Monday, September 27, 2021
Winnemucca, NV Balloon Glow
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Dinner & Treats in Utah
FanX Volunteer Experience in Salt Lake City
Had to document each day where I parked so I didn't forget!
I found out on Monday I was on the list to volunteer at FanX (like Comic-Con) in Salt Lake City after applying last year! Luckily I was able to arrange things and make the drive from Boise over there and I spent parts of the Thursday, Friday and Saturday volunteering on "Team Doom" basically doing whatever was asked of me which I didn't mind. It was fun to switch things up a bit.
Part of my volunteer time was spent checking people's badges as they came in, sometimes out. Everyone had a wristband to scan at these stations with iPads. I got to see what kind of pass they had and make sure it was valid. Overall, it really went pretty smoothly plus it was fun to see all the cosplay costumes! Some people go all out and get really creative.



This woman was the grand prize $5k winner of the night!

If you want to volunteer with me next year at FanX, let me know and I can put you in touch with the right person probably. It's a fun experience with a few cool perks. Be aware, you do need to pay for parking. I ended up parking at the garage for City Creek mall and it's free for the first 2 hours then $2/hr after that. I think the most I paid was about $12. Can't wait to attend again!
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
9th and 9th Street Festival


I took Reese and Riley to this street festival in 2019 and was so excited to take them again this year! We walked around and looked at all the booths, got churros, played games and had a fun time people and dog watching. In the photos, how many differences can you spot? Hehe. We stopped at a booth that had cool headpieces and the girl with the Fohn Event Venue and Florals put these flower crowns on Reese and Riley. So funny.
Friday, September 10, 2021
Monday, August 2, 2021
Saturday, July 31, 2021
Birthday Deals 2021 Edition!
I know I did this in the last year or two but I can't help myself. This is fun to put together and it stays current when I just do it every other year or so. SO! Are you ready?! My birthday month is just about over and it's been soo fun taking advantage of birthday deals! The deals below are a mix of restaurants and other shopping.
Friday, July 30, 2021
Camp Ritchie ~ Monday!
Feeling like dreams do come true sometimes! Being invited back up to Camp Ritchie - where I've been camping with the LDS Woodland Stake since 1994 (?!) has definitely been a dream come true this summer. Thank goodness for my rappelling skills because I no doubt got invited back because of that.
Monday, June 21, 2021
Ward Girls Camp ~ Final Day!

Ward Girls Camp ~ Day 3

The previous night, I made a bad mistake of hanging one of my solar lanterns in my teardrop so I could find it easily in the night. The teardrop was full of gnats when I got in for the night! I spent too long trying to kill them with wet wipes and finally fell asleep in exhaustion with my hat pulled down over my face, my shirt pulled up over my hat and wet wipes to cover my ears. Ugh. It was not fun. But check out this cool bridge from the parking lot into the tent area of camp. You can see my teardrop there, so small, in the middle of the photo.
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Ward Girls Camp ~ Day 2
Tuesday
was a hiking day so we could get out of the heat for a majority of the
day! Woo-hoo! At over 10,000 feet up, this was going to be a much better
temperature than at the campsite. I was looking forward to getting
outside and moving my body again in a hiking type of way. I brought 2
hiking sticks and shared one with my friend Heather. The road up to the
top of the mountain was steep switchbacks. She did a great job managing
to get us all up there safely in her sweet ride.
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Ward Girls Camp ~ Day 1

It happened. It finally happened. After months of planning, Zoom meetings, changes, adjustments, trying to collect paperwork and figure out rides for everyone - ward girls camp for the 2nd ward and Lone Pine branch happened this past week. I was so so nervous leading up to camp with not knowing what to expect. I've never been to this campground before. I've never ever done a ward girls camp before, only stake. I was nervous about the lack of bathrooms and the heat.
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
My Experience at Touch of Disney