Excited for Snow! . . . (?)

I have had the strangest mixture of emotions going on today. (I hate being a hormonal female.) I've felt everything from extreme joy towards/love for my new job/family of coworkers at Targhee, to moderate pain and anger towards my ex-boyfriend.

Ummm . . . Pain and anger toward my ex-boyfriend? Really??? I've felt regret before, but anger?? At one point, as I was making a bed, it hit me just how angry I really am at him. It may have taken awhile, but it's finally catching up with me, I guess.

I really shouldn't give a sh*t either way. Especially since I'm officially with M. Woot! That boy is adorable. Unfortunately, he will be overseas for work for the next few months. :-/ Bummer.
I had a really weird thought process yesterday. And it wasn't good. It went like this:

Ooooooh, those brownies look good. But I can't have one because I don't want my skin to break out and I don't want to gain weight. But M is out of town, soooo . . .

I ate a brownie. Nope. Can't have that kind of reasoning going on or my pants won't fit by the time he gets home. Yikes. I wish I was the type of person who could eat a brownie now and then, but my skin just won't allow it. I guess my waist line would tolerate a brownie here and there, but still . . . not going there.

By the way . . . that brownie was amazing.

My entire snowsuit is here. I now have a helmet, a "porn beanie", goggles, coat, gloves, snow pants, and socks. And they are all color-coordinated. :) I never thought I'd say this EVER, but . . .

I'M EXCITED FOR WINTER!!!!

 

 

Yep. I said it. I want snow. I want to hit the slopes with all my new gear! I've decided not to buy skiis yet because it's incredibly cheap for employees to rent and I want to learn to board this year. Then I'll decide whether I want to invest in skiis or a board next year. Eventually I'd like to own both. 

 

I'll have to take pictures in my new suit soon and post them.

 

It's sexy! ;)

Gearing Up!

I just ordered the first of my snow gear. Here's what I bought:

On sale for $124.99 (usually $269.99)

 

 

On sale for $84.99 (Usually 164.99)

 

 

On sale for $64.99 (Usually $129.99)

 

 

On sale for $9.99 (Usually $24.99)

 

 

That will be my snow gear for this winter. Thank-you Backcountry.com!!! They have a lifetime guarantee on all of their gear and they will take any item back at any time for a FULL refund -- no questions asked! All it costs to send items back is $6.99 for the return label. And they have free initial shipping on any orders over $50. Think it's too good to be true? It's not! Seriously, go check it out for yourself! You can click on the link above and it'll take you right to the site.

 

(I would just like to thank the boy who showed me this website. You're great!)

 

I had promised to post a few pictures from my week, so I'm going to do that now. Though, I'm not going to post very many. I'm feeling far too lazy.

 

 

^ That is the view that I nearly paid for with my life. (Story is in the previous post.) It's beautiful, but I still have to wonder if it was worth it. ;)

And that is a view of one of the (more than) 300 waterfalls that are apparently located inside of Yellowstone National Park.

Oh! And check out my awesome bruise!

Sexy, eh?







 

My week.

I have had quite a week.

I went to Yellowstone Park with a group of co-workers from Targhee on Tuesday and had a most excellent time. However - I was nearly killed during a random hike that my boss took me on. There were five of us on the trip total, but only Lance and I cared to hike up a steep hillside to get a better view of one of the hot springs. Once we were up there, we could see two members of our party passing the walkway below us. We tried to holler at them to stop, but they couldn't hear us, so Lance decided we'd "head them off". This entailed climbing back down the mountain without following any kind of path.

I seriously was afraid for my life.

After falling once, Lance decided he would be better able to handle the steep landscape if he just "went for it", and I lost sight of him within 15 seconds once he made that decision. I, on the other hand, chose to choose my footsteps carefully and would occasionally drop to my butt to slide down a particularly steep part of the hill. I also clung to tree branches and slowly slid myself down the extremely steep parts.

No question about it: If we were to fall, we were to die. Haha.

