Love this WEATHER!!!

The Sun is out and it's shining strong! I love this time of year....It's almost like I can hear the outdoors calling my name and I'm itching to get out and go hiking!!! Today has been just beautiful and I have wanted to do nothing but be outside! After church today, I escaped to the second half of our backyard... It's so beautiful down there!!! I got to lay in the hamick, listen to the near by stream, and relax!


Look at that View!!!! I wish I could claim this as the view from my house but it's not :( After my roommates got home from their ward, we went for a small hike/walk up by the B on the mountain. The view was beautiful! There are days I just can't believe I live here! I never would have thought I'd end up in Bountiful but here I am! Anyone know any good hikes around here????? I'm really inching to go and soon!!!

The Big 31!!!

What a month! I still can't believe I turned 31 this year! Where does the time go??? I had a fantastic birthday! My roommates were fantastic! They cooked me breakfast before I left for school! It was Yummy! As many of you may know, I try my best to not tell my students when my birthday is.... That didn't last long. I wasn't in school 30 minutes before a fellow teacher had over heard it was my birthday (from another teacher)... It was all down hill from there. My students were great considering! It turned out to be a lot of fun. I now have many threatening to share my birthday with my class next year... we shall see!

It was a fun day! I got to go to dinner with my friends at my favorite restaurant in Bountiful... The Mandarin.

Silipa, Trina and I chillin' at dinner!



Rachel and Brian


Me and Shauna!


It was good to see friends from Logan, and friends here in Bountiful! Dinner was crazy! I can't believe how many people we had at dinner. After dinner we went to the house and had cake and ice cream. We broke out my wii fit and had a good laugh as Brian and Rachel experienced it for the first time!

As one of my birthday gifts... My dear sweet roommate gave me concert tickets to my favorite new group: Thriving Ivory!

A week after my birthday we went to their concert! It was amazing! I don't remember the last time I had so much fun at a concert! They can really put on a great show! We also got the surprise we were not expecting....

Yep that's right! We met the lead singer Clayton outside of the Murry Theater where they preformed!!! Totally unexpected!



Look at that SMILE! This band really put on a good show and i can't wait till they come back again!



Thank You Serena and Sharie for such a great night! It was so much fun! I didn't want the night to end!

Decembers Adventures....

Now on to DECEMBER!!!!

I had many adventures in December! I got to attend the Christmas Devotional with my friend Sharie!!! It was beautiful! There were a lot of unexpected events that took place this month... namely my first experience of ever having laryngitis. It took more energy to speak than to walk up our stairs! It was miserable! I had to have a sub for two days and I barely survived the end of that week. However, I was able to get lost of reading in during that time! Which worked out really well since every time I went to chat with my roommate, she would just look at me and say..."just stop talking"... Oh and calling for a sub wasn't fun either.... after not hearing from one sub, I called her again after a couple of hours of not finding one....I was then informed she tried to call me back but couldn't understand the phone number I had left! OOPS!

I got to return to Logan a few more times this month! It was a delight....

For those of you that don't know... I love Hockey! Not just any Hockey... Utah State Hockey!!! Now that I live in Bountiful.... I don't get to games very often. But I try and make it to the important games.... WEBER, BYU! I was able to go to such a game! It was great! I'm never disapointed when I go to a Weber game! This particular weekend was especially fun because I was able to take my old roommate and dear friend Lisa up to Logan. She was in Logan for a wedding of one of our dearest friends! So we made sure to make it to the Weber Utah state game! It was so much fun!!! GO AGGIES!!! Can't wait till the next game!!!



At the end of this game. there was quite the fight! Ben... you really missed out!!!








The next week, we got to party it up with Ben and Loretta at their wedding...



At the wedding I was able to meet up with some of my favorite roommates in Logan. These girls are the reason I became Henrie! Allison new the other Lisa first... to prevent confusion in the apartment... I soon became Henrie! Before long, everyone in the ward started calling me Henrie (which left no more confusion about Allison imaginary friend) We had many great time! Like the time we were pushing Lisa to go after Ben only to have Ben turn around and ask Allison out... now here we were at His wedding where he Married Loretta, Lisa's best friend! We would have never matched those two up yet they couldn't be more perfect for each other!!!

Christmas came and it was good to see family! I do wished my sister in AZ could have made it up however, was happy to have my brother and his cute little family come. We all got together a few days before Christmas for a party! It was great! I love playing with my nieces and nephews! Aren't they so cute! They are all crazy but we have a lot of fun!!!

Look at those Faces! They are all cuties! I especially love watching my dad with his grand kids! They are all so lucky to have him! He is always happy to see them and always excited to get down on the floor and play with them! It's so much fun to see!





