Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Yeah, it's Easter! One of my favorite holidays. I love it because of the Christian meaning behind it and it usually means spending time with family. This Easter we won't be spending time with my side of the family for many different reasons (most of them due to how far away they are). So, we are doing the dinner thing at Brandon's grandma's place. But, not a minute before I go with some friends to see the musical Wicked. My friend waited outside, in line at 7 am this past January (yeah, January so it was really cold) for a few hours to get tickets and I'm so thankful that she did. Thanks Anne! For those of you who are wondering, Wicked is the story behind the Witches of Oz. It explains how Glenda became a good witch and how the Wicked Witch of the West became a bad witch. I recently read the book (even though I'm told it isn't really like the musical production) and I wouldn't recommend it. But, I'll have to let you know how the show goes. Although I'm sure it's fantastic. It has had great reviews and is very "popular." BTW, Popular is a song from the show:)

If I tell you something about me you have to promise you won't judge or make fun of me...Do you promise? Okay, I will be attending the Britney Spears concert on Tuesday. There. I said it. I admit to being a fan of her music and so is my lil sis. We will be singing and dancing along to the biotch herself. Too fun. A little known fact about Brandon-he has been to a Britney Spears concert. He "had" to take his little cousin...at least that's what he said. Riiiiight. A likely story.

On another note, I'm having 4-wheeling withdrawals this weekend. Because we had sooo much stuff going on we aren't going to be able to go riding. It's definitely for the better since I'm still a little broken from last weekend's incident (so is my 4-wheeler) and the weather has been sucking some major butt. Plus, we are planning a big, long ride next Sunday. I will just have to wait and hold in my excitement for another 7 days. I'll post pics I'm sure.

we're dunatics!

we went out to the dunes again yesterday with krista and mike. here is a list of things that went wrong. (krista, remind me if i've left anything out:)

• krista's 4-wheeler is still broken (even after many, many man hours and lots of hope and prayers)
• krista had to ride passenger or someone was left in the sand
• krista hurt her finger on the ramps
• brandon got stuck after driving up some crazy hill and mike could barely get up there to help him
• mike's bike wasn't running "right"
• mike ran out of gas (thank heavens for reserve tanks!!!)
• krista and i saw some weird guy's bum bum
• i got flippin' fiberglass slivers in my thumb and my pointer finger-2 different incidents (grrr, blasted safety flags)
• i went up a really scary hill (at least in my opinion) and didn't realize there was a jump on the other side so, i landed on my handle bars
• i have a couple of scrapes/cuts and am extremely sore today
• my handle bars are now bent and the brake is twisted around
• i tore my shirt and brandon ripped his pants
• on the way home we were stuck behind some slowpokes for about 20 minutes
• finally, since we left late, we got home late so, i missed the ACM awards and didn't get any laundry done.

overall, it was a great trip. you know how much you love something when you have a crappy day at it, but still don't want to leave and can't wait until the next trip. sorry no pics:(

St. George

Here we are, ready to ride. Sad story: Krista's 4 wheeler didn't work so she had to ride with Mike. Sadder story: Brandon's fuel pump broke later so we were taking turns. Bummer:( BTW, what is wrong with this pic???? (Everyone is wearing their helmet but Mike.)

View of the Sand Hollow Reservoir from the dunes. The colors were so bright! The weather was perfect and scenery was beautiful. (Krista didn't realize I stopped to take a pic so she drove off. That black speck is her:)

SWSSF: SISTERS WHO SAY SAFETY FIRST!!! Check out the pink helmets. I just want you to know this is my first helmet and my first ride with it. I swear it took me about 20 minutes to get it on. It's such a process!

This pic was taken on my hike by Dixie Rock right behind St. George. There were huge red boulders and some caves and stuff. Really cool.

The trip was awesome but it went by too fast. We all had a great time even though we lost function in half of our 4-wheelers lol.

a fresh perspective

earlier this evening i was thinking about how soon this semester will be over and how unprepared i feel. i have got a tremendous amount of work and i think it might take more than 4 weeks to finish. but, then i thought, "in four short weeks i won't have to worry about homework or thesis or anything else." so, that's where i'm at. while the next month will be sheer hell, there is an end in sight and it is a lot closer than ever before:)

it's like a dream

so, i'm working at home on some school work and the television next to me is on. all of a sudden a breaking news flash interrupts programming. there is a serious natural gas leak on campus. they have evacuated some people in the vicinity...more to come. i checked my email to see if i had anything from school that said classes were cancelled. nope, nothing. so i got in the shower hoping for more news when i got out. nope, nothing. i called a friend of mine in my class and asked what she thought. she said i'd better get up to campus because we are probably going to have class. awww, i don't wanna!! (please read that in your most whiny voice). meanwhile, i get an email from my professor. my heart jumped for joy. i opened it up and yup, she cancelled class. WOOHOO!! now here i am wondering what the best way to fill the next 3 hours would be. any ideas?? it's not like i don't have 203,459,756 things to do, it's just that i'm feeling so free. i know that feeling is only temporary though and to keep regrets at bay i'm off to do some work:(

adventures in hiking

just a quick little posty post while i waste some time until i have to hitchhike back to salt lake. yes, i'm still in st. george. and yesterday while i was hiking back by Dixie mountain i walked past a little boy-hmmm i'd say around 3 or 4 years old. after i walked by he said, in a LOUD whisper, "mom, that's a big butt." i wasn't really paying attention and didn't quite hear what he said but then he shouted (maybe his mom didn't hear the whisper???), "MOM, THAT'S A BIG BUTT!!" well, damn. you're right kid, thanks for the reality check.

spring break!!!!

k party peeps, we're off to st. george. i wasn't sure this week would ever end and it's almost there. we're taking the four wheelers and yes, brandon finished his this time. he's ready to see what it can do in the sand. good thing our new helmets came yesterday. i'm so stoked because it's going to be WARM in So. Utah (the forecast says 70's this weekend and 80's next week). good times with good peeps in good weather. who could ask for more??

i'll be staying an extra few days by myself and plan to catch up on some school things while basking in the sun. hopefully working on my sunburn too. maybe i'll leave my sunglasses off so the fugly lines on the side of my face will fade some.