A Few Weeekends Ago

3 (or so) weeks ago I hiked the "Y" for the first time in my Provo career with Stuart, his cousin Emma, and my awesome in-laws. By "hiked" I mean, complained 1/3 of the way up asking why on earth I was dragged into this. I figured that since I work out everyday and run on the treadmill it would be no big deal.... I SO underestimated the difficulty. Abby and Emma power-walked away and Stuart and Scott stayed behind moving slightly slower with me. After we got down (I was much more talkative on the decline since I could walk AND talk) I'm pretty sure I swore off ever doing it again... then I woke up the next morning and was so sore and it felt so good that I wanted to do it again! I'm strange I know. Here are some pics.


She looks much happier than I do.


Thrilled to be on the way down.

I Hope They Call Me On A Mission...

My youngest brother, Scott, got his mission call tonight! He was called to the Londrina, Brazil mission and he reports August 26th, 2009 to the MTC. I'm so so happy for him and so so excited! He was called just North of where my other brother, Blake, served in Brazil and also North of where Stuart served in Argentina. YAY!



Tall Person on the Left = Blake, Tall Person on the Right = Scott, short Person in Middle = Me.

One Year TODAY!

One year ago today Stuart and I were married. It's been a pretty amazing year and we've definitely learned a lot. Are we still allowed to be called newlyweds? Or is that over now?

Dear Sun, Are You Here To Stay?

So these pictures are of the street in front of our house this last Thursday and with Stuart clearing the car of the FOOT AND A HALF of snow... then today was absolutely gorgeous! Spring in Utah is confusing to me and I would really like it if the sun stayed here for the rest of forever. This is my plea.

Thanks Mom!

For the last 5 years I've hardly been home to Mesa, AZ during springtime to smell my favorite scent in the WHOLE WORLD... orange blossoms. We went home last month for a wedding but only for a day, so I felt a little bit jipped (spell?). Anyway, my mom sent me a Gold Canyon Candle (best candles in the world) in the Orange Blossom scent and I'm so grateful! It smells just like the real thing and it's like a little piece of home in my kitchen. I am loving it!

Cupcake Sunday

Kate and I looked through one of my cute dessert cookbooks (a gift courtesy of Lauren Jones Spencer via my bridal shower a year ago, cutest book ever!) a few weeks ago and decided we wanted to make these treats. For some reason every time we've done this we pick something that ends up being a little bit complicated, but in the end it's totally worth it! These were aMaZiNg!

I Was So Wrong

I don't really like to admit being wrong, but I am so glad that Megan girl is gone off of A.I. She was my favorite after she sang "Put Your Records On" a few weeks ago but since then she has been bugging me SO much. She's so strange. However, Lady Gaga performed and she's also really strange... maybe that's the new trend, strange artists (they'd probably rather be termed 'misunderstood artists'), and I'm just not keeping up. Oh well.