a leisurely labor day

it's high time i update you all (if there really is anyone out there reading this sad, sorry excuse of a blog...) about what has been going on in my life.
you thought you had seen the last of me after i got home from jerusalem... bahahahaha!
i'm back.

other than the constant ebb and flow of daily life (consisting mainly of getting up, running errands for mom, checking stuff off of the mile-long to do list that she leaves on the counter for me... and possibly getting in the shower before everyone gets home from school...) we have managed to have a few adventures here in little ol' nampa. crazy thought huh?

my sister and i went camping before labor day - actually we were commissioned to head up there earlier in the week so that no one would take our spot! but the parents actually let us go... alone!
*gasp!*
we did have one steak knife to protect us.
i'm pretty sure the mosquitoes were terrified of two young, knife-wielding girls.

lost lake.

but we found it!

what camping trip is complete without a fire dance?

i always knew she had magical powers.

dinner is on!

to be fair, it did make the fire nice and toasty...

hobo dinners.

and camping.

my summer is now complete.

we got home, i ran down to salt lake for one of my best-friend's-in-the-whole-wide-world's-wedding...

cheaters... they were all wearing 3 inch heels.

of course, i wore flats.

...and then back to twin falls to see my cousin's daughter get baptized! 

the rest of the family met me there, and then we cruised back on home, and back up to lost lake!

but this time we came with reinforcements. (not just the steak knife...)

it was noon and still cold.

so we went on a walk and ran from sunny spot to sunny spot.

feel the warmth!

good morning world!!!

peace.

calm.

tranquility.

i swear this stump is gonna collapse any second...

and don't forget the cliff jumping!

now after all that fun, i might just be ready to pack it all back up and head back to school.

or not.

listen to my february fantasies

fridays definitely need to have a soundtrack

like this one!

to celebrate the weekend!

since it is so awesome and amazing that it is finally here!!!

currently sitting in my kitchen, waiting for ciabatta to rise...

i never realized how time consuming this recipe would be.

i kind of thought i could leave the house today

you know, it being friday and all...

nope.

gotta watch the dough.

[the only thing i can say is that this better be some pretty

freakin fantastic bread!]

more details to come.

ahhhhhhhhh....

i love my yoga.

after doing absolutely NOTHING all week long, it decided that enough was enough and i had to get out of the house.

you ever have those days?

i just go crazy

and run two miles.

[don't laugh... i'm a work in progress]

and then go lift weights

and then come home and do some yoga.

and although my back is gonna be sore tomorrow -

it feels so good!

don't you love it?

the rest of the day was fairly chill...

waitin for the bread,

went and (attempted is the key word here) to play basketball.

i say attempted because playing with guys basically means you don't get the ball. like ever.

it's kinda irritating.

yes, it makes me want to pull out my suffragette flag and wave it all over the place.

or maybe start singing"anything you can do i can do better!"

gotta love annie oakley.

i think she was my favorite person growing up.

[her, and davy crockett... that says something about me, huh?]

oh yeah.

and i dominated at pool.

and the literal translation for "dominated" here means that the guys i played with were laughing at the way i held the stick.

or cue.

or whatever the darn thing is called.

[but]

i did get a few ooh's and ahh's

despite the funky way i held it

take that mr. macho man!

i actually still have no idea what i did wrong.

but i hit the ball! so it doesn't even matter to me.

and update on the bread.

oh. my. goodness.

wow.

yum???

i am a lazy cook.

and to spend that much time on anything kills me a little inside.

but it was definitely definitely worth it!

crispy on the outside, light and airy on the inside.......

i think i'm going to dream about lovely dancing ciabattas tonight.

and i'm going to eat them for lunch tomorrow.

i just have to decide on the perfect thing to go in the middle.

can't waste a good ciabatta on an unworthy sandwich now...

this weekend is gonna rock!

and not because of v-day

or s.a.d.

[for you married/engaged/ball-and-chain people this is code for single awareness day]

we're having brunch tomorrow. :)

oh how i love breakfast!

especially on the weekends,

when you can plan all sorts of good yummy sumptuous-ness...

oh goody!

i need to get to bed so that i can get up early and decide what i am going to make...

i think that either coffee cake or apple muffins (round II) might do the trick!

have i told you about my amazing apple muffins yet?

i will check on that...

if i haven't, i will definitely clue you in on this deliciousness.

if i already have, you must try them!

i'm not kidding, they might just change your life.

sweet dreams!

[dream of many wonderful foods!!!]

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loving the pain that i know i'm gonna feel tomorrow...

but remembering that it is good for me!!!

(mr. yoga-man on my video kept sayin...

"this is so healthy...")

and in my mind i'm screaming... "but it hurts!!!"

hopefully i'll do a little better tomorrow. ;)