Traversing the state

This week was Utah State's spring break, and of course, my dad could not miss out on the fun, so he headed down to Utah for a few days. And, that meant no free moment, haha. Dad does not like to stay still. Luckily, I was able to take a few days off, so that I could play, too.

On Sunday, we headed down to St. George, where we spent a few nights at Aunt Brenda's house. Landon, Dad, Bryce, and Alec spent Monday out biking slick rock trails, but since I'm not much into that, I just hang out with my cousins. We ended up going to Pioneer Park and playing around a bit. We found a crevasse to climb up, and let me tell you, it was a tight fit. It was quite high in some places, and I got a little claustrophobic in the middle.

On Tuesday, we headed out early to hike up Angels Landing. This was actually my idea, since I had never been up there before and seemed like something I would like to conquer. It was actually really fun, and I think that we chose the right time of the year to do it. It wasn't blistering hot like it would have been in the summer, which was nice for me. It was even a bit chilly on top. There were some definite steep drops, though, so I was grateful for all of the chains to hold on to.

After we finished the hike, we drove down to Salt Lake, where we spent the night with Jen. (Thanks for letting us stay at your house and hang out with you!) We had to get an early start in the morning to drive up the Canyons. Landon, Bryce, and I had free passes there from Warren Miller, and we needed to use them. The snow was slushy and it was getting warm, but it is always worth a free ski day. We even got Alan to come join us on the slopes.

I had to get back to work, so we headed back to Logan after our ski day was done. It was quite a fun few days!

the BEST part of a snow day

Alan, Jared, and I went skiing at the Canyons on Thursday. This was the highlight. :)

Weekend with the family

Oh! This could be... fun? Well, yes, for the most part. :-)

A couple times each year my dad's brother and sisters all get together to work on their family history for a weekend. Uh, this is usually an event I avoid. Not that I don't love my family, because I certainly do, but that weekend just seems like too much stress for me. But...over Marthin Luther King, Jr. Day this year, they decided to do their family history weekend in the Salt Lake area. So, I really couldn't miss the chance to go and see my dad. Plus... there was a free ski ticket involved. ;)

So, spent that Friday up at Park City with a bunch of the family. It was soo much fun! I have really missed my snowboard. This was the first opportunity I've had to go snowboarding all season, and only the second time I have used my brand new board.

I had to be back to my own ward in Logan on Sunday...thank goodness I had an excuse to leave, lol. I have a new calling now. I am the 1st counselor in the Relief Society. I may be forced to actually like some of the people in my new ward, dang. It should be a good thing. Really.

But, I grabbed my cousin Jared and headed back to my uncle's house that monday afternoon. We were celebrating my Dad's 50th birthday that night. Crazy! My dad is now 50. Well, I am still young, and that is all that matters. ;-) It was fun, and I "think" we may have actually suprised him.

I love my family. :)

A little bit of family time does a person good :)

So, my family came up to Logan for their spring break this last week. I was sooo excited to have them here!! I miss them a lot because we're always so far away from each other. I took my campus job off for the week, so that I would have more time to play with them.

Bryce and Kelsie had never been up to the wind caves in Logan Canyon, so we all hiked up there on Monday. It was the perfect temperature for a hike. Not so hot that you get all sweaty and gross, but not so cold that you have to pack up a big ol' coat. Woofy even got to come with us. It was fun to finally get outside after being cooped up in doors all winter long.

Dad told me that I had to take Bryce dancing with me on Wednesday night. Dad doesn't believe that I actually know how to country swing...I'm not sure why. So, Bryce was sent to be a spy, I guess, and maybe to pick up a few moves to take with him back to Forks. Jared tried to show him a few. And my cousin Michelle came along, too. Honestly, I'm not sure how much Bryce or Michelle enjoyed it...they kinda just sat on the walls all night, except for a few minutes when I taught them. But, I still love it, plus it's a good work out, lol.

Oh, haha, I also convinced Bryce and Kelsie that they had to come see How to Train Your Dragon with me, because neither one of them wanted to! But, I thought that it was good. It was predictable, but very cute, and in 3D it was awesome.

We were planning on going to Targhee on Saturday, but storms made that hard to do, so on Friday, we all drove up to Snowbasin to spend the day on the slopes. Logan decided that it would be a great April Fool's Day trick to dump snow the day before. I was so looking forward to Spring! But, the foot of new powder was fun to play in. I have missed snowboarding soo much this season! This was only my third time this year, when last year I went fourteen times. So, I got a little sore, working all my muscles again, but it is so much fun!

Bryce, Kelsie, and Dad even strapped on a board for the first few runs of the day, while I got to test out my new board. I'd been riding the same board for eight years or something like that, so it was definitely time for a new one that actually fit me. Dad took a few good wipeouts, so maybe now he will appreciate that snowboarding is not as easy as he likes to believe.

Mom's best friend from high school, Laura, also came to go skiing with us, which I thought was a way good thing for my Mom.

And, as my family has to undertake the long drive home today, Easter, I made them color eggs with me early. It's a tradition! You just can't not color eggs for Easter, no matter how old you get. My Mom even gave me some of my favorite flowers, purple tulips. :)

And Then There Were Two

I got the job! Woowho! I must admit that I am slightly nervous, but that's what happens whenever I have to deal with a new change. It should be a really good thing, though. I am supposed to work for about 20 hours a week, mostly from home. I will be interviewing people and researching places and projects. It will be my job to create a blog and write about everything that is going on. So, now I have two jobs. I should be good to go, for at least a little while. :-)

I found out that I had the job last Friday I think, so I celebrated on Monday but going up to Beaver again. It was a fabulous day! No lines, the sun was shining, two new feet of snow, lots of powder....great day, even if I was up there alone. I managed to even land my first rail - it was sweet. We'll ignore the fact that it was a really small one, lol. ;-) I worked on jumps and tree runs, too. I literally boarded until my legs burned and gave out. :-) I've decided that I need to come down to Salt Lake sometime and go to a bigger resort. So, if anyone wants to go, you should let me know.

I'll eventually get someone to come boarding with me, so I can get some pictures.

The rest of my week was relatively unexciting...I cleaned, worked my campus job, played around. Did I mention I'm on a old movie kick? I think I watched three Audrey Hepburn movies this week, as well as "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe, and it was hilarious! Plus, a magician came to FHE last, which totally brought back memories of Landon and I putting on magic shows. We had lots of fun back then. :-)

So there is a plus side to not having a full-time job....

.... you can play a lot more. :)

I don't really have any pictures from my adventures as of late, but it's been fun. I'll work on taking more pictures.

First, I finally got around to seeing Avatar this week. I had seen the trailer a long time ago, and I was excited about it.... fantasy and sci-fi movies tend to be my favorites... but I couldn't get anyone to come with me. Heather finally came with me this week, and I LOVED it. Admitting this may make me even more of a nerd, but that's okay. :) The 3-D was great, as well.

And then there's always dancing on Wednesday nights. I'm part of the country swing club at USU, and I must admit that it is some of the most fun I've had in Logan. I didn't think it would be at first, but I was proved wrong.

It also finally snowed this week!! yay! Over two new feet of snow in the mountains so I finally got to go snowboarding! It was so much fun to play in the powder with my friends. I'm a little bruised, but it was so worth it. I remember now how much I missed snowboarding.

On a side note, I had an interview this week. It's a historian position in town, so if I got the job I would be writing about the company's projects, updating the website, and things like that. It's actually the third one I've had with this company so wish me luck!

Now, I realize that blog posts need pictures, so here are some from my trip home a few weeks ago. :)