weekend recap...tour de utah

laurann and i had some tentative plans to go out of town for memorial day weekend. after my trip to california, i decided i better stay in town. we decided to do some local touristy things. we tried to do things we haven't done. if you follow me on social media, you saw the major overgram of the weekend. we had a great time touring our own town.
friday 1. olympic oval i went to 1 event during the 2002 paralympics at the oval and haven't been back since.

2. thai delight such delicious thai food. highly recommended and was so good.

3. leatherby's

we have both been there, but it's a popular utah location for ice cream especially

saturday

1. swig

drinks + treats. yes we started the day with diet coke and a cookie

2. air and space museum

neither of us had been there. it was a really cool place with a lot of planes.

3. burger bar

4. utah state capitol

5. public transportation

we only rode the train about 4 blocks, and somehow we still managed to mess up.

6. blooms and co.

brynn is a great friend and amazing floral designer.

7. city creek mall

laurann's shoes were really slippery on the wet sidewalk so we ran into the mall for some power shopping.

8. temple square

even though we have both been there many times, it is a definite must see when touring utah.

9. bruges waffles

we hoped to find a waffle truck, but we never did.

10. moochie's

i've heard about this place for such a long time. the food was so good.

11. REAL soccer game

we took sunday off to rest and catch up a little

monday

1. legacy trail

the trail is long and safe

2. nielsen's frozen custard

another place we have both been, but it's such a popular place we had to go. the lemon custard was so good.

3. fiiz

another drink+treats

4. south davis rec center

the pool was pretty crowded but all we wanted was the sun

5. the dudes food

hand dipped corn dogs. they were really really good, but i probably don't need another for a while.

spending the weekend touring our own town was so much fun. there are more places we want to go. something like this would make a really fun summer bucket list or date night or anything else.  locals..where should we go next?

foodie friday

it's been a while since i've posted anything food related. i wish i could say i came up with some amazing new recipe, but the truth is i barely cook these days. maybe i should save that info for 5 little confessions next month.

one reason i haven't been cooking a lot is because i have been eating tons of salads. some of my favorite salads include lots and lots of things

spinach

lettuce (lately i've been buying bag salad and love it)

shredded chicken (sometimes rotisserie) or shrimp (usually cooked in olive oil, garlic powder or salt, and minced onion)

feta cheese or a tiny bit of shredded mozzarella

purple onions

dried cranberries and bananas

sunflower seeds

watermelon (yes watermelon)

avocado

peas

carrots

sometimes olives

hard boiled egg

salt

olive oil

obviously i like a lot of stuff in my salad. did i miss anything? what's your fave salad or salad ingredient?

5 little confessions...entertainment edition

it's the first wednesday of the month so we're back for another round of 

 

We've all seen the posts going around blogland and social media about being honest and keeping things real. bloggers often get accused of posting only the parts of our lives we want to show off. we know we all have those less than bloggable moments in life. as readers, we all love reading those posts, but as writers we sometimes avoid spilling the dirt. in the spirit of keeping things real, we bring you 5 little confessions. did you go 5 days without washing your hair? did your clean laundry sit on your floor until it was time to wash again? did you spend all weekend keeping up with the kardashians? did you eat cake for breakfast? dig up a few of your secrets and link up below.

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i can only watch one tv show at a time. it's usually the bachelor. last fall i started watching grey's anatomy for the first time ever, but since the bach started back up in jan i haven't watched a single episode. (side note...are you watching the bach this season? i want to know if you are and especially if you're blogging).

i have no idea the last movie i watched in the theater. maybe safe haven??? 

 

i've never seen princess bride, goonies, a christmas story, and most other movies everyone is supposed to see.

i rarely see new movies, but there are a few movies (27 dresses, hitch, how to lose a guy in 10 days) that i'll watch over and over.

 

last week i was at the gym and legally blonde was on in the cardio cinema. i've seen the movie a dozen times, but i wanted to keep watching. not only was i late for work, but i had to come home and watch the end.

now's your chance. spill it... 

    

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blogging the bach 10.3 (amazing) and 10.4 (sad)

chris harrison threw us a little curve ball this week with a bach double header. rather than 2 separate posts for the 2 episodes, i'm writing 1, most likely marathon, post.

