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When I was a kid, there was nothing more magical than snow. I still believe in the magic of snow, it just ends when December is over. I think it's the cold. Or the wet icy roads. Or the smell that 6th graders create after recess when it's snowy. All bad things. But there is something about watching your child play in the snow for the first time. When she first saw snow falling she pointed and yelled, "Elsa!" (we watch Frozen on the daily over here). I loved watching her waddle around, only taking two steps until she fell down. My little Scamper the penguin. Walking in boots is a hard task. She liked eating the snow, but loved wiping it off my car. It was like she was my own personal snow scraper. It could have entertained her for hours. And watching her could entertain me for hours.<br />
I guess Harper helped me realize that the magic of snow is here to stay.Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-4146435801176369402017-01-03T19:56:00.000-08:002017-01-03T19:56:12.091-08:00Venna's birth story.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So if a website could gather dust, then my blog would be covered. How could I let a year and a half pass without even a peep is beyond me. A new year, a new years resolution: back to blogging. I mean I don't keep a journal, and I have a memory that is worse than the lady on the notebook. I need to write down my life so Shyler can read it to me in the old folks home. Any ways it has been three months since our sweet Venna joined our family and I need to write it down before it is gone from my memory. We found out we were pregnant back in January (yes last January. and yes I realize it is now January again. time flies). I was late, if you catch my drift, and panic started to happen. Shyler made me take a test the end of the month and when I saw the little pink positive sign, I immediately started to cry. We just celebrated Harper's first birthday and I couldn't fathom having two kids under two. I think the second time around the pregnancy really does fly by. You have your hands full with a little one you hardly have time to think about the little one you are growing. We decided to not find out what the gender was until birth. I had such a hard time with the labor with Harper, I thought it would help motivate me with all those contractions. If only I knew the second birth is nothing like the first. </div>
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It all start September 28th around 4 in the morning. I woke up with cramping. I didn't know if it was false labor, or the real deal. I wasn't due with Venna until October 17, so I pretty much convinced myself it wasn't happening. I think I also have this fear of being a baby so I didn't help.As time went on, they continued to occur and got a little stronger. Around 6, I rolled over and told Shyler that I could be in labor and maybe I should get a substitute for school. I called my mom to come over and help with Harper. I told Shyler to go to work and I would call him when it was almost time to go to the hospital. When my mom got to the house, Shyler ran to the store to get me pebbled ice and some diet coke. When he got back he started me a bath to help me relax. At this point the contractions just felt like strong period cramps. Back in the day I had some nasty period cramps, so it wasn't beyond what I could handle. I got out of the bath and went to talk to my mom for a bit. I could talk through every contraction like it wasn't a big deal. She told me to go lay down and try and rest. This is where the switch flipped. Two minutes after laying and and breathing through each contraction I suddenly felt like I was going to die. I started crying and really started to panic. I couldn't breathe and the contraction seemed to last forever. When it finally stopped, I immediately started worrying when the next one would start. It came on strong again and I was screaming for Shyler to take me to the hospital. Not my finest moment. We luckily live only 5 minutes from the hospital. On our drive over I suddenly felt the urge to push. It was like my body knew exactly what to do, when I didn't have a clue. I started pushing and I felt a pop. My water broke all over the seat (sorry workers at Wiggy Wash). We pulled up to the curb and I started walking, the best I could, up to the labor and delivery room. I had to stop in the lobby as a contraction came, and continued pushing. A security guard saw me (Shyler was trying to get the car valeted) and brought me a wheelchair. By the time we reached the curb of the hospital until Venna was in my arms was 11 minutes. Total.<br />
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We got up to the labor and delivery floor, and there was a secretary at the desk who told us she would see if there was a room available. It seemed like she was gone forever, and you guessed it, I was pushing. The security guard started yelling at her, "this girl is pushing!" I guess that put some pep in her step because we were surrounded by nurses and rushed to a room. They checked and said I was dilated to a 10. No time for an epidural. My. Worst. Nightmare. I am a big believer in modern medicine. That is when sheer fear took over. I don't think I should be accountable for what was screamed out of my lips. Words I had never said in my life. Luckily I only pushed twice until they placed this sweet baby on me. It took me a few seconds to realize that we had a sweet baby girl. I could have sworn it was a boy. It was such a fast labor and delivery. I can honestly say that one of my most proudest moments is giving natural birth.<br />
