Being better...

I just got off the phone with an "old" friend. We've really only known each other for 3-ish years, but I'm pretty sure our souls have been friends forever! No matter how much time passes between conversations or emails, we're always on the same page...we just "get" each other. And as if having one friend like this isn't blessing enough, I met her along with 3 other girls that I equally adore. We all lived together as interns in DC...discovering a new city, embarking on our "careers" and getting our first taste of the real world. To this day, I count these girls as one of the greatest "tender mercies" that I've been blessed with. These girls are beautiful, smart, talented...way out of my league!

Over the years, I've tried to determine what makes my relationships with Melissa, Allison, Ashlee and Mindy so unique, and I've come to a few conclusions...
They see the best in me. There isn't a competitive, catty bone in any of their bodies. They are some of my best cheerleaders. They're the first to congratulate and cheer when good things happen and the first to comfort and console when life gets rough. No matter how far I might be from the person I should be, they know what I'm capable of and treat me like I'm already there (they epitomize the Goethe quote below). They make me want to be the best Kami I can be...and I hope that I do the same for them.


"Treat a man as he is, he will remain so. Treat a man the way he can be and ought to be, and he will become as he can be and should be." -Goethe

Oh how I love these girls...its been too long since we've all gotten together (and I missed the reunion tour this past weekend) so I just wanted to let them know how much I adore them! I'm one lucky girl to have friends like these...

Hot off the Press...

I'd like to thank the "lady" that leaves her Express newspaper in the bathroom stall at work. I thought only dudes read the paper on the pot...you learn something new everyday!

If you want to get with me...

I suggest you wear some of this...

These guys are on to something...

As my family can attest, bacon is my weakness :)

Just the 3 of Us...

Diana and I had a private viewing of Hannah Montana! We went to the movie and were the only ones in the theater-just Diana, Hannah and me...pretty sweet!


Oh, and the movie was kind of cute-it was a nice break from work and stress and life. And it was a good thing we were the only ones in the theater...made it so much less embarassing when I tried to learn Hannah's line dance :)

U-T-A-H...

There's no place like home...especially when you have a brand spanking new niece, an adorable baby sis, Easter egg hunts/throws, and amazing friends and family.

The highlights...

The Riverside Easter Egg Hunt and the Easter Bunny.

The Capener Family Easter Picnic and Egg Throw.

Cade kicking everyone's trash in the distance competition-what an arm!
Justin's Easter Egg rendition of Dad... aka Big Dangerous :)

Holding this sweet little babe.

Jazz Game with my Fav Freshman roomie and her soon to be Mr.

Catching up with Natalie.

Holding this sweet little babe more.

Cafe Rio. Shule. 2 Utah Originals :)

Sleeping in a King-Size Bed.

Cruising around the state in a cherry red Chevy HHR.

Route 44's from Sonic...at least twice a day!

Aggie Ice Cream with Natalie...in the SNOW!?!

A date to Van's with Dad.

Van's Round Dog, Onion Rings, and Hamburger...so glad it's back.

Lowlights...

Saying Goodbye to her...
And her...

Spring has Sprung...

Our Richmond-ites came to visit for the Cherry Blossom Festival! Tim, Laura and Sammy are so chill and so much fun. We had a great time touring around the city, fighting the crowds, watchin' the parade and checking out the blossoms.

The boys were such good sports to take pictures with every bloomin' tree in the District :)

We had a city bonfire...aka a fireplace fire with Tim and Sammy serenading us on the guitar while we scarfed down s'mores. One of the best DC nights in a long time...


We watched General Conference, ate lots of food, and had a great time.

Thanks for visiting Richmond-ers :) (What do you call someone from Richmond?!?)

Let's go fly a kite...

Kolton came to visit for the Cherry Blossom Party!

We had a little BRHS reunion (plus one Red Devil and one Thai waiter) at Thai Shirlington :) Our waiter was so funny...Paul's from Thailand and had the cutest little giggle. We talked him into letting us come visit his family in Thailand and ride his elephants! How cool would that be?!?


Saturday we braved the rain and headed into the district for the Kite Festival! Koltar was a good sport-he toted my purse, flew my Barbie kite, and helped Jenny entertain her little friends! I promised him I wouldn't black mail him with the Barbie pics :)

Barbie was a little top heavy and we had a hard time getting her up in the air...I'm such a graceful kite flier :)
After tweaking Barbie a bit...Kolton finally got her flying!

We walked the Tidal Basin...and the blossoms were so close to bloomin! One more week and they'll be perfect!I'm a sucker for dancing...so of course I volunteered when these cute little Irish dancers asked for members of the audience to come Irish step with them! So fun...

We had dinner at George Washington's house, Mount Vernon...that's a painting of it on the wall-so historical! The waiters were dressed in period clothing-so cute!



We ate GW's favorite foods-peanut soup (imagine eating soupy peanut butter), fried brie with raspberry sauce, a tasty lil fish and some good ole' pork roast! George really ate like a king...or a President I guess ;)


We didn't quite eat as classy on Sunday-Kolton and the roomies had to eat like commoners :) I made a little Sunday dinner-my first attempt at a roast! I must attempt, my mom would be proud (and it was almost like she was there...she was on the phone walking me through every step).


We did a little sight-seeing on Sunday... chillin' in front of Iwo Jima.


A great view of the District...Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, Capitol-you can see it all from Rosslyn. Isn't the sky pretty?


And we ended the day at the Pentagon Memorial...it was quite pretty with the blue-gray sky and the setting sun.

Thanks for visiting Kolt...come again soon!