Dave's Diner

The other night was FABULOUS. 

A lobbyist for Utah State University named Dave had all the USU interns at his home for some good ol' Southern BBQ. LOVED IT! 

Best Part? His 50's Coke Diner in his basement!

All the pics are from my phone, so sorry in advance.

Dave- I would totally support having one of these in your home one day

Ashley and I 

I ONLY drink real coke when it's in a bottle

Yummy yummy dessert!!!

Ashley REALLLLLY liked the dessert. 

Random tangent of the day: I learned why you should never shop when hungry. The produce aisle didn't stand a chance...bananas, pears, grapes, apples, and oranges are all fully stocked in my fridge now!

Therapy Indeed

So basically, I have begun to feel like my life is like the movie "Groundhog Day". I wake up, workout, go to work, eat dinner, and go to bed. EVERYDAY. 

Nope, that's a lie. Not on the weekends.

Anyway, I was raised by a fantastic mother who taught me, "When life gets you down, buy something new!"

Luckily, she also taught me to bargain shop!

Anyways, I bought a coat for half off and the brand is called "Therapy". How ironic is that?! 

So here are some of the bargains I got this weekend:

$10 Lipgloss set from Urban Outfitters

$5 dollar eyeshadow set from Urban Outfitters

$25 cute cute jacket from a place in Georgetown

$30 RED HIGH HEELS!! I have been on the lookout for some of these FOREVER!!!!

Annapolis

Today the boys and I went on a little adventure up to Annapolis. Annapolis is about 45 minutes from our house and an AWESOME little place. It is a quaint little town with an ocean inlet where the US Naval Academy is. It is also where the U.S. Capital was until it was moved to Washington, D.C. It was such a fun day exploring this cute little sea side town, TOTALLY worth the little trip!

So when I met these boys, I asked them what their school was called. They laughed and said, "Ummm the Naval Academy!" Yep, sometimes there are actually stupid questions. 

Biggest regret of the day = forgetting my beloved sunglasses.

The boys were so excited to touch the Atlantic Ocean for the first time!

The academy! I was loving it, cause it reminded me of my favorite movie "Annapolis" that was about the Naval Academy. 

Lunch at a cute little place by the seaside.

We took a little boat tour, I loved it! I can't wait to go boating in just a few months!!

New Goal = Live by water and have a boat garage. These homes were richy rich!

Nothing beats tasty ice cream after our boat ride!!! Not quite sure what Spencer is doing on the left...

Behind me is the first capital of the U.S. It is still Maryland's capital building and the longest running legislative building in the country. 

Loved today! I would totally recommend taking day trip to see this little town, I loved it!

The First Marathon I Couldn't Finish

Movie marathons are not my thing. 

About a month ago, I made an impulse buy and bought a ticket to watch the 9 nominated movies for "Best Picture" in 24 hours. 

I lasted 3 movies until I decided to give up and go home...and slept through 2 of them. 

I didn't fit into that crowd ONE BIT. It was literally the most mentally exhausting day EVER. I can't sit still that long. Never ever again will I put myself through that. 

Today, I FINALLY started feeling better (I have been sick all week) and decided to go out and enjoy the nice day. We went to the Air and Space museum, and then Johnny Rockets and had a root beer float in honor of my grandpa (he died one year ago today). It was a good day, and I am SOOO glad I am finally feeling better. It was a ROUGH week!

Here's some pics from the Air and Space Museum:

 The front

 Some Cool Space Stuff

Some real space suits

 This was actually on the moon!

Wright Brother's Airplane

Amelia Earheart's plane

Hooray for February almost being OVER!! Goodbye Winter!

The Race Line-Up

First off, I must complain. I am siiiiiiiiick. I have been sick for two days now and I am MISERABLE! Not feeling well and being across the country from family is the WORST!! I hate it. Being sick here isn't even the slightest bit of fun. We don't have TV. I don't have any movies. The only internet I have is a WiFi hotspot I get from my phone...which means it's super slow and no videos get played. BOOOO! So basically, I am being big baby today, because I don't feel good!

Okay, so the real reason for the post:

2012 is my year of half marathons. I decided to give the marathon a rest this year and stack my race load with a bunch of halves. They are easier on the body, and I am actually pretty good at pacing myself compared to the full marathon. 

So here's the line-up...in case you want to run with me, cheer me on, make me a treat the day before, or WHATEVER the case may be. This is the schedule so far:

1.Rock N' Roll D.C. - March 17

2. Utah Valley Half- June 9

3. Hobbler Half- July 7

4. Park City Half- August 18

5. Spanish Fork Half- September 8

6. Halloween Half- October 27

Like I said, feel free to sign up and run with me....or make me a yummy treat for good luck :)

I am still deciding on one in November, so I will keep ya updated!

In other news...I joined Pintrest. I don't really understand it, or know if it's my sort of "thing"...but since I am ill and have nothing else to do, I will give it a chance!

I hope you are having a better day than I am!!

One of those days

Every once in awhile, I have one of those days where I realize how bad it sucks that Byron had to die. 

Today is one of those days. 

I miss you buddy. I miss your spirit. I miss your love. I miss your advice. I miss your friendship. I miss your humor. I miss your attitude. I miss your love. I miss your outlook on life. I miss everything about you. 

I wish your daughter got to know you and feel your love, because it is a rare love that I was privileged to feel, and I miss it every day. 

Thanks Abe!!

This year, President's day was the BEST! Being in New York made me appreciate D.C. soooo much more! I love this place! I am so lucky and so grateful to have the opportunity to be out here and interning for the Senator. Yesterday was pretty warm and super relaxing. We got yummy sandwiches at Potbelly's, and then made our way around the Hill. We work near the Library of Congress, gives tours in the Capitol, and right next to the Supreme Court. We loooove walking past them on the way to work and we FINALLY got pictures outside of them! We toured through the Library of Congress, which was SWEET! Then, ventured over to Lincoln Memorial to say thanks for the day off!! Such a great, relaxing day!!

The Capitol- You can't help but feel love for your country around here!

My roommate Ashley and I

Inside the Library of Congress

The big reading room! It was open to the public today, but we missed the cut off time to go in!! Dang!!

The outside of the building is BEAUTIFUL!

The Supreme Court is BY FAR my favorite building here. I think it is SOO COOL!

Lincoln Memorial

I LOVED all of the wreaths for President's Day!

Washington Monument- we thanks him from far away since it is still closed!

Walked past the University on the way home, made sure to thank good ol' George!

In case you were wondering...Yes, I absolutely do love my life out here!