tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10842733914660530352024-02-19T01:57:47.203-08:00Lovin' life, Lovin' youStormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-70370394427196586682011-12-01T07:28:00.000-08:002011-12-01T07:28:28.472-08:00European travels pt. 1Our travels began in Venice last weekend, where we finished our program. It was an anticlimactic end to 3 months together as slowly in 1's and 2's, our group fizzled away. I <i>loved</i> our group. We had so much fun and pretty much no drama for 3 months. Props to a group of incredibly down to earth girls with their heads screwed on right. There are definitely a few people who I am missing a lot, one of which is Kate "Gatto" Clark (who also happens to have the best blog out of the lot of us... if you care to read, which you should, click <a href="http://www.be-happy-anyway.blogspot.com/">here</a>). She was my roommate, confidant, and wingman! I couldn't have been paired with a better match of a roommate for me!<br />
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This is a picture of the 4 of us roomies, Pazit, and Dr. Bonomi, the director of our school. Little did we know that Pazit would turn out to be a ton of fun, and also sometimes really scary. I learned quickly to lie low and fly under the radar.<br />
Anyway, back to our travels. We stayed an extra day in Venice, and then went to Verona. I left my camera battery at the B&B that day, so I don't have pictures. After Verona we stopped by Milan and then continued on to Lucerne, Switzerland. I loved it there. It was gorgeous.<br />
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We took a cablecar up near the top of an Alp, Mt. Pilatus. Then we hiked the 3 or 4 hikes that take you to the tops of different peaks of the mountain. It was amazing.<br />
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(more pictures of all of this coming later, once I get my ducks in a row)<br />
Now we are in Paris. So far, it's kinda lame. I'll write again later elaborating on if my feelings change. Cheers until then!Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-54190435449527827812011-11-11T15:04:00.000-08:002011-11-11T15:04:00.596-08:00Too GoodClick <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBwWDWIjm9U">here</a> for the best thing you've seen all year.Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-38804175552851195132011-10-20T01:46:00.000-07:002011-10-20T01:46:27.454-07:00Italy Picture Update: ROME<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After arriving in Italy, we lived in Rome for a few weeks. It was beautiful, and so big and busy. Here are some highlights!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Coming soon... Siena, pt. 1</div>Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-6699693089023524392011-10-19T08:04:00.000-07:002011-10-19T08:04:14.177-07:00Last week<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal">Last week was “2 months til I get home”. It was getting a warning for buying chocolate at a gas station. It was running trails through the Italian Alps. It was venting for hours about poor leadership and social awkwardness. It was eating wild boar pasta at a tiny local Italian restaurant. Last week was getting 100% on my first Italian oral exam. It was a realization that mountains mean more to me than old churches, and another realization of how much we miss positive interaction with adults. It was finding leather journals for affordable prices in Florence. Last week was scaring ourselves in an ancient monastery enough to make my friend pee her pants, even if it was just a little. </div>Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-46499480230797607502011-09-27T06:53:00.000-07:002011-09-27T06:53:40.157-07:00ItaliaI live in Siena, Italy. To keep things simple, here are a few lists of things I love about Italy, or miss about home...<br />
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Things I love:<br />
The FOOD. Everyday is filled with the most delicious food ever. So fresh. So filling. So delicious.<br />
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The SIGHTS. Italy is straight up beautiful, in every way.<br />
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The HISTORY. Everything here is so <i>old.</i> It is so different than America.<br />
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Things I miss (aside from the obvious people):<br />
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Making/having friends. The people here aren't really interested in meeting new people, and if they are, it is just to hook up with them. So... that's fun.<br />
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American delicacies, like Taco Bell, Root Beer, and Skittles.<br />
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Being comfortable, and alone.Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-41867399627001533462011-08-24T20:23:00.000-07:002011-08-24T20:32:46.787-07:00GrantleyThis summer has been eventful to say the least, and I haven't blogged about any of it, but at this point I'm going to write about what actually matters right now.<br />
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Last weekend I went camping with Marci and some of her family and friends. Friday afternoon there was a tragic accident and Grant, her closest brother, drowned in the lake at Flaming Gorge where we were camping. It has been an incredibly difficult struggle in the days since, and I can only imagine how the Anderson family is feeling. Losing Grant has made me think a lot about things that I often take for granted. He was an amazing little man. He was the kind of person that was good friends with everyone he met. He made everyone feel welcome, and was always SO happy. There is so much I have learned and continue to learn from him. He was the only person I could really let loose and flirt with because he was such a tease with his perfect little body, long eyelashes, charming smile, and smooth talking skills... not to mention his little giggle, and the way he said "chit balls". Grant was so freaking fun. It has been such a blessing to get to spend time with him through the past few years. I love you Grantley!<br />
