Saturday, June 25, 2011

Choir Concert



If you squint and turn your head 47 degrees to the left, you can see her smiling.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

On top of Old Smokey






I hiked up to the top of Roxyann with the Young Women from 4th ward that stayed at our house during Youth Conference. Taryn was having no part of it. It was a struggle to get up that hill but we got down a heck of a lot faster.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

365 reasons to Stop dieting #51-75

75. Keeps you off drugs.

74. You'll have a better chance to get a job as a French pastry Chef.

73. If yoga uses up 200 calories an hour, doesn't stretching in bed use up about the same?

72. There are more important things to think about then dieting.

71. Getting a makeover will make everyone think you've lost weight.

70. An order of bouillabaisse at a French restaurant is diet food compared to the quiche.

69. It's the defective three way mirrors in the store.

68. You were too thin 20 years ago.

67. Hot chocolate with peppermint Ice cream.

66. Your shoes are still the same size.

65. Too many girls put too much emphasis on being thin. Show them the error of their ways.

64. There's a reason that its not over til the Fat Lady sings.

63. Brushing your teeth uses up to 30 calories a day

62. Who can watch Napoleon Dynamite without eating tater tots?

61. How many salads can you eat in one lifetime?

60. Weight Watchers would go out of business, and you don't want to hurt the economy.

59. Experts say to eat peanut butter. I just dip it in chocolate to help it go down.

58. Fifty thousand women who went on a low fat diet for three years lost on average, 2 pounds. So what?

57. Dieting brings out wrinkles

56. Banana bread without butter is gross.

55. Romance novels have started to feature large, beautiful women as heroines.

54. You just need a nap, not a diet.

53. You've come to love your "before" picture.

52. Vacuum and dusting burns 200 calories a hour.

51. You got rid of all your toxic friends who made you want to eat all the time.

365 reasons to Stop Dieting #38-50

50. You can wear flat-front pants instead of pleated pants and look thin-- and stylish.

49. "Women who are too thin look so haggard. Are you getting enough sleep?"

48. Life is too short to go without chocolate.

47. Cooking for a dinner party uses up 120 calories an hour, which cancels out all the tasting.

46. Your mother won't look hurt anymore when you refuse her coconut cream pie.

45. You don't smoke.

44. Ninety-five percent of all dieters never lose weight.

43. Does anyone really thing half a cup of anything is enough?

42. You're going on vacation and you'll lose 10 pounds thanks to Montezuma's revenge.

41. If you play video games while your children are in school, you'll occupy both eating hands and the adrenalin rush will burn some calories.

40. Food tastes so good.

39. Santa Claus makes millions of children happy every Christmas and he never diets.

38. My jeans are so cute and you can't tell on a small butt.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

365 reasons to Stop Dieting #37

"You'll never need to diet if you look in the mirror every morning and say, You are beautiful just the way you are and I like you a lot"

Saturday, February 5, 2011

365 reasons to Stop Dieting #36

You look glamorous in long, loose scarves, which also detract attention from any fat you might have hanging around.

Friday, February 4, 2011

365 reasons to Stop Dieting #35

The very act of eating uses of 85 calories a hour.


(I need to add a few meals to my day)

Thursday, February 3, 2011

365 reasons to Stop Dieting #34

Early-bird dinners of lamb chops and baked potatoes with butter and sour cream are a great way to fuel up for an evening on the town.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

365 reasons to Stop Dieting #33

You can invest in some cozy cotton sweatsuits, which are incredibly comfortable and also hide arm jiggles.


I still haven't found the perfect sweatsuit, I usually don't wear them but I found some great pants at Old Navy. Target also has some cute sweater style sweatsuit things. In gray and purplish!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

365 reasons to Stop Dieting #32

"Sure, hypnosis helps you diet, but your arm keeps jerking up whenever you hear the word "freezer"

Monday, January 31, 2011

365 reasons to Stop Dieting #31

"Your friends will start to cross the street to avoid you. No silly 'what have you been up to?' conversations."

Sunday, January 30, 2011

365 reasons to Stop Dieting #30

"Only 5 percent of the population has the genes to look like a model anyway."

Saturday, January 29, 2011

365 reasons to Stop Dieting #29

"If a friend brings you a homemade pan of brownies, what are you supposed to do? Throw it out?"

Friday, January 28, 2011

365 reasons to Stop Dieting #28

"You won't have to do without warm doughnuts and cider at the farm on a Sunday morning"

Thursday, January 27, 2011

365 reasons to Stop Dieting #27

Life wasn't meant to be lived without pastries.