8 Favorite TV shows
1. The Office
2. 30 Rock
3. Seinfeld
4. Everybody Loves Raymond
5. King of Queens
6. Sex and the City
7. Food Network
8. Fit TV
8 Things you did yesterday
1. Went kickboxing
2. Lifted weights
3. Showered
4. Washed and straightened my hair
5. Raked leaves
6. Watched the U and BYU game
7. Had awesome tamales with chile verde
8. Hung out with Ryan's fam
8 Things you look forward to
1. My appt. tomorrow to see Jack
2. Eating my guts out on Thanksgiving
3. My Dad's yams
4. Christmas
5. For Ryan to finish NP school
6. Vacation to Mexico???
7. Skiing.... next year
8. May 1st
8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Beto's
2. Z-Teja's
3. CPK
4. San Francisco Sourdough
5. Chipotle
6. Jimmy Johns
7. Ahh sushi
8. Royal India
8 Things on my wish list
1. To not work any weekends or holidays
2. To work in the cardiac cath lab
3. Have my house payed off
4. To travel to Spain
5. Get a puppy
6. Be a nurse that makes 500,000 a year
7. To have my mom get better
8. To have a healthy little runt
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
New Camera Help
Our camera appears to be on it's last leg, and it's time for a new one.
Any suggestions? We want one that's good quality, takes good pictures (duh), and is nice and compact.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
2 vacations 1 post
The first weekend in August we decided to go backpacking to Red Castle Lakes in the Uintas. It was so fun and beautiful. We took our little dog Maddy and she had so much fun. The hike was about 22 miles round trip and Maddy probably did 72 miles with all her running around. She was so tired every night she would walk right to the tent and lay down... she's so funny. The hike to the lower lake took 5 hours, it was a butt kicker considering we were carrying about 50 lbs on our backs( that's not entirely accurate, we didn't weigh our packs, but it sure felt like 50 freaking pounds). This was our base camp, then the next day we hiked to the upper lakes, backpack free, it was nice. We brought our fishing stuff too and fished the lower and middle lakes, it was pretty good fishing but too windy, and Ryan was catching all the fish anyway, what's up with that??
Camp...Home Sweet Home
Upper Red Castle Lake, mission accomplished after 1 hour of uphill boulder climbing.
Middle Red Castle Lake
So Ryan and I got home exhausted Sunday night and headed back to work our 3 twelves saving lives. Then thursday we left for the cabin to rock out at the Blue Grass Festival at Grand Targhee. I'm definitely a fan of blue grass now. They set the stage up and the bottom of the bunny hill and everyone sits on the ski hill with their blankets, chairs, hula hoops and beer. It's quite the experience, and the food there was awesome!! They had the best green curry and mexican food booth ever.
Me and Husband
Like Father Like Son
And Last but not least, Troy Dog and Ame, our favorite blue grass partners!
Camp...Home Sweet Home
Upper Red Castle Lake, mission accomplished after 1 hour of uphill boulder climbing.
Middle Red Castle Lake
So Ryan and I got home exhausted Sunday night and headed back to work our 3 twelves saving lives. Then thursday we left for the cabin to rock out at the Blue Grass Festival at Grand Targhee. I'm definitely a fan of blue grass now. They set the stage up and the bottom of the bunny hill and everyone sits on the ski hill with their blankets, chairs, hula hoops and beer. It's quite the experience, and the food there was awesome!! They had the best green curry and mexican food booth ever.
Me and Husband
Like Father Like Son
And Last but not least, Troy Dog and Ame, our favorite blue grass partners!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
I Love July
Ryan and I decided to go mountain biking at Snowbasin for the 24th. We had never actually been biking at the resort before, we had always gone on some trails off old snowbasin road. But due to some bad experiences on that trail a few weeks ago, we decided to hit up the actual resort for some wicked riding!!! And for those of you who are dying to know what the bad experience was.... Ryan hit a ditch going downhill and went head first over his handle bars, of course the tough guy wasn't hurt, so we pressed on, then Ryan's bike decides to break, so he had to carry his bike on his back all the way back to the car, luckily we weren't too far. We took it to the closest bike shop, and they said it was because REI had assesmbled the bike wrong (or something like that) but they fixed it for free. SHAME ON REI!!!
This is me taking a breather after trying to keep up with Ryan... he's an animal!!
We came around the corner to our surprise the see a mama moose just eating in the trees, but due to having a crappy camera we could not get a good close up, but she was cute!
One of the luxuries of riding at the resort was a bike wash at the end, so Ryan hung up our bikes and gave them a good scrub down.
