Lots of new things!

So today was the most exciting day of my life! I ran home from work (one of my ways of getting some of my runs in is by riding my bike to work, then running home afterwards, then the next day I run to school and ride the bike home. Somedays I run both ways. It's 3 1/2 one way) and when I got home Eric showed me a flyer from on our door. We got a recycling bin! Actually its a recycling DUMPSTER! I asked our manager for our apartments if it was possible to get one and we got one! I am so happy!

Then we went on a hike a little while ago. Here are some pictures from that. We went to bridal veil falls.


Look how high the water level is for the Provo River! Its really deep and fast right now.

Next, for my inside garden. Here are one of my little plants from last week.

And then from this week. They grew a lot!

And then for my garden that I worked on for about 3 hours on saturday. I planted zucchini, yellow crooked neck squash, green beans and yellow beans, peas, okra, bell peppers and tomato. Only one plant is not from seed (tomato) because already established plants were too expensive. And the onions in the garden were already there so I left them so that I can eat them.

And last but not least, I splurged and got a 0 degree sleeping bag so that I hopefully won't freeze on my camping trips anymore. Also you notice that little thing in my hand? Its my new jacket! Im so excited about it. I have wanted one for a really long time and they finally went on super sale. Im real sad though because they only had one left so I wasnt able to get one for Eric. Hopefully soon though. Its a rain/ wind jacket that only weighs 4 oz and is perfect for backpacking, camping, hiking and traveling. I hope to use it a lot.

And then here is a picture of Eric from our date night to Nickel City. Eric did really well on this game. Of course he did well on all of them actually. At least much better than me.

Our finished puzzle.

And a bonus picture.

Puzzles and a Garden

So here is my garden room as of late. Indee helped me to decorate my tomato plant holders and I hung them up to the ceiling.

I just put some seeds on the soil on wednesday night and they are already sprouting.

Today our neighbor was having a yard sale and I went and talked with her because they were selling the cutest little miniature pincher puppy and I had to just sit and play with it. Anyways, I commented on how its cool that she has a bunch of square foot gardens in her back yard and she said I can use one of them to plant my own garden! Sweet! I think Im going to take her up on it. It looked like it was about 6 x 6 feet. So the big question is... what should I plant in it? any suggestions?


So it looks to me like this picture must have been taken early in the morning. Eric and I (but mostly Eric) worked on this 500 piece puzzle for a little while this week. Took us about 5 days to do it. It was tough because of all the snow. I've had the puzzle for about 5 years, but this was the first time it has ever been put together. We got two new puzzles from our neighbor Julie's sale as well. They look like they will be more fun than this one was. We have some finished product pictures, but they aren't on the computer yet. We'll see if I remember to put those on later.

Summer + fun books that aren't for school = happy

As my way to celebrate the beginning of summer/end of the fall semester, I read a book. Not just any book, mind you: a neverending one. Apparently the term "neverending" really just means about 380 pages. If that's the case, I've read LOTS of neverending books.

I was excited to read this book because the movie was one of my favorites growing up. I cried along with Atreyu each time Artax died in the Swamp of Sadness (which doesn't make a whole lot of sense, because wouldn't Atreyu die too because he's crying?) and ran with him as he bolted past the Sphinxes with the electrifying stares. Boy, was I in for a letdown.

Luckily, life goes on, because "NeverEnding Story" by German-born author Michael Ende (or is it Neverende?) was a waste of my life, which could have been wasted learning Ryu's upside-down kick on "Street Fighter II". The movie follows the book pretty closely, up until where the movie ends. The book doesn't end there, in fact it goes on for an extra 200 boring pages. Overall, the book gets a low "C" grade while the movie stays up on my list with a shining "B+".

And, for anyone who has seen the movie but still has no idea what name Bastian yells out at the end (I always thought it was his mother's name, but I guess not), the name is: Moonchild. Explain that one to me, Atreyu.

Nephi's Car

Nice Sunday Activity!