1+1=3

..thats how my brother-in-law explained to me what synergy is. and boy was he right.

d is in a singing group as an artistic outlet to all that great talent she has. being the modest girl that she is, she usually doesn't like us to come see her perform but luckily we were invited to the "synergy 2008" facebook group and which gave us access to all the synergy info. we felt like july 4th, the day of our country's independence, would be a great day to go support our girl. here are some shots we captured from the great day.

the gang.

our girl.

nate had to leave because he was hot.

but here we are with adoration and love in our eyes for our little princess.

same pose. same girl. different outf.

and these would be my boyfriends i picked up.

i knew i would have luck at murray park, i always do.

..and i know dantzel didnt want this vid to happen, but come on.

we all know it had to.

I take you with me

I want you to know that I'm sitting in my room, watching Step Up and Center Stage videos on YouTube. I love you all and think of you all the time!

Beth is COMING!!

Can't wait to see my Baltimore Girl.


I'm SOOOO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

30 days...

...until I come out to Utah! (I imagine this is where Europe's The Final Countdown would come in) Anyway, I know everyone is as excited as I am to be coming to Utah, or at least you should be. So the planner that I am has started to make plans for our reunion. First we'll make snow angels for two hours, then we'll go ice skating, then we'll eat a whole roll of Tollhouse Cookie dough as fast as we can, and then we'll snuggle. If you don't know what that's from, then we're not friends.

Anyway the real plan is to be outside 85% of the time and with my girls 100% of the time and sleep 5% of the time. Unfortunately Dantzel has to leave us for some little Taiwan trip thing, but we will enjoy all the time we have with her on Thursday. (I am actually really happy for Dantz Pants and her Synergistic endeavors, but she will definitely be missed)

So back to the agenda. Things I want to do while I'm in UT (which you can choose to join me in or not):

-Go to Seven Peaks


-Have a BBQ on our lawn (like we did so many times before I left)


-Eat at J-Dawgs or Bajios, or both (I'm sorry that a similar picture is already on this blog, but I didn't have any other pictures to illustrate this)


-Have a sleepover (probably not the best illustration of what I picture the sleepover to be, but it was the best I could find. I, however, imagine the sleepover to be just the girls and at the Yellow House)


-Go swimming (I have no pictures of us swimming and I found this somewhat humorous, so I made the executive decision to put it in)


-Jump on the trampoline (if it's still there)


-Picnic (it doesn't necessarily have to be with the Colonel this time because of the disaster we had last time), but I think it could be fun


-Dance (sorry; this was such a great pic of Tree, I couldn't resist)


-And of course, go to Megan's farewell.


So this is just a short list I came up with. Feel free to offer any suggestions. I'd also be up for boating on Utah lake, hiking, and much much more. I love everyone and can't wait to see my favorite people.

Dave and I drove a few hours north to the Golden Spike and the Spiral Jetty. It was a very historic and beautiful trip!
Astro Pops! Compliments of Glenwood Pool.



Zionz National Park, hiking the Subway. Yes Grace and Beth, those are wet suits.

you asked where i was..

..well.

this is where.

but now i'm done. and 

 i'm moving home tomorrow.

and this is where i will be. in 51 days. 

and this is where i will be in 11 weeks after that. 

i google imaged "taichung" and this is what i found. 

looks like i'm in for a real treat. 

the end.

we all scream for ice cream, beth, and grace

Hi everybody. We are scattered right now so much is the need for bloggers. I can't wait to gather in Zion. I am in California, thinking of days in the sunshine with my beautifuls. This meal at Jason's deli was very sweet with the free ice cream but sour due to Beth's approaching departure. Sorry you didn't grace us with your presence Grace. CA is very green and full of fun. I will return to UT tomorrow at 11:10pm. I cannot wait to see everybody. Everybody but Beth. I love you!