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Venna Darling we are so glad you came so soon, we can't imagine life with out you.Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-61963243941041347672015-07-27T18:39:00.000-07:002015-07-27T18:39:09.561-07:00happy anniversaryshy and i just recently celebrated our second year anniversary. there were so many things that helped us grow in our second year of marriage. the obvious big one is having our sweet little baby. having a baby definitely changes the makeup of a marriage. we were both raised so differently, so coming together on how to raise a baby has been a little challenging. there has definitely been arguments on what do when its bedtime, or dinner time, or bath time, or nap time ok you get it. although there have been disagreements, there has never been so much joy in our marriage. becoming parents has changed how we value spending time with each other. a night out with out the baby is like liquid gold. i love having time with just the two of us. it has helped us see how important taking time to do little things for each other is. for our anniversary we went up to salt lake and spent a night in the peer hotel. i begged shy ever since i saw that it was supposedly haunted. apparently the elevator is haunted by ghosts. it is the oldest hotel in utah and the elevator can only carry three people at a time, but it was perfect for us. in fact in the morning we were headed to breakfast, when we stepped on the elevator and hit the button i started thinking about the ghost when all of a sudden the whole room went black. the power went off for a split second and then i got all spooked and was glad to be leaving her here. for dinner we went and ate at la caille. we had eaten there once before in high school when he had taken me for my birthday. how a high schooler could afford a 200 dollar meal was beyond me, because we could barley afford it now. it was such an amazing dinner. the food was absolutely incredible. we felt so rich sipping our lemonade and eating such exquisite food. we sat out side and they have peacocks wandering around the grounds. one came up to our table and i could have died. one of my favorite parts was when they brought out a chocolate mousse plate that said happy anniversary with a sparkler on it. just another reason why i love shyer, he always makes things so special.<br />
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there are so many reasons why i am completely in love with shyer. he is everything that i am not, and i would like to say that i am the things he is not. alone we are not as much, but when we are together we are the perfect pair. he is the most service orientated person i know. constantly looking to help others, which i need help to do. he works so hard for our little family, often staying up late in the night to study, since he spent time with the two of us. everyone knows that if i don't get enough sleep i am like the troll in lord of the rings. shyler is always teasing me that i have such a child like faith that helps him remember what is important. i am so blessed to be sealed to my sweetheart for eternity. the best decision i ever did do was ask him to the sadie hawkins dance. love you to the moony moon moon, to infinity and beyond.Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-64623284825412994212015-07-26T16:08:00.000-07:002015-07-26T16:08:20.627-07:00welcome to roley city high school.<div style="text-align: center;">
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murder. murder murder. yes, we love how to host murder parties. hannah threw one that was just, oh so fun. it took place in the 50's. which just so happens to be my favorite time period. ever. shy and i have actually have been quite busy lately and put our costumes off until an hour before the party. lucky for us we happened to have all we needed stashed away in our closet. shy and i were a couple named Cal and Pris. we were the nerdy, studous pair. which i think is fitting for one of us hee hee.<br />
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unfortunately i was in charge of dessert. i brought a cookie dough pie that just would't quite cook, so it was more like a soup. heaven knows i need some cooking classes. poor shyler either gets chicken and rice for dinner or pancakes. those are my two specialties. </div>
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after four rounds of trying to figure out which one of us murdered poor Rocky Roley, we finally cast our votes and all information came to light. yes folk, it looks like i married a murderer.<br />
shyler, or should say Cal, killed that rockstar Rocky. <br />
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Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-46641340341222930122015-07-25T19:43:00.001-07:002015-07-25T19:43:52.587-07:00spry cafe. <div style="text-align: center;">
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restaurant (dang hard word to spell! same word i missed in the 4th grade spelling bee, always coming back to a haunt me!!) any ways, restaurant business is quite the busy beee business. we have been remodeling the cafe which really has taken weeks. my favorite part of remodel is the wood wall. we collected tons of free pallets and cut them apart to create the wall. i think it looks amazing and maybe someday, when we finally have a home to call our own, we may have a wall like it as well. </div>
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it is a fresh cafe, everything made is homemade. you can order smoothies, wraps, salads, or street tacos. no worries, if you have a sweet tooth there are cookies, tarts and delicious matilda chocolate cake that is to die for. sometime i feel like the chubby boy on matilda wanting a whole pan all to myself. we just had the grand opening of the cafe and the chamber of commerce came to do the ceremony where they cut the ribbon. it felt all official.<br />
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on sunday march 8th we blessed harper. we waited until sick season was over before embarking her into a dangerous germ infested church building. it was such a special day and we were so happy to share it with so many loved ones.</div>
