New Eye Decor

I have had the same glasses since before I started college, so I was in need of an update. I wanted to keep the same style of glasses, but decided to go a little green on my new pair...drum roll please...


I have recently learned that there is something wrong with my cornea...apparently it's supposed to be smooth and mine is bumpy, so I'll be wearing my glasses pretty regularly from now on. I was a little nervous to get these since they're you know...green, but I have really liked them so far, and they make me feel like a cool kid, so I'm happy with my decision.


I know this picture is pretty much useless because you can't even see how they look on me, but when taking a picture in glasses there tends to be a reflection, but trust me they look fabulous, haha, well at least Neil says they do which is all that matters right?

Triple Timing It

So apparently there is a National Forest like 15 minutes from our house, so for one of our last summer outings, we went to the National Forest and hiked up to the Timpanogos Caves.


We got to the park at 8:30 and we had to be up to the caves by 10:10, so we started walking up the mile and a half trail. The Park Rangers tell everyone to plan an hour and a half to walk up the trail because you gain 1,065 feet in elevation...meaning the trail is like straight up the entire time. So we started walking and then I looked at my watch and said to Neil that we weren't going to make it for our tour time, so we started booking it. We were like 100 yards from the cave and then I looked at my watch and realized that I had read my watch wrong and it was only 9:00! So we walked up that crazy trail in a third of the recommended time. Needless to say, after that I knew my body would be killing me for a week which it did. But the cave was really cool!

This is where we stopped to rest for an hour before our tour time...I don't know how people hauled babies up that trail I barely made it just myself...oh and as you can see from my insanely red face, I was feeling the burn.


After we got to our hour long resting place we could enjoy the view, and it was beautiful



That little stone building to the right is the bathroom, cool huh?

Our tour through the cave was about 45 minutes long, and it was way cold in there, but it was refreshing compared to how hot it was outside.




Neil wanted me to inform everyone that the guy in the yellow with the yucky sweaty back is not him.




The Park Ranger that took us through the cave was way cool, except for the fact that she kept talking about how we were due for another earthquake, so it was a relief to get out of the cave alive.