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One of his favorite quotes: <span class="text_exposed_show">"Every situation, properly perceived, becomes an opportunity to heal." - (A course in miracles) </span> <br />
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His obituary: http://www.premierfuneral.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1243805&fh_id=12144#.TlUUiPs8ikV.facebook<br />
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News clip: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=960&sid=16922099 Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-42886450001707032242011-06-03T11:31:00.001-07:002011-06-03T11:31:37.549-07:00Jackson HoleI live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.<br />
I work at the Jackson Hole Adventure Center.<br />
I love this place.Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-4253928029173619562011-05-02T19:30:00.001-07:002011-05-02T19:30:49.949-07:00Party<div style="text-align: center;">I'm so fun I keep the party pooped.</div>Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-24420445502964893372011-04-12T19:56:00.000-07:002011-04-12T19:56:36.548-07:00Jet LagI just decided that you don't have to ride a jet to have jet lag. My kind of jet lag is the kind where you pull an all-nighter working on a paper or studying for a test, or when you are just so freaking busy that you are practically "jetting" everywhere. Thus afterward, when it finally catches up to you, you are "lagging"... and there you have it! Jet lag! Yes, jet lag is what I am experiencing, which is too bad because I have a big test tomorrow that I need to be studying for. But when I am so tired, and I keep remembering how AWESOME my night of sleep last night was, it is hard to focus. Not really sleeping for a day, night, and day can sure make you appreciate sleep!Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-88354954243064013622011-04-11T08:48:00.000-07:002011-04-11T08:48:40.725-07:00KeeperI just came to the lab in the basement of the library to study for my test that's in a few hours. I sat down in the back corner with only one guy sitting nearby. After I had logged in I realized that he is playing a video game, with his headphones in and cranked up so loud that I can hear every shot, reload, and any other ridiculous sound effect. He mumbles things like "Gosh dang it" to himself every once in a while. I have been thinking lately about what I want in a husband. And I think I just found it. Maybe I will propose with my ring. He is just what I've been looking for.Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-26365927082029069012011-03-01T17:24:00.000-08:002011-03-01T17:24:03.999-08:00Song of the Week<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search?q=lover%20lover%20jerrod%20niemann">Lover, Lover</a> by Jerrod Niemann</div>Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-38995801605436598302011-02-28T21:27:00.000-08:002011-02-28T21:31:27.448-08:00Mini Life Phase #20.5I was just recently skimming my dear <a href="http://thegreatcrabapplewars.blogspot.com/">Bits's Blog</a> and I decided I need to write a post. There are 1,001 other things I should be doing, but you know what? For my sanity's sake, I think something along the lines of a blog/venting will be most beneficial. I'll work on the 10 page paper, service learning project, and 12 responses in my Wildlife notebook following this post.<br />
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As I am nearing the 21st year of my life, I am coming upon many new adventures. One of these adventures is the <i>return of the missionaries!</i> A lot of my (used-to-be) close guy friends are getting back from their missions. Some I am closer with now than I ever was before, and some have been a huge disappointment in their lack of friendship following their return. So glad I wasted all that time writing you letters over the past two years... And no, I'm definitely not bitter... So yes, it is rather monumental to have guys around who have known me for longer than just my college experience.<br />
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Another adventure that the 21st year of my life is bringing is the sudden splurge of close friends who are <i>girls</i> going on missions. 3 of my previous roommates/close friends are going, not to mention the countless others who are friends and acquaintances. Everywhere I turn I feel like someone else is announcing their mission call. Don't get me wrong, I am WAY super proud of them. But I can't even imagine myself in their shoes.<br />
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But if they aren't announcing their mission call, they seem to be announcing either their <i>marriage</i> or their <i>sea-monkey in their uterus (aka incoming baby alert). </i>Holy crap!<br />
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The other thing people are doing is <i>traveling</i>. This is one ship that I will gladly jump on board. I am going to Italy on a study abroad this coming fall semester, and I am pretty dang excited.<br />
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But still, everyday I feel more and more like I am missing a serious ship that is sailing... or more like a continent of every girl I know, moving away from this point in life. I get stuck in these mini phases of life and every time I get shoved out of my comfortable grasp of reality, I freak out a little. I mean, I have close friends from high school (not naming any names *cough* Allie Van Kampen Jones with an infant *cough*) who are married <i>and</i> have a freaking child! I still am a freaking child! I can barely handle steady dating! haha. Oh man. The more I think about this, the more pathetic I sound.<br />
