Can't get enough of Jack Johnson's recent album. He is always making fresh and swaggerin' tunes.
This is not Jack, not even close, but it is a favorite right now.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
West Water
On Monday we rafted West Water near Moab,UT. 24 of us took four rafts and two kayaks down the river. The rapids were thrilling! Skull was gnarly but the lateral wave wasn't too scary so we passed the crux with no problems and the weather was gorgeous! I love the thrill of hitting the rapids and especially the anticipation of "what is going to happen." Thanks Amy and Krehl for taking us on this river adventure. Love ya!
Jar of Hearts
This song was on SYTYCD - amazing & bold lyrics.
No I can't take one more step towards you
Cause all that's waiting is regret
And don't you know I'm not your ghost anymore
You lost the love I loved the most
I learned to live half alive
And now you want me one more time
And who do you think you are
Running around leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are
I hear you're asking all around
If I am anywhere to be found
But I have grown too strong
To ever fall back in your arms
I learned to live half alive
And now you want me one more time
And who do you think you are
Running around leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are
And it took so long just to feel alright
Remember how to put back the light in my eyes
I wish I would have missed the first time that we kissed
Cause you broke all your promises
And now you're back
You don't get to get me back
And who do you think you are
Running around leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
Don't come back for me
Don't come back at all
And who do you think you are
Running around leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
Don't come back for me
Don't come back at all
Who do you think you are
Who do you think you are
Who do you think you are
No I can't take one more step towards you
Cause all that's waiting is regret
And don't you know I'm not your ghost anymore
You lost the love I loved the most
I learned to live half alive
And now you want me one more time
And who do you think you are
Running around leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are
I hear you're asking all around
If I am anywhere to be found
But I have grown too strong
To ever fall back in your arms
I learned to live half alive
And now you want me one more time
And who do you think you are
Running around leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are
And it took so long just to feel alright
Remember how to put back the light in my eyes
I wish I would have missed the first time that we kissed
Cause you broke all your promises
And now you're back
You don't get to get me back
And who do you think you are
Running around leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
Don't come back for me
Don't come back at all
And who do you think you are
Running around leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
Don't come back for me
Don't come back at all
Who do you think you are
Who do you think you are
Who do you think you are
Sunday, June 27, 2010
live like you believe
I am currently serving as the Beehive's adviser in the home ward. I went to girl camp for only a day and a half because I am still in school. What an amazing group of girls and leaders. I love my calling and I truly feel blessed to be surrounded by so many powerful and spiritual girls. Our future is looking bright with so many righteous ladies coming forward. I hope they all know how amazing they are! Our camp theme was "LIVE LIKE YOU BELIEVE." Many of the devotionals talked about how the world will BELIVE HOW THEY WANT TO LIVE. Our Heavenly Father has set up a plan and it isn't easy but it will be worth it!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Happy Father's Day
We celebrated Hayden and Sasha's birthday this Father's Day.
Rick had us over for the family BBQ and the food was delightful and the company was distracted because they had a golf tournament on the tv. Most families would be watching the World Cup, football, basketball, etc. Not my family - they love golf!!! I was outside playing with the kiddos and admiring Rick's waterfall/river through his yard.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Saying Goodbye...
My good friend Melissa was accepted to the Interior Design Masters program in Washington State. She leaves on Friday so Tandy and I went out for sushi, created some henna tattoos, and had a photo shoot together to celebrate our friendship with Melissa. I am going to miss her so much! I am happy for her but I hope we can keep in touch and visit and talk as much as possible. Good luck Melissa;)
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Finished Tri'n...until next time
Waking up at 5:45AM with rain pouring down I really thought the H.H. would cancel the swim. This town doesn't stop for anything...we swam right on time 7:30AM and the race continued in the pouring rain. There were times riding up & down the hills that I was nervous I would slip. No problems though...luckily!
Amy Stegelmeier
Bib # 194
swim 16:02
1st transition 3:54
16 mile bike 1:02:20
Miles per hour 15.4
2nd transition 3:58
3+ mile run 30:36
Miles per hour 10:12
Final time 1:56:47.1
Valery Gines
Bib # 68
swim 15:15
1st transition 4:45
16 mile bike 1:03:40
Miles per hour 15.1
2nd transition 3:21
3+ mile run 36:57
Miles per hour 12:19
Final time 2:03:58
Darci's mom was awesome to stand in the rain to take action pictures of us. Some of the pictures are wild but good to capture the craze of the race. The Frunners group make tri'n a blast - even in the rain!
This was my third Sprint Tri. I stayed with the group until the run. I really need to work on speed. I can do it! The mud was intense but on the sections that were rocks and weeds I should've pushed it but...couldn't. I had nothing more to give. I am happy with my results especially because I beat my time from last year by 10 min. and last year it was a dry race. Keep on tri'n!!!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Flash Flood - Havasupai
These are videos of Havasupai being weathered & eroded by a flash flood back in August of 2008. They got 8 inches of rain in a short period of time and it caused a local racher's dam to break. Water from the rain plus the water in the reservoir from the dam = flash flood.
