YSA drive in movie night

On wed my roommate erica and i went to the drive in movies for the young single adult activity. I haven't been to a drive in movie for years!!! We found some people from our ward and hang out and ate pizza and waited until it got dark enough to watch the movie. I had already seen it but it was still good! We brought chairs and sat with some guys in our ward so we could hear it from their radio.. i was not about to waste my battery on a movie!!!! I was FREEZING the entire time! ITS only august and i'm getting cold...

after the dark knight we stayed and watched journey to the center of the earth.. not in 3D... it was ok.... but the night was fun!!!

my days get long

So to keep myself entertained i try and find things that can keep me busy.

My sister Kim and i were shopping one day and i saw a calender in a floating glass frame. It was a dry earse and super cute. The only bad thing was it was at least $30.

So i kept my eye out to see how much a floating frame would cost. I found one for about $13 but i still wasn't willing to spend that much on a calender.

I made a trip to the DI ( which in utah is AMAZING!!) and i found one for $1. so i went home and made my calender.

I think it turned out ok =]

Did you watch the opening ceremonies!!??

I think that this year was by far the GREATEST opening ceremonies!!! I loved every minute of it!! I liked LED scroll!! The dancers that painted a picture of the mountains and sea was very amazing!!! I LOVED the 2,008 ( i didn't get that until i wrote it down.. 2,008 people, year 2008 get it haah) guys doing the count down and the drums. VERY COOL.

I was disappointed in the USA wardrobe. I think they could have done something better then what they had on.

Thankfully my sister called and reminded that i didn't see the end with the lighting of the torch so i ran back down to turn it on.. and i watched as China came in..

Did you hear about the little boy next to that BIG basketball player?? There was an earthquake awhile back in China and this little boys class had 27 of the kids killed. He got out of the ruble and went back to help save 2 of his classmates. they later asked him why he went back and he said " i'm a class leaders. i'm on the hall monitors. Its my job to help them."

That was the greatest story i have ever heard!! The fact that a 9 year old knew this job and was willing to help others, is amazing!! I look up to that little kid!!!

The lighting of the torch was also very fun to watch!!!

My ward is great

So i love my new ward. There are a lot of age groups!!! I'm finally not the youngest which is always good. We also have a few "mid adults" as the 27 and up are now called. I think we have a good variety.

For FHE (family home evening) we went up Ogden canyon and roasted smores. This week we are going mini golfing. On wed there is a drive in activity. For enrichment, we are going rock climbing, up a mountain!!! Tonight is also ward prayer... i'm still not sure what that is but i'll keep you posted.

It's nice having a bunch of activities to do since i'm still jobless =]

My own room

since the pictures i have added some decoration but not too much. My room is 10X9 but i love it!



My bed is a chair but can be pulled out each night into a very comfortable bed. My desk is the perfect size for my computer and sewing machine.

all alone!

I'm the only one left in utah now. Everyone up and left me. BUT i love it here!! I wish my sister kim and her family could have come and played with all of us, but i did get to see her all summer. the family is now all across the united states. I am in utah, while kerri and her family are now in virgina, Kim and her family move back to hawaii in a few weeks, and mom dad garrett are still in Az. Man crazy how things change huh!!!

I love love love it here in utah!! We have tracks, and a front runner which are trains and light rails that go from here to ogden and all around salt lake so i don't have to drive sundance if i want to head down there.





I love my town house! ( pictures to come) My roommates are super cool and very nice!! its beautiful up here!!! and i'm training for 2 5ks in september!!! I have adjusted well and i can't wait for school to start on the 25th!!!

when kerri and i get together

We tend to get bored easily. Once the family left we didn't know what to do. she still had a week until she left for virgina so i stayed with her in murray. Brad left on wed to drive there, while kerri had to wait til friday to fly with kaci. One night we made cupcaked and decorated them with the help of her mother in law lynda.
Then then next day we bought some canvas and again with the help of lynda painted out first ever oil paintings!! we had a blast doing it and we kept pretty busy! we both think out paintings turned out really good. kerri took her idea from a painting of her friends and i just did abstract green squares. who would have know we were such good oil painters!!!

kaci's 1st birthday

one year ago i was sitting in hawaii holding my niece kaci for the 1st time. a year later i'm sitting in hawaii playing at a water park and watching her open presents!! She sure does know how to throw a fun party!! We all went a water park called raging waters in salt lake and spent the day going down fun slides. There was one slide that dropped down then there was a huge bump you had to make over before you dropped back down to the pool of water all while being on your stomach face forward. They have a lifeguard at the bottom of the 1st drop in case you don't make it over the incline. garrett and i both succesfully made it over!! It was the scarist slide i have ever been on but also one of the coolest!!!

I live in utah now!!

This last week my parents, brother, and I drove up to salt lake. The drive wasn't too bad.. it did get to be 117 degrees at one point and having a car without air kind of was a bit hot. =] But we made it to my sisters in-laws house. We spent the next day on pioneer day, by going to a parade. Then we headed to the great salt lake!! its the coolest thing ever!!!! You really do float without any effort!!
While in the lake we did a little bit more dancing!! (post of video to come)

family dance night

Uncle kevin aunt marsha jessica and brooke along with my brother came up my last weekend in prescott valley. We spent the day having fun and that night we were a little bored so we thought we would do the family singing night. Uncle kevin busted out in a dance so then it became family dance night. Heres the dances from all but me. It was my weekend and i was way way way to tired to dance.

Sadly we only have a few seconds of uncle kevins but i'm waiting for my cousin to send me what she has of the dance.


After uncle kevin came my dad..



Then came my brother..


then my brother again.



Then my aunt marsha and brooke with a couples dance



Then my mother does the cyclone for us..



Then jessica who acutally knows how to dance does soilder boy with brooke and garrett



Then dad finishes it off for us with his so you think you can dance performance. The break dancing ends it well i think =]