Festival of Colors

Josh, AC, myself, Brittani, & Mike

I always look forward to the Festival of Colors. I mean who wouldn't! This was my third year. It is a hindu holiday to the beginning of spring. Hooray for spring! The color throwing is meant to symbolize throwing cares away. I went with a few of my favorite people from my ward and it was a blast. I am grateful for friends to do crazy things with! Here are a few pics....

"IF YOUR GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO"

Last week I got to go visit one of my best friends in San Francisco. I loved the city and loved spending time with her! I totally pictureda bay area that is flat and mostly city. I was way off. It was so green, with so many hills. It was beautiful. It rained almost the entire time we were there, but it just made it that much more memorable. I learned many things on this trip, one being not to take people on vacation to see my best friend. haha, can I just say girl drama. We drove half way and stayed in Winnemucca, NV. We knew we were driving into a storm but who would have known that it would be an experience I never ever want to experience again. We had to put snow chains on my tires, which I have never done. Luckily I have an incredible daddy who bought me some chains before just incase I needed them. Luckily some guys helped us out with the first tire and then I was able to do the second. Hopefully I never will need to use them again, but at least I know how to do that, right. It was miserable. It was hard to see and it took FOREVER. I have never been that stressed out before. SoIf your going to San Francisco take snow chains! or better yet fly!

A few things that we did,

THURSDAY: experienced the BART, toured Alcatraz, pier 39, fishermans

wharf, ghirardelli square, china town, Lombard

FRIDAY: Golden Gate Park, Acade

my of Science Museum, Oakland

Temple

SATURDAY: We walked acrossed the golden gate bridge, visited

Berkely, Full House house, little red

woods

SUNDAY: Napa Valley

Napa Valley was incredible. So incredible that it is now on my

top 5 places I would like to live. I saw a double rainbow that was

freakin awesome! EPIC !! So if you are going to San Francisco

go visit to Napa Valley.

I might have taken a souvenir from napa. orange anyone?

Napa Valley Winery

The Winery Castle!

The crew!

Oakland Temple

Napa Valley Double Rainbow

Me & Brit at Alcatraz

Meg lovin the Lombard st (the most crooked street in the world)

Me & Cami showing off our new scarfs in China Town

Snow Chains anyone? not a problem!!

"What ever happened to predictability, the milkman, the paperboy, the evening tv"

that song never gets old....(Meg, Me, Kristi, Cami)

11teen year olds forever!!

the story behind my second buck

Well I didn't expect to get a deer this year. I feel so lucky and blessed. I love when we have southern tags because we get to spend some times with my extended family in Salina and up in the mountains. We haven't had southern tags for a few years so I was super excited this year. I have amazing cousins, and I love my aunt and uncle. The snow stopped us from camping up in the mountains, so we stayed in Salina on my aunt and uncles farm.

Saturday morning we got up extra early to get up on the mountain before light. It was a cold morning and we hiked all over the place. My dad and I saw quite a few deer but not well enough to determine if any had antlers. The storm was getting started and so most of us decided to get off the mountain.

We decided to stay around to hunt on the farm. We walked from the farm house through the fields. McWayne started with the gun and we didn't really determine who would shoot if we saw one. Well Mc saw a deer in a field that was not on my uncles property. It wasn't moving at all so he thought it was fake. Needless to say it wasn't and there was a pretty good size herd. They were all doe. We continued on and it was getting dark so we only had about 15 minutes of hunting left. It also started raining, so we were getting drenched. McWayne gave me the gun and my dad took off to get the truck to pick us up on the other side of the farm. We got around to the farthest field. We got up to the fence and I glanced the field for deer. Didn't see anything but it was getting dark it was hard to see through the scope. We climbed the fence to get into the field and walked a few feet. I spotted a deer jump over the fence onto my uncles farm and just 40 yards away. He stopped a little past the road and looked at us. I could tell it was a buck. I looked through the scope and knew it was at least a 3 point. My brother said take it out. I was shaking and he had the pod to hold the gun. So we set that up really fast and then I had to have Mc turn off the safety because I had never used his gun. He did it and I shot. Perfect shot. Right threw the heart and the deer went down 30 yards from were I shot. He was a 3 x 4 and he had a little cheater point on the 3 side.

