Oh, nothing’s sweeter than summertime...

In only a matter of hours I will be sitting under the big blue sky.

 breathing in summer air. 

listening to this song (a long with many others)

 & people singing along.

kickin it with good people.

eating good food.

drinking good drinks.

and singing and dancing the night away

to the music I love most. 

If you're still wondering what i'm talking about

let me help you out...

Sexy Tim McGraw...

Amazing Lady Antebelum

-That's right

I will be seeing these guys later tonight!

To prepare myself

i've been listening to them all day.

We are going a good 2 hours early to beat the rush

and to get our tail gating on before the show!

Have a great weekend!

oh- p.s.  

I have very exciting, very good news to share in the next week or so (whenever I get time)...

Details to come :)

The time has come

I have been meaning to post 25 random goodies about myself and just haven't gotten myself to do it.   So... here it is!  {megan you better be happy ;) }.  Here goes...

one.  I am probably one of the most random people you will meet.

two.  My weakness is being indecisive.  I've been trying to figure that out for quite some time now.

three.  I HATE making my bed.

four.  I LOVE doing laundry.  However, I don't do it enough.

five.  Secretly I want to be a hippie and throw pots and bowls on the wheel and paint and make art all day long.  Too bad i'm not awesome at this and would be poor.  I'll stick with my desk job {for now at least}.

six.  I love buying hygiene products like deoderant, tooth paste and shampoo & condish.

seven.  I don't REALLY know what I want to be when I grow up.  I've always had dental hygiene on the back of my mind, but i'll never know if it's what I do until I get there.  I also want to do hair, be an esthetician, and own either a coffee shop or a boutique on the side.  This is probably due to me being so indecisive.

eight.  I don't know why, but I ALWAYS try to do whatever I can to not have to buy a parking pass each semester for school.  I will try and dodge that man who ruins my life every class until he gives me a ticket and then I go complain to the parking dept because students shouldn't have to pay for parking.  Ha.. it's my own fault, I know.

nine. My favorite number es el numero tres.  It has been since I was in 5th grade.  However, it never brings me any luck.  Maybe I should find a new number lol.

ten.  Speaking of luck, I never win anything. 

eleven.  Speaking of winning, I am not big into gambling.  When I go to Vegas, I go to shop, lay out and party.  I will however throw down $20 and sometimes get lucky, but I get too scared and would rather spend my money on a new shirt :)

twelve.  I am terrified of moths.  Just the big fat kind, and beetles that fly.  Seriously, don't get me started.

thirteen.  When I was little, I used to fart in public and blame it on people around me.  Worked everytime.  Don't worry, I grew up and learned how to be a girl.  Kind of ;)

fourteen.  I will NEVER be caught dead driving a mini van.  I however would rather ride in the back on a road trip then in a squashy car. note: no offense to you mini van drivers out there.  Keep it classy ;)

fifteen.  I am very comfortable in my own skin.  You would be surprised how many people look at me with confusion when they hear my last name and wonder why i'm white.  haha c'mon people!

sixteen.  I have too many favorite colors, too many favorite foods, and too many favorite hobbies to narrow them down to one.  Maybe because i'm indecisive!  {I don't think there's anything wrong with being indecisive is there? My BF might think so...}

seventeen.  I have a foot fetish.  I don't necessarily want to touch them, but I want to see them. haha

eighteen.  I hate spending a lot of money at one time on clothes.  I spent $200 one time, and returned a lot of the things the next day because it makes me sick.  However, I don't mind buying pants one day and shoes the next, equaling over $150.  I've never understood why lol.  But.. I will find myself making random large purchases on electronic things with no problem.

nineteen.  I have a thing for red heads ;)  Especially for one particular boy...

twenty.  I am terrified to have children. But I want 1 girl and two boys. 

twenty-one.  I love painting my finger nails and toes, I used to hate it.

twenty-two.  In my next life I want to have a quarter sleeve (short sleeve?) tattooed on one arm. 

twenty-three.  My two favorite things to do {but NEVER do them anymore:( } are go to Warped Tour and the Big Ass show and crowd surf, and go country dancing on thursday nights. 

twenty-four.  I feared I would never grow up and fall in love, I never knew it would happen so soon.  I couldn't be happier.  I don't think i'll ever think i'm old enough to get married.  Kids don't get married... how old am I again? tee hee

twenty-five.  I tend to get nervous talking to people and jumble my words because of it.  This is completely oppisite of how I used to be during and pre-high school.  I loved being the center of attention.

I could probably go on and on if I tried... but this is only twenty five things you get to know.  The rest is a MYSTERY.

Sun rise or Sun set?

So, I decided it's time to get back into the gym. 

I have taken quite the break from it and have no excuse but the truth...I am LAZY.  Sometimes getting into that routine is tough, ESPECIALLY during summer.  I would choose the pool over the gym ANY DAY.  But looking good while laying or sitting on the side of the pool is always a plus!  Unfortunately, there's only one way to do it.  Yep...