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Regardless, I just need to say: People!.... Simmer down. I am super proud, and happy for you, but don't start thinking anything about me doing something drastic like getting <i>married</i> or popping out <i>babies</i>. We'll talk when I'm 25. <br />
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Peace and blessings,<br />
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Your favorite lost child.Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-3645678664233095742011-02-27T22:04:00.000-08:002011-02-27T22:04:07.029-08:00Cookies of the pastI found one of my top three favorite kinds of cookies sold at Walmart. I've never been able to find them at any grocery stores, and I finally found them. DANISH WEDDING COOKIES! I love them just as much as I did when I was little. They are so precious in their simple pink box design that hasn't changed for as long as I can remember. The good things in life shouldn't change, right? Right.<br />
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I got back from the road trip and attended Teagan Nicole Larsen (now Olsen) 's wedding the next day. It was beautiful and I'm super happy for her!It was also super crazy to see one of my best friends get married.<br />
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Our first stop was the Grand Canyon, which was ever-so-grand in all it's fogginess.<br />
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We hit up Prescott to spend a day or two with one set of grandparents, and continued on to spend some time with another set in Phoenix for a few days.<br />
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We visited the gravesite of the spectacular woman after whom I am named.<br />
And in Phoenix we took advantage of some free time in the studio...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also hit up our favorite Mexican restaurant, Los Compadres, 3 times in the 2 days we were there. We are devoted fans, all the way from Idaho/Utah. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next we continued on to our next destination: Sunny San Diego. It is amazing how fast the kids have grown up and was so good to see the Bramwell clan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>What a stud.<br />
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We hiked to a big tree of lights on top of a near foothill, sea kayaked, played at a park, rode the Elliptigo's, had an epic Christmas, and spent some quality time at the beach!<br />
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Soleil loves to play dress up. We had a dance party the first night we were there (more like she and Caden danced while we filmed and laughed our heads off) and she disappeared for about 42 seconds and came back in an entire new ensemble. I was legitimately impressed. So Christmas morning rolls around and Soleil gets some cool presents, including a bike and 3 new princess dresses. When she makes her entrance into the room Christmas morning, she climbs over the bike screaming, "I GOT DRESSES! PRINCESS DRESSES!" She climbed over the bike 3 times, picked up one dress at a time and laid each of them out nicely across the floor. After that, she looks over and says, "I got a bike!" Hilarious.<br />
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We hit up the beach in time to get some good pictures of the sunset. Star, Forest, and I set out to get some good pictures of us. It took us quite a while to get the timing down, with some hilarious pictures in the meantime, but eventually we got it. Here are some of the best... <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, shout out to my beloved sister Star, as it is her birthday and I love her very much. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday, Star!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh yeah, and it's finals week. Boo.</div>Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-56674538677249530892010-12-07T22:09:00.000-08:002010-12-07T22:09:33.067-08:00din duh duh doh doh doh din duh duh doh doh (brrrat!) din duh duh doh doh doh din duh duh doh doh (brrrat!)<br />
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Thursday - SLEDDING! Beating my body to a pulp on Old Main hill. And of course hot chocolate afterwards.<br />
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Friday - ICE SKATING! Luckily I was still feeling the effects of sledding and therefore took it easy, though I was still quite sore this morning.<br />
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and Saturday - SNOWBOARDING! It was a terrific day at the Beav, especially for so early in the season. The morning measurement said the Beav has only ten less inches than the max amount they had last year. We're off to a great start, and it was only the second day!<br />
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By the time I got back to the car today I felt as though I wanted to lay down and never move, think, or even breathe because everything about me was so exhausted. It was fabulous, in a terrible way.Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-54871485639332704392010-10-28T16:59:00.000-07:002010-10-28T16:59:37.185-07:00THUNDER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAewRiIiGTlirDeshu3lFpU5fokRK7XhrRGAWmetOrUJYmvukMNb-VLrNc8RGUjksINqGgd4Uxf0IRoGUq5n1YP4ssKHTdSCG1MGhLHA57o5btvoupVLaKpnIHlmJqFEwuyyA2ZrL5WA0/s1600/oklahoma-city-thunder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAewRiIiGTlirDeshu3lFpU5fokRK7XhrRGAWmetOrUJYmvukMNb-VLrNc8RGUjksINqGgd4Uxf0IRoGUq5n1YP4ssKHTdSCG1MGhLHA57o5btvoupVLaKpnIHlmJqFEwuyyA2ZrL5WA0/s320/oklahoma-city-thunder.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I love them.