My Life

I'm starting out on a voyage,
With heart full and head held high,
To sail the ocean, whether calm or rough,
Out under heaven's blue sky.
The voyage will be long and weary, I know,
But I hope many bright stars will appear.
So I'll sail my ship through calm or strife
With scarce a thought of fear.
I'll stay not here in this quiet place,
Where small ripples blow gently by,
But out on the deep, on the stormy sea,
There, out there, will be I.

- Cynthia Mallory Gardner
Spring 1934, age 12

Saturday, January 29, 2011

100th Post

I decided to celebrate the 100th post with a new blog design! It's still in the works a little bit, but it was something new and exciting for me!

I was also going to make 10 lists of 10 things about me...but let's be honest, nobody cares that much about the minutia of my life! So, I only made six, and even that might be too many for some of you! This is probably more interesting for myself so that in 20 years I can look back at these things (assuming that blogs will even still be in existence by then) and see how much has changed, if anything.

Favorite Books
(in no particular order)
The Book of Mormon
Chronicles of Narnia (I'll just count them as 1)
East - Edith Pattou
East of Eden - John Steinbeck
Harry Potter (1-7)
Lord of the Rings
The Hunger Games (all three)
Beauty - Robin McKinley
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World - the story of Sir Earnest Shackelton

Favorite Places on Earth
Home
Mystery Canyon, Zion National Park
Angel's Landing, Zion National Park
Victoria Peak in Hong Kong
Palisades, Idaho
Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
London, England (okay, pretty much all of England that I've been to)
The Great Wall of China
Niagara Falls
Driving up to Canada during Autumn

Favorite Movies
Emperor's New Groove
Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince
Stardust
Amazing Grace
Pride and Prejudice (what kind of girl would I be without this on the list?!)
The Patriot
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Glory
Parineeta (Bollywood film)
March of the Penguins (a new discovery for me)

Favorite Food
Lasagna
Chips and salsa (of the "mom" variety)
Tacos
Chimichanga
Navajo Tacos
Döner Kebab (as eaten in Germany)
German dumplings (kloesse) with goulash and rotkohl (red cabbage)
Raclette
Pretty much any Indian food
Sandwiches

Favorite Desserts
Funfetti Cupcakes
Oreo ice cream
Twist cones (with chocolate and vanilla, which are almost impossible to find!)
Strawberries with cream
Brownies
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Snickers
Girl Scout Cookies (Samoas)
Pazookies
Graham crackers with frosting smothered on top!

Favorite Things To Do
Rapel
Swim
Hike
Read
Go four-wheeling
Swing in a hammock
Hang out with my family
Watch a movie
Talk with good friends
Watch a sunset in silence

What are some of your favorite things? :)

5 comments:

Ryan and Amber said...

Congrats - you've reached such a milestone and the blog looks great!!

Barbaloot said...

Ooh-I love raclette! My cousin lived in Swizterland for awhile and has made it for us. It was one of the first things I ate when I went there:)

Tiffany Rumsey said...

Yay for Emperor's New Groove and pazookies! Lots of good memories with both of those... :)

Nicoletta said...

So glad to see Mystery Canyon made the list and rapelling!!! Can't wait to do it again.

Magoo said...

So, when do we get post 101?

Me and the Kids!

Me and the Kids!
Oh they love me so much! Ha Ha Ha!