Western Caribbean Cruise 2009

Last week I went on a cruise to the Western Caribbean with a few of my friends. We stayed in Miami the first night and then boarded the ship for a week of fun in the sun. I took about 200 photos along with Angies 300 photos. So here are just a few.

Our first stop....Dash in Miami.

We went to the beach initially and then headed over to dash to say hi to Kourtney and Khloe. Too bad they were out of town that day.

On the top of the boat as we pull out of Miami.

The night we became Celebrities on the boat.....people loved us and recognized us everywhere we went. When we met people they always started off the conversation with, "Hey, your the girls from the dance club the first night!" It was awesome!

Our first dress up night at dinner. We loved our head waiter, MC, and our other waiter, Erwan (or two, or three, or four). They were awesome!

We decided to sing a little karaoke on the ship....You got to love Journey!

Our first port....Grand Cayman

We took a boat ride out to Sting Ray City and swam with some huge sting rays. (Hopefully there will be pictures of that to come) Then we headed over to the coral reef to snorkel.

Jake, the Captain, cut up some conch for us to eat. It was really delicious, except for the spaghetti string thingy. It made me gag.

The three tour guides were fans of the Utah Girls so they let us drive their boat. It was a blast!

Getting off the boat in Roatan, Hondouras.

We spent the day on the beach in Roatan and then did a little shopping.

Our next stop was Belize. We went spellunking, rapelling, and ziplining. It was so much fun except we were eaten alive by mosquitos.

The bottom of the rapelling rope.

The group hiking through the rainforest.

Ziplining to the finish!

They fed us BBQ after our adventure. It was great lizard!

Our last stop was Cozumel. Another beach day. The beaches weren't as beautiful as Roatan, but it was tons of fun with all the water toys. We also did a lot of shopping here.

Picture of the boat from Cozumel.

A group picture at dinner the night after Roatan.

Here's our group of friends from Key West and Ft. Lauderdale. We had a great time with them and will definitely be planning another trip with this group.

Mike and Mike in the morning with me and Rachel.

J, Jorge, and JJ....our friends from Puerto Rico. This was the last day waiting our turn to get off the boat. I think we were the last ones off the boat.

It was a FABULOUS vacation. Thanks for the good times Jay, Ang, and Rachel!!! Until next time....

8 days.....

.....until I'm layin' on the beaches of the Western Caribbean!!! Holla!!!

Who Knew Rose Park Held Such Beauty!

Saturday night I went to the State Fair with some friends. We met at a house in Rose Park and this was in the yard of the neighbor down the street. Not just a bathtub planter, but also a toilet planter. That is the definition of CLASS!!!

Collective Soul

Last weekend Rachel and I drove out to Wendover for a little gambling and a concert. Collective Soul was playing at the Peppermill Concert Hall and it was amazing!!! I love Collective Soul and was super excited to see them again. Good Times!

Road Trip Picture: It was really hard getting one with out all the shadows so this will have to do.

Waiting for the concert to start.

Lead singer of Collective Soul. It was fabulous!!

We had to take one of us with the band in the background....can you see them? :)

Here's the video of the concert. The sound isn't the best, but enjoy!

P.S. I won $25!!!

George Strait

Friday night George Strait came to concert. I went with Rachel, Kristen, Shane, Kelsey, and Kurt. George put on an amazing show. There were a few songs that I love that he didn't play, but I guess when you're a MEGAstar with millions of #1 hits you can't play them all.

We came early so we could make sure that we got great seats. We sit on the grass (which is the best way to go), but if you don't go early you sit way in the back. Here we are...roasting in the hot, hot sun.

Kurt and Kelsey

Kristen and Shane

Here's George playin' his heart out. He is an amazing artist.

The Girls

GNO: Classic Skating

Last Saturday was Girl's Night Out with my friends from Spanish Fork. We decided to go to dinner and then head over to Classic Skating. It was lots of fun and always a good time getting together with the girls.

Here's a shot of the girls (minus Angie, who's taking the picture) worn out after a little skate dancing in the middle of the floor.

Rachel trying to learn some moves from this cool kid. He was pretty amazing on his skates!

Val and Bre skating ever so carefully around the rink.

Ang and I were trying to find a setting that would work really good in the dark lighting. We chose Candle Setting and this is what we got. I actually think it's an awesome picture.

Me posing with my cool socks. I had to sport some awesome socks since we were at classic. I don't have a pic of Angie and Alicia posing in their fabulous outfits, but they definitely went all out. From lime green jumpsuits to shiny black pleather pants.....how can you go wrong?

Rach and Val posing before taking off on their skates.

One final pose of the group. We are missing Char (who came to dinner) and Dianna who couldn't make it. Thanks for the good times girls!!!

Summer Adventures 2009

It's time for Summer Adventures 2009. Rachel, Rebekah, and I decided to keep our tradition of Utah activities during the summer.

Activity 1: Utah's Hogle Zoo

The group shot in front of the sign....it was too hot to sit on the rock wall so we had to stand in front.

Rachel and Rebekah checkin' out the elephants. This was actually the first time I had ever seen the elephants in the "natural" habitat area.

Rachel and I posing with the Tigers.

Rachel apparently can't read.....

Yep, the typical measuring picture....This just shows that I can totally take on a Gorilla if we ever come in contact. I tower over him and I'm almost as wide!

Rebekah really wanted to buy some sort of hat....options: Asian hat or Green visor with brim. I told her to definitely go for the Asian look.

The lady who took this said that it was "such a CUTE picture!" I mean look at us....of course it's cute! :)

Kelly Clarkson in Concert

Last Thursday I went to see Kelly Clarkson in concert. I know MOST people made fun of us for going, but I enjoy her music and she sounds amazing live. It was a great time despite the rain.

Miriam, Me, and Rach before the rain started

We were kind of far away, but she is that neon green person mid-stage.

Reonia, Miriam, Me, Rachel, Rebekah, and Relissa sporting our ponchos. I didn't every become a monsoon, but it did rain for quite a while so the ponchos were a great investment. Thanks Rach for picking them up for us!

1st Activity of My Summer Vacation

Yesterday was my first official day of my summer vacation. I called up my sister to see if she wanted to go to the zoo with all the kids. We tried to get to the zoo, but unfortunately it never stopped raining so we headed down to the Children's Museum. It was just as exciting!

In the car on the way to the zoo. The kids were SO excited!!

Kara and Sophie with the balls.

Cooper dressed as the mailman.....it was missing a button! LOL!

Lauren playing at the water exhibit.

Morgan building a farm fence in the play house.

Sophie waiting at the checkout counter....do you think that's how Kara stands when she checks out with her groceries?

Cooper taking us on a road trip....we had to stop for gas!

Thanks for the fun trip kiddies and Kara!!!