Alphabet Tag

A-Attached or single: Attached, to the cutest guy ever
B-Best friends : Natalie, Marcie, my Mom, and sisters
C-Cake or pie: Both
D-Day of choice: Friday or Saturday, especially on summer nights.
E-Essential items: Chapstick, Cell phone, and water bottle
F-Favorite color(s): Blue, Orange, Black
G-Gummy bears or worms: Bears
H-Hometown: Salt Lake City
I-Indulgences: Sugar cookies, late night movies, any snack food (candy, chips, popcorn, etc.)
J-January or July: Toss up, both have beautiful elements and fun holidays
K-Kids: Love 'em? Lots?
L-Life is incomplete without: Laughter and hope
M-Marriage date: July 19th...coming up
N-Number of siblings: 3 brothers, 2 bro-in-laws, 4 sisters, 2 sister-in-laws (plus 3 more brother-in-laws and 2 more sister-in-laws coming up)
O-Oranges or apples: Both
P-Phobias or fears: Spiders, Flying insects (especially any that have stripes), speaking in public
Q-Quote: "Making a living is not always the same as making a life"
R-Ring size: 7
S-Season: Need them all
T-Tag friends: Holly, Kim, Natalie, E, Sare, Rache
U-Unknown fact about me: I have very soft cartilage, also I hate wearing socks
V-Very favorite stores: Sur la table, Park City Outlets
W-Worst Habit: Biting my nails, holding on to stuff I don't need
X-X-ray or ultrasound: lots of x-rays
Y-Your favorite foods: New American Cuisine, Steak, Ice cream, Salad
Z-Zodiac: Capricorn

Need Help-

Well- It's official... the destination for July 20th-July 27th is...(imagine drum roll here) Costa Rica. Now, I know some of you have been to this incredible place, and if you happen to be one of those people (Mrs. DeMill...this means you) then I would greatly appreciate some insight on the situation.

This place looks awesome, forest canopy ziplines, natural waterslides, deep sea fishing, hot springs, snorkeling, wildlife reserves, nesting turtles, spelunking, hot air balloon tours, canyoneering...the list really does go on.

I just am not sure really where is the best place is to stay. I have heard that traveling around is great, so we are renting a car. So we can kind of move around. We were thinking of the Guanacaste region and the Manuel Antonio/Puntaneras/Jaco Beach areas. I have heard the Caribbean side has beautiful beaches, we want more than beaches but I can't find any more information about this side of the country online...Help!!

So if you know anyone who has been, you have been yourself, or are one of those people who is awesome at doing online research or something, you should seriously give me some tips and ideas for the itinerary. 

Furniture

Here are a few things I think would be great in a home, either for functionality or good looks.

                 

With a good sanding, a new stain (or maybe even paint) 

and some new hardware, this could be a very cute storage piece.

This hutch is beautiful as-is. It could also be gorgeous with a deep stain.

This style could be adorable with a rich or bright paint

but I personally love the wood grain too much to paint over it.

This is an awesome shoe storage. I think this would be especially

handy to fit in a closet, you could use the top to store 

perfumes, and the drawers for jewelry.

For a shoe storage in the front hall for guests, or if you just like 

things out of sight. It comes with or without the door and in 3 

different stains.

There is something very lovely and quaint about this bench. 

I am thinking navy and white nautical wide stripe upholstery, 

or maybe a solid bold color to off-set the style.

Secretly Disappointed

Chad was thinking of going on a Bear... uh what's it called... pursuit. Yes. He and his brother met this guy and they were going to take the dogs and see if they could find a bear. A real live, incredibly huge, strong, ornery bear. I wasn't thrilled about THAT idea... BUT... it was in Moab. And well it's snowing here anyway, and I love Moab. The beautiful colors, the fun hikes, the big open sky and the SUN. So I was hoping we'd make a little vacation out of it, hoping Holly would come and hang out with me and maybe, just maybe, we'd convince some of the other family members to come too. I was sort of looking forward to just strolling down some easy hikes, or taking some cool pictures, or something... anything... alas they decided not to go. So sad.