turnberry roommate reunion

posts keep getting lost in my drafts folder...ugh


Karen came to town last week and gave us all the motivation to get together. It's crazy to believe this little group of Turnberry friends has turned into all of this. We were missing a couple of people. We had 9 kids in Sarah's house. Surprisingly everyone did pretty well. It was such a fun get together. I wish we did it more often.

pioneer day

from 17 miracles facebook page

i don't post about churchy things very often. i have no idea why because i'm a pretty churchy person. i saw this picture on facebook today and really got me thinking about churchy things. today is july 24/pioneer day. to most people in utah (religious of not) it means a day off. to utah and other mormons it's so much more. i have the day off, but had to login to an online class for a couple of hours. due to re-organization in leadership at church on sunday we didn't even talk about the pioneers. this year i really haven't thought much about it at all. this picture really struck me. today isn't just a day off work, a fireworks show, or a rodeo. today is the day we celebrate people who came before and did something there is no way on earth i could ever survive. people left their homes, families, and entire lives in the name of following God. just when i start to think i may not survive a crazy busy week, i am brought back to reality. i have food to eat, a place to sleep, clothes to wear, a job to support myself, and so much more. i live in a place where i have freedom to worship however i choose. i am blessed, not only for what i have but for the legacy of faithful people that paved the way for me to have all that i have.

read more about the pioneers here and what exactly we're celebrating today

july part 1

i was not kidding when i said i wasn't waiting a whole month again. here's the first half of #photoadayjuly

1: self-portrait. leftover pic from #monthofhairaccessories

2: BUSY cleaning out my closet

3: best part of the day. sunbeams on my morning run

4: fun. painting little kid nails on the grass

someone please tell me why this picture won't center

5: on the floor. sewing projects in process

6: chair

7: garden. once upon a time i had a goal to grow something and now it's just a bunch of weeds

8: lunch

9: found this BIG tv on the floor at my work

10: favorite color

11: letter. one of best gifts ever

12: texture. one of the perks of working at people's houses

13: open. DVD burned = end of workday

14: building. camera shopping

15: fingers 

weekend things

Besides the usual Saturday things...running, cleaning, grocery shopping and a few extras...fabric shopping, babysitting, I spent most of the weekend glued to the computer watching the crossfit games. I've seen a lot of sports, but this is competition like none other. The things they have to do are insane. I miss it and really want to go back.

Hacks Pack Ute won the whole team competition. I felt like a proud mom or something

after hours

there has been some after hours work fun this week. i totally failed on the picture taking.

co-worker michelle is getting married in one week. a few of us went to dinner on wednesday to celebrate. we've all been so busy lately so we haven't had as much time to chat. we had a ton of fun sitting around chatting. she got a couple fun gifts too.

former co-worker anne is in town from arizona. other former co-worker brianna and i met her at cheesecake factory for dessert. it's been a while since i've been there. it was delicious as ever. we talked and talked and talked. brianna is kind of my neighbor so i see her pretty regularly, but it made me realize how much i miss anne and how much i miss working with these two.

such a fun week of catch ups and celebration

hair help

remember rachel from ben's season of the bach??? i was obsessed with her bangs. they were so cute i decided i needed them. i'm blaming her and co-worker mikael for the disaster that is the current bang grow out.

rachel and co-worker mikael have amazing bangs. i got lots of compliments on mine, but summer is the worst time for bangs. i am outside way too much to deal with bangs so i'm growing them out. i got that part mostly under control. the part i need help with is the color. it's super hard to see in the picture, but i went with a pretty subtle melt last time. i was a little nervous but ended up liking it a lot. since then i have been in the sun...a lot. my color right now is so blah. so.. i need some help. i have a hair appointment on monday. the bangs are for sure in full grow out mode. i don't want to cut the length. i'm way too lazy for short hair. so...color it is. what should i do?

my week at home

my ipad sleeve that i'm pretty much in love with

I had the week off this week and pretended to be a stay at home. I...

went to 7 peaks...a few times
went shopping with a stay at home mom
cleaned out my closet
caught up with a few friends
ran a lot of errands

ran sugarhouse park with running group
finally learned a little about PhotoShop
shopped for a new camera (canon vs nikon...thoughts?)
made a giant birthday cake

celebrated the 4th in p town
sewed an iPad sleeve

and a few other randoms

I love my job. I really do, but sometimes I really just want to be a stay at home something. I mean seriously...I would be good at it.

june photos

after posting all of the may photos in one post, i planned to split june up a little. time totally got away from me, and here i am screaming as i try to format one month's worth of pictures. i'm not kidding this time. i am breaking up the july post. someone please remind me.

1: morning

2: pool day completely EMPTY of sun

3: on my plate

4: close up

5: sign. great way to start the day

6: hat

7: drink with tibetan dinner

8: 6 o'clock...somewhere. finishing my maxi dress

9: view today

10: best bit of the weekend. fam in town

11: door

12: from low angle

13: art

14: time. bright and early

15: yellow. when was the last time you saw a water weanie?

16: after spending the weekend OUT AND ABOUT with 10 teens, everything is cleaned up and everyone survived

17: in my bag. basically anything you need

18: something you don't know about me. beautiful sky makes me want to paint

19: imperfect. naked nails

20: one of my FAVE PHOTOs ever taken

21: where i slept

22: FROM A HIGH mileage ANGLE

23: movement. these cute little feet kicking and hands waving almost killed me

24: on my mind. churchy things

25: something cute

26: where i shop (this picture refuses to center...ugh!)

27: bathroom

28: on the shelf. southern roots=monogram

29: soft. toes in the grass (also won't center)

30: love this FRIEND picture from the nyc marathon (this formatting business is killing me)