Sometimes people are just stupid.

So you all know that I can sometimes be an impatient driver. I also have a lead foot. It's a good thing Mater can't go very fast or I would be in trouble. Well if you didn't know that...now ya do.
Anyways, I am driving on a 50 mph road going 55 because that's just how I am. I catch up to this caravan of vans that are from Kentucky. No offense but people from Kentucky...no beuno. And I automatically don't like vans. I will never own one. They weren't even going 45!! My speedometer read around 37.

On a 50 mph road!!!! Not even construction going on.

And of course they took up both lanes so I couldn't pass them. Later I came across a guy on a motorbike. No helmet. That alone stamps "moron" on his forehead. You think that's a little harsh but the dude was TEXTING while on his motorbike. Not even at a stop light....we were moving.
Then on the road that goes pass Lone Peak I see two bicyclists. Usually when bicyclists ride on the road, they ride behind each other so cars can pass them and they don't get run over. Well these two were too good for that or something. They were riding next to each other and one guy was right in the middle of my lane. He wouldn't move. All the cars in my lane had to sit there and wait for the other cars in the opposite lane to pass us before we could move. Seriously!!

Lets go back to traffic school people!

Really? Really?!

What is this world coming to?

More to Love?
Dating in the Dark?
The Bachelorette?

Not gonna lie....I just got hooked on the Bachelorette just a week or so ago but that doesn't mean that I agree with the whole idea of the show. Let me be clear here....you CAN'T find love through a reality dating show. Honestly people.

Bike ride #3

So I finally got around to doing my fathers day gift with my dad. I chose to take him on a bike ride up Provo Canyon, and I was a nice sister and let Nate tag along. Dad and I rode the tandem bike while Nate road my moms' road bike. We had our Subway sandwiches packed in the back and headed up the trail. Only a couple of minutes into the bike ride, Nate shifts wrong or something and the chain falls off. We fix the chain and start off again when we hear a "pop!" Nate now popped the tire. Haha! We usually have a spare tire in the be back, but there was none to be found. So we handed Nate his sandwich and said see ya later! There wasn't much we could really do! Dad and I biked up to Bridal Veil Falls, we were going to bike up to Vivian Park but my lungs were not ready for that yet since I was still getting over my nasty cold. Once we got there we ate our sandwiches and sat down for a bit. Just as we are about to leave, Nate pulls up.

What the....

I guess while Nate was walking his bike back, a biker stop by and asked if everything was okay. The biker had an extra tire and actually taught Nate how to change it for himself. Bikers are so nice. So he peddled his little butt off to catch up to us. It was a great bike ride. Next time we will bike up to Vivian Park and my cold will be gone!

Sickie

So woke up yesterday morning with a sore throat. Oh. Dear.

Everyone knows waking up with a sore throat is a huge sign that a cold is on the way. Well sure enough that is what happened. Work was awful just because I felt like I was going to explode at any minute. I wont go into details because that's just gross. My eyes were bloodshot and if for some reason I got pulled over driving home, I am sure the copper would ask me if I had been drinking. Not very likable unless it was water because that's all I ever drink! Stupid immune system. I mean granted it has only had 7 years to arm itself, but a cold during the summer is so annoying. The only thing that kept me going today was the fact that as I was walking up to work, I passed a maybe 37-40 yr old man when his phone went off. I laughed hysterically when I heard what his ring tone was.

"It's Gonna Be Me" by N'sync. Really? You really have that as your ring tone? How old are you? And of course he had the volume up so loud that everyone could hear it. I jumped just a tad because of how loud it was. After work I was going to buy a pair of shoes....not that I actually need another pair of shoes. I stopped by to get something to eat before heading to the mall that contained a fortune cookie. I opened up the fortune cookie which read, "Lavish spending may be disastrous, be careful." Dang it! I turned around and went home. I didn't need those shoes. Not yet at least!

Confession #3

I love me some Zupas!

4th of July Weekend

The best part of the 4th of July is having the family together. I can't get enough of it! We first started the weekend with a good ol' pool party while the dads were working at the BBQ.
Food FOOD and MORE food!

Little miss Janey had too much fun when I threw her in the air to catch her in the pool. I would throw her up and catch her and she was say "Do it again!" I did it over and over until my arms got too tired! She loves the camera as well! Natalia had her camera with her and Janey walked up to Natalia and wanted her to take a picture of me and her. I think we took about five pictures before she was satisfied!

The pool that we were at had this awesome rock slide as well as a waterfall feature that hooked on to the pool. The kids loved LOVED going down the slide.
Of course Nate had to be a show off and jump off the waterfall.

The next day, a bunch of friends and I went tubing down the Provo River. I had never done it before so I was a tad worried. Not too much though. But man was it freezing! I don't think the sun came out until the last five minutes of our ride. Jess and I were the newbies, but were also way ahead of everyone else for quite a while! We had no idea what we were doing!

But we all had so much fun and I totally want to go again....when the sun is out!

Moe and I are getting excited for fireworks!!

Happy (late) 4th!

My Sisters' Keeper

So I went to go see My Sisters' Keeper last night and man oh man. Not the smartest idea ever. I really liked it. But no joke, I cried during the whole. entire. movie.

This movie really comes close to home for me, and during the movie I felt I could relate to almost everything. Constantly throwing up during chemotherapy and feeling very ugly and not pretty at all. Another event that I related to was how her sickness was tearing her family apart. Now in my case, it wasn't tearing our family apart but it was hard on the family. I would always joke about how it seemed like my parents were divorced because my mom was with me in the hospital on the week days, while my dad came to be with me during the weekend. One parent was always gone and I don't know how my parents did it. They are amazing and I love them so much. I remember when my vision started going blurry because of all the medication I was on, how my dad would read to me because I couldn't. You all know how much I love reading. When I was able to move out of the hospital my mom was always willing to make me whatever I felt like eating because it was very rare that I was able to eat anything at all. She would make it or purchase it, no matter how weird it sounded. But the one thing I felt like I could relate to the most was that the character loved her sister. I love all my sisters but what Megan and I had to go through together created a bond that not a lot of people can understand. She saved my life. I remember one time when were fighting, just as sisters do sometimes, her saying to me, "I saved your life and I didn't have to." She was still young haha but I can tell you that if we had to go through it again today, she wouldn't change a thing. Of course I wouldn't want to do it all over but now that I can look back at trial, I can see the blessings that came from it. I was able to take my family and meet our beloved prophet Gordon B. Hinckley. What an amazing experience that was for my family and I. I don't take anything in my life for granted and my faith has increased immensely. The Lord watches over all his children and doesn't give them trials that he thinks they can't handle. I knew he was with me through the whole entire thing.

Watching this movie brought back so many memories, good and bad, but it was nice to remember and to think back on that part of my life. To my family, I love you all so much! To friends and other relatives, thank you so much for taking some of that load off my parents and helping our family! It has been eight years since my bone marrow transplant. Can you believe it?

Life is good.