Tuesday, January 31, 2012

My True Inner Passion...

presenting to an assembly at the lehi junior high school...
the daughter of one of my favorite and oldest friends...

sharing my experience of participating in the boston marathon to a group of those employed with the company tranont.com...
speaking at a morning fireside to the lehi high school LDS seminary students...
speaking at youth conferences...


speaking to the southern virginia university student body...
and this is just the beginning!
xxx

Monday, January 30, 2012

2 VERY Good Behavior Lessons...


The Window...

our bedroom window allows for some of the most awesome views...
the moon slowly rising above the timpanogos mountains...


and this magnificent site needs no explanation...
xxx

The Burley Spudman Tri...



yep. i did it. last summer i took part in my first triathlon. i got the opportunity to be sponsored to take part and so i took it. i made the long drive up on the friday and the long drive back home the very next day immediately after i finished.

now, why did it take me so long to blog about it? well, i must admit, that i actually forgot about it. i know. not something that is usual for me after one of "my firsts". so why or how did i forget about it? i will tell you...

not to sound like a total punk but

i.
am.
so.
over.
it.

it's just not my thing. it's not as cool as i had built it up in my own mind. i am not saying that for someone else, it's not, but i am saying that for me i didn't enjoy it. i got bored. the transition between the water and my chair/bike was not worth it. i didn't get that rush that i had gotten with other activities. sorry. just being honest.

am i glad that i experienced it? yes. now i at least know that it's not anything that i'll be missing out on. and now i can cross it off my "list" of to do's. just sayin...

;)

Saturday, January 28, 2012

"We Went Viral..."

it's only getting better :) i LOVE the obsession, her full on singing, and the made up dances to her favorite songs. i love seeing her imagination thrive. kindra has "danny elfman" to dance to and i had "phil collins" and "amy grant" and "tiffany". LOL...like mother like daughter. hmmmm...well kind of ;)

A GREAT Article---

some VERY valid points.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Pinterest Project #1...

i found the wreath and the ribbon at "the dollar store" and both were $1. the straws were a bit more, $13, but sooo worth it...
i trimmed down every other straw to give it some character and used my trusty glue gun to attach them to the wreath which i obviously wrapped with the ribbon...
a holiday or a valentines wreath? hmmm. either way i LOVE it!!!
xxx

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Kindra'isms...

kindra..."mom...please hurry. i am vamished!!!"

mom..."wait...what?! vamished? ohhh....you mean you are FAMISHED. ok. got it!?"

xxx

Monday, January 23, 2012


It's Baaaaack!!!

as long as i have this, then the "winter" i WILL endure...
:)

Sunday, January 22, 2012

My Bubby Is Not So Little Anymore ;(

my "bubby" is growing up and is SO HANDSOME!!! :)
my pajama wearing "ming rat" organizing the shed....
how it all began...

BEST FLASHBACK EVER!!!

loves his real dirtbike
loves watching "stuff" on youtube
loves to clean and work on "projects"
loves to watch "dumbest stuff on wheels"
loves to work on homework
loves bowling
loves our family wii nights
loves to "break-dance"
loves BYU anything

xxx

Crossing Off Another First...



stingray city...

probably the most disgusting feeling EVER!


the bahamas...



ocho rios, jamaica...


the fern gully in jamaica...





jamaican basketball...

"jack in the bush" LOL...

as the rest tubed down the rapids, check out our "form of transportation"! a definite riiide in style ;)


the water reminded me of a million melted blue popsicles. a random correlation but so true and so refreshing...


and what is it that they are doing? well, enjoy THIS explanation and you'll know :)



this beach was such a joke, such a money trap, and so overrated!!! the only good thing that we got out of it was this comical memory. no lie!?
grand cayman islands...
absolutely breathtaking. even though i saw it with my own eyes, it was still so hard to believe...


these creatures were everywhere! the thought of them crawling around EVERYWHERE made me sick :(





cozumel, mexico...



the tulum ruins, mexico...
we are not huge into snorkeling like the rest of our friends are and since we had just done it the day before, we decided to go to the tulum ruins. after i saw and experienced THIS, the desire and love for ancient history discovered. we were so close that we couldn't pass up going?!

plus we had a greater plan in mind...







once we had decided to make the drive to the ruins, we were also able to find an LDS aka MORMON tour guide that would be able to give us some additional insight. aaaaaaand he was also able to perform a marriage ceremony. yes. that's right. a marriage ceremony. soooo we went for it, eloped, right in the middle of these ruins. exactly what we wanted. such a memorable experience...
our personal ring ceremony...

such a gorgeous setting! they really knew what they were doing when they chose this location to build their city...
and the shades of blue in the ocean...
MR & MRS CORBRIDGE. again. finally where we're meant to be. it may have been a random way to get here. we may have had to experience things that allowed us to learn. we may have had to get hurt to realize how wonderful that our life could actually be. to realize that the grass IS NOT greener on the other side. we all have "something", baggage, and we realized that we could handle each others. that we WANTED to handle each others baggage. LOVING each other for the good and for the bad. and especially because we wanted our family to be together. but mostly because i love him, because of how he makes me feel, because he accepts my weirdness, and because he is my best friend.



the photo that EVERYONE must have...lol...but i'd say that ours is the best because of the lady in the background staring and laughing hysterically at us ;)
look at that sunset off in the distance...
yes. like always, i am "the guys girl", hanging with the boys, watching sports. but no complaining. i LOVE being "that" girl, once again "that" wife. i mean, come on, that's sooo me! and for the record GO SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS!!!

finally i can say that i've been on a cruise. a very relaxing 8 days full of new adventures. buuuut i will admit that i was going crazy without the kids. we missed them sooooo much. especially now that they are older, they can "adventurize" with us.

xxx