So there I was...

...at that point in a young newlywed life when a blog becomes approp. Having my family live anywhere between 100 to 100000 miles away is the ONLY circumstance that would warrant me to create an onlineshrine to my life. But, alas, there I was, wide awake at 2 AM, because the pre-work out energy supplement my husband gave me before the gym apparently doesnt wear off for 4 hours (while he's out-cold and in-bed.. might give you some idea of who gyms to 'play with weights and the treadmill' and who gyms to 'annihilate every muscle in your body'). Anyway, altogether I am happy as a lark in our school-work-gym-play routine and am here to give back all the bloggery of yours that I've loved!

fresh as newlyweds can be!

honeymooning in zion. This guy jumped out of my hand onto john. we almost brought him home!

wedding gift from my rachel roommate on a mission

john showing off his job to my roommates - who wants to ride The Fun Bike?!?!?

over labor day weekend we jumped on a backpacking trip with brooke and her friends. We wandered from lake to lake in the Unitas and it was lovely!

we unpacked our tent to find it entirely infested with nasty case of mildew. good thing brooke packed this handy 'Adventure Tent' that we used. Ha!

we all cliff jumped into this ^ lake the last morning.. it was just as cold as it was gorgeous

mmmmmmhmmmmm :)