The Haps

It's been a while since I've written. Life has been busy. In the last little while I have moved to a new house and live with my good friend Sydney in her brother's basement. Just living the dream.
Some things I have liked:
1) The Giants won the world series. It was a great series and loved the characters on that team.
2) Was Brian Wilson for Halloween. He is the pitcher of the above stated team. I look pretty dang good in facial hair.
3) Basketball season started up again, so I am busy doing Jazz and university games.
4) New calling-Ward Fellowshipping Co-Chair. (I welcome people to the ward, or if they live outside the boundaries, I unwelcome them however you look at it.)
5) Joined a book club. So far we have read "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Hunger Games." It's been fun reading with a purpose. I also enjoyed reading "Where Men Win Glory" and "Mountains Beyond Mountains."
6) I bought skis. After buying 5 pair, I finally decided on one pair and returned the rest. Can't wait to use them this winter.
7) I attended my first ski movie. In order to get a free lift ticket I had to watch it and that's the only reason why. I heard the phrase "shred the gnar" and the word "epic" way too much.
8) I went home for a visit and had a great time with the fam. Stephy, CASH$ and TL were visiting for SD.

Overall it's been a fun autumn and I am actually looking forward to the winter.

The Summer Haps!

It's been a while since I've posted anything, so it's about time. Summer has been great. Lots of friends, family and travels. Now back to school...wait not anymore. Fall is so beautiful around here.

Southern California for a Baby

I was able to go to S.D. to see my little niece get blessed. It was so fun to be around the fam again and the highlight of the trip was the Disneyland excursion. It was Cash$'s first time and we learned that he can enjoy the same level of entertainment as spending lots of money at Disneyland or watching his videos on Nick Jr. We learned that Stephy is an incredible shot in the Toy Story Ride. It was also reaffirmed that Curtis and Philip together = trouble with authorities. Almost got kicked off Splash Mountain, but the picture was amazing.

Finding Nemo's Submarine Ride was a walk in the park


It was "Bring Your Own Pirate Day" for Pirates of the Caribbean. Thank goodness we had Felipe and got in for free.

Space Mountain I have to say somewhat scary and not being able to tell which way you would turn was scarier.

Some roller coaster ride. Note to self: Don't sit in front of Curtis during a ride because he will give you Wet Willy's and all the pics will be of you holding your ears and looking like an idiot.

Cash$'s favorite ride. The one that didn't move, but had a steering wheel. He was a true champ going in the Haunted House, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and on the airplanes.

Felipe, me and Powder in front of the castle.

Helping put in the backyard grass and multitasking with TL.

Felipe and TL hard at work.

I love my family and spending time with them. Big shout out to Powder who was a champ watching kids and telling us how to make the most of Disneyland with Fast Passes and wait times. So glad she's in the family.

What do I do with all this extra time?

I hike in Arches in Moab after getting some work done.

More arches.

There's a lot of arches.

I hike around Mt. Olympus in Salt Lake City.


I make quilts for people who will be getting married next week.

I stain bookshelves that I've had for years and couldn't stand the orange color any more.


I finish quilts for people who have already gotten married and I'm a slacker of a friend.

Spring Events

Spring is finally here in the SLC and I already have plants growing in my garden. I use the term "garden" loosely because I don't own any land, just plants in buckets. I picked up 4 more buckets last week and will be having more tomato plants. Currently, I have: watermelon, peas, tomatos, basil, squash and carrots growing. Can hardly wait to see how they turn out. Last week I had the opportunity to work in the Lord's garden. Well, the garden at the temple grounds. My ward pulled spring flowers and planted summer flowers. I have proof here!

These are the plants that we pulled out.



These are the plants we planted.


Also, I attended my first SLC Real game and they scored 3 goals! Pretty exciting times. Cousin Teagan and Man Cub came with to drive me insane. Can't wait for that free sausage sandwich because they scored 3 goals. Good job team.



I have also had some field trips with work. Work is really getting busy, so many raw milk dairies to check out. I did visit one and learned so much about the dairy industry and raw milk business. I learned that I want to have a Jersey milk cow, more milk fat and more creamer milk. Plus with those doughy big eyes, I couldn't say no! Number 247 just loved me! I won over the cows with my soft touch. All the folks I was with said I would make a fine dairymen's wife as I walked through the manure and took samples. Ahh, so sweet! I can't wait to own a cow.


Good thing I love dark denim. It's so hot at the dairies this time of year!

I love this video! We are so blessed even in hard times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHDvxPjsm8E

A Day at the Races!!!

Last week Truth and I ran the SLC Half Marathon. It was so much fun, really the most fun I've had in a race. It was probably due to the following facts:

1) Perfect weather. Not too hot or too cold.
2) Race start with Philly Boy. The kid ran it with no ipod, not a whole lot of preparation and finished with a smile on his face in 3:35.
3) Saw some friends along the way. Special shout out to the Davis family and kudos to Alex for running the whole thing.
4) Well prepared. I actually prepared this time, so I had a lot of energy and trained hard.
5) Well rested. I slept like a baby the night before. That's probably because I put Truth on the pull out and Philly on the air mattress. I wasn't playing around.
6) Yummy treats. I am a huge fan of the Shot Blocks for all my nutritional needs during a race. Tastes so great.
7) Great music. I now remember why the marathons were so long and hard, they didn't allow ipods or headphones during the race. No wonder it was so brutal. My last 30 minutes of music were AMAZING!
8) Downhill course. Most of the course was downhill, which was a huge help. But there was one part near the end up State Street that was horrible. I wish I could wash that memory from my mind.
9) Great After Meal. Had a friend with a hook up to the VIP breakfast above the finish line at the SkyBox. Ate bacon and eggs while we watched marathons finish and then fall over. Great time.
10) Truth visit. These are always fun and I'll as many races as it takes to keep her coming out.

I want to volunteer at a race and be one of the people who catches marathoners after they finish and put medals around their necks. I think I would be very good at that.