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1500 miles, 8 states, and 7 new best friends
There are trips that you go on and you almost immediately fall in love with the trip itself. It's something about the location, the people, the stories, the sites and sounds, or the combination of all...
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This city wears me out in a good way
After a two and a half year hiatus from the Big Apple, Whitney and I planned a trip up to The City while her brothers were in town this last weekend. It was a whirlwind of a weekend and jam packed with...
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20 years
Twenty years ago yesterday I was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.November 5th, 1994I don't remember much about that day except that my feet were cold during the...
View ArticlePresident Eyring at the Vatican
In a world where popular opinion and culture try to quiet truth and righteousness, it can be hard to know where to turn for truth and right. Truth can be hard to recognize in a world so noisy and...
View ArticleI made some goals and the goal is to keep my goals
Never in my life has goal setting come easy to me. Does it come easy to anyone? On one hand, I’ve always been one to challenge myself and push myself to do hard things but to sit down and write out...
View ArticleMy dear Aunt Laurie
**I originally wrote this post on January 20, 2014, when we thought Laurie had just days to live. She held on for another year and finally lost her 8-year battle with cancer last night.** Nine years...
View Article2014 Annual Movie Review
I saw more movies in the theater in 2014 than I have in any other year of my life, thiry-five to be exact. And just in case you're wondering that's about $437.50.Not ashamed.I should also mention that...
View ArticleSome thoughts on quitting
Today I left my first real grown-up job.I ran my last report, I filed my last paper, and I shut down my computer for the last time.I spent some time cleaning out my desk and found the...
View ArticleSlowing down time
I once heard that the only way to make time slow down is to continually experience new things. Somehow, experiencing something new makes time decelerate if for only a short time. Therefore, those who...
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Our Icelandic Saga: Part 1
I forget what it's like to not be able to understand. For the most part, wherever I am in the United States I can understand everything because it's in either English or Spanish. But then I went to...
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Our Icelandic Saga: Part 2
As promised, here's part 2 of our Icelandic adventure! We were still cold and still wet, but the views were still magnificent. Day 3Glacial Lagoon & SvartifossJumping just to keep warm and because...
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it's been a decade
My 10-year high school reunion was held last weekend. I could not attend, which I consider a blessing, but I made some observations last night as I scanned through the photos that were taken at the...
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reading kick
Some of the fantastic reads I've enjoyed recently:This article on Ross Ulbricht and Silk Road – it may take an hour to read but it is so worth it. You may learn things about the internet that you had...
View ArticleGod is good
2014 was a really good year for me. 2015 is shaping up to be even better. I left an amazing job for an even better one. I finally got out of debt so my savings account is getting slightly bigger. I...
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The best thing I've ever eaten
There was a time in my life when I couldn’t eat a lot of things. Anything with whole grains, most fresh fruits and vegetables, any type of drink with carbonation, and chocolate. Yes, chocolate. For six...
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28 highlights for year 28
In celebration of turning 10,592 days old this week, here's a list of 28 highlights from year 28.1. My trip to New England to see the fall colors2. My trip to NYC where we did everything from eat...
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A few autumnal favorites
1. My birthday surpriseWhat does a girl even say when she gets showered with so much love and affection on her birthday? I woke up on a regular Wednesday morning knowing Jeff had something planned for...
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My heart has wings of gratitude
I left work at 5 pm last night, in the deep darkness that daylight savings brings, and headed up to the temple. Just after crossing the 14th Street Bridge I hit some major traffic due to some important...
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My BFF Jimmy
As of a week ago I had 8 different things on my Life Bucket List. Now I have 7. See Jimmy Fallon live on The Tonight Show: CHECK!Do other people have Life Bucket Lists like me? I surely hope so! There...
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Costa Rica: Pura Vida!
Since it's practically impossible to recount just how awesome, fun, and beautiful this trip was as a whole, I'm just going to go over some highlights:The breathtaking sceneryDriving from Monteverde...
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How do I even put this in words?
How do I even begin this blog post, the one where I talk about (finally) finding my beloved and describing our love story from start to finish? I've been meaning to write this blog post for weeks...
View ArticleHannah Redford Merrell
One marriage certificate. Two hours at the Social Security Administration building. Three hours at the DMV. One new driver's license. One new name.It's weird how you can change you name and how...
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The Honeymoon
Never in a million years did I imagine I'd be able to go on a honeymoon on the other side of the world, but when a friend posted on Facebook about a deal for $500 roundtrip airfare from SLC to Sydney,...
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2016 Recap
There are a lot of memes like this going around these days:I get it. Kind of. These are people the world cares about and has loved. It's sad to see creative, talented people pass on. I was especially...
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A Few of my Favorite Things
You know when you find something that is so great you want to call each one of your friends to tell them how great it is? I've found myself thinking this about several items over the past few weeks so...
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