Life...another thing to smile about

In Honor of "The Office" - Planking

2011-10-09T17:53:00.000-07:00

So the other day while watching "The Office" the cold start was about planking. I had never heard anything about planking before but I was intrigued. I googled it...I saw some crazy pictures of people up a pole or in a tree. So of course I decided that this was something that I definitely had to try. Of course on my first attempt, I had to take someone like Mickie with me and we wouldn't be climbing to any crazy heights. I know...lame but maybe next time.

Double Plank! We had to get one with both of us, it just made it that much cooler that it was suspended. Even if it was only 2 feet. Baby steps!

Mickie was definitely the best planker. This was on a bridge overlooking the river in Idaho Falls. I tried to do the same thing, but casually failed. Further proof that Mickie is super cool.

I was the Queen of the trash can plank. Don't worry...there wasn't really anything in the trash cans and I think that it turned out pretty cool. Plus later we saw this squirrel doing something very similar. Planking is the way that nature has fun.

Can you plank on a fence? This fence overlooking the falls in Idaho Falls was the perfect place for a plank. Mickie was exceptional once again...she's a natural.

Found this wall by the Green Belt and it was an excellent place for faux rock climbing. So of course, that is exactly what I did...rock climbed a little and then laid face down on a wall and had Mickie take my picture.

So to begin with Mickie was a little skeptical of my choice to go planking...she had the audacity to think that my idea was going to be less than fun. But in the end we had a great time and may or may not be addicted to planking. "You either get planking or you don't...I don't. But I love it!" There is just something fun about finding new and cooler places to lay face down and take a random picture. I can't wait for my next planking adventure. Planking - Idaho Falls turned into a great success. Where will the next adventure be? Who knows...maybe Salt Lake City, St. George, or Wisconsin.

Well...I am still alive

2010-04-21T21:43:00.000-07:00

Well I know that it has been a long while since I wrote anything on this blog, over a year. I know I am really bad to not share anything with the world about my life. And I can't even say that my life has been boring. I graduated from college, moved to Idaho Falls, bought a house, and I have learned a lot about myself through everything that has happened. Mostly I have learned that I still have a lot to learn. Idaho has been a good place to live, I am trying to fit in and sometimes I succeed. Case in point, the picture below. And you have to admit, that I make dirt look good.
I promise that I will not let another year go by without letting the world know what I am up to...who knows I might even put something worth writing down on here. The above picture is worth saving.

Snowshoeing and 25-3

2009-02-21T20:04:00.001-08:00

So this weekend my roommates and I rented some snowshoes from the ORC and had a riotous time traipsing around Logan canyon. Friday night we did a little nigh snowshoeing which was fun for my first time...the snow really brightened everything up so we didn't even have to use flashlights. Then this afternoon we did some snowshoeing up the Jardine Juniper trail. It was so much fun to blaze through the powder and jump off little hills. I have definitely taken a liking to snowshoeing and if I end up somewhere where they have snow, I just might invest into a pair of my very own. Maybe 2 pairs so that I can convince someone to go with me. And Stacie if you will notice in the picture, I am wearing the very cute green striped turtle neck that you have me my freshman year at college. Snowshoeing was a lot of fun and I would recommend it to anyone that likes to hike.In sad and bad news, Utah State lost to Saint Mary's today by 11 points. So much for being ranked in the top 25. I would be deeply depressed if I didn't have such a good time going snowshoeing. But our official record of the season is 25-3, hopefully we will be able to pull off some more wins before the end of the season and clinch the WAC Championship regular season title. Then I get to enjoy the WAC Tournament. GO AGGIES!

25-2

2009-02-19T07:33:00.000-08:00

I am coming off the high of another great Aggie basketball game. Which is good considering the depression that I was in after the loss to Boise on Saturday. Last night the Aggie men played CS Bakersfield and came off with a 21 point win with a final score of 78-57. It was a good game and Matt Formisano even made 7 points and 5 rebounds. It was a good game for him and I always like to see him succeed because he lacks confidence.

