March: Easter, 5 birthdays, a mission call, and more!

I think most of you know this by now, but my FAVORITE little brother got his mission call to WEST VIRGINIA! We are trying to get as much playing time in as possible before he leaves. YAY Josh! We are so proud of you. I know the formatting is all screwy, but I don't know how to fix it, so this is what you get!

Look at those tough guys!

Skiin' bikin' and pole, pedal, paddlin'! Our camera was missing since last Easter, but I found it this Easter hidden in a pile of plastic eggs! YAY! Some of these pictures are from last year (the pole, pedal, paddle- race we did in Jackson Hole which involved a downhill ski, run, bike, and kayak down the freezing cold river), and the rest are just more pictures of skiing and biking in the snow.

If my sister and sisters-in-law did not have their own blogs (with pictures and graphics that beat mine to the ground) I think my whole blog would be dedicated to the nieces and nephews. We had a busy month...with the majority of both families in Utah we have lots to celebrate! It was Easter, Grandma's 88th birthday, Rylee's and Tristan's 4th, Chase's 7th, and if Ady was here, we would have celebrated hers too! I can't wait til May...that is the REAL birthday month.

Tagged by Hollie...20 reasons I suck.

First, a little disclaimer: I am a little nervous to post this because Hollie is funny and I am not. People laughed when Hollie made her list and I'm pretty sure people will just feel pity for me and try to convince me that I don't suck. This is just fun and games because we were kind of sick of hearing about perfection and needed a reality check. I can laugh about everything I wrote and I hope you can too!!

1. I lose everything. Just yesterday, I was pretty sure I lost $80. I found it in my wallet, right where it should be?!
2. I am messy messy messy. I think it would be hard for anyone else to make the messes I do-let alone, clean them up.
3. I have REALLY good intentions, but REALLY poor follow-through."The pathway to hell was paved with good intentions." Is that right? I have thank you cards, letters, and presents from years ago. Sorry potential recipients.
4. I am lazy. I can sleep all day and still not feel rested. Contrary to what most of you might believe, I would rather stay in bed like Hollie wants to, but JP won't allow it. JP might kill me for saying this, but I fell asleep kissing him when we were dating!
5. I procrastinate like crazy. I justify myself by saying I work well under pressure. Too bad it only works sometimes.
6. I'm the worst commenter on blogs. I really like seeing what everyone is doing, but I just don't comment very often.
7. Okay, I'm copying Hollie again, but our suckiness must be genetic. I can't buy anything full price, but LOVE a good sale. Luckily, I have a husband who LOVES the opposite.
8. I'm indecisive. My dad always asked me if I wanted an opinion for Christmas. Maybe I will get one this year.
9."I'm always late, but worth the wait!" I don't know if that last part is true, but I do have a reputation of being late. Somehow the on-time family gene slipped passed me.
10. I wear "inappropriate shoes" to my internship. Ha ha.
11. My idea of cooking dinner is throwing frozen foods in the toaster oven.
12. I can't rock climb. JP agrees. Kelene told me to try a "really easy" route, her "warm-up" and said I could "walk up it." She was pretty embarrassed when I couldn't do it! Don't worry, I think it's funny.
13. I get weird ailments/injuries all the time. I need knee replacements and I'm 23.
14. I don't call my family and friends nearly enough.
15. I eat WAY more junk food than fruits and veggies.
16. I just learned a new one! Apparently, I'm incapable of replacing empty toilet paper rolls. Another genetic trait.
17. I take pictures of everyone and say I will email them, but never do. Maybe I will start tomorrow.
18. I sometimes laugh or make a face when I lead the music in sacrament because I still don't know what I'm doing and I can't sing (is that 3 reasons?)
19. I don't cross train and I'm always sore (this reason is kind of a joke for JP).
20. I'm known as queenie or #1 by my family cause I really don't suck, and I do everything right!!!! Just kidding, this brings me to my last point...I cried every time a sibling would say that until I was about 18. I still might be a LITTLE sensitive-OK a LOT.

I tag Alison, Liz, and JP and anybody else who wants to do it.

Our Motto: Work Hard...Play Hard!

SAINT GEORGE WEEKEND GETAWAY
WE ARE SUPER CHEESY!!

On Top of the World!

JP is displaying his macho "wing." He kept referring to his arms as wings, and said the girls were under them (meaning he would take care of us if anything went wrong!) We (the girls) like to think that we can take care of ourselves- and we are slowly learning-but when chains, brakes, and shocks malfunction ...sometimes(I might get in trouble for saying this)... we just need a guy!