So, there are two girls in my class who work out at SLCC and they bust their butts doing it.  It's a lot easier working out with someone else so they invited me to come along and I had a lot of fun.  Esther and Grace are their names and they are the sweetest girls ever.  They moved here 9 years ago from Africa.  I interviewed Esther and after that we couldn't stop talking, we became instant friends :)  So, if any of you know of any really good work out plan, I would greatly appreciate it if you would bring it my way! 

My goal is to lose at LEAST 10 lbs.  I know, I know, you're all going to give me crap because to you I don't need to lose it, but maybe I just hide it well ;) but to ME, I could shed a few El bees or at least get toned.  I keep having to buy new clothes because my old ones are a little snug...I know that part of my problem is my job. Sitting here day by day with a cubby that tempts me to fill with food just doesn't help.  Hopefully soon, that will change.  Oh and also, I don't plan on stepping on a scale for a while because that just unmotivates me.  Maybe once a month as long as i'm stickin to my game plan.

So, as many of you may know, I drive to work around the 6:30-7:00 am time frame so I get to enjoy the sun as it is peeking over the mountains.  I'm not usually a morning person, but I really look forward to the drive to work just because of the view and how pretty it looks.  It's really peaceful, there is a nice morning breeze, all while I get my alone time in my car on my way to work.  I know this may sound lame but the feeling is unexplainable.

I also get the same feeling at the end of the day, when the sun is setting.  I'm pretty sure I love sunsets even more than I like watching the sun come up.  I don't usually drive home early enough to see the sun go down, but when I do I roll down my windows and fall in love all over again.  ahh..I'm sure the feeling is mutual ;)

Well, that's about it for this long boring post! 

What would you be?

If I were a month, I’d be October
If I were a day of the week, I’d be Saturday.
If I were a time of day, I’d be 8 am.
If I were a sea animal, I’d be a dolphin.
If I were a direction, I’d be East.
If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be a hope chest.
If I were a historical figure, I’d be Michelangelo.
If I were a liquid, I’d be Strawberry Lemonade.
If I were a gemstone, I’d be a Pearl.
If I were a tree, I’d be a Peach Tree.
If I were a tool, I’d be a Paint Brush.
If I were a flower, I’d be a Poppy.
If I were a kind of weather, I’d be a Sun after the rain.
If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a Guitar.
If I were a color, I’d be Electric Blue.
If I were an emotion, I’d be Excitement.
If I were a fruit, I’d be a Pineapple.
If I were a sound, I’d be the Ocean Waves.
If I were an element, I’d be Water.
If I were a car, I’d be a Jeep.
If I were a food, I’d be an Orange Creamsicle.
If I were a place, I’d be Sunset Cliffs.
If I were a taste, I’d be a Bittersweet.
If I were a scent, I’d be Juicy.
If I were an object, I’d be a Diamond Ring.
If I were a body part, I’d be Eyes.
If I were a facial expression, I’d be Curiosity.
If I were a song, I’d be Let Go.
If I were a pair of shoes, I’d be Flip Flops.









If I were YOU, I would do this.

Short and Sweet

Today should be a good day. 
A good day from a good week.  Only 2 full days of work, who can complain?  In less than 3 hours I will be off to Lagoon, and on friday I will be going to St. George.  A softball saturated weekend it will be.  I'm totally ok with this, no complaints.  I love going places, anywhere, as long as there is sun, beach and/or a pool :) 

This last weekend consisted of everything that I wanted to do.  Hang with friends, hiking in the beautiful mountains, Sugar House street festival, and of course, FIREWORKS!  Oh.. and some shopping and studying on the side.  So for all of you, I hope your day is happy and great, I know mine sure will be.

love, cmar

Still going...

Hey everyone... So what a fun weekend it has been.  Hope you can all say the same.  I feel like i've had quite the eventful, fun filled summer this far and we're only at the end of June!  Only... I say that like i'm waiting for summer to be over.  DEFINITELY not!  I wish it would last 10 months out of the 12 we get!  I swear, it comes and goes so fast and is not long enough.  So far this summer I've been to Lake Powell, Vegas, Echo, Heber, and still have a few more on the list!  Greatest summer EVER right? 

So, this weekend was spent at one of my favorite places, Echo Lake.  I can't tell you how much I love that place.  I went with a little group of friends: Brando{of course}, Chase, Mitchy, Mike, and a newish friend Codie.  I say newish, because i've known her since I was 15, and we just started hangin out this weekend!  Needless to say, with our small group, we had a hell of a time. 

Codie and I were the only girls there this weekend and we had sooo much fun together!  It was weird being with out a few friends that usually hang out, but it was a great turn out.  Codie had two sea-doos and was able to borrow her G-Parents boat that they keep up there.  We had a blast!  I am going to purchase some of those toys one day when i'm filthy rich{haha...I wish}! 