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we couldn't resist another 5 generation picture. all girls. all the time. now if i can just look as good as these ladies when i age.... here is to hoping.</div>
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harper and daddy. i am so beyond blessed to have a husband who holds the preisthood and can give us a blessing any time we wish.</div>
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harper and mama.</div>
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great great grandma and grandpa gilson. grandma had mama over with a seamstress who sewed harper a blessing dress. she had the most intricate dresses that were just absolutely beautiful, it was so hard to choose one that i liked the most. </div>
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harper with grandma dru. if only grandma didn't live so far away. we are planning a visit in august.</div>
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harper with granny and papa. shout out thanks to my own mama, who tends harper while i am at school teaching. t minus 6 days until summer!</div>
Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-87634878262196893002015-02-02T09:47:00.002-08:002015-02-02T09:47:28.293-08:00some of my ramblings.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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this past weekend my granny and gg came down from boise to visit little harper lee.</div>
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it was one of the first times that i took harper out of the house. we have spent a lot of time at home. i have watched all of the gossip girl series, read many books and even ordered chinese food for the first time in my life. life has been so different with a little one at our house. there is no more up and leaving at the last minute, there is a giant check list of things in my mind before we leave the house....</div>
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feeding harper.</div>
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pumping. pumping. pumping.</div>
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it has taken me a long time to feel like i am starting to get the hang of this being a mom thing. one of the hardest things has been breastfeeding. it felt as though that was all i was doing with my day. feed her for 30 minutes, pump for 30 minutes and then an hour later repeat. always asking myself is she crying because she is hungry? gassy? poopy? oh gosh, is she hungry? i never could see how much she was eating, so i never knew how full she really was. i started exclusively pumping. it feels like her feeding time has gotten a lot quicker, and i can see exactly how much she is eating. it is going to be interesting seeing how things play out next week when i have to go back to school. that is a whole other story...trying to figure out when and where i will be able to pump. </div>
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harper is probably one of the best babies in the world. i mean we really lucked out with a easy pregnancy, easy delivery and easy baby. she loves to cuddle. she will bury her head into your neck and fall asleep. some of her favorite past times are watching the ceiling fan and singing songs with mama. she is starting to smile, which melts my heart and she gets really excited when it is time for her diaper to be changed. her favorite place in the house right now is the changing table. seriously how cute is that?</div>
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really i think that our life can't get any better. i have an amazing husband who takes turns getting up at 2:00 in the morning to feed her (actually he lost a bet and is doing the night feedings for the next three nights in a row wahoo!) on the bright side for him, harper slept until 6:30 this morning making her sleeping through the night for two nights in a row. rrrrrrraaaaaaoooooorrrr (audience applause). </div>
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Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-2780032939839732602015-01-28T09:22:00.000-08:002015-01-28T09:22:22.309-08:00new born shots. as in photos.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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we had to pour the martinellies just like in the movie... and it actually worked with little spillage on the table...</div>
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i think part of my favorite part of the night was dancing to shots. i mean i love that song so much i played it at my wedding (sorry grandma haws).</div>
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although i actually never read the great gatsby, i think i would have made a pretty good flapper girl.</div>
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i found out i was pregnant back in april during spring break. my mom, sister, and i went up to boise to visit family. the entire trip i was so exhausted, like the minute you wake up want to climb back in bed and never face the world kind of tired. i constantly would call home to shyler and complain how tired i was, and how i was 1000% sure i was sick with mono. he kept telling me when i got home we would go to the doctor and see what was making me so tired. on the last day of the trip my aunts got me a pregnancy test and made me take it. i went to the bathroom and did my business when the little positive sign came up. it didn't even take the entire two minutes to appear. i must have been really pregnant. all i could think was how fast we had gotten pregnant. i had only been off my birth control for 2 months. we both felt that we have had so many opportunities and privileges of amazing adventures together (knowing someone for 10 years that will happen) that we wanted to start our family. i mean i was 25 gosh dang it, i didn't want my ovaries to get dusty. i called shy and told him the news, he was so excited when i got home he had decorated the entire house in baby decorations. the joke is he decorated the entire house in blue. thinking he would have a son first. but then again i thought it would be a boy as well so the joke really was on the both of us.</div>
