One year and counting

It's been about a year and a half since I've graduated from college. Late nights, random hang outs, study sessions and cheap apartments seem to be becoming more and more a thing of the past. Friends are now married, pregnant and going on missions, and my immediate family is spread out all over the US. I am starting to buy furniture and decor to last for a while, kinda like a grown up. 

It's been weird growing up and acting like an adult. I feel like I always post thoughts on what I have learned, but learning is a continual thing! Here are some things I have learned as of lately:

• I don't think I will ever really like to cook... It's okay to have cereal for 2-3 meals a day.
• People come into your life for a reason, season or lesson.
• Riverton kids  will always be the funnest.
• The East Side is cliquey.
• I love sushi.
• You are never too old to go on a family vacation to Disney World, even if everyone in the family is over 19.
• Only 20% of work should be serious.
• The Buried Life has inspired me to be spontaneous, and a good reminder to work on that bucket list. 
• I am a frozen yogurt addict. There I admitted it. Not sure if I'm ready to take the next step on that though.
• I know there are many more, but this is all I can think of right now.

Feb

Jazz. Top It. The Bachelor. Inversion. Planet Fitness. Diet Coke. H&M. Menchie's. Luna bars. Inverstion. Februany. Snap chat. KAA. Chiffon shirts. Inversion. 

Spence came back from his mish for a bit, so I love getting to talk to him again. Planning a trip to go visit him soon! 

Cheers to 2013!

The older I get, the more I realize how quickly time passes. 2012 was a great year. My first full year of working full time. Saw stingrays in Florida. Was a bridesmaid CUBED, just call me the ultimate bridesmaid. I visited New York for my first time. Turned 22. Enjoyed the pink sand beaches of Bermuda. Ran the TOUGH MUDDER. Gambled in Wendover. Bought a brand new car. Got a queen bed. Watched my little brother play soccer in college. 

But I think one of the most important things I have learned is how much I love and am grateful for my family. I would rather hang out with them then anyone else. Like usual, they came out to Utah for Christmas. I spent every one of those 10 days with them. I got asked out a few times, but wanted to spend time with the fam, since we are usually only all together maybe twice a year. I even was invited to 3 different New Years parties (rare) and turned them all down. My parents got mad at me when they found that out.

Spence was set apart as a missionary and was ready to leave for the MTC on January 2nd. I miss him a lot already. He is one of my best friends. I am proud of his decision to serve a mission and have already seen a difference in him by his first email from the MTC. Whatever they do at the MTC, it sure works to change people those boys out to serve the Lord.

2013 will probably be a great year just like 2012. I am looking forward to hearing from Spence, watching David graduate from Fresno State and start his career and hearing about all my parents boring empty nesting stories. 

I am also looking forward to learning and growing more as a person. I am not much of a goal oriented person, my 3 goals in life have always been- go to college, get married in the temple, and never have to pee in the woods. so far I'm about 66% finished with that. I want to become more educated with the world- politics, news, try to get into reading more books, and really just become more familiar with the world. 

Maybe writing this down will help me remember it more, and remind me that even though I am done with school, there is still so much more to learn about the world. 

Cheers to 2013!

Nothing is impossible TM 2012

Tough Mudder. 12 miles. 20 something British Special Forces designed obstacles. Mud. Water. Cold. Probably the toughest event on the planet. That was my life this weekend. My work all competed in this together as team 6 Feet Under. We started with 12, a few got ahead of us, and a few quit, this is us at the finish line 4 hours later. 

Check out this link to the Tough Mudder overview http://www.youtube.com/user/ToughMudder?v=vh5HdPM_QuE

We crawled in mud under barbed wire, swam in water with ice floating all around us, climbed up slick muddy hills, carried heavy logs for a half mile, scaled 16 foot walls, crawled through tubes full of water, ran and crawled through shocks of up to 10,000 volts, just to name a few things- all in 40 degree weather in Tooele nbd. 

Surprisingly I had a lot of adrenaline, which got me through the race and kept me running throughout the race. One thing I love about the Tough Mudder is the camaraderie with all the teams, multiple people I did and didn't know helped boost me, asked if I was okay and kept me going throughout the race.... THANK YOU! 

It was so much fun and something I will never forget, also something my body won't let me forget with the sore aches and pains, but so glad to come out unhurt and healthy! Maybe I'll be back next year.... maybe.

Here's me running through the shocks at the end... luckily I didn't get it too bad!

Lone Wolf

After being a bridesmaid 3 times this summer, wedding season is finally over for me. My last, and best friend got married last week.  All of the weddings this summer were awesome. I don't know how the brides do it, I was so worn at the end of the night after the weddings! Congrats guys!

Oh this has gotta be the good life

I just have to brag about today for a little.


My awesome parents surprised me and shipped Georgtown Cupcakes to my work for my birthday tomorrow. Favorite cupcakes ever, all the way from Virginia! 


I got a small raise at work.


Aaaand I'm still 21.

July has been good to me, mostly

New York City

NYC... wow! Sure is one concrete jungle. First time I've been and I definitely wanna go back.     Our first day we took the wrong subway and ended up riding the subway for about a total of 4 hours, after I had been on a plane/airport for 8 hours. Nbd, but I wish you could see the city more riding the subway, oh well.

We stayed in Queens by the airport the first night, Spence thought Queens was so ghetto and got stressed a lot haha. I definitely recommend the Buccaneer Diner out there though :). We did a lot of the touristy things like the Brooklyn Bridge, Chinatown, Central Park, Manhattan Temple, Carnegie Deli, Staten Island, Lion King Broadway, World Trade Center Memorial, Times Square and all that. 

I just couldn't believe everywhere you look there are tons and tons of people just walking around. It was just fun to walk around and see everything. So my mom said our hotel was right in Times Square, we were so excited... wrong Marriot mom. 

Bermuda

Bluest water I have ever ever EVER seen! Weird shaped island. Most people get around on scooters, ferry or bus. We did all 3. We visited the Perfumery and Moongate just like they did on the Bachelorette. One of the days we rented scooters and drove them around all day which was lots of fun, and on the other side of the road! Spence only had one little crash with me on the back.

The beaches were amazing! Clear, clear water, smooth pink sand, no sea shells, or rocks to get in the way, beautiful views and I even swam in the Bermuda Triangle! Ironically they celebrated the 4th of July there with a festival and fireworks even though they are part of the UK. 

We went helmet diving and I held a fish, got pretty sunburned, swam in a grotto with stalagtites and shopped shopped shopped. 

Car

My little bug has a lot of mileage and the AC has not been working. Not a good combination for hottt Utah summers. Time to get a new car. Here's my new little Nissan Versa I got last week. So far so good, keep crossing your fingers. 

Moving

I moved out of the gparents house and into another house in Holladay just like 5 minutes away. The roommates aren't home too often but seem nice. I found out they are way older than me. It's a decent house, new kitchen, enough room and bigger bed then I'm used to. Lucky I have Mike to hang these pictures!

Crash

Last Saturday my mom and I got in a 3 car crash in Holladay. Luckily no one got hurt. I got the wind knocked out of me and am still sore but so lucky the airbags didn't go off, and that we weren't driving my new car! A Ram truck ran a red light and got T-boned, and spun into us stopped at the red light. It wasn't even too scary because it all just happened so fast. All 3 cars are totalled and ours caught on fire! But luckily we were just driving my Gma V's spare car so it's no biggie on that loss. Aren't we blessed?!