Demolition Derby baby....haha

My brother-in-law (Nate) would be so proud. So one of my friends got tickets to the derby here in West Jordan. Who knew they even did that here? I'm truely living on the "west side"...just kidding. We had tons of fun and I would totally go again!

Arts Festival

I love walking around the Arts Festival. So many beautiful things...pottery, art, music, glass art. So many beautiful things I wish I could afford! I love walking around people watching and window shopping (ok there were no windows:)

Do You Remember the Time....

I'm not really a person that defines moments of my live with music, but if I think back over the years I can remember many times Michael Jackson's music was on the forefront of the pop culture that defines my generation. I was in the 4th or 5th grade when Thriller came out. I wasnt into pop music but remember the kids talking about Billy Jean, and the Thriller video that was new to MTV (back in the original days of Music Television when it still had videos:) Then kids started wearing the jackets with the zippers and the sequined gloves. Again, I was never really on the band waggon but it was pop culture after all. There was "We are the World" and that weird Wizard of Oz movie. In my teen years there was Bad and in college Black or White was the rage. I even remember Laura doing a Thriller routine in High School that I thought was so cool. Down to the present, this past year I attended Thriller at Halloween and it was amazing fun.

I guess the purpose of this post is that its interesting to think of the impact one person can have on the world. He wasnt all that important to me personally, but I recognize how much he contributed to music, dance, and basically all forms of entertainment. Now with his passing, he will go on to become an icon the likes of Marilyn, Elvis and James Dean.

Happy Birthday to Me...

I've never been a big birthday person. But as I've gotten older I guess I just figure my birthday gets to be about me:) And the longer it lasts the better. So here are a few of the things I did this week to pamper myself!


Haircut...much needed:)


Soccer Game...just for fun


Massage...always a must when pampering

Pedicure...everybody needs one now and again

All in a Day's Drive

So one of the things I love about living in Utah is the mountains. I am forever going on drives up the canyon and just enjoying the nature that is so close to my home. For Memorial Day I drove up through Park City and down through Heber to Provo, then on down to Springville and Mapleton. Here are a few pictures from my drive...



Jordanelle...I love the clouds. The picture doesn'd do them justice.


Coming up behind Timpanogas there are numerous beautiful views of this mountain. This one was taken while I was driving, through the passenger side window:)




The cabin...dont remember all the stories but I know its old:)




The House in Mapleton. There were flowers and the trees are so much bigger than I remember...ah the memories


And last but not least, I attempted to track down Granny & Grandad's grave sites. I was on my mission for both of their funerals so I had no frame of referance. Its really a bigger cemitary than it looks like. So somewhere here I paid my respects to two amazing rolemodels. And isn't Mapleton Mountain pretty in the background:)

Dating...my bad

Those of you who've read my dating posts in the past know I've had a few adventures, some good and some bad. Well last night I gave a guy a chance to tell his friends and family that I was a totally lame date. I tried to make it up to him but lets be honest, the damage was done.

So here's the story...Random boy, we'll call him Bob (not his name) and I were meeting at a park to take a walk and chat and get to know each other. (Tangent...for those of you who haven't dated in the past few years, this is a typical no strings, cheap, random encounter for on-line daters. Public enough in case he's a freak and the scenery is enjoyable) Anyway, moving on, I drove up and parked my car next to his and got out. Greetings were casual and typical...smiles, nice to meet ya, hug, etc. I had my purse on my shoulder but had not shut the door to my car. After chatting for a few minutes I threw my purse in the car and shut the door. Realizing at that moment that my keys were in my purse and I had locked the doors. Thus my purse, phone, keys, etc. were safely locked inside my car while my date and I were outside it.

I NEVER DO THIS! NOT EVER!!

I know what you're thinking, great first impression...lol. At that moment I was mortified. I had a spare key at home, 20 min away, but wasnt even sure I could get in the house. My phone was in the car so I couldnt call anyone, and I had only met poor Bob 5 minutes ago. Luckily he was super sweet and drove me home to get my extra keys. Fortunatly I knew where they were, my roommate was home and we got back to my car safe and sound. Surprisingly he was not totally turned off and we had good conversation during the drive. What a great date I am!:) So, jokes aside...we all have stories and sometimes we provide others with them as well.

Fun at Steph's

Cookie dough...always yummy! And are't the little ones cute:)