this lil' online journal of mine, but I have been a busy lil' bee too.

I've been photographing..

Working out..

(Kristen and me after our trip around the Vita Course in Murray.)

And prepping for Halloween..

More on all of this later. Excuse me if I pop in and out next week. Happy Weekend!

Roadtrip to Ashton

After work on Friday we headed up to the cabin in Ashton, and on the way back we left around six. Which means that we were driving in the dark there and back. But it also means we got to see some awesome sunsets.

And some pretty nighttime scenery.

Driving is never too hard when I have Bob with me. It was nice to just hang out and laugh on the way there and back. He even put up with me trying to take pictures of us on the road. Well kind of. Please notice the bottom left picture.

Things on the brain.

Random things swirling around in this head of mine.

-This made me laugh today. Man that guy is genius.

-I'm loving this weather. I went on a walk in the city last night with my friend. It was the perfect weather, and a good 3 mile walk. (I took this picture this morning from my phone, I love how one minute it will rain and then the next the sun will be out.)

-Summer is officially over. Meaning the Summer hikes are over. Meaning it's getting colder and colder in those mountains. I think this year I am going to try snow shoeing.

-I have been eating egg whites lately.. well the Costco egg whites in a carton. They smell weird, but taste fine. Why is that?

-Can't stop listening to Radio Head. Don't you think it's just the weather for it?

-I'm trying this new diet. I'm gonna be honest.. it's making me cranky. I think it's because I have been trying to wake up earlier while I diet. And I'm gonna tell you right now, I'm cranky. I don't mean to be. My poor mom called the other night, and I totally snapped at her. (So not fair.. sorry Mama Bear.) Not to mention my very patient husband. Just on the phone last night I went from snapping at him, to crying, to being completely normal all within like 5 minutes. Hopefully I adjust soon.

-I know I keep saying this. But really? Where did the year go? It can't be October already, it just can't. Last year around this time we were moving into our apartment, and now it's already been a year? Wowza.

-I have been drinking 100+ ounces of water a day this week. That's 3+ liters a day. That's almost a gallon of water a day. Do you even know how much I'm peeing? (I can't believe I just wrote that on my blog.)

Well it's Wednesday, and for as fast as this year is going, this week is crawling by (as Eric would say) at an elderly snails pace. Can't wait for the weekend. It's Bob's Fall break so I'll actually get to see him. Which is great for me, and maybe not so good for him with this new diet. Pray for Bob everyone. ;)

September 2010

Wow, September came and went before I even knew it. I have been doing a pretty poor job of posting on this lil' blog. I am rededicating myself. This is my only form of journaling, and September wasn't the best documented of months.

September was chalk full. The month started out with trips here and there, and a fun end of Summer party. It continued on, but my blogging didn't. So I sit here scratching my head. Seriously, where did September go??

This month brought us interesting weather. And a pretty harvest moon. It also officially brought Fall our way. Though I haven't felt too much Fall, it's still 80 degrees out there. Perhaps October will bring us that nip in the air that I love so much this time of year. Hello October, bring on the holidays, the lovely weather, and the pumpkin carving fun. Goodbye September, it really didn't feel like you stayed long.

Random Tuesday

I was looking through the pictures I have taken lately on my phone, and realized in the last 5 days I have a culmination of some of the most random/strange pictures. So I thought I would share them with you on this random Tuesday. A Tuesday that I have already had my car almost run out of gas. (I literally pulled into the gas station on fumes.) I've seen the bird that I presume made the outline on my window at work cannibalized by other birds. (Not a good day for that little tweety bird.) and have been told that cutting my hair would be like trading in a Rolls-Royce for a V.W. Bug.

Yes today is random, so I am embracing it with this random sampling of pictures. Enjoy.