311 at Usana

Snoop Dogg (notice the marijuana leaf?)

This girl was wearing booty shorts over her jeans???

311 doin their thang

So it finally arrived...the 311 concert which I had been waiting for since I bought tickets months ago. I went with my good friend Emma and we had a great time. I was surprised that Snoop Dogg was the other artist (I thought the music genres were pretty different) but I've always loved "Drop it Like its Hot!" I really did NOT like his part of the show though...he kept yelling obscenities and stuff about weed. So basically Emma and I just sat for a couple hours feeling uncomfortable and observing the weirdos around us (see picture above). 311 was AMAZING however. They sound EXACTLY the same live and played most of my favorite songs! We were having a great time singing along and dancing around, but I must've been dancing a little to wildly because I kept hitting my knees on the cup holders in front of me! I seriously have bruises now - my first concert wound.

Camping

Chillin' by the fire

Horseshoes (they're a lot heavier than I imagined)

Cheese balls by the cheese balls.

So this weekend we went camping with the Maughan family. I haven't been camping since I was in Young Womens so I guess it was time. We played horseshoes, went for a jaunt on the 4-wheeler and ate some really good food (bravo to the chefs). And of course, there were smores! The mosquitoes were pretty ridiculous and I got a bit of a sunburn (dang thin mountain air), but overall we had a good time.

Chuck the Duck

So my good friend Jacque has moved to town and boy do I love her face! She and I went to First Dam last week to see if we could get a little sun. Two observations: the First Dam ducks are not afraid of you, and coconut tanning oil does not taste like coconuts. One particular duck , let's call him Chuck, was a little too close for comfort, so Jacque, being the good friend she is, chased it away. It was hilarious. We attempted to recreate the situation so that I could take a picture...but she must've scared Chuck pretty good and he stayed in the water after that (see above, doesn't he look terrified?)

That's right, we ROCK!

So it finally happened. We bought Guitar Hero!! So here's the story...thanks to Matthew Grant Flamm I learned that internet sites offering free iPods and other junk are not all scams. I set my sights on a free Wii several months ago and finally got a check in the mail for $300...which is not a Wii, but I figured I'd just buy one. HA! After calling certain stores every morning to ask if they got a Wii in their shipment that day, and deciding that wasn't worth it, we bought a Playstation 2 with Singstar and Guitar Hero 3 and an extra guitar (see my RAD guitar above). And now its confirmed, we are rockstars.

Mysteriously Entertaining

Since I can't think of a single other thing to blog about...and people are harassing me...I will blogout ("blog-about" - I just made it up) the book I just finished. I have never read a Mary Higgins Clark book before (I have a hard time betraying my obsession with John Grisham), but was told by my dear friend Rosie that they were good. So after joining a book club and having to choose 8 books (for $0.49 each!) I finally managed to read one. Now, if you're into the murder-mystery-whodunnit kind of books, I would highly recommend this one. Its got it ALL...murder...mystery...well thats about it. But, I WAS surprised by the ending and therefore found the whole experience to be successful. Stay tuned for further book reviews (...unlikely).

Chair!

Before and after pictures of my $12 chair!

Graduation!

We had a very eventful weekend with both of our graduations on Friday and Saturday. Brody got his BS in Wildlife Science (and a much shorter commencement ceremony) and I got an MBA (and sore feet from walking across campus in heels). We after-partied at Firehouse and I ate my weight in focaccia bread. After Brody's graduation, the College of Natural Resources catered a delicious luncheon. Most surprising element: the lack of Teva sandals from the natural resource grads.