Case of the Monday's

And, it's pouring rain outside...

I didn't want to wake up today.

Recent Happenings

I'm still working on my dress.

It's a project that is getting there slowly, but surely.

I'm such a little busy bee.

The other night I made an amazing peach cobbler...

It turned out delicious even though I did it wrong.

Next time I will follow the instructions, but I'm glad it was still edible.

I de-cluttered my closets. (yes, I use two!)

There used to be an article of clothing on each and every one of those hangers.

I finally got rid of all of my "Oh, if I just lose 5 pounds" clothes.

(Mostly because it's increased to "Oh, if I just lose 10 pounds" clothes.)

Three and a half bags later...my sisters will have a hay-day.

They love hand-me-downs.

Also, we painted our condo a couple of weeks ago.

I've been waiting to post pictures though because I'm not done yet.  We still have some wallpaper to hang and then you can all see my vision come to life!

Movie, Car Show, Pedicures, Baseball...OH MY!

This weekend has been so much fun!

It all began with a Movie In The Park with my family on Friday night.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

One of my absolute favorites!

"Bless your beautiful hyde!  Wherever you may be!"

(If you've heard the song before, it is now stuck in your head.  You're welcome.)

They served us BBQ and had square dancing to entertain us.  It was all FREE!

Then today we went to the Legacy Car Show with my family.

Here is my Dad's new project car.

Isn't it pretty?

Immediately following the car show, Howie and I went and did something I NEVER thought he would ever, ever do...

 Yup, we went and got pedicures together!

I kept telling him he'd LOVE it and, of course, he did.

His first question to me after we were done?

"How much do you think one of those pedicure chairs would run?"

Hahahahaha.

This day was truly monumental.  We actually had a lot of fun getting them together.

I love my husband.

And last, but not least, we went to our annual Bee's Game.

Howie was a little pictured out, so all you get is me!

Howie's Dad rents a box suite out every year around his birthday and we get to reap all the benefits.

Our mountains are really amazing.

Almost a packed stadium!

We had yummy catered food in the suite.  A veggie tray, hot dogs, fresh fruit, and all the drinks you could possibly ask for.

The Bee's lost because they always do.

Very fun weekend!

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

I really enjoyed this book.  I wasn't as wowed with it as some people say they have been, but it was enjoyable.  Plus, it was a really super easy read.  Only 274 pages long and it consists entirely of letters and telegrams back and forth between multiple characters.

The book is based during the 1940's and focuses on the German occupation of the island of Guernsey.  Guernsey is a little island just north of France.

I must say, reading this book has made me want to visit Guernsey.  And I have yet to even see a picture of what it looks like.  Just the history alone makes me want to go there.

If you're up for a good, easy read you should pick this one up.

Going Walking

To train for my upcoming 6k I've been going walking in my neighborhood.

I had no idea how much of an adventure walking my neighborhood would be.

I have had:

• People say "Hello" as I walk by.
• People say "Good evening" as I walk by.
• People honk at me as I walk by.
• A dog try to bite my ankles as I walk by. (which then provoked me to run, backwards, while shaking my finger at it telling it to "Stop!")
• An old woman pushing a shopping cart up the street say to me "Don't mind me pushing this shopping cart.  I'm just doing my good deed for the day and returning it back to the store."
• A hispanic man yell at me "Hola!" to get me to move to the side so he could fly past me on his bike.
• Had to jump off of the sidewalk to avoid a huge semi-truck coming through to PARK on the sidewalk.  Then later, a rather large man that was driving said semi-truck was walking behind a fence with shrubbery all over it decided to come out and practically scare me to death to APOLOGIZE for being the one driving the huge semi-truck that almost ran me over...ON THE SIDEWALK...you know?...that place where people WALK.  Not park.

One would think that I would take my activity to the gym after going through some of this, but I almost feel like I'll miss out on another adventure if I just go to a stuffy gym.

Plus, I've decided that I really, really enjoy going for walks outside.  It is so much better than a stupid treadmill in a gym where i'm subjected to every meat-head in America flexing in front of the mirrors and having weight lifting competitions.

No thanks.

Wasatch Woman Love Your Body 6/k or 10/k 2010

It's back!

Last year was a lot of fun so, I'm doing it again this year.  I'm excited that it's at Thanksgiving Point this year.  The course should be beautiful!  For more info click here.  And if you decide to register, use this code at checkout: WWLYB09.  It will save you $2!  Also, all participants who register by September 15 will receive a complimentary, long-sleeve, performance t-shirt.  Don't wait to sign up!

The race is on Saturday October 9th at 8:30am.