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Utah is a great state for several reasons. One of the best reasons, though, is Pioneer Day. It is another paid day off of work, it is celebrated with fireworks (who doesn't love those?), sometimes my hair gets caught on fire on Pioneer Day (in case you are not familiar with this story, one time a certain individual started lighting a match right next to me as i was pouring lighter fluid onto the fire and my body/head/hair caught on fire. but i survived...oh look, a picture!), and this year, we really made magic happen. We were in Bear Lake for the weekend, and the porch was lit up in celebration of the hand cart pushers/pullers and pioneer children who walked and walked and walked! For some weird reason, someone suggested we write poems about the pioneers and then have a talent show. To honor those who crossed the plains. And what a great idea it turned out to be. Everyone participated and I think I speak for all of us when I say we were all impressed/jealous of some of the other t...

A few things: I've really been thinking about things I want to improve on in my life. It's resulted in a lot of self-reflection and soul searching. I just haven't been sure if I've been using all my talents to their full potential and thus this week has been about expanding my world. First off, RAP. I'm just going to say it. Out loud. And on my blog. I want to be a rapper. I just like to let the words flow. Sometimes it works, sometimes it does not. I think after I read some more advice from this website , I'll be even mo' betta. Get ready to hear me drop it like its hot. (if you're lucky...) Also, I'm considering yodeling. How does one learn that? I need your help. And lastly, yesterday Logan , Janna , and I really tapped into our artistic outlets and started on our journey through the land of paint by numbers. Oh look! I found the one I'm doing: Awww yeah. Tigers. (also, if you have any subject suggestions for my next rap, please ...

The weekend at Bear Lake was most excellent. It was sunny and perfect. And we ate lots of good food and played at the lake and got sunburned and took naps (well, some of us) and listened to really scary stories and celebrated Pioneer Day and killed giant striped bugs and watched movies (that some of us slept through) and played cards and just loved each other. Because thats what we do. See, sunny! : And us, loving each other: Here we are standing in a street: We all look really good with sick closed mouth smiles: (Darren is our single, lonely uncle) And I would like everyone to please focus in on BDF in the upper left corner. If that face doesn't express pure joy, I don't know what does: We had a make-shift Pioneer Day program that consisted of poems and talents and pioneer games, but that deserves its own little blog post. Because pure skill resides within us all in the poetry department. You're welcome.

Going to Bear Lake this weekend. It will look exactly like this, only sunny. Stoked.

Justin Bieber is great. I think we can all agree on that. He's precious, he looks good with earrings, he's bff's with Usher and Kanye and him and Selena look oh-so perfect together. (but lets face it, they're going to be this generations britney and justin. and when the time comes, we will all be a little bit heartbroken. i still feel sad about that. life is hard) Anyways, Justin just gave an interview where he shared his top 5 songs that inspire him most. I was interested to see where he'd take this, because he's from Canada and I was hoping Celine Dion would make the cut. Boy was I wrong. His list: 1. Michael Jackson, Man in the Mirror 2. R. Kelly, I Believe I Can Fly 3. Boyz II Men, Dear God 4. Justin Bieber, Down to Earth 5. Justin Bieber, Never Say Never Looking at this list, we can assume a few things. -JB doesn't think women are inspiring -Men who take advantage of little girls/boys are inspiring -JB desperately wants to transform from boy to ...

One of my friends posted this article on fb. It's basically about how we should eat bugs. How we're a strange country because we're obviously not using all of our resources. I agree. In fact, I agreed years ago, when I started eating what was found in nature. You guys, I'm like, so before the times its insane. I knew eating bugs was cool long ago. (also, bandannas are also cool) (also, i really want to go to the LA Natural History Museum's Big Bug Cook-off one day. new goal)

(don't worry. no spoilers included here...not like you don't already know what happens) So I just got back from the new/last one ever Harry Potter . I'm guessing this is what JK Rowling has been doing all day (while thousands of people are waiting in line on dirty movie theatre floors, wearing ridiculous clothing, and preparing to shed tears): I was telling my friends on the drive home tonight that if I were JK I'd never work again. I'd end up staying at home, swimming in my money, and making boats out of tin foil to race in the rain gutter. Because I could. Also, I have some serious issues with Harry and his friends. He has good friends; great friends even! I mean, they risk their lives time after time, they support him...but if they really loved him they would help a brother out. These glasses are unacceptable. A real friend would take Harry aside, maybe during pillow talk, and say "Hey, Harry. You're a fine looking guy, but you wanna know what woul...