Daddy Daughter Date

Tonight I got to do something I haven't done in AGES. I got to go on a date with my dad. When we were younger he would take the girls on "Daddy-daughter dates". They were a special treat and still are. Mom is in St. George with Vicki and the baby and I got off work at 5:30, so I came up to Murray and dad and I went and saw Ironman 2. Ummm....so good. I loved it. I came to the conclusion that AC/DC and Ironmand were just born for each other. It was wonderful. It was so fun to just spend some time with my dad though. We got to the theater way early so we bought dinner and as we walked towards our theater, we saw a girl about my age playing the violin. We couldn't go into the theater yet so we sat in the commons and ate and listened to the violin player and played the "name that tune" game and just enjoyed each other's company. He walked over to the violinist and gave her a tip and then told me that he doesn't mind tipping somebody like that when they are sharing their talents in a nice way, not a bum on the corner. What an example he is to see something good and appreciate it for what it is.

I am so grateful for such a wonderful father that is always there for me and that teaches me so much. He has been such huge influence in everything in my life from learning how to do my hair, to encouraging me in school, inspiring my appreciation for music and for not only teaching me, but showing me how to be a good person. I love him so much and I am so thankful for all he has done for me in my life.

Dad and Me hiking

Addison Mae

On Monday my sister Vicki had her first baby. She delivered at 7:49 pm and the baby weighed in at 7 lbs 14 oz, which is what the majority of my nieces and nephews have weighed, weird. And she was 20 inches long. Fortunately, I had two days off of work this week so I was able to drive down to St. George for a few hours on Tuesday afternoon and then I came back to Provo that same night. I drove over 500 miles, skipped class, put off studying for my midterms and did only one or two things relief society related all day. But it was totally worth it. I am so glad I got to go spend time with them because my next chance won't be til Travis' farewell in the middle of June, and that baby will change so much in the next 3 weeks. So, without further ado, here is Addison Mae ladies and gentlemen, she is darling.

Me, Vicki and Addie

Endsley Family

Me and baby Addie. Look at her cute little smile

Burping

Precious baby girl

Quote of the Day

So I have only put up four posts this month. And one of them doesn't really count. This one doesn't really count either. But this is the quote of the day.

"But I want Frizz's abs! I hear they're INTENSE." - Mitch Cobb

Talk about a self esteem boost, I'm all for that. Hahaha, oh it was so funny. He totally didn't mean it like that , he was trying to make a point that he wanted to do an ab workout with me and not his girlfriend, but it came out just right and was hilarious.

Now back to my studying. For the last week I have been working on a research paper dealing with creatine supplementation in football players, finished that today, and now I'm studying for my exercise physiology test that I'm taking in the morning. I am loving everything I'm learning but I am working my butt off at it which doesn't leave much time to blog. Don't worry, soon I will be done with these crazy classes and I will be able to FINALLY post all the things I've been stirring up.

California!!

So when you work at Oakcrest, you get really close with the staff. As a result, we support each other and go to mission events, weddings, showers, etc. Well, Scout, one of the greatest counselors in my opinion, was getting married on May 1^st. She is from Laguna California though so nobody from camp was going to be able to be a part of her wedding. This wouldn’t do. Froot and I planned it out and had a whole group of at least ten people set to go down to Cali for Disneyland, beach and the wedding. Well…when it came down to it, literally within days, it was just me and Froot, awesome. Luckily we are good friends. We lived together last summer and so the trip was just pretty chill.

Froot and I driving through the desert

We were going to leave on Wednesday when I got off of work but that didn’t happen til almost ten, and the weather in Southern Utah was awful. So instead of driving and spending the night in St. George, we wound up sleeping at my apartment and then we left at six o’clock the next morning. We made good time to St. George. There was lots of snow on the ground from the storm over night, but the roads were clear so that was nice. We stopped to see my sister Vicki because it was my last chance to see her before her baby is due (which yes, she can pop at any moment now). It was nice to stretch and spend some time with her. Then we continued on to California and made great time. I drove the whole way because I drive a stick shift and Froot doesn’t know how, but I made it just fine. We sang pretty much the whole way and once we hit the Cali freeways (which I actually enjoy driving on) we sang "California, Here We Come" (or whatever it is called) a million times at the TOP of our lungs. We got to the hotel around 4pm Cali time, so we had plenty of time to play. We went to Trader Joes, such a great store. I got almost seventy dollars worth of groceries while I was on vacation. Don’t worry, most of it was cookies. But I got my favorite pastas and dressings that you can't get at normal stores. And some other new fun foods to try. It is well known for liquor, which is probably why they don’t have any in Utah I guess, but the rest of their food is really healthy stuff, and it isn’t way overpriced like most health foods stores. And it has great food like Joe-joe's, cherry cider, the healthiest pasta I've ever found, great produce, etc.

A portion of what we bought at Trader Joe's

Me and Froot in front of our joe-joe tower

After Trader Joe’s we headed down to Huntington Beach. Our hotel was literally less than 8 miles, straight shot to the beach, it was wonderful!! We just kicked it for a bit so that we could watch the sunset over the ocean. It was so beautiful. I wonder if it is that pretty every night.Well worth our time and tangled hair from the wind blowing so hard on the beach.

