fall adventures.

It's weird that I feel this way now but if I had to choose between the mountains and the beach, it'd for sure be the mountains. Those who have known me forever know my dying love for the beach but there is just something so exquisite about the Rocky mountains. I can't get over their beauty during each season and let's face it, there is just way more fun things to do in the mountains than at the beach. Utah pretty much rocks :)

Fall mountains + camera + hard core Bella (my car)=a delightful afternoon of picture taking with my Mom.

Conference with the fam and Linds, aka Cool J.
One bloody hot afternoon!

Bridal Veil Falls with bud Clark.

<--crazy clark.

And yes, I may have gone to my first Utah game...

               ...still a Coug at heart.

gratefulness.

I am so grateful to belong to a church that teaches nothing but true principles and how to become a better person. It's frustrating when I come in contact with those that constantly bash the church and its doctrine. To me they are missing the whole point. The church is centered on Jesus Christ. It is His church. Everything about His life and what He taught is an example to us and what we believe in. We are striving to live as He did and to bring others to the knowledge we have been blessed with. We are so imperfect but the gospel of Jesus Christ is perfect and true. That is why I believe in it. I have so much appreciation for General Conference this past weekend and that I was able to listen to the Prophet of God, Apostles and leaders. Everything they teach is to benefit our lives and help us become better people. One of my favorite talks was President Monson's in the Sunday morning session. His love and appreciation for each of us was so evident and I could only think it was the Savior's love shining through him.

Always be grateful.

"To express gratitude is gracious and honorable. To enact gratitude is generous and noble. But to live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven."

marcel the shell.

this is absolutely adorable.

your happily ever after.

"You are princesses, destined to be queens"

http://broadcast.lds.org/general-conference/2010-april/2010-04-6050-president-dieter-f-uchtdorf-eng.mp4

"If you ever feel your burden is too great to bear, lift your heart to your Heavenly Father, and He will uphold and bless you. He says to you, as He said to Joseph Smith, “[Your] adversity and [your] afflictions shall be but a small moment; and then, if [you] endure it well, God shall exalt [you] on high.”

"It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life’s story will develop."

summer goodbye.

Alright, I know I've been terrible at blogging this summer and now it's over! I'm so so sad...but I do love Fall in Utah so I think I'll be okay :) Lots of changes this summer...mainly involving many best friends moving away :( It kind of blows being a grown up!  There have been some good adventures though. Thankgoodness for PTO to keep my sanity.  It has now been a whole year since I first started at Huntsman. Overall it has been a great experience and I feel very fortunate to work at such a great facility. And to have a JOB! Definitely can't take that for granted. Still living at the Alamo and very happy to be living with ALL girls again :)  So here's a picture-story summer update.

Massive Moab trip with these lovely gals, Kris and Linds.
Always such a fun time!

Keys on Main. Seriously one of the funnest nights I've ever had! 

I was lucky to have the 4th of July weekend off. It is one of my favorite holidays! My whole fam was in town so we spent the day doing our traditional BBQ, swimming, water balloon volleyball and fireworks. Later that night I met up with friends in Sugarhouse for more fireworks and an after party.

Went to visit Loren in beautiful British Columbia!

Flying with our pilot friend Brad.

  

Mountain biking with some of my co-workers. First time...barely survived!

Cali trip with the fam.

Goodbye to Steph and Brookie. 

As well as my high school buds Mikel and Shayla :(

Now ready for some Fall adventures!   

I want a child.

Doesn't this make you want a kid?

my niece Ava, nephew Noah and his cousin Gracie. 
Cutest little 4 yr olds.

Bucket list.

I just watched "The Bucket List" the other day. Cancer stories always get me. Great movie by the way. So it got me and Lindsey (my summer "boyfriend") thinking, lets create our own bucket list for the summer! One of the items will definitely be many trips to the infamous Cracroft cabin. So we all ventured up Millcreek canyon this past weekend despite Utah winter deciding to come back..yeah in the middle of June..so not cool. We substituted a night of monkey balls and starburst roasting with rice krispie treats and Tommy Boy. Perfect combo.

missing Steph and Kris...and maybe a particular boy :)

Random asian drinks with marbles, old fashion wood choppin' with injury included, coincidental usa flag and usa hoodie night before world cup, rice krispies devoured=successful night at the cabin.

Next up: Bees game and Massive Moab trip!
P.S. Anyone down for Hawaii in August let me know!

Sistas.

Yay for summer finally deciding to show up! And for these lovely ladies who will all be going their separate ways at some point this summer. Boo for being a grown up. I sure will miss each of them!

Luckily this one is staying around and we can keep being roomies and pretend sisters while playing robot unicorn attack. Ever bored and easily entertained? Check it out.