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SUMMER SHOWS SO FAR……… Jones Street Station Ben Kweller Jenny Lewis Bon Iver Pepper Roots Rock Reggae Festival music feeds my soul… (ps: i stole most of these pictures from leesh and kari. but i was there… i promise)

My mom came to visit at the end of June, and it was great  having her around! Sam had BYU football camp and Sarah went to EFY at the U, so they decided to make a little roadtrip of it. We went on a lot of walks, a great hike up the canyon, ate at &hellip Continue reading »

Some summer days are just too perfect. It throws me back to elementary school days when mornings were careless and afternoons were easy and makes me wish it were always so simple. As the boredom of adulthood sets in, it’s generally much harder to piece together such perfection, but it appears that on Saturday I &hellip Continue reading »

This morning I celebrated with not zero, not one, but TWO of my all time favorite things. 1. Einstein Bagels 2. Sunflower Market. Why do I love Einstein Bagels? a. It is always delicious b. free sample cups. so many beverages to “sample”. c. i worked there in high school, so i already know the &hellip Continue reading »

Camping is one of my favorite things to do, but for some reason I haven’t done it in a real long time. So, leave it to the Africa crew to put something like this together. Pure happiness. With several tents in hand (including Lindsi’s brand new one!), way too much food, and a lot of &hellip Continue reading »

Time to announce the latest addition to my little family of transportation mechanisms…. THE SCOOTER!!! Yesterday I sold my car (not my regular car… my ghetto one that’s been dead and parked in the driveway since November) and was so excited, I turned around and bought a scooter. Probably the best summer gift to myself &hellip Continue reading »

It blizzarded this morning. Yes, in March. Yes it was miserable. And caused me to seriously question my state of residence. What am I doing here?!?