Surprises in the day

Brighten the mood in every way! :) I was greeted by these little goodies when I got in to work. What fun! Next up... Paying it forward! Who's day are you going to make a little brighter today?

Meet William

Lil' "will" as I call him, born to my Sis Melanie and her hubbie oct. 11. Can't wait to meet him in person.

Greetings

My lovely sister greeted me at the door with her delicious homeade filled cupcakes. I'm thinking I'll wipe out of my memory how many were consumed over the weekend. On down to my room was my traditional birthday balloon awaiting my arrival with my favorite swedish fish attached at the bottom from my mom. Deliousness was consumed the following afternoon as the fan headed to famous daves for my birthdy lunch. Thanks for the warm welcome and making me feel special on my day!

Celebrate

Today I am celebrating the blessing of amazing people in my life. Thank you for always being there for me.

I came home to a nice surprise last night. Pedals leading from the door into my decorated room. You lovely ladies know how to make a girl feel special and make her day. Thank you!

once in a while

you need a break, right? but, here is a new post! i'm not going to play catch up, as a lot has been missed, but maybe you can figure out some missing pieces along the way!

This last weekend I had the opportunity of going to Boston for a conference I applied to go to on my own free will. It went along with my profession of child life. The conference was amazing and well worth the whirlwind trip. I left slc Friday at 730pm and made it to Boston at 5am. I got ready for the day at the awesome airport facilities, then stepped foot outside to capture Boston in it's wee hours as I had until 9am when the conference began. I think I was the bums alarm clock! I took many pics along the way, but those are on my camera... you'll have to enjoy my few phone pics.

I love Boston's richness in history. I walked by the graveyard where many politicians are laid to rest. It was crazy to see people such as Paul Revere and John Hancock to name a few whose names were engraved upon the headstones. I saw the house of where the Boston Tea Party was held. There were so many buildings with rich meaning and I enjoyed reading the explanations and all that had gone on as I walked along the freedom trail that day. You can't leave the Boston Red Sox out of history! :) After my galavanting along the freedom trail, I made headway to Fenway Park to see the holy giant. Following that my free time was spent and off I went to the amazing conference of life is good playmakers. It focused on how to implement playfulness and joy in the lives of children who have experienced trauma and/or illness of any sort. If only everyone could attend a conference like that... the world would be a better place. Here's to me attempting to make a dent in it!

I was back on the plane Sunday at 5pm and in slc at 930pm. Loved it and can not wait for AZ next weekend... high school reunion here I come!

a peek at the 4th weekend

Yeah for family being in town on a holiday! My sister Melanie and her clan were in Bountiful for a few days with her in-laws before they headed out with them to Bear Lake. I was able to snag some time with them before they took off.what's a 4th without a little parade... Annabelle loved it. I don't know how she didn't get clobbered with all the other kids charging for free candy... salt water taffy= apparently the cheapest candy out there because that's pretty much all there was!sistas!... In case you couldn't tell!we also stopped by the cemetary to pay a visit to Joshua, my nephew's grave. He is Caleb's twin. It was nice and tender to be there with the family. After the parade in Centerville, I headed to the pool with my friend Ashlee. We cleaned ourselves up and met up with others for a nice quaint dinner with more friends at Normandie's in Holladay. Following our 4 course meal, we headed to my house to get front row seats to the Holladay fireworks. It was the perfect location. We sat on my balcony and the fireworks were shot off in the field right across the street from me. We had purchased some sparklers that they called "color sparklers" at the stand... stay away! These things are explosive! I have quite a nice burn which people at work today even asked me what it was... not to mention a few added layers in my hair from it being singed off due to another particular flying off said sparklers... sketch!

Jess and I cooked up some dinner for Melanie and family on the actual 4th. It was Annabelle's birthday on the 2nd, so my dessert was a birthday cake for her.

creative james.

It's true... I'm horrible at blogging!

So how about I cheat and have you look at my friends posts to see what I've been up to! :) its just a game of catch up! like:

http://jessa-ann.blogspot.com/2010/06/give-me-open-road-wind-in-my-hair.html

http://jessa-ann.blogspot.com/2010/06/one-saturday-afternoon.html

http://tyandlyndsgardner.blogspot.com/2010/06/tylers-birthday-bash.html

http://tyandlyndsgardner.blogspot.com/2010/06/memorable-memorial-day.html

http://brittnjacob.blogspot.com/2010/05/cinco-de-mayo.html

I promise promise promise the next one will be my own and so exciting!!! Thanks j, Britt and Lynds for your hard work on my blog today! Hahaha...

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Dear Dad,

I can't even begin to express the amazing man that you are. The never ending care you provide for our family is remarkable. You're first priority has always been to make sure everyone else has been taken care of. You are very detail oriented, never missing a beat of what your family needs and the steps necessary to complete them. You're certainly one of the hardest workers I know... truly. Whether it is family needs, work, scouting, church callings, rotary- you put forth your full effort and somehow manage to keep life all balanced out... not quite sure how you do it! I do one thing and I feel like life is crazy! It's very admirable of you. You've been an example of finances, living within your means, secular and spiritual education, dedication, and passion. I really can't recall you speaking an ill word of anyone and you're always willing to serve others around you.

Most importantly dad, you've been an example of how to love and keep loving, serving our loving Heavenly Father and being worthy of his blessings, honoring your priesthood, loving your family, speaking kindly, and staying focused on the main goal of eternal life.

Thank you. Thank you to you and mom for the constant love you send my way. Thank you, for all that you have done for me- you've set the bar pretty high for the types of guys I date (maybe that's the reason I don't date?).

You're amazing... never forget it. I miss you.

Love,
Kris

Since Spain...

I have kept very busy. I have yet to find a weekend where I haven't been out of town.

I got in, went to Eden a few days later for Memorial Day Weekend. Went shooting for the first time in my life! Went to hang with a bestie (who else but my holiday buddy!) in Ptown where we went to a friend's BBQ for lunch, followed by a BBQ I held for dinner.

Logan was the next weekend where Mel, Kirk and I hit up some delish Mexi food, went to a farmer's market, a cheese factory to seek out some squeeky cheese, getting their garden ready... ok, so I took the passive approach on that one, but not intentionally! When my body wants to sleep it wants to sleep! J came up to get a break from Ptown and so we all went and got pizza, did church and then BBQ up a delicious dinner.

This past week, I've been in AZ for a Child Life conference for work. I was able to get in some family time, along with many enriching classes that have re-energized me and have given me some new ideas to apply in the coming weeks. Lucky for me, it was in AZ so I got to see the fam, save on hotel costs, and have a mix of work and the fam. What fun!

Some pics from the eventful past: bbq at my pad

j and i's excursion to provo lake

j in the sunset

first time shooter!

i wouldn't be too scared of this crew...

{more pics to come... ok, hopefully! We all know how good I am at getting around to it! Maybe you'll get another link to a web album! :) }

Alright... some none foggies

For those of you that would like to see some non-foggy pictures of spain, and haven't seen them all already, follow this link-

http://picasaweb.google.com/ktarh2o/WhereSSalida?feat=directlink

and find an overload of unedited, unorganized pictures... sound enticing?

I had great plans of putting together some pics for the blog, but since their aren't friends taking siestas and me blogging for something to do while they were doing so, I haven't quite found the time since so put some non-foggy, taken on my phone camera of the real camera's display screen... enjoy!