Heather's married!!

i went Phoenix this weekend for heather's wedding! yeah! it was a great weekend (minus the mind-numbing heat of phoenix). i got in Friday a.m. and got to spend the day with heather, helping her with last minute wedding stuff. i was introduced to everyone as the "one that travels with heather." heather and i share a b -day (Jan. 8, mark you're calendars) and we love to travel- a friend for life. we've had some great adventures, i can't wait to hear about heather's new adventures.


isn't she pretty? the is her hubby, james. (and her parents) in front of the Mesa Temple
and the girls with the lady of the day!
it was a great weekend, so much fun to see old friends and familiar faces. congratulations heather!!

rocky mountains

i made another trip up to Rocky Mountain National Park. i have a little free time in the middle of the week. i maybe should use it for studying... or exploring the area! the mountains are amazing. being from utah, i always thought our mountains were far superior to the Rockies- who needed those when you have the wasatch? uh, that was before i saw the rockies. these mountains are beautiful, huge, and look different every time i go. they may have something over the wasatch.

This week i went with my new friend Joie, her husband Richard and his cousin Darren (visiting from utah). I met joie and richard at church, and joie is in my program at school. they moved out here a few weeks before me from Phoenix, and love to travel. kindred spirits!
we did a little hike up to some lakes (we saw 3), it was a hike that would be so easy at 5,00o ft., but at 9,000ft. i got a tad bit winded. i wonder if i'll ever get used to the altitude. we got stuck in a little hail storm on the way down, wasn't really expecting that.

we also drove the "highest paved road in north america" at 14,000 ft. it's cold and windy, but very pretty.

here i am, trying to stand straight in the wind (that's the excuse i'm giving for my retarded pose), at 14,000 ft. come visit- i'll take you there too.

Peanut M&M's

if i had to pick one candy to eat the rest of my life, i think this would be it. it's chocolate. it's filling, because of the little peanut inside. and the hard candy shell keeps it from melting- a perfect travel candy.

the end of an era

I had a chance this weekend to go Fort Collins to see some LA friends. Their feature film, Coyote, was showing at a film festival there this weekend. It was so great to see them again, and i am so proud of them- The audience loved it and loved them, and i am so excited to see them succeed.

One of the guys kept saying that it was the end of an era, no more Sarah in LA, and no more Miriam- she just moved to Oregon this weekend. Times are changing, but we had a great run. I'll look back on my time in LA as one of the best in my life. It's a great city, I made great friends, and we had some great times!

It's sad to think that there are people that have been such a big part of your life that you may never see again. And then there are those, whose friendship will last a lifetime, no matter where you are. I am grateful for all the friends that I've had in my life, for however long I get you!