With a record of 25-2, it has been a great season with the Aggies. GO AGGIES!

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But on to the big news, this Saturday at 3 o'clock Mountain Standard time Utah State will be playing Saint Mary's in their ESPN bracketbuster. This promises to be a good game considering that the teams are pretty well matched up. It will be a hard game for the Aggies because it will be at Saint Mary's. So if you have ESPN2 or know somebody that does I would recommend watching the Aggies take on Saint Mary's.

Photo Tag

2009-02-17T08:09:00.001-08:00

So, I was tagged by my sister Stacie for a photo tag. And I was thinking how can I do this because my computer just crashed and I had to get a new hard drive so there are no pictures currently on my computer. But lucky for you and me I have facebook. So I went to my 4th album and took my 4th picture.Here it is in all its glory. This picture was taken when I was living in Wisconsin, the summer of 2006. It was the summer that the movie Superman Returns came out and as you can probably tell I was really excited for the movie. My friend April made me this cape to watch the movie in and it was basically amazing so I had to take like 50 pictures of me wearing it.

I just had to add this picture, eventhough it was the 5th picture. It is much cuter because it has my adorable neice and nephew are in their capes with me...we had a great summer with our superhero capes.

Ward Prayer

2008-06-30T08:38:00.000-07:00

I tried to upload a video but it was too big. We thought that we were pretty funny. Each of us dressed up like one of the other roommates and then we were interviewed as them. The very end got cut off, but other than that it is all here. I was April, Melanie was Mickie, Kellie was me, Mickie was Kellie, and April was Melanie. We even tried to pick up on each others mannerisms so if you look in the background you will see us doing some pretty weird things. We had a great time and made people laugh, so what more can I ask for. We had been planning this for a while, so I am glad that it turned out well and that people got to know us better. We even got the Bishop laughing.
Above is a picture of all of us. From left to right: Melanie as Mickie, Mickie as Kellie, April as Melanie, me as April, and Kellie as me. This is a fun picture because we are all acting as the other person would...it makes me really happy. We had a great time and I found out about some weird quirks that I have that I didn't even know about.

This weekend we also had a great time for Alli's birthday. We floated the canal and played frisbee golf. I live to Frolf. Just kidding but I like to say that. It was fun and I was horrible at it. But as long as I enjoy being bad that is all that matters. Then on Saturday we floated the canal and had strawberry shortcake. We also made Cafe Rio salads on Sunday...those are always good. All in all I think that we should have more birthdays, because then we could party all year round.

SHOT II

2008-06-24T18:10:00.001-07:00

Over June 13-15 I went to a conference in Boulder, Colorado. I had a really great time and I learned a lot. I also found my new favorite hardware store. It is in Boulder and its name is McGuckin Hardware. Don't worry, I got a t-shirt from the hardware store.

The picture above is of me presenting the first day of the conference. I think that I look really silly presenting and not just because my mouth is open in this picture. I talk with my hands too much.

This is me the morning of launch. Each school launched a payload on a weather balloon that testing something for the satellites that we are each designing. We were testing the release mechanism for our photometer tube cover. It was pretty exciting.

Above is a picture of the weather balloon carrying up the payloads. Along with our payload went a pair of my socks and my t-shirt. We forgot to bring foam to insulate our box so I had to go into the bathroom right before launch and take off my shirt. So I wore just a sweatshirt for the entire day. Scandalous I know.

Above is a picture of Utah State's SHOT II team on the morning of launch. I am on the left, the Josh, Keith, and Nicholas. And don't worry at this point I don't have my t-shirt on. Overall it was a good experience our payload didn't work because of the difference in the coefficient of thermal expansion of epoxy and aluminum. I learned a lot at this conference and it wasn't all about satellites and weather balloons.

Better Late than NEVER!!!! TAG!

2008-06-02T07:48:00.000-07:00

10 years ago:
I was 12 years old and just entered Young Womens...I was probably still trying to memorize the YW Theme. I also had just come down with a horrible case of Pneumonia and don't remember two weeks of my life.

