Sunday, November 2, 2008

A Fun Weekend

Last weekend Michael and I watched Morgan and Carson, while my brother and his wife stayed up in Park City overnight. They are the funniest little boys. We took them to a 3D film at the Clark Planetarium, which they loved. When we got back I told them they had to get in their pjs to go to bed. Morgan started undressing and said, I want to take a nice warm bath. Bathtime was a little more dramatic for Carson when we couldn't find his brontasaurus. In the morning we took them to breakfast and Morgan looks at Michael and says.. "I just can't stand it,
Carson's just so cute!" Where does he get these sayings? After breakfast, we took them to Bird World right by our house. Carson liked the turtles the best, and told his mom that the Toders were his favorite. We had a really fun time, kids are exhausting and a lot of work... but so worth it!

























Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Xterra Nevada (Incline Village)






You can't see the top of the mountain, clouds and it was snowing up on top it was so cold.

We only had 1/2 mile of pavement to ride it felt nice!


I just returned home this last weekend from Lake Tahoe Nevada, where I completed my second Xterra Triatholon. Saturday was the day of the race, and they had to cancel the swim because there was 45 mph winds that created 5 foot swells on the shore. They replaced the swim with a mile sprint, then we were off to the top of the mountain on our mountain bikes. 13 of the 19 miles were climbing & the first 4 miles we climbed 1800 feet. As we descened down the mountain we ended the race with a 5K mountain run. I had fun, a little sad about the delayed swim but I will have plenty more races to go! I went with Wes (my brother in law) and Chris. I finished in 3hrs 18min. p.s. I think this is my first post!!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

If you like J.Crew....


You'll LOVE this. *J.Crew is now a factory store up at the outlets in Park City. It just opened today, I'm so excited about it! I went up for the grand opening and found one too many things I liked... easy to do at J.Crew.

Friday, September 19, 2008

The best time of year...

It's fall and you know what that means?

Peaches!



The best peaches ever! My mom got a box
for me the other day and waited in a 40 min. line
to get them... that tells you just how great they are.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Starting to Teach


I just picked up this lever harp on Wednesday, and I'm getting so excited to teach! I have my room all ready to go, the only thing left to do is paint the walls.
I am starting to put together my studio, so if you know of anyone who is interested in taking harp please tell them to call me at (801) 540-3011. Thanks.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

--Triathlon--

Michael did his first tri this last Saturday, along with my brother Wes. He sprained his elbow about a week before the race, but decided he'd give it a go anyway. The Xterra (sport) tri is a 1/2 mile swim, about 12 miles mountain biking, and a 5k run. It goes from Pineview resevoir clear up to Snow Basin.. quite the incline. Michael did really well, I'm very proud of him. Way to go honey!


Tuesday, August 5, 2008

My trip to Wisconsin...






I just got back from a 10 day teacher training in WI. It was both exciting and exhausting, but I really learned a lot and am very glad I went. The hardest part was being away from Michael for that long, I really missed him.

My mom and I flew into the Minneapolis airport, and then drove 3 1/2 hours to Stevens Point, WI (The city of the Suzuki Institute). Needless to say, GPS on cell phones is the greatest invention... we drove straight there, no problem. (Something that would not have happened had we been on our own). It was a small little town, not much to do but check out the local eaterys here and there. It was ok though, because we didn't have much time to explore. The teacher training was from Sunday til Sunday, and in that time we had 28 hours of lecture & 15 hours of observing harp lessons. It was a long week, but I'm so glad I did it. It was very informative and inspiring, I am completely converted to the suzuki method.

When driving back to Minneapolis we passed some really neat looking barns, it's farm country out there. When we got to the city we just had to go to Mall of America. It was so big, unbelievably amazing. There is an entire amusement park in the center of the mall.

My mom and I had a great time, but it's so great to be back! Dorothy said it best, "There's no place like home."

Monday, July 14, 2008

A long awaited & anticipated Present!


Jessica gave me a ticket to the American Idol Live Concert for my birthday! It was last night and boy was it amazing. It was so cool to actually see everyone in person because you see them the whole season just on T.V. It was a really fun experience, one I will never forget. Thank you Jessica!!!

Friday, July 11, 2008

Our Wedding Album



I recieved an email the other day, and attached was the draft of my wedding album. I am so excited about it, it is in the process of being printed right now. So finally... some wedding pictures to show on the blog!
























Thursday, June 12, 2008

Fathers Day?






Abbie and I decided to do nothing this year for mothers/fathers day since we don't have kids yet. Anyhow Abbie did it anyway and bought me this "day dreamin exotic" package. You drive 5 cars, 07 Porsche 911 Turbo, 08 Ferrari 360 Modena, 08 Lotus, 08 Ashton Martin Coupe, and 08 Dodge Viper V10. You switch off every 1/2 hour so you can drive all 5 cars. You drive a huge 150 mile loop up to Heber and back through Parley's Canyon.

Friday, May 30, 2008




Your Birthdate: June 8



Watch out Donald Trump! You've got a head for business and money.

You'll make it rich some day, even if you haven't figured out how yet.

A supreme individualist, you shouldn't get stuck in a corporate job.

Instead, make your own way - so that you can be the boss.



Your strength: Your undying determination



Your weakness: You require an opulent lifestyle



Your power color: Plum



Your power symbol: Dollar sign



Your power month: August

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Kayaking with Mikey!


The river has finally turned on so Michael and I went up to Riverdale to the kayak park and I watched Michael surf in the wave. Ziggy came and kept jumping into the water, he loved it!



Thursday, May 8, 2008

Our Trip to Moab











Ziggy, Michael, & I went down to Moab for the weekend. We took his truck up Elephant Hill in Canyonlands and drove to the look out where the Green River meets with the Colorado River. We also did some mountain biking, and snuck Ziggy into the hotel in Monticello Utah Shhh, don't tell...






Our Home!






We haven't had a chance to get on our blog for a little while since the move. We finally took some pictures of our home in North Salt Lake.

The main pictures are of the Kitchen, and the living room, our basement is finished but we have no furniture down there.