Happy Memorial Day

This picture means a lot to my family. (Left to right) My Great-Grandpa (WWII), Great Uncle (WWI), my Grandpa Sorensen (Korea), Great Uncle Mark (Vietnam) (Great uncle Robert, not in pic, deceased, Italy, WWII) God bless America and our troops!

Man vs. Wild

We went camping, and it all started out so great. We got in Thursday night, and we (Landon) set up camp as I enjoyed this beautiful view.
It was cloudy, so we thought we would go on a short, 30 minute ride in the boat. The boys stopped to fish, and I read my book for class. When we tried to start it up again, it wouldn't start up. Yup, we were stranded in the middle of the lake. So, the boys rowed us back to shore. Here's Landon pulling us in the last way.

Landon's dad headed for the nearest town to get a boat battery since ours had died. We decided we would just head back to camp...but to do that we had to scale this mountain.

Landon did it first to see if we could all make it (Landon's sister was in flip flops). There he is at the top.
Deciding if we can make it...hmmm...pretty sure all I could think about was that I wished I had watched those survivor shows with Landon so that I would know how to fix our little predicament!

The stranded boat looked so sad and lonely.
We decided it was too high to hike, so we hung out in the boat while the guys went to the nearest town to get the battery. When they got back, the boat STILL didn't work. Landon's dad found a guy to tow us back to shore. Our 30 minute ride turned into a 4 hour fiesta, and I'm burned to a crisp.

We got back, and our tent looked like this. (I'm holding the tent down in the rain and took this picture as Landon went to get the stakes), good times. We nailed it down and tried to sleep through the winds and the rains...it went something like this, "Landon, are you awake?" "Oh yeah." "Landon, are you awake?" "You know it." "Landon..." "Yup."

Highlight: We ate really well. Granted, because of the weather, we ate in our car, but it was still yummy. Also, I finished my book for class! An extra four hours will do that to ya I guess! We left early Saturday morning, and I learned why people don't like camping. Such an important lesson to learn! :)

The Hair Says It All

Landon and I have different schedules in the morning, so we rarely get ready together like we used to (he works early, and I go for my run early), but the other day he totally guessed how my morning had gone-by my hair. I'm not sure if it's cause I'm just that predictable, or if he knows me REALLY WELL. Either way, he was explaining to me what my different hairstyles said about my morning, and he was RIGHT ON. Here's the synopsis:
Half up curly: My hair just wasn't working, and I'm running out of time and patience. Throw some bobby pins in it and run.

Half up straight: I straightened it the day before, and it curled overnight...grrr.

Ponytail: Running late, usually means I slept in and had no time to wash the hair

Straight hair: Feeling like I should spice up my life and had a little extra time in the morning. I always have to prepare for a straight hair day, cause it takes a good while, and my hand is always sore afterward. The good news is that it also means I don't have to wash it the next day, so I think of it as an investment! :)

Curly: Regular, no frills morning, the curlier it is, the more time I had to scrunch it! Basically, the man is good.
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Hikin the Y

so-random, i was talkin to my friend robyn at work, and we found out our husbands graduated from the same high school the same year-WEIRD! so, of course, we had to double!

they had never been to j dawgs, and we had never hiked the y, so we decided since we were seniors, it was about time! it was so fun!campus! PS-latest update on isyourname.blogspot.com!!

I Go Back...

I've been gettin bored with my usual playlist, so I've been listening to the "classics" lately, and all these old memories came back.

*Carrie Underwood's first CD makes me flashback to driving home from my evening shift at TCBY in the summer at midnight. I was convinced "Don't Forget to Remember Me" was written for me, as we were about to graduate.

*"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"-we had some of the best rock-out sessions-ever on the school bus heading to our basketball games with Alli and Shelby. We had some serious belting skills. I think our coach went absolutely crazy, but we had fun!

*"Earl Had to Die" by Dixie Chicks makes me think of the amazing girl party we had at Whitney's where we sang it till we were blue in the face. I will always love that song.

*"You Drive Me Crazy" by Britney Spears-oh, the countless hours we spent learning the dance from Daren's Dance Grooves the DVD. I bet I could still do it.

*"Why Not?" by Hilary Duff makes me think of driving crazy with the windows down leaving soccer practice and thinking life couldn't get any better. Ahhh, best song ever.

*B-Witched CD: How many dances did my sisters and I make up to this one? I don't even know, but I remember the moves every time I hear the songs!

*"I Need a Hero": Andrea and I made up the most amazingly ridiculous dance to this song, complete with silver, flashy Elvis costumes. We performed it at the school talent show and later at the ward talent show. Our hair was bigger than I ever thought possible and the makeup was just scary. Too bad I don't have the picture on this computer. Girl-do you still have those outfits? I think we should have a reunion of the amazingness!

*"Hey Juliet"-the classic rock out song in my car. Levi and I knew all the words and could bust it out like it was nobody's business. Amazing. I think I should quit school and follow my true passion and become a professional karaoke singer! :)

*"When You Say Nothing at All"-my friend Scott telling me that this was the most mean song ever. Quote, "She's just saying she wants him to shut up! Harsh!" I love the song and try to block that comment out of my mind.
*All Taylor Swift songs remind me of when Landon and I were dating. He gave me her first CD for my birthday, and I listened to it CONSTANTLY.

"I Hope You Dance"-I sang the song and my brother played it on the guitar in the back of a truck that pulled up in front of Samantha's house, so he could ask her to homecoming. It was precious.

*"On My Own" from Les Mis was my first big solo. I had sung solos when I was little, but I sang this in front of my entire middle school in the 7th grade. I was shaking so bad it was ridiculous, but I somehow survived. I get butterflies just thinking about it.

*"Barbie Girl"-one incredible music video made by the lovely ladies in my freshman dorm at 3AM. Priceless.

*"Everytime We Touch"-late night dance parties that changed my life forever-both freshman and sophomore year. You can't help but jump up and down when you hear that song.

Music makes me happy. Thanks for letting me reminisce.

Family Home Evening

When there's just two of you, FHE is rather hilarious. We try to make it different than every other evening we spend together, but sometimes we have to get creative. Yesterday we got free coupons to Chick-fil-A for two free chicken sandwiches. Naturally, we jumped at the opportunity to not cook, waited in a forever-long line, and then they told us they ran out, but we can have chicken nuggets. I had just gotten out of my Consumer Behavior class where we learned that such practices are called the 'bait and switch.' If it wasn't totally free, I would have called them out on it. They do have some interesting business practices that I read about while waiting. The CEO cooks dinner for all new store managers at her house, and they call all of us 'guests.' "I can help the next guest." It makes you feel like you're in Disneyland. Poor Landon has to hear be critique businesses all the time...anyway, we got free food, so we were happy. :)

Then, like every Monday night, we watched '24,' because it's AMAZING! And I'm SO ADDICTED! I can't believe the season ends next week! :(

Lastly, and most importantly, we planted our garden. Landon gave me all the plants and pots for Mother's Day. It was so sweet. It made the day so much better, and I've been talking about gardening for a while. We officially have strawberries, peas, peppers, and tomatoes! I like oh-so-totally have like the biggest crush on him-ever. Also, check out the lastest update on isyourname.blogspot.com!

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