Me gazing into the sunset

Then we went to Downtown Disney and wandered through some of the fun stores and looked for a fun restaurant to eat at, but Froot is a picky eater and didn’t like anything on any of the menus. We were pretty tired by this point so we wound up going back to the hotel and getting Jack-in-the-Box.

The following morning, we woke up early, got ready, ate breakfast, and headed out to DISNEYLAND!! I haven’t been to Disneyland since spring of my senior year of high shool and Froot hadn’t been since the 5^th grade, she had never even been to California Adventure. We got there and rode the tram over to the park. We just got a ticket for Disneyland because we didn’t know if we’d have time for everything in both parks. As soon as we got there we went on Indiana Jones, my all time fave!! We didn’t wait in line for any of the first few rides and then after that the longest line we waited in was 20 minutes…not bad at all. We wound up finishing everything in Disneyland by 4 pm so we upgraded our passes to go to California Adventure. We went on everything there by 6:30 so we just played the rest of the night.

Piano!

Haha, I thought it was funny

After splash mountain

In line for Indiana Jones. :D

On the tram going to Disneyland!!!

New toy story ride in California Adventure, so fun!

Tiki Man

"F" is for Frizzles ;)

The next day we went to the beach. We were just down the road from Pacific Coast Highway, so we decided that instead of taking the freeway like mapquest said, we would just cruise down the highway and look at the ocean along the way. We picked Salt Creek Beach because it was recommended by Gonzo and it was just minutes away from the reception. It was sooooooooo pretty. I love the beach. One day, I will surf.

Ocean!!

So pretty!

The final part of the trip was the reception. My goodness it was beautiful. It was in Scout's backyard and it was so great. She and Andrew looked wonderful and it was so fun to see her and be a part of it. Instead of having a refreshment table they had a dinner table so you could dish yourself a meal of chicken, vegi's bread, and potatoes, it was so yummy!! They had a really fun band playing on a platform suspended over the pool which was neat and then all kinds of pretty decorations, so great!

I don't really know why it looks like I have sweaty pits

in this picture because it was super cold, but other than that

this is a cute picture of me, Scout and Froot at the reception.

Rain Boots

Confession: I love my rain boots. L-O-V-E them. I got them over the winter so they have only been associated with cold thus far. However, today I got to wear them and no coat was necessary. I passed a girl on my way to class in a small pair of flip-flops and pitied her. Now don't get me wrong, I live my life in flip-flops whenever I can, but today, I pitied her. Her feet were wet, sliding around in slippery wet shoes, her toes were cold, she had to find ways to walk around puddles, the hem of her pants were soaked and by the time she gets home, her feet will be very dirty with flip-flop mud lines. This made me think how much I love these boots. These are some reasons why.

1. I like to think they are cute and spunky
2. My feet stay oh so very dry in them
3. They aren't limited to rain, they are great for snowy activities too
4. My jeans are not wet for hours after walking to class
5. I can walk through any puddle and not get wet
6. They don't get dirty. The only pair of white shoes that won't get dirty
7. They make me want to go out and dance in the rain

Moral of the story: If you do not own a pair of rainboots...buy some. Completely worth the $25 I spent on them.

Frolicking in my rainboots

Today is just such a beautiful rainy day. It's not cold, and it's not a full-on down poor, but just a constant rainfall with fabulous gray skies. It smells like spring and the colors are all so vibrant in this rain. I couldn't help but lay in bed a little longer than necessary this morning to gaze out my window and listen to the rainfall and smell the fresh air gently blowing into my bedroom.

Deep thoughts on a rainy day

(These are both pictures Shay took on our photoshoot day)

Boondocks

So right after I started at RC Willey last year they started a new tradition I guess you could say, of going to Boondocks for our employee party. On April 27, (yes I am that far behind on blogging) we had said activity. Last year I took Checko with me, and I decided to do the same this year. She is just too much fun to not to. Because of my class schedule on Tuesday’s, I had to work after class so I missed the first part of the party. (I don’t really understand why we would have a work party in Draper that starts at six but not close our store in Orem til seven, but whatevs.) So I got there around seven thirty and Checko and I began doing what we do best, having fun.We hit up the Race cars, bumper boats, laser tag, and arcade games. We didn’t have time for mini golf, but that’s ok, the other stuff is more fun and unique. It was an added bonus this year because I actually knew people from work, last year it was 3 weeks after I started so I hardly knew anybody. But yes, it was a lot of fun, I got SOAKED on the bumper boats and was freezing the rest of the night but it was totally worth it. Such a fun little place, thank you Willey for a good time.

She SOAKED me

The whole group before bumper boats

Ali ready to race

Pardon the Absence

Dearest Blogosphere,

I have missed you, it has been well over a week now. But alas, I cannot really blog right now. I haven't had time to breathe for the last week, even in Cali. I don't anticipate any breathing time until Sunday night at the earliest. If it comes before that, I would love it, but I want you to know that in the mean time, I have not forgotten you and there will be posts for Boondocks and California trip just as soon as I can. Until then, here is a teaser pic for you to feast your eyes on.

Love Frizz

Sunset on Huntington Beach

I miss it already