What's a Girl to Do?

So my last roommate moved out yesterday morning. I worked until 8:30, came home, deep-cleaned the kitchen, did laundry, straightened my bedroom and finished at 9.

This is going to be a long summer....

Just Keep Swimming...

Summer is finally here! It's about time, but it finally got into the 80s/90s here, and I am loving it! Yesterday, after some coaxing, I decided to attend our ward activity, which was to go swimming. I wasn't very excited about it, but I gave in when I realized there was nothing else for me to do.

A small group of us went to the Scera Pool, which was so fun! It was definitely a blast from the past, and I loved reminiscing of the hundreds of miles I ran around Scera Park for lacrosse practice. The added fabulous bonus was I was finally able to get rid of my whiteness (another thing I miss about lacrosse, instant tan).

After a few hours with the big group, we made a Costco samples and chicken wrap run and headed over to good ol' Helaman Pool to visit my roommate Stephy who is a lifegaurd there. We spent a few more hours playing around and enjoying the superb weather.

A few tan lines later (wahoo!), we headed home.

Good day. Good times.

Go Fish!

A few Saturdays ago, a group went up to Strawberry to go catch some crawdads. It was a very fun/different activity, and it was a lot of fun to hang out with some people from the ward. After the long drive, we stepped out of the truck and into the 37 degree June weather (Yes, ,it was really that stinkin' cold in June). My favorite part of the evening was using my great new Barbie fishing net. The handle was a little short, but it sure got the job done! After we caught a few crawdads, (it is amazing how much those little guys love a hot dog on a stick), we went and built a campfire, ate dutch over cobbler and roasted a few roasted marshmallows. It was a good night :)

It's like Barrel of Monkeys, only crawdads!

After a successful round with my Barbie net

Me and my roommate Stephanie trying not to die from freezing cold


Geoff running down to take care of business

Oops, we accidentally ripped one of their arms/claws off. Sorry little crawdad!

Sometimes you just feel like you're an idiot.

Running just as Fast as We Can

Rihanna and I just got back from a run. I think i found myself a new running buddy.

Down at the Farm

So when I started working at UW, I never thought I would be doing so much at farms, but today, my coworker and I ventured out to Mona to visit the Lavender Farm (who knew such places existed?) of a big company that is sponsoring a fundraiser on my behalf. I had seen some pictures of the place, and it looked pretty cool, so I was anxiously awaiting today's appointment.

Much to my dismay, I woke up to a very gloomy, blustery day. When lunchtime came (right before we left) it was unfortunately still quite rainy. I debated changing from my skirt, ballet flats and nice top into a pair of sturdy shoes and jeans, but not knowing how appropriate that would be, I changed into my "Sturdiest" most rain/mud proof dress shoes, grabbed my umbrella, jacket and headed out.

The farther south we got, the more it rained. As we approached Mona (the little bit there is of it), it started raining horizontally. My coworker and I laughed as we pulled into the pond that was the parking lot. The tour we were supposed to take no longer seemed like the best idea.

When we stepped out of the car, our umbrellas did their best to stay strong, but they didn't little to shield us from the monsoon like rain. We ended up taking a very short version of the tour from the safety of a farm vehicle (We were informed if we got stuck in the mud, we were own our own).

Despite the rain, I think the event is going to be great. The land is super pretty, the lavender smells great and to top it off, there is randomly a medieval village (this is the boys from the old ward's dream come true!) in the middle of the farm. They are apparently bringing in professional jousters and building a special stadium for it and everything! A little ways away from the medieval village is a western town with wagon rides and shootouts.

This is me and my coworker with our sad for being dressed up at a farm out in some of the craziest rain we've experienced faces.

Don't you love that I get paid to do this? (Another "Get me out of this weather face")Some of what we experienced driving back (don't worry, I was a passenger, not taking photos and driving)