Daring to Live A Passion-Filled Life Everyday

week in the life | saturday

I took 152 photos today between my iPhone 6 and my DSLR camera.

I got up around 8:00 a.m. because Laura had to be down to Provo this morning for her family reunion. I feel so much more rested this morning and ready to go.

I puttered around the house this morning. I watered my garden and picked the new offerings and brought them inside.

I need to remember for next year that I LOVED having cucumbers. I would plant two next year. I also want to remember that I really only like the cherry tomatoes. I like the other tomatoes, but I LOVE the cherry tomatoes.

I grabbed my big camera and took some photos of my front entryway that made me happy. I love my new painting that I got from JuliAnn Sklow when she moved and couldn't take it with her. My Dad even noticed and liked it too.

I love the outdoor urns and I want to put something in them. They originally had little Christmas trees in them, but I want to use them year round.

Asia loves to go outside anytime she can and explore and sniff. 

I still love my Leo the Lion that stands guard at my front door. It always reminds me of my brother DR since he is a Leo astrology sign. The ivy growing on and around our house is gorgeous and green right now.

I finally had time to open my Stitch Fix box this month. I loved the copper and turquoise bracelet. Not sure about the dress and blouses.

I stopped in Pleasant Grove on the way down to Provo around noon to pick up an order of Doterra Oils. I have never been to the new facility and it was very convenient and easy to get to. 

The set up was easy and fast. You go to a customer service person and check in. Then you wait for your name to pop up on the screen that your order is ready to pick up. I was in and out in less than 10 minutes including a trip to the restroom.

I wound my way down to Center Street in Provo and then found the Provo High School. I got there just in time to watch them play against North Sanpete Hawks. Utes lost the first one. Won the second one. Tie breaker third round they won 15-10. It was very exciting. 

Three girls were injured in one of the earlier games so they had only one and two girls rotating in and out. Reagan played most of the time. 

I loved playing volleyball in 9th and 10th grade. Reagen is a freshman this year and is at the high school. When I played in 9th grade, it was just Jr. Highs. Sophomore year I played out in the Utah County area. I think the last time I was in the Provo High School was for my volleyball 32 years ago. Crazy!!!

Julia is the JV coach, but was on the bench being a support coach. I'm not sure how much Reagen likes that or not. They are cute together though and I love both of their guts. I'm hoping to catch a few more games during their regular volleyball season.

The timing worked out perfectly for me to watch Reagen for two hours. I was ready to go as it was super hot in the gym they were playing in - like no air at all. So then I drove through Wendy's and got a chicken sandwich, fries and an Arnold Palmer. (Note: I love Wendy's unsweet ice tea and natural lemonade!!!) I pulled into an empty parking to wait for Laura on the BYU campus. It was crazy all the emotions and feelings I experienced and the flood of memories I had from 30 years ago. I had a great time in college, but honestly, I would do that phase of my life over again if I could. I didn't utilize my skills as well as I could have nor taken advantage of the college campus. It was so big and I felt so small and I played small. 

Laura and I had an hour to kill before we could pick up MKK's boxes from FedEx. So we found a little cupcake shop next door and went to have a treat.  The chocolate cupcakes were my favorite cake but the blueberry frosting was my icing. Then we loaded up the seven boxes and headed over to Helaman Halls.

Ahh! The dorm life. It was a little different setup than Jacek because he had a kitchen. These were just dorms with a community bathroom. But, it will be nice to be right on campus and in the middle of everything for MKK.

It was a touching moment to watch my childhood friend tenderly unpacking her daughter in her new home away from home. I am so grateful I was able to be there to help and witness this transitional time. After boxes were hauled up to several flights of stairs, I took one last photo of MKK and then got in my car.

I kind of looked like a hot mess!!!

As I was getting ready to leave, I looked at my text messages. Reagen's team made the championship game and it was starting right then. I drove across the street right in time to watch the final game. The Universe loves me!!!!

They didn't play as well as they had earlier. Exhaustion was setting in quickly, I'm sure. They lost the two games and it was over. The girls should be super proud of themselves as they really played awesome all day long. Second place is not too shabby!!!

I decided to stop at my old apartment complex before I headed back to Salt Lake. I have such great memories at Raintree apartments #120 and #218. I had lots of great roommates and I tagged almost all of them on my photo when I posted it to Facebook.

College is a life changing event that brings you together with a variety of people. I'm really proud to say that I have kept in pretty good contact with them all, except the two Bluebell girls. 

In #120 I had Dana, Irene, Lydia, Corrina my first year of college. Then in #218 I had Irene, Corrina, Laurie, and Wendy for my second year of college. My third year, I was back at #120 with Lydia, Dana, Krissy, Lisa, Lynae and Shauna. I moved out my fourth year into an apartment by myself the semester before I got married. And then I lived in Park City with Cory.

