A little bit of everything...

Well I have been a very busy girl... With traveling, vampire novels and the Olympics, when does one have time to blog about it all?

Traveling:
So at the end of July, five of my friends and I took a road trip to Montreal!
Nothing says true friendship like being stuck in a van with them for 7 hours...
We ended up having a great time though and getting along well (for the most part).

The six of us visited our friends Rachel Dave (center) before they move to Scotland.

Us gals went to the salon to get our hair cut. It was a fabulous experience and we came out looking like supermodels (obviously)

Shilo, Rachel, and Rachel (oversize sunglasses also pictured)

All of us gathered around the kitchen [and dining room] table for our Sunday, Family Dinner

Eating Poutine. (French Fries with Gravy and Cheese -sounds gross, but its very tasty!)

Now on to bigger and better things...

The Vampire Saga:

So these books have taken over my life for a bit. There were several weeks where I was entirely consumed by the characters Stephenie Meyer created. Luckily I am not alone in this obsession. Many good friends have stood by on my vampire journey. Even friends back home like Brittany, Bob, Marilyn, and Mom (thanks for the support guys).

My New York kindred vampire spirit comes from Amber, and I somehow managed to talk her into going to the "Prom Party" release of Breaking Dawn at midnight (the fourth and final book). We had a great celebration among the fourteen year old girls, goths and wannabe vampires.

Amber and I all dressed up for th Prom Party!

They served red velvet cupcakes. Yum!

Then finally, after weeks of waiting... the torture was over! Just after midnight I laid my hands on a copy of Breaking Dawn.

Sorry about the lipstick Mom- I usually don't wear something so severe, but in light of the vampire party I found it forgivable.


Since then, I have finished the book... It took me 5 1/2 days which is a long time in comparison to some people I know!

Now, I have the OLYMPIC GAMES:

I am obsessed with watching the games every day. It's getting out of hand. I stay up way too late and it's causing me to suffer the next day. But it's totally worth it to see Michael Phelps and the other US Olympians.

So for Family Home Evening this week, I organized our own Olympic events!

I took home the "gold" in The Hymnal Relay- which consisted of balancing a hymn book on my head and running the length of the room. I should have went to finishing school after all!

Amber and I took home the silver for the Three-Legged Race challenge. And yes, our Senior Missionary couple won the bronze!

Well I am off to go watch the Olympics!

I realize this blog was quite lengthy. Thanks for sticking through it. YOU deserve a medal.