2014 Revisited

This year has definitely been an eventful one!

January

I lived with the best roommates and did a lot of climbing (Roommate Climbing)

February

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More fun with roommates (Pickle Juice) and the best Valentines Day ever thanks to this guy

 (Our Flower Shop)

March

Leaning new skills (Yeah, we're kind of a big deal) and getting a new car (Goodbye Little Buddy)!

April

Work trip to Denver! (Denver)

This is me setting up for a party at work and impersonating Gollum

May

Happy Birthday to me - we got engaged! (It's a Love Story)

June

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Beating the odds (We Made It!) and engagement pictures (Engagement Pictures)

Also in June, we went to see Ryan Hamilton!
One day I will finish the video I'm making of this trip and post it. One day....

July

Spending time with my two favorite people (Jana-Clayson Bonding Time) and reminiscing (Turn, Turn, Turn)

Also in July, we got our house!
I still can't believe we're old enough to have a house!

and Carlie and Tyler got married!

August

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We got married! (The Newlyweds) and had a fun weekend with friends at the Pickleville Playhouse (#picklevilleplayhouse #juanitobandito #welikeitmoymucho #friends #goodtimes #rainstorm #fullhouse)

Also in August, Abbi & Jared got married!

September

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Troy & Aubree were sealed (Full House) and I struggled to cope when Clayson left me for a work trip to Chicago (Missin' Him Like Crazy)

October

Just warming our feet up in the sink  :)

That is my dart!

Loving married life (Divergent) and the beautiful Fall colors (It's Autumn Time!)

Also in October, I had another work trip to Denver and won $100 in a ticket drawing!

November

I started Crafting (Getting Crafty)

Also in November, we made a blanket fort!

and we ate pizza and watched a movie in it  :)

December

More crafting (Conforming) and traveling like crazy! (There and Back Again)

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I think it's safe to say that it has been a pretty amazing year!

I can't wait to see what next year has in store for us!

Déjà vu?

Once upon a time I went bowling, and met this kid named Trevor. He is friends with Bryson, who was dating my roommate Brittany at the time (they are now married). And then I never saw or even thought about Trevor again.

The End

Did you enjoy that? 

Oh good, cause there's a sequel  :)

Fast forward about 10 months - I have this friend named Cullen. He is friends with.... Trevor! Yep, the very same.

This is Trevor

Trevor is now going to PT school in Las Vegas, but was visiting Cullen for the week.
I actually recognized him, which is saying something cause I forget everyone. He remembered me after I reminded him.

We rekindled our beautiful friendship and relived the good ol' days.

Trevor & Cullen

We started with a dutch oven dinner with friends that was so good!

part of the hockey group

Next was the USU hockey game against San Diego. We won! 

Troy was there too!

While we were there, Brittany and Bryson came to meet up with Trevor and I was there to surprise them!
It was so fun to see them again! I haven't seen them since they got married about 5 months ago. I just love them.

We also went to the hockey game Friday night. We won this game too!
I have suddenly become quite the hockey fan  :)

us

After the game, Brittany, Bryson, Cullen (who is also friends with Bryson), Trevor and I went bowling! 

I was so stylish

The whole time I felt like I was having deja vu (except we replaced Katelyn with Cullen). 

I even took some of the same pictures in memory of the last time we went bowling.

The A

Brittany, before and now

Me, before and now

Bryson, before and now

Trevor, before and now

Katelyn before and Cullen now

Group shoes, before and now (Trevor was the only one to humor me this time)

Last time, I spent a good portion of the night trying to get a picture with Bryson.

This time, I got it first thing, before he knew what I was trying to do.

what a great picture of us  :)

And a few more pictures for good measure

typical....

such a fun night

Maybe we can rekindle our friendship in another 3 month-ish when Trevor comes to visit Logan again.

Life has a weird way of coming back around.

Much better friends the second time around

To Be A Pioneer

A few years ago, my family took a hike up Mount Snuffles in Colorado.
It sounds like a little kid amateur hike, but let me tell you, it was one of the hardest hikes I've done!

Riding to the start of Mount Snuffles

We started the hike in good spirits as the sun shone down on us. It was such a nice day that we opted to leave our jackets in the car.
After all, how hard could something called Mount Snuffles really be, right? 

About half way up, the trail just stops and you start climbing straight up the mountain on loose rock. We could see the top and we pushed ourselves hard to get there. Dark clouds were forning above us, but we were determined to reach the top! Well, we accomplished our goal just as the first rain drops began to fall. We celebrated our victory for about two seconds before we were informed that our goal was not actually the top and we were directed to yet another mountain to climb over (at least there was a trail again)

Climbing up the loose rock

We still wanted to reach the top, but unfortunately the rain had other plans for us. We began our hike back down the loose rock. Once we made it to the trail, the rain really began coming down on us. This was not a nice summer rain, but a cold rain, that only grew colder as the wind set in. 

If you know me at all, you know that I do not do well in the cold at all. Actually, that might be the understatement of the year.
When I get cold, I just completely shut down. Completely.

With about a mile left, I was completely soaked through, I couldn't feel my feet, and I was so cold that I had to remind myself to breathe. My pace sowed and I had to convince myself to take each step. I was falling behind, and no matter how I tried, I just couldn't will myself to catch up with my cousins. I wondered if it might be better just to sit down and die. "I bet heaven is warm all the time" I thought to myself.

You are probably thinking that I'm exaggerating this story for dramatic effect, but I promise there are no embellishments. 

I think there have been two times in my life where I seriously thought I was going to die, 

and this was one of them. 

Suddenly, my cousin Sierra turned around to see me lagging far behind the group. She immediately stopped and waited for me, with the relentless rain still coming down. When I got to her, I told her I thought I was going to die. She linked her arm around mine and started marching down the hill. I staggered to get my feet to keep up with her pace, but she kept pulling me along. 

Soaking wet in the car with the heater on full blast

With Sierra still linked to me, we finally made it to the car which had the heater on full blast.

We drove straight to the hot springs and it wasn't until I was able to sit in the hot tub for a long time that I finally got rid of my chills.

Me and Sierra at the Hot Springs

I am convinced that if it wasn't for Sierra, I would have died that day.

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I have been thinking about this story all day as I've been listening to talks in church about pioneers.

I'm a pretty determined person when I want to and I really believe in something.
I think as long as it was warm, I could keep trekking along.

However, I'm pretty sure I would be the first to die as soon as winter hit.

 I would be so ready to get out of that cold that I would probably dig my own shallow grave to die in.

I think I was born at this time for a reason.

I struggle with the cold enough as it is, and I have clothing, blankets and heat readily available to me! 

I am honestly grateful to be warm every day. 

It is not something I take for granted, and I'm not just saying that.

I don't know how the pioneers managed, cause I wouldn't last two seconds!

Hopefully I can be a pioneer today in different ways, and definitely in better living conditions.

Flash Back

Back in the day of Kensington 105 we would quote Kid History all the time!  

I came across this little clip the other day and it brought back such good memories of living with those girls!

Love Kensington 105!