We're going on an adventure!

On behalf of rememberance of my nephew's birthday, I thought I would share this silly little picture :] He is an avid fan of Star Wars, so I thought it befitting.

It is strange. This is the first Mother's day weekend I am not home. It's strange because this is the day we celebrate my mom and three births of family members! (one dear sister, and two extaordinary nephews) My family really does come first in my life and I am missing all the loudness our gatherings bring! I love you familia!

But this weekend was an adventurous one! I sure did keep busy! Friday I got to put my newly learned ballroom dancing skills to the test, and sometimes I failed and got my toes stomped on but other times I glided around the room in a wonderful waltz! I love the fact that the LDS faith is so diverse in dancing abilities.

Then comes Saturday. To relieve the stress of the week, my roommate and I explored the near by train tracks, swung on the haunted swings and hiked the R mountain. It was a very eventful trip and we have pictures to prove it.

^TOMS go with me on my explorations of course :]

^Train Tracks!

^I am learning you need to always notice the details, it is the simple things in life that bring you the greatest happiness.

^Hiking R Mountain!

^View from the top! The sunset decided to hide behind the clouds.

"When a woman smiles, then her dress should too."

I made a presentation on Madeleine Vionnet. She is known as the "queen of the bias cut" and "the archetect of dressmaking". She hated the whimsical trends of the fashion industry yet she was the most influential designer of the 20th century. She wanted to stay true to enhancing woman's natural beauty. She perfected the art of matching fabric to flow and enhance woman's movement. Vionnet is my favorite designer hands down, she revolutionized the fashion industry.
She was inspired by dances of Isadora Duncan and Grecian art. That is why her dresses are so fluid. She was a true genius with clothing.

"Happy Girls Are The Prettiest"- Audrey Hepburn

Learned today that you have to look at the world with love. If you want to feel loved you have to love also. Christ loved everyone and so should we. I promise it will make all the difference if you are open to and give love.

Yesterday, Kylynn had the idea to go hike R Mountain. I was all for it too! So her brother, sister, her and I went to that mountain for an adventure. Oh what an adventure we got! While we were hiking we pretty much hiked right into a cloud, which in turn welcomed us with snow and hail! After we treked up the steep mountain we ran/slid/jumped down the mountain in the snow. And with the concoction of the snow and mud it looked like an Oreo cookie pizza from Craigos! :] There was a point on the mountain going down that I stopped and my breath was taken away on how majestic the scene was before me. You could see for miles but it was nothing but fields, more mountains and the occasional lone house. If you held still for a minute you could just feel the elements around you. It was peaceful. It was like a little piece of heaven on earth. After we made it back down alive, we got to capture the beauty of a delightful sunset.

It started to hail/snow half way up, but we are adventure seekers, and this only added to our thrill. I do realize I am making a frowny-face, it was all part of the fun!^

Hiding from the storm in these little caverns.^
We made it to the top!^

Beautiful sunsets we experienced. It was a sin not to watch, so we actually pulled over the car and aborbed the beauty from the side of the road.

(pictures taken by my roommate Kylynn)