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my pregnancy was pretty much picture perfect. except for the fact that i felt like i had mono on steroids. it didn't help that i was teaching 6th graders and it was almost summer. the fatigue only lasted the first trimester and then i basically didn't feel pregnant until i felt her move. i never threw up during the entire pregnancy. i know girls that would probably like to punch me right about now. i had a friend who never quit throwing up throughout her pregnancy. although i did get nauseous a few times. like when i would be backing my car out of the driveway, sitting up too quickly, or the smell of pickles (which actually always makes me nauseous). when we had out ultra sound we had the technician write down what the gender was and put it in an envelope. then we had a cake baked and frosted the inside with the color of the gender. we invited out family and friends to a park and cut the cake. when i saw pink frosting i was in complete shock. i just though my entire life i would have 5 boys. don't ask me why. it's probably because i grew up with only sisters and boys are a complete mystery to me. a week before we found out what we were having, shyler told me he hoped it was a girl i think heavenly father was kind of softening his heart to the idea. it takes a special dad to be the father of a girl. i would know because i have the best dad, and i know shyler will be just like him.</div>
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i was worried because she was due one week before christmas eve. the hospital i was delivering at wouldn't let me be induced until a week after my due date, which like i previously mentioned was christmas eve. now i don't want to sound selfish, but who wants to be in lab or on christmas eve? i decided to try everything i could to help my labor start naturally. i got pedicures, ate sicey food and booked a prenatal massage. i went in for the massage on saturday, december 13th. it was really most amazing thing. she told me i probably would feel minor contractions that day, and boy was she right. later that afternoon i started feeling contractions around 4 o clock. they started getting more consistent the later it got. around 7:00 we were timing them around 2 minutes apart, so we packed our bags and headed to the hospital. when we got there i was only dilated to a 1. the hospital policy is that they keep you for an hour and if you dilate to another centimeter they will keep you, if not they will send you home. unfortunately i didn't dilate any further so they sent us home. that night was basically hell. pardon my french. the contractions were getting really strong and so frequent i didn't sleep a wink. and the worst part was i look over at shyler sound asleep in bed. yes, the meanie in me wanted to smother him with my pillow. i couldn't make it past 9:30 before we were headed back to the hospital, this time to stay. i was now dilated to a 3. all night in pain and only 2 centimeter more dilated. the nurse kept telling me to relax, let my body do what it was supposed to do and i would dilate faster, but every time a contraction came it was so painful my whole body would tense up. congrats to those who can force their body to relax when the entire thing keeps tensing up. as soon as i got the epidural came though everything changed. bless modern medicine. in five minutes i no longer felt any pain, my body was able to relax and i went from a 3 to a 10 in a few hours. i was so nervous to push, but in the end that was the easiest part. it was so encouraging hearing the doctor and shyler say they could see a head of dark hair. i only pushed for 16 minutes before i was able to meet my sweet little baby. the nurses cleaned her up and we were able to cuddle skin to skin. it was the most magical thing i have ever experienced. she was fussy but the minute i started talking to her she completely calmed right down. she was perfect. she was born on december 14, at 4:46 pm. she weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. i can't explain the feelings of becoming a mother. i am so blessed to have little harper lee. i think i am sold on this cuddle bug. </div>
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i decided to throw shy a surprise birthday party this year. and let's just say i am not so good at keeping secrets. there were so many times i wanted to blow it… on purpose i might add. i guess he can feel confident that i can't keep things from him. and i guess you can call me a chatty kathy.</div>
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it turned out perfect. i decided to have an alice and wonderland mad tea party theme. </div>
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kinda girly, but hey who planned it?</div>
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i had so much fun decorating with all of our wedding decorations, they make for a splendid tea party.</div>
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we had hot chocolate that we sipped out of our many tea cups, as well as iced tea to cool us down. </div>
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it was fun to have everyone dress up for a night. i can't believe it was six years ago we first celebrated your birthday together. someone pinch me please. our lives are far too perfect. love you to the moony moon moon. happy 25. quarter of a century, hopefully three more to go.</div>
Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-53753700896189552722013-11-22T13:28:00.002-08:002013-11-22T13:33:14.581-08:00June 26th.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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as a little girl you can't help dream of your wedding day. i know i always did. but if someone would have told me of the stress that comes with planning a wedding, maybe we would have just eloped to the temple, skipping a reception and all. no. not really. we had everything we dreamed of. with the help of my mother. she deserves a shout out from the president with all the time she spent helping.</div>
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we were sealed for time and all eternity in the salt lake temple.</div>
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the temple in which my parents were also married. </div>
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i mean who doesn't want to get married there it looks like a castle right?</div>
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anyways we had our reception at the american fork amphitheater.</div>
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i prayed for days that it wouldn't rain because we had no other back up plan.</div>
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we were blessed with the most beautiful day.<br />
our theme was vintage.<br />
our colors were burnt orange, robin egg blue and cream.<br />
our song was louis armstrong: la vie en rose<br />
daddy daughter was city and colour: the girl<br />
mother and son was the beatles: in my life<br />
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i loved all the personal touches we put into our reception.<br />
each table was decorated differently and labeled with a date that was significant to the two of us.<br />
dessert was our favorite homemade dishes by the ones we love.<br />
our engagement video (still to come) was shown as everyone sat on the steps.<br />
dancing is my favorite. especially if one plays shots by lmfao. yes. we. did.</div>
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as the music played the couples were excused from the floor based on length of marriage.</div>
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the last couple left dancing was my great grandparents.</div>
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65 plus years of marriage.</div>
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it takes work, and a lot of laughter.</div>
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Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-36017312907954363972013-11-03T09:57:00.000-08:002013-11-03T09:57:32.213-08:00The (slightly) New Mr. and Mrs. Bischof<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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we have been married for four months now...and the blog doesn't even show that we are engaged. </div>
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shyler and i met 7 years ago in mr. clark's math class.</div>
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so we have 7 years of history, which would probably take 7 years to write.</div>
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i will just say that heavenly father works in mysterious ways.</div>
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we have been friends through many ups and downs until one night our friendship changed.</div>
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we were at the library park when he told me that he loved me.</div>
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we hadn't kissed yet, we hadn't even held hands,</div>
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but he told me that he had been in love with me for 5 years.</div>
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and something changed. it's something that words can't really describe.</div>
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a moment that will go down in the history books. </div>
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...needless to say ten months later we were engaged.</div>
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we went on a bike ride to our secret garden.</div>
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he had a picnic set up that would put the bachelor to shame.</div>
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with nat king cole playing on a record machine.</div>
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we made wishes on pennies that we tossed in the river.</div>
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i asked him what he wished for when he got down on one knee.</div>
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he told me he had always wished to marry me.</div>
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<br />Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-76090167191539632882013-01-27T20:19:00.000-08:002013-01-27T20:20:07.216-08:00the awful waffle.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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my sister and i spent the day shopping for supplies for our latest valentine craft.</div>
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last summer my kindred spirit and i discovered the awful waffle on a bike ride.</div>
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since then, they have relocated and let me just say it is one of the cutest places to get waffles</div>
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i decided to try speculoos </div>
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instead of my normal nutella.</div>
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i think i have a new favorite.</div>
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Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-60022940725052152442013-01-24T20:35:00.003-08:002013-01-24T20:37:44.997-08:00possibly the funniest video of all time.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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one year ago january used to be 60 degrees....</div>
