jam-packed

Man I had a busy weekend! I'm very tired and have to do my laundry on today but it was so worth it.

On Friday I went on a hike up Adam's Canyon with my friend Brianna. We started out planning on going to the lower falls which is a very short hike but got a little lost and ended up going to the upper falls which is a couple miles up the canyon. We got lost a little again on our way up but ended up getting there and it was so worth it. Check it out!

I tried to get some "artistic" looking pictures but there is only so much I can do with the camera on my phone :) Last time I hiked up there earlier this year we couldn't get across the river to get to the falls so we had to just turn around and go back. It was so disappointing so I'm glad I got to see it this time.

Then on Saturday I went down to Orem with my family and Whitney. We went and saw The Drowsy Chaperone at Hale Center Theater. Whit and I have seen it a total of 4 times, my parents have now seen it twice and it was the first time for my brother and his wife. I just really love that musical. I see it whenever I get the chance! The theater down there was pretty interesting. Definitely not anything like the Hale theater in West Valley but the performers were awesome. After that we went to dinner and then came home and caught up on our dvr-ed shows.

Sunday started out with church and then we went boating on Pineview. One of my absolute favorite things to do. Its just so relaxing. We were out for a couple of hours but sadly had to get off the lake and come home to run errands we had put off all weekend. I'm so excited to go again this coming weekend though. We are hopefully planning on getting out both on Saturday and Sunday. We are trying to take advantage of the warm weather while it is still here :)

That's my weekend re-cap. So much fun but I'm definitely exhausted. Can't wait til next weekend to get here! And I've gotten a little confused but I think I'm down another 2 pounds...I can't remember but I am down 10 pounds altogether. I think I've hit a plateau so I'm gonna have to start working a little harder but I'm up for the challenge. Thanks for all of your support--its really keeping me going. Love you guys!

hello world

I've been avoiding doing some real work today and was playing around with my blog. I've been meaning to update blog lists and changing some gadgets around. I was looking around on the dashboard, which I've never really spent much time on, and I clicked on the "stats" tab. I started looking at who visits my blog and where they are from and things like that. I cannot believe how much information is on there and I never knew it! I've had people from all over the world looking at my blog! Obviously most of the hits were from the US but the next biggest country was Denmark. Venezuela and Malaysia were on there too. I guess I never thought of how many people I can reach from my computer.

Hello world!

white wash

Recently I have become pretty obsessed with the color white. I never really thought much about it before but I look around and there is white everywhere and I LOVE it. I think it is my new favorite color!

I love my fluffy white towels in my bathroom

My white bedding makes me happy

My white bookshelf is my favorite piece of furniture I have ever owned

I own so many white tank tops. I think I buy a new one everytime I go shopping

I re-upholstered my new chair seat with some pretty white fabric

I always buy white accessories for my room

I absolutely LOVE.LOVE.LOVE Matt White

My ringtone is "Falling in Love with My Best Friend" by Matt White

And my absolute favorite new thing that's white: My new computer!

(And I may have named it Matt--don't judge)

well done wells fargo

This morning I was watching some Brendan James performances on YouTube. (No, listening to his CD non-stop for the past 5 days is not enough...don't judge.)

Anyway, the video for Nothing for Granted was about to play when an advertisement popped up. Usually I skip the ads when the "skip" button appears but I was hooked in the first 2 seconds. "Times Square, New York. April 7, 2011. 10:45 AM." That's all it took.

How come nothing random and fantastic like this ever happens in Utah? It's just one more reason to add to the list of why I want to live in New York.

A dirty book is rarely dusty...

This is just something I have wondered about for a while. Everything nowadays has a rating. A little warning ahead of time to tell you what to maybe expect. Movies, TV, even video games have a rating. However, books have yet to participate in this trend. Now I understand that the section where you find your books at the store is probably a pretty good indicator of what may be written inside. You aren't going to find any Harlequin Romance novels in the kids' section. But when you become an adult, its not as easy to tell.

A few years ago I started reading Wicked. I was so excited and, to be honest, expected a Disney-esque storyline like what I have been told the musical is all about. But to my surprise, I was reading about mythological porn! Not something I was ready for. I kept on reading and eventually passed the graphic descriptions of certain...things...but I just couldn't finish the book. I just didn't find it interesting enough to keep my attention. But it remains in storage when maybe, one day, I will pick it up again.

The next book I sort of wish came with a rating is Water for Elephants. I haven't yet finished it but so far it has been a fantastic book. I really like the story and it has been an easy read. However, again there are just some graphic areas that I was expecting. I'm not saying that it's something that should or shouldn't be in the book but, sometimes just a little heads up would be nice. I've become so accustomed to having an idea of what's in store when I go to movies or watch TV shows so why should books be any different? Just give me a little bit of an idea of what I'm getting myself into.

Do you have any books that "surprised" you in this way? Also, if any of you have any suggestions for books that I need to read let me know! I need one for after I finish Water for Elephants.

p.s. The title of my blog is from an unknown author. I found it fitting...

let that igloo cooler mark your piece of paradise

this weekend consisted of...

shorts. new sandals. bright nail polish. hammocks. outdoor malls. sunburns. mosquito bites

summer is on the way!

one month down and more

Let's catch up! If you remeber I decided to "kick my Diet Coke habit" for one of my New Year's resolutions. I decided today that I have decided to stop drinking it completely. I was totally fine for about a week but since then I have had major cravings for it and its ben hard to resist. However I have gone 31 days without it. YAY! I think thats a new record. I hope I can keep going and not give in at all this whole year. Packers made it to the Superbowl! The last time they were there was 1997 and they lost...we don't talk about that in my house. But 13 years later they are going again and my entire family is extremely excited. A family friend decided we are having a party at our house to watch it and afterwards Glee is on! Its going to be a great Sunday! A young boy came to our house today and tried to sell me a bouncy ball. It was about two inches in size and a muted yellow and cream sparkly swirly pattern. After ignoring the rings and knocks at our door and a dog barking like crazy for a good 2 minutes, my Dad finally told me to answer. The little boy looked up at me through his glasses and with snot running down his face he said, "Do you wanna buy this?" I told him no thank you and he walked away a little disappointed. I'm still trying to figure out why he wasn't in school at 2:00 in the afternoon. Very random! I have been seriosly thinking about gettting rid of facebook. There are many reasons why but I think I will "give it up" for lent in a couple of months and see if I can last that long. If I can I will more than likely get rid of it all together. I have been reading a new book that my mom gave me to read. Its called The Help and I'm only about 50 or so pages in but its really good so far. I also got Water for Elephants to read after I'm done with this book. The movie comes out in April and it looks fantastic. I think thats about it. I will try to post more than I have been. I just need to fire up my computer more often :)