boogie shake shake: December 2009

i realized i've done more than i thought this year

so in copying my friend, smash,

here is my year in review:

JANUARY

started off the new year in seattle

celebrating with spencer

later in the month i got to see my cuz, lindsey, marry micah
cute couple! later in the month taylor and i tried to do
a covered bridge bike tour

we saw the first one...
we started with
and didn't anticipate such big hills with our mtn bikes on the road

FEBRUARY

my beloved holly came to visit

(i hate this picture but she looks so darling!)

MARCH

i discovered bagby hot springs
after a 12 miles snowshoe hike
a bit longer than expected
but it warmed my heart to oregon

APRIL

my dear friend levi came to visit
with his mom
we drove as close as we could to mt st helen's
we got to chill his distance relative's "cabin"
that was nicer than any home i've lived in

MAY

i was able to be in vegas for my gpa's birthday

and go see DMB with
two of his other largest fans hilary and katrina
(sorry no pics)

then for memorial day
jose n' analee drove to come visit!

JUNE

the favorite came to visit
wedding dress shopping ensued

and my nice friend, dave, took us sea kayaking
and we saw seals with their babies

my great old friend, steph, from high school
came to visit from the valley

i ran my first
and possibly LAST marathon
by myself in seattle
the rock-n-roll marathon music tunes
helped me while missing danielle

JULY

i saw crater lake for my first time with bob

we had a family reunion in utah
my family was all grateful
we currently only have adults in our family
and didn't have to go on rides
we didn't really want to go on
and were able to relax up at the bird

jaimie took out her endowments at the jordan river temple

a special time with the fam

on my personal religious "must do" checklist
shot the tube with fun friends

AUGUST

hiked south sister
made new friends

i could officially be a "mazama"
if i felt like paying the fees

jaimie and wolfgang got married

new families combine!

karen and i head to europe for the open house
and some traveling along the way

i fell in love with venice

and gimmelwald and switzerland

SEPTEMBER

danielle, fart pipe and holli came to visit
we started the weekend off by seeing
mason jennings in eugene
with sarah and taylor
mason is dreamy looking but a very mellow music man
and not much of an entertainer