i'm so happy to have ashley and kimberly back  co-hosting with me this week. last week i decided this season's posts will features lessons of some kind so this week i bring you
LIFE LESSONS from the bachelorette 1. be active-biking, hiking whatever. (side note...one summer i turned into outdoor girl. i even went camping for 3 days straight. pretty sure i never need to sleep in a tent again after that) ***are the suave commercials killing anyone else?*** 2. if you're still single, figure out the answer to one of the world's most annoying questions.."why are you still single?" if you're not single, don't ask anyone that question.ever. 3. try not to ramble. nick, i have no idea what you're saying about love and romance. spit it out and move on/kiss her already. 4. do things that make you uncomfortable and sometimes don't (like singing in front of an audience when you can't sing) 5. be a good sport at least. i was impressed with the guys. they were terrible singers, but they didn't care. 6. be willing to make a fool of yourself. singing-ok stripping-not ok ***the evening featured kissing.lots of kissing*** 7. be who you are. jj is unique and quirky, but he doesn't try to be someone else. i like that. 8. make it real. props to nick for sending flowers. no props to andi for reading the card in front of eric. 9. play nice. what the heck is going on with andrew?
week 3 word tally journey...0 amazing...12 (word of the week) love...12 fairytale...0 right reasons...2 (what do we think about josh? is he there for the right reasons?) husband/wife...1 (i may have missed a few with the jj date) lucky...0 connection...8
and more LIFE LESSONS 1.tight or white pants but not both. i usually love andi's fashion, but ... 2. avoid awkward-poor dylan. poor andi 3. open up. dylan obvi wanted to talk, but andi basically had to drag it out of him. 4. don't do drugs. the story is super sad, but the point is still the same. 5. play the game. whatever it is, play it. 6. hope you're on the coach's team. 7. lose with grace. it could have been worse, but those boys weren't happy. 8. family is everything. more on eric later. 9. talk about religion. being mormon/lds is so important to me. i try to talk about religion, but it's not always easy. i haven't seen that conversation happen before on the bach. 10. if you're a dude, don't wear tank tops. 11. don't be a dufus. brian-i'm looking at you. he was smart later on, but in the first moment he was a total dufus. 12. conquer your fears. cue the cheesy bachelor analogies. 13. don't be a creeper-boys looking out the window at the one on one 14. trust people and be trustworthy 15. makeup matters. andi's makeup for the rose ceremony was killer. speaking of killer, so was her gold dress ***come back next week for WHAT WOULD YOU DO...with gold? andi's dress is a good option*** 16. don't talk about kissing. just do it. 17. don't be a noisy kisser
week 4 tally journey...2 amazing...5 love...11 fairytale...0 again right reasons...0 husband/wife...1 lucky...1 connection...3
and the final lesson life is short. live every single day like it might be your last. the situation with eric 100% breaks my heart. initially he seemed to be suffering from the first date curse. they talked a little and things seemed ok until they were totally not. i was so sad watching the final conversation with eric and andi. i felt so sad and even uncomfortable. i watched with kimberly this week (yay), and i totally started crying watching it. having friends who knew eric makes me think i knew him. i kind of hated the way he left. i'm glad they chose to talk about it a little more with andi, but i really am so sad. i'm sad for his family and friends. i'm sad for a life cut way too short. i'm sad that it feels so real to me because his accident happened somewhere i drive by almost every single day. mostly i'm just sad about the whole thing.
as promised here's my prediction for the final 4 1. nick 2. josh 3. marcus 4. brian
i want to hear your thoughts, and make sure to link up if you wrote a post.
week 2 week 1

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disneyland part 2...the rides

we got pretty lucky meeting the characters without standing in ridiculously long lines. we were also pretty lucky with rides. we knew karlee would love the rides because she always does. karson gets a little nervous with things especially new things so we didn't know what he would think. he actually did really well and liked most things. since kyler is so little still we didn't know what he would think either.  kids make disneyland so much fun. i love seeing their faces light up with all the rides and characters and everything. of course i took tons of pictures.
day #1 was beastly hot. the kids already have red faces, and it was still morning. even though the temps were killer, we had a great time.

 the carousel was a fave for sure

 karlee loved the tea cups. the boys surprised us by wanting to go too.

 karson loved the rockets even more than dumbo

 everyone loved the little mermaid at california adventure. it was probably my fave.

 in bugs land

 itty bitty ride in bugs land

 ladybugs in california adventure

 both kids really liked the bumper cars

 we didn't do a whole lot in cars land, but the kids liked this ride so much they got right back on

we were really sad that small world and pirates of the caribbean were closed. we still had a lot of fun riding the other rides.

churchy...from the kitchen window

a couple of months ago aubry from hello maypole posted this picture on instagram. i've been thinking about it ever since.

i have been thinking about the picture, but more than the picture i've been thinking about what she said about it. looking out the kitchen window she reflected on her time spent blogging. sometimes the internet makes our lives look perfect. we post the fun exciting often seemingly perfect parts of our lives. we present our best selves-not because we want to be fake or trick people but because that's the fun stuff to share. we don't always share the sadness, the complication, the heartache, and the tears. while i try to be real and give you a little glimpse into those parts of my life, there's no way to know everything about people and what they have going on in their lives. part of being a follower of Christ is giving people the benefit of the doubt realizing we don't always know the whole story. it is very easy for me to love people, but i struggle with giving that benefit of the doubt, with treating everyone with kindness. for me, this post from aubry on instagram is "another reminder to be gentle with one another, 'for everyone we meet is fighting a hard battle". as i reflect on this post, i hope i can treat everyone with a little more gentleness, a little more kindness. other churchy posters tayler wendy

sunday social

i've had a lot of good intentions of linking up for sunday social, but it never seems to happen. since there are some new people around here, and i haven't done an intro for a while, this week seems like the perfect week.

This Weeks Questions:

1. Introduce yourself and your blog to us: i'm aubrey. i'm a working girl dreaming about someday being a stay at home something. this blog is definitely lifestyle. you will find everything from fashion to running to deals to the bachelor and everything in between.

2. What is your favorite form of Social Media and why? it's a toss up between instagram and twitter. i love the pictures but sometimes find it a little easier to interact on twitter. i love the social interactions on both.

3. What made you start a blog?.i started when everyone was doing family blogs. eventually most of those died out, and i decided i liked it enough to keep going.

4. What do you feel the most meaningful/special post you’ve written is? almost 6 years later i have written a lot of posts, some i love and some not so much. i love some of my random rambling posts where i talk about more serious things, my travel posts where i relive fun memories, and crafty posts where i share a little DIY.  i'd love to hear what you think about some of your faves.

Next Weeks Questions:

1. When do you take time for you?
2. What do you find to be your biggest weakness?
3. What is your biggest attribute?
4. What is your favorite place to shop online?
5. What is your favorite place to kill time?