Memorial Day, Moab, Utah

For Memorial weekend, we did our second annual Moab, Utah camping trip! Nick and I love to camp as we both grew up camping, so we want to do a several day camping trip each year. For the past two years we have chosen Moab, Utah since it's so beautiful, close, and the weather is always nice. This year our friends Joey and Johanna Gibson came with us. They have never been so it was fun showing them some sights and hikes.

Johanna and I on a hike.

Johanna, Joey, and Nick hiking.

The delicate arch on all the license plates. It was so windy up top here. A little intimidating at times, but always a cool site to see. Worth the hike.

Joey and Nick admiring the arch.

Johanna and I waiting for the bus to pick us up for river rafting. I would say white water river rafting, but there was only one big 'white water' moment. It was still really fun and relaxing.

Nick and Joey in the raft.

Waiting for the rapids. It was our tour guide's first year. He was nice, but didn't know much...Good thing it wasn't crazy rapids.

The boys rented mountain bikes to do Slick Rock, which was a 13 mile bike ride. Pretty intense, especially since they had to share 1 bottle of water because Joey's fell out; while the girls went to Dead Horse Point.

This little lizard ran right between Johanna and I, did a back flip over the rock (belly exposed) and stared us down. That was worth a picture.

Dead Horse Point. Always worth a couple pictures as it is the most beautiful place in Utah. (my opinion)

Overall it was a really fun trip. Great food, great company, great weather, great time! I think next year I want to do the Grand Canyon or Havasu (spelling?) Falls.

Everlasting Design

My 'Everlasting' design for my Floral design class. Turned out kind of cute! I especially love it with the navy blue door I have.

A few of my favourite Canadian things...

I love the Maple Leaf. It makes me feel warm. For some reason an American Star doesn't do it the way a Maple Leaf does. And it's red!
One of my favourite chocolate bars up there. They are like M&M's but delicious and more crunchy

The best sauce for steaks. It's got a kick that A1 doesn't compare to.

Mounties, RCMP, or Royal Canadian Mounted Police. I just love how they represent a country. And I love their unique outfits, and I love how they get to ride horses and it looks cool.

Canadian money. It's colourful so it's easy to find the right bill, and they have $1 & $2 coins so you always have more money than you think! And I like that they have objects on their coins and royalty on their bills. That's pretty neat.

Delicious coffee-wafer chocolate bar! yumm.

The beautiful forests! You cannot beat the ever greens of this country. The air is always so fresh. I love it.

Last but not least....

Honour

Colour

Soooory

Grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, etc..

washroom

The spelling and saying of things. I could easily learn to spell the American way, but I choose not to. I like how I learned to spell and I like that it's different. I'll keep it thank you very much :)

Well I am in Toronto right now for work, so you can tell why I have posted received this national pride entry. What a cool city! My room is right on Lake Ontario and this morning when I was getting ready I heard the fishing boats blowing their horns as they were in the harbour. Something is SO cool about that.

Allison my friend

(Halloween 2007)

My super sweet past room-mate sent me the sweetest email ever today! I had to repost it. I writing her a response because she is such a wonderful person and a great influence in my life while I lived with her. It also made me think about what I learned from other past room-mates. I need to share with them things I have learned as well. That sounds like it would be fun.

Anyways, here is the sweet email she sent me.

Hey Kim! So, I was looking through this old notebook of random things I had written and I came across something that I wrote after you moved out that I was going to send to you. My follow-through was a little lacking obviously but it made me laugh because I remember everything that I wrote. So...without further ado I bring you....

10 things I learned from Kim

10. A bathroom and kitchen look better without stuff on the counter

9. You can make a great gift out of flour, water and a big balloon. (paper mache pigs)

8. The art and power of fake eyelashes and how to apply them. (Still a work in progress)

7. Napkins are optional. Just wipe your hands on floor, clothes, couches or whatever you can get your hands on.

6. Nicole Kidman is sticking by Keith Urban through his rehab. Brittney Spears has been caught by the paparazzi numerous times without underwear. There is going to be a Spice Girls reunion. And last but not least...Flava Flav chose Delicious over New York!

5. Just how much we love Joel Mchale

4. Chocolate and cookies make a great breakfast, lunch or dinner. Who needs fruits and veggies?

3. Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! Never underestimate the power of a great pair of shoes!

2. Even the underdogs can win first place. (Your cheerleading camp)

1. I yam what I yam.

Oh memories. We really had a great time. I still miss you and Nick so much!

I hope you are doing well and hope maybe you can come visit in San Diego. Tell Nick I said hi!

Al

What a sweet and wonderful person she is! She is getting married July 2 and I'm SO happy for her! I miss the fun times we had.

Finals are Over & Spring term has begun

For those of you who don't know what this is, it is the testing centre line to take the tests at BYU. Usually it is crammed full of students and back-packs. This is a rare empty shot. Winter term is offically over and Nick and I finished with flying colours. Hard work and dedication are the keys to success. :) Anyways, Spring term has begun. Just as crazy for Nick. I, however, am taking Floral Design and ASL, so my schedule is ok and should be fun. I am on my homestretch- I graduate in December and Nick graduates in April. He is planning on taking the GRE in August before we head off to Costa Rica so he has a busy road ahead of him.

We can't wait to be done with undergraduate school and move on to graduate school. Where we will then be a short 4 years(!) away from finally being done with school. Wish us luck with that endeavor ;)