THE SWISS ALPS: Now if I had just skiied down them then I could really cross this one off the list. Still, it was beautiful...I think I could live in Switzerland!
STANDING IN A BALLOON-FILLED ROOM: This wouldn't be on the list if I hadn't experienced it firsthand. Let me just say that back in the day I had some boyfriends that really knew how to impress me. Rushing to the airport to see me off, sending flowers for no reason, dancing in the parking lot, breaking into my car (carefully) and leaving gifts inside, placing messages with glow-in-the-dark stars on my ceiling, and filling my room with balloons. Such a cool feeling, but I'm trying to remember if I popped them immediately or if I slept in that chaos. If I did then I'm sure I had some fun hair the following morning thanks to static electricity.
OLD WESTERN PHOTO: Everyone should do this at some point in their life. This one was taken at Lagoon when I was 18 or 19. I also did one with my family a few years prior to this one, too. I'd love to do one with Hayden...he'd make a cute little cowboy!
EMBARRASS MYSELF...IN ANOTHER COUNTRY: I really embarrass myself everywhere I go, but I guess it's only as embarrassing as you allow it to be. This was at a hotel in Paris and I'm doing the "Tootie-Tat" dance with some other ladies. If I've ever had any one's kids in my kindergarten classes then they are probably familiar with this one. We did some other things too like the "Electric Slide" and, do I dare admit it, the "Macarena."
BECOME A LIFEGUARD: I did this job for three summers (15-17 years-old). I realize that I look super serious in this picture, but hey, I took my job seriously. If nothing else, it made for an incredibly busy summer with an awesome tan.
JEEPING AND HIKING IN MOAB: So how often does a SLC girl get a chance to go to Moab...haha, j/k. I decided not to post the jeeping pics for personal reasons, but here's a fun one with my sis. Gotta love the Red Rock!
VISITING THE MAYAN RUINS: This happened on my first trip to Cozumel. I didn't know that I was in the picture or else I would have, you know, smiled a little! It was such an amazing experience to see these ruins plus I rode a moped for the first time, and had to use some of my Spanish speaking skills (not sure that anyone understood me, but I can pretend).
PEARL HARBOR: Wow, what an emotional day this ended up being! The thing that tugged at my heart strings the most was reading the letters the soldiers had written to their families. It just added an element of reality to this historical tragedy. The lives of those who were lost became more human after deciphering a bit of their character that came through those letters. Another big "Thank you" to all those men and women who make sacrifices serving our country so we can all enjoy our daily freedoms.
SEE THE ANCIENT GREEK RUINS: This trip was LEGEN...wait for it...DARY! Yep, that's a HIMYM reference that really has nothing to do with Greece. However, there were a lot of famous or "legendary" sites along the way. See, I can somehow tie it together (just one bunny ear at a time). This pic was in Athens, home of the Acropolis and the Parthenon. I also had the chance to visit other famous places like Olympia, Delph and Mycenae.
HOLY METEORA: So this may not fall on everyone's bucket list, but I suggest you add it. These cliff top monastaries in Greece are absolutely magnificent! People used to have to use the pulley system to get things up to the top of these monastaries, but I chose to take the stairs (quite a lot of them). The view from the top is BREATHTAKING and worthy of some picture taking, too.
LONDON: This was taken in front of Buckingham Palace. I also had a chance to see Westminster Abby, Big Ben, and the Tower Bridge. London has kind of its own "Times Square" feel and this is where some friends and I caught a couple of theatrical productions ("Art" and "Rent"). Another must is visiting the National Gallery. Since taking an Art History class I was completely engrossed in seeking out certain artists and studying their work in person as opposed to textbooks and slides. Plus I was taking an art course at Cambridge during this time which just heightened my artistic interests that much more. Now what else can you do in London? So glad you asked. There's plenty of shopping, but one of the best places I shopped was in Soho. It's pretty much the Chinatown of London. There was lots of cool European stuff and so much bartering to be done. If you're really looking for something off the beaten path, you can look for the blue door from the movie "Knotting Hill." My friend Ashley and I searched for it, but never found it (although we did find some fantastic deals on clothes...yep, I'm a girl).
EDINBURGH CASTLE: Loved this beautiful castle in Scotland! My friends and I took a self-guided tour and enjoyed exploring everything in and outside this castle.
IRELAND: The trip getting here is enough to make the bucket list (cab, train, train, ferry...lost, then a cab, and a bus). This weekend trip ended up being great despite the travel complications. We toured Dublin on a Double Decker Bus and went on a 25-mile bike ride around Hoath.
SLEEP IN A HOSTEL: Nothing about this experience is glamorous, inviting or tempting. However, it's one of those things you just have to do. I mean who doesn't enjoy sleeping in a room with ten sets of bunkbeds, being one of two girls in the room, and sleeping with your valuables in your shirt and your backpack tied to your ankles.