5 things on my to do list:
- Whip test a dummy loaded payload box
- Assemble SHOT II payload box
- Weed and water the garden
- Prepare my Relief Society Lesson
- Wreak Havoc and Rob Banks

5 Snacks I enjoy
- Graham Crackers and Chocolate Milk
- Ritz Crackers and Peas
- CHOCOLATE!!!
- Fruit Snacks (especially of the Lego variety)
- Blueberry Muffins

5 Places I have lived
- Bloomington Hills (St. George)
- Bloomington (St. George)
- Logan, Utah
- Janesville, Wisconsin
- Dentist Office #5

What would I do if I became a Billionaire:
If I became a Billionaire...I would pay A LOT of taxes. Then I would buy a really nice car and I would become a certified skydiver. I would pay off all of my family's debts and buy every single one of them a house. Then I would buy all of my friends that are teachers Smart Boards and give them more funding to buy cool stuff for their classrooms. Then I would build myself a shop where I could tinker and build really cool stuff. Then I would spoil my nieces and nephews rotten. And then I would give money to UNICEF...because Audrey Hepburn supported them so I will too. And I will buy Patt land in Mexico, he will have to pay for his own boat. Then I would invest...so that I could give even more people money.

5 Jobs I've had:
- Little Caesars Pizza
- Research Assistant
- Assembly Line Worker at RAM
- Internship at SSI/Bourns in Janesville
- Harnessing/Thermal lead at USUSat

5 Things you don't know about me:
- I have had 2 cysts removed from my face
- I played the flute in the band for 4 years
- I went to computer camp as a kid, one time at computer camp...
- I make a mean pizza...I should after working at Little Caesars for 2.5 years
- I have a deep resonating faith in my Heavenly Father and Saviour Jesus Christ

I TAG...Emily, I don't know very many people

Bunny Bowling!

2008-03-24T22:22:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was Easter as many of you know. Easter isn't quite as much fun when you aren't with family but my roommates and I tried our best to make the best of it. We had an Easter egg hunt that was a scavenger hunt with clues leading to everyone's Easter basket at the end. Which was a lot of fun to make and do. (April and I put together the scavenger hunt.)

One of the items in my Easter basket was a bowling set that had pins that were shaped like bunnies. So we ended up playing 15 frames of bowling. It was a lot of fun and Melanie even broke 100 points in the first 10 frames. We had a blast, even if we missed our families. I may just have to go bunny bowling every year.
Above is our Bunny Bowling lane. I am lounging on the couch as the official score keeper. You can see Brian's legs. And although you cannot see her, April was our official pin setter.
Here is Mickie lining up her first ball on her frame. If I remember correctly she did very well. Maybe eight or nine pins knocked down. Lucas was the only one to get a strike the entire day, but we didn't get a picture of him bowling.

Spring Break

2008-03-24T21:49:00.000-07:00

This Spring Break was AMAZING! I got to hang out with my family and take April and Melanie around Southern Utah, which included hiking and repelling. On Monday of Spring Break we went to Bryce Canyon National Park and Zions Canyon National Park. We had a lot of fun and took some funny pictures. The picture on the left is a picture of all three of us at Bryce Canyon National Park. The finger you see belongs to a very well dressed European man that we encountered on the trail. He was wearing slacks and loafers.

We decided to do a little hiking while at Bryce...but we didn't get very far because there was about two and a half feet of snow.

On the left is a picture of April and me knee deep in snow. It is a very good thing that it was a nice day outside and that we dried off very quickly

Here is a picture of Melanie and April hiking in Snow Canyon. It was a really nice day and there are so many beautiful rock formations in Snow Canyon. April did a really good job of keeping up with us hiking...even though she was in a boot because of her sprained ankle. Go Will Power!

We even did a little climbing on the rocks, which is easier said than done in a zero-traction boot.