</span></div>Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-41146923771396761452010-10-10T23:17:00.000-07:002010-10-11T06:58:28.731-07:00Keepin' UpWhen life blows up in my face, when the things (or people) I rely most on fall through, when a significant portion of the signs point to giving up, these are the things that remind me why I keep going:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Family (especially my sibs)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nature (more specifically -- fresh air)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Chasing Sunsets</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"> <span style="color: purple;">Learning Confidence in myself (and independence)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: red;">Mind-numbing melodies</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Dancing</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tired, but antsy,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Stressed about my test tomorrow,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Excited and nervous for the first club activity on Friday,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Irritated with a friend,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Regretting,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Trying to get the popcorn out of my teeth,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Craving another Rootbeer,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Laughing at my own stupidity,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Loving my roommates,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Listening to the hum of my fan,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Figuring out my Study Abroad situation,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wishing I could travel more, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Apprehensive about decisions,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Glad that money does not grow on trees, </div><div style="text-align: center;">(that would just be weird),</div><div style="text-align: center;">but sad that money isn't more easily attained,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Grossed out that I just wolfed down 2/3 of a big bag of kettle corn,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wanting to finish season 5 of The Office, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hopeful, but wary,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Learning to love,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and loving to learn.</div>Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-3263911936463199082010-08-28T20:42:00.000-07:002010-08-28T20:46:49.134-07:00Binchamin<div style="text-align: center;">Our dear friend Benjamin Brock Lovett came to visit us from Texas for a few days before he leaves on his mission in the beginning of September, so we took him out to Marci's ranch and taught him to be country. We had an interesting little experience while we were in the process. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">One of Marci's neighbor's cows got mixed in with hers, so we were going to move the cow through the corrals and into the trailer to take her back. She was a bigger cow and had weighted horns, which means they point straight at whatever she drives toward. Marci opened the gate to let the cow into the first corral, where I was waiting to move the cow into the next corral. Marci started to open the gate and the cow came running at it, horns pointed straight for Marci on the other side. She threw the gate back and retreated. The cow hit the gate at full speed and lifted it off it's hinges, crashing to the ground underneath it. In miliseconds it was out from under the gate, headed straight for me. I heard Marci yell, "STORMIE, RUN!!!!" in a voice that was a little more frantic than I wanted to hear, and headed straight for the closest fence at full speed. I jumped to the fence a little early, only made it halfway up, pulled myself up the rest of the way but my shirt got stuck somewhere in the process and swinging my legs up onto the top of the fence turned out to be a challenge. Of course that was all a blur (I may not have even caught my shirt on the fence until a few seconds later, I don't know). The next thing I knew I was watching the cow crash sideways into the fence at full speed underneath me while I clung desperately to the top rail. It recovered quickly from it's collision and ran into the next corral where I'm sure it was hoping to get a stab at Ben, but we all stayed well away and left her alone to simmer down. I went back the next day to take a picture, and the cow stared me down like she wanted to use me for a DDR dance pad, or a pin cushion. </div><br />
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</div>Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084273391466053035.post-38370663630362565112010-08-14T16:52:00.000-07:002010-08-14T16:52:33.389-07:00Hometown HeroesAs all of my avid blog readers know, I am a Ranger Aide this summer at Bear Lake State Park (on the Utah side). I live in a camper, by myself, on the backside of the campgrounds I run... aaaaaaand I love it. This summer has been magnificent for me, and a good portion of that is due to the people with whom I work. <br />
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My living situation definitely limits the social interactions I have with my peers, and thus I must resort to socializing with the people around me, which mostly consists of middle-aged men (also known as my RANGERS!!!!) <br />
Introducing:<br />
Rangers Jonathan "Bossman" Hunt and Wayne "Wayno" Earley<br />
Deputy Rangers John "Little John" Beddingfield and Frank "Papa Frank" Keepers<br />
Deputy Sheriffs Blaine "Imma Be" Ibey and Mark Lee<br />
and Glen Gillies (Maintenance Man) <br />
among others.<br />
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These men have made this summer into one of the best summers I can remember. I have been spoiled by every one of them AT LEAST once, and they cease to amaze me at how willing they all are to help others (especially me). I worked the other night and there were two lost swimmers on the lake somewhere. It was amazing to me how they took the responsibility to find them, and eventually saved the swimmers lives. I was so proud I wanted to cry. I love my posse of middle-aged men!Stormiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340157833729722179noreply@blogger.com1