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.

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.

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.}

09.09.09

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.

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.

the last hurrah

empty room

full car

how did i spend my last few days here in sunny southern california?

sunday: family/friend dinner. and of course, church {my favorite}

monday: beach. run/body combat. family bike ride {newport beach--to the wedge}

tuesday: final run to the beach. shopping/lunch with grandma {thank you, thank you gma}.

wednesday: pack. lunch with friends. pack. run/body combat. yummy dinner. watermelon. yo yum yum. {taught dana how to put gas in her car}

g-ma bought us all toms (she loves her red ones)

testing out the pillows

{i love target}

g-ma loves to have fun.

and loves bling.

but not this kind...or maybe...

i don't think any words can sum my mom up better than these.

chocaholic. and not a quitter.

love love love her.

and will sorely miss her.

love love love my sisters.

and will sorely sorely miss them.

{the next post will be brought to you from utah. date t.b.a.}

erin, the picture story.

this is erin.

erin is my sister.

erin likes to ride her bike.

erin likes to go to the beach.

she has a pretty tan.

sometimes we ride our bikes to the beach.

erin also has 2 other sisters.

their names are emily & dana.

erin likes to go out to breakfast,

especially to mimi's or ruby's

with her sisters

or...

paul. this is paul.

paul & erin are funny together.

this is erin & me.

we are best friends.

erin always falls asleep in pictures!

erin loves life--cinnamon life cereal.

she also likes to eat a piece of frozen

bread with strawberry jam and whip cream

on it on sundays.

erin likes to make cookies

and she likes to eat them.

erin is a good sister.

she likes to run, just like me.

sometimes we run together.

erin has a dog.

his name is buckman

but she calls him bucky.

the end.