welcome to the fam, peanut.

I cannot get over this sweet boy!  Adrian, newest addition to the Hewlett clan and we couldn't be luckier.  He is perfect. 

congrats to Ryan and Mag. ya done good!  :)

what a beaut. 

for now on, i will be going by aunt Meg. thanks. 

late post: Half Mar

 Remember that one time when I ran a half marathon? yeah I didn't think so.  I ran the immigration canyon half about 5 months ago. (labor day weekend of 2012)  This is an accomplishment I am proud of since I have never particularly loved running.  Chelsey (my sister-in-law) is the one who motivated me to do it and through out the beginning of the summer I was up and down about whether or not I would actually do it.  So once I finally registered and started to train Chels told me that she wanted to run with me the whole way. (guys, i'm slow. she's fast.)  She is an avid runner/ lover of all things fitness and has completed many races as well as a FULL marathon.  She's an animal in the fitness world.  It was a fun and memorable experience for me so here it is.  

I started out training during the summer and it was really good motivation for me to work out at least 4 times a week.  Chels and I would do some of our long runs at the cabin.  Those runs were the hardest!  We ran on gravel and I swear the altitude made it so much harder.  Through it all Chels was the greatest, sweetest cheerleader/ motivator. Running with her was so much fun.  She would keep my pace even when she could have been going much faster.

Fall semester was in full swing when it was time for the race.  I drove home to sandy to meet up with chels and the rest of the fam. We had plans to go to our cabin for the weekend,  First we just made a quick pit stop in immigration canyon to run the half and then go straight to pinevalley.  Honestly, that was the greatest motivation of it all.

The night before the race we loaded up on carbs at noodles. YUM.  And then we went shopping for matching shirts.  Tender, huh.  We really wanted to buy these ones that had a picture of a girl on the front that said "don't hate me because i'm perfect."  It was so tempting but we decided we should buy something that we would wear afterwards as well.  darn it. haha  

 The pre-race was great, loaded up on sport beans and such for maximum energy and got pumped up.  There was a lot of time to scope everybody out....in other words our competition.  There was this one guy who was like 80, it was then that I told my 19 year-old self that if this 80 year-old schools me then I needed to reevaluate my life.  

The first 4ish miles were uphill then the rest was just a straight shot down the canyon.  If those uphill miles came any later I would have certainly looked a lot like road kill on the side of the road.  Running the last curve at the top of the canyon was the most liberating thing I have ever experienced probably thus far.  The beginning of the downhill was a beautiful thing.  My legs were free and I felt like I was gliding instead of tromping with each step.  But that only lasted from about miles 4-7. Then I was the most negative, least fun running partner i'm sure.  This is probably when my legs started to chafe and huge blisters formed on each foot. I was in so much pain.  The end killed me and Chels kept me going much to my dismay.  In the above picture to the right Chelsey is literally moving me along with her hand. haha what a GEM. 

To all my friends in middle school gym class who made fun of the way I run...maybe you were right.  (look at the form) ha

At the finish line we were greeted by some of our family/ fan club.  I was a PAL (Pissed at life) kinda girl when it was over.  I could hardly walk because I didn't want to put pressure on my blisters and multiple people came up to me and asked if I was okay.  How embarrassing. It seemed just minutes after finished I was whisked away into a car from anxious siblings who wanted to get to the cabin.  My joints and muscles all stiffened and I looked like a hobo in Park City during a quick stop.  I got out of the car to stretch my legs and ended up sitting on a curb in front of McDonalds like the most homely girl ever.  I even found a little bit of humor in it then.

The entire weekend afterwards I justified everything that I ate because I had a huge work-out before.  And there is always a massive abundance of food at the cabin so that was nice.

and after this....I wanna do it all again.

iphone for the win

In case you were wondering I recently joined the iphone club.  My life has for sure changed for the better.  here's why.....

1. group messages
It just so happens that 4 of my roommates have iphones as well. All day everyday somebody is contributing to said group message. it's wonderful when you work for a few hours, check your phone and have tons of alerts.  we're funny girls, and you would think so too if you read it. but that's the beauty....our eyes only. What happens in group message stays in group message.

2. apps
my current fave is helium video booth.  This is like the Mormon equivalent of drugs...i think.  I could literally spend a whole night (wait already happened) recording myself and then playing them back with the helium voice. Never old, folks. It has become a new form of communication for me.  I will record myself saying something obnoxious in the helium app and then replay it at least three times and then finally send it in a text message to the recipient of choice.  I love making communication way harder then it needs to be.  Aside from the Helium app there is another one that bay introduced me to tonight that tracks your period. what? HOLLA.

3. screen shots
I take screen shots of everything. My current fave is the text conversation between my dad and me. I guess it's more one sided because his phone is never on so i just constantly send him texts hoping that one day he will respond.  He has before....i swear!

4. the alarm

I know, I know but lets be honest i have had my fair share of phones with annoying alarms.  Ones that sound of death in the morning. but the iphone default alarm is one that i can deal with.  And surprisingly I kind of like waking up. 

5. It works

it is so so so nice to have a phone that doesn't turn off in the middle of composing a long text message or in the middle of an important phone call. It actually works.  Siri is just the darlingest as well. I definitely consider her a friend. 

Also why did i not have twitter before now? it is way better then any other social media. I thoroughly enjoy it. 

P>S> imma bout to be an aunt again. eeeeee hopefully hewlett baby boy #2 is welcomed into the world today.  #ilovebabies #ilovehashtags

negative teens

I'm not one to complain about the weather (via social media) but it is -18 degrees today.  I honestly did not know that was possible.  Shouldn't it be a thing to cancel school when the thermometer breaks the double digits on the negative side?  Sometimes it's so cold I can't breathe and when I do breathe I have to stop so that I can see where i'm going. Yeah, I wouldn't cancel class either. I mean it's only the arctic. It's no wonder I feel like a Spring Break cruise should be in my near future...

comfortable beginnings

Well hello spring semester. Now when I tell people how far I am in school I of course round up and tell them I have two years left.  I get a bit giddy at the thought, then fear creeps in and washes it all away.   Where has the time gone?  A tiny bit of me worries that it will all happen too fast and that I'll miss it. I know I will miss it.  I live with five of the best girls I know at the best university known to man.  Here's to making this a semester for the books.

It's been pretty memorable so far.  Yesterday was the first official day and I hopped off the shuttle with a little too much confidence I guess because I.FELL.flat.on.my.TOOSH. (i'm certain that I fall far more then the average person.)  I could hardly contain the laughter that ached inside of me.  Falling is only okay when you're with your very best friends.  I of course was not with anyone yet surrounded by, no joke, at least a hundred people.  Picture Mia Thermopolis from the Princess Diaries pre make-over. That is how I felt for the three minute long walk to the lib where I actually found people I knew and could laugh about this with.

Today I started an institute class and dare I say I'm taking preparing for an eternal marriage? well shoot, there it is. I've heard that it will change my life.  So I took the plunge and registered.  The teacher said something very general about dating. He said that if we aren't going on dates it's nobody's fault but our own.  I guess it's just always been easier to blame the boys? hah well anyway I'm confident I will learn to be a good dater. But with that story above should I even try?  hah good thing i'm over it.

everything aside, This semester will be a great one!

infinity scarves

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year. In short I had a wonderful break.  I spent most of my time with my cute family and friends.  My sister finally lives within visiting area of when i'm home and i couldn't be happier about it.  We recently made some darling infinity scarves.  Check out her Etsy shop here. 

I'm seriously sorry about my attempt to "be a model" but hey these pics illustrate the scarves. darling right?