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!

The enchantment of Segovia

Segovia is a beautiful city, filled with amazing architecture, castles, tradition, shops, and once again... Food!

The alcazar castle and aqueduct were breathtaking, along with other historic buildings. We went in the castle to see it's inner charm as well.

I love barcelona, but it is so packed with people that i feel it drowns out being able to notice their culture. Culture and tradition intrigue me as I can sit for hours just enjoying all that's going on around me.

In Segovia, siesta was definitely in full force as most shops were closed down for a good part of the day. As we ate our dinner, (we had to wait until 8 for them to start serving it) we were the only ones around eating a meal. I felt the whole town was out socializing one with another, sitting for hours on end drinking and eating their tapas. Segovia is a very classy town. Everyone out was looking very sharp.

Paella redeemed itself as I was served an amazing mixture of seafood and meats on top of the rice. The dish we had in Barcelona tasted like rice-a-roni with little seafood on it, yet this surpassed that... Now I see why people like it. I'm glad I gave it another try!

... Madrid tomorrow! Churro place San gines... Yes please!... And church while we're at it. :)

It's tomorrow and I'm going to bed but I'll update u on Madrid when I get back to the states probably!!! :)

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Location:Segovia Spain

The end of Barcelona

Last night, we hit up a club to enjoy the night life in Spain. Kind of crazy... Spanairds don't even start getting to the clubs until 2/3 in the morning and rock the night away until 6/7 in the am! Most are free until 2 as that's the popular time to go. Is that why they invented siestas?!!



We rolled in about 1 and stayed until about 430. It was a great time. Sad though- we got to the hotel to find Brent had either lost his ID & credit card or had it pick pocketed... Not sure. So we went back to the clubs we had been to and no luck. :( went to bed about 6 and had to check out by noon so it was a run on little sleep day... Not suggested by those grouchily impaired by having little sleep! :)


we walked through a lot of shopping areas and then headed over to gaudi's park. Wow... That place is amazing. It's incredible of all he did and yet he went bankrupt. So sad. His work is amazing. The park is quite a hike up a hill, but it's well worth it.


We then found a quaint restaurant and ate a pleasant dinner. Meals in Spain, at least Barcelona, are traditionally served first with bread, then your choice of 2 entrees, followed by dessert, all for about 6-10 euro.


This dish above was my favorite- caneloni or something?...
Course 2 was meatballs with squid.





And yummy flan for dessert... Not a flan lover usually, but this was delicious!

The others needed an Internet cafe, so I roamed around a nearby grocery store... Weird I know, but I find foreign grocery stores very intriguing!

Tonight we went to a "magical fountain" show that was gorgeous! A man would have been nice to have there... Maybe someday I can take one back!





I absolutely loved Barcelona. It was a very pretty, clean city. They are out every night spraying down the sidewalks and you see street sweepers all throughout the day. A few creepers way late at night... But that's what Brent is for! :)

So since I wrote this... We've since taken an overnight bus to Madrid to take a short train ride to Segovia for the day. While waiting for the train, we had a little of this:



See you in Segovia!

I'll try to be good and post some clear pics that aren't taken from phone, off a screen of a camera when I get back.. We'll see!

Espana style!

The flamencos!








Those spanairds totally wanted me... Too bad! Ha.






Going for a dip in the Mediterranean!








A little recap from our futbol game last night!








Doing what we do best.








Cruising the streets








Time to eat! We at a really nostalgic bar. Loved the ambience.








The traditional pealla!








Giving him the time of his life...








(the pics are all blurry because I didn't want to take my phone to the beach so I took pics off the screen of my camera!)

Barcelona

A little glimpse into the first few days of vaca-




A little bit of my old stopping grounds in NYC... Then off to Barcelona!

It's been a fun filled day. Jumped off the airplane; found our hotel; found and went on our bike tour that took us to all of the highlights of barcelona; ate some lunch... Don't know what one of my courses was but I ate it anyway; then after seeing so many soccer fans chanting about the city, we decided finding and getting into the game was a must! Definitely a highlight! US sports dont even come close to that intensity that lasts the whole game!

Food and bikes are on my camera, not my phone, so those may come later...

You better believe-

I had my first lesson with fondant and loved it! The color scheme, wouldn't have been my choice, but all in all, it was great. It was just for fun to learn something new and then we had it for dessert the following day where we got together for lunch with friends.

lately I have...

- enjoyed a lot of family time, as my bro graduated so I spent a lot of his last ptown days w/ him, as well as my fam coming in to town for his graduation!lots of food w/ the fam- pictured- Red Iguana- the AZ'ins gave it the stamp of approval; stopped at about every dessert place possible- we are a sweet tooth family; Italian restaurants- Gloria's and a pizza place; Guru's for a delightful breakfast... and sadly I'm sure there is more!

why is it not clear? oh cause it decided to snow on our y mountain hike... yeah shortsy girl's legs were a little numb and bright red- she took the hottest possible shower after.
who do you represent?
das familia
brother- I missed you the second you left.



I have also...


- received a few threats that if I didn't post, I'd be removed from their blog lists. Uh oh! You can thank them cause without them, this wouldn't be here.


- majorly taken a break from the blogging world- viewing and needless to say, posting.


- been planning a trip to Spain which has taken up a lot of time (I leave next week).

- MADE and TAKEN and EATEN my lunch to work for 2 straight months. Only cheated 1x- Cinco deMayo with the co-workers. Considering I used to buy my lunch EVERY day, this is a huge accomplishment! Be proud cause I obviously am!

- gone through an extremely growing time. I've comtemplated a lot, and have once again risen up for the time being.

- continued to exercise much patience as I wait for a few necessities (according to me :) )to come along in life.


and there you have it!