Old Foto Friday

Jared's baptism, 1988. Jared, Em, Me, dad and Aunts Debra and Saundra (my mom's sisters).
My mom informed me that Jared was baptized in 1987. Em was in 1988.

State Fair

Wednesday night Em and I went to the Utah State Fair. We had some awesome fair food, including chicken ranch pitas, curly fries and Tiger Ear scones (they call them Elephant Ears here in Utah, but they're better in Idaho and we call them Tiger Ears).

We watched the exciting horse pull, saw the sheep, goats and cows, and marveled at the amazing quilts. The fair is awesome.

A Solitary Adventure

I really like hanging out with people. But I also really like doing things by myself. Yesterday was, as  my cousin Phaedra puts it, a day for solitary adventure. I could've called various people to do these activities with me, but I just felt like having a day to myself. I did my training for the 5k I'm doing in October in the morning, extending the length so I could see the temple; I hit up the Avenues Street Fair and bought some kettle corn and awesome owl earrings; went to my friend Mary's wedding reception in West Valley (which brought back some crazy memories from when my sister and I first moved to Salt Lake and Mary was one of the first friends I made in my ward); and then, because I didn't feel like going home, I made my way to the Broadway Theater to catch a showing of Celeste and Jesse Forever. It's a bittersweet movie that sadly I could relate to.

Old Foto Friday

Grandma and Grandpa Anderson visiting us at our yellow house at the end of the street on Ardella in Pocatello for my baptism. May 1991.

Selling to Me

Trying to sell something to someone can be a difficult task. I know that I'm awful at it. But there's one thing that I do know: I will never be convinced to buy your product or vote for you or change my ways if your selling point is ragging on your competitor. Tell me what your product can do that's amazing, tell me what you can do that's amazing, tell me why your way is awesome. Tell me what you can do, not what is so awful about your competitor.

(Disclaimer: I know this comes off as a political rant, but I've had this thought in my head for awhile, and it stems from a lot of things, like my best friend buying a Kindle because the salesperson's pitch for the Nook was basically bashing the Kindle. Obviously, though, it can be applied to politics, religion, what school to attend, what job to take, who to marry,.....)

Owl Craft

I have a thing for owls. So when I saw a super cute owl wreath on Pinterest I wanted it for myself. I corralled my mom and sister into doing it, too. It was a lot of work wrapping the yarn around the styrofoam wreath, and it was sometimes challenging figuring out the owl without a proper cutout. But they turned out great and the fruit of my labor is now hanging on my door.

Five Years Post the City

Five years ago today I arrived in New York City, with no clue what I was really getting into.