THE SWISS ALPS: Now if I had just skiied down them then I could really cross this one off the list. Still, it was beautiful...I think I could live in Switzerland!
STANDING IN A BALLOON-FILLED ROOM: This wouldn't be on the list if I hadn't experienced it firsthand. Let me just say that back in the day I had some boyfriends that really knew how to impress me. Rushing to the airport to see me off, sending flowers for no reason, dancing in the parking lot, breaking into my car (carefully) and leaving gifts inside, placing messages with glow-in-the-dark stars on my ceiling, and filling my room with balloons. Such a cool feeling, but I'm trying to remember if I popped them immediately or if I slept in that chaos. If I did then I'm sure I had some fun hair the following morning thanks to static electricity.
OLD WESTERN PHOTO: Everyone should do this at some point in their life. This one was taken at Lagoon when I was 18 or 19. I also did one with my family a few years prior to this one, too. I'd love to do one with Hayden...he'd make a cute little cowboy!
EMBARRASS MYSELF...IN ANOTHER COUNTRY: I really embarrass myself everywhere I go, but I guess it's only as embarrassing as you allow it to be. This was at a hotel in Paris and I'm doing the "Tootie-Tat" dance with some other ladies. If I've ever had any one's kids in my kindergarten classes then they are probably familiar with this one. We did some other things too like the "Electric Slide" and, do I dare admit it, the "Macarena."
BECOME A LIFEGUARD: I did this job for three summers (15-17 years-old). I realize that I look super serious in this picture, but hey, I took my job seriously. If nothing else, it made for an incredibly busy summer with an awesome tan.
JEEPING AND HIKING IN MOAB: So how often does a SLC girl get a chance to go to Moab...haha, j/k. I decided not to post the jeeping pics for personal reasons, but here's a fun one with my sis. Gotta love the Red Rock!
VISITING THE MAYAN RUINS: This happened on my first trip to Cozumel. I didn't know that I was in the picture or else I would have, you know, smiled a little! It was such an amazing experience to see these ruins plus I rode a moped for the first time, and had to use some of my Spanish speaking skills (not sure that anyone understood me, but I can pretend).
PEARL HARBOR: Wow, what an emotional day this ended up being! The thing that tugged at my heart strings the most was reading the letters the soldiers had written to their families. It just added an element of reality to this historical tragedy. The lives of those who were lost became more human after deciphering a bit of their character that came through those letters. Another big "Thank you" to all those men and women who make sacrifices serving our country so we can all enjoy our daily freedoms.
SEE THE ANCIENT GREEK RUINS: This trip was LEGEN...wait for it...DARY! Yep, that's a HIMYM reference that really has nothing to do with Greece. However, there were a lot of famous or "legendary" sites along the way. See, I can somehow tie it together (just one bunny ear at a time). This pic was in Athens, home of the Acropolis and the Parthenon. I also had the chance to visit other famous places like Olympia, Delph and Mycenae.
HOLY METEORA: So this may not fall on everyone's bucket list, but I suggest you add it. These cliff top monastaries in Greece are absolutely magnificent! People used to have to use the pulley system to get things up to the top of these monastaries, but I chose to take the stairs (quite a lot of them). The view from the top is BREATHTAKING and worthy of some picture taking, too.
LONDON: This was taken in front of Buckingham Palace. I also had a chance to see Westminster Abby, Big Ben, and the Tower Bridge. London has kind of its own "Times Square" feel and this is where some friends and I caught a couple of theatrical productions ("Art" and "Rent"). Another must is visiting the National Gallery. Since taking an Art History class I was completely engrossed in seeking out certain artists and studying their work in person as opposed to textbooks and slides. Plus I was taking an art course at Cambridge during this time which just heightened my artistic interests that much more. Now what else can you do in London? So glad you asked. There's plenty of shopping, but one of the best places I shopped was in Soho. It's pretty much the Chinatown of London. There was lots of cool European stuff and so much bartering to be done. If you're really looking for something off the beaten path, you can look for the blue door from the movie "Knotting Hill." My friend Ashley and I searched for it, but never found it (although we did find some fantastic deals on clothes...yep, I'm a girl).
EDINBURGH CASTLE: Loved this beautiful castle in Scotland! My friends and I took a self-guided tour and enjoyed exploring everything in and outside this castle.
IRELAND: The trip getting here is enough to make the bucket list (cab, train, train, ferry...lost, then a cab, and a bus). This weekend trip ended up being great despite the travel complications. We toured Dublin on a Double Decker Bus and went on a 25-mile bike ride around Hoath.
SLEEP IN A HOSTEL: Nothing about this experience is glamorous, inviting or tempting. However, it's one of those things you just have to do. I mean who doesn't enjoy sleeping in a room with ten sets of bunkbeds, being one of two girls in the room, and sleeping with your valuables in your shirt and your backpack tied to your ankles.
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