Exhaustified...

So, this weekend I've been helping my good friends move. Now, I know of plenty of people and families that grew up ultra-mobile, moving every year or so, or even more. My family was never like that, we moved once while I was growing up (traumatic enough for an 11-year-old). Since being at college and graduating to being a "real adult" I've been slightly more mobile, living in 6 different places in my 7 years in Utah. Note, however that much of that was out of necessity and I was much less-mobile than most people my age.

Now, I was more than happy to help my friends move - this is an exceptionally wonderful opportunity for them! But moving is an exhausting business - emotionally and physically - for everyone involved! Now, I'm sure I won't live out the remainder of my life where I am - in a 3 bedroom condo in Heber - this weekend has reinforced to me how undesirable moving is to me - probably for the simple reason that I never did that much growing up, nor did several generations on either side of my family before me - we gave up our nomadic traditions ages ago! ;-) I've been reminded of muscles I had forgotten I had, and slept almost all day today.

That said, regardless of how exhausting this weekend has been, I'm excited, yes and even energized on behalf of my friends - their new house (which is essentially new) is beautiful and perfect for their family. I can't wait to see what it will look like arranged and unpacked! :)

The countdown...

There are officially 3 and 1/2 weeks left of school, for those who are wondering that is exactly 15 days!

Yay!

So, this is the point in the year when I start looking forward to summer, and making plans for next year... And when I say "look forward to summer", what I mean is, desperately long for school to be over so I can JUST play outside!!!

So, to calm my nerves, and let out some of my "need to get away from school and make plans for the future" vibes, I made my Summer to-do List page.

HUZZAH!

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Walk

So, as mentioned in the previous post (which you should read because it's funny), on Saturday I woke up early and went with my friend, her daughter, her 3 sisters, mom, 2 aunts, 4 cousins and 2 nieces to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Walk. It's a 3 mile walk in Salt Lake City. I was honestly amazed at how many people there were there. There were literally thousands of people there.

This picture doesn't even do it justice. In real life, you there were people as far as we could see in all directions!

The girls (nieces) holding hands! Too cute!

Thankfully, to my knowledge, I don't have anyone in my family who has had breast cancer. But, Saturday, I did walk for my Grandma, who beat kidney cancer almost 15 years ago.

My grandma with my cousin, Crystal

And my uncle, who is leukemia-free for two years now.

My uncle with one of his granddaughters
Cancer is cancer, and I felt honored to be a part of such a huge good cause! Love you guys! :)

It's a little embarrassing when...

1) You go to a boutique with your friends after a Breast Cancer walk and their kids point out a stress balloon (the kind with sand in it), and your friends go, "Oh my gosh! That's a drug baloon!" A WHAT?!?! So, in case you didn't know, sometimes people sneak drugs through various body cavities by filling balloons with drugs. A) EWWW!!!, B) REALLY?!?! Don't worry, in case you ever forget, don't worry my friends won't EVER let ME forget!

2) You're talking (via conference call with the parents, siblings, and grandparents) with your missionary brother, who is adamantly scripturally chastizing your younger sister about marriage, suddenly says, "Hey, you should talk to my companion...Hey Elder!!!" Um, awkward. What, exactly, are you supposed to discuss with a guy you've never met, who is currently serving a mission?!?! Um, yeah... Besides talking about my cool brother, and correcting my brother's mistaken belief that I was getting married (which, by the way, was never the case, just wishful thinking on his part), we mostly listened to the remainder of my family giggle in the background for five minutes... Nice...

:-/

Dear weather,

As you can see, I have updated my blog background to be more spring appropriate. Would it be too much to ask for you to update my actual outdoor background to something more spring appropriate? No more snow, for instance.

Thanks,
Mallory