After hiking in Snow Canyon my Dad took us repelling which was more fun than I could handle. I love repelling...it truly is falling with style. I also love to try crazy but safe things. Like trying to look like spider man or going commando (going face first.)
This is a picture of my Dad and I going repelling...I was trying to look like Spiderman. It didn't work extremely well. But it still looks pretty cool. This is a picture of April going commando. It was her first and last time of the day but she made it look easy. This is a picture of Melanie going commando. She got to be quite the pro and really enjoyed it...even when she was terrified that she was going to die.

Spring Break was so much fun. After my roommates went back to Salt Lake, I got to go to Mesa, Arizona with my family. It was the perfect ending to a great week. I even got to see my Grandma and Grandpa Wagner.

Aggie Senior Night

2008-03-04T08:13:00.000-08:00

So last night was Aggie Senior Night for Men's Basketball, I am a little depressed and probably will be for the next 8 months when Aggie Basketball starts up again. But last night was sad for more reasons than it was the last home game of the season. Last night was the last time that Jaycee Carroll will play in the Spectrum. He is the holder of 9 school records and a great basketball player. I am going to miss having a player that I can always count on. Jaycee started college the same year that I did, so I haven't known Aggie Basketball without Jaycee Carroll. But as I look forward to a new season with the Aggies, I get that pumped up feeling all over again. Even without Jaycee Carroll, Kris Clark, and Stephen DuCharme, Aggie Basketball is still great even though they will be missed, well I probably won't miss DuCharme...I really don't like him.

Well enough with the sentimental look back...now let's talk about the game. It was so great, from the very beginning you could feel the senior game magic mixing with the Spectrum magic. Jaycee came out and nailed four straight three-pointers. It was so loud in the Spectrum...it was amazing. I loved the entire game. Even DuCharme showed up to play in his last home game...I only wish that he could have played like that all season.

Ok...the best part of this entire game. I was sitting on like the 12th row, which are pretty good seats. But for the second half my neighbor Lucas invited me to come sit by him because he had an extra seat on the 5th row. I have never sat that close. It was amazing...the players were almost life size. It was so exciting and it was like the sounds of the Spectrum surrounded you. Oh I love Aggie Basketball. The only problem with sitting that close is that I had a hard time seeing the whole court because my angle of the far basket went through a lot of people. But it was worth it...it was amazing. I am really happy that they didn't put Lucas and me on the Kiss-cam though...I would hate for my first kiss to be on the Jumbo-tron. I want my first kiss to be on a rollercoaster.

Well, that is enough about the basketball game...I just have one more thing to say. GO AGGIES!!!!

Pictures for Engineering Queen

2008-03-01T19:25:00.001-08:00

If you can't distinguish what picture goes to what contest...I will hang my head in shame.

Engineering Queen

2008-03-01T19:12:00.001-08:00

Somehow over the last little while I lost my mind and signed up for a beauty pageant. Don't ask me...it was just a crazy spur of the moment thing. I blame my adventurous attitude and wanting to be able to say that I had been in a pageant. But don't jump to conclusions, this was an Engineer Queen Pageant. We had the Enginerd competition, the New Intern competition, and the True Beauty competition. Needless to say I kicked trash at the Enginerd competition...it is just so easy for me to be nerdy. In the Enginerd competition we had to dress up and act like a nerd. Now you can see why I did so well...I am nerdier in real life than some of the girls were when they were acting. In the New Intern competition we wore business attire and were asked two questions. All I have to say is that sometimes the first thing that comes to your mind is not the best thing to say...but it is definitely funny to laugh about later. If someone asks you if you were a food what food would you be, don't say broccoli. In True Beauty we wore evening gowns...I was really tempted to just wear a night gown and call it good. But I followed the rules. I did however strap my graphing calculator to my calf. It was very Miss Congeniality. And all the judges thought that I was very funny. But something I learned was that if you are ever in a beauty pageant don't forget your escort on stage...it just looks bad. Well that is my story of the Engineering Queen Pageant. I came in 4th place of 18...not too shabby.