30 September 2009

treadmill.

sometimes it's wishful wednesday.
sometimes it's flashback friday.
and sometimes i just do whatever i want.
today: flashback wednesday.

but first: yesterday was the last day i will be wearing shorts
probably until the spring. except for my nike's.
it was also 85 yesterday. and pretty nasty out.
today? oh you know, 45, rain,
snow in the mountains. how does the weather
change THAT much in less than one day?
i.do.not.know.

The Treadmill

Once upon a time, about 2 years ago, Erin and I had this fabulous plan to go to the gym at 6.15 am on Tuesday mornings. 6 am the alarm would ring, I would roll out of bed, throw on some clothes, brush my teeth and the two of us would be out the door. I was usually still half asleep, and sometimes (back in the day when 6 hours of sleep was not standard or good) if I did not get enough sleep the night before, my vision was not what you would call accurate.

If my memory serves me right, then it was the first day of our new Tuesday morning routine that this story unfolds. Erin and I got on treadmills next to each other. She started hers out, going pretty slow because it was still warming up. The tv did not work on mine so I could not watch the morning news. I decided to switch treads. Often times I will just step on the unoccupied treadmill next to me. Ha. I stepped on Erin's treadmill, not the motionless side but the belt.

The rest was a blur. Step-slip-back-butt-ground. What?
Did that really just happen?
Did I really just fall off a treadmill?
Did Erin really not notice until some kind lady came rushing over?

YES.
Yes it did.

Alas, fear not. She was the only person behind the treads who could have possibly seen. There were no workers that saw. I think I had a bruise.

Lessons learned: Don't ever do that again.
Also, make sure you are awake and coherent before going to the gym.

The End.


18 September 2009

friday flashbacks*

{slash a 4.30 pm brain break [almost done!]}

*this post will not include a photograph due to the disgust i have generated for these creatures over the years


it all began on a sunday morning
many years ago...
{let's just say i was somewhere
around the age of 6.}


the family had a nice breakfast together.
we listened to the mo tab.
we watched the sunday morning session
of General Conference.

the session ended.
we did some stuff
{i do not recall what "stuff" entailed}.
the next session began.
us girls went outside to play
when what did our wandering
eyes behold?
a crippled moth.

we had to save him.

we donned ourselves in
dad's old white dress shirts,
a.k.a. our lab coats.
we set up our lab table,
a.k.a. the picnic table.
we called him G, Project G.

for two hours we did all we could.
tweezers.
toothpicks.
Q-tips.
water.
maybe even band aids
{it's been awhile, i don't remember}.

we went in to hear the Prophet speak.
{which would have been Ezra Taft Benson
at the time--I was too young to remember that}

30 minutes later we returned.
dead and gone
well, still there
just dead.
it was heart breaking.

and now erin is afraid of butterflies.
remember when she freaked out because we drove through like
6 of them altogether
and they were hitting the front of the car?
but i don't blame her.


17 September 2009

the pictures of birthdays past.


17.september.
2 months.

let us reminisce of bdays past.


{how could i forget being blindfolded for 2 hours when
i knew very well that i was waiting
to eat at cheesecake factory.
erin--i think it would have been safe to
remove the blindfold an hour early.}

09 September 2009

09.09.09

some neat facts for 09.09.09.
09.09.09 falls on a wednesday in september, both of which have 9 letters.
09.09.09 is the 252nd day in the year. 2+5+2 = 9.
09.09.09 today the Beatle's entire music collection comes out digitally mastered.

and another 09.09.09 treat

labor day weekend update:
rafting/tubing on the provo river.
sometimes i forget how beautiful utah is. {probably because i just think of being frozen and not seeing the sun for 5 months.} i just floated along {in the freezing water, actually it wasn't too much colder than hb ocean water} and stared in awe as we floated through the canyon at the beauty of all the green trees that cascade the mountains. and i got super excited for fall because i love love the colors of autumn. {and pumpkin pie. and my bday. i'll save that for another time.}
life vests.
team 17.
this one is for you, erin.
or this.

06 September 2009

blast from the past:

a collection of {old} photos on a lazy sunday morning







i hope you secret {paper moon} viewers enjoyed this sunday morning treat.