8.31.2009
floating in ice
Paul and I have a "bucket list" so to speak of things we want to do before we are done with our Provo college experience. One item was floating the Provo Canyon River. Which we checked off our list on Saturday! It was SO fun! We started all the way at the top and floated the 5 miles down through the river. Some areas had some waves and more of a current than others but one thing was constant the whole time: the water was freezing! After awhile though your bum sticking out of the tube just goes numb and it's a little more enjoyable. When I first stepped into the water in my shorts, tank top and swimsuit I really wasn't sure if I would make it in the cold. We did learn some lessons: I am a "spastic tuber" according to Paul (not smooth at all like him), paddling the wrong direction will indeed take you in the wrong direction, and wear water shoes! After a few falls/almost drownings for both of us, some broken tree branches, a lost tank top (mine), and lost-and-refound flip flops we successfully floated and actually had a great time doing it.
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I can't believe i'm blogging about Star Trek... but i really am! We were very skeptical to say the least but we went on Friday night to see Star Trek at the dollar movie and were VERY pleasantly surprised! I really liked it! I was entertained the whole time and i didn't think it was overly cheesy and it had some funny parts and lines and i thought they did a great job casting it. This was also blog-worthy because i feel like so oftenwe go into see a movie having really high expectations and are a little dissapointed but this time it was the opposite! which was nice for a change. So, Star Trek, you rock... "live long and prosper".
8.27.2009
8.24.2009
you know youre a 90's kid if...
I know this is really long but i thought these were so funny reading through them... it brought back so many memories!
-You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!" (Paul and i were actually JUST talking about this the other day, and the fact that NO ONE says it anymore, and we were wondering where that phrase ever came from?!)
-You just cant resist finishing this... "Iiiiiiin west philladelphia born and raised..."
-You remember TGIF on ABC. Step by Step, Family Matters, Dinosaurs, and Boy Meets World.
-"Miss Susie had a steam boat, the steam boat had a bell..miss suzie went to heaven the steamboat went to hell_o operator please give me number 9 and if you disconnect me i'll kick you from behind the fridgerator, there was a piece of glass, miss suzie sat upon it and broke her little ***_k me no more questions, please tell me no more lies the boys are in the bathroom zipping up their flies, are in the city the bees are in the park .......................... miss suzie and her boyfriend are kissing in the D-A-R-K- D-A-R-K D-A-R-K dark dark dar dar da dark"
- You remember when Kurt Cobain, 2Pac, River Phoenix, and Selena died. (and you remember the movie they made about selena’s life, starring jennifer lopez and you LOVED it, or maybe that was just me)
-You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
-You remember reading "Goosebumps" (i never actually read them because i thought they were too scary but i did read some “choose your own adventure” books)
-You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.
-You danced to "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto (so tell me what you want, what you really really want.)
-You remember the craze, then the banning of slap bracelets.
-You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...
-Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show.
-Captain Planet.
-You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together.
-You always wanted to send in a tape to America's Funniest Home Videos... but never taped anything funny.
-You remember watching home alone 1, 2 , and 3 (and have all imitated the part where he slaps his face and screams)
-"I've fallen and I can't get up"
-One word,"Pokemon"
-You have played and beaten mario brothers/duck hunt.
-You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates (i LOVED our elementary school skate parties!)
-You remember when every thing was "da BOMB"
-You remember when they made the new lunchables so that you could make tacos and pizza!!
-You wore socks over leggings scrunched down
-"Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS PHANTS PHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCE he jumped so high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didnt come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stubbed his toe toe toe and thats the end end end of the elephants show show show (AND you actually sang these at recess jumping rope)
-You remember boom boxes vs. cd players (sometimes i still like to call them boom boxes)
-Writing M.A.S.H. notes. (and the twenty different versions of that)
-Making those little fortune cookie things.. and then predicting your life with them.
-You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool
-And You Were Obsessed with either 'Nsync or Backstreet Boys. But never NEVER both... (i was a BSB girl.. and going to their concert with Marianne in 8th grade was a high point in my life)
-You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"
-You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles
-Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!
-All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils.notebooks.binders.etc.)
-You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out.
-You collected those Beanie Babies.
-If you even know what an original walkman is. (every Saturday.. listened to Shania Twain on the walkman doing chores)
-You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
-You know the Macarena by heart.
-"Talk to the hand" ... enough said
-You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"
-You remember dreaming to be on a Nickelodeon game show: Double Dare, Nick Arcade, GUTS, Legends of the Hidden Temple, (DEFINITELY LoftheHT for me)
-you know what “scrunchies” are and owned one, or more.