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not 6 degrees like this year happens to be....</div>
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so we decided to go camping. it was too cold to roast marshmallows so we did whats second best:</div>
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Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-88180384059630479252013-01-22T20:15:00.000-08:002013-01-22T20:33:09.489-08:00remember that one time i lived in ukraine?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i was just looking through some old pictures when i came across these...<br />
about 3 and a half years ago i once upon a time decided that i was in need of an adventure.<br />
so i packed up my bags and headed off to the faraway country of ukraine.<br />
did i speak russian? no.<br />
ukrainian? no.<br />
how i got around for 5 months is still a mystery to me.<br />
if it weren't for my trusty dictionary i think i would still be lost in the metro system.<br />
i began my love for teaching in ukraine.<br />
i taught kindergarten for 3 hours a day in english and was left the rest of the day to explore.<br />
i lived with a family who was much more poor than i was.<br />
well i guess in a literal sense.<br />
i slept on a chair for 5 months, which beat the alternative of the concrete floor.<br />
for a month we didn't have hot water or electricity.<br />
after coming home after a long day of walking in the frigid cold, only to take a shower in ice cold water happens to not be on the list of things that i miss.<br />
however the family who hosted me reaches the top of the list.<br />
they were far from poor in spirit.<br />
they taught me that you don't need anything but family to be happy.<br />
they were the happiest people i have ever been blessed to meet.<br />
i plan on a return visit to steal my favorite child Stopa.<br />
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while i was there i also was blessed to travel to 5 other countries.<br />
ever since i read the devils arithmetic in the fifth grade i have had a secret obsession with the holocaust. i have always wanted to go to auschwitz.<br />
let me just say for the record it changed my life. i could go on probably forever about my experiences there, although i think some things are better left unsaid. i was fortunate to eat gyros in austria (and sing sound of music songs at the top of my lungs), sign my name on the beatles wall in prague, and eat real hungarian goolash in hungary. wow. take me back.<br />
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after looking through my photos i discovered a couple things:<br />
1. i was so fat when i came home from my visit...seriously nutella will do that to you.<br />
2. i need to visit europe again. luckily i am this summer with a boy who will be my life long travel partner. paris. here. we. come.<br />
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* i happened to see a christmas carol at hale center theater. after a slight mishap of buying tickets to the theater at west valley and showing up to the theater in orem i was a slight scrooge. luckily we were still able to be seated. oh and did i mention it saved us 23 dollars because orem is cheaper? god bless us, everyone!</div>
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* playing wii u games has now turned me into a gamer. me. of. all. people. i just love the candy game.</div>
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* i have realized my love for lord of the rings will never die. when i was younger (ok in high school) my entire ceiling was covered in lotr posters. my mom said i couldn't hang them on my walls. it was pretty awesome. one of my finest creations. now all that is left is push pin holes sadly. after seeing the hobbit it only increased my love for middle earth. and peter jackson. i'll stop now. oh i can't.</div>
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* winter brings two of my favorite things. reading and sitting on a heater. maybe one day i'll have a fire place.</div>
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* i did sat on santa's lap. he gave me a roll of tootsie rolls and a church cd. smiley face.</div>
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* i am going to star valley in approximately 68 hours for my long a waited christmas break. only to be spent with the people i love most.</div>
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* i recently learned how to ice skate backwards. this has taken me years in the making.</div>
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* fate as you would have it has come and confirmed great things to me. i have realized that god really does know me better than i know myself. sometimes i wish i could go back and shake my old self and say better things are in store, blessings are going to shower on you.</div>
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* after watching the horrible events that have occurred in connecticut i have had the chance to reflect on my own teaching experiences. my students have expressed their own fears. nightmares about them getting hurt or me getting shot. i can't watch the news. it's too sad. i do however know that a love of a teacher goes deep. the love of a parent even deeper. i will continue to pray for those who were hurt. </div>
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Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-30348312205425706882012-11-25T18:53:00.000-08:002012-11-25T18:54:26.996-08:00thankful for a thanksgiving getaway. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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basically i had the best week. </div>
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it was one of those weeks that goes by in the blink of an eye.</div>
