... As of 2:30 p.m. today, Alma and I have been married for exactly six months. I can hardly believe it myself. I guess time flies when you're in love. (c'mon, I'm allowed one cheesy one-liner!)
The good news is, I can honestly say that we're happier and more in love now than we were six months ago. Let's hope that trend continues.
... Last summer around this time, I was in such awesome shape. I was running marathon distances. And enjoying it!
This year, sadly, I am nowhere close to that. The other day I ran about 3 miles, and it was hard. What a lazy bum I've turned into! I can't decide if it's the weather that has prevented me running thus far, or the fact that I'm married now and I never want to do things without Alma by my side. And I don't like running alone. Alma doesn't enjoy running, which leaves me in the aforementioned predicament. It also probably has something to do with the fact that since getting engaged in August, I essentially quit exercising in any way. Which worked out for me pre-marriage (I lost 12 pounds) but hasn't worked out for me post-marriage (I gained 12 pounds).
The long and short of this is, I've got to start running again and get back in shape. Swimsuit season is practically upon us!
Tonight I'm attempting four miles. Wish me luck!
... Due in part to the fact that we are trying to save money and in part to the chance that we may be leaving Utah soon, Alma and I are learning to be tourists in our own state this summer. We've already been to Zion National Park, and we have another camping trip planned to Arches and Moab in a few weeks with some friends. Here are some other places we'd like to go:
Antelope Island and the Great Salt Lake
The BYU Bean Museum (in 5+ years at BYU, I've never been)
Capitol Reef National Park
Lavender Days Festival in Mona
Alpine Slide in Park City
Lake Powell
River Raft the Green River
Lagoon
Bryce Canyon
Canyonlands National Park
I don't know if we'll make it to all of them, but at least we'll have a fun summer trying!
... So, thanks to my darling husband and the fact that it's currently the NBA playoffs, I've been watching quite a lot of basketball lately. Or, more specifically, I've been watching this team:
I dunno, maybe I just have no clue what makes a great team, but coming from a completely objective perspective (unlike Alma and all of his friends), I'm just not that impressed. Sure, sometimes they are awesome and their fearless leader Kobe Bryant deserves all the praise and fame he can get.
But mostly, when it counts, they just can't seem to get the job done.
... It seems all of my daily television shows are ending right about now. House, Fringe, American Idol, Lost, The Office, 30 Rock...
I sure will miss them, but maybe now I'll be able to get more things done at night - like getting my exercise in, attending enrichment, doing the dishes. TV has made me oh-so-lazy.
The bright side of things is, my NUMBER ONE TOP FAVORITEST IN THE WHOLE WORLD tv show is starting next week:
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE!!!
And that will take up at least two nights of the week.
... Last week my mom came to Women's Conference and she stayed with us at our apartment. I loved having her around all the time for a couple of days. It made me realize how much I love and enjoy my mom.
It seems the older I get, the more I appreciate my mom and the way she raised me. I'm sure everyone feels the same about their mothers. Isn't it wonderful that after we get through those spoiled, bratty teenage years we have the opportunity to really get to know our moms as people, as equals, and as friends?
Happy Mother's day to all the mothers out there and to my mom especially. Thanks for all your love, support, guidance, and friendship.
... Guys, believe it or not, I just spent $20 on Mother's Day cards! A whopping $20! On cards! What?!?!
I could not find a single card under $3, and most were over $4! When you have three grandmothers, a mom and a mother-in-law, that can add up pretty quickly.
All I can say is the greeting card business is seriously running some kind of sweet racket. They've made a business out of commercializing holidays. How much more evil can you get than to turn once innocent and special days meant to be spent with family counting your blessings into a money-making scheme by card-creating corporations?
(For my mom or grandma that may be reading this - I totally don't mind paying for or sending you a mother's day card. I'm just saying that Hallmark is out to get us all.)
... Just wanted to give a big thank you to Willamette University College of Law. Alma received an acceptance letter along with a partial scholarship offer from them on Monday!
Willamette is a small, private liberal arts university in Salem, Oregon. It's the oldest university in the West. It wasn't exactly our first choice, but the more I learn about the school the more I think it might be a good fit for us. For more info about it, visit here.
We're still waiting to hear back from some schools, so nothing is set in stone, but I just thought I'd share the exciting news!
... About a week ago we went camping for the weekend at Zion National Park down in southern Utah. Although I had it on good information that the weather would be just lovely, unfortunately, it got quite chilly both afternoons we were there. I may be exaggerating, but I think we almost froze to death on Saturday night. Other than that, everything went wonderfully.
We hiked up Angel's Landing while we there, and although I occasionally felt like my heart was in my throat because of how high we were and how narrow the cliff was, the view at the top was definitely worth the hike up. And as we were hiking along the Emerald Pools trail, we came across four or five deer grazing next to the path. I think that's the closest I've ever been to a deer.
The park is gorgeous this time of year with everything in bloom, and it was great to "get away from it all." In fact, I think the experience may have convinced Alma that camping ain't half bad, even if you can't shower every day.
The view from the top of Angel's Landing
Resting next to the upper Emerald Pool
... It seems that I've lost all energy to blog recently. Maybe it's because nothing eventful is happening in my life right now, or maybe it's because my blog has been looking oh-so-blah, but for whatever reason, I've been pretty lazy about keeping on my blog. I really have no excuse, as I have plenty of extra time at work to blog as much as I want.
I'm gonna try to do better. I can't promise an interesting/amusing/funny blog post every day, but I will try to be more consistent. And they won't all be about food. Promise.
I've also spruced up the blog a bit, even though it's still not quite where I want it to be. If ya'll have any suggestions, they would be appreciated.
... As of 2:30 p.m. today, Alma and I have been married for exactly six months. I can hardly believe it myself. I guess time flies when you're in love. (c'mon, I'm allowed one cheesy one-liner!)
... Just wanted to give a big thank you to Willamette University College of Law. Alma received an acceptance letter along with a partial scholarship offer from them on Monday!
... About a week ago we went camping for the weekend at Zion National Park down in southern Utah. Although I had it on good information that the weather would be just lovely, unfortunately, it got quite chilly both afternoons we were there. I may be exaggerating, but I think we almost froze to death on Saturday night. Other than that, everything went wonderfully.
The view from the top of Angel's Landing
Resting next to the upper Emerald Pool