Me, circa 1994: buck teeth, curling iron bangs, cardigan and all. Livin' the 1990's dream.
-You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!" (Paul and i were actually JUST talking about this the other day, and the fact that NO ONE says it anymore, and we were wondering where that phrase ever came from?!)
-You just cant resist finishing this... "Iiiiiiin west philladelphia born and raised..."
-You remember TGIF on ABC. Step by Step, Family Matters, Dinosaurs, and Boy Meets World.
-"Miss Susie had a steam boat, the steam boat had a bell..miss suzie went to heaven the steamboat went to hell_o operator please give me number 9 and if you disconnect me i'll kick you from behind the fridgerator, there was a piece of glass, miss suzie sat upon it and broke her little ***_k me no more questions, please tell me no more lies the boys are in the bathroom zipping up their flies, are in the city the bees are in the park .......................... miss suzie and her boyfriend are kissing in the D-A-R-K- D-A-R-K D-A-R-K dark dark dar dar da dark"
- You remember when Kurt Cobain, 2Pac, River Phoenix, and Selena died. (and you remember the movie they made about selena’s life, starring jennifer lopez and you LOVED it, or maybe that was just me)
-You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
-You remember reading "Goosebumps" (i never actually read them because i thought they were too scary but i did read some “choose your own adventure” books)
-You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.
-You danced to "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto (so tell me what you want, what you really really want.)
-You remember the craze, then the banning of slap bracelets.
-You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...
-Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show.
-Captain Planet.
-You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together.
-You always wanted to send in a tape to America's Funniest Home Videos... but never taped anything funny.
-You remember watching home alone 1, 2 , and 3 (and have all imitated the part where he slaps his face and screams)
-"I've fallen and I can't get up"
-One word,"Pokemon"
-You have played and beaten mario brothers/duck hunt.
-You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates (i LOVED our elementary school skate parties!)
-You remember when every thing was "da BOMB"
-You remember when they made the new lunchables so that you could make tacos and pizza!!
-You wore socks over leggings scrunched down
-"Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS PHANTS PHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCE he jumped so high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didnt come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stubbed his toe toe toe and thats the end end end of the elephants show show show (AND you actually sang these at recess jumping rope)
-You remember boom boxes vs. cd players (sometimes i still like to call them boom boxes)
-Writing M.A.S.H. notes. (and the twenty different versions of that)
-Making those little fortune cookie things.. and then predicting your life with them.
-You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool
-And You Were Obsessed with either 'Nsync or Backstreet Boys. But never NEVER both... (i was a BSB girl.. and going to their concert with Marianne in 8th grade was a high point in my life)
-You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"
-You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles
-Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!
-All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils.notebooks.binders.etc.)
-You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out.
-You collected those Beanie Babies.
-If you even know what an original walkman is. (every Saturday.. listened to Shania Twain on the walkman doing chores)
-You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
-You know the Macarena by heart.
-"Talk to the hand" ... enough said
-You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"
-You remember dreaming to be on a Nickelodeon game show: Double Dare, Nick Arcade, GUTS, Legends of the Hidden Temple, (DEFINITELY LoftheHT for me)
-you know what “scrunchies” are and owned one, or more.
Me, circa 1994: buck teeth, curling iron bangs, cardigan and all. Livin' the 1990's dream.8.23.2009
Friday..Saturday..Sunday
-Paul cooked us an amazing dinner
-We went to get Sonic drinks (which I basically drank both of our large drinks and loved them, but of course had to pee the rest of the night)
-Went to the Timpview vs. PG football game. So fun to see high school football again!
-Went back to our house and made Orange Julius with Whitney and Morgan!
-Went the to Scera Pool. So relaxing and the slides were so fun!
-Went to the "Dancing Under the Stars" show at the Scera Shell with Clay and Tiffany. The pee-wee dancers were the cutest thing i've ever seen.
-Babysat our neighbor Brayden in the morning and had so much fun! He is the CUTEST little boy I love him.
-Went to the Oquirrh Mountain temple dedication... awesome.
-Went up to Clay's family cabin in Midway. We ate some really good burgers, went for a "wild ride" and carved our names in a tree. Then we relaxed at the house and watched TV and ate dessert.
-We went to get Sonic drinks (which I basically drank both of our large drinks and loved them, but of course had to pee the rest of the night)
-Went to the Timpview vs. PG football game. So fun to see high school football again!
-Went back to our house and made Orange Julius with Whitney and Morgan!
