Memory lane

I promised my niece Hillary that I would do a blog post tonight. Naturally I was going to post about the recent Washington DC trip and Alana and Ace's beautiful wedding. Don't worry, I will post all about it.

 However, tonight I have spent the last several hours cleaning out HUGE bins of "stuff" that have been sitting in my storage for at least 5 years. I couldn't pass up a chance to share some of these beauties.

 I'll start with this, Hillary.  A drawing you sent me while I was in the MTC.  LOVE!

Of course chase put me in bed with my doll and picture of Hillary and Chase on my nightstand.

The rest of the pix and collectable items are in no particular order.  I found them all tonight and loved them so much I was taking pictures of them on my phone!

High school trip to Las Vegas.  I am wearing a white "skort".  Yep.  That blue dress Sarah is wearing is mine and I wore it a few years later to High School graduation.  Ha!

Where it all began.  Me, Alana, Ace and Miche (who first met Ace) at Wiamea Bay, Hawaii.

Living in Hawaii.  Bleach blond and tan.  Rough times!

Love me some RED SOX boys!!

Our first BBQ in Hawaii when we met all the boys.  Loved this night.  We were loving being the new girls in town while the other girls named us the "foo foo girls"  behind our backs.  I think it was because we got ready and didn't just jumble in from the beach.  That changed fast.

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I dont' know when this was Stace but we sure look happy!

If you are ever considering going on a mission, these are two reasons to reconsider.  AAAhhh!  Yes, I wore that dress.  Breanne.....classic!

Roasting marshmallows (a rare find in Chile) by a ghetto heater for our 4th of July celebration.

My sweet Melody on her mission in Kirtland!

I died when I saw this.  A coupon book!  I am cashing it in.  A dance show?  I am in!!  Motivational pep talk?  Done!  I loooove Melody!

Always signing her letters with a "Skully".  It's not what you are thinking.  The real reason is because she loves Disneyland and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Little Hannah and I on Easter Sunday.

Some poem I wrote about the BFF.  Dying!  Trying to be all deep.  Good one.

STTTEEEERRREEETCH!  Guy I dated in high school to which Angela still cooks his mom's recipes on a weekly basis.  Long live stretch :)

Not much has changed.

Pastel themed BFF pic.

Rosie's wedding.

Brian writing me on my mission signing "El Guapo".  Smart.

Nate writing me addressing me:  Bungholio.  Yes, that is from Bevis and Butthead.  Should be proud.

Tapes?  Remember tapes?  Sometimes I say "Listen to your tape" to my harp students and they just sit there bewildered.

Of course school blows!  lol.

Miche sending me some sister love.

Oh yes they do!

Getting ready for Sr.  Prom.  Loved this date.  Finally kissed my high school boyfriend for the first time.

4th of July in Logan.  If you don't recognize, that is Mergs in the yellow.  My bf is proudly cocking one knee and resting an elbow as he tries out to model and his shot on the Abercrombie shopping bag.  I thought he was the hottest.

Getting all decked out for my missionary to come home!

Best friends.  Danny and I in high school.

Oh heck yea Ro.  I'm sure in was a "Kick Ace Christmas"!

Ximena's mission call. Oh yea, that is Trace on the end with short brown hair.  That's what a mission will do to you.  Change your look completely.  I look like I ate 6 pigs.

NORMAN!!! R.I.P

We swam to that island.  Shark infested waters. Oh yes we did.

Ok.  Next post will be on these two love birds above.  Hope you enjoyed this even slightly as much as I did.

Oh ps.  I found an old check tonight amongst the junk, written in March 2010 for $150.  I am cashing that puppy tomorrow.

Birthday lunch with grandpa

This was the perfect way to kick off my birthday. Lunch with grandpa and the "best chocolate cake in the world". He told me that week that we were going to 'The little America' or bust!

Grandpa and birthdays = $50. All of us kids used to talk for weeks before our birthdays on how we would get $50 from grandpa and what we were going to do with it. It seemed like a million bucks. The funny thing is....I still get so excited. Cute grandpa, he knows how to make us happy :)

I love me some grandpa Bill!

