25

Yup.

I'm 25.

Weird.

A list of things I can do now that I am 25
1.  Rent a car without any fees
2.  Say I am 25

That's about all that is different.

My sister left me a message (we had a great game of birthday phone tag) saying that the 2nd quarter of your life is so much better than the first quarter.  I can believe that.  But the 2nd quarter is going to have to be pretty dang good to beat everything I have experienced thus far.

I shall blast through the largest chunk (mostly because I don't have those pictures on this computer).

  High school was great.  Mostly because I had the greatest friends on the planet.  Luckily for me, I still have them.

I went to BYU and made more awesome friends.

Then I became a river guide and did that for 3 summers

And made my best friends.

I went to New Zealand for 4 months and it was AMAZING

Then one day, I took a leap.  And went to Moab with a cute boy I hardly knew.  Oh did I mention his family was there too?

Little did I know, this was going to turn out to be a long term investment.

 We had a great summer

 I finally got to row some big water

Lived through the worst week of my life. 

I flipped a boat in Westwater

Derek got "Catfished"

 I ran my first marathon (and 2 more)

 I got married and sealed to my best friend on December 29, 2009

 I graduated from BYU

 We went on the adventure of a lifetime.  Peru, Argentina, and Chile.  

We have gotten really into climbing

I was the Director of Recreation Therapy at a nursing home and I LOVED it.

We moved to Fort Collins, CO and are loving it thus far.  

I am a life insurance agent.  Yes, I know.  That's new...

What I've Been Doing

I am currently studying to become an insurance agent. 

I know.  Very different.  But it's a job and it pays me money.

I have already read all of that once (online and it sucked so my agency printed it for me).

Now I am reading it again to study for the big test.

The Devil's Backbone

One thing we love about Fort Collins (there are many) if how much it reminds us of Southern Utah.  When we get back into the hills we discover red rock and desert and feel so at home.  It is wonderful.  What can I say?  We are desert/mountain people.  Preferably when they are together.

Last Sunday, it was really warm (high 50's), so we went to the Devil's Backbone.  Probably a 15 minute drive from home.  It is this long stretch of sandstone jutting up out of the earth.  Everything surrounding it is flat desert.  Then there is this "backbone" sticking up out of the ground.  Very aptly named.  However, they don't let you climb on it...boo.  I sure there is good reason like crumbly rock conditions etc.  Anyway, here are the pics.

(the keyhole)

It was a nice little Sunday walk.