-Went the to Scera Pool. So relaxing and the slides were so fun!
-Went to the "Dancing Under the Stars" show at the Scera Shell with Clay and Tiffany. The pee-wee dancers were the cutest thing i've ever seen.
-Babysat our neighbor Brayden in the morning and had so much fun! He is the CUTEST little boy I love him.
-Went to the Oquirrh Mountain temple dedication... awesome.
-Went up to Clay's family cabin in Midway. We ate some really good burgers, went for a "wild ride" and carved our names in a tree. Then we relaxed at the house and watched TV and ate dessert.8.18.2009
totally blog-worthy
Ok here comes my shameless plug for the Gatehouse: I custom ordered a new desk chair and just got it not too long ago and i LOVE it! It turned out so cute! It's so incredibly comfortable, especially considering it's a desk chair and it looks so cute in our room! Now that i finally have my camera back i can post a picture:
Speaking of.. i realized i never posted about our "new" rooms. We decided to paint our bedroom and our office (don't tell the land lady!).
The office is a tan color called "Wooden Spoon" (compliments of Martha Stewart) it's a really nice neutral. This picture is obviously pre-bear, as it is now hanging on this wall. But at one point it was a nice simplified wall.
Our bedroom turned out a little bright, but we did want an aqua blue. I like to say that I feel like I live in a Tiffany's box (hey, it could be worse).
Speaking of.. i realized i never posted about our "new" rooms. We decided to paint our bedroom and our office (don't tell the land lady!).The office is a tan color called "Wooden Spoon" (compliments of Martha Stewart) it's a really nice neutral. This picture is obviously pre-bear, as it is now hanging on this wall. But at one point it was a nice simplified wall.
Our bedroom turned out a little bright, but we did want an aqua blue. I like to say that I feel like I live in a Tiffany's box (hey, it could be worse).
8.16.2009
"it was the best of times, it was the worst of times"
I recently found a bunch of CD's with pictures from high school and I thought some of the pictures were so funny/embarassing. When I was telling Christine this she said she sees high school pictures and thinks either "What was i thinking?" or "What happened to me?" haha I feel the exact same way. Anyways, i couldn't help but share a few.
first day of school my sophomore year: we ended up starting school like 3 weeks late because the teachers were on strike! You'd think it would be awesome but in some ways it was annoying because everyday you just had to wait to see if you were going to start school! We practiced our first day pep rally routine EVERY DAY over and over again. I started school in Seattle then moved to Texas halfway through the year. 
Me and Janelle at Cracker Barrel. Yes i am wearing "Mr. Bubbles" pajama pants (?!?!?!)
First Day of School my Junior year. Look how little Cassie looks! I remember i loved that top because it had sequins on it. oh geez.
Powderpuff football was really fun.
Prom my junior year. I went with this guy that asked me like 2 weeks before and i barely knew him. It was super awkward. But my mom made my dress and i loved it.
I was on CREW my senior year. It was only 5 senior guys and 5 senior girls. You have to try out to be on it and then we cheered for (mostly football) sports and did funny skits at all the pep rallies. We also did push-ups for however many points we scored in the football games (that got to be quite the workout). It was for sure the funnest thing i was a part of in highschool.
My best friends: Brittany and Leah (a.k.a BeeJ and my little peach)
This was my favorite skit we did: we all dressed like zombie school members (i was the zombie drill team girl) and we all did the dance to "Thriller". It was awesome.
I was in PALS ("peer assisted leadership skills") My junior and senior year and i LOVED getting to go to different schools and play with the kids. The little boy sitting next to me in the blue shirt even invited me to his birthday party and i totally went. 
Prom My senior year was way better. I went with my really good friend Robby and all our friends in a group. Robby asked me by baking a cake like in Napoleon dynamite and leaving it on my desk, with the little note and everything. 
i dunno i just think this is a funny picture.
first day of school my sophomore year: we ended up starting school like 3 weeks late because the teachers were on strike! You'd think it would be awesome but in some ways it was annoying because everyday you just had to wait to see if you were going to start school! We practiced our first day pep rally routine EVERY DAY over and over again. I started school in Seattle then moved to Texas halfway through the year. 
Me and Janelle at Cracker Barrel. Yes i am wearing "Mr. Bubbles" pajama pants (?!?!?!)
First Day of School my Junior year. Look how little Cassie looks! I remember i loved that top because it had sequins on it. oh geez.
Powderpuff football was really fun.
