Back to Our Roots

Recently I have lost sight of who I used to be. When I graduated from college I had these visions of being a productive college graduate who was constantly seeking out learning opportunities. But as I look at myself today I realize that I am only doing all I can to get by. I go to work early in the morning and get home late in the day then I do all my household duties and never take time to do something new or anything I love.

So....here are a few of things I intend on implementing into my life on a weekly basis:

• Running for as long as I want (who cares if I should be doing laundry or dishes instead).


• Projects. Creative projects. Like making cute skirts and painting old dressers.


• Eating popsicles.


• Learning to play the piano (really this time).


• Family History research-this takes a lot of hours but I am determined to find even a little time here and there.


• Perhaps not on a weekly basis but I definitely think Pete and I should go country swing dancing more often. We went the other night with some friends and had a BLAST! (pictured above)

Here's to new beginnings. I am going to spend more time doing the things I love and learning new things. And I think as a result Pete will stop feeling so pressured to constantly study and never take a break--I really think these improvements will be good for both of us in many ways.

Pride and Joy

My sister sent me these pictures of her little girls. I just HAVE to share! I am like a proud grandparent that has to show off their "adorable" grandkids. But seriously, how can I not share these ADORABLE smiles?!

I went to Kentucky back in March and never blogged about it. I loved spending time with these little kids. They are so adorable I can hardly stand it. At the mall. All the kids love Grandma.

Mac and I

GG (Gray) eating the most delicious cookies EVER! (My sister-in-law makes them and I crave them when I see these pictures)

Miss Ellie

Emma "reading" me a book. I thought for sure she wanted me to come upstairs so that I would read her a book. But no, she informed me that I needed to sit down so she could read me a book (she doesn't read, she's 2)

Me and baby Annie hanging out

These kids I get to see a lot more often since they live close.Colin doing one of his favorite things (eating)

This is usually the face I get when I see her.

This one I have yet to meet. But I know we will hit it off when I see her real soon!

As of Late

Baseball. Baseball. Baseball. And some fun in between has been our lives as of late.

Pete finished finals with unbelievable grades and I couldn't be more proud of his perseverence with school (despite my attempts to constantly trick him in to doing things with me instead of his school work).

We got him a desk so that he could have his own little study area in our room and be able to shut the door and focus.

I snuck in and took a picture while he was studying.

It is so fun to live close to family and have such a fun cheering group at all of Pete's games. I have yet to get a picture with the Sundwalls but don't worry, there are still two weekends of home games left. On Wednesday UVU was down by a few runs and was up to bat so in the spirit of a true fan my dad put on his "rally cap." We all tried to convince him it really wasn't worth the embarassment.
These shirts were given to us by my old college roomates. It was hard to get a good picture but when Pete and I both had them on one night I just had to take a picture (12/17 because we got married on December 17th). Baseball has been fun this season. Pete has one more trip after he gets home from Texas this weekend. If we could just get some nice sunshine for these last two home series I could get a tan and support my husband at the same time which would just make me a happy camper.