Bagel Frisbee and Other Such Adventures

 

Le Coco

 Le Frisbee

Le View

Some days turn into unexpected adventures.

Film was a major blessing this week. 

What a great Wednesday.

Today, Run Through Spring!

Just having a camera at the right place and time.

Dwell

Love All Stages of Life

I want to love it all with undying interest.

But sometimes, I just want to dwell...

and miss...

 

Wanted...

WANTED: Photographer

-I would prefer a professional (I've never had professional photos done)
-Dave would prefer someone for free

If you have any recommendations, please let us know. Email me at richlizards@gmail.com

Bout Time

Oooookay, I'm tying myself to the wall and getting things DONE today.

I wish I were a Chuck

Doesn't she look delightful? Well, she is.
I completely connect with this fictional character.
I want to be like Chuck when I grow up.

My Letters to Deceased Celebrities

Found here.

And it was beautiful

I saw the world in 3-D today.

A glass with noo lense...oooohhhh ooohhh a glass with no lense. Repeat. (Please sing to the tune of "A cat with two heads)

EB3 R.I.P.

Once in a lifetime opportunity. Over? Really?

April is all about change. Hard, cry-over, discouraging change.  This was the best thing that happened to me. The minute I stepped in that room the first time I knew I needed to stay. The East Bay Third ward was a very unique singles ward for our church, it was part deaf, part spanish, part native american and the rest of us. I have grown so much in the last three years. During this time I've had many: heartbreaks, triumphs, I fell madly in love here, I felt true anguish here, I had a few near death experiences and the deepest bonds of friendship. Seeing the end is just about devastating. Yet, there must be some good from it. My theme for a month now has been "stop thinking about what you'll miss, focus on what you'll gain." Hard but wise counsel, that hopefully someday will click.

 One of the first activities of EB3

 Those first volleyball nights

Summer nights that never ended

 birthday parties

 A decision to return to EB3

 A decision for Dave to return

 A number of friends

 A secret lover

 A few inside jokes

 Game nights, forts...

BBQ's and new faces

Some hard times

Some floating moments

 Fun get-togethers

 Loving friends

 Hilarity at it's finest

Some best times...

"I have been changed for good."

Smashed Snails=College

There is something about handing over that last final...you go into a state of euphoric JOY! Finals are proof we are miracle-workers. No sleep, constant tears, days of hard work and the feeling of never-ending drudgery come to an end today. It is remarkable the amount of work that is put into one week's time.

For the first time in my life, I felt like I could connect to snails today. Usually, my fast paced, back-boned, goober avoiding life tells me our personalities would clash. However, as I was walking across campus I looked down and saw hundreds of stepped on, smashed and dried snails. 

Snails are like students, the fresh rain wakes us up, we go about our day crossing roads we need to and then POW the pressure suddenly hits us-seeming unbearable. Some of us break, others survive. 

Thank goodness today I am not the weakest link.

Goodbye! 

"Altar" Your Thinking

So I went to the Bridal Fair on Saturday. Now I'm about to do something I try not to do so don't hate me. Please understand that these are extremes (probably rare cases) and I'm merely doing this for my own amusement. I can't help but to bask down to a low level. Here is a list of the stereotypes I encountered of the lovely brides-to-be:

-The Naive Bride: She looks twelve. Heck, she probably is twelve and what the scariest part is that the majority of the brides I saw at the bridal fair fell under this exact category. It's hard to imagine that these brides fully know what they are getting into, you wonder if they have enough allowance saved up and they make you realize you're older than you feel.

-The Pre-pre-pre Planner Bride: This girl has been planning her wedding since age three. Sometimes she has everything picked out, primped up and ready to go before she even meets a man. This is the kind of girl who has enough stamina to wait for a missionary, keep bridal planners and these girls make one awesome maid of honor.

-The PHishy (the Pretty Hott but fishy) Bride: It seems like she is very calm and completely sane but you know those fake nails, whiter teeth, botoxed lips and expensive tan didn't take ten minutes to do. I always wonder what brings out the "Bridezilla" in them.