Prom my junior year. I went with this guy that asked me like 2 weeks before and i barely knew him. It was super awkward. But my mom made my dress and i loved it.
I was on CREW my senior year. It was only 5 senior guys and 5 senior girls. You have to try out to be on it and then we cheered for (mostly football) sports and did funny skits at all the pep rallies. We also did push-ups for however many points we scored in the football games (that got to be quite the workout). It was for sure the funnest thing i was a part of in highschool.
My best friends: Brittany and Leah (a.k.a BeeJ and my little peach)
This was my favorite skit we did: we all dressed like zombie school members (i was the zombie drill team girl) and we all did the dance to "Thriller". It was awesome.
I was in PALS ("peer assisted leadership skills") My junior and senior year and i LOVED getting to go to different schools and play with the kids. The little boy sitting next to me in the blue shirt even invited me to his birthday party and i totally went. 
Prom My senior year was way better. I went with my really good friend Robby and all our friends in a group. Robby asked me by baking a cake like in Napoleon dynamite and leaving it on my desk, with the little note and everything. 
i dunno i just think this is a funny picture.So anyways, that's my high school reminiscing. There were way more pictures but then i realized how boring this probably is so i'll just call it good.
I tag Melissa, Christine, Leigh and Whitney to post at least one high school picture and talk about it!
I tag Melissa, Christine, Leigh and Whitney to post at least one high school picture and talk about it!
Happy 29th Anniversary to My Parents
Thank you for your wonderful example and for all of your love and support.And, thank you for getting married!
8.14.2009
congrats whitney!
I was able to attend Whitney's graduation from the BYU college of nursing. It was a nice small ceremony and lots of fun to see one of my best friends graduate! It's so crazy to me that we are all getting this old and moving on from our college lives.. other than our husbands of course. Anyways congrats whit! Whitney was and still is a fantastic example of a dedicated student, she's so smart and amazing.
seems like it was just yesterday that we were at my high school graduation before our whole college adventure started.
seems like it was just yesterday that we were at my high school graduation before our whole college adventure started.
ROY G. BIV
I saw the coolest thing today! It had been raining and as i was driving home, i saw a double rainbow! One was the most vibrant rainbow i've ever seen and the other one curving over it was more faded. The coolest thing though was that i could see the beginning and the end of the rainbow, i could see the whole arc. I've never seen that! One end is always so far off. I felt like i was so close to it! Should've looked for the pot of gold...
8.11.2009
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Saw this movie today with Whitney. I really liked it! I thought it was super cute and charming and even a little inspiring.
"Can you handle the Sandall?"
Heather and Kevin Sandall visited this weekend! It was so fun to have them. They came Thursday night and we hung out, talked, laughed, went to J Dawgs, walked around BYU and remembered a lot of fun times. On Saturday morning Heather ran in the Provo Canyon half marathon. We went and watched her finish up her race and she was awesome! She ran the whole time and never walked. It was fun to see her accomplish that goal.
8.08.2009
Africa
Paul is going to Africa! He has the amazing opportunity to travel to Ghana as a contributing member of the African Equity Fund and with the Forever Young Foundation to do humanitarian work over there for about 10 days.
Ever since Paul served his LDS mission in Ghana and other parts of West Africa he has wanted to go back. He grew to genuinely love the people and culture more than i can even explain. He wants to continue doing good and blessing people's lives. I only wish I could go with him! But I'm so excited for him to have this experience and I know he will really be a blessing and make an impact on people's lives forever.
Ever since Paul served his LDS mission in Ghana and other parts of West Africa he has wanted to go back. He grew to genuinely love the people and culture more than i can even explain. He wants to continue doing good and blessing people's lives. I only wish I could go with him! But I'm so excited for him to have this experience and I know he will really be a blessing and make an impact on people's lives forever.SYTYCD Finale
I thought the finale was good! I was amazed there were only 3500 people there because it looked like way more. I liked the dances the judges picked to see again. I thought it would be between Brandon and Jeanine and I was happy with either one winning. Overall, I think I liked last season a little better than this season but I am way excited for this fall! So glad I don't have to wait a year!
8.03.2009
feeling a loss
Dear Sony:
I miss my camera.
Please repair it quickly so i can re-instate all my picture taking! I feel a void in my purse where my camera should be and i dread the thought that there might be a kodak moment left behind. Come back to me soon camera!
Thank you.
I miss my camera.
Please repair it quickly so i can re-instate all my picture taking! I feel a void in my purse where my camera should be and i dread the thought that there might be a kodak moment left behind. Come back to me soon camera!
Thank you.
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