And for those of you didn't know, the 23rd of July was our 5 year anniversary. Like usual we did not get any pics, we forgot the camera. We went up to Snowbird for the day, hit the pool for some sun and later that night we went to dinner at Famous Daves BBQ, I had been craving some ribs and brisket. Then were gonna do some real celebrating in 2 weeks at the Blue Grass Festival at Grand Targhee!!!! I would love to give you a bunch of cheesy lines about how much I love my freakin' cute husband, but he would kill me so I won't. So HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BABE, I LOVE YOU!!!!!
As a side note, I saw this clip and it made me think of Maddy.
I wonder why?
This is me taking a breather after trying to keep up with Ryan... he's an animal!!
We came around the corner to our surprise the see a mama moose just eating in the trees, but due to having a crappy camera we could not get a good close up, but she was cute!
One of the luxuries of riding at the resort was a bike wash at the end, so Ryan hung up our bikes and gave them a good scrub down.
And for those of you didn't know, the 23rd of July was our 5 year anniversary. Like usual we did not get any pics, we forgot the camera. We went up to Snowbird for the day, hit the pool for some sun and later that night we went to dinner at Famous Daves BBQ, I had been craving some ribs and brisket. Then were gonna do some real celebrating in 2 weeks at the Blue Grass Festival at Grand Targhee!!!! I would love to give you a bunch of cheesy lines about how much I love my freakin' cute husband, but he would kill me so I won't. So HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BABE, I LOVE YOU!!!!!
As a side note, I saw this clip and it made me think of Maddy.
I wonder why?
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Lake Blanche
Amy and I decided to do a little bit of exploring today, so we headed up Big Cottonwood Canyon and hiked to Lake Blanche.
We should've planned the day a little better, though, because before we left, I did a 13 mile ride, and Amy did a 5 mile run. Needless to say, we were pretty gassed when we began the uphill slog.
We only stayed at the lake long enough for me to finish a Clif Bar, because Amy had to get to work.
Next time, we'll stay a little longer.
We should've planned the day a little better, though, because before we left, I did a 13 mile ride, and Amy did a 5 mile run. Needless to say, we were pretty gassed when we began the uphill slog.
We only stayed at the lake long enough for me to finish a Clif Bar, because Amy had to get to work.
Next time, we'll stay a little longer.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
Recently, Amy and I did the impossible; We went to Disneyland and didn't take one picture.
Did we forget to pack the camera?
Nope, we carried that thing the whole trip.
Maybe we were having too much fun to stop and take pictures.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
My First Post
As you can see Ryan (the family blogger) has been slacking and I've been getting complaints from a lot of people, so I am now going to attempt to Blog. Anyways, we have been living the life of being done with school and just working, so we have been going out of town every month. It's a great life, I get sick to my stomach of the thought of going back to school but for some odd reason I'm still thinking about it. Anyways we spent a week in Hawaii last month on Waikiki Beach and I'm still depressed that I'm home. I've never been any good at taking pictures (Amber will vouch for that) but due to the popular demand here they are!
This is our hotel right on the beach and the best part was that there was a Cold Stone Creamery in the hotel!! For those of you who don't know me well, this is my addiction. Hmmm that must be why I booked this hotel.
PUKA DOG!!!!! If you've never had a Puka Dog I suggest you go to Hawaii just to have one. We ate there twice, we couldn't resist. And about that hot orange bandana, my hairline and forehead was fried!!!
This was the prettiest beach of all and hardly any one was there. We were laying out and next thing I know it someone is getting married literally right next to us, I had to cover my face with my book so I didn't end up in their wedding album. So we pretty much were just beach bums for the week and ate a lot of good food, that's my kind of vacation!!
So we had another weekend to take off, so we loaded up the camping gear and the dog and went to the San Rafael Swell. It was so beautiful and warm. Maddy loves to go camping, her favorite part is sleeping in the tent with us and of course the hiking, I think she ate a few lizzards!! Seriously our sleeping bags went straight to the laundromat full of dog hair.
Me and my baby girl hiking!!!
This is our hotel right on the beach and the best part was that there was a Cold Stone Creamery in the hotel!! For those of you who don't know me well, this is my addiction. Hmmm that must be why I booked this hotel.
PUKA DOG!!!!! If you've never had a Puka Dog I suggest you go to Hawaii just to have one. We ate there twice, we couldn't resist. And about that hot orange bandana, my hairline and forehead was fried!!!
This was the prettiest beach of all and hardly any one was there. We were laying out and next thing I know it someone is getting married literally right next to us, I had to cover my face with my book so I didn't end up in their wedding album. So we pretty much were just beach bums for the week and ate a lot of good food, that's my kind of vacation!!