MOAB WEEKEND GETAWAY

This is a picture of me teaching Tiffany how to hug. It's been a process, but she actually initiated this hug, so I thought I had to document and share it. She was pretty proud of herself and it was ALMOST natural. How do you feel about an occasional girl hug?

Ok, I am not attempting the impossible (winning the best aunt/uncle award) by posting this picture because there is no contest. Josh wins. Hands down. To be completely honest, I didn't even take Chase snowboarding, I just saw him there with his dad and buddies. I just wanted to show you a picture of this hardcore little dude.

I finished my internship at the hospital last Friday. It is a HUGE relief to be finished, but leaving was surprisingly bittersweet. Don't get me wrong, most of you know that is was pretty challenging for me (especially when JPs schedule was so flexible and I couldn't do too much), but I really LOVE the patients that I got to work with. Their strength and family support was incredible. It made me realize how lucky I am in so many different ways. I learned a TON and hopefully I can retain some of that information until I get a job. I just started another internship with a charter school (K-8) and I think it will be fun. The kids are really cute. Two more months and I am done with school FOREVER!

The last couple of weeks in a nutshell

THE MONSTER TRUCK RALLY!!!

I LOVE REBELS. My shirt says so. I was looking forward to dressing up super white trashy for the monster rally all week, but Saturday rolled around and I was too busy taking a nap to get trashed up. I woke up to find JP got some rad tats all the way up his arm (or an arm sleeve, but it looked pretty convincing). JP will probably post some sweet videos from the rally on his blog, so check it out if you're really bored!
We won an ice fishing trip at a ward auction over a year ago from our neighbor, Drew. Drew, Josh (my little bro), JP, and I woke up bright and early on Saturday morning and went to Yuba lake for the trip. We all caught fish (some of us caught more than others...I only caught one with help) and then some men cooked the fish right there and we got to eat it. I was wearing three coats, a hoodie, and a thermals to keep warm. Josh kept telling me that I looked like a little kid. Che and Bode LOVED it! Che ate five raw fish and Bode was repulsed. He wouldn't even touch the raw fish!







Thanks to JP's parents we got to go to the Jazz game with Kecia and Jake last week. We went to Macaroni Grill before the game and used a ton of $5.00 gift cards. It was kind of funny because the server had to run them one at a time (not very nice I know, but she had it coming to her)! The Jazz won!
Last night we got to go to the Jazz game with Scott and Des. It was tons of fun and the Jazz won again!! P.S. I know I have a giraffe neck in this picture (that's for you Hollie).
Snowmobiling and sledding behind the snowmobile at Tiffany's cabin. Take note of our helmets...you should all wear one!


JP and I skiing on a beautiful day!

Josh was in town for the weekend and we had time to take a total of four runs skiing as fast as we could at Sundance.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHELLE! JP's mom turned ...29 on Sunday. His whole family got together (we missed you Heidi and Sam) to celebrate.
Hollie, Kelene, and I made sugar cookies with Hollie and Chari's kids. The cookie cutters were very festive...bells, gingerbread men, dinosaurs, cars, and a heart! It was pretty crazy and a lot of fun! Happy Valentines everyone! (I have a habit of celebrating holidays after the date).

Holiday Pictures

I thought that maybe this year we would send out a Christmas Picture. Well, we got the pictures taken and all of the sudden Christmas had passed... and then New Years... and now it is the middle of January. I decided I will at least post a few, so Josh's efforts of taking our pictures in the freezing cold aren't completely wasted.

CHRISTMAS BREAK-LONGEST POST EVER

My Christmas Break was almost a month long and I acted like it was the last time I would ever get to play (which might be true for at least the next couple of months with school and my internship). JP and I played hard! We skied everyday we could. Josh was in town and we skied together a bunch of times too!

Our first trip was to Silverton, CO. It was 22 degrees below 0 at the base. The elevation was 13,300 (typo in slideshow) making it harder to breathe. I even woke up with a bloody nose, cause we were so high.. I think. We skied the "resort" the first day. There were signs everywhere saying, "YOU MIGHT DIE TODAY." Each skier was required to have an avalanche beacon, shovel, and probe. There was one twin chair to the top, requiring a hike to the best ski areas. This was the first year you could ski without a guide and they opened the mountain the day we got there! For all the hard core people I went with, this was no big deal, but I'm not afraid to admit that this was a pretty big deal to me! The snow was incredible and we had an amazing time. JP got some good footage too. We did have one little mishap-I kind of got stuck on a cliff without JP and it took me forever to get down! I had to put my skis on my backpack, hike down backwards, one tiny step after another, holding on to a rope. I was praying and swearing all at the same time. When I FINALLY got down, a ski patroller told me I was a "missing person." I had to laugh cause he identified me by my sweet hot pink pants JP gave me for Christmas (what would I have done without those?) Thanks, babe. Anyway, needless to say we survived and had lots of fun (minus the cliff). The next day we skinned up a mountain and skied down. I was a little worried I would not have the lung capacity or strength to keep up, but this was actually my favorite part of the trip! It was a perfect, beautiful day. I loved it. We also got in the hot-pots, danced in the streets, and explored the whole tiny town. This just might become a yearly tradition.

