Trip to the Uintah Mountains

Friday after work I packed up my sleeping back and camera gear and headed for the mountains. I have been wanting to for a while and this weekend was the perfect opportunity. After the 2 hour drive through the Uintahs I finally arrived at Christmas Meadows where I met up with some friends and neighbors for a weekend of camping and fishing. My weekend was cut short because I had to be back to work on Saturday afternoon- but nonetheless, it was great to get away!! I didn't buy a fishing license so I played photographer while everyone else fished. I loved it. Though, next time I think I will invest in a license and fishing rod because the fishing was great. Patrick grilled the rainbow trout with potatoes, onions, garlic and spices. It smelled heavenly! You would be so proud.. I even tasted the trout- and it didn't make me want to vomit, it actually wasn't half bad. I still don't know that I would choose to eat it but hey, I'm making progress... The night was topped of with an incredibly clear sky which provided some great star gazing- there were some impressive shooting stars too!

Saturday morning was filled with more fishing/photography until I had to hit the road for the 2 hour drive home. I had a blast and will definately be going back! Not only to that spot but hopefully others and do some exploring.

Here are a few of the pics that I took:

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Even though I was only able to go for 1 day it was well worth the drive and I had a blast!
Catch ya'll later!!!

Mr. Bugaboo

I just have to say, I have the cutest nephew ever! I love going home and haning out with him, even though that means watching Thomas the tank engine (or Bob as he calls it) over and over again...

Here are just a few pics that I took the last time I was up home visiting... You do have to admit, he is a cutie!

Antelope Island

Here are some picures from my latest trip to Antelope Island a few weeks ago. It was a beautiful night. My friend and I hiked up to Buffalo Pointe and watched the sunset. It was great fun. I love going out to Antelope Island! It is one of those places that can change your perspective about an old stinky lake! I got some pretty good shots this go around so I thought I would post a few- for your viewing pleasure (I have always wanted to say that!!!)

Happy 4th!

My fourth of July was pretty low key. After a crazy day at work (you would think the craziness would start with the fireworks.. but I guess people couldn't wait that long!) I went to the Salt Lake Bee's baseball game with the parental figures. It was a great game! For a while there we thought we were going to have to kill some time before the fireworks would start because it was going so quickly... the real action started in the 6th inning when we finally scored a run... In the end it was a home run that won us the game... GO BEES! The fireworks show was great. I love when they are set to music- especially when I can sing along :)

I hope everyone had an enjoyable 4th!

My favorites...

And the verdict is....

You Belong in San Francisco

You crave an eclectic, urban environment. You're half California, half NYC. You're open minded, tolerant, and secretly think you're the best. People may dismiss you as a hippie, but you're also progressive, interesting, and rich!

Where Does Your Inner Californian Belong?

I have been back from California for about two weeks now. I wish I could have stayed forever. I don't know what it is, but I love it there! It was a quick trip- just enough to get away and forget about life in Utah for a bit. We drove down on Monday and spent 2 days at Disneyland and California Adventure Park and 1 at Seaworld before driving back on Friday. We couldn't have planned a better time to go. By 11am on Tuesday we had already gone on all the major rollercoasters at least once. And by the end of the day, we had hit just about every ride- even the kiddie rides like Mr. Toads Wild Ride. Which, I have to admit, they are just as fun now as they were when I was 10! So, the rest of the time we spent watching some of the shows that they put on and going on more rides.

All in all it was great fun. Seaworld was a blast also. It was fun to see all the amazing animals they have there. I still wonder what it would be like to be a dolphin trainer. The shows were fabulous as always. My favorite show was of course the dolphins. They are just so cute! Here are some pics of what we saw at Seaworld:

Finally...

That was me just a few days ago...3 days of no sleep (literally) to finish my paper which didn't turn out that great in the end... But the semester is finally over and I have to admit that it feels great. It was a hell of a semester! Now we just have to hope I don't have to retake any courses. That would suck! So, you may ask what does a girl do when she finishes the semester from hell??

She goes to Disneyland of course! A much needed and deserved break! Ramon and I have an exciting trip planned and we head out bright and early Monday morning. 2 days at Disneyland and 1 day at Seaworld. It will be a pretty quick trip. Just enough to get away and have some fun for a few days. I can't wait!!

As for the rest of the summer... No classes for me! Wow, how strange. It has only been 3 days since school got out and I am already wondering what to do. I am not used to having free time like this. I have a lot of little projects that I hope to get done before I go back to school in August. And a lot of BBQ's out on the balcony with my neighbors before I move.

Oh yeah, I haven't mentioned that yet... I am moving at the end of July. I just can't justify taking out much more in student loans to stay in SLC when I will be doing my student teaching closer to home. It will be good to spend more time with the family- one thing I don't get to do a whole lot of now...

Anyways, I will be sure to post some pics from the trip and update y'all again soon! Ciao~