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10 years ago I: was a freshman in highschool. I ran cross country, and danced at the Springville Ballet Academy. Nothing really memorable.



5 things on today's "to do" list:
Work on the blog
Clean the house
Go to a work conference
Watch the BYU game
Take a nap?


5 snacks I enjoy:
Anything chocolate
Chips and salsa
Smoothies
Hot chocolate
A perfect peach

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
Pay off our student loans
Become a professional traveler
Invest and save for retirement
Buy a home, with cash
New wardrobe


5 places I have lived:
Springville
Ephraim
Logan
Alaska
Arizona


5 jobs I have had:
Housekeeper
Desk clerk
Bakers assistant
Marketing consultant
Dietitian


I tag: Joelle, Jen, Catherine, Maren


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A Month of Movies

The problem: Simply to many movies to watch, especially at the theatre.

The Solution: Netflix, we call it a month of movies. At least twice a year we become mind numbing couch potatoes for the entire month. Somewhere in that period of time we begin to understand all the one-liners we have heard people repeating. This month we have enjoyed such classics as: Enchanted, Bucket List, August Rush, Dan in Real Life, Fools Gold, Jumper, etc. All fairly good movies. We also saw some terrible movies, 10,000 B.C., and Rush Hour 3 come to mind.
How cool is it that they put TV on DVD now. We missed most of the Office last year and now after just 3 days, we are pretty much up to speed. If you want to talk movies with us, now is the time, because in another month you will be quoting a one-liner from a movie that we haven't seen and don't understand.

Happy B-Day KT

KT turned 25 today. She handled it much better than I did. I had a bit of a quarter-life melt down on my 25th B-day. All the cards and packages seemed to arrive by mail on the same day. Kt seemed overwhelmed at everyone's kindness and thoughtfulness. We have such an awesome family, thanks.

KT I love you, your the best thing that has ever happened to me. I hope you have a great Birthday.

Labor Day in Flag....Again

Last Labor Day we went to Flagstaff and climbed Mt Humphreys, the tallest Mountain in Arizona (12,637 feet). While on top we noticed a little meadow on the other side of the mountain... Fast forward one year later and we are in that little valley behind Humphreys Peak. The weather called for rain in Flagstaff, but we thought we would chance it anyways (given the cooler temperatures). We spent two beautiful nights in the Locket Meadow campground, where we had a large campsite dotted with pines and aspen.
While I caught up on my sleep, Josh forged new trails through the mountains. On our second day we both hiked up to the inner basin just below Humphreys. The hike was a gradual 2.5 mile uphill climb, we found ourselves out of breath most of the way up. I'm SURE it was all because of the thin mountain air. Once in the upper meadow, we set up the hammock, caught our breath, and took in the view. We never saw Humphreys, because it was always shrouded in clouds. We barely made it back to camp when it started to rain. We were pinned down in the tent for a few hours while some late afternoon mountain showers pounded the mountain. After the storm cleared, Josh proved to be quite the lumber jack. He went to town on some downed aspen and provided us with plenty of firewood. I was grateful for it too because that night it got chilly. On our way home, we went to the Lowell Observatory, just above the city of Flagstaff. This observatory discovered the planet/planetoid/asteroid/celestial body/?? known as Pluto in 1930. We took a tour of the grounds and saw some HUGE telescopes. Pictures of the moon taken from these telescopes where used as maps for the Apollo lunar missions. We really love Flag; its laid back, surrounded by mountains and pines, and has gentle hippie folk. If we make the trip back next Labor Day we will have to consider it an official Bastian tradition.