Sunvalley was super fun too! My mom, dad, Josh, JP and I went to ski and visit my dad's family for the weekend. We stayed with my Uncle Jeff who provided a whole grocery store selection of food to choose from, cute Mckenna who gave up her bedroom, and Puff and Izz (their dogs). The first day we skied LONG, FAST groomers, but it snowed about 3+ feet that night (which usually NEVER happens when we go) and had amazing snow the next day. A little boy got buried in a small avalanche on the resort, but fortunately ski patrol found him and pulled him out in time! It was so much fun to ski and relax with (part) of my family and to see all of my grandparents. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE TRIP MOM AND DAD!


This slide show is REALLY random, but I'm just learning how these stupid things work. If I knew another way to post lots of pics without creating a slideshow I would do it, but, just like my big sis (love ya)!, I am technologically/blogger challenged.
It took WAY too long to explain the pics with captions, so here's my explanation:
December 28 was our 3 year anniversary! YAY! Since I STILL have not developed our wedding pics, I thought I would post one.
Indie entered the terrible 2's on the 28th too! New Year's Eve was super fun! Tons of friends were at Sean and Jill's cabin and I stayed up until 6:00am and then woke up at 8:00 (yuck!) to go backcountry skiing. We played board games, guitar hero, got in the hot tub, and went sledding (Des was very insistent!) It was a long, fun-filled night. Thanks Sean and Jill. KT and Nate were in town and it was fun to see them. We owe them big time!! Thanks for taking care of our naughty, naughty dogs-a story to be told later. I think the rest of the pictures pretty much explain themselves.

TAG! I AM IT!

I've been tagged by Julia M.
A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

5 Things I was doing 10 years ago:

1. Making hemp bracelets, necklaces, watches, belts...everything. I was kind of
pathetic! I also made the beads out of clay.
2. I was 8th grade President. It was so fun!!
3. I spent too much time at the dance studio!
4. I started wearing mascara. Ooo La la!
5. I played night games, had sleepovers, and tortured
all the boys in Lori's cul-de-sac.

5 Things on my to-do list today
1. Study/homework.
2. Christmas shopping.
3. Get my hair done.
4. Cut down our christmas tree.
5. Make pumpkin pancakes
(this has been on my list for a while).

5 Snacks I enjoy
1. Bubblegum icecream
2. Gummi Bears and sour watermelons
3. Oranges
4. Baked Cheetos ( I have very refined tastebuds!)
5. Dried Mangos

5 Things I would do if I were a Billionaire
1. Buy a house(s)...ski cabins and beach houses.
2. Pay off student loans.
3. Hide the money from JP...sure love ya--
just so we wouldn't be billionaires gone broke.
4. Find worthy charities and donate lots of money
5. Purchase some of the toys/gear on JP's wish list.

3 of my bad habits:
1. Losing things(debeetas!!)
2. Not cleaning up my messes.
3. I have to copy Julia on this one-Pushing the
snooze button way too many times and waking up
two seconds before I'm supposed to be somewhere!

5 places I have lived
1. Orem
2. Another house in Orem.
3. Another house in Orem.
4. Hawaii if you count a semester away as living there.
5. Provo

5 Jobs I’ve had
1. Lifeguard
2. Dance Teacher
3. Sundance: barbecue, kids camp, general store, lodge.
4. Nuskin
5. Medical Spa

5 Things people probably don’t know about me
Most people know most things about me...sorry!
1. I can wiggle my eyes.
2. I have had 13 teeth pulled and I still have a baby tooth.
3. I am super hyper-extended and bow-legged.
4. I absolutely HATE scary movies, haunted houses, basically anything spooky.
5. I can't quit any jobs. I try, and I think I did, but I'm right back at it
for some reason or another. They linger with me for years after I quit.
Maybe that's why I always have 2 or 3 jobs.

I tag japes, bulkley bunch, lori, lisa, and mary.

Two Sexy Individuals

Just in case you were wondering, I didn't get mad at JP for posting that adorable picture of me...I got even. Apparently, he wasn't man enough to handle it and deleted my trick before anyone ever saw it. Just kidding babe, you are the manliest man I've ever met. I'll let the rest of you judge for yourself. Maybe I do wear the pants in the family :)