Conversation

...with Alana last night.


Lane:  "Have you updated your blog lately?"
Me:  "Too fat."
Lane:  "I know, too fat right?"
Me:  "Seriously."


The funny thing is I like blogging and reading blogs.  I get it though, sometimes you are just not in the mood.  Too much to catch up on.  Well, here is a small attempt to catch up with the wrap up of summer.  I'll try to keep up a bit more this fall :)





I will miss all of these summer things!








Perfect glass lake!!!

Soaking up the sun

Having fun with friends

Doing yoga in every random place

 Silver lake

 Outdoor plays with mom's German cousin

Outdoor tramps on lakes

 Tennis and parties at Lindy's

However, I LOVE fall.  I love the the sports season.  Go Aggies!!!!

Daddy Daughter Date

Last Saturday someone asked me what I did all day. "Oh, I had a daddy daughter date." Remember those? In Young Womens when you get all dressed up and go out with your dad. It's a dream of a time. They responded with "Oh how cute! How often do you do that... like once a week?" Me "Um this one is more like once a year!"

Every summer (or at least we try for) my dad and I go on a bike ride called the WASATCH CREST TRAIL. We first started going with the Radiology department from St. Marks hospital. The trail starts up Little Cottonwood Canyon and you ride along the crest with Park City on one side and then you end up riding down Millcreek Canyon. So fun...and so hard:)

The hospital stopped inviting us a few years back. We don't know if it is because my dad is retired or they stopped doing it or....we are too slow :) Ha ha we didn't care....we started coming on our own.

We enjoyed the BEAUTIFUL wild flowers along the path.

This is part of what they call PUKE HILL. It's forever long and you want to huck your guts up along the way.
I am soooo proud of my dad. 65 and still as adventurous and athletic as ever. Within the last few years he has had a knee replacement but that didn't stop him from doing what he loves. He bikes just about every day, plays tennis, golfs, walks, lifts weights, etc. I just love that he has always been so active and has encouraged me and the whole family to be this way also.
He was riding on an old school bike with no shocks none the less. He argues that "the bike is great". Probably because he got it at a garage sale! I on the other hand, had a dreeeaaam of a bike thanks to Rosie and Bart!! :)
We finally made it to the top. Notice the snow in the background.
Just around the bend we found a girl that had fallen off her bike and broke her elbow. I got there first and said my dad was a physician and was just around the corner. You could see the relief in her eyes. He was able to offer her comfort, as someone else called the paramedics so she could be helecoptered out of there. This sling was jimmy rigged up for her in the mean time with sticks and some gauss. Nice work dad :)
This is one of our favorite camera spots. Desolation Lake. It means we are almost to the end of the trail and on our way to the glorious paved downhill ending.
We forgot to bring snacks on the ride. Not smart. So we munched on these mushrooms. We felt really weird after.
I was giggling and falling off my bike :)
Beauty at it's best.
Until next year...

Iggy's

Yea or Nea? Go ahead and give me your opinion. I can take it, I can take it. Do you like the atmosphere, the food...the fries??(my favorite)

If you have ever seen the comments on Facebook between Kels and I it usually will involve the phrase "Iggs asap!" Yep we love it. We spare the rest of the BFF from coming every time we want to go.
This last time we went we managed to recruit Kels' fave friend Shaun. And of course we took pics of ourselves. One eyed willy style.

Loved it. Iggy's for life!

Companions

This is my favorite picture as of late. Taken yesterday with my mission comp Tracy, aka Vicki, T Dog, T money or T dizzle. People get confused what her name is sometimes because I call her Tracy (mission style by her last name) but her name is Vicki. We were at lunch the other day and Becca's date says "VICKI TRACY?! That is the coolest name I have ever heard! It's like in a movie!" Oh yea it is!! She claims the name alone won her all the school elections.

There is something special about the friendship you have with people from your mission. Especially with your companions. All the ups and downs and good times and hard times. They have seen you at your very best, most vulnerable, happiest and most worn out times. So happy to have this gem in my life.