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one second your having the time of your life and the next your back to reality.</div>
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we went up to citrus heights for thanksgiving. took the train. </div>
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if i told you how long the train ride was you would judge and say it wasn't worth it.</div>
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14 hours.</div>
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it was even better than 500 days of summer portrayed it to be.</div>
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anyways we spent the week with family.</div>
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not my family, but family that made me feel like family.</div>
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we ate 15 pies and watched the first season of pretty little liars.</div>
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we stayed up until 5 in the morning trying to figure out who a is.</div>
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but it was to no avail. apparently you don't find out until season three.</div>
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please no hints. i suspect mona.</div>
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we went black friday shopping and went to the cutest town around.</div>
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placerville.</div>
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we watched as they lit the christmas lights and ate amaretto fudge.</div>
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which coincidentally gave us liquor breath.</div>
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the best part of the trip was grandma odie,</div>
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"gumbo gumbo in the pot."</div>
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oh how i will miss that woman. </div>
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Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-53254759999484738802012-11-17T08:58:00.000-08:002013-01-22T19:27:36.697-08:00three days.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-38042016696721110632012-11-16T21:44:00.002-08:002012-11-16T21:45:47.146-08:00being a teacher.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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welcome to our fifth grade program.</div>
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the united states wax museum.</div>
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i was in charge of the boom box. tough stuff.</div>
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being a teacher is pretty great.</div>
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it is also probably the hardest thing i have ever done in my life.</div>
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you have to wake up at 6 in the a.m.</div>
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i haven't consistently done that since high school.</div>
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you have to go to school, even though you were barfing the whole day before.</div>
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teaching has literally taken over my life. there is no other life.</div>
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i go to bed and wake up with 23 kids in my brain.</div>
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social life is down the drain. </div>
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thats why i live for saturdays.</div>
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"miss haws thank you for telling the boys to stop teasing me. you are the best teacher in the whole world."</div>
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and moments when their tears flow from their cheeks, </div>
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both of my parents are from a place called star valley wyoming.</div>
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when i was younger, i used to spend a great portion of my summer there, </div>
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listening to country music and catching frogs, </div>
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you know the good stuff you wish you could do all the time. </div>
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if only you were a cowboy.</div>
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since i have grown up i haven't been up there as much as i would like.</div>
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sometimes responsibility wins. sometimes a lot.</div>
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this past weekend i had the chance for a quick trip and no way i was about to pass it up. we crammed every day with all the must do's. we all sat in the back of the beater pickup truck, got ice cream cones and drove up through strawberry canyon. we dangled our legs off of the back and drug sticks into the dirt while singing adele's someone like you. you know what is pretty surprising... we actually knew every single word. it's pretty hard to sing a song from start to finish. don't judge me that the only two songs we all could sing from start to finish were adele and justin bieber's baby baby. </div>
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when we got up the canyon we walked the pipe back down. my dad told us the story of the haunted woman who walks the pipe at night. i wanted to go back later and find her, but that had to be postponed until next time. we went swimming and saw the bar jay wranglers over a chuck wagon dinner. we went four wheeling until our hands reeked like gasoline and my thumb hurt from pushing the gas. we ate at the drive inn my mom used to hop cars at and we drove past the fields that my dad would change the irrigation pipes at...which happens to be the grounds for the new temple site. one of my favorite parts was finding my mom's old wedding dress. i loved it puffy sleeves and all. </div>
