'cause you sweeter than apple pie.

so as it turns out, utah has the most fabulous summer weather in all the states. were talking 90s hot during the day and perfect and breezy during the night. the combination is completely conducive to my living habits--laying out, biking, and nightly loitering. needless to say, my bronzing is coming quite along, and if our bike rides didn't always end at sonic, id have really great legs, too. trade-offs.

red lobster owned me this past week. i do have a new friend there, however, and her name is bodi. she is going to be a senior in high school come fall. taylor and erika also have little-girl friends at their places of employment, and so we have decided to bring them in. im quite excited.

we played rock band this week, and the entrance fee was rockstar attire. i would personally like to thank debbie for providing me with my head-to-toe gear.

so during my last couple trips to the gym, i have drafted a bucket list. its totally incomplete, and most of the goals are set for just the next 5-10 years, but its been a fun activity. (and it pumps me to 162 strides/min!). allow me to share a few. in no particular order:
1. go skydiving (already arranged for end of summer).
2. travel to England, Italy, and Spain.
3. help abroad.
4. weigh 120 pounds.
5. read bible from cover-to-cover in a year.
6. be a mission president's wife.
7. go to all my best friend's weddings.
8. own an unnecessarily expensive car.
9. get my masters.
10. buy the dress of my dreams.

i also have an ongoing list of 100 things that make me really happy. id recommend everyone make that list. ill share a few of my own next time, but a new one i will be adding is "gaining perspective." i love those times, when for just one fleeting moment, i see the important things...the stuff of substance and of value. buying clothes, and losing 5 pounds, and throwing parties take the back burner for just a minute, and i see the things that i already have and am already doing...and i feel so satisfied.

so on that note, as always...until we meet again.

let the monsters see you smile.

...and so i buckled. next thing you know, ill be drinking smartwater.

really, this only means bill and debbie have yet another annoying blog to keep up with. on the plus side, however, i promise not to call and yap about my weekend and then refer you to my blog for the exact same details. no offense erica :)

im not altogether sure what i want this site to be about. i clearly suck at calling people, which totally diminishes the phone-in-water accident i had today (eek!), so this could turn into a re-hashing of my life's events. or, maybe ill take on bill's leaf and share some deeper thoughts. God bless yall.

ill start with all that shallow and superficial material that is my life. friday night--went up to sandy for a huge party that turned out to be anything but. three 6 mafia was there, but old black men dont stay fly-i-i-i-iiii-iiiiiiiiiiiii for long. and ill thank adam for being the only one to catch that reference.

dont mind me, im just gonna slap on the same picture randomly throughout my posts. anyways, these first two were us all ready for a freaky, friday night.

other than that, i really just worked this weekend. its always an experience at the lobster. 100% of the time i get really odd reactions that im a byu attendee. mind you...im in a long sleeve, white button-down shirt that's completely buttoned-up...so immodesty isnt whats throwin' them for a loop. i think the employees are just shocked i have teeth...so a college education is completely unnerving. the customers...i dont know...freak nasty old men that dont think big-haired blondes can have half a brain? either way...rude.

two of our favorite boys to the left...south africans here for rugby. plus, they provide great connections...if you know what i mean ;)

besides beer, boys, and vegas...theres actually been a lot on my mind recently. some crazy crap has gone down here, and i am realizing the importance in searching out life's miracles. when returned missionaries turn out to be shady, families-for-forever fall apart, and it feels like you cant catch a break...i am learning that lasting faith must become so much more than a belief. lasting faith demands so much and requires you to actively search out the good things. otherwise, life just turns completely monotonous and draining and full of disappointment. and so im on a mission for miracles.

on that note, im peacing out. im going to make a bucket list...maybe itll make it here. love you all (assuming i have a family only reader-base).