Adventures close to heaven - Havasupai
11 of us enjoyed a little bit of heaven on earth called Havasupai. It is 13 hours from Salt Lake. From the trailhead you hike down to the village campground 10 miles. We landed a fantastic camp site near the river, frog pond (not so great at night), bathrooms, and the water hole (natural spring). Our campsite was also halfway between Rock, Havasu, Mooney, and Beaver Falls. We were able to hike around and play in the pools each day we were there.
I have been to Havasupai twice before and I have been telling my sister about this trip for a decade. She was able to come and I loved having her there. We had a blast. There were three pairs of siblings: Ben & Dustin, Marissa & Marci (twins), and Amy & me.
The water was cold/freezing but the air during the day was 80-90 degrees so we heated up quickly before and after the dips in the pools. I found many great places to cliff jump. The highest I went off was probably 15+ feet.
Havasupai was weathered by a mud slide from a ranch above the falls in 2008. The falls, trees, and campground has been altered slightly but not enough to change the gorgeous views and blue-green water. Heaven!
We hiked down to Beaver Falls (3 miles) and it took all day. We played in water holes the whole way down. Our goal was to hike to the confluence (not the consulate, my bad) where the Havasu River and Colorado River connects. The day was getting late and our feet (my feet especially) were hurting from the rubbing of the chacos and blisters from the hike in. Luckily we choose to hike back to camp after Beaver Falls because Dustin's Teva sandles both broke. He used a camel back strap to doctor up his 10-year-old shoes.
Out of the 11 of us who came down I could not say anyone clashed or complained. We had a blast! I could hike or play next to anyone in the group and have a good time. We all were up for the adventure and took advantage of every moment. Nothing could get me out of the water - even the cold water didn't stop me.
Our food supply consisted of meals that could be heated up with boiling water or already ready. Some of the favorites were: oatmeal with craisens, cereal, tuna, instant potatoes, salad the first day chilled next to a frozen water bottle, apples, oranges, Mountain House meals (even if they had 670mg of sodium and 40g of fiber per serving), couscous (herb flavoring), humus, peppers, and cucumbers.
Navajo Falls were destroyed by the flood/mud slide and a new set of falls were created called Rock Falls. This area had a fantastic swimming hole with a great current to do laps. The bank was perfect for cliff jumping too.
Ben/Dustin and Leanne had a National Parks pass so we stopped at the Grand Canyon on the way home. We stopped at three of the look outs. I loved my sister's comment, "They all look the same. Do we need to do another stop?" I love her! The grand canyon view was GRAND and sure makes me want to come back when it is cooler to hike it rim to rim. On the ride home we played leap frog into different cars and all got home safely by midnight ready to go to work the next day. Not me...I am off track for another week and a half. Until the next adventure!!!
I have been to Havasupai twice before and I have been telling my sister about this trip for a decade. She was able to come and I loved having her there. We had a blast. There were three pairs of siblings: Ben & Dustin, Marissa & Marci (twins), and Amy & me.
The water was cold/freezing but the air during the day was 80-90 degrees so we heated up quickly before and after the dips in the pools. I found many great places to cliff jump. The highest I went off was probably 15+ feet.
Havasupai was weathered by a mud slide from a ranch above the falls in 2008. The falls, trees, and campground has been altered slightly but not enough to change the gorgeous views and blue-green water. Heaven!
We hiked down to Beaver Falls (3 miles) and it took all day. We played in water holes the whole way down. Our goal was to hike to the confluence (not the consulate, my bad) where the Havasu River and Colorado River connects. The day was getting late and our feet (my feet especially) were hurting from the rubbing of the chacos and blisters from the hike in. Luckily we choose to hike back to camp after Beaver Falls because Dustin's Teva sandles both broke. He used a camel back strap to doctor up his 10-year-old shoes.
Out of the 11 of us who came down I could not say anyone clashed or complained. We had a blast! I could hike or play next to anyone in the group and have a good time. We all were up for the adventure and took advantage of every moment. Nothing could get me out of the water - even the cold water didn't stop me.
Our food supply consisted of meals that could be heated up with boiling water or already ready. Some of the favorites were: oatmeal with craisens, cereal, tuna, instant potatoes, salad the first day chilled next to a frozen water bottle, apples, oranges, Mountain House meals (even if they had 670mg of sodium and 40g of fiber per serving), couscous (herb flavoring), humus, peppers, and cucumbers.
Navajo Falls were destroyed by the flood/mud slide and a new set of falls were created called Rock Falls. This area had a fantastic swimming hole with a great current to do laps. The bank was perfect for cliff jumping too.
Ben/Dustin and Leanne had a National Parks pass so we stopped at the Grand Canyon on the way home. We stopped at three of the look outs. I loved my sister's comment, "They all look the same. Do we need to do another stop?" I love her! The grand canyon view was GRAND and sure makes me want to come back when it is cooler to hike it rim to rim. On the ride home we played leap frog into different cars and all got home safely by midnight ready to go to work the next day. Not me...I am off track for another week and a half. Until the next adventure!!!
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