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dear star valley: i miss you</div>
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sincerely: kylie jo.</div>Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-75824152140614266602012-06-26T11:13:00.000-07:002012-06-26T11:13:47.428-07:00my best friends wedding.<div style="text-align: center;">
my best friend in the entire world just got married.</div>
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here are some snippets from the day..</div>
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there may be a lot but deal with it because she looked so pretty.</div>
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so in high school i may or may not have been on the tennis team.</div>
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my friend rachel rawle and i played doubles.</div>
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we called ourselves kychel raws.</div>
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<i>"make your hand like pasta, to make the ball go fasta." </i></div>
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this one particular match is burned into my brain, it was against springville.</div>
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their mascot was the devils, and this is probably why:</div>
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we were playing against these blonde twins and one of them happened to hit the ball straight into my face and they started laughing. </div>
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now i don't get mad, i get even. and we ended up winning the match to say the least. </div>
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i still am no fan of the blonde twins from springville.</div>
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after high school, i stopped playing as much.</div>
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don't ask me why. i guess my time was filled with other stuff.</div>
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lameo. time to fix that because, </div>
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tonight the flame has been rekindled. the fire is burning.</div>
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game. set. match.</div>Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-5618784057574788222012-06-05T17:30:00.000-07:002012-06-05T17:32:01.180-07:00snow-cones and bonfires.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i have said it once, i have said it a million times, </div>
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the best snow-cone shack is in spanish fork.</div>
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it has its own island of palm trees surrounding it. with twinkle lights.</div>
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bam. take that snowasis. (inside joke).</div>
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i know other people have their own opinions which is why i am dedicating this summer to finding the ultimate best snow-cone. i'll let you know what i discover.</div>
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snowie's are the perfect summer treat.</div>
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this past weekend i played five hours of volleyball. couldn't stop, even after my arms were pink and swollen, and every time i hit the ball my arms would sting. </div>
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if you were wondering, i still can't serve it over-handed.</div>
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i think i am doomed when it comes to sports.</div>
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i will never be one of those girls who will impress a boy with a sporty ability.</div>
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i can however pack a picnic that is enough to knock your socks off, </div>
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rap almost as good as nicki manaj,</div>
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and build a rockin fort.</div>
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come to think of it, i really should practice that over-hand serve.</div>Falling Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08665455869326617402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293966561843766235.post-39269378763192676782012-05-30T22:24:00.001-07:002012-05-30T22:25:53.650-07:00welcome to burraston ponds.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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so i finally fulfilled my craving. i got a chocolate banana marshmallow cookie dough shake.</div>
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wow that's a mouth full. not to mention a stomach full.</div>
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i got it in a little town by the name of mona. </div>
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now one wouldn't simply walk into mona,</div>
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(i almost said mordor for all you lord of the rings fans)</div>
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to just hang out. </div>
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you go to mona to a place i would like to refer to as tarzan's tree house.</div>
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we spent the whole day sipping lemonade, snacking on lunchables, swinging from the rope into the pond, swimming out to the middle and having treading water contests, oh and hopefully getting some sun because quite frankly put... i look as white as casper the friendly ghost. </div>
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