l a k e p o w e l l

 

eating a salad at midnight in the walmart parking lot

well hello there. our internet sucks at our house, so i've been a little absent/missing... good excuse eh ;) no worries though- google fiber/the internet king is on the way, so hopefully i will be back to documenting/rambling on about our little/ordinary life soon enough.

we decided to take a spur of the moment trip to lake powell/heaven with our friends aaron and lindsey (and i dragged afton along for the ride) and of course the dogs/children - june, posey, and henley. my whole life owning a boat, i had never been (what a damn shame), so we decided to end the summer on a high note.

thursday night, they picked us up on the way out of town/grown up life. of course, there were several items we forgot/decided we needed, so we made a few many pit stops. we were in no hurry, because we were driving through the night and would just be going to bed as soon as we got there. we took our sweet little time stopping every hour to let the dogs pee, get drinks, take pictures of horses walking through the gas station, and long talk about our dreams of being good at acroyoga and aerial silk. seriously.

we got to lake powell around 4 am, so we all hopped in the boat to sleep/dream in the parking lot after first dipping our feet in the lake. there was a light mist all night, so june and i cuddled/smothered in my sleeping bag. it was incredible. the next morning we made coffee and jumped on the boat. we found the perfect camping spot rather quickly/lightening fast that was nestled up in a huge cave. the walk up was steep, but it was too good to pass up. we unloaded everything, put up camp, and hit the boat in record speed. it was the ideal time to go to lake powell. it was the first week of school, so we had the lake to ourselves.

the weekend was incredible. full of water solo climbing, early morning skiing, lots of jimmy buffet, getting bombed by russians (fireworks in the middle of the night), cliff jumping, dreaming of stan's burgers, swimming, getting bruises, laying/passing out in hammocks, dance parties, coffee coffee and more coffee, falling down, conquering goals for oreos, sand in every place possible, not running over dogs that fell out of the boat, making fools of ourselves wake-skating, bathing in the lake, deep conversations about high-school, hitting rocks and not breaking the boat, burning brats, peeing off the back of the boat, two shots kendra, no-swim-top skiing, writing in aaron's journal and more. the sun burns and sore bodies were definitely worth every ounce of fun/work.

we have decided/made a pact to make it a yearly trip and i cannot wait for next year.

 

 

our little camp spot in the cave

 

 

 

june always worried about us. either jumping/falling into the water to save us, or whining in the boat. 

that girl could/would swim all day if we let her.

 

aaron's awesome gainer

 

listening to casey tell me how to be a better skier

 

aaron's hot komono (lindsey's)

 

always count on skiing. one early morning i decided to just go watch in my pajamas. the water was too good though. so i went topless and found some shorts in the boat i tied with an elastic to fit.

 

 

the coolest couple with the coolest dog- posey 

and of course stans... the best burger and shakes on the way out

i tell ya- those atwoods are good people/friends! a few nights after getting home aaron and i were texting about how much money we owed for gas and i was sending him the pictures of his gainer off the cliff. his reply:

"thanks for the pictures. you're a rose in a field of daisies"

a p r i l - 1 1

the last few days have been gloomy

and my attitude has seemed to follow suit.

im snappy and bitchy

and have not really had anything pleasant to say.

quite frankly.. there has not been one reason for it.

last weekend we had a bon fire with our neighbors.

saturday, while i went to a baby shower,

casey did the yard work.

then we did what we wanted.

seriously... that was our plan for the evening.

do whatever we want.

this meant looking for chickens, eating mexican food, 

and shopping for underwear at target.

sunday, i went for a 9 mile run with this babe,

listened to a bit of conference,

and ate birthday cake for this guy.

like i said. 

no reason for the negativity. 

in fact this week has been great.

i found out i have 28 days of paid vacation left

this guy is coming to town.

i got our front runner passes from work.

i bought running shorts and socks in the little girl department.

i ate an entire beto's burrito the other night.

we're booking our dallas, tx and rangers tickets.

and.. i bought this book on Amazon. 

i found this when i got home last night.

heart melted.

i am a bit addicted to this song right now.

prepare to have your mind blown.

s t o r y t i m e

today i walked out to the parking lot.
key in hand and stared at my car for probably a good minute
before i was sure it was mine.

i have drove the same car for several years.

this seems to be happening more and more.

so before i forget what i am saying...

let me tell you a story.

i went to the wedding of a beautiful girl in canada.

the wedding was in a church.

and after the wedding party

when we were cleaning up and leaving the building,

i found the most life changing little magazine in the restroom.

yes, the women’s restroom sink.

it wasn’t really a magazine, rather a look book.

for the spring/summer billabong line.

before you laugh, or vomit 

i suggest you take a look at this website.

not only was the book sooooo appealing to the eye

and i would be ecstatic wearing any item on this site,

the people featured in the book couldn’t be more beautiful.

it was called 

i’ll go if you go.

i kept it in my purse for almost a year and recently

put it in my car glove box to pull out on long adventures.

the book, it’s beautiful from front to back, beginning to end.

it’s colorful and creative and pretty much straight from the

land my mind wanders to when i daydream.

anyways, i thought i would share two pretty people

i now follow on the web who were featured in said book.

take her

lindsea

her art

her music

and this one.

a mama who is naturally beautiful

and her blog seems to show a simple, raw,

a real way of living.

incredible eye for photos

simple and profound way of writing.

and a lifestyle i dream of.

well the husband is sick.

i'm going to make some tea

and hopefully catch the sunset

from my front porch.

night lovers.

t h e b e s t t h i n g s i n l i f e

i needed several days of rest from the weekend we had.
the warm weather, hot tub, food, climbing,
and chatting around the fire with friends was just what this 
little heart needed.

but the concert. it was wild.
it was very wild.

sweet hannah over at 

stay gold 

tagged me in this post.
and because i completely agree that
the best things in life aren’t things,

here are my best things

1. my husband’s love
2. appreciation
3. weekends
4. the history of everyday people
5. the middle of nowhere
6. strong, graceful women
7. going home to a happy animal
8. goals
9. dark, starry nights
10. pictures

and because we missed tuesdays tunes,
enjoy..

"some call love a curse, some call love a thief 

but she's my home 

and she's as much apart for this broken heart, 

but see broken bones always seem to mend"

t u e s da y s t u n e s v. 8

so last week we were invited to park city to see

the infamous string dusters

they are incredible musicians and put on an awesome show
that had all the dreaded head-dirty hippies dancing and hollering.

however, i have been listening to the band that opened for them

ugly valley boys.

i don’t know if it’s the long beards, the tattoos, and the fact that the standup bass player owns a local barber shop

or 

it's the honest, old vibe, growl that comes from the singer

but these guys are good and even better live.
my favorites are the ones better live.

enjoy.

here are a few pictures from the night.

t u e s d a y s t u n e s v. 7

i have read and re-read last tuesday's tune post 
about 2 billion times.
and ya.... it's going to need a little more time.
so i did the most logical thing by
turning off my computer and 
ignoring my blog for a whole week.

but because it's saint valentines week,
i give you the most romantic song in the universe.
so pour a little lot of wine
turn off the lights
and grab your favorite make out partner

because this version is that good

happy mardi gras

happy 204th birthday mr abe lincoln.