Tuesday Tell All: Graduation

I don't have much to tell about graduation, so here's a couple pictures of my graduation days from high school and college. I do remember having a countdown to graduation day from college because I didn't let myself have a lot of fun at Ricks and everyone knew I could tell them exactly how many days were left until graduation. Looking back, I definitely should have let myself have more fun- Ricks/Rexburg wasn't as bad as I led myself to believe.

Tuesday Tell All: One Word

Answer the following with only one word.


1. Where is your cell phone? ....................Table
2. Your significant other?.......................Working
3. Your hair?....................................Brown
4. Your mother? .................................Talker
5. Your father?..................................Retiree
6. Your favorite thing?..........................Fun
7. Your dream last night?........................Interrupted
8. Your favorite drink...........................Mocktail
9. Your dream/goal?..............................Success
10. The room you're in?..........................Dining
11. Your children?...............................Handful
12. Your fear?...................................Loneliness
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years...........Elsewhere
14. Where were you last night?...................Home
15. What you're not?.............................Single
16. Muffins......................................Spice
17. One of your wish list items?.................Wii
18. Where you grew up?...........................Virginia
19. What you read last night?....................Alma
20. What are you wearing?........................Clothes
21. Your TV?.....................................New
22. Your pets?...................................Deceased
23. Your computer? ..............................Shiny
24. Your life?...................................Busier
25. Your mood?...................................Indifferent
26. Missing someone?.............................Always
27. Your car?....................................Silver
28. Something you're not wearing?................Shoes
29. Favorite Store?..............................Target
30. Your summer?.................................Vacation
31. Like someone?................................Most
32. Your favorite color?.........................Blue
33. Last time you laughed........................Evening
34. Last time you cried?.........................Church

A Hometown Restaurant Makes It's Way To Utah

Yep, the award winning Five Guys Burgers and Fries are about to open their first restaurant in Midvale. So to be honest, I didn't grow up with Five Guys- they didn't open up in my neighborhood until about 5 years after I graduated from high school, but I have had the opportunity to eat there a few times and they are quite tasty, AND they are a Virginia original (founded in 1986 in Arlington). They are quite different from In-N-Out (which I love)- more the style of Fatburger (also rumored to be making their way to Utah, and also a yummy burger).

Other restaurant news: El Pollo Loco now has a "Now Hiring" sign up. Mmm, can't wait until they open! Now if Bob Evans (not the Fox 13 anchorman) would just come to Utah.

What Do You Think?

*Don't forget to pause music player ->

Twilight in HD

Spiders

As a child, spiders didn't really bother me (I even touched a tarantula at zoo camp)- actually, I didn't really have a problem with any bugs. Well, that time has long passed and now I'm not so fond of spiders (or ants, in large numbers). The other day we came across the largest spider we've seen inside our house. Really not all that big, but it was black and a little hairy and just not my favorite kind to look at. Poor Jefferson has a severe fear of spiders (he doesn't even like to see pictures of them) and he was the one to discover it. After unsuccessfully spraying it with a couple different household cleaners to paralyze and/or kill it, it swung towards me and headed down onto the carpet. I quickly grabbed a glass and trapped it and then, using a piece of cardboard as the bottom, transported the glass to the counter to let Nate finish the job. After having the spider swing at me on it way to the ground, I was done.

Here is a pictured of the captured spider (sorry, it's a bit blurry but it's body was at least a 1/2 long and it could easily span an inch with it's legs spread):

Reconnecting

Through Facebook and the blogging world, I have been able to reconnect lately with so many people from my past- roommates, elementary school friends, high school friends, college friends, and even old boyfriends. It's been great. I love finding out what all those people are up to and how their lives have changed. It's so interesting to see what paths each of those people have taken and the things they have accomplished- whether it's being a mom (or dad), having an advanced degree, traveling the world, or whatever, it's all amazing. I feel honored to have been friends with these people at some point and look forward to continuing on in our friendships.

Here are some old school photos containing some of the people I've reconnected with recently:



Now that I have reconnected with so many old friends, I'm feeling like I need to do a better job of updating my blogs more frequently. Hopefully I can do that. I know several people who are amazing at updating their blogs and I aspire to one day be a better blogger like them.

And Then It Was 9...

May 1st, once again we woke up to snow. And snow flurries continued on and off throughout the day. This better be the last snow we see until October. I love snow, but in May? It's pushing it for me in April. I know, I know, it's not unheard of in Utah to have snow in May, but still, when we've had snow the last 9 calendar months (we started off in September), it gets a bit tiring.

Here's a shot of our neighbors yard in the late morning (there was a little more snow on the ground when I woke up, I just didn't think to take a picture, so most of it had melted):