Malad the sequel

You know when you create fun memories and want to just do it all over again? Well thats what we did a couple weeks ago and did it Malad style. Our friend has a house in malad and for his birthday we spent the weekend up in Idaho. Good friends lots of fun and food, thats what I call a good time.

this picture of Rafe and I is totally candid, we didn't pose for this one; we're just that cool and casual all the time

Of course one cannot visit Malad and not eat at Me n' Lou's and get a giant scone

we are all very excited about the raspberry honey

four wheeling is a must on a trip to Malad, so we did that too

All the years growing up on a farm prep you for this kind of thing, not everyone is this good.

Don't Rafe and I make a great team

Don't make fun of me, but this was actually kind of hard to do after not jump roping for like 15 years or so.

10 Years....Seriously?

It seems like only yesterday I was roaming the halls of Shelley High School. Getting up at 6am for drill team practice, racing out to the car for lunch and standing in line at Mr. Pizza, Friday night games, drill team competitions, and school dances. A lot has happened in the last 10 years and a couple of weeks ago I got to see what some of my friends and class mates have done with their time out of high school. I really enjoyed talking and catching up with some great friends, and it was funny to see our high school picture on our name tag and how much or how little some of us had changed. I went through my year book a couple days ago and I was amazed at how little we all were, I always thought we were so grown up and mature. I'm really glad that I went and got a chance to see the great class of 2000. See you in another 10!

A few key players are missing from this picture, you know who you are.

Peter Cetera does not disapoint

I'm pretty sure my sister will be the only one to appreciate this post, partly because we are probably the only ones who even know who Peter Cetera is. This is probably due to the fact that our mom and dad raised us on music from their generation and it has stayed with us all growing up. This past weekend Rafe was kind enough to indulge me and my love of all things 80's and go to Peter Cetera. He was great and I'm pretty sure we were the youngest in the crowd by at least 20 years. We felt a little out of place because we forgot to feather our hair, wear our mom jeans and our high school letterman's jackets.

The concert was held at the Sandy Amphitheater and we had lots of blankets to stake our claim on the lawn. Unfortunately the lawn was wet and soaked through our blankets so by the time the concert was over, out backsides were soaked (worth it!). Its only September but I was so glad I brought a coat because it was freezing and those extra blankets came in handy.

I sang along to every song, loudly I might add and even cracked a smile at Peter's lame attempt to tell jokes. Other highlights include his having the crowd wave their lighted cell phones during "Your the inspiration" and his frosted tips and man earring. It was a great night. Thanks Peter!

Crash and Burn

Who doesn't enjoy a demolition derby? Its loud, tons of people, hard bleachers, cars crash into each other and people dress in crazy outfits. Seriously it was so much fun, a great time with great friends and great car crashes. I felt a little under dressed, you'll see what I mean from some of the guys in the pictures.

Who knew I liked soccer?

This post is overdue but it IS the summer time and I get sidetracked with the sun and fun and everything in between. Over the Fourth of July weekend we went to a Real Salt Lake game. It was a lot of fun to watch the game from one of the suites, we had the best seats in the house. After the game we watched fireworks with friends out on the field. It was a great night.

Boating in April, oh wait I mean June

One would think that it being June and all it would be safe to get the boat out and enjoy some fairly nice weather, one would think. However this just ins't the case, being the second summer I have been living in Salt Lake City, June doesn't bring any such thing. I'm told that it is usually not like this, I will usually roll my eyes and say yeah well I will believe it when I see it, or better yet feel it. But trying to make the best of things we did go boating with some friends, and some even got in the water; I did not. I stayed bundled up in my sweats, hoodie, blanket, and boat heater positioned right at my feet. We did have a lot of fun and the lake was pretty much ours for the taking since it was a balmy 60 degrees outside.

Go ahead and Jump

One of our friends has a trampoline at his house and we decided for whatever reason to give it a try. Now mind you I grew up on a trampoline and I know how they work, but it's been years and I mean years since I have jumped on one. I couldn't believe how tired I got and I was acutally a little timid to do a simple flip, apparently my body is just not what it used to be. It's sad but true. This my sorry attempt at what I call jumping on the trampoline.