Spirited.

Another beautiful month has come & gone. These are a few of the things that have taken place during the last little bit.

-Went to the classiest wedding ever.

-Played in the canyons.

-Wandered around Antelope Island & got chased by bison.

-Celebrated Thanksgiving in the most lovely of ways.

-Got my butt kicked on several bike rides with my rents.

-Did some yoga in the middle of nowhere.

-Hiked, hiked & then hiked some more.

-Snapped a picture with my family.

-Attended the festival of trees.

-Got festive with my wonderful roommates.

Ways To Shake The Winter Blues

It’s that beautiful time of year again. Full of splendid festivities, sweet spirits, & cozy days. Yet despite my best efforts I have already begun to feel my annual winter blues sneaking up on me. Every year I fight & every year I fail to avoid them. This year I am more dedicated than ever to escape this temporary gloom. From what I understand this happens to many people. So I’ve made a list of things I love that I could do more often in order to shake the blues. Perhaps it will serve useful to some of you as well.  It may spark some ideas for your own list of joy because there really are a billion reasons to be happy. Here is mine.

-Learn new songs on the ukulele

-Cross stitch

-Snow shoe

-Rewatch my favorite movies

-Yoga

-Make a snow angel

-Surprise someone I love with a small gift

-Work on my book list

-Clean out my closet

-Run, run, run

-Paint

-Rock climb

-Update my music library

-Make a map of all my favorite hikes in Utah

-Build a snowman

-Go upside down once a day

-Organize photographs

Land Of Milk & Honey.

Here are ten reasons why trips home are a good idea. 

1. Spending hours in the bike shop with your rents & picking out a new bicycle!!!!!

2. Mountain biking with the baddest Mom around.

3. Smoothie runs.

4. Being disruptive during stake conference.

5. Hanging out with this babe. 

6. Basking in the life giving light of Pine Valley.

7. Eating french toast & watching Finding Big Foot with one of the coolest families around.

8. Enjoying the warm weather. 

9.Biking with my pa

10. Sending this kiddo off to Bike School. 

Happy Of Myself.

Just in case you need a little pep talk. I'm obsessed. 

Magic Spells.

Here's to another poorly constructed & lengthy post of pictures. They are the only kind that don't feel overwhelming. So here's what's good.

So many bike rides.

Basking in the fairest of the seasons.

Picking wildflowers.

Getting to talk to that one Elder on the phone.

Pedicures.

Trips to the corn maze.

Surviving Nightmare On 13th.

Having the coolest Mom around.

Taking a dip at the Great Salt Lake & running through hundreds of birds while screaming at the top of my lungs.

My freakish obsession with the bass in this song.

Hanging out with Jeffery Lewis & watching him put on a flawless show.

Planning a perfect proposal.

Doing this awkward & awesome thing with Baye.

Supporting this munchkin in chopping off her luscious locks.

Killin it at a party on Halloween.

Bouldering in The Secret Garden.

Being hypnotized at The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art.