I'd recommend...

These girl scout cookies, because they are best.

Serving in the Taiwan Taichung mission because... (The chinese characters mean: There IS a way)

...then you'll get an awesome mission president like President Hoer-- who I'm looking forward to hearing from this weekend at my mission reunion! (please excuse the middle of the summer in Taiwan, almost made it home, sister missionary look I'm sporting)

and awesome companions like Hannah and Kristy (who I got to celebrate with this last weekend)

Taking your kids to Jump Around Utah in Salt Lake City because they have the awesomest climbing playground ever (which you can't see in this picture, but you can see the really fun jumping pillow.) Downside: $10/kid, adults free. Until March 28th you can get a $5 deal at living social.

Sanuk flip flops because they are super comfy and don't make your feet hurt, unless you walk an hour from the national mall to the Pentagon, and then your feet are going to hurt no matter which flip flops you wear.

Spending time pondering in/near the temple

Shopping at the new super sweet whole foods in Salt Lake City and buying these.

Listening to this CD when you want to feel like you've just taken a deep breath and somehow your life includes peace and  beauty.

Having a sister like I do, cause she's the best

I'd also recommend...

listening to your parents most of the time.

not signing a lease with crazy roommates.

this talk about living in the present.

this awesome recipe website: Our Best Bites

staying in touch with the few good friends you had in high school (seeing Diana this weekend was great, and I love that I can still tell my friend Emily all my dating drama.)

Finding something useful to do with your Sunday nights (a trick I have yet to master, thus spending all this time blogging about stuff no one else cares much about).

I {heart} Jimmer

So excited for the Jimmer show tonight... I mean the cougars in the sweet sixteen. I tried to show my support through decorating some cookies for the big game tonight; I think it's pretty obvious cake decorating skills are not my strong point. Oh well... GO COUGS!

May 1915 by Charlotte Mew

Let us remember Spring will come again
To the scorched blackened woods, where the wounded trees
Wait, with their old wise patience for the heavenly rain,
Sure of the sky: sure of the sea to send it's healing breeze,
Sure of the sun. And even as to these
Surely the Spring, when God shall please,
Will come again like a divine surprise
To those who sit today...
At one with love, at one with Grief: blind to the scattered things and changing skies.

Moab... with a handsome guy named Sterling

Most of these pictures are from our Sunday morning drive. All 3 days were fabulous though... from rock climbing to making it all the way around Slickrock, and even eating all our the yummy leftovers on fast sunday after church.