a tall personality

Utah and I have had a love/hate relationship since I came here in 2004 as a barely 18 year old college freshman.   It was too hot. The people were too different. The mountains were to small. The camping was too sissy. Everything was too easy. It was too hot. It was too hot. Did I mention it was too hot? After a long long (approaching a decade) time I am finally announcing the big news. Utah has finally convinced me that I LIKE IT HERE!  I 'all the way' like it.  No more 'if only it were a little more like Alaska'.  I like it just the way it is and here are a few reasons that I have pictures to go with. Sunset drives in the mountains When my friends come to visit there is A TON of fun stuff to do! Amen Accessible and pristine mountain lakes Afternoon thunder storms in late summer First hikes of the season and friends who are up for hiking in the snow New places to go cliff jumping Half marathon

The morning of my trip to Minnesota for Katie's wedding I woke up thinking "it's so weird that I woke up before my alarm because it was set for 4:30...that's really early...I don't usually wake up before 4:30"  That's when I knew something was wrong.  I looked at the clock and it was 7:55!!!  My plane left at 8.  Needless to say it was too late to get to the airport.  After an hour on the phone and a little over an hour of semi-panicked hysteria I had a new ticket for the next day. I decided to go to work since I had no plans for that day and I'm not one to sit around.  My co-worker commented "wow, you must really love this friend to buy two tickets to her wedding!"  Um yep.  Katie, I really love you, and I would have bought as many tickets as it took to get there :) Julie and her parents who were picking me up in Minneapolis were so so kind and understanding about the delay.  Without hesitation they offered to wait around for anot