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in case you haven't noticed i have been really uninspired to post anything. i've just not been in the mood. well, now i'm in the mood i just don't have anything to say so i'm going to make this one up as i go. in less than a week, i'll have made the voyage to the motherland. north dakota, that is. my maternal grandfather's side of the family is having a reunion. my grandpa was the fifth child of seventeen so you can imagine just how many people will be there. for this reason, we only meet for a reunion every five years. people come from all around the world. what amazes me is how the family started on this itsy bitsy farm in the middle of nowhere, miles from civilization, five miles uphill both ways in 4 feet of snow, but has now grown and spread to reach many parts of the globe. wow, that sounds dramatic, but it just amazes me. anyways, i'm super duper excited to see my family. i'll definitely have some pics to post!

currently though, i'm sitting in my parents' living room. my brother is peeling potatoes and my mother is preparing what may very well be the best, most delicious meal ever as i sit in anticipation for the wonderful german food i'm about to eat. strudels. mmmmmmm.

k, so (not to be confused with queso) my brother is threatening a strike so i'd better go help him peel potatoes...

the dangers of wearing flippy floppys

one of my all-time fav songs is "fishin' in the dark" by the nitty gritty dirt band. i've loved it since the first time i heard it foreva ago. anyways, when i heard they were going to be performing at some local fair (maybe 5ish years ago??) i had to go. so, my mom, brother and i drove out to south jordan early so we could take in the fair before the concert. we were leisurely walking around admiring the people, festivities and the surroundings. (stick with this post, i swear it's getting to a point!) we then found the show animals. oh, the lovely show animals. horses, sheep, cows, etc. we strolled down the aisle between the stalls when ALL. OF. A. SUDDEN., because i wasn't looking down, i had animal caca on my foot! it must have been there for awhile because it was kinda cold. i had walked right into it and ended up somehow scooping it up on my foot. since i was wearing flip flops i had poopoo squishing in between my toes!!! my mom and brother couldn't stop laughing and i have to admit that i was embarrassed and flabbergasted. how does something like this happen?

anyways, we quickly found a water spout so i was able to rinse my foot off. we enjoyed the concert and i scrubbed my foot with lots of soap when i got home. now, i love flip flops just as much as the next person-if not more-i just walk a little more carefully when i wear them now.