Lately.

Can I first say how happy I am that Hayley is back in Riverton?  I didn't really have anyone to hang out with for a while there and now that she's back I can force her to do stuff with me.  The other week we went over to City Creek for the first time.  It's a pretty cool place, they have this furniture store (I can't remember what it was called) that was... well, beyond words.  I loved it so much I probably could have cried.  And then you know they have a Tiffany's there?  yeah, I was seriously wondering how much force it would take to break open one of those glass cases that keeps the dirty hands of people like me away from their yellow diamonds.  If a guy proposed to me with one of those babies I would say yes, no questions asked.


After that we went to Bruges and had their authentic Belgian waffles and some fries with andalouse sauce. Oh baby were they good!  I had never heard of andalouse sauce before but a girl I work with told me about it and that knowledge has changed my life. I want to go back to that cute little place soon.  Here's a picture for you... see how concentrated that girl is on the deliciousness of the waffles?
   

So yeah, that was a good time.  You wanna hear about some other good times I've had?  Yeah?  Ok, well try and hold yourself together when you read this next part.  Boom Boom and yours truly went to the college rugby national Championships and.... wait for it!.... BYU WON!!  It was really hard to hold back the tears when they gave Mike the MVP trophy and then again when BYU did their victory Haka.  Speaking of the Haka, Hayley was talking about how she was really pumped when she saw the All Blacks doing the Haka before they won the Rugby World Cup and I have to agree.  Nothing strikes fear in  your heart like seeing Ma'a Nonu dragging his finger across his neck and sticking his tongue out at you. Obviously France lost, they didn't have a chance. 

Half way done with January!

Hey! I should be doing homework right now but my mind is very far way from Logan (and all it contains). So here I am blogging about the two things that I can't get off my mind:

Spring and the sevens rugby tournament in Vegas!

Do you remember either of these things?

If you don't here's a refresher.

Spring is when there the snow melts and you can go outside without a parka and 5 layers of clothing.

It sounds familiar huh? I understand though if you still don't remember, it's been a long time since spring graced us with it's presence. Here's a picture that might jog your memory.

Crocuses, originally uploaded by Ben Heine.

Oh man, I can't wait for spring. It'll be like heaven.

And as for sevens rugby?

Well how could you forget about that?!?!?

I REALLY want to go again this year but things are still kind of  in the air... you know... because of my current state of "tight-budgetness"?  but I don't think I'll be able to not let myself go. The laws of physics have proven that Rugby and myself are like two opposite poles on a magnet... if we are close to each other we WILL join, and we won't part until an outside force pulls us apart.  

So I guess I have no choice.

I've been playing rugby with the guys a lot these days...

To buy cleats, or not to buy cleats? That is the question.

I just got back from rugby practice.

Yeah, I played rugby today, no big thing....

It was awesome, and I love rugby even more now.

Guess what else?

I scored a try.

Yeah, pretty cool, I know.

ha ha ha ha ha!!

just kidding, I actually looked really retarded trying to play, and we were only playing "touch" but none the less, I did get a try :)

and now I can say that I've played the great sport of Rugby.

But to be serious. Am I going to keep playing rugby?

Probably not.

I really had a ton of fun playing and would love to keep it up but,

I'd have to pay $100 and (no offense to female rugby players, you guys are awesome. and tough.) it's kind of a manly sport. And as it is, I'm on a tight budget and I am not a man... So... I think I will remain a spectator and enjoy sights (such as the following) from the safety of the sidelines.

oh, and don't even worry about it, I lifted a girl up like that.

ha ha ah ha!

Alex = America's next top (male) model

The first time we saw Alex walk the cat walk for Plato's Closet, we knew he had a future in modeling. Last weekend at Spencer's homecoming he amazed us again with his rare talent of modeling. Here are some shots from the shoot :)

Alex calls this next shot "The Agony of Defeat"

.... truly touching ...

"You're fired."

Thank you Alex for giving me the chance to work with you.

It was awe-inspiring to watch you at work!

Also...

This is the cutest YouTube video in the world

I pretty sure I'm destined to meet an All blacks rugby player and live happily ever after. The end.

ha ha ha!! I love Cory

This is the life

ahhhhh.... Rugby.... it's a beautiful thing....

And because of it, I got ABSOLUTELY nothing done all day. Except for the part where we went to Provo to watch the BYU vs. Utah rugby game (BYU won).... and I guess except for the other part where I made a Lemon Tart that was a little too far on the "tart" side (it almost made my eyes water). Other than that, I spent most of the day on youtube watching movies like the one above, and also some funny commercials like these:

Ha ha ha!! Good times...

But I know you guys and you don't want to here about my rugby obsession any more right? So let me share with you a little something else that Erin, Britten, Boom Boom, and Yours' truly, did tonight.

Maybe some of you got a strange call from a robot? Well now, so did Papa John's...

I'll post more about it tomorrow :)

Some pictures from Vegas

Hayley you're always stunning...

Kori. You look like crap.

haha :)

Sevens!

Hi! So this is kind of late but I'm back in the 801 from a lovely weekend in Vegas and I'm very much missing the sun and the Rugby. Hayley (Boom Boom), myself, and my friend Alli left Friday night for Cedar City where we stayed the night with our cousin Alex and his wife Allie. It was so much fun to see them and so nice of them to let us crash in their living room for the night (If you read this, thanks guys! you have a pretty rad apartment! I can't wait to see you again!). The next morning we drove the rest of the way to Vegas and (after a little trouble with hotels and Travelocity) we went straight to Sam Boyd stadium and settled in for a long (but not long enough) day of Rugby.

Let me just set the scene a little for you...

The sun was shining and there wasn't a cloud for miles to block the perfectly blue sky, I took off my shoes and put my feet up on the empty seat in front of me. I felt the warm sun on my neck and breathed in the sweet smell of .... well .... I guess it smelled mostly like beer.... but I quickly forgot about that when I looked down at the field and saw the most beautiful sight in the world! The All Blacks Sevens team playing (a better word here would be dominating) the French!

Oh yes! All was right in the world, but as we know, all good things in life must come to and end, and end they did when this guy came over to us and stood too close for comfort to my lil' sis Boom Boom.

"Where are my friends? Have you seen my friends?" he repeated this a few times in a very polite and proper British accent which was completely contradictory from the way he looked. We told him we didn't know where his friends where and that he should really put some pants on.... boys pants, preferably. And so he wandered away.

The rest of the day was so much fun, we bought shirts, cheered really loud during the USA vs. Canada match (USA won of course), danced and sang with all the Islanders when they played Bob Marley, and then went back to the hotel after watching 22 games. The hotel was kind of a dump, an earwig crawled up Hayley's leg in the shower but she didn't scream at all! Good job Hay! The next morning we met a nice Native American man who used to be a marine ("I may be crazy but I'm not stupid.") and then left for home. The trip was great and my rugby love has only grown into something some people might think is unhealthy. Sadly now I'm back in Utah where rugby is as rare as a pb&j sandwich in Paris :( oh well, it was awesome while it lasted!

(I'm not saying it's lost but I cant seem to find my camera battery charger anywhere and my camera battery is dead so I'll add some pictures of the trip later. OK?? you cool with that?)

1 day, 18 hours, 37(ish) minutes untill !!....