this week has been quite eventful. actually the past two weeks. i started school again (why did i think 17 credits would be ok for the summer?), work has been crazy busy, and of course it is summer and time for fun.

meghan and i went to the culture festival at the park. it was so fun and so many fun new cultures to experience. meghan and i opted for some red curry and pad thai and for dessert, navajo fry bread. it was so delicious. if you live in this area, this is a must see.

 so i know this is yet another picture of my dear sister and i, but we went to my mom's for mothers day. before going though we realized we didn't finish her project so we thought it would be great to pick flowers from the gateway mall. it was quite the adventure however the flowers were pretty sad. 

 new glasses. boom.

 i got a new bike. i have been wanting a road bike for a long time. meghan got one, rachelle got one, time for me to have one. i looked and looked and decided to check ebay. as soon as i saw this beautiful thing, i knew it was mine. i even put most of it together myself which i was quite proud of. 

thought i would throw some humor in here. this guy can be seen all around salt lake. he has quite amusing signs. 

that's what she said

have you ever had something in your life for so long that it just feels second nature to you? it is apart of you and you just expect it to be there? that is how the office was for me. silly i know, but the office was that one show that i could not miss. it was hard missing a season being on a mission but even more fun to catch up. the office caused so many parties in my provo days with friends. i got a lot of people hooked on that show during my western stint as well. it was just so funny. i could be found quoting it daily or talking about it because it is so quotable and likable. the series finale was thursday night and i cannot say enough good things about it. they wrapped up the show perfectly, and the moment they brought  brought back michael scott was perfect. my heart dropped a little because it was so unexpected because over the past few weeks the producers announced he would not be back....trickery. i loved it. i may or may not have cried.

Jim: Everything I have I owe to this job...this stupid, wonderful, boring, amazing job.

it seems silly to be putting so much thought into it but i had to do it because i feel like a small part of my life is gone. so here is to the office. the wonderful, funny, stressful office.

Jim Halpert:	Question. What kind of bear is best?
Dwight Schrute:	That's a ridiculous question.
Jim Halpert:	False. Black bear.
Dwight Schrute:	That's debatable. There are basically two schools of thought--
Jim Halpert:	Fact. Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.
Dwight Schrute:	Bears do not... What is going on?! What are you doing?!

fun

 a lot has been going on lately. life is just a glorious thing. there is so much to be grateful for and i love the new things that are going on.

school ended a few weeks ago (but starts up again next week), and it has been such a fun rejuvenating break. i have tried to keep busy with projects around the house, as well as work. one of my big projects was to re do an old shoe hutch my mother used to keep in her house. it was ugly brown and dingy. i fixed it up and painted it blue. i also added the fun picture frames to the wall a month or so ago and finally made the pillows to match. they tied to room together so nicely and it is so fun to see it all.

i also went on a homemade pizza making kick. i have a delicious whole wheat pizza crust recipe and for a few days all i made for my roommates was pizza (they didn't seem to mind).

we also helped a girl in our ward move and in return she let us savage through her junk old stuff. we came away with quite the haul. 

ashlyn and i spent a sunday afternoon in the park. it was quite fun. we were able to experience some larping (live action role play), a drum circle, some fire jugglers. it was quite the fun adventure.

i love salt lake.