I know alot of people are against hunting but there are so many good things about hunting that people don't think about.

went from being Miss Allie to Ms. Mumford

I can't believe that I am a teacher! Is it everything I thought it would be? Mostly yes, I just wish I could just have fun all the time and not discipline. I suck at that. I think the hardest thing for me has been getting my classroom ready and putting my classroom policies into place, and of course classroom management. Some people ask me teach middle school are you crazy? My answer is Yes, but really its all about teaching at their maturity level and since I love acting like a total idiot, middle school is the level for me. I think the dumb stuff they do is hilarious. I love my students though. They are fun, energetic, and will do anything you tell them to. well most of them. I had one student that I got mad at because she was talking when I was talking and I said she owed the class donuts. She totally brought donuts...I hope her mom wasn't too mad. I am teaching 3 prealgebra classes. Its amazing what kids cannot do. -3+1 really?

Funny story! so this happened the third week. I was wearing shoes that had a metal chain on them. I was taking role in my third period class and was kneeling on my chair. Well my foot was against the wall. All of a sudden I feel a little shock and a big POP! I look back and my outlet is smoking and black. My foot was also black from where the chain was touching my foot. the kids were all very concerned, haha not, but it made for a good story. so much for my brand new classroom. I had one of the kids get the vice principal. what a story to tell huh. So lesson learned to put metal on a metal outlet cover.

I have also been subbing on my days off which has been fun.

The Big 25

well what can I say.... not really looking forward for this age, but alas the time has come. It feels like birthdays are not that important the older you get. This one was hard because all my friends are either married, in logan, or live out of state. I got to teach which was fun, one class sang to me, I got random little gifts, and the faculty made a door poster which I look rediculous in but it was funny. I am very lucky to have my friend jess. She surprised me at work and brought me balloons. Thanks girl! Funny story, we were driving home and were stopped at a stoplight chit chatting. When the light turned green I began to drive and the balloons started going out the window.....OH CRAP... I had to pull over, popped a few balloons but most of them made it home. After work, my parents took me out to dinner. After we did our traditional icecream cake. I decided to play around with the candles and fire ( can you say piro....) and melted candles to a plate and roasted a mallow. Pretty eventful day I know! 25 is igoing to be th best year yet....I have a feelin!

Colors Concert

I love music and love musiclive! I got to go to thecolors concert with my best friend jessie, my mom, katie and dakota. It was a really chill concert but I loved every minute of it. There just isn't anything better than listening to music outside under the stars. My older sister sunni introduced me to the band when she was going to utah state. I have loved them ever since.

DMB 2010

DAVE! BOYD!

CARTER! TIM!

Oh mygosh! Can Ijust tell you that I love the Dave Matthews Band. They are extremely talented both individually and as a group. I have been looking forward to this years Gorge trip since I got back fromlast years trip. This year there were only four of us. It wasdefinitely different but wouldn't change it for the world. What canI say Slicer andKate are twoof myfavorite people and Erick was a great addition to our crew. Kate and Bryce got Pit ticketsfor saturday night and it was incredible. We were so close to Dave.

Unforgettable Moments

*The Pit -We were like 5 feet away from the stage

-Kate made a sign that said... Carter Bangs stick me please!....

-The beginning of the concert kate and carter have a moment, seriously it was crazy

- carter threw a drumstick to kate and bryce caught it for kate

- We were all star struck but bryce was majorly

*Gotta love the terrace (Sunday Night)

*Erick proposed to Kate after the last song on Sunday. It was perfect!

*The River- freezing cold

*Moses Lake- Kate saved a girl and Bryce saved a beach ball.

- Frolf- best game ever (frisbee golf)

- Kate throwing the disc backwards and the girls sample!

*Rented a 2010 Jeep Cherakee in Twin Falls

*I write Dave rocks my world on the back of our windshield while I was filling up gas. While we were driving a car drove up besides us and holds up a sign saying that they have tickets. We took the next exit and bought their tickets. Funny the way it is!!!

*Erick almost drives off with the gas still hooked up, kate stops him and his first instinct was to yell at me....what the....

*Plasma..... oh plaza parking- Kate

*Shari's at 1 am both nights. everyone should eat at shari's

So many good laughs were shared and memories made. The gorge trip to see Dave made my whole weekend. Best weekend ever! Funny the way it is!