I drove back home and tried to go to Cafe Rio to pick up dinner. Holy Crapola!!! I have never seen so many people in Cafe Rio before. So I went next door and saw Kilee at Trader Joes and picked up some groceries and frozen pizza instead.

Then I went out to watch the boys workout on the sport court.

I watched the beautiful sunset and took a photo of it between the Young's yard. The first photo is the one I took. Laura got home around 10:30 and then we went to bed pretty late again. She leaves at 5:45 a.m. so it's time to say Good Night Saturday!!

 

 

week in the life | friday

 

I want to remember:

I only took 18 pictures today. 

My alarm went off at 6:22 a.m. and I had the volume up all the way, so it was very loud.

Keaton woke up still sore, but decided it was a good day to go to school since it was a short day. Only 30 minute classes.

7:35 am | I dropped him off in the front of school this morning so he could walk in the volunteer sheet and his excused note from being absent yesterday.

As I paused to watch some of the kids walk in, I felt grateful that my boys had great schools to attend during these formative years of their lives. And I also felt I'm grateful that I have passed that stage of life. Don't misunderstand!!! I loved junior high so so much. I just wouldn't want to be there again.

I want to remember that I love the area around the junior high and the high school. It's so beautiful.

I want to remember that I am still trying to get used to the fact that we have early morning schedules again for the next six years. I really enjoyed the two years I had off.  Plus, Jacek's senior year wasn't bad as he had home release first period.

I want to remember feeling very grateful for my Buick Enclave. I love my car and have enjoyed the past six years of driving it. It's got 120,000 miles on it and still going strong!

7:47 am | Arrived home to find Grandpa had left to go have breakfast with Jim Baucum. 

I want to remember that Asia loves to follow me everywhere I go, even into the bathroom. She is such a sweetheart puppy!!

9:05 am | Laura and I met Irene Lysenko at Bruges Waffles in Sugarhouse. I had my usual liege waffle with creme fraiche, strawberries, bananas and drizzled with Belgian chocolate. Oh my!!! We balanced it out with a couple of chicken apple sausages. I even tried the coffee, but next time I won't put the Biscoff in it. It was way too much!!!

I want to remember that my lifelong friends are near and dear to my heart! We spent a few hours catching up.

12:30 pm | I want to remember how Keaton came out of school excited that his back didn't hurt and wanted to walk home with Max, Joe, Liam and Matt. I wish I had a picture of them together. 

Laura and I were debating going to a movie, but then decided to go sit and have a little lunch and talk.

12:47 pm | I want to remember that I took her to one of my favorite spots called Roots. It was super busy but we got a table inside, since it was warm outside and we wanted the air conditioning. We spilt a Reuben sandwich and I got the cold Gazpacho soup as a side and she got the quinoa salad. I ordered a Juice for Joints cucumber cooler and she ordered the rosemary limeade. I didn't take any photos of this sacred time we spent together. She has known me longer than any one of my friends and understands and gets me like none other. We are soul sisters through and through and I appreciate her loving ways and our talks together.

3:15 pm | I drop off Laura at home and run get Keaton from Max's house. The boys were all outside on the sidewalk and they had a great time together. I want to remember how they drank Arnold Palmer's and then filled the cans up with water and then used a bat to hit them through the air. Memory making moments happening and I loved hearing Keaton's excited voice telling me all about his adventure.

4:12 pm | Jacek and I tried again to get the loan approved for the solar panels. They needed a mortgage statement and I tried to email it and it didn't work. I tried to fax it, but no one has a fax machine. Then they need a paycheck stub to verify income. Very frustrating.

I want to remember that even though it was a short week for school, it was a loooonnnnggg week.

I want to remember Keaton's backpack with his lunch box and his new folders, binders and notebooks. He loved having change in a baggie for the vending machine.

I want to remember how exciting it was for Keaton to start his junior high experience and how bummed he was to miss the second day of school because his back was sore.

I want to remember how exhausted I was Friday evening and I couldn't get up from the couch. Laura went to Park City to have dinner with her friend Debbie and was gone all evening.

I want to remember baking a pizza for Keaton because he was starving. Jacek had to work the late shift tonight and left around 5:45 pm.

I want to remember Cory saving the day when he called to see if I wanted him to stop at JCW's for a burger, onion rings and vanilla milkshake. My hero!!!

I fell asleep sometime that evening on the couch while the boys watched television. Laura got home around 10:30 pm. Jacek got home even later because the gelato shop closes at 10:30 pm on weekends. We all got to bed around midnight. 

I want to remember that Life is full and wonderful and busy! Luckily we can have a cat nap if we need it too!