So...After a weekend of 85+ degree sun, 2 jet skis, and a trial and error of trying to wake board, I AM BEAT!  I don't think there is a single muscle in my body that isn't sore and i'm all sorts of burnt.  I even loaded on the sun screen.  That sun just wont let me win... that's ok, it turns out for a great tan.  I feel like an old woman.  I hope this isn't how I'll feel when i'm 90. {yes, I plan on making it that long :) }

We got home around 2:00pm yesterday and B an I zonked out for 2 hours! I had to do a homework assignment for my Dance & Culture class and we woke up 30 min before the show started so we booked it to the Arts Festival to watch the dance performance.  It was the first time i'd been to the festival and I have no idea why because I love that kind of stuff and have always wanted to go.  It turned out being pretty cool.  Last monday, we had a lady who came and taught African dance and brought her drummer boy{man} who accompanied her by playing his homemade drums and teach us how it was done.  Probably the most fun I've had dancing.  Coolest thing ever.  She was all over the place and taught us all sorts of cool stuff. She and her drummer were there performing!  She is the CRAZIEST of all crazies that i've met and I loved her.  I'm totally going to go to one of her saturday morning classes when I have a weekend free!  

The coolest thing happend to me while we were walking in.  I had to stop at the ATM before because the Festival only takes cash.  I didn't want to spend more than I planned so I only took out 20 bucks for the cost to get in.  Well, I didn't think about parking, so I had to pay 3 dollars and only had 17 left.  B didn't have any cash on him, so I would have had to go to the ATM again to get out another 20 to have enough to pay for us. 

Well, have you ever heard of the Secret?  They have a book and a movie, and it's a way of life that I try really hard to use in my life to attract good things.  Well.. I feel it never really works because i'm a crap believer in stuff like that... But, I tried.  We were walking and I kept thinking, I really don't want to go to the ATM, waste 3 or however much of a fee they charge to rip you off so I can get 20 more dollars and why can't this be one of those times that i'm walking along and "hey! I found 10 bucks on the road!" type of thing.  Well... as I reached into my shorts {that I never wear} pocket, to my luck I find 5 bucks!  Kaching!  How awesome did I feel?  Exactly how much money I needed to get in.  I believe that I can say I used the Secret, asked, believed, and received.  What a perfect moment...

So what's in store for this weekend?  Hopefully a pool party, and no work on monday which is ALWAYS a good thing, or possibly Bear Lake?  Who knows, who cares.  Whatever we end up doing, i'm sure it will be fun! 

I promise i'll update you more with pictures so you aren't so bored with my wordy posts.  Unfortunately, I have no access to outside email at work, and work is where I blog so... short of pics! 

Loves... cmar :)

21 aint' no 12

What a good day it was today. 

Father's Day...a day to celebrate my Daddy-O.  I was surprised what an eventful day it turned out to be.  I will let you in on a few things that my day consisted of...

-Brunch with Mom, Dad, and Leeser.  Restaurant was FREEZING, and the Eggs Benedict were not up to par, which was VERY disapointing.

-Went on a drive up Butterfield Canyon... First thoughts-WHOO WEE that didn't sound like much fun to me, but I went since it was Daddy's day and I LOVED it!  What a fun canyon to take a drive through.  It was BEAUTIFUL.  There was a slight breeze and you could hear nature in its path.  Once we got to the top I looked down into the Kennecot Mine(at least I think that's what it's called)!  That is where the largest man made hole is that is seen from space!  Way cool...

    On the drive up, I saw something from the corner of my eye dart into the car and land on my arm.  Why my arm out of all the four people in the car?  Why not land on my sister's arm and give her a heart attack instead?  Oh no, don't worry...I saw it hit my arm, didn't even give myself a chance to look at it before my reflexs kicked in and WACK! On to the floor it went as I let out a scream at the same time.  Ha... NOT way cool.  Turned out to be some weird leafy lookin creature and I was not about to let it go nuts.  Luckily Leeser kindly released it to the wild.  Ha...

   -Delicious dinner that consisted of Steak, Potatoes (which I had to cook twice b/c I suck) and Corn on the cob.... YUUUMMMY.  Did I mention that I totally suck at cooking?  Poor Brandon better have patience, or he's gonna be the one who cooks!

-Bike ride with Leeser... It felt so good to get a good work out while doing something that I actually enjoy.  I HATE running, however I will still do it. 

    On our bike ride we kept getting side tracked because we came across a play ground, a mini water park, and a swing set all in different neighborhoods!  It was so fun.  I now understand why the sign at the play ground reads "kids age 5-12 only"... I totally SUCKED at the monkey bars.  I could barely go across.  haha and I didn't really fit on anything.  Being 21 is definitely not the same as being 12.  It just doesn't work, and on a side note, the playground kicked my butt. 

Well... That's all for today :)

Hope you all had a great father's day! 

love..cmar