-The Free-loader Bride: These brides are mostly along for the ride as long as it's fun. They hear "free food" and are more willing to go to bridal fairs. They sign up for every contest but take things way too laid back. Three months seem so far away and planning far in advance is not their cup of tea.

I, of course, am the free-loader bride but what a bunch of great tasting FOOD! I'm so glad Jessica suggested going to this shin-dig (back in January.) She has the case of the pre-pre-pre planner bride (and as a young child I was too, who knows what happened) but lucky for me, it's awesome to have someone as excited as her! She helps me plan, gets her hair done with me and is not too pushy.

Sitting here with Dave at My feet

So I'm sitting here at the end of a spontaneous day and Dave is dead asleep on the couch. (Early for a friday night, right?) Poor kid. Anyways, I just think he has the cutest face while sleeping. His lips are so big that they droop to the side. It's adorable and I'm so grateful for the warmth he is giving my cold lil toes- I have them buried right under his belly.

It's all good DJ, I'll go biking by myself.

For real this time

July 9, 2011

Manti Utah Temple

1:00 pm

My New Roommates

Who knew I just moved into a war zone.

Reactions

- Of course all you have to do is flash the left hand to the sisters and they squeal with excitement but here are some of the other reactions

-Jessica, Kenzie, JiHye, Dave and I went to the festival of colors. Dave did a fake proposal in front of them. Jessica didn't believe it, JiHye screamed.

-Samantha was leading the music in sacrament meeting and I held the hymn book high enough for her to 

see

 -Bryndi called me ten minutes after he proposed. To my knowledge she had no idea.

 -Kristi literally jumped for joy

 - I got up to make an announcement about the "role." I flashed the ring and pandimonium broke out. Katie C walked right to the front of the room and examined the ring.

-Bethany randomly ran into Dave, she of course did a classic Bethany

No one said it would be easy, RIGHT??

Well after doing some intensive research (meaning I went onto the website and looked), it turns out the Manti Temple is closed the 23rd! We will discuss other arrangements and update the finalized plans soon! In the meantime, enjoy this wonderful comic strip about dogs:

http://thisisdogfort.org/files/2011/02/comic-00047_fs.jpg

Goin' To The Temple and We're Gonna Get Married...

Dave and I officially decided:

Manti, Utah Temple
July 23, 2011

Deciding was pretty hard but Manti seemed to suit us more. We can hardly wait!


Why get Married in a Temple?  Dave and I want to be married forever. As members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints we believe that families can be sealed for eternity. More information about these temples can be found here.

Oh that one day...

 Pepper and I enjoying ourselves thoroughly.

 Hairy Chest and Tess. No wonder she didn't like him, she couldn't even remember her name.

 Eating and bonding with the horses.

 Right before he popped the question.

 Where he popped the question.

I called Him Carl

Wednesday 23, 2011
I felt it. Today was the day. I woke up excited with energy.

I couldn't decide what to wear and ended up changing five times. Eventually, I ended up with my purple shirt which I thought would suffice the occasion due to the fact that the first time we met, I was wearing this shirt.

As classes started to continue, fears swarmed my mind. I went through every possible scenario. Did I know what I would say? No. Then my last class was dismissed and I went numb. I felt like I was floating along the hallway, across the sidewalk and to the car.

When I got home, I ate something (it always helps my nerves.) Dave picked me up and was obviously nervous but I tried not to notice. In the car we listened to a CD we had made the previous year and I'm pretty sure we sang because that is common.

I remember arriving in Springville, I didn't even try to act surprised that there were horses. I just smiled, he knows that I always dreamed about a horseback riding proposal. After multiple tries we opened the gate to the pasture and I immediately went into Horse Heaven screen saver. I miss horses! It's good that Dave felt talkative to the owner because I could only concentrate on connecting with Pepper.