I finally caught up to Lance while he was walking across a really large log that acted as a bridge across a little "gully" of sorts saying, "Ooohhhhhh . . . you can feel just how hollow and rotted this log is!"

Ummmm . . . . No.

I found a way to go under the log even though it required climbing down and back up some very steep places.

Ultimately we both made it to the bottom virtually unharmed. My adrenaline was sure pumping, though. About 10 minutes after getting back to the car, I was beat. Like, "time-for-a-nap" beat. But we couldn't nap yet because we still had to hike to Old Faithful. Not that that's really a "hike". Just a walk, actually. But I was tired enough that it sucked.

Our trip started at 7 a.m. and ended at 8 p.m.. So . . . that was my Tuesday.

Today we went to the boat with the Mattsons (who are considered members of our family) and a new family we just met (who is now considered family as well). The new family is from California. They know my brother since he is now serving in their area and goes to their ward. When he heard they were traveling to Utah, he told them they "had" to stop by Idaho and meet all of us. So they did. And it was awesome. I've known them less than twenty-four hours, but we were exchanging "love you's" by the time they left. That's how much our families bonded while they were here.

I had a date earlier this week. I'm going to keep the juicy details to myself, but you all can know that I really like this boy. I'm not going to start throwing "he may be the one" statements out there just yet (I did that with Z, and we all know how that turned out), but I will say that he's at least an option. And at the moment - the only option. Haha. We'll see what the future holds.

I'll post some pictures and possibly some videos later this week. If I get time. I actually don't have a day off of work until Sept. 15th, so . . . I'm going to be pretty busy.

 

Bad Influence.

We went to the lake today. It's been about three weeks since I saw the sun for any extended length of time and I FRIED. Ugh. Well . . . fried for me. So . . . I'm a little pink. Haha. Still, I hate "burning" at all.

I destroyed another nail waterskiing. I need to remember to cut them off before I go!

I also took this picture.

As you can see, it's adorable.

My phone is teaching me how to speak French. I fully expect to be fluent by the end of the month. (Okay, maybe not.)

Oh! For my birthday I got a pair of 5lb dumbbells (they were much needed and appreciated), a pair of rollerblades, a fun little nail-care kit . . . and this:

What is it? you ask? Well, according to Milo (who is the boy in the picture who gave it to me) it serves many purposes. Here is him modeling it in action:

Apparently it can be a helmet, earmuffs to block out both sound AND noise, or simply a fabulous fashion accessory. (He made it himself. Imagine that. Isn't that adorable!) ;)

Look how nice these rollerblades are!

Pretty, huh!

Speaking of "pretty" here are a few pictures from our hike the other day. It's all smokey from all the fires, so they aren't very . . . colorful . . . but it's still a beautiful view!

And here's this one, too -- just for the heck of it.

Okay. I need to go wash the lake water off me. I have a date tonight. Drive-in in IF and then sleeping under the stars. I barely know the guy. And when I say "barely" I mean barely. But he's pretty effing cute, so whatever. Let's all pray I don't end up a rape victim. Haha!


I also did this new karaoke song. It's a little pitchy, but it's extremely low, so . . . that's the way it goes.



My Birthday!

I have had a truly wonderful birthday so far. In fact - it's the best one I've had in years. Years. It started with my sister and I heading to Targhee to do a little hiking. We were planning to be up there by 8, but I got literally NO sleep last night, so we didn't get up there until about 9:40. Still, the weather was perfect, even despite the smokey, smoggy air. We hiked a few different trails, but found this little nature trail that was perfect for trail running. It wasn't too steep and it only took about 10 minutes to run. So we did it twice. :) We rode the lift to the top to do a little sight seeing. I'ts beautiful up there! I just wish it wasn't so smokey. :-/

Then we headed to IF. You know what that means . . .

SUSHI!!