So we had another weekend to take off, so we loaded up the camping gear and the dog and went to the San Rafael Swell. It was so beautiful and warm. Maddy loves to go camping, her favorite part is sleeping in the tent with us and of course the hiking, I think she ate a few lizzards!! Seriously our sleeping bags went straight to the laundromat full of dog hair.
Me and my baby girl hiking!!!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Quote of the Week
Mind you, this took place in Waikiki, HI
"We're looking for a good place to eat. Is there a Kentucky Fried Chicken close by?"
- Older woman to hotel employee
"We're looking for a good place to eat. Is there a Kentucky Fried Chicken close by?"
- Older woman to hotel employee
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
"Godless Tax Raisers"
This is not a political statement from me.
Sit back and enjoy a short video about global warming.
Sit back and enjoy a short video about global warming.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
TELLURIDE TR
(For those who don't know, TR means trip report)
Amy and I had a few days off, so instead of sitting around the house, we decided to go somewhere. She originally wanted to go to Disney Land, but I'm not quite in the mood for that yet, "Maybe another time dear." We put our heads together and came up with Telluride, CO. We spent a week camping in that area a few years ago, but we'd never been there in the winter, so we packed our bags and headed south.
Dropping into Moab- Red rock and no snow
Going into Paradox Valley
A storm greets us in Telluride
Our Digs
We stayed at the New Sheridan Hotel on Main Street in Telluride. The hotel was built in the 1890s and then renovated to it's current state in 1994. Our floor was hostel style which means there were shared male and female bathrooms on our floor. It had a great continental breakfast, and we were provided with ski lockers and boot dryers.
Our comfy room
The lobby
The Town
Telluride is an old mining town situated in a box canyon. There are no chains or franchises in the town. All of the houses are old mining style. You can walk to everywhere in the town, the ski resort even has chair lifts and runs that go right in to town.
This gondola house was 2 blocks from our hotel
Ski Day
The night we arrived, it was snowing pretty hard, so when we woke up the next day, we were quite pleased to see bluebird skies. It is a little weird skiing somewhere you've never been, but it was fun to explore. My two lasting impressions of Telluride: Lots of moguls, and STEEP
It was a bright day
The hike to nowhere
Moguls: Conquered
On top of the world
So it was a great trip, and we will be back.
We'll finish this extra long post with some random pics from the trip
Violators will be towed
This place has some good mexican food
Road block
Amy and I had a few days off, so instead of sitting around the house, we decided to go somewhere. She originally wanted to go to Disney Land, but I'm not quite in the mood for that yet, "Maybe another time dear." We put our heads together and came up with Telluride, CO. We spent a week camping in that area a few years ago, but we'd never been there in the winter, so we packed our bags and headed south.
Dropping into Moab- Red rock and no snow
Going into Paradox Valley
A storm greets us in Telluride
Our Digs
We stayed at the New Sheridan Hotel on Main Street in Telluride. The hotel was built in the 1890s and then renovated to it's current state in 1994. Our floor was hostel style which means there were shared male and female bathrooms on our floor. It had a great continental breakfast, and we were provided with ski lockers and boot dryers.
Our comfy room
The lobby
The Town
Telluride is an old mining town situated in a box canyon. There are no chains or franchises in the town. All of the houses are old mining style. You can walk to everywhere in the town, the ski resort even has chair lifts and runs that go right in to town.
This gondola house was 2 blocks from our hotel
Ski Day
The night we arrived, it was snowing pretty hard, so when we woke up the next day, we were quite pleased to see bluebird skies. It is a little weird skiing somewhere you've never been, but it was fun to explore. My two lasting impressions of Telluride: Lots of moguls, and STEEP
It was a bright day
The hike to nowhere
Moguls: Conquered
On top of the world
So it was a great trip, and we will be back.
We'll finish this extra long post with some random pics from the trip
Violators will be towed
This place has some good mexican food
Road block
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Random Pics
I was thinking of calling this "The Week In Pictures", but I realized I didn't take enough pictures this week.
Few and far between: A clear December day at Targhee
Maddy has a ragin' ear infection and the Vet had to sedate her so that he could clean and take a look in her ears (This should be your new desktop wallpaper)
This has been a great snow year, and I've been very grateful for my season pass. This is a shot from Snowbird 2/1 (Yes it was deep and you should be jealous)
Few and far between: A clear December day at Targhee
Maddy has a ragin' ear infection and the Vet had to sedate her so that he could clean and take a look in her ears (This should be your new desktop wallpaper)
This has been a great snow year, and I've been very grateful for my season pass. This is a shot from Snowbird 2/1 (Yes it was deep and you should be jealous)
Sunday, January 20, 2008
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