Could have been a cowgirl. . . could have been a goat

After listening to four hours of non-stop country today, I realized that I could have traded my chacos and sleeping bag for a mule and a pair of cowboy boots.

Vacation Elation

Bry and I are headed to Red Rock for the next couple of days. Cath arrives on Saturday and then on Mon-Wed we're going backpaking in the Grand Canyon. The best part of all this is that I'm getting paid to do it. I think I'll be a loyal Wells Fargo customer my entire life if for this reason only.

in search of sunshine

Bry and I met up with Pete this weekend at Lee's Ferry to do Badger and Soap Canyons. It made me itch for summer, especially since the snow here is melted enough to be impossible to enjoy, but not enough to avoid sloppy mud and slushy runs.We hiked down Badger canyon and ended right at the raging COlorado river. There wasn't a trail but we took off in the direction of the next canyon and in about five miles arrived at Soap canyon. This canyon was a blast. . .tons of big boulders to scramble over. Hiking with Pete and Brian made me feel like I had stepped into a photo of one of their many Grand Canyon backpacks. Watching them rummage through the eddy's in search of in-tact cans juice or soda made me laugh (especially since the only fruit of their efforts was a hot can of spicy V8, which ended up right back in the CO).

Flagstaff, AZ

So, here's that hottie Wells Fargo babe, mmm hmm. I snuck the camera in without her knowing.


Ya, it snows in Flagstaff. This is our back deck.


Happy 25th Birthday Angela. This was Feb. 10th. We cooked an amazing dinner for Ang's day.

a tribute to the office

yesterday I said the most ridiculously second grade insult.

I work with Sara. Sara is 90% sour and 10% gossip. I must admit that my mind is often swimming with semi-insults for my taciturn co-worker. Yesterday after one of her usual evil stares:

"Sara, what was that look for?"

"Oh. I guess I'm not feeling good."

"You know, a lot of times your facial expressions are really mean."

Awkward. And I don't think text can quite capture just how 8-years-old I felt.

Top 10 reasons everyone should marry an Angela Hatch

10. She'll make sure you never walk slowly from one place to another again in your life.

9. You'll live to be 100 because she'll feed you cracked wheat cereal, home-made granola, and grow you garden vegetables.

8. She'll help you keep in touch with your feminine side by watching her favorite scenes of Pride and Prejudice with you on Friday nights.

7. Her family will treat you like a million bucks, and she has so many siblings you'll never strain to find players for team sports again.

6. She'll give you some style; shorten your socks, lengthen your pants, untuck your shirt and gel your hair.

5. She's gorgeous on Sundays, weekdays, and Saturdays. She looks hot in a climbing harness or a dress.

4. She will make you work to keep up with her swimming, running, and playing scrabble.

3. Everyone should marry an Angela because she'll work hard at less-than-dream jobs to put you through school.

2. She'll go hometeaching with you when your companion can't, fast for 24 hours on fast sundays, pray for your success, and sit at your side in the Temple.

1. She'll smile everytime she see's you, forgive you of your faults, laugh at your jokes, talk to you early in the morning and always love you.