We also hit up the Kiwi Loco for some frozen yogurt. Now I'm back home and getting ready to kick it with the fam before heading to bed. I finally get to go back to work tomorrow. My back has had me out of comission all week, but Uncle Al fixed it for me last night (turns out it was severely out), so I should be golden. :)

Another thing that has made today great: My phone is back to buzzing all day long. I love it when a boy takes this kind of interest in me. Especially when he's all dark and cute! It's great having my phone dead by 11 a.m.. And I'm not kidding. I love it!

Oh, I haven't opened presents yet, so I don't know what I've gotten. I guess I'll go join the party and see what's up. Haha. ;)

Randomness.

Tomorrow is my birthday. What are my plans? Well . . . Aubrey and I are going to go for a nice hike up at Targhee in the morning, then ride the lift at lunch. Then we plan to head to Idaho Falls and have a delicious sushi dinner and maybe a movie?? I also have to pick up the china hutch I just bought for my new place. (It's gorgeous!) I'm supposed to be buying a used couch from a guy, too . . . but he hasn't returned my calls, so . . . maybe he changed his mind??

Can you believe I'm going to be 27? Yikes.

I have another date tonight. The plan is to either play pool or play some board games. It's still up in the air a bit, depending on my back. I also have plans to go spend a weekend with my boy, Daniel. Or "Plan B". Haha. I guess there was a little truth to that statement - even though it severly annoyed me at the time.

Okay, I have a confession. There are two songs that I really like (thanks to my teenage sister) that I really shouldn't like. Listen for yourself. (A few friends of mine like to tease me about the lyrics to the second song. My last boyfriend was NOT a criminal, okay? He just had a minor run-in with the law.)

Cher Lloyd - Cher Lloyd - Want U Back (Cahill Radio Edit) ( 2012) [ www.HottestTracks.com ]

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Britney Spears - www.SongsLover.com - Criminal - www.SongsLover.com


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There's this boy . . .

. . . and I've agreed to go on a date this weekend with him. I'm really nervous about this one. He's been a friend for so long that it's a little intimidating to see him on a "more than friends" level - even the only-slightly-more-than-friends level of a simple, casual date.

Here are the things about him that make him wonderful:

- Dark, long/shaggy hair, dark eyes,
- Excellent ability to grow facial hair,
- Loves to hike/climb/mountain bike, so consequently has very nice muscles ;),
- The boy can siiiing,
- He loves sushi,
- Was a firefighter for 7 years - only recently retired,
- Is now an artist (love!),
- Served a foreign mission (so, is LDS),
- Prefers dogs to cats,
- Is very romantic,
- Knows exactly what to say to make me giddy,
- Has the cutest dimples,
- Is one of my most trusted, best friends.

That's a pretty good list of things. That last one is what scares me the most. I hope going on a few dates doesn't destroy our friendship.

He points out that going on dates with us being such good friends could mean that we would just have an even better time on our date(s) than we otherwise would. He also points out that, because we are such good friends already, we could really hit it off and be together "forever".

I would just like to point out that - while his final point is true - the opposite is also true. We could end up completely hating each other and never speaking again. I have a talent for bringing these kinds of things into action. And I would genuinely miss him in my life. In fact - I think losing his friendship would hurt equally as much as my divorce did. I really think it would . . .

Speaking of my divorce . . .

I have decided that I have never been in love. Not even with my ex husband. Sure . . . I loved him, but I wasn't in love with him, and I don't think I ever have been with anyone. I think the fact that I feel as strongly about two other boys as I ever did for my ex husband is proof enough. There's no way I've been in love with multiple people after spending only a few months dating them. I think I simply loved them. But no deeper.

I can't decide whether that fact should make me sad or not . . .

Ultimately, I think not . . . because I'd rather save that for the person I do end up with forever. (If that ever happens. I may be "doomed" to a life of casual dating and non-commitments. So far, I've strangely been okay with that.)

On a completely different note: If you've never read any of the books by Child and Preston, you maybe should. They aren't the most amazing books I've ever read, but I am pretty in love with their Pendergast books. (Hey! I guess I have been in love before!) ;) And they make for an entertaining read - if you like that sort of stuff. Which I do.

Seriously, though . . . If that Pendergast character were real . . .