Dairy-Free Fro Yo for the Win

Yummo!!

A few of us were shopping at Plato's closet and afterward, we needed sustenance.  We went to Yogurt Land (which I already mentioned is my favorite).  It is soo great to be able to go to a yogurt place with my friends and have something to eat! 

In Provo, getting ice cream is comparable to getting a drink (which we can't do either) in towns that are not 90% Mormon. It is kind of hard to not be able to go on ice cream runs, or grab ice cream (classic) after a date. On the other hand, it's been a great excuse if I'm ready to duck out of a date and he suggests ice cream.  "Oh, I can't I'm allergic to milk." Ladies, next time you are in this predicament...it's a fool-proof out. Unless he suggests Yogurt Land, Baskin Robbins sorbet, cupcakes, pie...okay, it's not fool proof, but it's worth a polite shot;)

The Bicycle Project: Step Two

Holla.  My bike's done!  I finished a while ago... I'm just finally putting up photos.  Thanks to the help of the Provo Bicycle Collective, I was able to repack the front hub.  It's pretty pitted, we tightened it until it rode on the brakes a tad, and there's still a lot of play.  I will have to get it replaced eventually.  

I replaced some of the cable housing that had rotted to the cable and shortened the cable a little to tighten things up.  

I greased the chain, A LOT, because as Zach says, "bike grease is cheap, bike parts ain't." I replaced the handle bar with one with a little more rise.

I put on slick tires to make it better for road riding.  I replaced the saddle and put on Orly handle bar grips from Mad Dog Cycles in Provo. They don't get sticky as you use them, which is nice.  I used Krylon spray paint in Bright Idea.  Krylon is good for projects like this because they have paint specifically designed for plastics and such.

I removed the rack, (I might put it back on, I can't decide.) And bought a blue matching helmet. Cuz that is public health. Ready to hit the road.

Looks pretty posh, eh?

The Spare Tires

Sooo, bluegrass:)  Some friends and I started playing around a couple of months ago.  We put together a few songs for our ward fireside and jam every Sunday night.

Now we have a couple of gigs lined up.  We're excited!

Yay!  Jamming outside on a Sunday night.

Me and Lee.  Now that Lee's taking off to Philmont, I'll be on mandolin duty.

Ryan playing his spoons from the hammock.  Like a boss.

We had a little audience:)

The Spare Tires. We have fun:)

Red Pants

Apparently, Brooke and I have matching red pants:) We went to eat at Guru's and found this lovely brick red wall and decided to just have a brick red fiesta.  Also, I think this shirt is becoming my signature color. I keep buying things in it.  And I love it:)

Mountain Mornings Are Beautiful

It was a cold winter.  Like, bad.  It snowed all the time and was subfreezing. Spring has finally come!  I feel like in Utah we usually just go from winter to summer, but this spring has been nice.  Maybe I'm just noticing it more after all that snow;)

My apartment is right next to the mountains. When I leave for work in the morning, the beautiful sun is just coming over the ridge.  All the cool mountain air has come down into the valley and everything smells fresh.  I love the landscaping here, we have a lot of pine trees, which are my favorite.  I get to go to work feeling like I was just camping:)  And it's the best feeling in the world.

Nice brown van from ca. 1960 against the sun coming over the mountain 

Our beautiful pine trees

There was just so much sunshine everywhere