Chainsaws are SCARY!

I absolutely LOVE going to haunted houses. I usually laugh just about all the way through them because I think people getting scared is hilarious. The only part I HATE about haunted houses are the chain saws. They freak me out royally. I don't know why they do, but they always have and probably always will. I know they don't have the chain on it, but the blade is still spinning and it could totally hurt you (trust me! I saw the sparks fly when the guy put it on the ground!)
I went to 2 haunted houses a few weeks ago and I was totally being "brave" and was going to take a picture with the guy with the chain saw. If you look at my face in the first picture, you'll understand why I put "brave." I'm not looking too brave right then :)As soon as I saw him move from the corner of my eye, I was bending over and screaming as loud as I could. Everyone I was with got a big kick out of me freaking out so they totally encouraged the guy to scare me. Because of my loud scream and the guy knew that the chain saw freaked me out, he chased me right in front of the radio station that was there and they put me on the radio screaming. I got chased all over the parking lot at the first and second haunted houses because I screamed and ran as fast as I could, which of course encourages the guys even more. I couldn't just sit there and take it, I had to run! I almost left my flip flops that I was wearing in the dust and I wouldn't have cared at all! :)

Ward Halloween Party

After hours of trying to find a themed costume with my roommate and one of our friends we had our costumes in hand. Me and Kallie were going to be boxers and Nichole was going to be a referee. We walked up to the counter and started questioning our decision about our costumes because of the price tag. After standing there for 5 minutes going back and forth on what we were going to do, we put the costumes on hold. We ran to another costume store to make sure we were making the right decision with our costumes. FINALLY, we decided not to spend the money (my bank account thanks me) on these costumes and we were going to do something cheap and easy. Here is the outcome of us saving money. We decided to be the Mafia :)

Power Progressive Tumbling

I was so spoiled and got to see my parents this week. That's the second time in a week! I love it when they come to town to visit! One of my dad's requests while he was here was to go to the tumbling gym. I don't think that place could ever get old!!

2nd Annual Seacliff Ward Canoe Trip

I was lucky enough to be able to go on the Seacliff Ward Canoe trip again this year and loved every second of it!! I got to canoe the whole first day and half of the second day with my dad and then rest of the second day I got to canoe with Justin. The whole trip was a ton of fun, but I think the best part of the trip, for me, was canoeing and catching up with Justin. Its been a long time since we've just talked and I loved every second of it. Hes such an amazing brother! Here are a few pictures from the trip

Getting ready to leave on our 12 mile canoe trip down the Colorado River

Our first hike of the trip to some hot springs. There was a ton of climbing on this hike. My arms and legs have the bruises to prove it :) I lost my breath when I hit the 52 degree water. FREEZING!

Warming up after cliff jumping at a hot spring right by where we campedDay two hike, with a tired dad on my back. JK, I don't think my dad and tired belong in the same sentence. The 7 am hike to the petroglyphs

All of the Ward clan that went on the trip. Mom was supposed to go also, but she was sick :(

Day 2 on the river. We had 9 miles to go this day

The whole group that went on the trip

Wyoming Bird Survey

I was asked to go out on a Bird Survey with one of my co-workers last week, but it was just for safety reasons. We were going out to Wyoming and the project area was in the middle of no where. Usually, I help out on surveys, but since I can't spot a bird or hear a bird and tell you what it is, I couldn't help. This was probably the easiest money I've ever made in my life!! I went and sat in a truck for 2 days basically doing nothing. My co-worker took her puppy, so I would take the puppy on walks, read my book (which is a big deal if you know me!), watch the wild horses, play games on my phone and sleep. I "worked" 23 hours in two days and boy was I exhausted after :) Hard life, huh?!

SHE SAID YES!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO MY BEST FRIEND AND HER AMAZING FIANCE!!!! I got the call that I was so excited about, and even though I knew it was coming, I almost broke down in tears (of course happy tears) when Katie told me her great news. I REALLY wish I could have been there!! Its been so hard being away from someone that I used to be attached to (almost literally!) and its so hard missing these big and important days in her life! I'm so excited for them both and can't wait for the big day!! Congrats again, Katelynn and Mauro! LOVE YOU!

SO EXCITED!!

I can hardly sit still right now. My best friend and her boyfriend just walked into Disneyland, (I have my spies) where is he going to propose. I've known since June, and I think I've done a great job of keeping my mouth shut!!! :) My friend Stephanie (who is Katie's cousin) and I are IMing each other right now and we're SO EXCITED. I keep looking at the clock wondering how much longer I have to wait to get the call. I HOPE ITS SOON!!!!!! Congrats Katie and Mauro!!! :)

Kelly and Aubrey Here

I LOVED LOVED LOVED having my sister and niece here for a few days. Kelly and Aubrey flew in Thursday morning and were here until yesterday afternoon. I got Thursday and Friday off of work so that we could play and so that I could spend some much needed family time with everyone! We really didn't do anything all that exciting, but it was fun just being together! I couldn't get enough of Aubrey and just loved having here around and all the smiles she put on my face! Here are a few pictures from the weekend. There will be lots more on facebook, for those of you that are on there! ;)

Sexy Archaeologists

I got an e-mail on Facebook about a Sexy Archaeology competition. I laughed and couldn't believe that this was real. I e-mailed a couple of the archaeologists in my office who I thought would find this funny, but didnt think much of it. Not only did they totally run with this, they had TONS of hilarious pictures! Today they posted the winner on sexyarchaeology.org and guess what?!? WE WON!! LOL!! The girls were so excited and I think just about the whole office heard a few of the girls yelling and screaming. It was hilarious! Here is the winning picture :)

Conference Weekend

This weekend was packed full with tons of fun! I started off the weekend heading down to St. George to watch my dad run in the St. George Marathon. My dad seriously AMAZES me!! He finished the marathon in 3:06, which is a Boston Marathon qualifying time. It took all I had, to hold back the tears when he crossed the finish line! I was one proud daughter!After the marathon I spent some time with mom, dad and my cousins before heading back to Provo. There's nothing better than hanging out with your family!!

There were a lot of people up from California for conference this weekend! Stephen had a great idea and thought going to Power Progressive Tumbling would be a fun thing to do with everyone, which he was right about! We spent an hour and a half at PPT, which we had all to ourselves, and there was NEVER a dull moment!! I love that place, but it makes it even better when we have a really fun group together, like we did that night!!

Sunday morning I invited some people over to watch conference and to have breakfast. I made 3 casseroles, and I'm glad I made as much as I did because we had about 20 people show up. My condo was packed! We had people on the floor, on the couches, and anywhere else they could find a place to sit. It was so much fun to see everyone this weekend! I couldn't have asked for a better conference weekend! :)