Second Shirt.

That's right, Matt has won his second Intramural Championship shirt in 6 months. This time I think it means a little more to him. They won in TRIPLE OVERTIME! It was pretty intense, and definitely their best game of the season. Especially impressive since they only had 6 guys on the team and most of the other teams they played had at least 2 subs.  Anyway, the guys are already working out the different (exaggerated!) versions of the story to share with future kids/grandkids.

(Not sure why the pic is cropped funny?)

Finals Week & a Tangent.

I miss school, but I definitely don't miss finals week. I see Matt for roughly 20 minutes (total) each day. He had a scheduled final this morning. 7a.m. on a SATURDAY?? Cruel. He is studying like mad but it is paying off and I am very proud of him.

       ( I love his scruff! I know Grandpa Dave prefers a clean shaven Matt, but I think it's sexy:) )

He got a great internship in Salt Lake for the summer so it looks like "Best Summer Ever '09" will be in full swing in a couple months. Even better, next Friday we will be relaxing together on a beach in Kauai.

(A beach much warmer than this one!)

Tangent:   Here is a little dedication as promised to my lovely hairstylist Sydney. After spending a some time in her chair a couple months ago talking about life goals & travel, she finally told me stop waiting and making excuses and just make it happen. She is out and traveling to new places all the time! So I have decided to continually take that approach with things I want to do. It's thanks to her pushing, er, encouragement that we booked our trip :) haha!

I've also talked a lot with my cousin Truly lately and have learned so much about parenting, marriage, and life in general.  They took time for their relationship before having kids, as did my parents. Both groups have stressed to me that once you have kids life changes and it's not a bad thing at all, it just makes life more complicated. I'm glad Matt and I decided to live these years of our life focusing our time on each other and having adventures together. We will definitely be better parents after having this time to work on OUR relationship. Someday we'll have some great stories to share with our kids. 

Lastly, another thing Sydney and I talked about was how blogs portray peoples lives as being all too perfect. I don't buy it, we aren't meant to be SO in love and SO happy all the time. I do however realize that I am a private person when it comes to my relationships so I don't share the negatives. My life is great, rarely perfect, but I like to share happy things. Not fake, forced lovey dovey crap that makes people gag and think "yeah right." I'd  just rather share happy memories. Anyway, those are my thoughts for the day.

 

Haven't had time to update in a while...

so for now i leave you with this gem.

enjoy.

approaching domesticity.

My mom taught all of us girls the basics of sewing, but I haven't touched a sewing machine since my Junior year of high school. 

Another item on my "List" has been re-learn to sew and keep it up! I got this beauty of a machine for Christmas but it has taken me over 3 months to open the box

Having my mom in town was the perfect time to start (and finish!) a sewing project. She helped me complete this lovely apron, which I am quite pleased with:)



Thank you Mom (and Dad! who somehow gets into every picture lol!!) Another thing off the list.

Moab Trip

Our weekend in Moab was a much needed a break from the cold & mundane winter months and it was an awesome excuse to get together with my Mom & sisters. (Chloe we REALLY missed you!!)

Morning of the race

The race was awesome, we made some interesting friends along the way :) Once we were done we cleaned up, ate, and went out to hike to the arches & rock formations. (too many pics to post)

The next morning we woke up early and drove up the canyon to Red Cliffs Lodge to go horseback riding through the red rock canyon. It was definitely a favorite of the trip. 

Notice how HUGE my horse was compared to the other 3?!! I think its because I was the tallest in the group but seriously? It was huge!

Taking our horses upstream for a drink

Such a fun time together, I think we all agreed that it needs to become a yearly tradition. If anyone wants in for next year, let me know!