Over all the holidays were a lot of fun and I most especially loved being with my family! They are so important to me and I'm so lucky to have them in my life! I love y'all!!!

How longs it been?!?!

So when I started this blog, I didn't realize how time consuming it would be! I also realized how excited I was to be done with school so I didn't have to write anymore... well, then I started a blog... I'm writing once again... A lot has happened in my life over the past few months... I hardly know where to begin. So I figured I'd go back to November where I left off...

November:

I faced many challenges in November. It all started with not having to work for the entire month! It was so nice! I'm finding I really like this year round stuff! I like my breaks! I spent the first week in Logan! Since moving to Bountiful... I have found I miss Logan a lot... however, I'm also still registered to vote up there. I headed up to Logan on Tuesday to preform my civic duty and vote. I love Logan. I really miss it up there!

I got to see my old roommates and catch up with many people I love up there. While it was fun... I faced one challenge I was not looking forward to. Although I had been perparing for the challenge since I moved to Bountiful, I still kept putting it off as long as I could. My last day in Logan, I faced the inevitable. I said good-bye to one of my dearest friends. Someone I never thought I would have to say good-bye to and it hurt me deeply. Many know of my relationship with Shawn. We had become the best of friends. I shared many things with him. After moving to Bountiful, I realized we both wanted different things. Before long... we started to grow farther and farther apart. It was time to end things and move on with my life. It wasn't easy but I did it.

Through the trials and the heart ache. I have learned many things... Life in General is an adventure. The good and the bad. Through out my life I have met amazing people who have touched my life in some way or another. Either through my coworkers, classmates, roommates...etc.I have learned so much from them. I met many people on my mission, in Israel, and in Logan. To them I share this quote: "Some people come into our lives and quickly leave, while some stay awhile leaving footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same again." -unknown.

Thank You to everyone that has touched my life in some way or another and to those that continue to bless my life each day!

I now live in Bountiful... trying to make a new start for myself. I have new people coming into my life teaching me many things! Starting with my amazing roommates! We have done many things together! In November we took a little adventure of our own and went hiking in Muller Park.

It was cold and beautiful... Oh and muddy!!! It was a lot of fun! I haven't been Hiking in the snow like this before. We didn't need snow shoes but it was wet, icy, and very muddy! it was great!




Shauna and Serena at the start of our adventure! :) Are we having fun yet???

It was a lot of fun... and very beautiful!


















We didn't make it all the way to the top because the snow started to get too deep! The trip down the mountain was quite the adventure... We should have brought sleds or ski's or something.... it was straight ice!!! And along the way... Serena slipped and fell... Lucky for her, I found the keys that fell out of her pocket... that would have been a pain to try and get back home without them!


Many, many, many other things happened during the month of Nov. Towards the end... my roommate and I attended the mid-night showing of Twilight with a bunch of my coworkers.... We had never read the books but seeing as how I didn't have to work the next day... we attended the event...WOW! It was crazy! Shortly after the movie, I started reading the books! I finish the entire series around new years... So from Nov- Dec. I was bit by the twilight bug.... something that is slowly fading off...

Thanksgiving was spent with family. It was nice and relaxing! I have such an awesome family! I love any excuse to go home and see them! I just wish Brenda could have been here too!

There's a quick update for November.... I'll right more soon... sharing December... and all the other crazy things I've been up to these days!

Here is my most recent adventure... While visiting Logan this past weekend, my formor roommate, Amanda, and I went for a hike. Our adventure took us up Temple Fork Sawmill trail. This hike is not new to me. I have hiked it about once every year however, I have never done it with the fall leaves! It was beautiful! We stopped many times to take pictures! The senery was

amazing!

This is a very peaceful hike. The trail follows along a small stream/river. The river really adds to the amazing landscape. Depending on weather, some places of the trail may be extremely muddy. There were moments I was afraid I'd slip and fall on my bum!

Coming down from the hike, we came across a bridge. We weren't quite sure where it lead so we decided to check it out... we went about a half mile or so and realized this new trail wasn't going to meet up with another bridge so we had to turn back! It was great! I would love to have more time up there. Go camping and explore the many different trials that lead off from Temle Fork.

It was a lot of fun! I hope to hike it again only in early fall so most of the trees still have their leaves! Spring time is another great time to hike up there. It's so beautiful!

Welcome

Hello All!



I finally suckered down and decided to create a blog! For those of you who don't know by now, I love to explore and find new adventures. I am dedacating this blog to the many adventures I have taken or will take in the future. These adventures can be from exploring the great outdoors to serviving my first year of teaching 4th grade! I hope you will enjoy and come back often!



Henrie

(Oh and for those of you that also may not be aware, my nick name is Henrie, thus the blog name)