Long Distance Relationships

I love technology!  It is so nice being able to Skype my sister in Wyoming while having my mom in Utah on a speaker phone at the same time. It is pretty neat if you ask me.   

 

2 1/2 Hours

If you don't have about 3 hours available.....DO NOT go into the war surplus section of Smith & Edwards with your sisters.

Jeremiah's

Emily is home for Spring Break and we have been having a lot of fun with her. Sunday we painted toenails and discussed deep and important questions such as "what would you do if you had 24 hours to spend $45,000?"-serious enough to use a calculater to track spending.

This morning we met at Christie's latest peanut-free restaurant that she can eat at without too much fear: Jeremiah's. It was so fun eating our delicious meals and having fun together, it will stink when Em goes back to the land of antelope and cowboys.

After a delightful breakfast we went to the BDO Outlet one of the most interesting places in Ogden. We all left with a little something, all of which was very random. It was a super way to spend the morning before heading off to a long afternoon of work. Not sure what my life would be like with my awesome, 'quirky', sisters.

Happy Birthday Emi!

Today is my sister's birthday. She is in the land of horses, antelope, boots, and cowboys for school and having a grand time. Em is amazing. She is super knowledgeable about all kinds of ''dumb' things from elephants, to dolphins, to just about anything that has ever had a documentary made or a NOVA special on because she loves them. She is a talented violinist and is working on the cello. She knows a lot about surfing/surfers, Switchfoot, cooking, cupcakes, Lord of the Rings, Alias, and occupational therapy. She is one of my very best friends. I love her lots and feel pretty lucky to have her as my sister. Happy Birthday Em.

An Afternoon of Nothings

Christie and I had an interesting President's Day. We did a whole lot of nothings. We were going to go bowling, but when we got to WSU, they were full. We ate lunch where she didn't buy the thing she wanted most. We didn't go bowling at the Junction because they were full too. We didn't ride the train to the Gateway because the train wasn't running for President's Day. We didn't go to the movies because when we got there everything we wanted to see had already started. We did have fun looking at all the furniture in RC Willey, but didn't buy anything. All in all it was a lot of fun, despite how little we actually did. A bonus is we do have $.58 shirts from a Gap Sale we happened across when going to look at furniture, so we have something to show for our efforts. Happy President's Day!

Head Bonks

I witnessed a terrible accident this week involving my sister where she used her head as a battering ram to open our front door. The end result was two skinned knees and a large goose egg on top of her head. She was acting a little weird afterwards and no one else was home so I got to spend the day with a sister that didn't know whether to cry in pain or laugh out loud at the absurd event that led to her battle wounds. I put neosporin on her knees, and found some ice for her head and knees, and kept an eye on her until my mom got home.
I love being a big sister to incredible and crazy sisters and a reserved little brother. They are all amazing and I love them a ton. Em is moving to Casper this week and I am going to miss her like crazy but I am so excited for her to have some new adventures, as long as those adventures don't include opening doors with your head.

Legos

My sisters and I watch two shows over the Christmas break every year: Little Women and Anne of Green Gables. These aren't exactly Christmas shows but for some reason we have always watched them this time of year. JD isn't exactly in love with Little Women night so a new tradition was started: while I am with the girls, JD goes over to his house to build Lego structures with his brothers. I may not get Legos and he may not get Little Women, but it makes for a fun night with our siblings for each of us.

Just Keep Swimmin

Emily and I had a fantastic day today. We both got off work at 12 and met at Cafe Rio for some delicious food. Afterwards we went to the Roy Aquatic Center. I have not been swimming FOREVER. Last summer just as I was finishing up my clinicals and getting set to play in the sun, my pulmonary embolism happened and I found myself in a recliner chair in a basement until mid-August, before leaving my doctor forbade any swimming activities. Winter came once more, followed by Sprinter, then Sprummer, now that it is finally summer I have gone about 1 1/2 years without going swimming. This saddens my heart, but all was made well when Emily agreed to go with me. I will admit we felt a little silly swimming with all of the 10 year olds, but it was well worth it. I have created a new stroke: The Dragon. My porcelin skin that has also seen very little sun for 1 1/2 years wasn't even deep fried, I am mildly burnt which is more than I was expecting despite the multiple administrations of sunscreen. To top it all off, we went to Jamba Juice after. My friends, this was a wonderful summer day!

U2 360

Emi, Chris, Erin and I all had a blast at the U2 360 Concert last night. The Fray was a great opener, but nothing compared with what U2 had in store for the 50,o00+ people in attendance. Great music, great band, fun venue, and overall just a good, fun, clean concert (clean in multiple senses of the word). Bono thanked Utah a few times for the patience of waiting for them to come back a year after his broken back surgery which was pretty cool. He also sang a few Bob Dylan songs to honor his 70th birthday. Some of my favs included: Walk On, City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, and All I Want is You; really the whole concert was amazing. I have seen U2 perform before, but this tour took the term concert to a whole new level.

I love my sisters

So yesterday was the magical day where Emi, Chris, and I all had the afternoon off. We had many adventures including:

going to Cafe Rio and not killing Christie was a fantastic discovery.....shopping.....Dilly Dally's.....river parkway and throwing rocks.....buying a bike that does not fit in my car at Costco.....I love my sisters.